Friday, June 29, 2012

How much is your car insurance compared to this?

Compare car insurance rates Bankrate.com

There are lots of others you can find online to do this same thing. Simply google
compare auto insurance rates

How to make cooling neck and head bandanas

Here are two sites that show how:

How to make cooling neck and head bandanas
Instructables.com - cooling bands

The water absorbing polymer crystals are the type of crystals added to containers

to help them retain moisture. Theycan be found at nurseries or gardening centers

such as Home Depot or Lowes or at Walmart in the gardening department with
the plant food.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Ill or Injured

FOR ANYONE INJURED OR ILL

Crocheted angels http://www.angelsforhope.org/

http://www.caringbridge.org – families and friends of people with severe illnesses can create a special page of information for others to visit and post messages in a guestbook. These pages are kept private unless the page author shares the link.

Meeting the needs of women, children, and families in America

Women Children Family Service Charities of America- Phone: 1-800-626-6481 WCFS is a coalition comprised of many of America’s finest charitable organizations dedicated to meeting the needs of women, children, and families in America and around the world. Our members provide real solutions to real problems, and act as a force for change with law and policy makers. http://www.womenandchildren.org

SEX OFFENDER Is there one in your neighborhood? http://www.familywatchdog.us/Search.asp

A Pocket Full Of Hope Inc. Dr. Lester Shaw 918-430-1700 info@apfoh.com 1325 E. Apache Tulsa, OK 74106 www.apocketfullofhope.com Mission & Programs
A Pocket Full of Hope, Inc. a non-profit 501 (C) (3) community based organization in Tulsa, Oklahoma committed to offering youth a sense of belonging, a positive creative outlet, and a safe, fun environment for change. It was founded on the principles of learner centered concepts. We work collaboratively within the community to educate and inform the public regarding issues associated with youth in transition to adulthood. We are dedicated to helping youth move from a negative peer culture to a positive peer culture thus positively influencing their life and our community. We provide a risk-free environment to explore problem resolution and change. In this organization youth are given the opportunity to empower themselves in a non-threatening, participatory and inclusive atmosphere using music, theater and dance.

Crosstown Learning Center, Inc. Kathryn Black, Assistant Director 918-582-1457 kblack@crosstowntulsa.org 2501 East Archer, Tulsa, OK 74110 www.crosstowntulsa.org
Mission & Programs- provides nationally accredited childcare and early learning opportunities for 110 children in Tulsa.
Tulsa Area United Way
Sharon Gallagher
918-295-6620
sgallagher@tauw.org
1430 S Boulder Ave
Tulsa, OK 74119

www.tauw.org
Mission & Programs
To improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of our community. Teens’ Way is designed to create community leaders – students who are active in their community and want to see change. The Teens’ Way Program recruits students to work together to address the critical issues facing youth in their community by raising funds and awareness of existing community efforts to address those issues.

Tulsa City-County Library
Amanda Kuhns
918-596-1638
akuhns@tulsalibrary.org
400 Civic Center Tulsa, OK 74103
http://teens.tulsalibrary.org/
Mission & Programs
The primary information and resource center for the Tulsa, Oklahoma, metropolitan area. Services range from Internet access and online databases, to adult literacy tutoring and youth reading programs. The Central Library, four regional libraries, 19 branch libraries, and a Genealogy Center in Tulsa County

YMCA of Greater Tulsa
Matt Hancock
918-446-1424
mhancock@ymcatulsa.org
5400 South Olympia Ave.
Tulsa, OK
www.ymcatulsa.org
Mission & Programs- to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. The YMCA of greater Tulsa promotes the physical, emotional and spiritual well-being of individuals of all religions, races and communities. We also have established teen centers and programs to bring the technological world to the elderly and children without computer access.

Computer Stuff

Helping Tulsa founder Don Singleton http://helpingtulsa.org

PC Power refurbishes donated computers and gives them to disabled adults in northeastern Oklahoma. It’s looking for volunteers to help load and unload computers, technicians to assist with refurbishing computers and someone to answer phones and do data entry. Call 493-8052 or e-mail information@TulsaPCpower.org.

FREE ONLINE COMPUTER CLASSES
http://h30187.www3.hp.com/

NET FREEBIES TO TRY:
http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=52&articleid=20080301_5_E4_Seven47180&archive=yes

Crap Cleaner seems fantastic: One of the few free applications that actually clean your index.dat files. The index.dat file in Windows is huge if left alone, hogging up disc space. When you clear your temp files and temp internet files these still stay, a reminder of EVERY site you have EVER logged on to!! http://www.ccleaner.com
I read about it on a computer forum and have been using it for months now with now problem. It’s a small download and very easy to use. Be sure to update after you download and check for new updates every so often. It even works on Firefox!
On a tech site they did caution that a lot of these cleaners actually load the spyware onto your computer at the same time it “finds” it, hoping you will buy their great protection. Of course I’d already downloaded about 5 of the darn things before I read that! I run Norton, and then Spybot and Ad-Aware. One time I did get a virus that had a built in block against Norton and McAfee virus protection (these idiots are getting crafty) Panda’s free scan found it and cleaned it off all in one scan! A lot of businesses use Panda instead of Norton and McAfee. And they don’t put spyware on your computer! http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/

Looking for free computers for low income
Looking for free computers for low income, disabled or unemployed….Anyone know of any? PCPower Information@TulsaPCpower.org or call us at (918) 493-8052.

Mailing address:
PC Power, Inc.611 S. Utica, #308
Tulsa, OK 74104
Please note that this is a mailing address, not our physical address. Please do not bring hardware donations to this location.

Freeware program for computer cleanup
http://www.econsultant.com/i-want-freeware-utilities/

COMPUTER LEARNING-
TeachParentsTech.org is a website created by Google that offers 50
two-minute videos with step-by-step instructions on everything from using
computer functions to creating a blog. You can e-mail a tech support
“care package” to anyone who could use the training.

LEARN TO DO ANYTHING ELSE
youtube.com

Fun for Kids

RECREATION Tulsa Dream Center recreation facilities and other programs to help those in need in the Tulsa area www.tulsadreamcenter.org
200 W 46th St N
Tulsa, OK 74126-6675
(918) 430-9984

KIDS BOWL FREE http://www.kidsbowlfree.com (2012)

LOCATIONS

ARDMORE Imperial Lanes
CUSHING Frontier Bowl
BROKEN ARROW Broken Arrow Lanes
ENID Oakwood Bowl
MIAMI Playland Lanes
MUSKOGEE Green Country Lanes
NORMAN Sooner Bowling Center
OKLAHOMA CITY Heritage Lanes Penn 44 Lanes
PONCA CITY Ponca Bowl
SAPULPA Sahoma Lanes
STILLWATER Frontier Lanes
TULSA – Andy B’s
WEATHERFORD- Southwestern Lanes

MOVIES

Cinemark Summer Movie Clubhous 10 movies for $5.00 (parents and kids) Cinemark Movies 8

Lowes Build and Grow

BIRTHDAYS
http://www.birthdaysrus.com

WAYS TO SAVE MONEY

Counseling/Mental Health

Associated Centers for Therapy 918-492-2554
M, W, F 8am-5pm; Tu, Th 8am-7pm
Family & Children’s Services Counseling 918-587-9471
M-F 8am-5pm
Indian Health Care Resources Center 918-382-1241
M, T, W 8am-6pm; Th 10am-7pm; F 8am-5pm; 1st W 1-5pm
Mental health Association 918-585-1213
M-F 8:30am-5pm
Parent Child Center 918-599-7999
M-F 8:30am-5pm
Tulsa Center for Behavioral Health 918-293-2100
7 days/week 24 hours/day
USVA Veterans Mental Health Clinic 918-610-2000
M-F 8am-4:30pm
Youth Services of Tulsa 918-582-0061
7 days/week 24 hours/day

Credit Counseling and Death Certificates

Christian Credit Counseling Services 918-492-5585 Call for times
Credit Counseling Centers of Oklahoma 918-744-5611 M-Th 8am-7pm; F 8am-5pm; Sat 8:30am-12noon

Birth/Death Certificates (Health Dept) 918-594-4840 M-F 8:30am-4pm

50th Anniversary party? 80th birthday?

There used to be a page under whitehouse.gov/greeting where you could request it. I don't see it anymore but someone put up this site:

http://usgovinfo.about.com/blgreetings.htm

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some other ideas to make it a really special day:

Request cards from your state governor, their Senator, Congresspersons, and their state reps. If they live in a large city ask the mayor, too. Ask other "celebrities", such as local anchor people, college coaches or others your loved one might know. Think about who to ask-- Be creative and make it fun!
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One place listed these addresses to request greetings from past presidents. I have no idea if they will really send anything:

George W Bush, Office of George W Bush, PO Box 259000, Dallas, TX 75225-9000

Bill Clinton, 55 W. 125th Street, New York NY 10027
George Bush, P.O. Box 79798, Houston, TX 77279
Jimmy Carter, Carter Center, 1 Copenhill, 453 Freedom Pkwy. Atlanta, GA 30307

WHEN SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE 100:

Send all the information to Willard Scott, Today, NBC News, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Room 352, New York, NY 10112. Although Scott has retired, he still returns to wish centenarians a happy birthday.

I am also going to have a flag fly over the Capital in his honor on

his birthday. They send a 
certification & he will get the flag about 6 weeks  later.  
http://www.usflag.org/capitalflag.html

80th birthday ideas

Favorites from other websites and blogs

Fab Lab in Tulsa!! (Fab means Fabrication)

Fab Lab Tulsa (MIT Fabrication Laboratory)

Be sure to watch the videos as it will make more sense. The second video made a bit more sense to me than the first

It is a fantastic opportunity for people to see their inventions come to life (and maybe make lots of money from their idea!)

Fab Lab Tulsa is a community center for innovation, entrepreneurship, and technological education. The community workspace providing access to an array of computer-controlled fabrication technology such as 3D Printers and Laser Cutters that can be used to conceptualize, design, develop, and fabricate almost anything that YOU can imagine! Fab Lab was originally developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It has been deployed to over 100 different locations on 5 different continents. Fab Lab Tulsa is the only one in the southern states!!!)

Sounds great for our kids and everyone in the area.

Orientation is free at 11:00 on Saturdays. (If you decide to use it you pay for time using the tools.)

In the Union Boundary (on page 27) is a story about it. GTR News - Union Boundary

Repurpose what we have into something else--the old trash cans we will no longer be using can be for planting potatoes or a composter. Maybe one has an idea to turn an old weedeater into a robot. There you can do anything including making jewelry, learning to use soldering tools, learn silk screening. The possibilities are endless.

Many have a great idea they never did anything with as they didn't know even how to start.

Does Zillow show your square footage too low?

WHO CARES IF ZILLOW IS CORRECT?

You should. Buyers look at zillow.com to see if they are getting a good deal for the neighborhood.

When your neighbor goes to sell his or her home, the higher the neighboring properties shows the more your neighbor can get. What your neighbor can get has a direct impact on the value of your property and you will be glad when you are ready to sell.

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Make sure Zillow has your homes correct square footage when you go here. Many of them are too low* or if you have updated the home (If the square footage is too low or if you have updated the home then look for the edit button, down below the picture, to correct it.) Remember you can only correct information on property that you actually own as you leave a digital footprint and it can be "tracked" if anyone tries to do something "cute" to your property information.

*You should be able to get the correct square footage information from an appraisal if your home was refinanced and measured at that time.
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Try to do this on www.trulia.com
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CHECK TO SEE WHAT THE ASSESSOR SHOWS FOR SQUARE FOOTAGE.

http://www.assessor.tulsacounty.org
choose "property search" (on left)
accept the terms
choose "subdivision" and type in the full name of your subdivision
Look for your name

Scroll down to "Improvements" and look for "liveable" to see what they show for sq feet. (Remember this may or may not be right. If you have had an appraisal when buying or refinancing, the mortgage company most likely had it measured and this can be more accurate. If there is a discrepancy you can have the city come measure.)

Grocery Store Ads on-line

GROCERY STORE ADS ONLINE. (Hot deals are from hotcouponworld.com):

Akins
Aldi Hot deals at Aldi's

Country Mart Glenpool

CVS Hot deals at CVS(look for current ad, sneak peeks & brag thread)

Doc's Country Mart 15028 S Memorial Dr, Bixby, OK

Dollar General 61st & Garnett or 51st & Memorial. Hot deals at Dollar General
Family Dollar Hot deals at Family Dollar
Food Pyramid or www.foodpyramidonline.com
Harp's Foods Double coupons about once a month

Homeland* Double coupons
Kmart*
Petty's

Piggly Wiggly 11520 N Garnett Rd, Owasso, or 112 North 17th Street Collinsville

Reasors Click on Ad Specials
Save-a-lot Hot deals at Save-A-Lot
Target Choose Weekly Ad* They offer gift cards that can end up making you money! Hot deals at Target Target Unadvertised & Clearance Deals Target Price
WalMart * or www.walmart.com Hot deals at Walmart
Walgreens * Hot deals at Walgreens
Warehouse Market Click on Advertisement
Whole Foods

Don't forget: Walmart's website has tens of thousands of products including furniture, electronics, tires, baby gear and exercise equipment - many of which are not regularly available in our stores. Did you know that you can have them shipped free to any Walmart store in the contiguous United States?

See other sales from store in your area: Click here

Don't miss out on the good coupons! www.couponmom.com

A positive attitude

"The greatest discovery of this generation is that a human being can alter their life by altering their attitude."

Your attitude not only impacts your happiness and your success, it also can impact the happiness and success of all the people around you...your family, your neighbors,your friends, and your peers at work.

Attitudes truly are contagious, and from time to time we need to ask ourselves..."is mine worth catching?"

There is no way to overstate the importance of a positive attitude in your life.

Save your recipes in an on-line cookbook

There are many places on the internet to discover great recipes.

KeepRecipes is a special place that allows you to:

Bookmark recipes from any website and save them to your KeepRecipes profile.*
Add your own recipes using the recipe composer.
Share your cookbook with the rest of the KeepRecipes community.

*Once you have tried the recipe you can rate it.

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