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		<title>The repairman had bad news</title>
		<link>http://marlenemckay.com/2012/04/the-repairman-had-bad-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So the repair technician for the microwave oven came out yesterday and pronounced the microwave oven officially in critical condition. A part needs to be ordered and it will take several days for the part to arrive. When the part arrives he will call me to schedule a time to come back out and fix [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So the repair technician for the microwave oven came out yesterday and pronounced the microwave oven officially in critical condition. A part needs to be ordered and it will take several days for the part to arrive. When the part arrives he will call me to schedule a time to come back out and fix the microwave. Yeah, right. Thoughts race back to the time when my dryer broke and a part had to be ordered. That time the part was sent to the wrong place and after waiting six weeks with the patience of a saint the dryer was eventually fixed. Will it take that long to fix the microwave? </p>
<p>Well, I asked the technician if the part could be shipped to me directly and then I call HIM to schedule the appointment, and he said he didn&#8217;t think so. He was very nice (and a cutie too) and PROMISED that it would be less than a week. He gave me some paperwork and went off to his next appointment. I don&#8217;t want to say that I don&#8217;t trust the guy, but I wrote a note on my calendar to follow up in one week, and then went down into my storage room to pull out my old &#8220;college dorm&#8221; microwave that had been gathering dust for the past several years and brought it upstairs. I&#8217;ll be using that to cook my meals until my &#8220;good&#8221; microwave is up and running. Sometimes it makes sense to be a little bit of a pack-rat!</p>
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		<title>CDA Microwave</title>
		<link>http://marlenemckay.com/2012/03/cda-microwave/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The life of a student is traditionally looked upon as a time in which everything is taken at a relaxed, easy pace, with an extensive social life, travel during the summer breaks and some exposure to learning how to tackle life’s challenges interspersed with occasional study. Whereas the reality is considerably different, there are times [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong> </strong>The life of a student is traditionally looked upon as a time in which everything is taken at a relaxed, easy pace, with an extensive social life, travel during the summer breaks and some exposure to learning how to tackle life’s challenges interspersed with occasional study. Whereas the reality is considerably different, there are times where saving time, effort and energy is a necessity.  After long days in the lecture theatre and with an evening’s study plan to adhere to, spending time in the kitchen preparing a meal is not always possible.  For any student, the acquisition of a CDA microwave can ensure that all your catering needs are met; and all within one compact, space saving unit.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Within any student residence there is likely to be a host of modern electronic equipment and gadgetry that reflects the age and lifestyle of its occupant.  <a href="http://www.applianceplanet.co.uk/cda-appliances/">CDA appliances</a> are designed and manufactured to the industry’s highest specifications and are of modern, sleek design. <a href="http://www.applianceplanet.co.uk/cda-appliances/">CDA appliances</a> perfectly complement the modern fixtures and fittings of any student accommodation with their hi tech features and sleek contemporary designs and – crucially – provide a quick and easy cooking facility.  Choosing a façade of sleek stainless steel or stunning black transforms a kitchen or living accommodation into a hive of catering activity.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Living the life of a student is one where lifelong friendships are forged through regular social activity.  It will not take any student too long, however, to value the friendship of their CDA microwave just as much as it consistently provides easy drinks, meals and snacks, is always there at the time of need; and will never let you down.   After a long day studying or hard night partying, the CDA microwave is fresh and ready to provide you with that much needed sustenance whether it is a quick microwave meal, reheating something made earlier; or cooking or grilling from fresh.  The importance of a balanced diet, especially when studying and undergoing mental fatigue, is not to be understated.  Fish, as every diligent student will know, is considered the best ‘brain’ food and should be incorporated into the diet at every opportunity. A CDA appliance will ensure your brain is fed the appropriate nutrients and assist in your learning process!  It is easy to wave goodbye to endless takeaways and ‘just add water’ snacks, and the initial outlay is soon recouped.</p>
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<p>Students are renowned for their diligent cleaning routines and housekeeping skills though, sometimes for us all, repetitive cleaning and washing up is a chore we could all do without.  Having a microwave that is simple to wipe down, has an easily removable and washable glass turntable and a side or drop down door that allows superb interior access saves valuable time that can be used more productively elsewhere.</p>
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<p>Never again, no matter what the demands on lifestyle, need a student worry about the necessity to eat interfering with their schedule.</p>
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		<title>Not just another shopping site</title>
		<link>http://marlenemckay.com/2012/02/not-just-another-shopping-site/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I was given a list of self-help books that a successful sales organization uses to help their sales agents hone their people skills. Rather than running down to the book store and buying them I decided to try to find some of them for sale at bargain prices online. That&#8217;s when I found a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Recently I was given a list of self-help books that a successful sales organization uses to help their sales agents hone their people skills. Rather than running down to the book store and buying them I decided to try to find some of them for sale at bargain prices online. That&#8217;s when I found a shopping site called become.com. The become.com shopping website is different than any other shopping website I&#8217;ve seen before.</p>
<p>In addition to being able to search through a lot of different vendors for an item like <a href="http://business-and-office-products.become.com/white-desk-for-teen">white teen desks</a> or <a href="http://business-and-office-products.become.com/suggestion-cards">custom suggestion cards</a> the site also offers comparison reviews and an entire section of tips about products and &#8220;how to&#8221; do things, like how to take care of your fingernails and how to pick out the best vacuum cleaner for your needs. </p>
<p>While I was browsing around, looking at the listings of books I realized that this might be a good website to use to buy the baby shower present that I&#8217;m going to need next month for Sarah. I found a lot of cute crib bedding, and I&#8217;m having a hard time choosing between the <a href="http://baby.become.com/black-crib-bedding">green and black crib bedding</a> 	and the <a href="http://baby.become.com/farm-crib-bedding">girl farm crib bedding</a>. I think I&#8217;m going to need to find an excuse to go to Sarah&#8217;s house to get a sneak peek at the nursery before I decide for sure what to buy.</p>
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		<title>Landline or not?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 03:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been hearing and reading more cases of families giving up their hard-wired landline in their homes in favor of simply using cell phones.  I can understand the logic, the cell phones are small and they carry them with them at all times, the landline phone is usually larger and more cumbersome.  Yet I question [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been hearing and reading more cases of families giving up their hard-wired landline in their homes in favor of simply using cell phones.  I can understand the logic, the cell phones are small and they carry them with them at all times, the landline phone is usually larger and more cumbersome.  Yet I question the wisdom of this strategy.  I like having a landline phone, one that is completely hardwired, and corded.  Yes, we have cordless phones, but if and when the electricity goes out (and it DOES go out!) and the cell phones are useless because our house is a dead zone, we depend on the hardwired, corded landline to call the electric company to report the power outage!  And we use it to keep in touch with friends and family during the power outage!  In 1998 we had a huge ice storm that knocked the electricity out for nineteen days, but we had the telephone service every minute!  We could not have maintained cell phones in that case because we could not have kept them charged!</p>
<p>So, in OUR house, anyway, I expect the landline is here to stay.  What about you?</p>
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		<title>What is your favorite summer salad?</title>
		<link>http://marlenemckay.com/2011/08/what-is-your-favorite-summer-salad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that when the heat is high outside, my kitchen becomes the hottest room in the house. I will do anything to avoid having to spend an hour in the kitchen cooking with the hot stove and oven making the room heat up. So I&#8217;ve become a great fan of cold summer salads. Do [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It seems that when the heat is high outside, my kitchen becomes the hottest room in the house. I will do anything to avoid having to spend an hour in the kitchen cooking with the hot stove and oven making the room heat up. So I&#8217;ve become a great fan of cold summer salads.</p>
<p>Do you have a favorite salad?</p>
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		<title>Countertop Dishwasher</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 17:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My girlfriend just got a new apartment.  She&#8217;s very excited about it, but has complained that she doesn&#8217;t have a dishwasher!  I suggested that she look into buying one of those counter top dishwashers that are about the same size as a large microwave oven.  It just sits on your counter top beside your sink [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My girlfriend just got a new apartment.  She&#8217;s very excited about it, but has complained that she doesn&#8217;t have a dishwasher!  I suggested that she look into buying one of those counter top dishwashers that are about the same size as a large microwave oven.  It just sits on your counter top beside your sink and washes up to four place settings at a time!  They only run about $235.  I know that&#8217;s what I&#8217;d do &#8211; I would hate to live someplace that did not have a dishwasher!</p>
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		<title>Darn Fleas</title>
		<link>http://marlenemckay.com/2010/06/darn-fleas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have several house hold pets and this time of the year the darn fleas really become a pain in the rear. You would think that will all of the products that are available these days that I could find something that really worked and was worth the time and money spent on. Hard to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have several house hold pets and this time of the year the darn fleas really become a pain in the rear. You would think that will all of the products that are available these days that I could find something that really worked and was worth the time and money spent on. Hard to be an animal lover some times.</p>
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		<title>Garden Time</title>
		<link>http://marlenemckay.com/2010/04/garden-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 22:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is usually warmer by this time in April. I am getting antsy about getting my hands in the dirt and getting the garden planted and the yard in order. This was an unusually hard winter, one that we really deserve some nice weather to follow. I just wish I knew when that was going [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is usually warmer by this time in April. I am getting antsy about getting my hands in the dirt and getting the garden planted and the yard in order. This was an unusually hard winter, one that we really deserve some nice weather to follow. I just wish I knew when that was going to be.</p>
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		<title>Toxic shower curtains</title>
		<link>http://marlenemckay.com/2009/05/toxic-shower-curtains/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 13:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was reading an article in the LA Times about how recent research has determined that some new shower curtains give off toxic chemicals for up to an entire month after they have been opened. Not all, but many shower curtains are made with PVC, a type of vinyl that has been linked to many [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was reading an article in the LA Times about how recent research has determined that some new shower curtains give off toxic chemicals for up to an entire month after they have been opened. Not all, but many shower curtains are made with PVC, a type of vinyl that has been linked to many health hazards. Some shower curtains are made from a safer ethylene vinyl acetate, and some are made from fabric.</p>
<p>I think that in the future, when I buy a new shower curtain (or curtain liner!) I will look carefully at the label and see what it is made from before I buy it! If it&#8217;s made from PVC, I will be putting it back on the shelf!</p>
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		<title>Too much rain!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 13:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marlene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been so much rain around here lately that it has been hard to do any outside work. My mother had hired some people to do some remodeling of her house and they got their trucks stuck up to the axles in her back yard! They tore her back yard up very badly trying [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There has been so much rain around here lately that it has been hard to do any outside work.  My mother had hired some people to do some remodeling of her house and they got their trucks stuck up to the axles in her back yard!  They tore her back yard up very badly trying to get unstuck!  They also ruined her drain field for her septic system!  What a mess!  We told them that they were going to have to pay to have the lawn fixed, and the drain field, and they weren&#8217;t happy to hear that at all!  But they should have known better than to have driven over the lawn and drain field!  Big dummies!</p>
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