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For the business owners out there, do you ever feel like your inventory is controlling you? Then it’s time to retake that power and use it to slim your inventory down. Using the Kaban software, you can find ways to optimize your inventory and go through what-if scenarios to analyze your business. This software will help make your business a lean manufacturing system that helps you save money and during economic times like these, cutting fat is where it’s at.

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Saturday was the big day.  That’s right, my son was in the Pinewood Derby.  He started out strong, winning his first 2 heats but then things went downhill (full on pun intended).  Apparently the suspense was too much for my youngest and I had to take her for a VERY long walk.  By the time we got back, it was pretty much over with the boy taking 4th place and advancing to District on April 19th.

I’ll let you know how that goes.

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As winter slowly changes into spring and summer is fast approaching, especially here in Arizona, many law enforcement organizations are looking at the end of the fiscal year. If your department has some extra money to spend this year or you’re starting to organize for next year’s budget, look into outfitting your officers with all of the equipment that they’ll need. Whether that be tactical boots, flashlights, holsters, gloves, tools, or weapon cases, you’ll find it all here.

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In the category of “cute robots” and just in time for the upcoming Pixar movie “Wall-E”, comes a drumming robot called Yellow Drum Machine. The thing can drive around, look at its environment, find something solid to drum on, and then start thumping away a cool little tune. It seems to have two arms to hit whatever it runs into, a thumper that can knock on the ground, and a little speaker to help with other sounds and beats.

Get a few of these things together and linked up on a network and you could make your own, real-life version of Animusic.

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I remember as a kid being uncommonly impressed by chandeliers.  My mom would talk about how they had gotten rid of the one that adorned their dining room and all I could think was, “My life would be so much prettier if they had just kept the chandelier.” I’ll only admit to being a tiny bit melodramatic back then.

Still, I really like them and like to think of where in my house I can one day put one.  My first choice is the entry way.  We have nothing there right now and it gets dark but has a relatively high ceiling so it would be a perfect spot.  If I can ever convince my husband to do it, I’d also put one in the dining room.

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It’s official - my kids are klutzes.  I assume it has something to do with the fact that their bodies are growing and they don’t realize how much space they take up.  My younger son has been terribly afflicted by this problem.  This week alone he got a huge scrape on his arm when he fell and hit a wall, fell backwards off a swing cutting the back of his head, cut his knee when he tripped and (this is my favorite) gave himself a black eye when he bent over to pick something up.  On the way down he hit his face on a shelf on the entertainment center.  He also likes to tell people about how he fell getting out of the shower but there’s only anecdotal evidence of this.

He’s not alone, though.  My youngest split her lip yesterday; my oldest fell at school and scraped up his arm (he blamed it on the fact that I wouldn’t let him wear a winter coat that day even though it was 85 degrees); and my oldest daughter just ran in crying…..

I’ve spoken to her and apparently she’s not hurt, but her brother DID just touched her. Let me through out a hasty ‘Keep your hands to yourself”……

Should I admit to being nervous about taking them out in public lest someone think I am the reason for these problems?  At least some of them can talk and tell them otherwise.

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If you’re interested in hunting, you know that having the proper equipment is essential to having a successful hunt.  Finding quality equipment is also essential.  That’s why the Hunting and Recreation Business Mall only sells the most modern tools for your use.  Whether you need a game feeder or a wildlife blind, you can visit their website to find the one for your next outing.

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Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been noticing a very strange trend with my brother and his friends. I’ve managed to get him hooked on a couple of things over the years. Back in junior high I introduced him to the Dragonlance series. He enjoyed it and passed it along to a couple of friends who liked it too.

A few months ago I finally convinced him to read “A Game of Thrones” by George R. R. Martin. It’s just an amazing series that completely engages the reader in a fully realized world that is strange and familiar at the same time. Yesterday I finally convinced him to watch a few episodes of “Dexter” online. He went through five of them.

So now he’s passing these things along to his friends. He has three now reading Martin’s books and two others watching “Dexter.”

Somehow I think my brother is like Mikey from the old Life commercials. Mikey doesn’t like anything. Give it to Mikey, if he likes it, it must be good.

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If you’re curious about how oysters can be made safe for even at risk groups like those with diabetes, cancer or liver disease, check out BeOysterAware.com. They have information on how Gulf oysters can be processed to be virtually free of the bacteria vibrio vulnificus which is the main culprit behind illnesses in at-risk people who have consumed raw oysters.

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A friend of mine just came up with a brilliant idea.  For a long time we’ve been having playdates where our children get together and we talk while they play.  Nice for socializing the kids.  Often my oldest isn’t there because he goes to school so there are 5 kids and 2 adults.

She mentioned today that we might add another playdate during the week but with a twist.  One of the adults would leave.  I think this is sometimes called babysitting but babysitting and babysitters are hard to come by nowadays so we’re calling it a playdate.  With my oldest at school I would end up handling only one more child overall (5 instead of 4) but I think I’ll feel a little guilty dumping 3 extra kids on her since she will go from 2 to 5.

That doesn’t mean I won’t do it (evil laugh here).

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