Oddservations

Do something nice for someone today!

I've lived in Northern California for 13 or 14 years now and I believe one thing, we, as a state, might not be known for is our hospitality and kindness. People tend to be rushed, on the rude side when stressed or busy and not so neighborly. I even had a neighbor call the police because I was parked in front of his house (on the street) during a quick lunch break. Wow! So to get that out of the way, I have to say that I had the honor to live in the beautiful state of Hawai'i for 2 years recently and got to see how caring people are there. Even with strangers. People older than you get called "auntie" and "uncle." Very sweet. I think some old fashioned ideas like opening doors, asking neighbors if they want or need help, is going to make your life a little better and when you actually give someone attention, they will light up because it's very unexpected these days! So...trying to be a good example of what I recommend, l was inspired to offer to pay for a family's bus fare. It seemed to be a grandmother, daughter and her children. I felt 100% glad to pay, it was not a burden and I had some extra cash on me. It was a pure joy to offer this. They were a little caught off by the offer but not only were they smiling and waving to me as they exited the bus AND the bus driver was very moved and pleased to have that happening on his bus! This kind of stuff spreads to unknown places and I just love it! I'm going to keep this up and hopefully I will have more and more lovely stories to share in the future.

Let's talk about Skull Candy.

This might seem like an odd topic for a first time blog post...but...you know what!? It's long overdue and, along with some podcast inspiration, has led me to start a blog. Anyways, I have to start this post by saying that I am a long time customer of Skull Candy headphones or earbuds, whatever, and I love them! The quality of sound is the best for your buck and even more expensive headphones do not have the bass I'm looking for. So I just keep with Skull Candy. When I started to use this brand I could get a good solid year out of them and I am a heavy music listener. I was always thrown off when the week came that they would start going in and out in one side (everyone will know what I'm describing). Then...it became more like every 6 months. Then every few months! And I am not kidding you when I say, I am getting MAYBE 1 solid month out of these dang things! What happened?? I can't seem to get a straight answer from the company yet so I figure getting the word out this may get some attention down the road, who knows. I would love to hear some feedback too! They say the warranty will take care of it but I'm sorry. I don't feel like packing up headphones every month so I can get my warrantied one sent back to me. I used to get warranties on them from the store I buy them from and I'll go back to that instead of going through Skull Candy. My intentions for this post is not to rant and complain but to use it also as a consumer report of sorts. I hope someone will enjoy!