Freaky Frugalite

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I saw this video and it blew me away. My husband got one of these cards recently– an American Express credit card with an RFID chip. All for your security, of course.

But the sneaky little deception is that it’s not for your security at all! Watch this little video of a “Hacker/Futurist” who swipes the credit card information with an $8 device he bought off eBay.

The thing that REALLY blew me away most was that the Hacker said that credit card companies are not at all interested in security for the consumer. They are interested in the appearance of security for the consumer. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS IS!

I don’t for one second believe that any bank or company are unable to make electronic transactions secure. The big question is WHY won’t they?

Hey you Entrecards health bloggers! Have you heard of something called sublingual B-12? It’s a souped-up vitamin, loaded with B-12, B-6, and Folic Acid. It’s supposed to be easier to absorb, because you place the pill under your tongue– that’s where the “sublingual” term comes in; sublingual means under the tongue. The pill is kinda cute- it’s pink!

Anyway, it’s a hot seller (over 9 million pills sold so far) and it says it boosts energy, mental acuity, and health. I think the mental acuity aspect appeals to me, lol. I sure could use some acuity! Because the pill bypasses the digestive system, it’s good for people with diabetes, dementia, and others with digestive problems. The stuff is absorbed quickly and just goes zipping into your bloodstream. This is what it says it does:

* Promote energy, stamina, and improved mood
* Keep your memory sharp
* Provide focus to help you concentrate and stay on task
* Reduce the risk of age-related brain and heart diseases, including Alzheimer’s

I figure since it’s all-natural, it’s probably a good supplement, like a super-charged vitamin! I’d read that vitamins when taken orally do very little to add nutrition to the body, because the pills in the stomach are not as readily absorbed. I’ve never been a big vitamin taker for that reason, and also because they do upset my stomach. I don’t eat breakfast, so taking those horse pills in the morning bothered me.

Have you guys heard of it, tried it? The website is here, where you can read more and try sublingual B-12 today. I’d really like your opinions, if you have any.

Maybe you know that I sometimes blog for pay. I am a “disabled” mom with four kids– you better believe I’m going to blog for pay! I try to make the posts I write as interesting as possible, and I also try not to have too many obvious “paid” posts. This week has been a pretty good week (I count my weeks from Friday to Friday). I just wanted to say that I may have a few more paid posts hanging around, but I am trying to sprinkle them with some entertaining writing. And believe me when I say I am not going to turn this blog into a splog or a blog I use only for making money! I love to write, to muse, to share. I also love it that I am making some extra income. I do blog about things that interest me, paid or not paid. Just thought I’d say.

P.S. I haven’t forgotten about blogging more about my homeschooling exploits. I want to get a photo of my desk, and I just haven’t had time enough to tidy it up yet, for the photoshoot. But I haven’t forgotten!

Oooo you know how I have been bemoaning my Bluehost hosting problems? And my Whip An Orbit web hosting problems (although Whip An Orbit is behaving better now). I had another half-hour outage for all three blogs with Bluehost today. Boy, this is getting old. I’ve only been with them about two months now, and I’ve had a lot of problems.

I’m paying a lot of attention these days to websites discussing hosting sites and hosting information. Here’s a great website on linux web hosting and more. DUH! I wish I’d seen this earlier! It’s called Web Hosting Rating.

Cheap web hosting can be tricky and it definitely takes one with the technical knowledge and experience to be able to judge whether the host is good. More often than not, it is the bad experiences from using cheap web hosting that eventually leads people to lose trust in these low cost endevours and move onto more expensive options, which may not necessarily be better.

“Tricky” is the understatement of the month for me. Bluehost has been tricky. Yeah. [insert angry-face icon here]

Anyway, the site lists three things to look for when choosing a web host. There are some good articles there, too. The information may help you if you are looking for tips. Looks like this blog will be brimming with good ideas to come!

Found this at Mrs. W’s Kitchen. Hoh boy, does this speak to me! This is for all you cat owners out there. And this is why all my cats are now outside kitties.

All this talk about identity theft and credit card insecurity has me wondering about that service called Lifelock. It’s no secret that credit card companies and banks are NOT securing our data. It is time to take matters into our own hands! I’ve heard plenty about Lifelock on the radio. They have their own website and it has amazing– and infuriating– stories about people who have had their information stolen. They are grateful they had Lifelock. Lifelock guarantees identity theft protection, up to a million dollars! I know that’s more than I’m worth, lol! But they also help out by reducing all those credit card offers and other junk mail that fill up our mailboxes, and they monitor credit scores for fraud, and more. It’s only $10 a month! It sounds like a terrific insurance protection service. Do you or anyone you know have Lifelock?

It’s Monday! You know what that is! Woooooo!

OK, so maybe I am a little over excited. But I am sitting in the orthodontist’s waiting room, and I have nothing better to do right now! (Thank God for wireless).

If you knew that every minute of the next 24 hours of your life would be recorded on camera is there anything you would change about your habits?

Yeah, like, all of them, lol. No, actually– aren’t ALL our outdoor activities being monitored anyway?! I hate all those creepy cameras at the traffic lights, at WalMart, at the library…. I’ve seen those “reality” videos on TV before, where people agreed to be monitored so experts could watch them and help solve their problems. I’m always amazed at the nasty and yukky things people continue to do even with a camera aimed at them. Me, I’d be nicer, and probably neater. Then again, something might get into me to stick out my tongue and make goofy faces. Depends on how much coffee I’d have had.

If you could take a one-month trip to any single destination in the world and money is not a consideration, where would you go?

This is an easy one, because I’m always dreaming about it. New Zealand. Greenland. New York City. Washington, D.C. And Antartica, just to say I’d been there. Oh nuts. Did that sentence say “single destination”?

What is the best example of “perfection” that you can think of?

Jesus. He’s the finest, most loving person, and I am so not. I read about what He did and what He said and it continues to blow my mind away.

The conqueror Napoleon had said of Jesus, “I know men and I tell you that Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between Him and every other person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creation of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded His empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for Him.”

I think it was the late Dr. D. James Kennedy who said that unlike with man, when we gaze closer and closer to inspect Jesus, we become more awed by His exceptional love and virtue; whereas the opposite is true when we closely inspect any man.

This was a good Manic Monday– got me thinking!