ballpoint pens

 GENERAL  No Responses »
Jul 202012
 

I don’t know about you, but I used to have dozens of pens lying around in drawers, standing up in mugs, some working, most not.

AND THEN I WOKE UP AND DID MYSELF A FAVOUR!

I realised that I wasted more time on pens that didn’t work, wrote badly, hurt my hands when I wrote etc., than I saved buying cheap.

I threw every single pen out – even the working ones – and changed my life in a small but significant way.

I took the advice of a friend and bought a packet of 10 of the best – and relatively inexpensive – pens ever made.

They work so well, they write so well, they feel so good, the ink is viscous and beautiful on the paper…

Just do it. The Schneider Slider Memo Ballpoint Pen.

German technology. ‘Nuff said.

solid state drive

 COMPUTERS, SUBSTITUTES  No Responses »
Jul 202012
 

This is just about the best thing you can do these days to speed up your old – or new – computer.

Solid state drives are around 5 times faster than ordinary hard drives.

But they are expensive (at the time of writing).

The trick is, you don’t need a large one. A 60 GB SSD drive is around $120.00 (here in Australia) and you only need to put the Operating System and installed programs on it. Data can be stored on an external drive and plugged in when you need it (or for quick access to often used data – saved online on a site like Dropbox).

So SSDs are the way to go. Just don’t spend money on a large one.

One thing – NEVER defrag an SSD. Shortens their life, which is longer than a platter drive by the way.

braces not belts

 APPEARANCE, FASHION, SUBSTITUTES  No Responses »
Jul 202012
 

Belts, my husband says, are useless things. As you get older – and wider – it gets harder for a leather belt to do its thing and stay in place.

And therefore he wears braces, and so does our son. In fact, braces are so-oooooo comfortable, and my husband swears they give you a real emotional lift all day. You kinds feel lifted up all day.

Son says it’s always fashionable too.

Did I mention braces can be picked up  for less than $10.00?

Try it guys. You might never go back.

lottery tickets

 FINANCE, GENERAL, RIP-OFFS  No Responses »
Jul 202012
 

It’s your choice, but really, all you are doing is paying other people’s tax for them (think about it).

You have LESS chance of being hit by lightning. How often is that going to happen IN YOUR ENTIRE LIFE let alone this Thursday?

In fact, you ARE being hit by “lightening” your wallet!

OK. If it gives you a little lift in life, go ahead. But you are better off betting on the horses.

You’ll still lose in the long run, but you’ll have plenty of laughs and wins with your losses. And lots of things to try.

Don’t bet what you can’t afford to lose, because like my husband, you WILL lose at the races over time. If that wasn’t the case, bookmakers would have become extinct centuries ago.

Poker machines? You’re kidding right? Put good money in – take less money out. Over and over and over again. Not for me.

One lottery thing I do, though, is buy scratch tickets for friends in hospital. Better than grapes. Every morning for a week or so after your visit they have another scratch. Keeps them looking forward to another day in hospital, which can get quite boring.