Urban camping
Camping near NYC? How about Washington DC? As part of our road trip this summer, we will be headed east from California and making for the east coast. Ideally, what I'd like to find in both NY and DC...
View ArticleSurprise ending
I just found out within the last hour that my father has passed away. I am in California and he lived in Missouri. Now what? I have cousins there, on site who are handling the immediate needs (waiting...
View ArticleHow long for shipping for an iPhone 4?
Anyone with experience ordering an iPhone 4 online? My son decided he was ready to buy one and not one place local to us has one in stock. We just assumed we could walk in off the street and pick one...
View ArticleLasik surgery for a martial artist or prescription goggles?
Lasik surgery vs prescription sports goggles? My son is very interested in having Lasik eye surgery, mostly so he doesn't have to deal with not wearing his glasses during martial arts training. His...
View ArticleMom cat in mourning
Feral mother cat in mourning for her kittens - how long will it last? I manage a feral cat colony in my backyard. Last year I caught and fixed three kittens and a not-related to them female cat. I...
View ArticleCharging and loading a Kindle abroad
US Kindle usable in UK/Europe? How to charge and how to load books? My son is getting ready to leave for a three month study abroad program in the UK. He'll spend most of his time there and then have a...
View ArticleHow to capture a set of posts and comments from Face Book?
A friend would like me to save her some posts and comments from FB in a less ephemeral way. I'd like to copy them and make them into some sort of book or pamphlet for her. Have you done this sort of...
View Articlephone interview follow up?
My son had a phone interview for an internship at a STEM center a couple of weeks ago. It went well and the person told him she would follow up with an email about setting up an in person meeting. He...
View ArticleGraphic ID please
Can someone help me find this graphic? It's shown on a tee shirt, but I would prefer it in the form of a poster or even a note card. I'll take the tee if that's all there is. I think it would make a...
View ArticleActually useful online traffic school
My husband got a ticket for a moving violation and has to complete some form of traffic school. He'd like to do it online and would like for it to be actually a useful course, not just some brush off...
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