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I have been taking natural FloraSil  Silica for a couple of years now and I highly endorse it. What a simple way to boost the production of collegan!

YES! I Roomba, Do You Roomba? Ten Years of Cleaning

Roomba has changed the way I clean my house. The Roomba, by iRobot is a mechanical sweeper that really does perform quite well. My first Roomba started in March of 2008, just after we remodeled our kitchen.

Though our model number has changed, this is today's equivalent, the Roomba 690

 For almost ten years the beast has swept my
35 x 18 ft kitchen, laundry and hallway area twice a week. Ten years, or 1000 sweeps, for a $389.00 machine equals $0.389 cents per cleaning. So, I shut a few doors to contain the area, pick up scatter rugs, laundry pile, etc., push the button and walk out the door. (Or take a nap) Voila! Return in an hour to clean swept floors.

Yesterday I had my sliders open in the kitchen to try to enjoy the rare, mild weather on our deck. The problem was, besides the gypsy moth caterpillars, the POLLEN was flying. A few hours of fresh air and my kitchen table had a layer of pollen on it. That meant that the pollen must be everywhere. I ran Roomba for an hour and here is what I collected.                      

                                                            

There is a trap door under Roomba where you empty the collection bin and check brushes for debris.Replacement parts are available for these items from iRobot and Amazon.

Battery life is good, I have had to replace my rechargeable battery two times in ten years.

Over the years I have added more units to our family. First was the Dirt Dog. Now out of production, the Dirt Dog was the bomb! I could run it in my basement or garage with excellent results. This little beast would chow down on spiders, bugs, nails and screws with no problem.

What a wonder! IRobot should bring this one back!

Next was a simple, utilitarian model for our master suite. It has run since 2012 like a charm.

 Our newest Roomba is the Roomba 980. We bought it for the love shack in Florida. This is the cadillac of all Roomba. It has all the bells and whistles. You can even start the cleaning remotely from your smart phone.

Roomba 980 has a two hour cycle which knows if the cleaning is finished. It will navigate back to the charging station, recharge, and finish the job when it has more power. AND it will automatically switch to vacuum on your rugs, and back to sweeper on your hard surfaces.

All in all I have to say yes to Roomba. After almost ten years, four Roombas have served me effortlessly and are well worth the money spent (and time saved!).

Tired of Hearing, "Turn on the Nightlight"? Snap-Power is For You!

Finally, someone has wired a nightlight into an electrical outlet cover. Ingenious.

• #1 Night Light Available
• LED Coverplate Easily Installs in Seconds
• Fits All Standard Outlets
• Turns On/Off Automatically with a Light Sensor
• Leaves Both Outlets Free for Use!

The 2.0 Technology, QR Codes Pave the Way, How Smart is Your Coffee Maker? Time for a New Coffee Maker? Single Serve or Carafe?

I get attached to things. I don't like change. So when an item which I use with regularity needs replacing I tend to freak out a little bit, especially when I find out that it is no longer available. That is what happened with my coffee machine this week. I had an old Breville, with all the bells and whistles.  I started searching and, long story short, there will be no new Breville; they do not make them anymore.

Moving on, I am also a little bit picky. I like a short, 4oz brew which I brew into my mug of steamed and frothed fat-free milk. So I am looking for a machine which allows me to select the ounces for my brew.I found that Keurig had my best options and was surprised to find more... first of all the Keurig K450 Brewing System, Black 2.0 brewing system is the first Keurig system that allows you to brew a piping hot 4-cup carafe with the same ease and convenience of brewing a single-serve cup  — all at the touch of a button.

The Keurig K450 Brewing System, Black brewer also features revolutionary Keurig 2.0 Brewing Technology, designed to read the lid of each K-Cup or K-Carafe pod to brew the perfect beverage every time. STOP. RIGHT. THERE. Read that one more time? It reads the top of the K-Cup's label for the QR code, and then what? It knows what you are making and how to proceed, automatically.

The brewer also features a large 70 ounce Water Reservoir, 2.4 inch color Touch Display, programmable clock, an auto brew option, and a strength control setting for brewing bolder coffee. There’s even a separate setting for hot cocoa and other specialty beverages like chais and mochas. So many choices. Just look for the Keurig logo on your favorite K-Cup pod and K-Carafe pod varieties. The Keurig 2.0 K400 brewing system also includes a Keurig Carafe and K-Cup and K-Carafe pods to get you started.

 Anything else? oh yeah, I wasted a lot of time shopping at Bloomingdales, Williams-Sonoma and BBB only to fing that the best retailer for both price and availability was Amazon! Sure...Keurig K450 Brewing System, Black

Donate Spit to Science - Common Tech for the Common Cold Healthcare - Scanadu - Linda Maintanis

If you've been reading me lately you already know about the nasty germ I picked up from a toddler; he was competing in an Olympic Cough event on a Delta Airlines flight November 30... Yes, that germ was live and contagious so along with a couple of hundred other folks I was infected.

My own symptoms were of  a sinus infection with a touch of pleurisy. After two weeks I began to tire of the flavor of mucus and was spending way too much time online. Then, a post on Facebook led me to a surprise, to Scanadu.

It read, "Scanadu Invites You to Donate Your Spit for Science!"

Do you have a cough, fever, sore throat, achy muscles and/or a runny nose? YES!

If You Do, help us better understand the biology of upper respiratory infections and/or the flu. Your spit may, down the line, help reduce unnecessary antibiotic use, help limit the spread of respiratory pathogens and contribute to a new product design.

I read more and learn that all participants will receive a $10 Amazon gift card for their contribution. Sweet.

I find the idea that someone is tracking which bacteria and viruses are in sick people's mouths clever. Mapping them by region and specific strains is brilliant. Imagine watching a wave of pathogens shift around the country...hmmm, maybe the contagious toddler from the Delta flight had spread germs out of his home base, Raleigh, NC.

Count me in.
I completed the online application and as promised, received my collection vial
in a plain brown wrapper.

Instructions are provided and quite simple. The plastic collection vial is well designed and it's just like they say.

They want your spit.

Next, you complete a brief, very brief, questionnaire and seal it all back into the pre-labeled box they provide you with.

I dropped mine into
the mailbox today.
The webpage says that when they receive the sample they will send
the gift card.