Digi-Journal

Business trips are kind of a catch 22 — it’s fun to travel and to get paid for it (or, if you are self-employed, to be able to deduct the expenses from the trip), but business trips can also often be boring and tedious.
What helps is to try to plan your business trips for certain [...]

The Internet is a great place to get certain things online for cheaper prices than you would at brick-and-mortar stores.  Often the Internet is seen as a way to get even new items at cut rate prices.  Stores such as Amazon.com and Half.com, that offer discounted prices and show you how much you’ve saved, and [...]

I have always believed in the great power of prayers.  I pray for just about anything and most of the time, they come true.
I have always wanted a Mexico vacation.  I have been fascinated with the unique mixture of ancient civilizations, Spanish influence and immigrant culture that all blend together to form this happy country.
I [...]

This warning about scams in vacation packages ran in the spring of this year, but it’s still pertinent now, when many people are making travel plans for the holidays.  Here are a few ways to make sure you aren’t taken in by vacation scams!

Always do business with reputable retailers.  You should only buy Hawaii vacation packages, [...]

Do you know what a thermal mass flow meter is and why it is important for you to know? To many people, from homeowners to large factories, it is one thing that could possibly save tons of money on energy expenses every year. A thermal mass flow meter is a mechanism that gauges the flow [...]

Sweet dreams are not something that sleep apnea sufferers often have. Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which a person experiences frequent episodes of not breathing while sleeping. Often a person suffering from untreated sleep apnea will awake suddenly gasping for air. There are two phases of sleep. NREM, or non-rapid eye movement sleep [...]

No one likes to get allergies, least of all a baby who often times cannot voice their discomfort.   However, the sad fact is, if the mother or father has any type of allergy, the child may inherit it as well.
If you are a parent who has an allergy, it is best to err on the [...]

I have a swimming pool which I wanted to use more so I looked into adding a heater. I soon realized that a gas heater or an electric heater would be too costly to operate during the cooler months so I had to rule them both out. That only left solar heating but there were [...]

Having a friend or family member who has an active drug problem is never an easy thing to have to deal with.  Quite often they do not want to confront the issue and it’s hard to broach the topic with them head on. I ran into this problem last year with a close family member.  [...]

Is it depressing that the most activity I’ve had this week is to go to the coffee shop and sit there for hours?  I do work (and procrastinate heavily, naturally), but really, I go there just to be immersed in people a little bit.  My apartment can just get so unnaturally quiet that I find [...]