Birthday Time

Sunday was my oldest son's birthday. It is so hard to believe that I am the mother of a 17year-old. Unlike Christmas, he had some idea what he wanted for gifts. He asked for a watch (pretty normal) and tarot cards (WTF?).

I chose to give him the Manga University's Manga Tarot (Cards Plus Guidebook) because my kids love all things Japanese. The cards are rather pink, but he probably will lose interest in them in a few weeks. $15.56

He wanted a sporty watch so I chose the Puma Dumiao. The sales associate at Macy's gave me the wrong directions for setting the watch. This is not a watch that you can set without the directions, so I had to drive all the way back out to the local shopping mall. I was not happy. But he loves the watch and hasn't taken it off. When I remember where I put my camera I will posts actual pictures of the watch, it is much nicer in person. Puma Men's Watches Panthers Dumiao PU910211002 - WW

There are no pictures from the little party that I threw for him because he hates having his picture taken. And I decided to give in to his wishes because he is about to start his senior year and I plan on taking a million pictures. I'm letting him enjoy a few camera free moments.

The Magic Clock

I don't know why know why someone hasn't thought of this before. The Magic Clock is a clock that uses Twitter to tell the location of family members. It's like Mrs.Weasley's clock from Harry Potter. Unfortunately this thing isn't for sale, because it's what I want for Christmas.

Talk About Spoiled

I thought my 16year-old was spoiled because he has a larger tv in his room than I have (a hand me down from great-grandma), but now I see that he has nothing on this brat. A mother had a 98inch television flush mounted into her teen-age son's ceiling. Patti Deni says that her son spends a lot of time making and watching his own videos. And since most ceilings aren't made to hold to 300lb televisions, they had to build a new reinforced ceiling before they installed the screen, video projector, and projection mirrors.

You know the kid is just watching porn on this thing. And can you actually watch the tv anywhere in the room besides the bed (If you can it must be uncomfortable, imagine the crook in the neck.). I wonder how much weight he has gained since the television was installed.

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Zoho Notebook

I recently update to the new version to Firefox, only to discover that the Google Notebook isn't supported. Google stopped working on Notebook so you can no longer download the extension. So I started using Zoho Notebook. Zoho isn't as easy to use as Google Notebook, but it is an ok option. I was able to figure out the Google version within 5 minutes of first using it. It has been several days and I still not quite sure how the Zoho version works. But until I find something better it will have to do. And I know that I can't be the only person in this predicament. Google doesn't even allow you to download the browser extension for Google Chrome.

What I do love about Zoho is the ability to clip a whole web page. You can view the whole thing in the Notebook. I just wish I could figure out how to do it just by right clicking.

I will be trying other Notebook replacements, and will keep you updated. I am thinking of trying Evernote next.

NYKO Wing

Looking for a graduation gift for a video game loving grad (Or dad, it is almost Fathers Day.), check out the NYKO Wing. The wireless controller enables you to play classic video games on the Wii without being tethered to the game console. And the two AAA batteries give you up to 30 hours of playtime. $29.99