I’m slowly, surely, resolutely and absolutely regaining lost advantage.  Time was, before my extended colonial (felt like colonic) exile, the waiting warriors of the Wong Kei on Wardour Street actually recognised me: at my appearance in the doorway their faces broke into smiles, I was greeted with hellos AND priority seating - even on Saturday nights with the 4-storey

Medical Tourism – Quicky Facts Medical tourism or some may call it medical outsourcing is a term that originated from the rapid growth of an industry where people from around the globe are traveling to other countries to acquire medical treatments, dental procedures and surgical care while at the same time touring and having leisure trips

I am sure that almost everyone who reads this blog has been in the same situation. How many times have you done the laundry, only to find that your socks no longer have a match? I know it can be frustrating, but don’t worry. In this article, I am going to list some ways you

  If you’ve read my philosophy & history, you know I’m saving for a down payment, and this blog is all the deals, discounts, freebies, and tricks I’m learning along the way.  My friends know I yearn to own, so they’re on the lookout for cheap Chicago real estate for me.  One of them sent me

  How OFTEN do you need a car?  That’s the question.  If you just need a car for a few hours a month, I recommend car sharing.  Services are found all over Chicagoland.  I like I-GO car sharing.  A lot of folks prefer Zipcar, but that’s probably because they don’t know about I-GO’s GO Budget plan.  Fifteen dollars/mo and

  My printer crapped out on me on Thursday.  It was a lovely travel printer, the Canon Pixma ip90, which lasted 3 years and about ten tons of travel.  It took a lot of knocks, and on this last move, finally damaged the printer head.  I cleaned and realigned multiple times to no avail.  I haven’t

How to Choose a Child Learning Toy By Jane Reynolds and Dora Trajber It always happens: just when you think your child has found a child learning toy that she really enjoys, she seems to grow bored of it suddenly and toss it aside. A lot of parents might think that this is because the child is

By Teresa Martin American people love to shop, whether it is at the mall, a craft show or perhaps online. We can also be impulsive buyers and tv commercials do a good job working on parent’s emotions on what new electronic toy that child may need. One thing to look for in a wooden toy is for

I just checked att.com to see if DSL were available in the somewhat rural area in which my in-laws live, and was pleasantly surprised to see that, yes, it is. ATT has a extremely attractively-priced package for new DSL customers who don’t need a lot of bandwidth. For $10 a month, you get a 768

The maker of luxury handbags commonly toted by celebrities such as Angelina Jolie and Heidi Klum, is set to launch their collection for Target on July 20th. Here’s a look at Botkier Bags.  The real deal will set you back somewhere between $225- $800.  (click on images for shopping information) Target’s collection on