So it looks like we’re not only looking at advances in grocery shopping but also in cell phones.  At the check out, once you scan the payment bar code, you can pay by cash, credit card, debit card or fingerprint (after you have signed up for fingerprint shopping).  And the politicians wonder why we are falling behind the rest of the world where technology is concerned.

For Christmas I was given a frog aquarium kit, which requires a check to be sent in with the order for the frogs to come in the mail, or I could go down to one of the many pet stores that have popped up all over the place in the past few years. I’m sure at least one will have baby frogs for sale, it seems like the more humane way to receive new members of the family. But going to the pet stores, any of them like PetCo, Puppy Palace, and Petsmart always leaves me with me wallet emptied out and my heart broken from not being able to take home more of the critters that are all there, just waiting for a home, and knowing that their chances of being purchased and treated adequately highly reduces most of their survival rates.

One of the places that I try not to go in to are the A.S.P.C.A. and Animal Shelters, I have never left one yet with out crying like a baby and feeling like a piece of scum, and dirty. Not something that I enjoy or look forward to doing, ever.

With money always an issue with everyone these days, even working two jobs, she is always looking for a good discount school supplycompany to help with all of the school supplies that are necessary in teaching both of their kids. And with such a gap in the two kids ages I would imagine that they would need so many things for each of them that are age appropriate. The Internet is a wonderful resource that they use all the time for research, learning as well as finding things that they need to purchase and this site Constructiveplaythings.com has the kind of variety that I think will be great for them.

So I am going on Face Book later on today and send her a message with the link in it in hopes that it will help her out some.

What I didn’t know is that she has been doing some research online about the well known Walden University’s online degree programs that she has found at WaldenU.edu. I didn’t know that she felt that strongly about it enough to take the time, effort and the initiative to go on the Internet and learn about Walden for herself. I’m so proud of her and worked up about it that I have promised her that I will take a look at it myself and see if there is something that I can do about the situation. I guess sometimes we need a good kick in the pants and I thank her for that and I hope to make her proud one day, hopefully sooner rather than later.

She is such a shy one and she is very nervous about the whole thing, I wish I could go with her and make sure everyone is nice to her, I’m sure their are millions of mothers (and fathers) who feel the same way. Kids can be so incredibly cruel and I just hate thinking of anyone being mean and/or nasty towards her in any way. This is one wonderful little girl and is full of such goodness and humanity, she has the soul of an old Native American woman and deserves nothing but the best!

The thing is, I’m not sure what I’d be good at or smart enough to do, don’t get me wrong, I’m no dummy, but it has been so long since I had to really learn anything, except how to mix drinks that come about every now and then depending on what new “fad” drink is being consumed out there. Oh well, like I said I’ll take some time over the next few weeks and do what I can to just learn about Walden and see if I can find something that I think I can handle getting into as well as afford.

One of the gals that I work with at the bar is tossing around the idea of starting her own “Personal Chef” business which sounds like something that she would be good at but I am concerned that people are not going to be willing to part with any of their hard earned money for something like this in our town. Our town has been hit hard by this Depression, much like most of the other cities and towns all across the country. Bars and restaurants have really felt the crunch, but she is determined and I really hope that it works for her and I’m willing to help in any way that I can.

I have a good amount of restaurant supplies that I am willing to turn her onto. I have offered to give her what she wants and needs in exchange for some of her services when she gets the business up and running. I love the batering system and I really think that this would be a win-win situation for the both of us if it all works out the way she is planning.

She has been talking it up at work and getting a lot of good reactions from folks about it, so that is a plus. She has even found a few people that used to be in the catering business that are willing to help her with numerous tips and free advice as well as some catering supplies that aren’t being used and need a home that she is willing to take off of her hands. Hey every penny counts these days, right? No reason she can’t start out with used equipment until she gets things off of the ground and starts showing a profit that will allow her to enjoy a shopping spree at a place like Tiger Chef, which is well known for all of their wonderful restaurant and bar supplies, as we are all aware of since we work at a bar/restaurant and we know all about Tiger Chef’s reputation and quality products at discounted prices, it’s all good.

This emergency happened during the evening and the address plaques that were placed on many of these houses in this particular area of the neighborhood were very hard for the EMTs to locate and read, which could have ended in a major catastrophe for this woman. So the talk of the neighborhood these days is all about finding the perfect address plaques to replace the old faded worn out ones that have seen better days in an effort to keep all of the residents safe in any type of emergency situation.

This is something that we all need to think about. An important issue that I think needs more attention drawn to. So I’m doing my part by posting this story and passing on how important it is to have what it takes to allow the police, the fire department and/or the ambulances to locate your property and home with ease, because in case of an emergency, as we all know, every minute, every second can make a big difference and possibly save a life.