By Crystal.RitchieGuest Blogger(view all posts by Crystal.Ritchie)
at 1:00PM,
a year ago
under
Product Review
At nearly four years old, Jack has gone into some sort of developmental hyper speed. Suddenly he is telling complex stories, learning to spell and read, and growing out of everything all at once. I'm surprised on a daily basis by the cognitive connections he makes, so it's no wonder I get distracted from things like his
changing shoe size.
I recently noticed that Jack's head was quickly inching toward the top of his
Britax Roundabout car seat. I can't tell you how sad it made me to think that what I call "the Lexus of car seats" would soon be retired. Britax car seats are generally the priciest on the market but I was wooed by the ease of installation and the high safety rating. I am not ashamed to admit that I mourned the thought of giving this seat up.
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By brwood(view all posts by brwood)
at 6:40PM,
3 weeks ago
under
Shop Smarter
I'm a little frustrated at the moment with the users of Craigslist, and by that I mean the entire population of this country. Its bad enough that when placing an ad we all have to worry about the flood of spam we know is going to come, and don't want to list our phone number lest we get robocalls. Then when the shoes on the other foot we have to call and call or email again and again and get no response. So I figured I'd set out a few guidelines, and also vent my frustrations.
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By pmiller(view all posts by pmiller)
at 9:55AM,
about a month ago
under
Newsworthy
Photo courtesy of Mike Kalasnik, via FlickrIf you're like me, you change your car's motor oil religiously. The
"Every Three Thousand Miles or Every Three Months (
Whichever Comes
First)" standard might as well have been carved into slabs and
hand-delivered by Moses.
And, if you're like me, you've been doing it
wrong this whole time.
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