Safety Lights

A Cell Phone Flashlight: Why Didn’t I Think of That?

Friday, February 24th, 2012

(Cell Phone Flash-Lite Attaches Easily to Any Cell Phone)

A CELL PHONE FLASHLIGHT: WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT?

These days, almost everyone has a cell phone. I say “almost” because my parents still don’t have one and I’m guessing that they aren’t the last two people on Earth without a cell phone, as hard as that is to believe sometimes. lol Everyone with a cell phone either carries it in their hand, has it attached to their belt, or keeps it in the front pocket of their purse or jeans. In other words, you always keep your cell phone handy, right? But how many people keep a flashlight handy?

Another question … have you ever been out after dark? Or been looking for your car in a dark parking lot or parking garage? Of course you have! Silly question. Or maybe you work a night-shift so are out and about after dark all the time. Perhaps you have thought from time-to-time that having some extra light might be handy, or might make you feel a bit more secure or safe while walking at night. In my case, especially as the days get shorter, I am often out in the woods hiking with my dogs as the sun goes down. And I often take my cell phone with me since I get good reception in certain parts of the woods and have been known to sit down on a rock somewhere and make a phone call or two. One year for Christmas, my younger brother gave me a headlamp to wear when I’m out with the dogs after dark, and I use it frequently, although sometimes I feel like I could use some extra light. But unless I’m wearing something with a lot of pockets, it’s rather inconvenient to carry a cell phone AND a flashlight. So when I came across a flashlight that you could easily attach to a cell phone, I thought, “Of course! Why didn’t I think of that?” And at less than $10, it was too inexpensive to NOT buy.

This handy, super-bright, go-anywhere LED CELL PHONE FLASH-LITE easily attaches to your cell phone. It’s so handy, you’ll find other uses for it, too. It’s great for your home, office, travel, and outdoor activities. It provides 6,000 hours of LED light … a lifetime of use, and is available in black or silver. It makes a great gift for students, family and friends.


Tags: , , , , ,
Posted in Safety Lights | 2 Comments »

Protect Your Dog or Cat With a Pet Safety Light

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

I love dogs! They are my passion and, to be unabashedly honest, they are the center of my life. I have five canines that were rescued from one bad situation or another: one I rescued as a wee pup from certain death along Interstate 70; another was wandering around a busy rural highway, malnourished and in-heat; a third was a just-weaned puppy who wandered into where I was working; my German Shepherd-mix was sadly neglected by her owners and was slowly starving to death; and the 5th was a stray who I volunteered to foster for a few days . . . almost 4 years ago. I never set out to acquire a pack of dogs. It just happened that way, and since I live in a rural area with a large fenced yard, I am able to provide a loving, stable home. Their health, safety and happiness is a priority.

Living in the country, I am always aware of the plight of the stray and the neglected. Dogs are often dumped in rural areas, the ignorant who leave them behind perhaps believing that dogs are able to fend for themselves in the wild, like their wild cousins, the fox, coyote, and wolf. Sadly, dogs are too domesticated to survive for very long on their own. Too many people neglect to spay and neuter their pets and we are left with millions of unwanted pets crowding our local shelters or facing starvation, exposure, predation, or death by auto as strays.

One small and FREE thing we can all do to protect dogs and cats is make a daily visit to The Animal Rescue Site.com. On the home page, just by clicking on the big purple button, you can donate food to animal shelters, again, it’s FREE. But there is a lot more to this website. In addition to just clicking, you can buy any number of products and each purchase includes a donation of food to animal shelters. The merchandise is quality stuff and is very fairly priced. And, no, they don’t gouge you with shipping and handling charges. The most I’ve ever paid is $2.99 (for any size order) and they often have free shipping offers or $1.00 shipping offers. And you don’t have to be an animal lover to shop on The Animal Rescue Site. Many of their gifts are not dog- or cat-themed. There are too many categories to list here, so go check it out! Buy a birthday present for your girlfriend, do some early Christmas shopping, buy Mother’s Day and Father’s Day gifts . . . make your shopping count for something.

Something else you can do to protect your dog or cat (or your friends’ and family members’ pets) is to make sure they can be seen at night when they are outside with a Pet Blinkie. Pet Blinkies are vibrant, multi-color pet safety lights that attach easily to a collar, leash or harness. They are waterproof and visible up to 1/2 mile away and are available in 6 blinking, vibrant colors. If you love your pet, get them a Pet Blinkie!

Now go and hug your pet!


Tags: , , , , ,
Posted in Pets, Safety Lights, pet safety | 3 Comments »

Pet Blinkie Pet Safety Lights are for Pet Lovers

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

This post will be slightly off-topic, but should be of interest to pet lovers. I have five dogs, all of whom I rescued from one bad situation or another, so you can guess that I am a true dog-lover. They are part of my family, just as much as my human relatives. Their health, safety, and happiness top my own life’s priorities because of the joy and contentment they bring to my life every day. Dogs are always happy to see you when you come home, are always sad to see you leave, and content to just be with you around the house, no matter what you’re doing. One of my dogs, Shasta, even seems to like it when I vacuum. After I turn it on, she immediately comes over to it and gives it a sniff and often lays down in the area where I’m vacuuming, unafraid no matter how close the noisy machine gets to her. Maybe she likes the vibration of the floor … who knows! Dogs are funny like that.

Another of my dogs has a real sweet tooth. I buy cookies made for dogs from Three Dog Bakery and give each dog one cookie after their evening meal. If I’m slow to walk into the kitchen after they are all done eating, Sammi, my beagle-mix, stares intently at me until I get the hint and ask if they are ready for a cookie. If I don’t notice him staring at me right away, he’ll move closer, with this intense, inquisitive look on his face, as if he’s trying to say, “So are you going to give me a cookie?” It never fails to make me laugh and sometimes I’ll wait for cookie-time, just to see his sweet face staring at me in that way.

Living in a rural area, the plight of the scores of unwanted and neglected dogs and cats is impossible to ignore (and is why I have five formerly unwanted and/or neglected dogs). I am a strong advocate of responsible pet ownership, including the necessity for spaying and neutering all pets. Along those lines, I created a web page on Squidoo about responsible pet ownership and the importance of “fixing” our pets. I am proud to say that my “lens” (web page) won Squidoo’s Summer Sunshine Award this week and as a result, $99 will be donated to Hero Dogs, Incorporated, a non-profit organization that trains service dogs for our disabled veterans. I was also awarded $99 and will be adding another dollar to it and donating it to my local low-cost spay/neuter program. If you’d like to see and read my winning web page, it’s titled Dogs are a Girl’s Best Friend. How You Can Return the Favor. If clicking the title doesn’t take you to the correct page, you can also just go to www.squidoo.com and type in “Dogs are a Girl’s Best Friend” in the search box and you’ll see it at the top of the list. If nothing else, you’ll get to see some pictures of very cute dogs (mine).

A small portion of my lens describes the Pet Blinkie Pet Safety Light, which I sell here on my website. If you walk your dogs at night, or any of your pets are out and about near or after dark, make sure they can be seen by using pet safety lights. Pet Blinkies are colorful, vibrant lights that attach easily to your pet’s collar, leash or harness. And they are visible up to 1/2 mile away. They also make great gifts for your animal-loving friends and family. Click HERE to see them and/or buy now.


Tags: , , , ,
Posted in Pets, Safety Lights, pet safety | 1 Comment »