Ladies, a question for you.  You have just started dating someone new. He is cute, sweet, funny, and smart.  He laughs at your jokes.  He is attentive.  He even opens the door for you.  You enjoy each other’s company. So far, so good.  You really don’t want to mess this up.

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Shakespeare is rolling in his grave again.  My English teacher in high school is breaking his red pencils.  ”Unfriend” has entered the New Oxford American Dictionary.  It beat out words “netbook”, “hashtag” and “sexting” to take this year’s annual honor.

To “unfriend” is “To remove someone as a ‘friend’ on a social networking site such as Facebook.”  And yes, they said Facebook.

There has been a trend over the last few years of picking words and phrases that are prevalent in our digital word. It all started with Merriam Webster adding “blog” to their dictionary back in 2004.

I am of two minds bout this.  The part of me who graduated with an English degree from college is rolling her eyes and wishing for a magic digital red pencil so I can edit this one out of our language.  The other is glad to see the world embracing technology at many levels and allowing our language and culture to grow with the times.

It makes you wonder what will be added next?  Do you have any suggestions?

For a little more information on the selection process, go to CNN.

Just how protective of your gadgets are you?  Do you let strangers fondle your phone?  Do you let friends or family borrow your Mp3 player?  Or does your device of choice never leave your side for fear that whoever you lend it to won’t treat it with the same respect you do?

Have you even been in a situation where someone asked to see or use your most prized gadget and you had to stop and think for a moment as to whether you trusted the person enough to do so?

Before you read this entire story be sure to answer the above question.  Then read on for an even more challenging situation at the end.

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Do you have an old, broken Dance Dance Revolution dance pad collecting dust in your video game collection?  If so, you might want to take a cue from Liz McLean Knight and make yours into a stylish yet uber geeky purse! Continue Reading

This is a pizza cutter that Tim the “Tool Guy” would totally want — it’s the Pizza Boss 3000 — “built from tough engineering-grade plastics and the laser-etched stainless blade has a removable shield for easy clean-up.” There’s no need to be embarrassed by a wimpy looking pizza cutter when you’re having poker night in your man cave.; you can stick a Pizza Boss 3000 in your tool belt for $14.99.

I see dozens, even hundreds, of people every day.

I have a compromised immune system.

It is flu season.

Handshaking is not my friend.

“The handshake is thought by some to have originated as a gesture of peace by demonstrating that the hand holds no weapon.”
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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(image courtesy of Gabriel Dishaw)

The ultimate mashup between sneakers and geeks: Sneakers made from recycled computer equipment!

They weigh in at around 15lbs per shoe, so have fun using them in your next marathon…though you would get MASSIVE nerd cred for it!

Via Treehugger via Afterellen

Check out Gabriel Dishaw’s website for more of his fabulous artwork!

I had to share this example of fantastic customer service. A friend of mine is an avid runner, and for her birthday I bought her a RoadID gift certificate, to be delivered electronically to GMail account.

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I’m not too sure that the Rolling Razor is that much safer to use: after all, nicks and scratches are common with even the most basic stick styles, and I can only imagine the damage I could inflict with something like this. But according to the Rolling Razor site, using one helps to eliminate irritation, nicks, cuts, razor bumps and burn.

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We’ve been spending most of the fall fighting the dreaded H1N1.  People are lathering up with hand sanitizer, and the smell of Lysol is in the air whenever another person in the office is reported as out with Swine Flu.  Well, Think Geek has the H1N1 that you don’t want to go away.  It’s the plush version of the H1N1 Virus, and it’s only $7.99 from Think Geek.  Doesn’t this plush version look cute?

I came across a new website out there today called Greensteal.com.  It is kind of like woot.com in that they have one deal a day; the only difference is that the stuff Greensteal sells is all good for the environment.  All of the products concentrate on things like saving water, electricity or even gas.  Just like woot, there is only one product per day, and it’s only available for a limited time. So now you can save money and save the environment without putting a huge dent in your wallet.

Today’s deal is a Showerstart Ladybug Adapter.  With this little device between the pipe and you shower head, you can turn your shower on and let it warm up; once the water is at temperature, the adapter takes the flow and slows it down to a trickle.  Before you get in, you pull a string and it will return to full flow.  Check the temperature then get in.  It is only $22.95 with $5 shipping just for the next 14 hours from Greensteal.com.

[Note from Judie: This is the same technology that was featured in the Evolve Roadrunner Showerhead reviewed by Wayne in April 2008. I've got two of them, which I purchased after his review, and they are still going strong! The Ladybug adapter allows you to continue using your own showerhead, which is a nice feature.]

We purchased the WiLife surveillance system about 2 years ago for extra security at the house.  In terms of a system, if it works for you, it is one of the least expensive and difficult to install ways to get real time video surveillance both as a traditional DVR as well as Internet Access.

On Halloween, we got more than we bargained for!  Read On…

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Yeah, you may have spent all week painstakingly crafting your Balloon Boy costume, but you have nothing on these two guys from Tampa, FL.  Reko Rivera and John Savio made what is believed to be the world’s very first “working” iPhone cosutumes, featuring a 42″ display and 1.5 hours of battery life.  Their 85 lb costumes feature  changing displays that feature a variety of apps displayed directly from their actual iPhones via USB connection, and a runtime of 4.5 hours before needing to be charged overnight.

[Mobility Minded]

Wal-Mart has started offering caskets and urns at prices that are probably cheaper than what you’d pay at your local funeral home. Online casket sales are not a totally new concept as Amazon offers them and so does Costco. But somehow a Wal-Mart casket seems, well, cheap. Take comfort knowing that you didn’t overpay for Mom or Dad to be laid to rest in a specially designed $999 “Dad Remembered” or “Mom Remembered” casket. Wal-Mart even ships coffins directly (embalming sold separately) to the funeral home which I’m sure will cause your local funeral director to be really friendly when you meet with them to plan the viewing that they’re now going to charge you $12,000 for.

Walmart Caskets and Urns via FoxNews

This Merry Pet Room-With-A-View is perfect for pet owners who spare no expense on accessorizing for their animals. If you’re regularly buying cat food from  the refrigerated food case  in the pet food aisle  -this pet bunk bed may be right up your alley. Made from kiln-dried Asian fir treated with natural color stains. Steps along one side lead to roof-top balcony surrounded by latticework. Measures 29 by 21 by 26 inches; interior measures 18 by 18 by 14 inches.

Pet Bunk Bed – $87