A Handy-Dandy Gizmo For Your Cell Phone Just $5.99...
http://pd.gophercentral.com/u/1438/c/186/a/503
------------------------------------------------------------
AbExerciser Ball
Like The Bender Ball, But At A Savings...
List Price: $9.99
DEAL PRICE: $7.99
Get Two for $14.98
A primary benefit of exercising with a Bodytrends exercise ball
as opposed to exercising directly on a hard flat surface is that
the body responds to the instability of the ball to remain
balanced, engaging many more muscles to do so. Those muscles
become stronger over time to keep balance. Most frequently, the
core body muscles - the abdominal muscles and back muscles - are
the focus of exercise ball fitness programs.
FEATURES:
- Includes Air Pump
- Anti Burst 9" Exercise Ball
- Burst resistant heavy gauge PVC vinyl for durability
- Ball can be used at home, in the gym, or clinic
- Increase stability and flexibility
Grab one for $7.99 or save an additional $2.00 and get two
(give one as a gift!) for $13.98
http://pd.gophercentral.com/u/1557/c/120/a/503
------------------------------------------------------------
Jan. 7, 2009
WIDE VARIETY OF CULTURES USE MANY WAYS TO COUNT THE DAYS
DEAR ABBY: I enjoyed the column you published Nov. 26 with
letters from readers about 13-13-13, and I'm not the least
astonished that many of them didn't get the humor.
You failed to point out that several calendars actually DO
have 13 months, among them the Muslim and Chinese calendars,
each of which are lunar-solar calendars. Thus, 13-13-13 could
be possible. My personal preference would be for 12 months of
30 days with a midsummer two-day break and a midwinter two-
or three-day break. It may not be practical, but it would be
fun.
-- JOHN S., CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO.
DEAR JOHN: Thank you for the "timely" information and moral
support. I confess that when I wrote my reply to the original
letter, which appeared Sept. 4, it did not occur to me to
check any calendar other than the one on my desk.
Read on:
DEAR ABBY: Your 13th month column was hilarious. It made
people think. However, Orthodox Jews must be writing you by
the thousands over your 13-13-13 "mistake." The ancient
Jewish calendar is a lunar calendar in which a 13th month
occurs every few years. Even secularists can count 13 new
moons every 365-day year. This is why new moons are never
at the same time of the "month," and why Jewish holidays
never fall on the same day of the week.
-- RICHARD IN PALM DESERT, CALIF.
DEAR ABBY: There have been many calendars adopted throughout
the ages as a way of measuring time, whether using the
Gregorian currently used by Western civilization or by the
lunar or solar means. Among them: the Mayan, Aztec,
Babylonian, Zoroastrian, Hopi, Hindu, Egyptian, Roman and
the Baha'i. Let us all celebrate in diverse and creative ways
with love, compassion and encouragement.
-- CAROL IN POST FALLS, IDAHO
------------------------------------------------------------
DOG OWNERS - Train Your Dog Easily & Effectively
Quit spending hundreds of dollars on obedience schools and
get ready for John Fisher's Dog Training DVD. It's the ideal
DVD that answers all of your dog training questions.
Since the 90's a kinder, more reward-based approach has
replaced the more severe training methods, such as the
choke chain, that were once acceptable punishments for
doggy misdemeanors. John Fisher will help you establish
a good relationship with your dog from day one.
Only $9.99. Visit:
http://pd.gophercentral.com/u/2238/c/120/a/503
------------------------------------------------------------
DEAR ABBY: I was glad to see you embrace the intelligent
idea that we will return to using the 13-month calendar by
the year 2013. The insanity promoted by the ego-driven
Gregorian calendar contributes much to the materialistic
consumerism madness that pollutes our world.
Until we return our focus to the organic, cyclical nature
of time we will not truly begin the healing of Mother Gaia
to the extent we are able. Bringing mankind's consciousness
back to a natural order of time will do much to heal the
insanity that causes us to think we are superior to nature
and the natural order of all things.
-- A.J. IN YREKA, CALIF.
DEAR ABBY: I'll bet most of your readers would be surprised
to learn that there are some places in the world that DO
have 13 months. Ethiopia's tourism motto is: "13 Months of
Sunshine." Each month has 30 days, leaving five days (six
during leap year) for the 13th month of Pagome. Their calen-
dar is also about seven years behind ours. So, while you
still can't celebrate 13-13-13 -- even in Ethiopia -- you
CAN claim to be seven years younger.
-- ETHIOPIAN AT HEART, ST. JOSEPH, MICH.
DEAR ABBY: Thought you might be interested to know that
George Eastman, founder of Kodak, established a company-wide
calendar based on 13 months, each with four weeks -- plus a
New Year's Day. So in 1913, there WAS a 13-13-13. And if it
had been on a Friday, then every month of that year would
have had a Friday the 13th, too.
-- LEONARD M., ROCHESTER, N.Y.
Good advice for everyone -- teens to seniors -- is in "The
Anger in All of Us and How to Deal With It." To order, send
a business-size, self-addressed envelope, plus check or
money order for $6 (U.S. funds only) to: Dear Abby -- Anger
Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Postage
is included in the price.)
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as
Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline
Phillips. Write Dear Abby at
T="_new" class="abbylink">www.DearAbby.com
or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.