Consumer's How To: How to & make

Catahedron Costume - More cool how to projects


WikkiHow has a lot of stuff, but under my interest, beading, it could do with more pictures. Looking at some other stuff, some looks like fun.

HowStuff Works is fun for learning how stuff works, but I don't see it so much for how to fix stuff.

Instructables has good instructions and most seem to have good pictures. A couple of beading sites were good with good pictures. I love the Catahedron project, very patient cat.


Looking at the subjects, Expert Village seems to have a lot of good videos, but they keep freezing on my and I just don't have the time. I would rather look a page with instructions and occassionally go to a video if I need clarification.




So different sites have different kinds of help or information. I like knowing about some of the sites that are new to me.

Blog Action Day 2008 - Poverty

There are so many ways to help people. In our area there is a food bank. Since Hurricane Ike, they are in need of help. I keep meaning to donate, but haven't yet. Many places have ways of helping to feed peope and there are always people who need help, locally and around the world.
It would be nice if there was a way for all the money going into golden parachutes and executives, sports people, musicians, ect. making millions of dollars to share with people who have nothing. The way wealth is spread around the world has nothing to do with need. Our nation has so much and other nations are without even the basics of food and water. People die every day from hunger. Money gets spent on pork-barrel projects that could be used to help people start businesses, get training and help themselves, to feed children, give everyone health care so that people don't have to make a choice between food and medicine or the doctor. Wonder if anyone in government is reading these blogs and getting any ideas on ways to help?
Looking at some of the blogs that have been posted, it is amazing to see the other ideas out there. If even some help comes out of the Blog Action Day, it will be worth it.

Hurricane Ike

Everything has been on hold because of Ike. We were closed September 11 thru the 15, then didn't have power until September 22 and internet on Sept. 23. We are gradually getting back to normal.

Consumer's How To: Buying & Selling Online

I've never really felt like buying from Ebay, though I look at some things occassionally. I know some friends that sell online and seem to enjoy it. I'm enjoying looking at Etsy, the jewelry is great. I don't know if I would buy, but I would be more inclined to buy from it than Ebay, I think.
For me, Craigslist is probably not something I would use.
I did use PayPal once to pay for an item. It makes me feel better that you don't have to give your credit info to every Tom, Dick or Harry when you want to buy something online. I haven't used it since, but would use it if I needed to.

Wellness: Staying Well

The sympton checker is interesting, but seems to give a lot of options. It might at least get you started and give some treatment ideas for minor conditions.
The MedLine Go Local is very helpful. I was checking on pain as a sympton and I found a number of massage therapists in my area. A good back rub does wonders.
I also did the family tree from My Family Health Portrait and it would show how diseases or conditions travel in a family.