From the monthly archives:

November 2007

I Love My Baggallini Bags!

by Rosalind Gardner on November 25, 2007

in Stuff I Like

Let me say this first, I hate handbags and I absolutely refuse to carry one when I’m at home. However, when I’m traveling, there are items that you absolutely must carry around with you i.e. passport and airline tickets to the airport, during transfers etc., that make having a handbag (or tote, or backpack) essential. [...]

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Malaria: Are You at Risk?

by Rosalind Gardner on November 23, 2007

in My Travels

Just one bite from an infected mosquito may be all it takes to become infected and sick with malaria. Those bitten by a malaria-infected mosquito and become sick with malaria may experience seizures, mental confusion, kidney failure, coma and possibly death. Let me repeat… malaria can be fatal. Estimates indicate that over 10,000 worldwide travelers [...]

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Hands Free Cell Phone

by Rosalind Gardner on November 17, 2007

in Stuff I Like

Driving these days requires full attention. One of our pet peeves is people who drive and talk on the cell phones. When in your car if you decide to make a call pull over and talk to your hearts content. If someone calls you they can leave a message. Now we all know that this [...]

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Roamsters Short-Listed for the Schmap Guide

by Rosalind Gardner on November 15, 2007

in News & Weirdness

This is pretty cool. I received the following message about the picture shown here to the left. Your photo(s) shown below have been short-listed for inclusion in the third edition of our Schmap Vancouver Guide, to be published mid-November 2007. While we offer no payment for publication, many photographers are pleased to submit their photos, [...]

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Windstorm: Powerless in Penticton

by Rosalind Gardner on November 15, 2007

in My Travels

We arrived home from our trip to New York and Toronto in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. Although Don, our housesitter, had phoned us in Toronto to tell us about the Penticton windstorm and downed trees in our yard , it wasn’t until the next morning that we became fully aware of how much [...]

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Emergency Radios

by Rosalind Gardner on November 15, 2007

in Stuff I Like

I’ve been very happy to have an emergency radio on a few occasions when we’ve had no power at home (see my entry about the Penticton windstorm) for protracted periods — anything longer than an hour or two. The radio let’s you stay informed of important news and broadcasts – and you can make a [...]

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“Rosalind has a special place in my heart…”

by Rosalind Gardner on November 14, 2007

in What Folks Say

This is Karen’s review of the Super Affiliate Handbook. They all do it. Did you know that? Who? All the top earners in the internet marketing industry, that’s who. Sure, they have their own products. You may have purchased some already. But, without a doubt, all of them earn a substantial portion of their online [...]

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