Archive for April, 2008

When will it end?

Posted: 30th April 2008 by T.F.P. in Rants

Ugh, I’m so frustrated with my skin problems right now that I could just scream! I’ve been following a pretty good skincare regimen for the past few months that included taking DIM for acne, using toner on a daily basis, exfoliating weekly, and using benzoyl peroxide cream on existing pimples. That system worked well for [...]

Fed Cuts Rates Again

Posted: 30th April 2008 by T.F.P. in General

I usually don’t write about economic issues beyond my household budget, but I think this warrants mentioning. The Federal Reserve has announced that they’re cutting the federal funds rate by a quarter point, down to 2 percent — the lowest it has been since 2004. This marks the seventh rate cut since September 2007, but [...]

TV Tuner Card

Posted: 29th April 2008 by T.F.P. in Products

I recently purchased a TV tuner card for my computer so I’d be able to watch shows on my monitor instead of having to turn the television on as well. Why would I want to watch something on my 15″ monitor instead of my beautiful 37″ LCD TV? Well, for one thing, it makes me [...]

Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s

Posted: 29th April 2008 by T.F.P. in General

Today is Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s. I forgot all about this annual “event” until I read about it on a community newspaper website, so it’s probably too late for me to go out and get one. There’s no Ben & Jerry’s near me; the closest one is about 20 miles away in [...]

Cold Case Update

Posted: 28th April 2008 by T.F.P. in Entertainment

Cold Case has been one of my favorite TV shows for years now, but I’m sad to say that I’m not finding it very enjoyable anymore. One problem is that everything has become so formulaic that it’s easy to predict what will happen next. I guess that’s always a risk with police procedurals, as there [...]

Spring Cleaning

Posted: 28th April 2008 by T.F.P. in General

Jerry had the day off from work, but since we didn’t feel like going out, we decided to continue our spring cleaning efforts in the house. We’ve hauled out a bunch of junk so far, like old baby furniture that my son hasn’t used in years, broken toys, and anything else that we haven’t used [...]

Get Well, Ted & Travis

Posted: 28th April 2008 by T.F.P. in Life

I just read on Twitter that Ted and Travis from IZEA were jumped over the weekend while they were at a bar in New Orleans. I’m not too sure about all the details, but Ted’s twitters made it sound like he was dragged from a urinal by eight guys who immediately started kicking and punching [...]