I have to wear reading glasses and at some point in the next year or two, I will probably need to wear eyeglasses full time. I am thinking about progressives, but they are so expensive. And I will probably have to get a new prescription every year for the next two or three years. So I hate to spend a lot of money on lenses that I will have to replace in a year.  I am seriously considering checking out discounted online progressive eyeglasses, at least for this first pair, and see how I like them.  I plan to take it a year at a time!

This is the time of year when a lot of people are looking for jobs, either recent graduates looking for a career or students looking for a summer job.  Sometimes a job search is not easy, and looking for work requires the help of an outside source.  Beyond.com is the world’s largest network of career communities with thousands of sites and thousands of channels, sorted by industry or location.  How easy it that!

We have lived in our house for 14 years now.  Wow, how fast time goes by!  I remember what all we had to do to buy our house.  We had to check out mortgage lenders to find the best one, and our realtor was very helpful.  I remember we had a mountain of paper work to sign at the closing, but it went surprisingly fast.  And what I remember most was when we first walked into our house after the closing, our realtor had left a beautifully wrapped little present to welcome us into our home.  That was sweet!

It’s amazing how many business transactions we can carry on in the privacy of our own homes, wearing our pajamas if we want to.  We can complete banking and credit card transactions, shop online and buy just about any type of merchandise, and in some places order groceries and have them delivered.  People can buy stock from companies such as Transworld Futures, an online futures broker.   Most people probably didn’t realize twenty years ago what all we would be able to do on the computer in the future.  I know I didn’t!

Wouldn’t it be fun to have a jet charter and take the whole family, relatives, and close friends on a trip to anywhere in the world?  I imagine that doesn’t happen every day, but there are people who do fly often on private jets for business purposes.   Many businesses rely on this type of travel.  As for me, I guess I will just dream about it.

Check out these gravity defying houses!  You’ve got to see the pictures!  The people who designed them definitely do not lack imagination or creativity.  I would enjoy getting to take a tour inside all of the houses just to see what they look like on the inside, but I can’t imagine living in them!

I imagine most people have seen promotional pens that have company names on them. Well, I used my imagination and wondered what it would be like if bloggers put the name of their blog on those type of pens and passed them out in their local area. That might be a good idea for a few bloggers.  It’s not something I would do, but I can see a possibility of it working for some blogs.

The more articles I read on GMO seeds, the more concerned I am.  Our food supply is affected without most people’s knowledge of what is happening.   How the DNA of the food grown from GMO seeds interacts with human DNA is yet to be seen.  Researchers are questioning and researching the safety of such food.  It is very concerning what huge companies can do and how they can have a negative impact on the world situation, all for their own benefit.

My post, Something’s Wrong Here, reveals how many countries in Europe are very concerned about foods containing GMO products.  They seem to be more informed than we are.

My first post about GMO foods, Organic Info, contains information about Jeff Cox’s book, The Organic Food Shopper’s Guide, which opened my eyes to the dangers of GMO foods.  He has facts about GMO foods that are a little scary.

If you would like to understand more about GMO seeds and how they affect the world then I highly suggest reading these two posts from Lofty Matters.  It won’t take up much of your time, but these two posts will give you a great summary of the situation:

Exploring GMO Seeds and Biotechnology - Part 1

Exploring GMO Seeds and Biotechnology - Part 2

Car insurance is a must!   So the best thing to do is to shop around and get the best price on car insurance you can find.  Some people just go with the company that their parents use, but there are competitive prices out there that definitely make it worth the effort to check them out!  Don’t just settle for any car insurance.  Compare and find the best deal for your money.

When my mother was in the last few years of her life, there were many medical bills. She never really had to go to the doctor much at all until she reached her late seventies.  I know for a fact that her wonderful medicare insurance policy paid off, and she had very little out-of-pocket medical expenditures. If you don’t have medicare insurance, then I would suggest checking and researching to find a good policy.