update on the sale of our old house & things

We had an exciting moment on Friday, it seemed someone was going to put a bid on our house.  They backed out the next day for some unknown reason.  <grumble>  It's been on the market for 30 days now; we replaced the carpets and painted the main living area to a more neutral color a little over a week ago, so in my mind it's only been on the market for that long.  We'll see what the future brings.

 We had a wonderful time this weekend with friends and family celebrating the holiday.  I hope everyone enjoyed their break as well!

Cheers!

Best IT Joke of the Year

Two IT guys were talking in a bar after work. "Guess what," says the first IT guy, "yesterday, I met this gorgeous blonde in a bar."

"What did you do?" says the other IT guy.

"Well, I invited her over to my place, we had a couple of drinks, we got into the mood and then she suddenly asked me to take all her clothes off."

"You're kidding me!" says the second IT guy.

"So I took her miniskirt off, and then I lifted her up and put her on my desk next to my new laptop."

"Really? You've got a new laptop?"

…..

Don’t go on tv with a hangover..

As far as I know, it was not a prank. But prank or not, it's compelling viewing. The slow, dull buildup only adds to the soul-crushing horror at the end.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tczU13W-dbY

Light goes backward?

Scientists make light go backward

In the past few years, scientists have found ways to make light go both faster and slower than its usual speed limit, but now researchers at the University of Rochester have published a paper today in Science on how they’ve gone one step further: pushing light into reverse. As if to defy common sense, the backward-moving pulse of light travels faster than light. Confused? You’re not alone. “I’ve had some of the world’s experts scratching their heads over this one,” says Robert Boyd, the M. Parker Givens Professor of Optics at the University of Rochester. “Theory predicted that we could send light backwards, but nobody knew if the theory would hold up or even if it could be observed in laboratory conditions.”

Manuals for .. anything?

One thing I find myself doing oftern is going to a product's website to get a manual.  For example, our outdoor grill wasn't producing much heat the other day.  Now I do keep all our manuals, but you won't have the latest up-to-date info on a product.  Here is a website that is dedicated to manuals for products : http://www.usersmanualguide.com/

Needing new tires?

The tires on my car are getting worn, so I decided to find a replacement.  I found an interesting site for comparing tires ratings at http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/index.jsp  This is based on survey information from consumers, but they also have reviews etc.  I found that my EOM tires are not rated very well at all (click on the link above, and the tire type to see the headings for the columns below)

Michelin Energy LX4

9

75%

5.6

6.4

6.8

7.1

7.8

7.4

5.8

5.5

5.2

7.7

7.7

6.4

2,484,790

A little research at the Acura forum, www.cl.acurazine.comfolks were suggesting the Pirelli.  So I checked the specs from the site:

Pirelli PZero Nero M&S

2

97%

8.3

8.6

8.6

8.7

9.0

8.7

7.3

6.0

6.3

8.6

8.6

8.2

8,069,763

OK, so it looks like a great tire.  So how much?  would you believe it's actually cheaper by ~$60 a tire?  Same tread wear etc.  Who would have known?

 So this falls into my "I love the Internet" because so often I save money, I get better products based on the USERS of the products.   

Cheers!