Jessica Gray's Philosophies, Rants, Information, and Etcetera

PRODUCT DETAILS Product: Glacier Bay Dual Flush High Efficiency Toilet Item Number:   215-583 Model Number: N2316 Box Contents:   Bowl, tank, toilet seat, wax ring, hardware kit UPC:   732291231619 Made in China Measurements:   Width--18 in. (45.720 cm) Floor to tank height--34 in (86.360 cm) Floor to seat height (with toilet seat down but cover up)--19 in. (48.260 cm) Back to front--36.5  (92.710 cm) From wall to holes at the base--12 in (30.480 cm) Cost:   $98.00 at Home Depot...if you buy the white one. Over the weekend, I was having problems with an overactive bladder.  Possibly because of this, the flushing mechanism on our toilet broke.  We called the plumber and found out it would be three days before he could come.  I was glad when my bladder calmed down and got back to normal, because it is really tiring to flush your toilet manually (you pour a bucketful of water into the toilet). Though we could have ju...

PRODUCT DETAILS: Author:   Ann Rinaldi Intended Audience:   Juvenile Copyright:   2009 Publisher:   Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Published:  2007 Summary:   In 1851, 13 year old Cecilia McGill learns about the horrors of slavery when she accompanies her ornithologist uncle on an expedition to the South to find the rare scarlet ibis, known by the slaves as the Ever-After bird. ISBN-13:   978-0-547-25854-6 UPC:   9780547258546 (50799) Price:   $7.99 in the United States, though it can be found cheaper.  I got mine for $3.00 at Booksamillion. Websites:   www.hmhbooks.com;  www.annrinaldi.net Genre classifications:   Historical fiction, American history, Black History Still in Print:   Yes My Personal Rating:   5/5 _____________________________________________________ I fully admit that I judge a book by its cover...or at least whether I want to read a book.  Though I know ...

PRODUCT DETAILS Recommended Age:   6+ Additional Information:   Conforms to safety requirements of ASTM F963 (have no idea what that is, but I guess it is to be considered a good thing) Year Produced:   2012 Company:   Mattel Made in Indonesia Height:   13 inches (33 cm) Hair color:   Er...doesn't have hair.  Head has green scales and snakes in a mohawk style Eye color:   Green Skin color:   Caucasian...has some green scales down his left arm Written on box:   The ghouls from Monster High are haunting the City of Frights for an international fashion competition where the winner will become THE apprentice to the world famous designer Madame Ghostier.  It's the chance of an unlifetime...or is it?  Follow our ghouls above and below the cobblestone streets as they cheer on old friends, make new ones, and discover not everything is always as it screams. Web sites:   www.monsterhigh.com UPC: 746775185978 Availab...

PRODUCT DETAILS Doll size:   18 inches (46 cm) Age recommendation: 6+ (not recommended for children under 3  due to choking hazard) Put out by:   Geoffrey, LLC (subsidiary of Toys R Us) Year:   2014 Made in China UPC:   803516066771 Awards:   Oppenhiem Toy Portfolio Best Toy Award Platinum Price:   If you can find it  at Toys R Us, $39.99.  However, these dolls can  go high due to scarcity.  Though released every year, particular editions can become expensive due to scarcity or popularity. Skin Color:   Light black Nationality:   African-American Hair Color:   Black, curly afro Eye Color:   Light brown, long eyelashes, eyes don't close Movement:   Classic baby doll--head turns side to  side,  arms move front and back (not up and down like  flapping wings), elbows don't bend, legs move back and forth,  don't bend at knees, don't bend at ankles.  Doll can ...

Many years ago, I had a brief flirtation with vegetarianism.  I was a lacto-ovo vegetarian, which means I ate eggs and milk.  I could never commit to being a vegan.  I had health concerns because vitamin B-12, which is quite essential, can only come from animal products.  Another problem is that I have a sensitivity to soy products, which vegans often use as a substitution. I lasted a full year on this diet.  I even got through the holidays.  After the holidays, I caved to the temptation of a bacon cheeseburger.  As it turns out, my falling off the wagon coincided with my disenchantment for what caused me to become a vegetarian in the first place. I had been interested in Buddhism, and though I still retain many beliefs from this religion...like most organized religions, there were other things I didn't believe enough to commit. I don't regret, though, that year of vegetarianism.  It opened up a whole new world of foods.  Like ...

PRODUCT DETAILS: Recommended Age:   6+ (Choking hazard should be taken seriously as these dolls really do have small items) Put out by:   Playmates Toys Year of Manufacture:   2010 Discontinued:   Yes Information:   A portion of the purchase price goes to World Vision to help children worldwide through education, water, hygiene, microenterprise, community development, and disaster relief. Movement:   Typical baby doll--head goes up and down/side to side, arms go up and down/back and forth, legs go up and down, elbows and knees do not bend.  Doll can stand on her own and sit down if you prop her against something or put her hands behind her. Doll composition:   Vinyl Contents of Box:   1 15 inch doll (38 cm) dressed in a camouflage hat, silver flower earrings, butterfly necklace, pink and green bangles, short-sleeved flower print blouse, aged cut-off blue jeans that have slits and a fringed bottom, white and yellow shoes, bookl...