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I would like to know if there is anyone else out there who believes that they have been wrongfully fined by the Georgetown Township Public Library, particularly for "scratches" on DVD materials. I have received a $4 and a $6 fine on DVD's that were checked out from the public library in Jenison, and having a considerable number of CD's and DVD's myself, I consider it highly unlikely that the only ones that I have damaged belonged to the public library, after having been played once or twice. If this has happened to you, please comment here, and also make sure that you send a note to the GeorgeTown Township Supervisor, http://www.gtwp.com/board/tb.html Anyway, with Grandville Library so close, shouldn't we shut this one down anyway?

Official Google Blog: Automatic captions in YouTube

Originally submitted at RadioShack This Gigaware™ headset is ideal for voice and video chat, multi-player gaming and music listening. Gigaware® USB Stereo Headset with Microphone After 6 months, left channel went out. By ccwebguy from Michigan on 10/5/2009   1 out of 5 Pros: Comfortable, Great Sound Quality Describe Yourself: Quality Oriented Primary use: Personal I used them for captioning. After 6 months, the right channel went out, but it's a 90 day limited warranty. ( legalese )

When I'm at the Y, doing "slo-mo" cardio on the treadmill, it always seems that the ideas and thoughts start coming rapid fire. It's to where I have to grab a scrap of paper an write them down each time. Today I brought my laptop. Here's Today's Thought: The song -You are God Alone, you are on the throne. That's always true, the problem is, I've got to always let him be on MY throne. I won't bore you with the list of other things I thought of - but I will share two. Fitday-like facebook app for tracking fitness and weight loss progress publicly grFree-fit - group fitness gatherings with exercises that require no fitness equipment. Comments? Want to join me? See Ya!

I was excited to see CFL bulbs on sale for .99 for up to 75w replacement bulbs. I had just purchased 4 of the GE Natural 60W Replacement bulbs for the new fixtures in my basement, so I bought some 75W Meijer bulbs to do side by side (you can exceed the watt recommendation in a fixture since it only uses 13-15W, right?) The 60 W GE Natural lights had so much brighter and better light than the "Soft Light" 75W bulbs. When I look into that room, it looks like the sun is shining in there. I have now become a lighting snob. Not everyone likes the bluish natural light, so please don't be discouraged from replacing your regular light bulbs with the .99 bulb, but try the expensive ones to, see if you're not happier. Who'da thunk I'd be excited about lighting?

Why Exercise Won\'t Make You Thin That's the title of the current (August 2009) Time Magazine Cover Story. It's worth a read, but the subtitle, "The Myth About Exercise" is mistitled. Rather than the myth of exercise, it really uncovers the hypocrisy we often engage in when involved in a vigorous exercise program. Often, overweight people even exercise more regulary than people of average weight. The reasons: when we exercise we tend to: 1. Move less during the rest of the day - due to being tired, or sore, or just feeling we don't need to move extra during the day because we worked out so hard 2. Increase our intake of calories - increased appetite, or "rewarding" ourselves for our hard work with snacks. The article mentions that students who started an exercise program, on average ate 100 calories extra, over the amount they burned exercising. Oh, the lies we tell ourselves.