If you feel weighed down by the cares and duties of life - if life feels like one big never-ending to do list - if feeling overscheduled, exhausted and overwhelmed is a way of life for you - stop and take a long, deep breath.

As much as I enjoy Craig Johnson's "Longmire" books (and I've read them all), this one is just a little bit too much tongue-in-cheek. The plot was good, even though it was obvious from the get-go who the villain was, but in "An Obvious Fact" Johnson's tongue has just about bored a hole through his cheek. I'd hate to see him follow the path of James Doss who wrote the Charlie Moon mysteries. Doss's first books were good reads but somewhere along the way he got off track with the humor of it all, and the series went downhill. His last books were not his best work. Johnson is a good writer but considering the discoveries, etc. in this story, his approach is just a little too light-hearted. His characters deserve more from their author.

I used the free version of AVAST for a while then paid for the upgraded version for a few years. Then they offered a new product called Grime Fighter and I think the name says it all. It will clean all the grime left behind by programs you have removed that always leave something behind, cookies that get into your system from various websites you visit and so on. Grime Fighter seemed to be doing all that it promised, it took hours to analyze and clean my computer until one day it stopped working. I called AVAST, I spent time submitting a ticket with a description of my problem and finally got someone on the phone that told me if I allowed them access to remotely access and take control of my computer they would see if they could find the problem. I allowed them to do it and was told that my computer had a lot of junk (GRIME) and many suspected virus files and for $179 they would have tech support take control of my computer and clean it all up and get my paid for GRIME FIGHTER working again. After I paid, I sat and watched my computer screen for about an hour or so and saw that something was happening and felt secure that all would be fixed and I would have a nice clean faster computer again. When they were done, I ran Grime Fighter again and it failed exactly as it had before. After looking into it again AVAST informed me that GRIME FIGHTER would not work on my computer. They also told me that I had mistakenly subscribed to Grime Fighter twice and after a few more phone calls and submitting another ticket offered a refund for the second subscription but not the first even though Grime Fighter will not work on my computer any longer. I also made several phone calls and submitted tickets for a refund for the $179 + tax $192 which they refused. So I paid for antivirus that didn't prevent viruses, I paid for Grime Fighter that stopped working, I paid for Tech Support with no results and all in all spent well over $200 for nothing but headaches. If that sounds like fun to you, sign up and enjoy the ride. If not, find another service that has a better reputation and be sure to read the fine print before signing or paying.

When I saw the commercial for this in 2014, my first thought was not another guitar hero game for wannabe guitarist. It wasn't until 2016 that I discovered that this was learning tool that you use with a real guitar. I was curious and I took the plunge.

This is great! My cat loves it! We had a cat carrier years ago and only would use it for trips to the vet but one of our previous cats (Vincent) hated it. He actually broke the door after it was latched - he was a strong cat who would use his head like a bull dozer and he did not like going places or being around other people than family. In fact most people only thought we had one cat because he would hide the entire time any one else was at our house. So we gave up on cat carriers and would just wrap him in a towel and hold him. The old one was a hard plastic and took up a lot of space - this one is so compact. The top and bottom zip off and then you store the middle section between them and zip the top and bottom pieces together. It feels very well made and should hold up well. They include a mat for your cat or dog to cuddle up on that can be removed and washed if/when necessary. I am currently just leaving it open for our cat to nap in and will leave it out as long as he is interested in it but if he abandons it - it will go into storage until the yearly trip to the vet. Comparing this to the hard pet carrier we had before - I definitely like this one more - I love that it is softer and a lot cozier. The zippers are large - I had no trouble unzipping them - I did have a little bit of an issue getting the zipper started while attaching the bottom to the side panel but my cat was also trying to get into the carrier as I was trying to zip it. If this is something you plan on using all the time and collapsing it to put it away - it does take a few minutes to put it together. The size is perfect for our some what larger cat - 17" x 14" x 12.5" tall. I hope the information in my review has been helpful. If so, please mark it as helpful below so others can find it easier.