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Putting a fraud alert on you credit file is one of the first things you should do if you suspect someone is trying to open credit accounts in your name. It might be something you want to do, even if you don’t think identity theft is an immediate threat.

http://www.fightidentitytheft.com/flag.html

Fraud alerts are not a cure-all, however. A fraud alert can be ignored by creditors. If you suspect you’re a victim of identity theft, or have already become a victim, fraud alerts are only a start in trying to protect your credit. You also need to pay close attention to your credit report and consider a credit freeze – an even stronger option than a fraud alert. It tightens access to your credit data even more by allowing you to freeze all access to your credit file.

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What can you do about bad email in cyberspace? You can always just delete, but sometimes you want to do more. First, don’t respond. Second, check out these tips about unwanted offensive email.

Suggestions on what to equip a basic tool kit with. It goes beyond the basic screwdriver and hammer.

Having moved quite a few times and finding quite a few broken china pieces, (too many times to count), I’ve listed below a few places to find items to complete dinnerware sets.

American dinnerware tableware china replacements. Website also has packing instructions for fragile items.
TIAS.com antiques & collectibles
OhioRiverPottery
Replacements, Ltd.

I had a battle with the washing machine. My laundry area and kitchen (right next to the laundry) flooded. I ran a normal load, then I ran a Short Load. Two cloth diapers (we use them for cleaning and I couldn’t get them clean with dish soap) run on Low, using the Shortest wash. I used bleach (haven’t used that awful stuff in a long time). My dd goes into the kitchen and starts yelling The Kitchen Is Flooding! We trace it to the washer – and that Low load was all over the floor looking more like High Tide! **grrrr**
So quick – call one of the guys from work. He takes the tubing off, no holes. Check for signs of flooding elsewhere, nada. He thinks I overfilled the washer. I had it on low. I didn’t overflow it. Thing overflowed itself. He doesn’t think a pipe has burst, says keep an eye on the washer. I do not like my washer right now, nor do I want to use it to wash all those now wet towels.

Paul Newman Tribute on Sunday, October 12th!
TCM remembers Paul Newman, the actor, director, race car driver and humanitarian in an eleven-film salute. I made an rss widgetbox for TCM’s schedule. Add it to your blog, myspace, and other places you frequent!

This free 55-minute video about smoking is a mail-in offer. Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage for the address as well as free d/l in pdf teacher’s guide and facilitator’s guide.

How to put an end to junk mail, spam and telemarketers

Too often I find myself putting my ‘real email’ (one that I use daily) onto the freebie email forms. This means I just put myself at risk for spam and junk mail. Some forms request a phone number as well. Depending on how much I would like a certain freebie, I may or may not enter the information.

There are a few ways to help protect yourself from the influx of junk.

1. Email. Set up an email account (use a free service like hotmail or yahoo) to use only for filling out freebie forms.

2. Telemarketers. Sign up at the National Do Not Call List or tell the telemarketers to have your number removed from the telemarketers system.

You must say “Please remove me from your calling list” or they legally don’t have to. If you just say “Don’t ever call here” they can still leave your number in the system. You can tell them “I am noting the time and date of this call” just as extra assurance that they know that you know that your name and number must be removed.

The national do not call registry is located at: https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx

3. Junkmail. Why not mail it back to them as long as they’re paying the postage. Save those postage-paid return envelopes. Opt out of junk mail: http://opt-out.cdt.org/

Mr Picassohead! This is cute. You can drag objects to create your own abstract painting. Here’s mine http://www.mrpicassohead.com/canvas.html?id=822a231

The library is a great free resource! The library in my old town has a book cart that has used books they want to sell — for cheap! I’ve got some great educational books for 25-cents! We’ve found some of those ‘New True Books’ that tell about for example ‘The Hopi Indians’, etc, that my kid will use.

One of the best buys I got at the library was book-on-tape: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn which comes in a video-tape case type of thing, has around 4 tapes, I believe it’s the unabridged version, for 50-cents! The cost of it brand-new I think would be over $20!

Library book sales are the best! I’ve been to the sales at my local library and my first experience with them was amazing. I did not realize the sale was going on and when we got there it was going to be over in about one hour. It was also the last day so the library had the prices $5/bag (they used the brown paper grocery bags). Because we got there so late, I actually got $5/car! I ended up with six computer paper boxes and several grocery bags full of books – and the library wanted me to take more! They really tried to get me to take their romance novels (ugh!), which I would have taken directly to a used book store to use for store credit . No more room. I got some American Heritage encyclopedia style books and quite a few other sets of encyclopedias. My kid can use them for projects and cut them completely apart and I certainly will not mind. My parents, when my sister and I were young, bought the Encyclopedia Britannica set which cost them quite a bit of money. The pages were thin and I was so afraid I would tear them just turning a page. I am glad I paid only pennies per book so my kid can enjoy them! Because of our adventure that day at the library, they took my name and phone number to call me when they have another sale. They welcome us when they see us come in, ‘here’s our homeschoolers’ LOL!