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My little one comes home from school telling about all the things that the kids do while at the playground for recess.  She came home one day, and told me about “The paper folding game.”  I wasn’t up to speed with that game, so I had to ask her more about it.  When she told me more I realized what she was talking about.  She was referring to “Fortune Teller.”

 

 

 

What is a Fortune Teller?

A fortune teller is an old folding game for children.You don’t only fold the figure; you can also play with it. You even use it to predict events in the future .

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Obviously the fortune teller is spread out all over the world.

Another name of it is cootie catcher.  In Germany the figure is called Himmel und Hölle (Heaven and Hell),  Nasenkneifer (nose pincher), Pfeffer und Salz (pepper and salt) or Salznäpfchen (salt pot).

After hearing what she has been doing I found a website called Cahootie.  They manufacture a reusable “Fortune Teller” game.  It is designed of coated paper, and has removable stickers based on what is chosen by the players.  We contacted the company, and we were offered to review the product.

My daughter found it to be a very cool thing to play, and she said it was even better because the players can choose different things to be on the tabs.  We played it a few times.  In the beginning the game is a bit stiff, but this is because it is coated plastic, and needs to be worked in.  Overall the game was very cute, and we are going to find a way to implement it into our family lives.  We are thinking of a way to make stickers for it that deal with housework, and chores.  We are going to try and put a little fun into daily things.  It was nice to not be centered around the video game for once.

You can get more information by visiting the Cahootie site.  These are available at online, and local retailers for @$6.99.

I have now been out of my part time job for a little over 1 month.  It feels weird being home as much as I am, but it feels good.  Having employment was great, but I found that putting a little more time into my business has paid off for me.  I have a lot of customers that call me, and need my help, and they always come back to me because I don’t take advantage of them, or overcharge them.  In my area of New Jersey there are far too many computer techs, and on top of that most of them are “Fly By Nighters”.  Where that effects me is that these people give a bad name to fully licensed, and insured techs.  People get scared when they get taken advantage of, and they sometimes don’t give me the trust, and respect that they should.

When you are looking for a computer tech, tv installer, or any type of service be sure to ask if they are licensed, insured, and even better… ask for references.  If the service seems to good to be true, then it probably is.  In the case of home improvement make sure you ask  the company for their Consumer Affairs License.  This is a New Jersey thing, but it should be everywhere.  To many people are being scammed, and it needs to be stopped.

These are just tips for you to help you in making some smart decisions.

Around Christmas my wife allowed me to use her upgrade elegibility to get myself a new cell phone.  I am the type of guy that has to have everything at his fingertips.  Well, we searched through the web, and I found a few that I liked, but I really needed a hands on approach at this.  We went to the local Sprint store, and I tried out the HTC Hero.  I have never liked to have anything that is totally touchscreen, but it was time for me to make my move.

A couple of guys at work wanted me to buy a “Jailbroken” IPhone, but I am not going to ever put my money in Apples hands.  I have been a customer of Nextel since they came out, and I had the Direct Connect since the beginning.  Most of the people I knew were getting off the Direct Connect system because there were a lot of limitations in the phones that were on this system.  I don’t like limitations.

The phone is very stylish, and sleek.  The phone is “Powered By Google.”  This means that there is a direct integration with a Google account for easier use.  Example… Your contacts get associated with your Google account.  Your Google account comes with GMail which can be accessed through the phone.  This phone runs on a 3G network.  It has a 5.0mp camera/camcorder.  There is a virtual QWERTY keyboard.

The phone came packaged with:

Phone, Battery, USB Cable, House Adapter, Book, Micro SD Card, Micro SD Card Adapter.

When you need to have access to a bigger keyboard you can just turn the phone, and everything automatically rotates.  This is nice when watching tv, emailing, or even texting.  The HTC Hero is a very light, and easy to use phone.  Every once, and a while I have difficulties with this feature, but it seems to work itself out in the end.

Being that this phone is an android phone users have access to the Android Market.  The Android Market is very similar to most other “Stores”, but it has a large collection of “Apps” that are FREE as well as purchasable.  You can also try out certain titles before purchasing them.  You can download off your cell connection, or WiFi if you want faster downloads.

I don’t like the life of the battery.  Fully charged I am not getting a whole day out of it.  If I turn on Bluetooth, or WiFi, then I lose even more time.  For the most part I can last 1/2 of a day with everything on.  The only other thing that I get annoyed with is that I need to do a “Battery Pull” @ once a day.  Blackberry phones had the same problem.

I don’t regret this move at all.  The phone will last for me until another phone comes out that outranks the HTC Hero.