World AIDS Day

Dear Readers,

This is a short story that I shared with you last year on December 1st in remembrance of World AIDS Day. For those of you who I have just come to know within the past year, I want to tell you that this passage written by a mother who lost her son to AIDS had a PROFOUND impact on my life when I first read it several years ago.  Reading it was not a cure all, but it got the ball rolling for significant change to occur in my life.  (Reprinted with permission from the authors and Exodus International.)

In remembrance and thanksgiving,

Kevin

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Mom, I Have AIDS

It was July 23, 1988 in room number 414 on the fourth floor of Century City Hospital in California. My husband, Bob, and I had rushed there from Washington because our son Scott’s temperature had hit 106 degrees. It seemed possible that he might be dying. 

Then came the confession that changed our lives forever. “Mom and Dad,” Scott said, “I have AIDS. My doctors have given me nine to 24 months to live.” 

New Life To An Old Phone

Dear Readers,

Fixing up an old car, computer or other product may be the way to go if buying new is out of your price range.

Last week, I just completed a refurb of my Motorola Razr V3c cellular phone that I use on the Verizon network.   Before the iPhone, hit the market in June 2007, the Motorola Razr was the best selling cell phones in the USA and one of the most popular around the world.   It was first introduced by Cingular (now AT&T Wireless) in 2004 and within 3 years time was added to the product lineup of all 4 major US wireless operators.   Millions were sold.

I have really enjoyed using the v3c model Razr.  I purchased it as a used phone from the original owner in May of this year.   The original battery, with a capacity of 740 mAh, was not adequate to begin with and was also loosing its charge.

Saving Money, Staying Organized

Dear Readers,

In these very interesting and challenging times, I realize that staying organized and saving money are very important.

I want to share with you two ways you can save money on your TV bill and a few Internet tools to help you plan more effectively, including an overview of the Remember The Milk website tool….

Limits of Unlimited Internet

Dear Readers,

Given that Comcast and other major Internet Service Providers have implemented usage limits, AT&T was bound to follow down the same path. It’s in the works…..

AT&T has begun testing trial caps on DSL usage in certain markets. They will soon be made the law of the land for AT&T DSL customers. Your Internet will still be unlimited in terms of time, but obviously not unlimited in terms of usage.

The proposed limits are as follows:

AT&T Basic (DSL only) Up-to 768 Kbps 20 GB per month

AT&T Express Up-to 1.5 Mbps 40 GB per month

AT&T Pro Up-to 3.0 Mbps 60 GB per month

AT&T Elite Up-to 6.0 Mbps 80 GB per month

AT&T Max (U-verse only) Up-to 10.0 Mbps 150 GB per month