tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71231095009235799942007-12-21T17:57:13.491-08:00Thomas FarrellBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123109500923579994.post-88677379013678779412007-12-04T19:46:00.000-08:002007-12-04T19:48:06.250-08:00

If you don't have Amazon Prime, amazon.com will often give you free shipping on orders of $25 or more. But, if you use this service, you know that you often end up with a total like $23.87, and then they want to charge $6 or so for shipping. Amazon Filler Item Finder lets you type in the exact difference between your order total and $25, and they'll find you some cheap item you can add to your

Thomas Farrelltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123109500923579994.post-47831807743774175452007-11-21T01:03:00.000-08:002007-11-21T01:04:43.696-08:00

I found a shop in Georgia that had some of the most exquisite christmas ornaments I've seen. Really gorgeous. I was going to buy one as a gift for a friend, but I was going to do a lot of walking around and didn't want to carry it and so I decided I'd go back for it, and then I did a lot of stuff that day and I managed to forget about it until it was too late. After a bit of googling, I found

Thomas Farrelltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123109500923579994.post-79672721676106526822007-09-18T16:42:00.000-07:002007-09-18T16:43:54.697-07:00

My friend Bob has started a terrific new blog on Learning to Bowl. It's designed for completely inexperienced bowlers or to help experienced bowlers who would like to improve their score.

Thomas Farrelltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123109500923579994.post-90745818779058669312007-04-10T22:12:00.000-07:002007-04-10T22:13:20.969-07:00

Please allow me to point out two services which you may find useful if you have a cell phone: Jott Jott provides free transcription and messaging services. You sign up with them and provide to them your phone number(s) and (optionally) a copy of your address book (which is kept private). Then, when you dial their toll-free number from one of your phones, it asks, "who do you want to jott?". You

Thomas Farrelltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123109500923579994.post-1125285047322202602007-02-19T22:15:00.000-08:002007-02-19T22:32:44.949-08:00

What could be more welcome at the height of a New England winter than a fresh fruit cocktail of summery fruits? My fruit cocktail recipe couldn't be easier: it's made of equal parts pineapple, strawberry, and seedless watermelon. Cut the fruit into small slices or chunks so that you and your family or guests can get a little bit of each fruit in each bite. I mix the fruit cocktail up and place

Thomas Farrelltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123109500923579994.post-74862412236073742432007-02-17T14:01:00.000-08:002007-02-17T15:24:25.114-08:00

I just bought a spin dryer (the larger one on the bottom) from "The Laundry Alternative". I'm very happy with it. What's a spin dryer? Well, you take your clean, wet clothes from the washing machine and put them in the spin dryer, and it spins them up to 3200 RPM (less for the smaller model). This causes the water in your clothes to escape to the outsides of the spinning drum, where it pours

Thomas Farrelltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123109500923579994.post-10546185543816924192007-02-12T13:49:00.000-08:002007-02-10T22:26:07.151-08:00

One of my favorite kitchen widgets is my pineapple slicer. It's very easy to use. You chop the top off of the pineapple, and then the slicer is simply pressed into the pineapple and turned. It corkscrews its way down into the pineapple (although it's easier than an actual corkscrew) and slices as it goes along. When you near the bottom of the pineapple, simply pull, and it removes the sliced

Thomas Farrelltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123109500923579994.post-2730504737924110462007-02-10T22:18:00.000-08:002007-02-06T22:39:25.759-08:00

Powdered sugar-free drink mixes come in a limited set of flavors, and frankly if you don't want lemonade, pink lemonade, or iced tea, you're often out of luck. Kool-Aid brand drink mixes come in a variety of flavors, but are usually mixed with sugar. The solution? Splenda brand artificial sweetener is now available in little envelopes, about the same size and shape as the envelopes of

Thomas Farrelltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123109500923579994.post-43525736906984786672007-02-06T21:58:00.000-08:002007-02-06T22:39:23.108-08:00

I've been using Vonage for about a year now and I've been delighted. Here's why: 1) Unlimited calling is relaxing. It's nice to never have to think "I've spent enough on this call" or "ooh, I'm using too many of my cell minutes" when I use my vonage phone. I talk to my friends and family and anyone else I feel like for as long as I want and it doesn't cost me a dime extra. I can even hand my

Thomas Farrelltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123109500923579994.post-23864247794864223562007-02-06T21:03:00.000-08:002007-02-06T21:05:35.947-08:00

Greetings, and thank you for viewing my lifestyle blog. Here I'll feature products, services, recipes, techniques, and designs that I think living easier or more fun.

Thomas Farrell