Never Say Never: Invest in Renters Insurance

Renters insurance is the easiest way to make the most out of your comfortable Cordova living. It protects your belongings against unforeseen disasters, and gives you a great peace of mind when they occur. If you haven’t thought about renters insurance for your apartment before, now is definitely the time.

If you have wisely invested in renters insurance, you don’t have much to worry about. Many people don’t take advantage of renters insurance because of a common myth: the cost. Renters insurance is surprisingly inexpensive. For a small fee a month, normally between $10 and $20, you can save thousands of dollars in case you have to replace your belongings. In all honesty, I’d much rather pay about $10 a month than to pay over $200 to replace a lost television or over $500 for a new laptop.

Renters insurance also covers liability for anything you’re found negligent to have caused an accident or a fire. Basic renters insurance may run you as little as $100 a year. In my opinion, that’s a small price to pay for piece of mind and the reassurance of securing your precious belongings. This video shows what happens when people choose not to invest.

How do you get renters insurance? National insurance sites like State Farm and All State all carry policies. You can also visit the Country Squire Apartments leasing office, and they’ll be happy to get you on your way to a higher piece of mind in no time.

Turn an Old Book Into a Secret Hiding Place

Have you ever seen movies where the main character had their valuable stashed away in a cool looking secret hiding place such as hollowed out books or soda can safes? Well, this video teaches you how to make your own secret hiding place!

Don’t Feed Him That!

As much as people may think they are, remember: animals are not people. Sure they have some human traits and require many things that children may need, such as grooming, potty training (housebreaking), food, water, and teaching them right and wrong things to do, but that’s where the similarity stops. They aren’t actually your child, so a lot of the foods that you may feed them, aren’t necessarily good for your dog, cat, or bird.

The most widespread food no-no for pets is chocolate. Sure, this is my favorite treat, but I make sure to keep it away from my pets. Why is it so horrible? Well, it stimulates the nervous system and the heart in a not so good way. It induces vomiting, increased thirst, restlessness, agitation, increased or irregular heartbeat, increased body temperature, tremors, and seizures. Dogs are more likely to gobble up large quantities, so be sure that when you’re nibbling on a chocolate chip cookie or the like, and little Dukey is sitting there staring at you with those pleading brown eyes of his, you stay resilient and say NO.

Another food item that’s hazardous to dogs and cats are grapes and raisins. Now, this is news to me. I actually found this out the other day, just as I was about to throw a grape to my dog. My dad stopped me and told me that he’d heard that it’s damaging to dogs. He’s absolutely right; they damage a dogs kidneys. I don’t know why, I’m not a vet. I’m just a blogger put here to bring you this information.

Can you name any others that you’ve heard about?

Fogelman Management Group 2010 NCAA Bracket Challenge Leader Board: Are you on it?

The first weekend of the 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is in the books and the leader board for the Fogelman Mangaement Group 2010 NCAA Bracket Challenge is set. With 50+ bracket submissions, this is sure to be a tight race.

 

A few interesting statistics developed among the Fogelman residents that participated. Among them…

• 31% of the participants picked Kansas to win it all.
• 14% picked Kentucky
• 12% picked Duke
• 7% picked Syracuse

Here is the leader board after the first two rounds of the tournament along with their pick to win the whole thing…

1. Kim Martin (Kansas), 46 pts.
2. Garrett James (Kansas), 44 pts.
3. Kate Asselin (Kansas), 44 pts.
4. Amanda Hill (Michigan State), 43 pts.
5. Heather Towe (Kansas), 43 pts.
6. Zach Hightower (N/A), 42 pts.
7. Chris Gholston (Syracuse), 42 pts.
8. Janelle Crandall (Kansas), 42 pts.
9. Dani Soto (Kansas), 42 pts.
10. Melissa Rosenthal (Kansas), 40 pts.

The tournament itself is proving to be one of the best in years, with major upsets and Cinderella stories playing out as the field battled to join the ranks of the “Sweet 16”. Northern Iowa’s upset over Kansas in the second round will definitely shake up the Fogelman Bracket Challenge leader board in the coming weeks.

If one of your neighbors has made it on the leader board, be sure to drop them a note of congratulations on your community’s Facebook page and cheer them on. And make sure you stay tuned to all of the drama in both the NCAA tournament and the Fogelman Management Group Bracket Challenge. I’ll post a new update next week.

The Regional Semifinals play out today and tomorrow (Thursday and Friday, March 26-27), with the Regional Finals being played on Saturday and Sunday, March 27-28. Check your local CBS affiliate for game times.

A Chocolate Exhibit at the Pink Palace? I’m in!

I really don’t need an excuse to eat, learn, smell, make, study, eat, research, or eat chocolate. Well, the Memphis Pink Palace Museum is giving us the chance to indulge in the sinfully sweet delight yet again!

The exhibit takes you through the history of chocolate, tells of how it is made, and what has made it the confectionary giant that it is today. The thing that would top off the entire experience for me would be if they gave out free samples.

Are you interested in going? Have you been to any other exhibits at the Pink Palace Museum?