Archive through November 30, 2002
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Archive through November 30, 2002
Heyltslori | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 10:18 am     Here are a couple http://www.cuddlecards.com/ http://www.perfectgreeting.com/ |
Draheid | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 10:26 am     Ruditoo: I highly recommend the search found at Google.com where you can enter any keywords you like, such as +free +e-cards +music (including the + which means that word MUST be in the results!) and Google will scour the web for your keywords. Another of my personal favorites is Dogpile.com which applies your search to many other search sites and displays the top 10 results from each of the other searchs. I hope you find these as useful as I have. Also, another tip for Google, you can use the - (minus) symbol on words that you do NOT want to appear in your search and those pages will not be shown. For example, you might enter +free +e-card +music -download to avoid any sites that might require downloads. Good luck and happy searching! |
Whoami | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 03:45 pm     Stupid question here. But if you type "e-cards" in the search criteria, isn't the search engine going to think you are saying "minus" the word "cards?" |
Draheid | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 03:53 pm     Whoami: Apparently there does need to be a space in front of the + or - sign in order for it to be effective. If you used e-cards it treats it as a hyphen instead of a minus. You can also force a search engine to take text and phrases in literal form by enclosing it in quotation marks, ie. +"e-cards" +free +music. I tested both +free +e-cards +music and +free +"e-cards" +music and the results on google were identical. |
Max | Saturday, November 23, 2002 - 12:07 pm     For a good selection of e-cards, check out Care2.com.  |
Rissa | Saturday, November 23, 2002 - 01:10 pm     Gidget, just reading back and saw your question about the song. I don't recall hearing it on West Wing (don't pay a lot of attention to soundtracks to be honest) but are you talking about "Hallelujah" by Rufus Wainwright? It was in the movie Shrek and if you head over to Amazon.com or any site like that you should be able to download at least a clip to hear if it's the right song. If you are referring to the one I mentioned, it's definately one of my faves!!!! Just a beautifull song. Hope I helped. |
Ruditoo | Monday, November 25, 2002 - 03:31 pm     {{{{{{Lori..Draheid..Max..Aunt Bob..}}}}}} New ? I have some new aquaintances that are Hindu, recently married and neighbors. I met the mother and father of the groom toward the end of thier stay here,late summer 2001, the mother and I visited many times,the mother and I had tea in each others homes and after 9-11 the father even discussed more personal matters, religious beliefs ie and their sorrow at the attack on the U.S.A.;terrorism is something they live with in their daily lives in India, they were visiting here(U.S.A.) with their son and to guide him a bit to get the arranged marriage going forward. He wanted to wait two more years,that was not acceptable to either family,politely said"the girl could not be expected to wait that long". To make a interesting story shorter,he went home this summer for a month or so and they were married and returned here,by the way a very lovely couple. Now my question: I have not been able to find any Hindu cards to give in congratulation of their wedding or welcomeing the bride to her new home nor do I know what would be an appropriate, thoughtful gift for her or them as a couple keeping in mind they keep a Hindu home. I've not found any sites on the web that were of any help. I can give more detail if needed on somethings. I've been wrestling with this all fall, since I found out after their return of the wedding, After the wonderful response I recieved from asking here about e-cards and feeling more comfortable all round, I'm venturing out alittle further to ask the vast knowledge,talent and big hearts that have some how come together in this one special place for their help. Thanks everyone for your help. All ideas will be most appreciated. I'm running out of steam,but will be around. |
Draheid | Monday, November 25, 2002 - 04:13 pm     Ruditoo: Ok, I did a quick search on +"e-card" +hindu at Google.com suggested, among many others, a link to DGreetings.com once I opened that site, I typed hindu into the search window (it's in the upper-right of the screen) and it brings up a number of choices. I don't know anything about this culture so I have no idea what the various choices are. Perhaps something there will look familiar or you could use the choices to search again and find information about them. If you already know what the hindu word(s) are for the events you wish to 'celebrate', perhaps putting those into the search would help find relevant information. I hope this helps. Please let me know if you can't get anywhere with this. |
Draheid | Monday, November 25, 2002 - 04:24 pm     Ok, Ruditoo, you got me going. I found a site that was interesting, Homeindia.com where I found some interesting items, including This His-n-Hers Ritual Set. There is more information about this set on the second link. Again, I hope this helps.  |
Ruditoo | Tuesday, November 26, 2002 - 09:33 am     Draheid it's rather confusing out there isn't. The culture is new to me also and I have been reading,it seems the more I read the more I know I don't know. Does that make sense. A couple of the gift items like the palm serving plate did give be some ideals of things that I might find local. I've not given up. I have learned it must come from America not India,and clothing is out as we can't compare to what they get from India nor the priceing. It's early days as I like to say. The answers are out there, broading ones horizons can be trying,but then when it's to give to another it puts a different light on it.Thanks for jumping in Draheid,your super!(please excuse spelling and lack of paragraphing. I know this bugs some folks,but I do what I can day to day) |
Draheid | Tuesday, November 26, 2002 - 09:43 am     Ruditoo: No problem at all. I've been 'surfing' the net nearly since it's inception so I have a little more background and experience than a lot of people probably have and I still enjoy it! I've also been reading bulletin boards and such for even longer so I'm very accustom to a wide variety of writing styles. None bother me as I can usually understand what's being said. I had another thought for your quest. I would think that your friends attend a local place of 'worship'. Would it be possible for you to contact someone there who would most likely be happy to help you with information about what's available locally. They would even be able to give you some suggestions on what would be appropriate. I would think they would be willing to do so anonymously and would probably appreciate the fact that you are trying to do something in honor of their beliefs. Just a thought. Hope it helps. |
Calamity | Tuesday, November 26, 2002 - 10:15 am     Ruditoo: I'll echo what Draheid suggested. My older brother and his wife recently had their first child and this summer hosted a gathering to mark the baby's 100th day, a Korean tradition from my sister-in-law's side of the family. We (my brother's family) were completely unfamiliar with this practice however, so we did some searching on the web and checked with some people from the local Korean community to find out what, if anything, was expected of us. Community culture centers and college libraries should be able to help you out with background information and shopping sources. It's very thoughtful of you to take the time to acknowledge the couple's traditions. |
Marej | Tuesday, November 26, 2002 - 02:08 pm     Great TV night. 24. Katie Couric and Ozzy!!! |
Sia | Tuesday, November 26, 2002 - 11:34 pm     Ruditoo, would a Pier1 Imports store give you some ideas for an appropriate gift? I love that place. Now, I'm intrigued. You mentioned that a gift should come from America and not from India. Why is that? Rudi, I think you're incredibly kind and generous to be concerned about giving a gift that is appropriate to their culture rather than just tossing a toaster at them! What a wonderful neighbor and friend you would be. I wish you were MY neighbor!! I'm glad this site enables us to be friends! |
Ruditoo | Wednesday, November 27, 2002 - 03:32 am     ((((((Draheid..Calmity..Sia..)))))) Your encouragement and ideas are helping .I had thought of their place of worship and thanks for your encourgement. I've been a shut in so long that's a bit more challenging then it might seem. While I have been getting around more or manybe less(42 lbs less). Shopping for clothing,shoes,glasses(that's been a rather over whelming and important one I'm still working on). This is probably more personal info. then you care to know, I'd just like you to know why I'm a little slow in taking some approches. All of you have contributed some good ideas. Some I can start by phone. .... Sia, I'll try an give you my reasoning for the gifts not coming from India. This may not be to clear. From talking with the mother it seems and from the little I've seen the India goods that come to America lack the quality they themselfs would buy in India and that,that is quality is terribly inflated in price. The family sends many Indian materials etc. to the couple and they have them tailored here(exquisit materials). Gold items would be appropriate I think,but probably out of my price range. Then there are so many different (gods?) and range of their relegion I'm just clueless as which would be appropiate as gift items. The bride speaks almost no english and I speak zip of their dialect. I think Pier Imports is a great ideal,but the culture is so complicated I don't want to commit a faux pas and that is my biggest concern. They are of course Vegetarians.some chicken I think is allowed.No "anything" from cows or pigs. No shoes in the house. Am I giving you an idea as to my dilemma,but it's still early days and I have confidence. |
Calamity | Wednesday, November 27, 2002 - 11:31 am     Ruditoo: I'm sorry to read about your difficulties. If getting out to shop is a problem, perhaps you could order by phone or online a simple floral arrangement to be delivered to their home. In lieu of a wedding card, you could send them a nice note either on stationery or a pretty blank card. Kind of a combination "congratulations on your wedding" and "welcome to your new home" message. I am sure they will appreciate your good intentions. |
Ruditoo | Saturday, November 30, 2002 - 09:24 am     Calamity, Sorry it has taken me awhile to get back here. I had thought of flowers,but that's another problem,different flowers are used only for certain times or meanings, like funerals and I haven't been able to sort that one out yet.I really appreciate your input and I'm think perhaps a flowering plant may be a solution. More research needed. If you learn anything all help welcome. |
Willsfan | Saturday, November 30, 2002 - 12:36 pm     I could use some advice on a device that allows you to receive an incoming call while connected to the internet without having to have two phone lines. I included a link to a machine that sounds great and best of all doesn't have a monthly subscription price. Of course you can't talk on the phone and surf at the same time but I don't need to do that, and it has other features that I do need. Catch a Call. |
Halfunit | Saturday, November 30, 2002 - 12:47 pm     From the link: Catch-A-Call uses your telephone company’s call waiting service (call waiting is required) to detect incoming calls while you are online. So, it does have a roundabout monthly charge. You have to have call waiting from your local phone company, which can range from 3-6 bucks a month. |
Willsfan | Saturday, November 30, 2002 - 12:55 pm     Halfunit, I already have Call-waiting & Caller ID so I am thinking this machine may work well. It just sounds too good to be true. I am tempted to order it as a Christmas gift to the "house". LOL |
Halfunit | Saturday, November 30, 2002 - 01:03 pm     Then I say, HEY - order it for the house!! Worse case scenario - it doesn't work out for you, and you can put it in a garage sale or sell it on e-Bay, lol. |
Sia | Saturday, November 30, 2002 - 05:34 pm     Is the catch-a-call available at any retail outlets, or only on the Internet? Thanks. I know I've asked about using Call-wave before, but I haven't looked for the archived thread yet. I am soooo tired of hearing from my mother-in-law, "you must have been on-line for hours" On another topic, Tele-zapper is something I have considered buying at RadioShack. It's a little box you plug your phone into that disconnects your line from telemarketers' calls, making them think you have a non-working phone line. I would LOVE to have one of those!! It normally sells for $49.99, but I've seen it for sale for $39.99. Should've bought one then, but didn't do it. |
Twinkie | Saturday, November 30, 2002 - 06:11 pm     Sia, in some states you can have your name on a "do not call" list that will keep telemarketers from calling you. In FL it is a $5 yearly fee and in NY it is free. Call your phone company to find out. |
Sia | Saturday, November 30, 2002 - 07:03 pm     Great, Twink. I will check into that! I know there were articles on msnbc.com, etc. about "opting-out" a while back. I have called each of my credit card companies and dealt with the privacy issue for each account. Just recently found out that I can request that my billing statements NOT include those annoying sale flyers, too! That was a big discovery for me; I hate the ad inserts! |
Sia | Saturday, November 30, 2002 - 07:16 pm     Ruditoo, I think it would be nice to print out a special card in Hindi to give to the newlywed neighbors. If the web-site you use won't give you an option of printing out the card, you can try to "capture" the images and save them to your hard-drive, the way we capture images to post in our members' folders and add to posts in the threads. You should be able to make a lovely card for them. If you can't find a traditional Indian artifact or household item that you would think appropriate, how about giving them something that the average American couple would use for serving food or beverages at a party or gathering? I've always wanted a fruit compote, for example. A punchbowl isn't often used, but a small one would be more useful than a huge one. A footed cake-plate (preferably a covered one) is a great gift. I would stick to glass serving pieces rather than plastic (like Tupperware), as that would be more classy. As wedding gifts I received gorgeous glass serving platters and dessert plates from a pricey store, and I love them! They are clear glass with pink and green in them. Beautiful! Wine glasses are an excellent choice, as would be a cut-glass pitcher. You can give an "ethnic" gift, but just in reverse; they will be living and entertaining American people, certainly, too, and might welcome something like anybody would get at a wedding reception here. Good luck! Let us know what you choose! Don't forget, Rudi: if you need a quick link to an item that you can't find with a web-search, there are many TVCH members who seem to have a gift for locating the un-find-able!! LOL! And they love to do it, too. No question is too great or too small! If I read you post correctly, have you recently lost 42 pounds? That's super!! Congratulations!! |
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