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Personal

FoodSaver

by Sandy July 29, 2011 Personal

I just ordered a FoodSaver vacuum sealer to keep foods fresher longer.  As a single person, I am forever tossing foods that I haven’t had a chance to eat.  I saw an article at Salad in a Jar about how you could save lettuce for 10 days, so I was immediately interested.  The article goes [...]

Withings WiFi Scale

by Sandy July 17, 2011 Personal

I needed something to inspire me to keep better track of my weight, so i got a Withings WiFi Scale This incredible scale not only tracks your weight, but also tracks your BMI (Body Mass Index), body fat mass and lean mass weight. When you step onto the scale it immediately recognizes who “you” are, [...]

BBC’s Sherlock

by Sandy March 31, 2011 Personal

I’ve been watching the BBC’s program, Sherlock, which is a modern version of the classic Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson mysteries. The first three episodes can be found on iTunes and the BBC is preparing to present more episodes. The mysteries take place in modern-day London with contemporary story lines with quite a bit of [...]

CSS Class

by Sandy January 10, 2011 Personal

I have recently completed my Cascading Style Sheets class at Santa Rosa Jr. College. This course not only teaches HTML and XHTML, but also how to organize content into div tags, and then use CSS to create a layout pattern for text or image, to format text, colorize areas of the screen and add paddings, [...]

BBC America

by Sandy November 14, 2010 Personal

Have you grown tired of the shows on American television? I’ve discovered that BBC America has some interesting shows. I’ve been watching Law and Order UK and Luther. By watching these British shows, you can get a glimpse of life in England and British slang. I wonder how long it will be before I’ll be [...]

Happy Mother’s Day

by Sandy May 9, 2010 Personal

Happy Mother’s Day to family and friends who are celebrating today with their Mothers. We went out to breakfast this morning but spent the remainder of the day at home since it was raining.

My Keurig

by Sandy April 25, 2010 Personal

I recently bought a Keurig coffee brewer. It brews a delicious single cup of coffee using K-cups, which are sold at a variety of places. If you register your new machine with Keurig, you are eligible for two free boxes of coffee. So, if you hate dumping the coffee grounds and cleaning out the coffee [...]