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The Blessings of Brownouts

The other night, we had a unscheduled brownout in our area which lasted several hours. Around the glows of candles, my daughters, aged 8 and 9, created shadow images and imagined roasting marshmallows. Then they get to the point of being bored and couldn’t think of anything to do without technology and entertainment being powered by electricity. So I told them that during our younger years, brownouts were being anticipated and were our excuse to have some FUN!

During those days, primetime TV shows were not that competitive and over-hyped that I remember watching it during 6pm newscasts only. There are also no ipods, playstations, cable channels, cellphones, karaoke or videoke that distracts us from studying and going to bed early. But when brownout occurs, its just like an impulse for everyone to go out fan-off the heat inside the house. The kids gathers around and starts to select what game we should be playing. Usually under the moonlight, our street games are either ‘taguan’ or hide and seek or patintero, a game where there are ‘guards’ on every stops and the object is to pass these guards to get a point or ‘agawan base,’ where the team members will be prisoners of the opponent team and the object of the game is to rescue the prisoners . These games usually takes hours and it seems no end because the losing team always asks for another round hoping to get even or take the lead. The games makes our hearts pumped because of the sheer excitement and thrill of beating the opponent, not to mention the buckets of perspiration we accumulate. But as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end, our adventure ends when the lights went back again. We retreat to our homes tired, exhausted and will sleep with a smile of contentment.

It’s just a loss that the kids generation today was not able to experience this. They are very dependent on the technology and electricity that at times they feel the everything will stop without power. I hope that before my kids leave their childhood, they will be able to play the games we played.

SNF For Our Love Ones

Our loved ones need the best and reliable skilled nursing facility (SNF) when the right moment comes. It is important that we are prepared when that time comes to avoid confusion, and abrupt decisions which may put at risk our loved ones welfare because of poor planning.

These days, there are a several SNF’s available almost every where. These facilities offer a variety of services that are designed to meet the needs of our loved ones. One must be careful in selecting these facilities because we should remember that this decision will be for the happiness and satisfaction of our loved ones. We must invest our time to review a skilled nursing facility to make sure that what we will be selecting fits the needs and requirements of our loved ones.

Before choosing the best facility for your loved ones, you must consider the following:

1. short or long term stay – depending on what the doctor prescribed
2. type of illness – rehab only or specialized care

Once we have identified these factors, we can then select what best fits our loved ones needs depending on the type of services these SNF’s offer.

And lastly, we must discuss with the facility administrators our expectations so that they are informed that we are aware of what standards should an SNF be following.

Hair Loss Solution

Are you considering of having a hair transplant? Do you have some second thoughts to proceed with the procedure?

It is a known fact that the skill and technique being used by the hair restoration surgeons differs from everywhere. Several methods are being introduced to solve hair loss problems and hair transplant is usually a fairly safe and preferred procedure by many. When performed correctly, a hair transplant procedure can change a person’s attitude and outlook in life.

Dr. Pistone Hair Restoration is one of the leading hair doctor in philadelphia and they are the qualified and experienced professionals who will assist you in your hair problem. They offer free and private consultations where you will be the one to decide what is best and suitable for you. Their facilities adhere to highest standards of medical care and practice and they can assure you of providing surgical excellence.

If you desire a look that is natural and undetectable, finding a good surgeon, hair restoration procedure and facility is critical. Visit Dr. Pistone Hair Restoration now and take the first step for a new you.

GPS collar for dogs

Garmin has announced the DC 30, a GPS dog tracking collar for use with its Astro GPS Dog Tracking System.

The DC 30 collar’s main housing sits below the dog’s neck, while a small, low-profile GPS antenna is integrated into the collar strap and positioned on top of the dog’s neck, claiming to provide a clear view of satellites with minimal rotation.

Garmin says that used in conjunction with the Astro 220 receiver, the system pinpoints exactly where your dog is and what he’s doing - running, pointing, or treeing - even in dense cover, up to 7 miles away, depending on terrain.

Astro can track up to ten dogs per receiver at once, and the collar gives location updates every 5, 10, or 30 seconds. More »

Night Life in San Diego

Usually night life heats up after sunsets. From casual seaside nightspots to upscale dance clubs, there are a number of great places to unwind or to get your family and friends to have some fun. There are guides and suggestions provided to make your night life easier. They a have rated the most trusted venues like clubs, indoor table games, dance clubs, hotels and many more.

They offer everything you need in San Diego. San Diego Restaurants, San Diego Concerts, San Diego Theater,San Diego Recreation, San Diego Events.

San Diego nightlife has the ultimate guide for nightlife, events and entertainment. They’ve sorted it out by day, by kind and whatsoever. I like these kind of sites because you tend to rely on their reviews if the bar is a ravishing place to party or just a plain dump site of people making out. If you know what I mean. Anyway, I think our ultimate party goers should have something like San Diego Club’s site.

Fresh air inside your home

Do you feel that the air you are breathing is stuffy? There are several air purifier available in the market and they offer a wide variety of choices but a fresh air purifier from EcoQuest International can do the job.

Imagine a small box filtering the air and leaving a fresh air fragrance just like after the rain inside your home. This small appliance has been tested to remove and eliminate odors cause by smoke and decomposing elements like dead insects inside our home or office. It is also effective in preventing molds and mildews to populate that may cause bacteria. Also the filter-less technology uses ionization to activate the oxygen in the area.

Upon writing this blog, I remember a friend of mine who is now suffering from pneumonia because unclean air in their surroundings. No matter how they clean inside their house still they cannot prevent the bad air that is coming outside.

Armband Charger works via Kinetic Energy

Orange has announced the launch of a mobile phone charger prototype that is powered by dance energy.

The company says the Orange Dance Charge is the result of months of research into alternate, sustainable energy sources to power mobile phones during summer music festivals.

Working with renewable energy company, GotWind, who are also responsible for this year’s Orange ReCharge Pod, Orange says it “commissioned the research into a kinetic energy portable phone charger that would harness the energy created by festival revellers dancing to their favourite bands to ensure a clean and renewable energy source”. More »