Under The Pile And Procrastinating

Jump to CommentsI could work for 72 hours straight without stopping for meals or sleep and still be behind on this place.  As I survey my domain, I see that I easily have 10 loads of laundry, two days worth of cleaning ... to workout.  And, then there is the laundry staring me in the face, the cleaning, the yard, the work [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 20:34:44

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“Sex with robots is more common than most people think”.

CNN: An inventor who claims he has never had time to find a human girlfriend has created his own perfect woman -- a robot. Le Trung, 33, from Toronto in Canada, says Aiko can do the cleaning, mix his favorite drink and read him newspaper headlines [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 02:26:05

Peter Dreier: Pete Seeger Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize

Now that Pete Seeger has sung at Barack Obama's inaugural celebration Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial -- leading more than half a million people on the mall and millions of people watching on TV in a rendition of "This Land is Your Land" -- what is left for the 89-year old folksinger to accomplish? How about the Nobel Peace Prize? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:48:23

Call the Hazmat Team

I would like to formally apologize to my sons' future wives (assuming someone actually marries them at some point in the future). I have tried ( ... , but I'm pretty sure it was there at one time. I vaguely remember a carpet printed with roads on which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:44:00

Andrew Sullivan’s X-Files Obsession With Sarah Palin’s Pregnancy

Is just DBKP, or has anyone else noticed Andrew Sullivan’s X-Files obsession over Sarah Palin’s “pregnancy”? “So you believe in these kinds of things?” “Let’s just say I want to believe.” –Agent Mulder, X-Files Here’s the “latest” from Sullivan, or Agent “Sully” [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 18:28:15

The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant, by Michel Tremblay

It’s May 2, 1942 in working-class Montreal, and many men have gone to fight. Those that remain, the “family men” with pregnant wives, are mostly cowards, attempting to avoid conscription, and consequently are dominated by their vociferous, domineering and usually fat (and pregnant) wives [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:54:04

Memo Monday: Preparing for the New Year

For list makers, New Years Resolutions aren’t that difficult to write down… but I don’t know anyone who would say that resolutions are easy to KEEP. After all, if you have to get ‘resolute’ about doing something, usually that thing is not something you find easy or fun to get done [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 20:20:34

Sunday Sound Out

For those of you who are new to my blog, I always go through the comments for the week and pick out the questions to answer on Sunday. Here are your questions...I can't wait to hear the responses to your "never" disciplining your kids ;) You realize you'll spend most of the week clearing up that statement, right?LOL! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 19:52:00

karma and gratitude: 6 events in 3 months

Every two weeks, since October 14, I have experienced a plumbing problem ... staff.  The shower knob was missing and not repaired until I called the building owner. I communicated that I did not have any hot water to the office and to the manager. The first time I was told to let [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 08:53:11

Geithner's Tax Error A Common One, Expert Says

From Huff Post:"When one is self-employed you do owe self-employment taxes which are essentially the employee and employer portion of your taxes," ... ."As for the housekeeper issue, does anybody else have the feeling that all these housekeepers wouldn't be as big a deal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 02:26:20

Writer’s Block Theory #5: Finding the Adrenalin Rush First (And A Name The Crock Pot Winner)

Last week, Sheri, (my personal trainer who fell from the sky*) encouraged me to work up to 5 miles per hour on my treadmill for about thirty seconds ... of Oklahoma.  Angie (who is one very funny lady) suggested Eunice as the name of the Grubb family [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:34:34

Tip #26: Gardener? Cleaning lady? DIY instead

Tip #26: Gardener? Cleaning lady? DIY instead December 8 21 Comments latest by Anne Howe This is Tip #26 of of the Save $1, ... at people who may be using a cleaning lady, gardener, etc. If you’re not, there are plenty of other tips ... using one service vendor, and come up with a plan to do it yourself. We fired the cleaning lady [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 15:08:51

Im in flower lovers heaven!!

This is my fave LO at the moment :D Mostly because I like the photo cause you can see the skydeck reflections in Al's glasses :) ... then I have been cleaning like a mad woman and throwing out a heap of stuff to the dump and some good / useful [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 05:24:00

Return to sender

June 1st, 2004:1/2 of Faith“Cleanliness is half of the faith,” said Prophet Muhammad Sal Allhu alaihi wa sallam.I had taken this advice too literally ... . When I have my lunch at the student union in the university, I often meet an old lady, Ms. F. I have known [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 20:08:26

24 degrees outside? Break out the summer shorts!

The dangerous cold has lifted... time to get on with life.For me (and the rest of the people in the area) that apparently means going to the store ... to get my freezer chicken stock supply restored, and figured I'd just buy some wings or something [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 03:53:00

Just back from the supermarket and…

Is it just me, or do people lose all manner of civilized behavior when they walk through those automated doors at the grocery store? ... to see the poor, young worker cleaning up the giant mess of butter off the floor, no doubt deciding [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:16:49

Steer Clear of These 8 Faux Finish Mistakes While Painting

by Debra That Painter Lady Conrad The elements of faux painting aren’t difficult but there’s always room for error here and there ... it harden. Another money-saving tip is to use dishwashing liquid for cleaning brushes. You can buy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:22:33

The Hottest 11 Cartoon Women Of All Time

While some of these cartoon ladies may be G rated, that doesn’t mean they aren’t hot – from Disney to insurance commercials, ... for the evil step mom in the beginning, but eventually cleaning up nice and pissing off all the bitches [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:02:32

"Women can balance their own work, their partners’ work, the children, the parents and grandparents,..."

“Women can balance their own work, their partners’ work, the children, the parents and grandparents, the Thanksgiving turkey, the birthday cards, ... worker has a little lady at home to give succor and psychological counseling and cleaning services ... menus, the parental chauffeuring services. They can balance all that, somehow, while walking [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 15:15:37

LUCK FOR SALE (Aug, 1954)

view additional pages LUCK FOR SALE Even the best of us ore superstitious and we pay magic-charm sellers millions of dollars yearly ... to a cleaning woman in the hall of his hotel and said, “Quick, give me something for luck!” She handed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 04:45:39

KSK Fantasy/Sex Advice Mailbag: A Massage Gone Horribly Wrong

So fucking what if she doesn’t have a mailbag? Welcome to another disturbingly arousing edition of the KSK Fantasy Football and Sex Advice Mailbag! After the jump we’ll delve into such sensitive topics as the man-on-man massage and Michael Turner’s matchup with the Bucs [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 18:00:52

Fun doll class!!!

Yesterday's Inner Child doll class went very well. It was held at La Bead Loca in Valparaiso, and this is Myra, the owner and "Crazy lady" ... . I didn't have my camera set properly for the light from the large window. I'll have to try to fix [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 16:41:00

8 Common Faux Finish Mistakes and How You Can Avoid Them

by Debra That Painter Lady Conrad The elements of faux painting aren’t difficult but there’s always room for error here and there ... aren’t necessary. A soft sponge sold for household cleaning will do for applying color washes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 09:52:45

So tired

So tired December 21, 2008 Filed in: Life In General I have been going full steam since Friday ... (arthritis) didn’t help at all either. Then this morning I decided to give the house a light cleaning [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 04:56:39

Lady by the Bay

It's been nine months since I was last in San Francisco. That's the longest I’ve ever been away from the City by the Bay ... “South San Francisco the Industrial City” sign that’s so big it can be seen from ten thousand feet [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 19:51:00

The Early Bird: December 11, 2008

House Passes Auto Bailout, On To Senate After five days of negotiations, ... kickback form a major highway contractor hoping to get in on the $1.8 billion green lane initiative, state [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 15:05:40

Blagojevich Criminal Complaint: The Best of the Best

Blagojevich Criminal Complaint: The Best of the Best The arrest of Rod Blagojevich this morning coincided with the release of a 78-page criminal complaint by the U.S. attorney's office detailing the allegations against the Illinois governor. While the entire document is a must-read, the Fix, as always, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 18:00:10

The red shoes

Here are the red shoes that I visit every day. Well, not every day, but every time I'm at the blandly-named Colony Shopping Center. ( ... by firing my cleaning lady, so these sweet red shoes, innocent and insouciant at the same time [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:07:41

Lady Gaga Talks Fashion

Whether you love her or hate her, she's probably caught your attention either way ... the industry, "Paris and Nicky Hilton went to my school. They're very pretty, and very, very clean [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:32:00

5 Steps to Enjoying your Home to the Fullest

Just like you I've been thinking about goals lately ... a purpose and it needs to not seem so untouchable. Big beautiful pillows filling a sofa are lovely [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 05:01:00

“I’m kind of … insatiable.”

I could’ve fucked Kristen for a few more hours at least ... her back to my place, but that didn’t stop me from cleaning my room on Saturday before the date. Unlikely [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 17:16:38

Carol Burnett and the Weird Event

The reason I've been such a blog slacker is because I'm in an organizational/cleaning energy spell and you've got to go with those when you get them. I'm surprised I got the Florida post up.~We got [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 06:29:00

The Art of Manliness Manly Holiday Gift Guide

This holiday gift guide contains manly gift ideas for men and boys. When selecting the items to be included, we didn’t want to re-create the typical men’s holiday gift guide full of digital cameras and video games [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 17:08:53

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-01-18

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-01-18 Took the day off today… Took the day off today & it felt like three days lumped into one, back-to-back! ... /AZBh # Anyone know of a service that will send RSS updates to my mobile via SMS? # Maybe I should [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 04:59:59

A pain you don’t notice until it’s gone

Occasionally, I get comments from old friends or family members that are either implicit or explicitly this: ... . I told my mom that I was busy cleaning and cooking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 17:51:16

Project Bedroom ReFurbo - Completed!

It gives me much pleasure and delight to announce the completion of the abovenamed project!!! ... interesting, I think.At 6pm when the craftsmen are finally done with their job, the cleaning process [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 16:48:00

Discover the Western Comedy of ‘Destry Rides Again’

The ’30s weren’t exactly a good decade for the western genre ... s rep and help him clean up the mess. To his surprise though, Tom is a bit different, refusing to carry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 23:44:04

Meijer Deals 1/18 to 1/24 or (1/28)

Note: There is a print link embedded within this post, please visit this post to print it. Meijer Deals 1/18 to 1/24 (or 1/28) ... 20% off Use .50/1 printable Final Price: $1.25 Pledge Cleaners and Cleaning Accessories 25% off [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 21:28:46

dec. 25th + 4 days.

christmas day. 9 months since it happened. woke up trying to forget ... her in the car seat and headed to the house of the g. grandparents. she woke up as we walked in the house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 08:26:46

Welcome to The Napoleon Room

No, not this kind of Napoleon:This kind of Napoleon:He hangs in the room we now call The Napoleon Room ... (I wish I had saved a piece of the psychedelic 60s race car paper behind the flowers). The iron bed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 19:19:00

How To Mod a Piano: The Hauschka Interview

Here's the full interview we conducted recently with Hauschka's Volker Bertelman, ... has his equipment thrown in the trashcan by overzealous cleaning staffs, and plans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 20:15:52

How To Take A Year Off And Travel The Country For Only $180 Using Social Media

This is Amy Bugbee’s submission for the HP Magic Giveaway ... on their sofa, it would probably work much better [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 01:34:05

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