tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207364502024-03-07T14:15:50.386-06:00Everyday SimplicityOrganizing and consolidating information dealing with simplifying life since January 2006, to help those considering a lifestyle change as well as those expert at living an abundant life in a frugal way.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075252729188011233noreply@blogger.comBlogger576125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20736450.post-17130373471662113582017-12-03T14:05:00.002-06:002017-12-03T14:05:58.869-06:00Dollar Tree Toys Might Be Toxic<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Dollar Tree is a great place to find bargains on kids’
toys.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are stocking stuffers for
Christmas; party favors for birthday parties; fillers for Easter Baskets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thing is: some of those toys may be dangerous
and even toxic for children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">. </span></div>
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Dangerous Toys on Store Shelves</h3>
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Of course, this is a much bigger problem than bargains at
the dollar store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sad truth is that
there are a shocking amount of toys marketed to kids of all ages that are
dangerous and can hurt or even kill them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They are sold all over the country, at all price points, at trusted
stores like Target and Walmart and made by trusted companies like Hallmark and
Mattel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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In fact, <a href="http://time.com/money/5025339/most-dangerous-toys-2017/">each year</a>
since 1973, the safety group World Against Toys Causing Harm (WATCH) publishes
its annual Top 10 Most Dangerous Toys List.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span> </div>
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Read the list of the <a href="https://toysafety.org/portfolio-items/toy-1-2017/">Most Dangerous Toys of
2017</a> here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">. </span></div>
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Dangers and Toy Recalls</h3>
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<a href="https://www.cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Business-Education/Toy-Safety">Dangers</a>
can come from flaws in the design of the product, or in the failure of a
particular product to function properly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Toys can also be dangerous because of what is used to make them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kids – even older kids – may ingest or inhale
materials or chemicals from the toy that can hurt them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They can be cut or burned or caused to fall. </div>
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It's usually after kids get hurt and the injuries get reported that <a href="https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls?combine=dollar+tree">there may be recalls</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Report Testing Dollar Store Products for Toxins Finds 81% Positive for Hazardous Chemical</h3>
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Dollar Tree is not an exception. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two years ago, the Campaign for Healthier
Solutions tested 164 products from Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, 99 Cents Only,
and Dollar General.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.ecocenter.org/sites/default/files/pictures/DS_SPSSoutput_byretailer.pdf">Read
the Report here</a>.</div>
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They tested for a variety of toxins (arsenic, lead, mercury,
tin, antimony, bromine, and chlorine) as well as phthalate and no-phthalate
plasticizers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Result?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">81% of
Dollar Tree products <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>had at least
one hazardous chemical above levels of concern;</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">49% of
Dollar Tree products contained two or more toxic chemicals above safety
levels;</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">38% of
Dollar Tree products contained dangerous vinyl plastic; and of these vinyl
products, a high percentage contained toxic phthalates above the CPSC
limits for children’s products.</li>
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For more details, see the summary in an article entitled “<a href="http://www.ecocenter.org/healthy-stuff/reports/dollar-store-report">Dollar
Store Report, 2015</a>,”published by the non-profit Ecology Center of Ann
Arbor, Michigan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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From <a href="http://www.ecocenter.org/sites/default/files/pictures/DS_SPSSoutput_byretailer.pdf" target="_blank">the report on Dollar Tree findings,</a> there were things
like beaded necklaces and artificial nails, and toys that include:</div>
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What about Dollar Tree Toys Today?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We Don’t Know</h3>
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Of course, this report was published in 2015, so no worries
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In June 2017, Kimberly Pierceall’s article in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Virginian-Pilot</i> was published,
entitled “<a href="https://pilotonline.com/business/consumer/dollar-tree-says-it-s-protecting-consumers-from-toxic-chemicals/article_36c93af5-54d1-5b54-816a-91b881d00ea5.html">Dollar
Tree says it’s protecting consumers from toxic chemicals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Group wants proof.</a>”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </div>
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Read the story and you’ll learn the details
about how the company had no proof to offer shareholders at the 2017
shareholder’s meeting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Seems that Dollar Tree wrote some letters….<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No feedback on any changes being made in the actual
products being sold in the stores.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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And, at the <a href="https://www.dollartree.com/custserv/custserv.jsp?pageName=Recall">Dollar
Tree site</a>, there are only three recalls listed: one in 2014 and two in
2015.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>None are toys.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Of Particular Concern: Lead Levels in Toys</h3>
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warn
there are children in the United States today that have scary levels of lead
coursing through their blood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Children
may not exhibit any health symptoms even if they have been exposed to lead and
had in it their systems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </div>
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The CDC warns
that “<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/">no safe blood level in children
has been identified</a>.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Things like <a href="https://uspirg.org/resources/usp/consumer-alert">fidget spinners</a> can
have toxic lead levels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can’t just
look at a toy and know that it’s safe from lead exposure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And lead poisoning is scary (<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/infographic.htm">see the CDC Infographic
here</a>).</div>
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Sure, toddlers may try and stuff a toy or a part of a toy
into their mouths.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But think about
it:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>imagine a tween girl who has her
plastic necklace looped in her mouth while watching TV, or a teenager who holds
a plastic dog tag in their mouth while they’re tying their shoes?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </div>
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It’s not just the tiny ones that are at risk
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Be Careful Before You Buy Toys at Dollar Tree</h3>
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Dollar Tree is a great place to shop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not suggesting you stop shopping
there!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m considering buying some toys
there for the Salvation Army Angel Tree program myself this afternoon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </div>
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But remember this:</div>
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1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You cannot trust the toys just because they’ve
made it to the store shelves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dangerous
toys are sold every day in this country. </div>
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2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You cannot trust
the toys even if they have a name brand on the label.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The big toy makers are as guilty of putting
dangerous stuff out there into the marketplace as any shop in China; recognizing the manufacturer
isn’t a guarantee of safety.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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So, I am educating myself on what dangerous toys may look
like from sites like <a href="https://toysafety.org/toy-safety/safety-tips/">WATCH’s
ToySafety.org</a> and I’m checking the <a href="https://www.cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Business-Education/Toy-Safety">recall
sites</a>, too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If there is metal, maybe
I won’t buy that toy because of the CDC’s lead warnings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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And I’m suggesting, Dear Reader, that maybe you might want
to do this, too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075252729188011233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20736450.post-48555280287043913372017-11-24T10:00:00.000-06:002017-11-25T13:10:39.652-06:00Dollar Tree Book of the Week: Alas, BabylonThis is my third Dollar Tree Book of the Week (see <a href="https://everydaysimplicity.blogspot.com/2017/11/dollar-tree-book-of-week-man-who-was.html" target="_blank">my first post for details</a>). I discovered a sci-fi classic that's been around since 1959. <br />
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It's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alas-Babylon-Harper-Perennial-Olive-ebook/dp/B00CD360ZQ">Pat Frank's Alas Babylon</a> in a Harper Perennial Olive Edition that is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alas-Babylon-Harper-Perennial-Olive-ebook/dp/B00CD360ZQ" target="_blank">priced at $9.74 right now</a> on Amazon.com. There are cheaper alternatives both in paperback and digital, but this is the edition that I found at Dollar Tree this week.<br />
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Read about it on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38169.Alas_Babylon" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>. <br />
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And yes, I got an American classic, in pristine condition with great quality white pages, for a buck. Finding great books at Dollar Tree never gets old! <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075252729188011233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20736450.post-49190899530897493792017-11-22T16:46:00.004-06:002017-11-22T16:46:47.945-06:00Thanksgiving Day ToastsTomorrow is Thanksgiving and most likely you already have a tradition on how the meal begins. Perhaps it's a prayer. Maybe your family likes to start off with everyone going around the table sharing something they are grateful for this year. <br />
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Could be there's a toast or two. Am I right? <br />
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Toasts are great -- and they can start the festivities off with a flair or add something more to the meal. But what to say, besides "Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!" or "Okay, Let's Eat!"<br />
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Thanksgiving Toasts </h3>
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Here's are a few from the collections at <a href="http://thanksgiving.com/">Thanksgiving.com</a> and <a href="http://countryliving.com/">CountryLiving.com</a> that you might enjoy reciting tomorrow (check out the sites for their full lists):<br />
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<ul>
<li><i>“For each new morning with its light. For rest and shelter of the night. For health and food, for love and friends. For everything Thy goodness sends.”</i> – Ralph Waldo Emerson </li>
<li><i>“Remember God’s bounty in the year. String the pearls of His favor. Hide the dark parts, except so far as they are breaking out in light! Give this one day to thanks, to joy, to gratitude!” </i>– Henry Ward Beecher </li>
<li><i>"Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings." </i>- William Arthur Ward </li>
<li><i>"We can only be said to be alive in those moment when our hearts are conscious of our treasures."</i> -- Thorton Wilder </li>
</ul>
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... and please have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday, Dear Reader!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075252729188011233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20736450.post-5808144561694454902017-11-13T08:00:00.000-06:002017-11-25T13:10:39.714-06:00Dollar Tree Book of the Week: The Great SantiniThis is my second Dollar Tree Book of the Week (<a href="https://everydaysimplicity.blogspot.com/2017/11/dollar-tree-book-of-week-man-who-was.html" target="_blank">see my earlier post for details</a>). I'm still reeling that I found something written by Pat Conroy at the DT. What a find! <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/05/books/pat-conroy-who-wove-his-family-strife-into-novels-of-carolina-dies-at-70.html" target="_blank">Pat Conroy</a> is one of my favorite writers. <br />
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Here's what I brought home -- <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85448.The_Great_Santini" target="_blank"><i>The Great Santini </i>by Pat Conroy</a>, in paperback:<br />
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Maybe you recognize it from the movie version. This 1976 novel was made into a movie with Robert Duvall in the title role, 1979's "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079239/?ref_=ttfc_ql" target="_blank">The Great Santini</a>." It also starred Michael O'Keefe and Blythe Danner -- but Duvall really made that film IMHO. <br />
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It was a good movie. Critics loved it (<a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/great_santini/" target="_blank">94% at Rotten Tomatoes</a>), but for me the book was so much better. Maybe it was because I knew before I started reading it long ago that <a href="http://www.patconroy.com/about.php" target="_blank">it was based on Pat Conroy's difficult childhood and that Santini, in many ways, was his abusive dad</a>. <br />
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And I got this paperback, crisp and clean, for a buck at the Dollar Tree. What a treasure!!!!!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075252729188011233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20736450.post-49924617414214779002017-11-11T13:48:00.001-06:002017-11-11T13:48:04.278-06:00Resistant Starch and Gut Health: Pasta, Rice, and Potatoes Are Cool Again<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Last fall, I discovered “resistant starch” and shared
research about how eating cold potatoes was good for you because they contain this
stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See, “<a href="https://everydaysimplicity.blogspot.com/2016/09/resistant-starch-potatoes-are-good-for.html">Resistant
Starch: Potatoes are Good for You (Again)</a>.”</div>
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But silly me, I went off and forgot about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had programmed myself against eating white stuff
like bread and potatoes and rice for so long, I guess. I skipped along, going my merry way, and
never got on board with intentionally eating sources of resistant starch.</div>
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Big mistake.</div>
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Last month, I returned to investigating sources of “<a href="https://www.precisionnutrition.com/all-about-resistant-starch">resistant
starch</a>” after the topic popped up in one of my research projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Turns out, I was including some forms of
resistant starch in my diet (beans, for instance).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good news.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But not enough, and not daily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Gut Health Boosted With Cold Potatoes</h3>
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For personal reasons I’m not sharing here, focusing on my
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</span>Gotta do it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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So, beginning in October 2017, I started making sure that
every day I had some form of these short-chain fatty acids in my diet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I ate cold potato salad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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And I noticed a difference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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This month, I’m delving into cold brown rice and rye
bread.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reuben sandwiches, yum!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Brown Rice and Reuben Sandwiches</h3>
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So, Dear Reader, if you want to do more for your intestinal
gut health (and of course you do, it’s your “<a href="https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/healthy_aging/healthy_body/the-brain-gut-connection">second
brain</a>” after all), then maybe you’ll like to eat more cold potato salad,
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For more information, check out:</h3>
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<a href="http://www.healthline.com/nutrition/9-foods-high-in-resistant-starch">9
Foods That Are High in Resistant Starch</a>, by by Rudy Mawer, MSc, CISSN and
published by Healthline on October 6, 2016;</div>
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Keenan, Michael J., et al. "<a href="http://advances.nutrition.org/content/6/2/198.short">Role of resistant
starch in improving gut health, adiposity, and insulin resistance.</a>"
Advances in Nutrition: An International Review Journal 6.2 (2015): 198-205.'</div>
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Sawicki, Caleigh M., et al. "<a href="http://ilsi.org/northamerica/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2016/05/EvidMapStarchHealth.pdf">Evidence
Mapping: Resistant Starch Interventions and Health Outcomes</a>." Diabetes
3 (2016): 5.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075252729188011233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20736450.post-74600824434344416662017-11-03T18:36:00.000-06:002017-11-25T13:11:01.567-06:00Dollar Tree Book of the Week: The Man Who Was ThursdayI know there are arguments against buying new books cheap (remainders). The big one: <a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2006/06/remainders.html" target="_blank">the author will not be paid anything from the sale. </a><br />
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So when I see a new book at a low price, it gives me pause. Still, when I see a <i>treasure</i> at the Dollar Tree, which happens more and more often these days, I grab it up.<br />
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It's an amazing thing, to find great books for a <i>buck</i> -- and with the bargain, there's this feeling that I'm saving them somehow. How can they tossed aside like this? They need love. <br />
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So I buy them. And I'm buying more and more. <br />
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In fact, so many wonderful books are showing up at my local Dollar Tree, I thought I'd start sharing them with you.<br />
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Maybe you, like me, Dear Reader will feel like you've discovered treasure too ....<br />
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My Dollar Tree Book of the Week</h4>
This week's Dollar Tree Book of the Week, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Was-Thursday-Chesterton/dp/B01FGP8Z46" target="_blank">The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton</a>, published by Penguin Classics:<br />
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Look carefully, and you'll see a quote from Kingsley Amis on the cover, "The most thrilling book I have ever read."</div>
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For more on the book, check out <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Was_Thursday" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/184419.The_Man_Who_Was_Thursday" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, or the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3079222/" target="_blank">2016 movie</a>.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075252729188011233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20736450.post-8349047495342660242017-10-30T19:47:00.001-06:002017-10-30T19:47:24.729-06:00Queen Elizabeth, Kate, and Me: Our Favorite Essie Nail Polish Is Non-Toxic Simple living means many things to many people, of course. For me, one of my lifestyle changes has been to do my own manicures and pedicures.<br />
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My initial incentive here was saving cash.<br />
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However, an added bonus has been safety. I've learned that pedicures come with all sorts of nasty <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/24/pedicure-health-risks_n_4992820.html" target="_blank">health hazards.</a> I discovered that most nail polish is toxic.<br />
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Which is why I'm happy to report that my favorite nail polish, which you can buy on Amazon or at Target, is a pretty light pink shade called "Ballet Slippers" by Essie. That's it in the image below. Nice, isn't it? <br />
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Essie is a <a href="http://www.bestproducts.com/beauty/g965/non-toxic-nail-polish/?slide=11" target="_blank">non-toxic brand</a> of nail polish. There are others, if you want to shop around.<br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/essie-color-Ballet-Slippers-pinks/dp/B0030IMVZ6/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&qid=1509413388&sr=8-1&keywords=essie+nail+polish+ballet+slippers&linkCode=li2&tag=everydsimpl08-20&linkId=546f616849cbd26d410a3ff108c7eaf3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B0030IMVZ6&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=everydsimpl08-20" /></a></div>
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Queen Elizabeth and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge </h3>
And if saving money doesn't spur you to action, much less having toxic chemicals seeping into your nail beds, consider this: This same Essie shade (Ballet Slippers) is said to be the favorite nail polish of <a href="https://www.today.com/style/queen-elizabeth-s-nail-polish-pick-essie-s-ballet-slippers-t112174" target="_blank">Queen Elizabeth</a> and <a href="http://people.com/royals/queen-elizabeth-kate-middleton-essie-nail-polish/" target="_blank">Kate Middleton</a>.<br />
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My. Who knew the royals were so simple-savvy? <br />
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Thrift stores offer amazing buys, but there are drawbacks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For one thing, this stuff is used and lots of
people are wary about buying used merchandise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Repairs may be needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some fixes
are obvious, mending a hem or sewing on a button.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Others are not, like faulty wiring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">. </span></div>
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Shopping at a Thrift Store</h3>
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Then there’s the thrift store experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The inventory turns over rapidly, and their
stuff isn’t placed prettily on the shelves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Stuff is stacked, clothes are shoved onto racks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You have to search through lots of things to
find your treasures in a thrift store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Dig through bins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Look through
the dishware stacks on the lower shelves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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But the prices!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Thrift store finds can be amazing, especially for savvy shoppers with
experience in thrifting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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So, what if you want that thrift store price but you want
new stuff?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You want things from nice
stores, no previous owner, and still in their packaging – for pennies on the
dollar? </div>
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Well, then you may want to investigate salvage stores in
your area….</div>
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New Stuff for Sale at Salvage Stores </h3>
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There are different kinds of salvage stores.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here in San Antonio, for instance, we have
more than one salvage store that sells “architectural salvage.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s not what you want.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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You’re looking for stores like these, some selling
merchandise and some selling food items:<br />
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1. New Merchandise at Thrift Store Prices</h3>
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Some salvage stores sell stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>New stuff; good stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You’re still going to have to sort through
the inventory, but you are looking at new products.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Example:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://ilovedirtcheap.com/about/faq/">Dirt Cheap</a></h4>
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The Dirt Cheap chain has stores in Louisiana, Mississippi,
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Georgia, and Tennessee. They are
closed on Sunday.</div>
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How do they explain their store?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://ilovedirtcheap.com/about/faq/">From
their site:</a> </div>
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<i>“With over 90 locations across eight states, Dirt
Cheap is a bargain hunter's paradise. We offer leading private label and
name brand merchandise for as much as 30-90% off regular retail prices. …
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We purchase our merchandise from
retailers all over the country, so we may carry items that you would not
usually find in your region. Our merchandise changes weekly, and
sometimes daily, so it pays to stop in often!"</i><br />
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2. Food Bargains at Salvage Stores </h3>
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There are also salvage stores that sell food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Groceries at really low prices (like a
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Example:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AAA-Freight-Grocery-Sales-249981521727581/">AAA
Freight Salvage</a></h4>
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This is a local salvage store with all sorts of online five-star
ratings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Surf the web for <a href="http://www.extremebargains.net/discount-grocery-store-directory/">similar
locally-operated salvage stores in your area</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Here’s the thing: it’s a food salvage store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One Facebook reviewer describes it as the T.J.
Maxx and Marshall's for groceries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">. </span></div>
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Test the Waters with YouTube Hauls </h3>
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If you want to get the feel for shopping at a salvage store
before venturing forth, then check out “Dirt Cheap Store Hauls” on
YouTube.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Shoppers there will take you on <a href="https://youtu.be/KS9n3UZnEOA">tours of their stores,</a> as well as share
their bargain finds. Here’s one for you:</div>
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<i>Where does your food budget dollar get the most bang for its buck? Well, here in San Antonio, you're gonna find better prices at Walmart for most everything. </i></div>
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I was surprised by this but after surfing around both their sites for my own grocery list as well as some products that just popped into my head (like Nutella; I never buy it), Walmart beat my local H-E-B chain hands down. Wow. Here's what I found: </div>
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Prices are from the online websites for <a href="https://grocery.walmart.com/">Walmart Grocery</a> and <a href="https://hebtoyou.com/home/">H-E-B Curbside Pickup</a> as of September 28,
2017.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I started checking <a href="https://www.amazon.com/">Amazon Prime</a> as well, but it got
ridiculous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s no comparison (yet)
on grocery prices between your local grocery chain and Amazon’s online
service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amazon is WAY higher.</div>
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Fifteen products are listed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Winner: Walmart. No contest. </span></h2>
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1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bragg’s Apple Cider Vinegar (with
the mother) 32 oz. </h2>
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<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Walmart<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>$5.98</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> <span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>H-E-B<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>$6.16</li>
</ul>
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<h2>
2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dannon Oikos Triple Zero Mixed
Berry Four Pack </h2>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Walmart $3.47<span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>H-E-B $3.57</li>
</ul>
<br />
<h2>
3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nabisco Triscuit Crackers Reduced
Fat 8.0 oz. </h2>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Walmart $2.56</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>H-E-B $2.64</li>
</ul>
<h2>
4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seedless Red Grapes, 1 Lb. </h2>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>H-E-B<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>0.87 per pound</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Walmart 1.88 per pound</li>
</ul>
<h2>
5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dole Salad Spring Mix, 10.0 OZ
(Clamshell Container) </h2>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Walmart $4.68</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>H-E-B $5.13</li>
</ul>
<h2>
6.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chicken of the Sea Chunk Style
Pink Salmon In Water,5 oz </h2>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Walmart $1.22</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>H-E-B $1.26</li>
</ul>
<h2>
7.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Smartfood Popcorn, Variety Pack,
0.5 Oz, 20 Ct </h2>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>H-E-B $6.16</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Walmart $6.98</li>
</ul>
<h2>
8. DiGiorno Rising Crust Pepperoni Pizza, 27.5 oz </h2>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>H-E-B $5.47 and Walmart $5.47</li>
</ul>
<h2>
9.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stevia in the Raw Zero Calorie
Sweetener Packets, 50 each </h2>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Walmart $2.77</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>H-E-B $2.85</li>
</ul>
<h2>
10.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sara Lee Delightful 45 Calories
Healthy Multi-Grain Bread </h2>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Walmart $2.84</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>H-E-B $2.93</li>
</ul>
<h2>
11.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lactaid Reduced Fat 2% Milkfat
Milk, 96 oz </h2>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>H-E-B $5.84 and Walmart $5.84</li>
</ul>
<h2>
12. General Mills Multi-Grain Cheerios, 18 oz </h2>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Walmart $3.28</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>H-E-B $3.48</li>
</ul>
<h2>
13.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Skim
Milk & Cocoa, 13 oz </h2>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Walmart $3.48</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>H-E-B $3.58 </li>
</ul>
<h2>
14.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oreo Sandwich Cookies,
Chocolate, 14.3 Oz </h2>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Walmart $2.98</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>H-E-B $3.07</li>
</ul>
<h2>
15.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prego Traditional Pasta Sauce,24
oz </h2>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Walmart $1.84</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>H-E-B $1.90</li>
</ul>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075252729188011233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20736450.post-42471631128161385212017-09-07T18:54:00.000-06:002017-09-07T18:54:44.641-06:00Equifax Data Breach: How to Watch Your Back for Identity Theft<br /><div class="MsoNormal">
<b>I suppose the biggest hint of how serious this news release
is for all of us is the fact that <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/07/equifax-managers-dumped-stock/">the Big
Kahunas at Equifax jumped ship before the hack went public.</a> </b></div>
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<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b><br /></b></div>
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<b>Well, that and the timing of this big story while all of the
media spotlights are shining on South Florida in expectation of Hurricane Irma. </b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><br /></i></div>
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<i>So, you need to assume
you’re screwed here and do something.
But what? <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Their Site is Sneaky in How It Lets You Know You’ve Been Compromised</h3>
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<o:p></o:p></h2>
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If you go to their site, and follow their steps, you’ll get
a request to enter the last six digits of your SSN with your last name. Then you get a message that you will receive
their free Identity Theft coverage for one year … but you’ll have to come back
on the date that’s given in order to join up.
<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Yes, that’s right.
They want you to input the last six digits of your SSN into a site they’ve
just admitted was compromised. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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In South Texas, we say they’ve sure got some big huevos, boy
howdy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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And that’s it. That’s
the only tip to you that some of your personal information has been stolen from
the site. They don’t give you any
details. Heck, they don’t even tell you “yes,
your information is involved.” All you get is this little invite popping
up. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/07/equifax-managers-dumped-stock/">TechCrunch
has called them on this as a lack of “actual functionality” and is pushing them
to do the right thing here</a>. Like give
us details. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><br /></i></div>
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<i>But right now, their
site is still sneaky in how it’s letting you know that you’re a part of the
pack that’s been exposed to the Dark Side.
<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>.</i></div>
<h3>
What Can You Do Right Now?</h3>
<h2>
<o:p></o:p></h2>
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So, what can you do, now that you know your personal
information is out there, somewhere? <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<h3>
1. Have I Been Pwned<o:p></o:p></h3>
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Well, <a href="https://www.komando.com/tips/386048/check-whether-your-email-account-has-been-hacked/all">Kim
Komando recommends</a> going over to the web site “<a href="https://haveibeenpwned.com/">Have I Been Pwned</a>” – and that’s good
advice. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><br /></i></div>
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<i>Be prepared, you’re
not going to like what it tells you. But
at least you know, and can take action.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<br /></div>
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And you can sign up so the site will give you notice in the
future if your accounts have been breached at other sites (like LinkedIn, or
Adobe, or Dropbox). <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<h3>
2. Identity Theft Protection or Credit Freeze<o:p></o:p></h3>
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Next, you can get yourself some Identity Theft
Protection. That’s the freebie for one
year that Equifax is offering you in the sneaky message affirming that your information
on their site has been hacked. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><br /></i></div>
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<i>Silly me, but I don’t
know that I want to trust their Theft Protection service. Call me paranoid. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<br /></div>
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So, I surfed around and discovered advice from Steve
Weisman, a law professor and cybercrime expert, who blogs at <a href="http://scamicide.com/">scamicide.com</a>.
<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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In his April 22, 2017, <i>USA
Today</i> piece entitled “<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2017/04/22/identity-theft-protection-worth/100554362/">Is
identity theft protection worth it?</a>” Mr. Weisman suggests that maybe it’s
not the best course to take.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Instead, he suggests a “<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2015/10/17/weisman-credit-freeze/73383650/">credit
freeze</a>.” Go read his article – makes
good sense. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<h3>
3. Change Those Passwords<o:p></o:p></h3>
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And, of course, you need to go and change those
passwords. Use different ones for each
account, too. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><br /></i></div>
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<i>And I’m reading lots
of folk suggesting that you do the two-step authentication for added security. <b>Problem
is: that in and of itself may open you
up to being hacked. </b>Whattha? Yep. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<br /></div>
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Check out the May 2017 article by Joseph Cox in Vice,
entitled “<a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/xyezmn/we-were-warned-about-flaws-in-the-mobile-data-backbone-for-years-now-2fa-is-screwed">We
Were Warned About Flaws in the Mobile Data Backbone for Years. Now 2FA Is
Screwed</a>.” The key language here (and the scary part):<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<i>"Everyone's accounts protected by text-based two-factor
authentication, such as bank accounts, are potentially at risk until the FCC
and telecom industry fix the devastating SS7 security flaw," Lieu
said <a href="https://lieu.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-lieu-statement-hackers-draining-bank-accounts-ss7-flaw" target="_blank">in a statement published Wednesday</a>. "I urge the
Republican-controlled Congress to hold immediate hearings on this issue."</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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4. Visit the FTC Site<o:p></o:p></h3>
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Finally, you can visit the government site which stores lots
of information about<a href="https://www.identitytheft.gov/"> identity theft. </a> Like the following things you need to know because
Equifax has been hacked.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<a href="https://www.identitytheft.gov/">From the site:</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><br /></b></div>
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<b>What Do Thieves Do
With Your Information?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Once identity thieves have your personal information, they
can drain your bank account, run up charges on your credit cards, open new
utility accounts, or get medical treatment on your health insurance. An
identity thief can file a tax refund in your name and get your refund. In some
extreme cases, a thief might even give your name to the police during an
arrest.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><br /></b></div>
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<b>Clues That Someone
Has Stolen Your Information<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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</div>
<ul>
<li>You see withdrawals from your bank account that
you can’t explain.</li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">You don’t get your bills or other mail.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Merchants refuse your checks.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Debt collectors call you about debts that aren’t
yours.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">You find unfamiliar accounts or charges on your
credit report.</span></li>
<li>Medical providers bill you for services you
didn’t use.</li>
<li>Your health plan rejects your legitimate medical
claim because the records show you’ve reached your benefits limit.</li>
<li>A health plan won’t cover you because your
medical records show a condition you don’t have.</li>
<li>The IRS notifies you that more than one tax
return was filed in your name, or that you have income from an employer you
don’t work for.</li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">You get notice that your information was
compromised by a data breach at a company where you do business or have an
account</span></li>
<li>If your wallet, Social Security number, or other personal
information is lost or stolen, there are steps you can take to help protect
yourself from identity theft. </li>
</ul>
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<h3>
Equifax’s Explanation of What Went Wrong</h3>
<h2>
<o:p></o:p></h2>
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So, what has happened here, anyway? Equifax has issued a long news release giving
details. <a href="https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/consumer-notice/"> I’ve inserted the full text of their news
release, entitled “Consumer Notice”</a> below for your convenience. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i><br /></i></b></div>
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<b><i>Notice that they are telling you that “names, Social Security numbers,
birth dates, addresses, and in some instances, driver’s license numbers … [and]
credit card numbers for approximately 209,000 consumers and certain dispute
documents… have been stolen. <o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<b><br /></b></div>
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<b><i><a href="https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/consumer-notice/">Their
release follows:</a><o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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At Equifax, protecting the security of the information in
our possession is a responsibility we take very seriously. This is to notify
you of a data security incident that may have exposed some of your personal
information, including your Social Security number and other identifying
information. This </div>
<a name='more'></a>site explains the incident and steps Equifax has undertaken
to address it. In addition, we provide guidance below on what you can do to
protect your personal information.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>I. What Happened<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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On July 29, 2017, Equifax discovered that criminals
exploited a U.S. website application vulnerability to gain access to certain
files. Upon discovery, we acted immediately to stop the intrusion. The company
promptly engaged a leading, independent cybersecurity firm which has been conducting
a comprehensive forensic review to determine the scope of the intrusion,
including the specific data impacted. Equifax also reported the criminal access
to law enforcement and continues to work with authorities. Based on the
company’s investigation, the unauthorized access occurred from mid-May through
July 2017.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>II. What Information Was Involved<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Most of the consumer information accessed includes names,
Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, and in some instances,
driver’s license numbers. In addition, credit card numbers for approximately
209,000 consumers and certain dispute documents, which included personal
identifying information, for approximately 182,000 consumers were accessed. In
addition to this site, Equifax will send direct mail notices to consumers whose
credit card numbers or dispute documents with personal identifying information
were impacted. We have found no evidence of unauthorized access to Equifax’s
core consumer or commercial credit reporting databases.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>III. What We Are Doing<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Upon learning of this incident, Equifax took steps to stop
the intrusion, and engaged an independent cybersecurity firm to forensically
investigate and determine the scope. Equifax also engaged the cybersecurity
firm to conduct an assessment and provide recommendations on steps that can be
taken to help prevent this type of incident from happening again.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Equifax is focused on consumer protection and has
established a dedicated website, www.equifaxsecurity2017.com to help consumers.
We have provided a tool on this site for you to determine if your information
was potentially impacted by this incident. To find out if you are potentially
impacted, please go to www.equifaxsecurity2017.com, and click on “Potential
Impact,” and enter your last name and last 6 digits of your Social Security
number.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We are also offering free identity theft protection and
credit file monitoring to all U.S. consumers, even if you are not impacted by
this incident. This offering, called TrustedID Premier, includes 3-Bureau
credit monitoring of your Equifax, Experian and TransUnion credit reports;
copies of your Equifax credit report; the ability to lock and unlock your
Equifax credit report; identity theft insurance; and Internet scanning for your
Social Security number – all complimentary to U.S. consumers for one year. To
find out more information on this complimentary offer and to sign up, please
click on the tab “Enroll” on this site. You must complete the enrollment
process by November 21, 2017.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>IV. What You Can Do<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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In addition to enrolling in identity theft protection and
credit file monitoring, please see the “Identity Theft Prevention Tips” below,
and the “State Information” tab of this site. This information provides
additional steps you can take, including how to obtain a free copy of your
credit report and place a fraud alert and/or credit freeze on your credit
report. In addition, please monitor your account statements and report any
unauthorized charges to your credit card companies and financial institutions.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>V. For More Information<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Equifax is committed to ensuring that your personal
information is protected, and we apologize to our consumers and our business
customers for the concern and frustration this incident causes. If you have
additional questions, please call our dedicated call center at 866-447-7559,
available from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Eastern time, seven days a week.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Identity Theft Prevention Tips<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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We recommend that you remain vigilant for incidents of fraud
and identity theft by reviewing account statements and monitoring your credit
reports. You may obtain a free copy of your credit report from each company
listed below once every 12 months by requesting your report online at <a href="http://www.annualcreditreport.com/" target="_blank">www.annualcreditreport.com</a>,
calling toll-free 1-877-322-8228, or mailing an Annual Credit Report Request
Form (available at <a href="http://www.annualcreditreport.com/" target="_blank">www.annualcreditreport.com</a>) to: Annual Credit Report
Request Service, P.O. Box 105281, Atlanta, GA, 30348-5281. You may also
purchase a copy of your credit report by contacting any of the credit reporting
agencies below:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Equifax<br />
PO Box 740241<br />
Atlanta, GA 30374<br />
<a href="http://www.equifax.com/" target="_blank">www.equifax.com</a><br />
<u>888-766-0008</u><o:p></o:p></div>
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Experian<br />
PO Box 9554<br />
Allen, TX 75013<br />
<a href="http://www.experian.com/" target="_blank">www.experian.com</a><br />
<u>888-397-3742</u><o:p></o:p></div>
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TransUnion<br />
PO Box 2000<br />
Chester, PA 19016<br />
<a href="http://www.transunion.com/" target="_blank">www.transunion.com</a><br />
<u>800-680-7289</u><o:p></o:p></div>
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If you believe you are the victim of identity theft, you
should contact the proper law enforcement authorities, including local law
enforcement, and you should consider contacting your state attorney general
and/or the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”). You also may contact the FTC to
obtain additional information about avoiding identity theft.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Federal Trade Commission</b>, Consumer Response Center<br />
600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580; 1-877-IDTHEFT (438-4338)<br />
<a href="http://www.ftc.gov/idtheft" target="_blank">www.ftc.gov/idtheft</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>State Attorneys General:</b> Information on how to
contact your state attorney general may be found at <a href="http://www.naag.org/naag/attorneys-general/whos-my-ag.php" target="_blank">www.naag.org/naag/attorneys-general/whos-my-ag.php</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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You may obtain information from the FTC and the credit
reporting agencies listed above about placing a fraud alert and/or credit
freeze on your credit report. Please also visit the “State Information” tab of
this site.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075252729188011233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20736450.post-10577004369904129542017-08-31T17:30:00.000-06:002017-08-31T17:30:05.018-06:00Food Prices: Comparing My Groceries in 2008, 2011, and 2017<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">How high is your grocery bill?</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">And are we paying lots more now than just a few years ago?</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Seems like it to me.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">And then I remembered my old personal survey
that I did back as blog posts in </span><a href="http://everydaysimplicity.blogspot.com/2008/01/personal-post-8-watching-food-prices-in.html" target="_blank">January 2008</a><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> and again in </span><a href="http://everydaysimplicity.blogspot.com/2011/03/food-packaging-gets-tricky-smaller.html" target="_blank">March 2011.</a><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">So I decided to do it again.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">And now, because <a href="https://hebtoyou.com/home/" target="_blank">my local grocery store</a> offers online shopping you can double-check my
tally if you like. Or just compare what
food costs us here in San Antonio as opposed to your super market.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<h3>
Comparing 10 Grocery Items: Prices in 2008, 2011, and Today </h3>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Here goes. And again, this
isn’t official statistical analysis.
Back in 2008, I ran to the store for a few things. I used the receipt for that post. And here we are.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">.</span></div>
<h3>
Dole Yellow Bananas (higher)</h3>
<h2>
<o:p></o:p></h2>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">.39/lb in 2008; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">.38/lb in 2011; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 13.5pt;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">.45/lb.
in 2017 (I had to go with Del Monte because they didn’t have Dole).</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div>
<h3>
Small Limes (non-organic) (same) </h3>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo10; text-indent: -.25in;">
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">5/$1.00 in 2008; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo10; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">4/$1.00 in 2011; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo10; text-indent: -.25in;">
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">5/$1.00 in 2017.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div>
<h3>
Store Brand Cage Free Brown Eggs – One Dozen (more than 2008, less than
2011) </h3>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">$1.99 in 2008; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">$4.10 in 2011; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">$2.76 in 2017.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div>
<h3>
Silk Unsweetened Soy Milk -- Half Gallon (more) </h3>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo8; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">$2.79 in 2008;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo8; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">$2.76 in 2011;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo8; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">$3.28 in 2017.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div>
<h3>
Store Brand 98% Fat Free Cream of Mushroom Soup (more than doubled in
price) </h3>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">$0.75 in 2008; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">$0.72 in 2011; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">$1.87 in 2017.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div>
<h3>
Store Brand Canned Diced Tomatoes 15 oz. (a penny less than 2011) </h3>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">$.59 in 2008 (15
oz.); <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">$.75 in 2011, for
a 14.50 oz. can; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">$.74.in 2017, for
a 14.50 can.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div>
<h3>
Regular Ground Beef Chuck 70/30 – One Pound (more) </h3>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">$2.08 in 2008; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">$2.38 in 2011; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">$3.07/lb. in 2017
for 73% / 27% (they didn’t have 70/30).</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div>
<h3>
Suave Invisible Solid Powder Deodorant (more than 2008, less than 2011) </h3>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">$1.48 in 2008;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">$1.72; in 2011;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Store Brand Frozen Green Sweet Peas - 16 oz. bag (non-organic) (more) </h3>
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Barilla Plus Multi Grain Rotini Pasta (more than 2008; two pennies more
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075252729188011233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20736450.post-79391791325714676962016-11-25T10:00:00.000-06:002016-11-25T10:00:27.834-06:00How Many People Are Living in Their Cars? Simple Living in 2016.<br />
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It's been a long, long time since I chose to live a simple life -- I started this blog as a part of that process, back in January 2006. It's amazing to realize this blog is almost 11 years old. <br />
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Your life is your life. You only get one. YOLO, right? With your free will, you make choices that have consequences. Not choosing is still making a choice. <br />
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So I chose to live a voluntary simplicity lifestyle. What that means, to me at least, is all over this blog. <br />
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Choosing a Simple Lifestyle</h3>
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I'm proud I had the courage to choose the path less traveled way back when. As a lawyer, choosing to live a life of simplicity back in the mid-2000's was not understood by lots of folk. To many, I was nuts. <br />
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I don't know how much that's changed or how much I've just stopped worrying about the approval of others.<br />
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The Economy Around Me</h3>
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For awhile, I'd post here about economic things that concerned me. Over there in the sidebar, you can see categories for "<a href="http://everydaysimplicity.blogspot.com/search/label/2008%20Economic%20Crisis" target="_blank">2008 Economic Crisis</a>," and "<a href="http://everydaysimplicity.blogspot.com/search/label/2011%20Economic%20Crisis" target="_blank">2011 Economic Crisis</a>," for instance. <br />
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Then I stopped blogging about it. Truth be told, I got busy with other things and just didn't post very much.<br />
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But this fall, I decided maybe I should blog again. Blog some. Blog more often. And so I began, even though <a href="http://rebakennedy.blogspot.com/2016/10/nanowrimo-getting-ready-tip-no-4.html" target="_blank">participating in National Novel Writing Month</a> sideswiped some of that blogging schedule in the past few weeks. <br />
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Which is why I'm publishing this post today.<br />
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What the Heck? </h3>
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All this meandering to get to here. My point. <br />
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What the heck is going on here? I know Preppers. Heck, there are some of my Fancy Friends who think I'm a Prepper. They worry because I don't know the trends and don't like credit cards.<br />
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Then the Preppers worry that I'm not doing what I need to do in order to survive the impending economic explosion. I'm not working each week on implementing a Survival Plan. I don't know how to can food.<br />
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<i>But back when I began on this road, I don't think there were that many folk living in their cars. And I mean cars or vans, not RVs or Travel Trailers. That's the subject of another post for a different day.</i><br />
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I have used YouTube quite a bit this past couple of months to research my NaNoWriMo thriller, and in the midst of all that video surfing, I have discovered a great many YouTubers chronicling their lives as they live in their vehicles.<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=living+in+car" target="_blank">Go look at the search results yourself in YouTube for "living in car." </a><br />
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It's amazing. I'm seeing young women, brave and happy and apparently well-adjusted, choosing to live in their sedans or small SUVs because they've decided it's a great idea. <br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RINuXucJHVA" target="_blank">Some are doing this to pay off student loan debt ASAP.</a> Others have their own reasons. <br />
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Living in Your Car as a Simple Living Lifestyle Choice</h3>
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This choice, just like any version of simple living, isn't a One Size Fits All. Each story is unique, as is how each person approaches simplicity -- or minimalism, the term that's arisen since I started this blog. <br />
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Thing is: when I began looking around online, it's not all fun and games. There are people living in their cars because they have no option. They're more the homeless stereotype of the "van down by the river" and they aren't so happy or excited.<br />
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So, it's something I'm thinking about right now. Times are changing. <br />
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How bad is our economy really? I don't know. I'm thinking about this. <a href="http://everydaysimplicity.blogspot.com/2010/05/great-depression-2010-are-we-there-yet.html" target="_blank">Back in May 2010 I wrote a post after reading a <i>London Times</i> article on the 'Great Depression of 2010.</a>" I am thinking about that frog in the pot right now. <br />
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One thing I do know. When I started simplifying, it was far from a trend to have folk living in their cars like they do today. <br />
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The continuum on simplicity existed but van-dwelling wasn't really on the charts back then. It is now. That is telling me something, I think. <br />
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See, "<i><a href="http://www.vice.com/read/living-out-of-your-car-is-the-new-american-dream" target="_blank">Living Out of a Van Is The New American Dream</a></i>," written by David Jagneaux<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold;"> </span>and published in <i>Vice</i> on February 5, 2016. <br />
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Here's a YouTuber video example for you:<br />
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Will all this pondering cause me to make changes in my lifestyle? Will I go more prepper now? Will I decide to get a vehicle that if necessary, I can live in comfortably? <br />
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What about expatriating? It's these kinds of thoughts that lead me to prayer and the Bible and get me in the kitchen cooking up some sort of dish filled with melted cheese. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075252729188011233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20736450.post-2559869780136627772016-10-15T10:31:00.000-06:002016-10-15T10:31:15.136-06:00My New Jumbo Coffee Mug Arrives Today!<span style="color: white;">.</span><br />
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I admit it. I am actually watching the front door, waiting for the mailman. I'm thinking about getting the dog involved -- let him monitor through the screen. Seriously, This is a BIG DEAL. I'm really excited.<br />
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Why? USPS will be bringing me my new, wonderful HUGE coffee mug today. Here's what it looks like in the Amazon site: <br />
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It's the simple things, people. </h4>
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This mug holds FIFTY-TWO OUNCES. That's right. 52. It's promised to be SIX INCHES high. Wow.<br />
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Of course, Snoopy hugging Charlie Brown is sweet. Makes me happy. And the message is a good one: "Lots of Love."<br />
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But the thing that is making me want to dance is its capacity. I want a big coffee mug. A BIG one.<br />
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Why such a jumbo mug?</h4>
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Here's why. I want a mug with some extra space on top so I don't slop liquid onto my desk while I try to drink with one hand, type with the other, and never let my eyes leave the computer screen. It's a bad habit. <br />
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(Odds are high this will happen if I'm laughing at something online. <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/444237950727468726/" target="_blank">Things like this</a>.)<br />
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Plus it can be a soup mug. A tea mug. Water, sure.<br />
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Maybe it will hold iced tea for me. Lord knows I'm tired of drinking iced tea out of a mason jar, and that's the only option if you want to hold something that's glass and 24 oz or more these days. <br />
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Go ahead. Look for yourself. No iced tea glasses that hold 24 ounces, made of glass. (I don't drink out of plastic.)<br />
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The secret: it's my reward. </h4>
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Here's the secret: this big mug is a REWARD. I've learned that to make new habits, it's important for me to have rewards. After all, the bad habits reward me in some way or I wouldn't keep doing them.<br />
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So I get this pretty Snoopy Hug Mug today because I've checked off stuff in my <a href="http://everydaysimplicity.blogspot.com/2016/09/choosing-kind-of-paper-planner-for.html" target="_blank">Planner Trackers</a> and I've earned it.<br />
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Makes me happy. <b>The Hug Mug</b>. The reward system. <br />
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It works for me. I am a child. I am not ashamed. LOL<br />
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Thanksgiving is such a wonderful holiday. I hate that it seems to get lost between Halloween and Christmas - or at least that's how it seems out in the stores. <br />
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I saw Halloween stuff competing with Christmas decorations in the last week of September! Ye Gads.<br />
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Meanwhile, maybe some would say I'm just as bad. Why? I'm doing menu planning now. For Thanksgiving. <a href="http://www.online-stopwatch.com/countdown/thanksgiving/" target="_blank">Forty-eight days in advance</a>. Yepper -- crazy, right?<br />
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Well, here's the thing. I'm participating in National Novel Writing Month in November, so I need to get ready for that added work load. (Which is writing 50,000 words or more in 30 days. <a href="http://rebakennedy.blogspot.com/2016/09/nanowrimo-2016-getting-ready-tip-no-2.html" target="_blank">I plan on writing a very bad first draft of a thriller novel. </a> LOL)<br />
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But I might be planning for Thanksgiving this week anyway.<br />
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Why? It's gonna save me <i>money</i> and <i>time</i> and <i>stress</i>. And it <i>makes me happy</i>. <br />
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That is Simple Living, at least in my view. <br />
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How is it saving me money and time? Well, I'm planning the whole weekend. Bill will provide his famous hash brown and egg tacos, that's a tradition. There will be leftovers. Natch. <br />
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No one in this casa cares about Black Friday, so no worries there. Well, if there's an online special for a TV or laptop for a penny or a dollar, we might be a little interested. Maybe. <br />
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Football may be involved. To me, this means snacks. Walks in the park will occur. Naps. Soup. Movies. Fingers crossed, we'll have sweater weather!<br />
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Today, I'm going to have all the recipes together, including the snacks and the drinks, right in front of me. I'm buying in bulk at Sam's Club -- and watching the food ads -- for things I can store or freeze and have ready come T-Day. <br />
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I'm looking for deals. (Yesterday, I found a nice price for pecans at HEB.) <br />
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I'm keeping the recipes simple, too. No <i>Bon Appetit</i> here. Simple stuff. Good stuff. <br />
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Plus not so many choices. Two desserts. One kind of coffee. Chips and queso. Turkey Chili. Iced Tea. You get the idea.<br />
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I'm excited thinking about Thanksgiving. Counting blessings; eating queso while watching an Alfred Hitchcock movie; the turkey-induced nap. <br />
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I'm plotting things that are fun and free. Walking in the park, bringing bread to feed the ducks and geese while the dogs sniff the goose poop? This costs nothing and it's amazing. Memory-making.<br />
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Ditto the movie night with popcorn and classic movies. At some point, there may be watching sports on TV; I never do this -- but I'll be writing that thriller novel. As long as no one is hogging the chili con queso, we'll all be fine. <br />
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Oh, my, this is fun!!! I like this planning ahead plan. It makes me happy. Maybe it will bring a smile to your face, too, Dear Reader. <br />
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Awhile back, I shared <a href="http://everydaysimplicity.blogspot.com/2012/05/hash-brown-potato-salad-recipe.html" target="_blank">Bill’s Hash Brown Potato Salad recipe.</a> Now, admittedly Bill likes to put hash browns in most anything. And he’s usually right. Hash browns combined with eggs and bacon in your morning breakfast taco? Nothing better, my friend.<br />
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Now, however, there seems to be medical research supporting eating those hash browns along with other kinds of potato fixings as well as other starchy stuff you thought was on the Bad Food List.<br />
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<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APotato_flour.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" title="By Jon Pallbo (Jon.Pallbo@gmail.com) (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons"><img alt="Potato flour" height="400" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Potato_flour.jpg/256px-Potato_flour.jpg" width="300" /></a> It’s called “resistant starch.” <i>Time Magazine</i> covered the topic in its May 2016 article, “<a href="http://time.com/4318201/carbohydrates-weight-loss-resistant-starch/" target="_blank">Eat This Carb and You Won’t Gain Weight.</a>”<br />
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That’s right. <i>That is the title – from an article in Time Magazine. </i><br />
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Good news, right? You’re already thinking French Fries, aren’t you? <br />
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<a href="http://www.lcsun-news.com/story/life/wellness/2016/09/01/potatoes-americas-favorite-side-dish/87974610/" target="_blank">Resistant starch </a>is found in potatoes, as well as beans, unripe bananas, brown rice flour, and more stuff. It’s found in lots of leftovers because cooking certain foods and then cooling them down helps to create it.<br />
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There are different types. All forms fight against being digested in the human digestive tract, which means that they help fight against weight gain as well as boost consistent blood sugar levels.<br />
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They are also supposed to help fight against bad bacteria in the gut (as in the evil Candida that causes so many problems).<br />
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From <i><a href="http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/090112p22.shtml" target="_blank">Today’s Dietitian: </a></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">"As their name suggests, resistant starches are starches that resist digestion in the small intestine. Their definition is “the sum of starch and products of starch degradation not absorbed in the small intestine of healthy individuals.”2 Starch polymers are present in granules in plants and exist as either a straight chain (amylose) or a branched chain (amylopectin). The structure of both the granules and polymer chains affect the starch’s digestibility, making some more digestible than others. </span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Resistant starches are classified according to structure or source, as follows2,3: </span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">• RS1 is physically inaccessible to digestive enzymes. Its sources include whole or partially milled grains, seeds, and legumes. </span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">• RS2 resists digestion because of the granule’s nature. Sources include raw potatoes, underripe bananas, some legumes, and high-amylose starches, such as high-amylose corn. </span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">• RS3 is produced in the cooking-cooling process. Sources include bread, tortillas, cooked and cooled potatoes, rice, and pasta. </span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">• RS4 is a chemically modified starch found in a wide range of products. </span></i></blockquote>
Check out the full article from <i>Today's Dietitian</i> <a href="http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/090112p22.shtml" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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Read more in this May 2016 article by Samantha Olson published in Medical Daily, “<i><a href="http://www.medicaldaily.com/eat-healthy-fruits-and-vegetables-video-game-385419" target="_blank">How To Eat Carbs And Still Lose Weight: Resistant Starch Foods Improve Gut Bacteria.</a></i>”Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075252729188011233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20736450.post-83645615638714379142016-09-26T16:47:00.000-06:002016-09-26T16:47:00.821-06:00Time Ladders in Planning:Thank You, Ben Franklin<br />
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This month, I'm pretty obsessed with Time Ladders. I suppose the first one I saw was this one, created by Benjamin Franklin as he planned how he would spend his day. <br />
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You can find it here, in the <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/files/20203/20203-h/20203-h.htm" target="_blank">free online version of his Autobiography, provided by Gutenberg.org (see pp. 68-69)</a>:<br />
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I’ve written before about my old boy and<a href="http://everydaysimplicity.blogspot.com/2016/06/i-have-very-old-dog-and-i-dont-know-how.html" target="_blank"> how he has developed a real fear of thunderstorms in his senior years</a>. He paces, he shakes a bit, and it’s very disturbing to him and to those who love him.<br />
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This is a big concern here in our neck of the woods, because we get something called “<a href="http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=supercell" target="_blank">super cell thunder storms</a>,” which bring with them heavy rain and high winds along with lots of booming thunder and lightning strikes.<br />
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When one passes through, my pup is hearing not only the thunder itself but the sound of the wind whipping through the trees, and things getting bounced around outside. Like patio furniture, or trash cans, or tree branches.
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Recently, I heard about something called <a href="http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=533" target="_blank">“dog relaxants” made from natural ingredients and by they sound great.</a> After lots of investigating I’ve ordered some and we're going to get them a shot.<br />
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Will they help him? We’ll see – the next time that there’s a big band of yellow and red and purple storms on the South Texas radar, we’re going to give them a try.<br />
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There are lots of different recipes out there. I ordered one that is liquid and another that comes in easy to dispense chew treats. The Lord only knows how I’m going to get those liquid dropper doses down this boy; he’s very stubborn and cranky!<br />
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Now,<a href="https://www.vetinfo.com/over-the-counter-dog-tranquilizers.html" target="_blank"> these are not heavy duty drugs</a>. They won’t make him sleepy or knock him out. <a href="http://www.petmd.com/dog/wellness/evr_dg_herbs" target="_blank">They’re supposed to take the edge off a bit.</a>
I’ve read all the reviews and researched the ingredients and purchased products made in the United States from companies that I trust.<br />
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He has a Thundershirt. I have found that tying one of my old long-sleeve tee shirts around his neck works better for him. This does help him some but it does not do all that much. He’ll pace around the house with the shirt tied around him. It looks adorable, but I don’t think he appreciates it as a fashion statement.<br />
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