I can't remember the last time I used a phone book or yellow pages to find any information. It's been years. Everything's online and it's easier. Yet, it seems like stacks of large phone books get set outside our door a few times a year. It really bothers me to see that much wasted paper go straight to the recycling bin.
Why so often? Why at all, really? I know some people probably find phone books helpful. Especially if you live in a smaller town it must be just as quick to check the phone book as to go online.
However, for anyone who's like me and doesn't want to receive telephone directories, there's a website where you can enter your information and presumably the books will stop.
It's called YellowPagesGoesGreen.org and I say 'presumably' because I think I filled out this same web form months ago and though I can't remember when the last phone book drop off occurred, I'm not convinced I've been removed from the list.
Check it out!
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A Solution for Your Photos
There was a great article in the New York Times earlier this week about a service called ScanMyPhotos.com that will scan photos for $50 per thousand (that's 5 cents a piece) on to a CD.
This is a terrific and affordable solution for those who may have plastic totes full of photos taking up closet space. (I'm talking about you, Mom!) This is quicker and more efficient - not to mention more permanent - than sorting them and putting them into albums.
Photos must be grouped by size, but other than that it sounds so easy. Even easier is their service that prints an album containing your scanned photos. It may not be as pretty or creative as traditional albums or even the albums you can create on the photo websites, but sometimes ease is more important!
For those worried about sending precious photos off to some unknown location, the company claims to have processed 8 million never lost or damaged one.
Scan My Photos also offers VHS to DVD transfer, a service I definitely plan to use. And Mom, once it gets cold (ugh! too soon, I'm sure) I will be there to help you sort your photos!
This is a terrific and affordable solution for those who may have plastic totes full of photos taking up closet space. (I'm talking about you, Mom!) This is quicker and more efficient - not to mention more permanent - than sorting them and putting them into albums.
Photos must be grouped by size, but other than that it sounds so easy. Even easier is their service that prints an album containing your scanned photos. It may not be as pretty or creative as traditional albums or even the albums you can create on the photo websites, but sometimes ease is more important!
For those worried about sending precious photos off to some unknown location, the company claims to have processed 8 million never lost or damaged one.
Scan My Photos also offers VHS to DVD transfer, a service I definitely plan to use. And Mom, once it gets cold (ugh! too soon, I'm sure) I will be there to help you sort your photos!
For Super Cooks!
I've been a terrible blogger lately. Or should I say non-blogger? No excuses, but that's not changing today!
With the holiday weekend coming up, I'm looking for some new and interesting recipes. Often, I have an ingredient or two in mind (goat cheese craving anyone?), but am not sure what to make.
If you're like me - or if you happen to have a bunch of random ingredients and want some new ideas about how to put them together - check out SuperCook.com. You simply enter ingredients and the site provides recipes that contain them. They also divide them into 'starters,' 'entrees' and 'desserts.'
Of course I have a complaint. The site has most ingredients, but some key things are missing. For example, roasted red peppers. They're a cupboard staple in my house, but SuperCook doesn't recognize them! In any case, it's a useful site. Check it out and HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY TO ALL!!
With the holiday weekend coming up, I'm looking for some new and interesting recipes. Often, I have an ingredient or two in mind (goat cheese craving anyone?), but am not sure what to make.
If you're like me - or if you happen to have a bunch of random ingredients and want some new ideas about how to put them together - check out SuperCook.com. You simply enter ingredients and the site provides recipes that contain them. They also divide them into 'starters,' 'entrees' and 'desserts.'
Of course I have a complaint. The site has most ingredients, but some key things are missing. For example, roasted red peppers. They're a cupboard staple in my house, but SuperCook doesn't recognize them! In any case, it's a useful site. Check it out and HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY TO ALL!!
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