Author Archives: GW
I caught Santa, and you can, too!
Can you imagine the look on your kid’s face when you show him a photo of Santa in your own living room? When I saw this site, icaughtsanta.com, I smiled. What a fun, original idea! Best yet, I have a discount code for my readers. But more about this later. Our girls, despite their being [...]
Yogurt cookies recipe fail
United we stand – Divided we fall. Any American knows this saying. However, tonight division would have been my friend, had I heeded the word. My cookies fell (or failed) because I didn’t divide. Yes, that little word “divided” is very important in recipes. It means to reserve a portion of the full measure set [...]
Sarah the PayPal chat bot kills me. No, really kills me.
I had a question for PayPal, so thought I’d try their chatbot, virtual assistant Sarah-PayPal. I asked if there was a way to cancel a withdrawal that’s in pending status. I learned that there is not. Darn! While I was chatting with my electronic friend, I asked something about fees. She directed me to the [...]
Crock-Pot Create-A-Crock great idea, but missed an opportunity
I recently saw Crock-Pot’s latest product offering via their Facebook page. The Create-A-Crock is a great idea! Customers can now choose from nine different stock designs, then upload four of their own pictures. You have to click the green “Create Mine Now” button on the page to get to the design app. The app is [...]
Pterodactyl in the Fall
Pterodactyl in the Fall, originally uploaded by gardenwife. Pterodactyl in the Fall: I looked down in the parking lot and mused to myself, “That leaf looks just like a pterodactyl.” Then, I did a double-take and realized it *was* a pterodactyl. There absurdity of all this made me laugh aloud and get out the camera [...]
What to do if your cat loses its tail
Did you hear about the lady who accidentally cut her cat’s tail off with a weed whacker? Very upset, the woman grabbed the cat and its severed tail and told her neighbor she was taking the cat to Walmart. Her neighbor said, “Why on earth are you taking the cat to Walmart? You should take [...]
