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Things change...

Coffee and chocolate or mega red fish oil?

The Computer Whisperer’s back in town
Swine flu rules

Are you a multi-tasker or a person who focuses?

By the time you plan it, you'll need it

National Unhealth Day
My credit union would never do that

When it comes to losing weight

Zippers go up... zippers go...

If you're gonna play hooky

Why do we do that?!

Stimulating the economy

Under the Umbrella
Coupons - it's all in the timing

Chasing interest rates

What's left to cut

Pushing buttons

This time it's gophers

The San Diego Chargers make it to 2009

If I get a GPS for my car...

I should'a known - hotel rates

Everyone's texting and multitasking - is anyone listening?

Three parts - anyone could put it together

Time to talk freeways again

Gratitude defies analysis

Stay away from the computer

Human beats ATM

Tomorrow's the best day

Not easy watching the Padres

Changing the body clock

Four day weekend not so relaxing

Political junkie lost in primaries

Can’t get fried eggs off my mind

Remote control's gone crazy

Coming of age (conclusion)

Coming of age as cancer strikes (part one)

Calories come, calories go...

Buying online was so much easier

Alarming touches

No more cash for me

Paper clips by the dozens

Running to catch up with my computer

Friday the 13th
Not talking about me

The elevator doors kept opening

There's junk mail and there's junk mail and then there's -

Handling portion size

Here we go again…

Focusing on the task at hand – it’s the secret to success, if…

I spent way too much time watching football
No more high-tech tantrums in 2007

Rejected plastic puts a dent in holiday celebrations
Here comes Christmas – how’s your backyard?

Getting together for Thanksgiving isn’t always easy…

Weight loss advice comes pouring in…

The best and worst of Halloween past and present

Of treadmills ’n carbs ’n tiny tiny portions

Quick! Cancel the credit cards

If you ever go to Pennsylvania
I never fall for those advertising ploys
Airport security is wise to knife-wielding grandma

If you lose your cell phone, call me -

The Padres win, the Padres lose -

And the winner at the gas pump is…

When in a hurry, rely on the guy behind you
Whose identity would you steal?

Laptop gets a frisking  

Best time to book a flight

Say something, it said - say anything!

One healthy breakfast bar - 56 ingredients

Curling skeletons at the Olympics

An iPod installed in your jeans – what next?

My ice cubes went flying into his territory

Peace and relaxation at Hotel Thumpety Bump

I’d heard some really strange rumors about chatrooms

My new DUMP THE POUNDS PLAN

I'm sure the turkeys didn't have this in mind

This time of year, you gotta have a nimble thumb

Swap you three Monday hours for a Friday night hour

It's a beautiful watch, but I can't get it on

It's flexible and it hugs your...

The glare just about knocked me over 

Missed a good Padre game, but got the washer

VISA knows more about me than I do

Someone out there's messing with my stuff

Of lice and men and other things healthy

Philosophies run rampant on the freeways

Normally I just pay the electric bill

Life in the line turns out to be the experience of a life-time

Speaking of freeway attractions, I almost ran into a good one…

And then those eraser crumbs get all over your desk...

In which I (try to) dispense with the Roll Master

It’s the only part of doing taxes that hasn’t been electronicized

Low carbs and sneaky scales keep me – um, not so fit

Nothing like a quiet ride over the dunes - Whoa!!!     

 No GPS, no DVD player - must be trade-in time

 Perfectionism goes out with the old year

Cell phones transform themselves in the landfill

I had a whole month to get ready for Christmas - but then

A few stitches at the emergency room

Most of the thankful stuff is small and sweet

What do you do with a wet umbrella?

From hanging chads to half-filled ovals

Forgot a few things

Meet me for lunch - when?

Amazing - simply amazing what we can do these days

Sometimes don’t you just want to sit someone down and…

My files aren’t hanging any more

Newspapers tell you everything you need to know - and then...

Are you thinking about taxes?

The kerry bush branches out

New software hits me hard

Baseball 'n bubble gum - a winning combination

Is it anything like you? 

1-800-how's my driving?

Must be summer - there's chaos on the freeways

Sure glad I bought travel insurance

Sunshine's in again - or is it?

The salt of the earth has a bad rep

Naming names isn't always the way to go 

The elevators go up and down - regardless of the buttons pushed

I always believe the newspaper

Where did all the color go?

Players come and go

To your health - have another gallon of java

Baseball of another era

Tale of the Shovelbird

Where’s the pull-down tray?

Weekend flight to Yreka brings surprises

My computer gets along just fine without me

It was lost and then it was found – but then I lost it again

It’s all in the greeting

I had way too much to do and my brother-in-law was coming and…

Concrete ’n jazz ’n Disney World - a national preserve for people

Opened my mouth to say good morning and it was gone

At the copy machine staples dig in and multiply

You gotta admit – it’s a mess!

O blessed misery - Charger season's over

The Christmas present

Holiday decorating takes a new turn

Spam’s no problem – it’s the rest of the e-mail that takes hours

Laptop joins bears in hibernation

Mostly I forget about the Snapple

The toughest part is getting all those catalogues out of the mailbox

My pumpkin doesn’t gobble – but it makes a fine turkey

The nonpolitical columnist takes on the Guv-elect’s energy program

Boy, am I glad I’m not a political columnist!

Ipswich is just around the corner - isn't it?

Got room for this in your pocket?

Ohmigosh - did I turn off my cell phone?

Those football stats are clearly lacking

Aha!  I found it!

While I was busy looking at the skies, all my flowers died

So much stuff in the sky

Use the valet parking – we’ll get it validated, she said

You never used to have to open an apple

Dust storms, murder, a flood and a celebrity - four days in Tucson

The ultimate cheeseburger

Just checking out the abs

I sure didn’t want to drive a car with a wail

It’s tough watching the news these days

   

 

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