Dear Friends,
It has been a busy week for me. We had the awesome 4th of July parade in Warren featuring Prickly Mountain’s gigantic dragon, followed by the annual party at our house where I served up countless numbers of strawberry daiquiris.
Grace had hip replacement surgery on Monday and someone gave her a stupid bell to ring for me so that I can wait on her, hand (hip) and foot. The good news is that she is recovering well and making progress each day. Many thanks to Dr. Huber, Mansfield Orthopedics, and the great crew at Copley Hospital.
I played iPhone mechanic this week, too. My grandson, Boka, had received an old iPhone 4S for his birthday in January and he chatted me one evening and said, “Gramps, my iPhone is broken…” Well, after scolding him for not taking good care of it, I asked him to bring it to me on the 4th and we played around trying to get it working. I determined that it was a bad battery and I did not want to spend any money fixing it since he would probably break it eventually, so I bought a battery replacement kit at Amazon and decided to tackle it on my own.
Long story short, after dropping a couple of the tiny screws (which are harder to find than the big screws I drop when fixing my motorcycle), I was able to replace the battery and get Boka back in business for $8.75. This is not a recommendation by any means and not for the faint of heart…
Apple published their Environmental Responsibility Report on Wednesday that outlined their use of green materials in their products as well as the steps they have taken to reduce their impact on climate change. Apple is aiming for ‘net-zero energy’ by building large-scale solar arrays, purchasing renewable energy, and utilizing biogas. Apple claims that 140 US Apple Stores and all 21 Australian stores are powered by 100% renewable energy. It is great to see Apple using some of their creativity and innovation to minimize their impact on our planet! Attaboys and Attagirls for Apple’s energy efforts!
Small Dog is also working towards reducing our impact upon climate change. Our solar array at our headquarters in Waitsfield supplies 100% of the power for our flagship store in S. Burlington, and about 80% of the power for our headquarters and warehouse.
This week’s Kibbles & Bytes Exclusive is a bundle of the new Hammerhead 4-port USB Charger and two Hammerhead Lightning Flat cables. This charger has four USB ports and can simultaneously charge both iPads and iPhones. With two Lightning cables, you will have one for each — everything for just $49.99!