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    Sunspots/solar storm

    I read a story in the newspaper this morning about solar storms and sunspots that might cause interference in communications in the near future: Spaceweather.com -- NOAA Predicts Solar Cycle 24 I'll have to remember this if I have problems with the Internet-I bet people will think their...
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    just got vp-200

    I just got a Sorenson vp-200 installed yesterday, and the installer didn't have a black cable (I don't know what the name of it is) so I found one I had and the vp works just fine, but after he left I discovered that my TV (which is connected to cable) picture is messed up on several channels...
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    De-romanticizing vampires

    This article helps explain how the legend of vampires started. I doubt all those teenage girls who are swooning over "Twilight" will be interested, though. Italy dig unearths female 'vampire' in Venice
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    Need online news video captioned!

    It irritates me that when I look at news sites, like CNN, they have video of news stories that are not captioned, so I don't know what's being said. This is SO irritating! I know that it would cost the news sites money to subtitle all the videos they put up on their sites, especially when they...
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    dvd not showing captions

    I have a boxed set of DVDs and so far it's been fine but the last two discs I watched have had problems where suddenly there's no captions, and if I stop or go back, the captions show up-sometimes. I'm wondering if it's possible the DVD player is wearing out, or if the problem is in the disc...
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    why it's hard to meet a decent guy online

    can you tell me if it's just deaf guys who make crude comments about the size of my breasts, and even speculate about how, when and if I masturbate, or do all guys do this? Is it because we're communicating on the Internet that they feel they can get away with being crude and 7th-grade? It...
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    a new reason to stay married

    This guy says that people should stay married because divorced couples use more resources than if they'd stayed together. Excuse me, but he ought to be telling people to make sure they marry the right person, instead of thinking everyone should stay married no matter what, just to reduce...
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    but...what happened to the dog??

    I hate it when news items like this don't tell us the rest of the story! Dog-gone-it! Man loses dog, river swallows car - Yahoo! News
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    priorities are important!

    some things are really important! Fla. police: Woman crashes, continues to hair cut - Yahoo! News
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    warm movies for cold winter nights

    There are some movies I prefer to watch in the winter, they make me forget about frost on the windowpanes and freezing cold when I open the door to let my dog out or in. some on my list are: Hawaii, with Julie Andrews Mutiny on the Bounty with Marlon Brando (or the one with Mel...
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    "24" is back...at last!

    I know where my butt will be parked tonight and tomorrow night...in front of the TV, watching Jack Bauer save the day again! :D
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    death by eye drops

    Woman allegedly tries to kill hubby with eye drops - Yahoo! News Pretty soon, you'll have to ask the pharmacist for Visine and show identification. :roll: I had no idea eye drops were poisonous when ingested! You learn something new every day.
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    German kids want to be warm!

    Police foil German children's dash to Africa - Yahoo! News I can understand that-those of us who live in places where it's miserable in winter dream of escaping to warm, sunny climes. Too bad they didn't get very far-I'd have been rooting for them! :)
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    new US embassy in Iraq

    US inaugurates new $700 million embassy in Baghdad - Yahoo! News It cost $700 million, which could have been used for health care for Americans on American soil. It could have been used to repair bridges and roads. It could have been used any number of ways. The way things are, it's a...
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    don't want to pay child support?

    Cops: Dad ordered to pay child support kills son - Yahoo! News I've been waiting for this, I felt it was only a matter of time before someone thought of a way to get out of paying child support. It's sad that our civilization has degenerated to this point.
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    captioned exercise videos?

    I searched and couldn't find a topic on this, so excuse me if this has been discussed before. I wondered if there are any exercise videos that are captioned-I look once in a while but they don't seem to be captioned. I would like to learn tai chi, for example, but can't find a video that's...
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    Hi from flyingace

    Hi, I'm flyingace, I'm a 40-something female who lives in Ohio. I've been deaf since age 6 from meningitis. I love to read, play with my dog, and watch movies on DVDs. Looking forward to meeting new friends here!
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