Archive | April, 2010

Heading To The Movies? $2.00 off your entry by texting!

/ April 19, 2010 / save money / Permalink

Apologies as I’ve been pretty quiet lately – truth be told I’ve been extremely busy and also most evenings been busy watching the NHL playoffs.. no better time of year I don’t think.. love it! Anyhow a few days left on this deal which I hadn’t noticed before: OFFER AVAILABLE APRIL 12 – APRIL 22, [...]

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What I’m Growing This Year

/ April 16, 2010 / save money / Permalink

Last years gardening experiment was great – for our first year, but like anything else, this year I’m going to be making some changes and hopefully it will be even better. Last year I learned quite a bit about starting too early, putting items outside too early, starting from seeds, planting too many of one [...]

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Unbelievable Deal on an iRobot Roomba! (I just bought one..)

/ April 15, 2010 / awesome, save money / Permalink

I finally gave in, I’ve been curious about this thing for quite some time – and now it’s at the price where I can’t really afford ‘NOT’ to have one. $99 London drugs has the iRobot Roomba 400 on for just $99 (CAD $115.44 after shipping). You can view the deal here if you wanted [...]

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Charlottetown Police are online in a social way

/ April 15, 2010 / local, social / Permalink

Did you know that the Ch’town Police are online? Did you also know that you can get updates as to the goings-on around town using Twitter? Or an RSS feed? Or on their website? You can, and it’s pretty interesting. Their site is at http://charlottetownpolice.com/, but you can also follow them on Twitter or subscribe [...]

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I Knew It! Cracking your knuckles does not actually hurt your bones or cause arthritis.

/ April 13, 2010 / everyday life / Permalink

Oh the myths that you can get solved via the Internet! My brother Chris should be releaved now to know that Jason and I didn’t give him arthritis in the toes for all those times we used to crack his toes when we were kids (and the reason he can no longer sneak up on [...]

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The Masters – Oh The Irony

/ April 12, 2010 / sports / Permalink

Boy did I ever feel lazy yesterday.. I pretty much sat on the couch from 1pm to 8pm watching TV. Of course, the Masters is my favorite golf tournament of any of them to watch – and I’ve pretty much watched the Sunday final every year since I believe I moved to PEI 20 years [...]

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Ladies and Gentlemen, we are at Par – And no, not talking golf.

/ April 6, 2010 / make money, stocks / Permalink

I knew this day would come soon, and sure enough.. today is the day. The Canadian Dollar is at par again with the US Dollar. It got pretty close back in mid-march as I posted before, but today it breached (although as of this minute it’s back up over just by a fraction of a [...]

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What A Contest – Gotta Be KD – Travel Across Canada!

/ April 6, 2010 / giveaway, sponsored / Permalink

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Kraft Dinner Gotta Be Canadian Contest!. All opinions are 100% mine. Want to do some travelling? Or perhaps want your teenage son or daughter to get out of the house all summer? Get them to sign up for the Kraft Dinner Gotta Be Canadian [...]

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History of Social Media – In One Pic

/ April 6, 2010 / awesome, social / Permalink

After seeing “The Social Network“, I was really curious on the other types of social networks which are out there. I found this awesome infographic on the explosion of social networking sites over the past decade… below are some of these communities with over 1 million users, both active and defunct. What’s scary is that [...]

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Free Glasses Giveaway – from ClearlyContacts.ca

/ April 6, 2010 / giveaway, save money / Permalink

On may 26th  – ClearlyContacts.ca is going to be in Charlottetown. When they’re here, they’re going to be giving away free pairs of glasses. Throughout 2010, we’ll be making stops at cities all over Canada with our free glasses giveaway. By signing up at the link above, you will be added to your city’s VIP [...]

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