Jun 20 2009

U.S. Journalist Held Captive by Taliban Escapes

The Washington Post is reporting… Wow what a story David Rohde is going to have.  I wonder if he saw Osama bin Laden? U.S. Journalist Held Captive by Taliban Escapes New York Times reporter David Rohde, who disappeared in Afghanistan in November 2008, has escaped from his Taliban kidnappers and is under U.S. military protection, […]

Jun 20 2009

Charter Communications Please Stop Mailings!

If you are like me you are getting really tired of asking Charter Communications to stop send solicitations to sign-up for their service. I would not sign-up for Charter services even if they gave it away for free and would rather not have TV service. Charter is one of the worse when it comes to […]

Jun 20 2009

Discount on iPhone with Bing.com Cashback

Are you looking to save some money on your iphone purchase? Well apparently the bing cashback program from Microsoft does in fact work. I just received confirmation of a $69 credit on my $199 purchase of the iPhone. So for all the non-believers there you go. It really was easy. Signup for Bing cashback and […]

Jun 20 2009

Pasadena Shopping & Dining Discounts

Are you shopping in Pasadena on a budget or looking for some ways to save? Parking – there are several city lots that offer 90 minutes of free parking some with validation and others the first 90 minutes are free. Dining – look for restaurants that offer discounts. There are several sites including these: https://dingpow.com/where/pasadena, […]

Jun 20 2009

Iran and North Korea

We have our hands full trying to keep an eye on Iran and North Korea. North Korea is trigger happy testing missles and threatening neighboring countries. The latest is that North Korea is launching a missle test into the Pacific Ocean, with reports that the missles can reach Hawaii.  In light of this the US […]

Jun 20 2009

Apple’s Steve Jobs Liver Transplant

We are now reading that Steve Jobs(Apple) who had taken medical leave six months ago had received a liver transplant two months ago and has been recovering. It is reported that Steve will be returning to work at Apple part time in the next few weeks. Our wishes to Steve for a speedy recovery. It […]