On Monday August 3rd it will be 2 weeks that I haven't been on the bicycle and I will still have to wait to ride it until my shoulder is totally 100% healed. I've been trying my best to make good food choices but when I can't exercise at all because of the excruciating pain in my back and shoulder it takes all of my motivation away.
I've been finished with the steroid meds since yesterday morning and so some of the pain caused from the side effects from that medicine are gone but the pain that I was taking them for is still there. I still have 3 more weeks worth of the muscle relaxer medicine to go. I sure hope I won't be out of commission for 3 more weeks, that would suck. It's basically voiding the last couple of months of hard work. I've already started gaining some weight back.
When I get my check I'm buying a new handlebar which is about $10-$15 (hopefully) and the grips for about $5 I guess then I can start riding again. Of course it is possible that my brake cables aren't going to be long enough so I'll have to buy new cables lol. If it ain't one thing it's another. And I'm going to buy a new gel seat cover for this new ergo seat so that should top me off lol.
I've been out of money for the last couple of weeks now so I haven't had some of the foods that I love so when I get my check on Monday I'm gonna go nuts because then I can finally buy some coffee grounds and some creamer. Oh I miss coffee. I hate being broke so much lol. Luckily I still have some slim fast though so that I haven't been worrying about and Chip buys milk when we're out so that's not a problem either.
Monday Monday Monday hurry up and come faster! The last 2 weeks are going toooooo slow.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Books Being Deleted by Amazon?
I am a huge fan of technology and when I first heard that Amazon came out with a e-book reader I was so thrilled at the thought of it. But of course I can't afford one with the price they charge for it. However, after reading this article on the SyFy tech website Dvice.com about Amazon deleting books from Kindle owners it got me a bit concerned.
SHIFT: Is Big Brother Living In Your Kindle?
Can you imagine buying an e-book then go to read it and it's gone? In all fairness to Amazon they refunded the money back to all those that they deleted it from. And the books were illegal too. But if you buy a book from the amazon website how do you know if you are buying a legal copy of it? I mean, you are trusting that Amazon is going to sell you legal copies of e-books right?
Well, Amazon has apologized about the whole thing and they promised to put that delete button away in the basement. They are such a good company that I will probably still trust them to keep their word. They just need to stop selling illegal books lol.
This has not deterred me from still wishing I had a Kindle, I mean, I have one in my Amazon Wish List (link to the right), the new one for $299. I'm going to continue to wish that I had it too until I get the money to buy it. But then again I think I'm still holding out for color touchscreen with a 8.5"x11" paper sized display for $99 to $199. I'm going to be waiting awhile lol.
SHIFT: Is Big Brother Living In Your Kindle?
Can you imagine buying an e-book then go to read it and it's gone? In all fairness to Amazon they refunded the money back to all those that they deleted it from. And the books were illegal too. But if you buy a book from the amazon website how do you know if you are buying a legal copy of it? I mean, you are trusting that Amazon is going to sell you legal copies of e-books right?
Well, Amazon has apologized about the whole thing and they promised to put that delete button away in the basement. They are such a good company that I will probably still trust them to keep their word. They just need to stop selling illegal books lol.
This has not deterred me from still wishing I had a Kindle, I mean, I have one in my Amazon Wish List (link to the right), the new one for $299. I'm going to continue to wish that I had it too until I get the money to buy it. But then again I think I'm still holding out for color touchscreen with a 8.5"x11" paper sized display for $99 to $199. I'm going to be waiting awhile lol.
Dunkin' Cruelty?
I just read an update on Facebook by someone who is a comedian Carol Leifer and she is asking people to support this. It's called Dunkin' Cruelty. It's a website that someone has created, most likely someone from PETA, to urge people to beg Dunkin' Donuts to stop using eggs and dairy in their donuts.
You know, I am all for helping animals from animal cruelty and all but how exactly is this going to impact the egg and dairy industry? First of all they are urging them to stop using eggs AND dairy yet they only talk about how cruel the chickens are treated, not about the cows. And 2nd of all, what the hell do you think they serve at EVERY restaurant in the world? Eggs and Dairy. So why is it that out of all the restaurants in the whole world you are pickin' on Dunkin' Donuts?
How horrible are their donuts going to taste with no eggs in them? I mean seriously. Why not just boycott Dunkin' Donuts and get it over with instead of begging them to bland up their donuts? How exactly do you make a donut without eggs?
I guess I don't see the point in this. Human beings need eggs for protein and they need dairy to build strong bones. Eggs are not fertile, they aren't going to be a future chicken since they are not fertilized by a male and the milk is produced by cows daily anyway so why can't all the carnivores enjoy their eggs and milk and leave us alone?
You know, I am all for helping animals from animal cruelty and all but how exactly is this going to impact the egg and dairy industry? First of all they are urging them to stop using eggs AND dairy yet they only talk about how cruel the chickens are treated, not about the cows. And 2nd of all, what the hell do you think they serve at EVERY restaurant in the world? Eggs and Dairy. So why is it that out of all the restaurants in the whole world you are pickin' on Dunkin' Donuts?
How horrible are their donuts going to taste with no eggs in them? I mean seriously. Why not just boycott Dunkin' Donuts and get it over with instead of begging them to bland up their donuts? How exactly do you make a donut without eggs?
I guess I don't see the point in this. Human beings need eggs for protein and they need dairy to build strong bones. Eggs are not fertile, they aren't going to be a future chicken since they are not fertilized by a male and the milk is produced by cows daily anyway so why can't all the carnivores enjoy their eggs and milk and leave us alone?
Trinvo Talking Translator
I just found this neat gadget on the Dvice.com website. It is the Trinvo Talking Translator Knows a Dozen Languages post.
When we were thinking about going to Italy a few years ago I was trying my best to learn Italian. We bought CD's from Costco and I sat here for hours at a time for weeks trying to learn and I just couldn't learn it very easily. And the words that I did learn I don't seem to remember at all.
I was looking to buy something that would act as a translator for me and I found 1 way but it would cost hundreds of dollars. I would've had to buy a PDA and buy voice recognition software with languages and of course I would've had to pay for each language that I needed and it wasn't cheap, about $50 per language. We never did make it to Italy though.
But with the Trinvo Talking Translator it makes it so much easier. Although it is still a bit expensive and since it's only for sale in the UK via the Gadgetshop website, you are looking to spend quite a bit of money.
The gadget itself is £34.99 and with shipping to the United States they tack on an additional £28.00 as their shipping charge for a grand total of £62.99 which translates to $103.86. Without that bogus shipping charge the gadget still costs $57.70. But who wants to pay the same amount for shipping that the gadget itself costs?
I suppose if you were to buy it at the airport you would end up paying over $100 anyway.
When we were thinking about going to Italy a few years ago I was trying my best to learn Italian. We bought CD's from Costco and I sat here for hours at a time for weeks trying to learn and I just couldn't learn it very easily. And the words that I did learn I don't seem to remember at all.
I was looking to buy something that would act as a translator for me and I found 1 way but it would cost hundreds of dollars. I would've had to buy a PDA and buy voice recognition software with languages and of course I would've had to pay for each language that I needed and it wasn't cheap, about $50 per language. We never did make it to Italy though.
But with the Trinvo Talking Translator it makes it so much easier. Although it is still a bit expensive and since it's only for sale in the UK via the Gadgetshop website, you are looking to spend quite a bit of money.
The gadget itself is £34.99 and with shipping to the United States they tack on an additional £28.00 as their shipping charge for a grand total of £62.99 which translates to $103.86. Without that bogus shipping charge the gadget still costs $57.70. But who wants to pay the same amount for shipping that the gadget itself costs?
I suppose if you were to buy it at the airport you would end up paying over $100 anyway.
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