Gladware versus Pyrex Containers (cost-wise)

I prefer the Pyrex for packing and warming leftovers, and apparently the cost difference is not that great (the 8-cup Gladware is more in this instance). I find that the Gladware (or any plastic-ware for that matter) gets lost much more easily, and requires replacing from loss if not from wear. Moreover, the blue lid and glass of the Pyrex containers are definitely more forgiving when it comes to forgotten leftovers.

Pyrex 18-piece storage set; $29.99 or $1.66 per piece.


versus Gladware:

Gladware 1-3/4 cup (6 pack of 5 piece); $19.32 or $0.64 each


Gladware 8 cup (3 count), $5.99 or $2.00 each

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Giant beige bath towels

Nothing says, 'I have no idea what to get you,' quite like giant beige bath towels.

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Larabar vs. Soyjoy

Larabar wins hands down. Much better, sweeter taste. Moist texture. Pecan Pie has been one of my favorites. Over 50% fat, but most is polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fat. 100% raw food, made from dates, nuts, etc...

Soyjoy is dry, flavorless (mango coconut was horrible). 60 out of 140 calories from fat. 3.5g of the fat is saturated. Other flavors have 40 out of 140 from fat, with 2g of saturated. One of the things that surprised the most was the ingredients list:

Ingredients: Whole Soybean Powder, Raisin, Butter (from milk), Sugar, Dried Coconut, Frozen Egg, Maltodextrin (natural fiber source), Dried Papaya, Dried Mango, Dried Pineapple, Natural Flavors, Salt.

I have nothing against soy, but I'd figure that soy would generated be eaten as a meat or daily substitute. Soyjoy is definitely not a vegan product, despite the name. It's not very enjoyable, either.

Larabar


Soyjoy

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With most PC options out there shipping with Vista, I think I want a mac.

$1499 versus a $1250 with Windows XP Pro, I'm really starting to consider a Mac as my next computer. Thinking about it and doing it are two different things, though.

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Saving for Retirement with Living Like a Pauper or Winning the Lottery

The title may sound like the book is going to uncover lost secrets of getting rich, but in reality, this is book is a retirement savings manual written especially for novices. In addition to explaining the magic of everyday retirement savings, this book gives links to several additional resources and explanations of how to use those resoucres.



Sites that I bookmarked from reading this book:
http://www.americasaves.org/ - savings ideas
http://www3.troweprice.com/ric/RIC/ - T-Rowe Price Retirement Income Calculator, using a Monte Carlo simulation to determine how long your savings will last.
http://www.moneychimp.com/ - compounding calculator under calculators
http://www.dinkytown.com/ - lots of calculators, including a retirement income and mutual fund fee calculator
http://www.choosetosave.org/ - site partially funded by the AARP which includes a "ballpark estimate" for how much you will need for a comfortable retirement.
http://www.bloomberg.com/invest/calculators/index.html
http://www.livingto100.com/ - Life Expectancy Calculator

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They still make TI-89s?

I thought for sure that TI-89 graphing calculators would have been obsolete by now. But not only are they for sale on Amazon, but they seem to not have changed in price much.

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Mac OS X Leopard Pre-order on Amazon

MAC OS X Version 10.5 Leopard is a available for pre-order on Amazon.com.

Product will ship "sometime in October."

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Jamaica Blue Mountain for $31.24 per pound

Not a bad price for Jamaica Blue Mountain, cheapest I've heard of is $35 per pound.

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I have got to get me one of these.

I was searching for quad core on Amazon.com. I noticed that there were (5) desktops and (1) notebook. Actually, I think it was more like 2 desktops in reality... the others were processors.

I clicked on the quad-core notebook result. Not a notebook... 70 lbs. I believe it also sells for more like $2400, anyway.

Somewhat haphazard technical specs...

• 2(two) Quad Core Xeon Intel Xeom X5355 2.66 Ghz (xeom... that's a new one on me. I wonder if the misspelling is intentional)
• BOOT 160gb sata hd, 10k rpm with 16 mb databurst cache
• 160gb sata hd, 2(two)500 sata hd, FD,
• 16 GB ddr2 sdram(8 DIMMS), 48X/32X CDRW/DVD
• Sound blaster X-Fi, 256 MB PCIe nVidia quadro FX3450. DUAL DVI

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Favorite Crystal Light Flavor Ever

I know that people either love the White Tea Blueberry Crystal Light (TM) or they hate it... I generally don't like the fruit flavored Crystal Light (TM) or Sugar-Free Kool-Aid (TM) because they have too much fruit flavor and the aspartame flavor really seems to accompany that fruit flavoring. The white tea and blueberry are just strong enough to balance with the artificial sweetener in this case. Strangely enough, this flavor for some reason reminds me of RealLemon(TM) and Lipton(TM) Tea that I used to brew and add a 1/4 cup of sugar to.

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Romancing the Clock

"Accentuate the positives and reduce the negatives in your life." Reduce stress. Put things in perspective. Hire someone to mow the grass if you don't like doing it. Don't fight battles that cost you the war.

Some points of this book seemed a little bit excessive if taken literally, but I think the book as a whole is more of a self-help book for examining how you are spending your time. Sometimes the "accentuate the positives" and "reduct the negatives" is over-simplistic, but the stark examples help drive home a point as well. Since I enjoy having perspective shaken up once in a while, I enjoyed this book. If you're not both open-minded and willing to take advice with a grain of salt, this book may not be a good fit for you.

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Super Pac Man TV Game

If you're a Pac-Man fan, this handy piece of nostalgia will interest you. Pac-Man, Pac-Man Plus, Super Pac-Man, and Pac & Pal. I had always enjoyed playing Super Pac-Man and Pac-Man and had read about the other two games. Pac-Man Plus is an almost frustratingly difficult version of of Pac-Man. I've never had a problem breezing through levels on Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Junior, and Super... but Pac-Man Plus throws a wrench in my usual strategies. Pac & Pal is almost more pure puzzle game than its siblings. All will provide a quick diversion or hours of entertainment for you.

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Cheapest 100-pk spindles of 80-min CDs, DVD+Rs, and DVD-Rs

CD-R


DVD+R


DVD-R

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