It’s been over a week since the snow, wind, and ice storms here in Washington that wreaked havoc on the roads (read Slideshow: Seattle January Snow and Ice Storm Pictorial Recap). Hundreds of thousands lost power during the ice and wind portion of the storm and that included us. We’ve suffered week long outages in [...]
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Magellan Wireless Back Up Camera Safely Wipes Out the Blind Spots

Connie blogged a week or so ago about her new found love for her Magellan RoadMate 9055-LM GPS navigator unit (read I Won’t Go Without My Magellan RoadMate 9055-LM GPS Navigator). While it’s phenomenal by itself, it becomes a wunderkind when we added the Magellan CPBCKUSGXXX Wireless Back Up Camera. For the type of car [...]
Read More Automobile, back-up camera, Camera, CPBCKUSGXXX, Global Positioning System, Magellan, Magellan RoadMate 9055-LM GPS navigatorI Won’t Go Without My Magellan RoadMate 9055-LM GPS Navigator

I rarely drive any more. Now that the kids are grown and gone so are the daily trips to school, activities, and events. In addition, I no longer work full-time outside the home either so I rarely spend any time in the car these days. I rarely have reason to go more than 15 miles [...]
Read More 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid, Car, Cars, Dash, Global Positioning System, GPS, GPS navigation device, Kia Optima, Magellan, Magellan RoadMate 9055-LM GPS, Navigation, Navigation System, RoadMate, Smartphone, Suction cupReview: My NewAir G70 Electric Garage Heater is Taking the Chill Off {Gift Guide}
When we looked for a house back in 1988, one thing I insisted on was a two-car garage. Having been apartment dwellers prior, I was tired of working outside in the cold. We did purchase a house with a garage and for many years it was big enough for our two cars, my tools, and [...]
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