Now that Halloween is over, go get any item that screams when motion occurs in front of it. These are cheap, battery powered, and very handy. They are also good for all kinds of uses—burglar alarm in auto or hotel, kid sneak-out alarm, camping to scare off the critters, whatever.

Mnemosyne is wonderful. It saved my ass in college this year.

When Rita was coming to Houston, my stupid niece and her family (husband, 2 kids, multiple animals) elected to gas up "after running a few errands". Of course, she wasn't able to find any gas anywhere and had to evacuate on 1/4 of a tank. They sat in traffic for a full day before running out of fuel (a Nissan…

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I really appreciate the suggestions for using Mnemosyne. I tried it and have now shared it. It is really helping me prep for my finals.