Life today is quite hectic with good reason, the economy is on the rocks and everybody’s concern as to earn money, cash, moolah, which unfortunately is not too easy to get by. Obsession and worrying too much can be bad for your health so do take a break from time to time, and while we’re at that, why not consider a beach vacation to Jersey shores. It’s near it’s quite and peaceful, nice to wash away the pressures of daily life. You might argue you don’t have enough cash, when have you? Everybody has a reason for foregoing a vacation but do you know that the best time to go on one is now?
The stresses of daily life is much too great for you and anybody else for that matter to handle so why bother. Just get yourself and the family ready, pack up and go. You’ll be amazed at what you’re missing, you’re kids have grown and they know more than you think they do.
Need something to spend that stimulus check on, a vacation is just what you need it for(after you pay the mortgage back0log that is) because we have all lost focus of life in the daily grind at the office. Get down to enjoying life as it is, where hardship is part of the whole deal. Life isn’t what it used to be a few years back, when people work their asses off saving as much as they could so they can enjoy life after retirement. That set of rules does not apply in today’s economy where the middle-class is stripped of its worth thrust down into the level of the poor in the blink of an eye.
Gadgets For The Beach
It’s time to hit the beach! I bet that many of you have been waiting for this time for the first half of the year. Some of the best times of my life have been spent at the beach, and I have to say that in addition to the surf and the sand, I love bringing cool gadgets to play with. If you are the same, you’d love to get your hands on these gadgets.
Flip Plus Waterproof Case
There are waterproof cases for most any kind of gadget these days. But if you want to take videos and stills without worrying about ruining your camera, I suggest that you get a Flip. It has been around for quite some time and it is quite cheap. Then get a waterproof case for it and you’re all set!
Atlantic Ego Ice Waterproof iPod Dock
What’s a beach party without music? Of course, you wouldn’t want your iPod to get ruined because of the water. With this waterproof iPod dock, you can play music even if you’re in the middle of the pool. You can use this dock with any kind of iPod, and it uses simple AA batteries!
Panasonic Toughbook
Okay, this one may not be as easy to get as the first two. It is the toughest laptop out there, no doubt about it, but it will also set you back almost $2000, even more. Still, if you have the cash to spare, this is the laptop to bring to the beach – or practically anywhere!
Any other gadgets you’d like to bring with you?
The Geek Atlas: The Ultimate Travel Guide
Aside from spending virtually all of my time in front of my laptop, I like to travel. Yes, if I had the money to do so, I would spend my time hopping from one destination to the next. From Asia to Europe to Australia to Africa to the Americas – I would visit every single place that I could. I do not have a concrete plan, well, I DIDN’T – until I got wind of The Geek Atlas.
Its full title is The Geek Atlas: 128 Places Where Science And Technology Come Alive. Need I explain more? Every self-respecting geek, nerd, or dork (or whatever you want to call people) would jump at the chance to go through this book’s pages AND then actually go and visit the places featured.
This is a one of a kind travel guide, which showcases the most significant locations on earth; significant in that they were (or are) places where a scientific, mathematical, or technological discovery was made (or being made). To give you a taste of what’s inside the pages, take a look at these:
• Bletchley Park in the UK, where the Enigma code was broken
• The Alan Turing Memorial in Manchester, England
• The Horn Antenna in New Jersey, where the Big Bang theory was confirmed
• The National Cryptologic Museum in Fort Meade, Maryland
• The Trinity Test Site in New Mexico, where the first atomic bomb was exploded
• The Joint Genome Institute in Walnut Creek, California
If you are not familiar with the concepts, then go Google it! But I am pretty sure I got you at Enigma. Head on over to O’Reilly and get your copy now for $29.99.