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We went to a movie last weekend and went to the Shop Rite Supermarket near the movie theater on the way home rather than make a single trip to the supermarket the next day. It was about conserving some to that $2.83 per galloon gasoline. Seems like more Americans did the same thing, conserved feul. Makes sense really to combine outings rather than make a special trips especially when gas prices are so high. That gasoline stock are increasing mean consumers are doing more thing right.

“Something dramatic is occurring with consumer driving habits,” Geoff Sundstrom, a spokesman for AAA motor club, said in a telephone interview. “These numbers, if sustained over next couple of weeks, should set the stage for a reversal of price forecasts.”

While the idea of conserving gas is one on many American minds, the idea of conservation and spending quality time with the family while conserving a natural resource and creating less greenhouse gases is a rather pleasant feeling. Perhaps we can continue this practice of going to the supermarket after the movie even after gas prices come down.

Well it is the new year and Apple is moving right along with working to keep pace with the other smartphone companies. The new Apple iPhone has increased the amount of memory users have available from 8GB to 16 GB. The idea is to allow users to carry more in their iPhone. With Apple- iTunes joining the movie rental race it makes sense to increase the capacity of the iPhone. The design of the phone itself has not changed noticably but the design and features the phone offers has made it #3 in the less than a year in the market statistical race. 

Frankly, the iPhone like any other smartphone device has one that cannot be stated strongly enough: when one part of it needs repair whether it is the phone or the iPod all that stuff being in one place creates a bigger problem then keeping track of individual devices. And until they can increase the battery use time I will play dinosaur and keep my cellphone, Palm, and MP3 player separate. 

You hold your seven pound miracle for the first time and fall completely in love. You bring that bundle home determined to shield her from all that might harm her. At some point you give your bundle of joy her first official at home bath. You may even commemorate the occasion on video. You reach for the bottle of shampoo to lather those downy locks and then massage in a liberal amount of lotion on her skin.  It is what nuturing parents do. Now there is a study that suggests what was a bonding moment might really be unintentionally causing harm.

The University of Washington study found that baby lotions, shampoos and powders are strongly associated with higher levels of chemical compounds, known as phthalates in the urine of babies. These phthalates are involved in the fragrances one associates with products. Since companies are not required to list components of fragrances the consumer does not have a way of knowing the amount of phthalates we are putting on our children. The reality is newborns do not need to bathe everyday. Nor do they need bubbles in their bath, plain water will work just fine. It is not like they are going to find the nearest mud hole and take a dip.

Limiting the number of fragrant products used on your little one is not that big a sacrifice, after all wouldn’t you do anything to keep them safe? You can always put the savings in unpurchased products into the little darling’s college fund until the experts sort this out.

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Many said the Giants were underdogs, but this time the underdogs were did things right. The Giants and Eli Manning showed the naysayers just why underdogs shouldn’t be counted out. Even though Eli’s performance appeared to be peaking over the last few games, one dared not breathe that what so many said was impossible just might happen.  It was like going down a checklist of things to do to lead to a win. Eli Manning showed poise and patience in the the pocket, check. The Eli Manning on the field in Arizona was not the one we saw at the beginning of the season, he was focused and determined to hold up his end of the game. Offensive line make plays not mistakes, check. These player seemed hungry enough to go that extra bit to win. Contain the opposing offense, check. With the Giants defensive line blitzing and containing the Patriots offense to just 14 points everything was in place for the Giants to win. Congrats guys, well done. 

So hats off to the Giants and New York, party time!