Posts from — August 2007

GREAT IDEA: Put your car keys beside your bed at night. If you hear a noise outside your home or someone trying to get in your house, just press the panic button for your car. The alarm will be set off, and the horn will continue to sound until either you turn it off or the car battery dies. This tip came from a neighborhood watch coordinator. Next time you come home for the night and you start to put your keys away, think of this:
It's a security alarm system that you probably already have and requires no installation. Test it. It will go off from most everywhere inside your house and will keep honking until your battery runs down or until you reset it with the button on the key fob chain. It works if you park in your driveway or garage.  If your car alarm goes off when someone is trying to break in your house, odds are the burglar or rapist won't stick around….
after a few seconds all the neighbors will be looking out their windows to see who is out there and sure enough the criminal won't want that.
And remember to carry your keys while walking to your car in a parking lot. The alarm can work the same way there….. This is something that should really be shared with everyone. Maybe it could save a life or a sexual abuse crime.

 I started using this a couple of weeks ago and love this new feature blockbuster has started offering. I often find myself asking co-workers what good movies have they seen recently and this makes things so much easier.  You can do the following with your friends and family listing:

• Choose your all-time favorite movies and then share and compare your lists
• Trade Movie recommendations (I use this feature the most. When I rent a good movie it is easy to recommend it to your friends from your que)
• See what your friends are watching and what's coming up next in their que (you can set privacy settings so they dont see everything)

1. Very Affordable
2. Family Friendly
3. Great Youth Sports
4. Not Crowded
5. Place to shower when your hot water heater bursts

Yes, our hot water heater burst and for a couple of days we appeared to be homeless while we entered the Y to take showers but not work out.  It's been a rough summer.  Last month our air-conditioner needed to be replaced and not having air in Texas in July can be lethal.