Hacks

25 hacks for bringing your neighbors into a closer-knit community, making your neighborhood safer and more fun.
25 hacks for bringing your neighbors into a closer-knit community, making your neighborhood safer and more fun.I was pulling out of our driveway the other day and I saw the same guy that walks his two dogs every day. I don't know his name. He has been living in the neighborhood and has walked his dogs almost every day for 10 years. I was sad and ashamed that I did not even know his name. Not good. There are so many reasons that neighbors should take the time to get to know one another. 
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10 chores you have been doing manually that iphone can do more efficiently for you.
10 chores you have been doing manually that iphone can do more efficiently for you. Remember when a phone was just a phone. Remember before we had cell phones the drive home from work was a time to let the day of tensions from work flow from your body as you drove home in the solitude of your car. Back then we had those precious moments when on on in the world could get ahold of you. But all that has changed with the cell phone. I used to have a cell phone (we called them a brick when they first came out), Thomas Guide (200 page map) , camera, paper planner, flashlight, magnifying glass, blood pressure machine, a step counter on my belt, alarm clock, CD filling my car's sun visor, manual thermostat for the home air conditioner, and no way to track my kids. Now my iphone does all that and more.  
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Your cell phone can make  your life a lot easier.
Do more than talk on your iphone and listen to music. Your cell phone can make  your life a lot easier. The ipone that you have in your butt pocket is more than for talking on and snapping pictures. You have more power in your pocket than General motors had to run their entire company 30 years ago. Use it.
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30 hacks to make audacious senior citizens' lives less complicated and more enjoyable

People joke a lot about senior citizens and their memory or lack thereof. I am 72 and have memory loss from just being older and from having two strokes. At the same time I have lost some memory I have noticed that my creativity has increased. I don't know why this is but I am enjoying it. Lists and notes have become a normal part of my life.  Since I now have to make lists for  every thing I actually find myself more efficient.  My favorite "memory tool" is Microsoft TO DO that comes free with your Microsoft Office package.We will discuss Microsoft To Do in another blog posting.   This blog contains 30 hacks to make audacious senior citizens' lives less complicated and more enjoyable

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Perfect Over-Easy Eggs

A breakfast of over-easy eggs sounds simple enough, right? Just crack some eggs into a pan and flip ’em over when they’re ready. But how do you achieve perfectly set whites that surround runny, intact yolks?

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