Wordless Wednesday
LOL doesn’t this make you wonder if all the things you are doing down to live a long and healthy live will really matter when you reach those last ten or twenty years of life?
Archives for September 2008
Do you grow delphiniums?
I grow a variety of delphiniums in my backyard garden and just recently in my planted front boulevard. The one that I’ve posted below tends to spread … a lot!
It’s very prolific .. almost weed like. Yet it’s a very pretty plant when in bloom. Unfortunately I have to pull out tons of it each spring otherwise my garden would be just this delphinium!
Do you grow any delphiniums?
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Finally going to meet my great-niece
I’m so excited. Not this weekend, but the next my family is going to have a little get together. Just the ones that live in the Toronto area that is.
My Niece had a baby in February and can you believe that I haven’t even met her baby yet? Yeah … sad isn’t it? I can’t believe it. But all of that will change next week. We’ll be getting together with my sister and her two kids, my brother and his wife and their two kids which includes my niece and her new baby.
I’ll finally get to see little S. I think I might get the baby a gift. I showered my niece with about five presents at her baby shower, but that was back in January, I’m sure she needs a few more things for the baby by now. I don’t know whether to get some toys for the baby or something more practical like baby bedding as I’m sure that’s always needed!
Any suggestions from the Moms out there? What types of things did you find you needed when your baby was 6 to 7 months old? Keep in mind that my niece took in a fantastic haul at her baby shower … so she might not really need anything in particular.
Pet Alert: Some wood glues are toxic to your pet
I was just reading the ASPCA newsletter that I get each week and they had an article about how toxic some of the glues that we use in our homes can be to our pets. The focus was on wood glue and an ingredient that isn’t always listed on the label.
Here’s an exerpt of the story:
Home Improvement: Keep Your Pet Safe from Toxic Glues
As do-it-yourself home improvement projects become more popular, pet parents may unwittingly expose their furry friends to dangerous tools and tricks of the trade. One such product is polyurethane glue, a water resistant adhesive that’s a favorite of woodworkers, but especially toxic to dogs and cats.
According to the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC), pet poisonings from wood glues—and other adhesives containing the substance diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI)—are pervasive. In the last twelve months, the APCC has treated nearly 100 cases of pets who’ve ingested expanding glues. Of those incidents, 98% involved dogs and 78% were evaluated at high or medium risk for developing severe, life-threatening clinical effects.
Polyurethane glue—also known by brand names like Gorilla Glue and Elmer’s Pro-Bond—is prized for its ability to bond tightly to wood. If eaten, however, the glue expands in the stomach’s warm, moist environment and forms a softball-sized lump. A dog who eats even a small amount of MDI-based adhesive can experience severe gastrointestinal problems resulting in blockages. This disturbing scenario most often requires emergency surgery to remove the mass.
Pet parents should treat any expanding adhesive as a potential hazard, since the offending chemical MDI is not always listed on product labels. Like all toxic household products, wood glue should be stored in a secure cabinet to prevent your furry beloveds from coming into contact with it. If you suspect your pet has ingested polyurethane glue, please call your vet or the ASPCA’s 24-hour poison hotline at (888) 426-4435.
I’ve always assumed that any toxic substances would be listed on the label of products used for repairs around the home and so on, but I guess I’m mistaken. Still, as the article recommends, I always keep any products that i suspect might have harmful chemicals in cupboards or storage cabinets that our dog cannot get into.
I have my own tech store
I don’t think I’ve mentioned this on My World yet, but I won some fantastic software a few weeks ago in a blog contest. The software is called StoreStacker and it allows you to easily build a store that carries products from Amazon, Ebay, and a few other big online stores.
I built my first store on a sub-domain of one of my Tech blogs and it only took minutes to set up! Well ok … setting up categories for the products etc took a little longer than that, but once it came down to filling the store with products that part only took minutes! It’s amazing! I now have an online store with maybe 5,000 products or perhaps even more than that. I know the sitemap is HUGE!
I set up the store to carry high tech items like computers, computer accessories, computer games, video games like xbox 360 vintage PC’s, HDTV’s, digital cameras and more.
I probably won’t make many sales until I start getting some traffic to the store, but it’s a neat concept and you can’t beat free software! When I have time I create a few more stores – one that fit with my particular sites niches. Those stores will probably do better than the first store that I just created.
Have any of you tried using Storestacker or any other type of software to build your own store almost automatically?