For those that don’t know, I hail originally from Canada. There is a lot about America that attracts me and “Government staying out of my affairs” is a biggie. It is with no surprise then that I was very much in favor of shucking off a socialized medical system and its shortcomings for a more … Continue reading Socialized Medicine – Looking Better and Better – I’m about to do the MRI Thing
I love Amazon.com. I do a LOT of my shopping there. Anything from my TV to my rowing machine to filters for my furnace I purchase through Amazon. Anybody who has dealt with Amazon knows that prices tend to fluctuate rather a lot. Recently I was opining that Amazon’s kindle book prices should not be … Continue reading Beware Amazon Price Watch
I have already expressed my disapproval of Nestle’s “Quik” chocolate powder. It is just sloppy with big sugar granules and relatively little chocolate. I suppose cocoa is the more expensive ingredient and so they use sugar to fill up as much space as possible. Their “Nesquik Reduced Fat Chocolate Milk” offering is of a similar … Continue reading Battle of the Chocolate Milks – Nesquik Reduced Fat Chocolate Milk
Originally I had intended to only use whole milk offerings of the chocolate kind. But Michelle very kindly decided to pick up some samples for me recently while she was in Kroger and they simply didn’t have any. So I’ve expanded my evaluation to include low fat offerings as well. The first one I tried … Continue reading Battle of the Chocolate Milks – Kroger Chocolate Lowfat Milk
Several years ago I had a terrible experience with Dell’s customer service and a video card on my still-under-warranty system. The experience involved me being hung up on and eventually sourcing my own parts from my local Microcenter. After ignoring them for my subsequent computer purchase I’ve since ordered other Dell products, mostly because they … Continue reading Alienware and good customer service experience.
About 3 years ago I had all 3 toilets in my house replaced by with new ones powered by Flushmate’s pressure assist systems (the actual toilets are made by Gerber). A few days ago one of them stopped working so I started pulling it apart to figure out what the problem was. I ended up … Continue reading Kudos to Flushmate
This battle pits The Fresh Market’s “Grade A Chocolate Milk from Jersey Cows” against my last post’s winner, “Mayfield Whole Chocolate Milk”. The Fresh Market’s foods are very often my favorites. They make some great cakes and brownies and I expected their chocolate milk to be a strong contender. They did not disappoint, their chocolate … Continue reading Battle of the Chocolate Milks – The Fresh Market
As you know, I like my chocolate milk. And with the end of my supply of Hershey’s Chocolate Milk Powder I’ve begun searching for the pre-made chocolate milk brand that is best of breed and is easily available to me. My other criteria are that it should have a smooth texture (not granular or “sugary”) … Continue reading Battle of the Chocolate Milks
*** Updated June 14, 2010 *** It turns out that the Procexp64.exe exists ONLY while Process explorer is running. Don’t ask me why. So my registry entry instead now shows: C:\Bin\Procexp.exe. Otherwise you still get the “cannot find” message. *** End June 14, 2010 Update *** I recently was introduced to Windows’ Process Explorer and … Continue reading Replacing Task Manager with Process Explorer in Windows 7 (64-Bit)
** Update June 27, 2010 ** Amusingly, the day after I posted this, the Amazon price for the physical book jumped up to $10.19 and has remained there ever since. Not saying it’s related to *my* post, but amusing nonetheless. Just saying to anybody at Amazon who happens across this, the thrust of my post … Continue reading Can’t Fathom why Kindle versions would cost more than Physical
