• December 12, 2013 •

Good morning! Yesterday I sent out the grocery list, cleaned the house, turned on Pandora & headed over to the sofa to play Minecraft & Sims on the laptop. I finished my LizC864 Minecraft California Craftsman Mission (2nd pic). (OMG! My mind is turning to mush! I just typed MindFart instead of Minecraft)! Anyway, I'm proud & you can check out all the pics here: Pinterest or here: facebook. Today begins a new house near this one (I'm building a city). The next house will be wood & much smaller. It'll be called Old-Fashioned. In Sims yesterday, I started up August House in Midnight Hollow. Speaking of, I need to download Midnight Hollow onto my desktop PC ... after I install an update to Origin. I really love the

laptop, but it really BITES at playing Sims. I had to turn the graphics way down which I finally noticed as being crappy, & the load & save times are unbearable. I also have a hard time seeing. Dragon Valley is dark & so is Midnight Hollow. I still need to play a more lit town to see if I like it or not. Still not sure what to do about the load & save times though. :(

Ever wonder how much it would cost you to give your true love the gifts in the traditional Christmas carol "The 12 Days of Christmas"? In 2010, the cost was calculated to be over $23k!

Hectic pressure to find just the right gift during this "season of joy" might drive you crazy. My advice is to call in sick, skip school, & stay in bed until Judge Judy comes on. A McFlurry w/ OREO cookies would be nice about 3:p.

I want to thank my staff. For Christmas, they gave me a dinner for 2 at Sparks Steak House in Manhattan. That's a rough steak house. Waiter asked what I wanted for dinner & I said, "Duck," & 8 people hit the floor. -Johnny Carson 1986

Most followed people on Twitter last year top 10:

1. Lady Gaga
2. Justin Bieber
3. Katy Perry
4. Kim Kardashian
5. President Barack Obama
6. Britney Spears
7. Shakira
8. Rihanna
9. Taylor Swift
10. Ashton Kutcher

TruxMap Lite Food Truck Map:

TruxMap is a live gourmet food trucks map for 34 US cities and 2 Canadian cities. The minute a food truck makes their current or future whereabouts known, you will see them on the TruxMap app. Menus, reviews, food images, location requests and directions are just one touch away. The open food trucks are visually represented by green markers and the food trucks opening soon are represented by blue markers.
Quickly scan what food trucks are near you, browse through the menus and food images before making a decision. Once you've completed eaten the food, submit a review or your truck images so others can know what to expect.
TruxMap is available for Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Calgary, Charleston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas, Denver, District of Columbia, Honolulu, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Louisville, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis-St Paul, Nashville, New Orleans, New York City, Orlando, Portland, Phoenix, Raleigh-Durham, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, St Louis, San Antonio, Santa Barbara, Seattle, and Vancouver.

Whether or not we belong to a church or service organization or have a job that provides meaningful service opportunities, not a day goes by that we can't at least serve one other human being by making deposits of unconditional love.

Zagat:

Zagat is your guide to discovering the best and most notable restaurants, bars, cafes and clubs in dozens of top locations around the world (see the full list below).
No need to wade through dozens of reviews--we’ll tell you in a nutshell what other people are saying.
Features:
• Concise reviews you can trust
• Each place is rated three ways, from 0 to 30 (e.g. Food=25 out of 30, Decor=17, Service=20)
• Expert-selected lists of places to go for nearly any occasion, mood, and craving
• Stream of helpful articles and videos delivered throughout the day
• Filter by Zagat ratings, cost, cuisine, features, neighborhoods and more
• Menus to read before you go
• Reservations through OpenTable
• Google Street View panoramas
Supported locations (subject to change between app updates):
Amsterdam
Atlanta
Austin
Baltimore
Barcelona
Boston
Cape Cod
Charlotte
Chicago
Connecticut
Dallas
Denver
Florence
Hawaii
Houston
Las Vegas
London
Long Island
Los Angeles
Madrid
Miami
Minneapolis
New Jersey
New Orleans
New York City
Orlando
Philadelphia
Phoenix/Scottsdale
Portland, OR
Rome
San Antonio
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Tampa
Toronto
Vancouver
Venice
Washington DC
Westchester County, NY