Turning the Tables: Best Buy for Under $20

Sunny asked me:

About a year ago, hubby and I bought a Cold Steel knife called a “Roach Belly” and it has been one of the best purchases we have made. It is very high quality and we use it every single day. Surprisingly, it was only $14.95 and we are astonished at what a great purchase it was.
What was the best thing you’ve bought for under $20?

The best thing I’ve ever bought for under $20? Gosh, you are really making me think back to everything I’ve bought. I’d have to say my CamelBak water bottle. It hold 24 oz, and I carry it with me everywhere I go, and I refill it many many times throughout the day. It was well worth the $17 or $18 I paid for it. (Now, if you had asked me what the best thing I’ve bought for under $300 I’d have said my iPod Touch.)

Your turn: What was the best thing you’ve bought for under $20?

Turning the Tables: Wild Life

wildbill has asked me:

Do you feed wild birds,deer or other animals?

I don’t, but that’s because I have two big dogs and they’d cause such a ruckus in the house if we had a feeder. We do have a family of turkeys that live across the street in the industrial park, and my neighbors through the backyard have feeders out for them. We have a fenced-in back yard, so we don’t feed the turkeys too, but we do enjoy watching them. One morning I woke up, stumbled to the backdoor still half asleep and just as I let my dog out I noticed the turkey was IN OUR BACK YARD. I was terrified that my Boxer would maul it, but that turkey flew up and over the fence, and ran back across the street (looking both ways first, seriously) to safety.
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Any you? Do you feed wildlife?

Turning the Tables: Coffee

Here’s what Sunny says:

I like my coffee very hot with steamed or scalded milk and a level tablespoon of Tourbinado sugar. I use a very old French press and I grind the whole beans with my trusty little coffee grinder. How do you like your coffee?

I also grind my own beans, in a grinder that I’ve had for as long as I can remember. I prefer hazelnut cream coffee from a local store, but will take Millstone if I have to. I use organic half and half and one little bag of Splenda. I can’t live my day without a cup of coffee in the morning.

What about you, how do you like your coffee?

Turning the Tables: My iPod

wildbill has asked me:

What’s in your Ipod/mp3 player?

A lot. Me and my iPod, Lovie, are never far from each other. Just last night I downloaded I’m Yours my Jason Mraz, and Bedtime Classical Music for Smart Minds which included Beethoven, Chopin and Tchaikovsky (and others). My iPod is mostly full of the Free New Music that iTunes gives out on Tuesdays, a few audiobooks (The Appeal by John Grisham, never finished it), and a lot of podcasts (Barnes & Nobles Meet the Writers, The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd, The Full Time Mom, The Lost Posdcast with Jay and Jack, MetroBuzz, Never Not Funny Primo, The Might Be Giants Friday Night <–for my daughter, Time’s 10 Questions Podcast, and Smodcast).

I have an iPod Touch, so I have games too. Right now my game of choice Tris, which is really Tetris. I’ve been playing it for a couple weeks now, my highest score is 6108, my husband played it ONCE and his freaking score is 7058!! So he knocked me out of first place. *grumble grumble* I’m on a quest to take back the top ranking.

Excellent question! What’s on your iPod or mp3 player?