Got chocolates?

Happy Halloween!!!

Black & White

Heard a loud knock by the front door and looked outside seeing a black and white police car. As we hurriedly went down at 4:00 in the morning, Kuya was already talking to the officer. He was just surveying by and notice that the garage door was opened and the cars were unlocked.

There has been reported burglarized homes but didn’t mention where. Just a precaution that we must locked the cars and keep the garage door closed. Just before we got here, it’s been a bad habit of theirs to keep the garage door open and the security system not set.

So later tonight before hitting the bed since we are still here I will make sure everything are locked and set. Enjoy your day and having a blast here in Kansas.

♥

Just got back from dropping Dominic (nephew) to his school and had a great walk with Joan (sister) around their neighborhood. Nice houses, nice weather and great company. Weather wise it’s just about 61 degress and a high of about 65 degrees. Ain’t we loving the weather here…

Power & Light

We attended Kansas/Missouri’s night life. Shocked, surprised and mesmerized of the crowd and how loud the music can be and alcohol are not my forte anymore. I am growing old….

What is Power and Lights by the way?

Offering over a half million square feet, The Kansas City Power & Light District is the mid-west’s premier entertainment epicenter. With more than 45 unique and captivating retail outlets, restaurants, bars, and entertainment venues, the District offers something for everyone. Located in the heart of downtown, this vibrant, new eight-block neighborhood links the Convention Center to the Sprint Arena and is bringing the beat back to Kansas City.

World-class attractions include the Midland Theatre by AMC, The Mainstreet Theatre, and the KC Live! Entertainment District.

KC Live! is an entire city block of hot spots within the Kansas City Power & Light District. With two levels and fourteen (14) high-energy entertainment, nightlife and dining establishments, it is sure to excite everyone in your group! Live entertainment is a frequent happening at the KC Live! Stage. KC Live! hosts several summer concerts series and special events throughout the year. Check out the event calendar for more details about the Hot Country Nights, Rock the Block and District Rhythms concert series, the Family Fun Days event series, and a variety of other concerts, parties and rockin’ events!

We drank and dance with good people. The place was so packed but not an inch of trouble in sight. You can clearly see that even if we are in company of alcohol of different kind, people still do have some respect plus police are everywhere to uphold peace and security to everyone in attendance.For some reason I felt out of place when I went in but after that few steps I was on my and owning the night to myself and my hubby.

It was quite an experience and a nice one!

11 Ways

A Mug of Your Own

Every year Americans throw away 25 billion polystyrene cups and 25 billion individual water bottles, most of which end up in landfills. Instead buy a reusable to-go mug and a bottle that you can refill with filtered tap water. Bring your own (to a coffee shop, a meeting), and you cut down on Styrofoam.

Want a Lick?

A cone beats a cup. Why? “You’re eating your silverware instead of using plastic,” says Matthew Modine, a passionate promoter of earth-friendly policies. “It’s all about consuming less, using fewer of the resources needed to make products and packaging.”

Clean Without Chemicals

Natural cleansers like vinegar and baking soda do a great job without harming the planet. “And,” Matthew says, “a little vegetable oil and lemon juice makes a great wood polish.”

Bag It

Get reusable cloth bags for the grocery store and the dry cleaner. More than 100 billion plastic bags are thrown away every year.

Stop Junk Mail

Every year 100 million trees are chopped down for junk mail sent to American homes. Contact The Direct Marketing association at The-DMA.org to remove your name from mailing lists of their members.

A Better TP

Recycled toilet paper is scratchier than three-ply, but it’s much softer on the environment. “It’s like switching from whole milk to skim,” says O writer Aimee Lee Ball. “After a while the beloved original seems over-the-top.”

How Many People Does It Take To…

Compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) use four times less energy than incandescent ones. If every American family substituted five CFL bulbs for incandescent, it would be equivalent to taking eight million cars off the road for a year. Ball says “They cost a little more up front, but they last up to 15 times longer.”

De-Lint the Dryer

Lint builds up after every dryer cycle, reducing the machine’s efficiency. Removing it does a lot to decrease its usually massive energy use.

Pick Safe Paints

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, architectural coatings such as paints and varnishes are the second-largest source of fumes from volatile organic compounds, substances that evaporate at room temperature and react in sunlight to form photochemical smog. Look for cans with “No VOC.” We’ll all breathe easier. (If you don’t use the whole can, you can find out how to recycle the rest.)

Shorten Your Showers

Low-flow showerheads would be a big improvement. “If they’re well designed, the pressure should still feel good,” says Laurie David, another prominent activist in Hollywood. “For every two minutes you shave off your shower, you save 10 gallons of water.”

Shut Down

The average computer left on all day uses nearly 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity a year, producing more than a ton of carbon emissions. So turn off your computer anytime you’re not on it,

and eliminate the screen saver function, which uses more energy than the sleep mode.

Simple ways yet we sometimes forget to do…. Help Mother Earth!!!

Swine Who?

Could this swine flu really an epidemic or just an exaggeration from the government?

The first case that was confirmed where it all started was in Mexico and it is spreading slowly. A lot of nearby school’s has and had been cancel and some even closed for 2 weeks. Of course students are happy but caught off guard and do not know what to do during their free time.

Some parents wants some answer when the madness will end so that other school activities such as the JS Prom, graduation rites and many more can resume.

I do not even know if the numbers are still the same or growing cause so far the media hasn’t reported anything new on the swine flu.