http://www.heynoreen.com Words to and from Noreen Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:11:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My aunt moved to Tampa a few years ago, to be closer to her kids. They moved there a few years before then, and my aunt just could not bear to be so far apart from them, so she finally packed up her things and moved there too. I just ... http://www.heynoreen.com/08/weight-surgery-in-tampa/ I was driving home from work this afternoon, following behind a large truck heavily loaded with firewood.  It was already cut into fireplace lengths, but not split.  We were on a highway, so we were driving about 55mph.  There was one vehicle between that truck and my car, and I ... http://www.heynoreen.com/08/firewood-falling-from-a-truck/ While my nephew has been visiting, we have been talking about how some of his friends have been looking for ways to get their hands on some cash to help them make ends meet while they are in college.  Some of them have had credit problems in the past, largely because they are college ... http://www.heynoreen.com/08/pay-day-loans-are-in-the-news-a-lot/ My nephew has come to visit us for the weekend. I haven't seen him in months, and I'm glad he came. I picked him up from the bus station last night around 9pm and we got home about 10pm. He slept in late this morning, but we had a nice ... http://www.heynoreen.com/08/nephew-is-visiting-for-the-weekend/ When I was just sixteen, my parents bought me a motorcycle.  I loved riding that bike!  I found a Motorcycle Tours company called Eagle Rider that rents Harley Davidson motorcycles for dream vacation trips!  I'd love to rent a Harley on a vacation and be an Eagle Rider for a few days!  According ... http://www.heynoreen.com/07/a-dream-vacation/ Today the water filter guy is here, doing the annual maintenance service on our house system water filter.  I asked him about some issues we've been having with our water.  We have a black ring constantly around our toilet bowl, and green stains in our bathtubs and sinks.  Our humidifiers ... http://www.heynoreen.com/07/water-filters/ My sister was telling me that she was thinking about starting to sell some of her arts and crafts work on Ebay.  Lots of her friends have been encouraging to try to do that, insisting that she could make a killing doing that.  She has several friends that DO make ... http://www.heynoreen.com/07/selling-arts-and-crafts-on-ebay/ I find it absolutely amazing how Barack Obama seems to be winning over the entire world on his tour to Europe.  He seems to be rapidly becoming as well loved as just about any American Politician could be!  Very interesting, considering he hasn't been elected President yet! http://www.heynoreen.com/07/taking-europe-by-storm/ I love to plan weddings.  A wedding is a time of hope, romance, and excitement.  Girls start planning their weddings almost from the moment they are born! I love looking at the different wedding favors and gifts that people can buy to give their guests or their bridesmaids and groomsmen.  Personalized ... http://www.heynoreen.com/07/planning-weddings/ I was reading on the Time.com website that the International Olympic Committee is upholding a ban agains Iraq participating in the Olympics. I didn't realize that there was a ban in the first place, so I was surprised and interested enough to keep reading. The story was talking about how ... http://www.heynoreen.com/07/its-really-a-shame/ My sister needs to have her deviated septum in her nose fixed. The procedure is known by several different names; rhinoplasty, nose surgery, nose job are all names for the same procedure. (I think.)  She's been putting off having the procedure done because she is concerned about the discomfort level ... http://www.heynoreen.com/07/getting-a-nose-job/ Since Raul Castro has taken over running Cuba from Fidel Castro, some pretty significant changes have been happening in Cuba; all of them good.  Raul Castro lifted restrictions on Cubans owning computers and mobile phones, and signed the UN human rights accords.  He has also authorized payments of productivity bonuses to workers, ... http://www.heynoreen.com/07/cuba-is-changing/ The Los Angeles Criminal & DUI Defense Attorneys | California Criminal Law Discussion website has the answers to frequently asked questions regarding Los Angeles Criminal and DUI defense. The page answers questions such as "When I bail someone out and the trial is over, do I get my money back?" ... http://www.heynoreen.com/07/frequently-asked-questions-about-california-law/ The mosquitoes have been particularly bad this season; I suspect it is a result of all of the rain we had a while back.  We've been trying to avoid going out during the mosquito feeding hours (sunrise and sunset) but they seem to be bad all day long the past ... http://www.heynoreen.com/07/mosquitoes/ Formaspace is a company that makes a wide variety of custom designed industrial furniture.  They sell and customize a wide variety of Workbenches, drafting tables, packing stations, rack systems, cabinets and chairs.  They sell their products to over 80% of the Fortune 500 companies.  They are a member of the US ... http://www.heynoreen.com/07/a-green-company-that-makes-industrial-furniture/ I have been trying so hard to be a good calorie, health conscious person who eats only the "good for you" foods.  You know, fresh fruit, veggies, yogurt. that sort of thing.  Well, today I went grocery shopping and for some reason the store was out of yogurt.  I don't ... http://www.heynoreen.com/07/what-to-eat-what-to-eat/ I think that exterior shutters give a house a "finished" look.  Similar to a woman putting on a pair of earrings before she goes out of the house.  A house just doesn't look "done" without shutters.  And the shutters have to be in good shape, or the whole house looks neglected.  Our ... http://www.heynoreen.com/07/shutters/ I was reading someone else's blog yesterday and noticed that she was upset that she had accidentally run over a snake, killing it.  It made me think for a while about how many animals are run over by cars, and how so many people swerve to avoid squirrels; I wondered ... http://www.heynoreen.com/07/running-over-critters/ I've been reading articles about the future of shopping, about how people are going to be acting as their own cashier and bagger.  I've been wondering how the stores were going handle inventory management and avoid an increase in shoplifting.  Well, I think I found the answer to my own question while ... http://www.heynoreen.com/07/shopping-without-barcodes/ For the past month we've had an invasion of little black ants in the kitchen.  I blame it primarily on the fact that there are certain people who share this space with me who are total slobs.  The make a mess with food and leave it there for me to ... http://www.heynoreen.com/07/ants/