In a Slight Slump....

I haven't been able to stitch lately for some reason. I'm feeling restless. I don't know if it's because my dad and his wife are coming or what? I've been cleaning and trying to have everything look nice for them. We also got new living room furniture on Wednesday, so that has occupied my time some. We got a black leather couch, love seat [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 19:04:00

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How To Clean Upholstery Without Causing Damage

by Chris Channing The upholstery one owns usually isn’t the target of a cleaning regimen- but sometimes even furniture gets dirty enough that a real ... in question. Before any cleaning is done, the first step is to maintain a logical composure and assess ... with some form of wet cleaning solution if it becomes a problem. For vacuum use, a brush [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 03:23:41

Could the Satyam/PwC fraud be the visible part of an iceberg? Where are India’s “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”? Isn’t governance rather poor all over corporate India? Bad public finance may be a root cause

  In a March 5 2007 article in The Statesman, I said: “Our farmers are peaceful hardworking people who should be paying taxes and user-fees normally but should not be otherwise disturbed or needlessly provoked by outsiders. It is the businessmen wishing to attack our farm populations who need to look hard in the mirror – to improve their [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 07:40:36

Wanderlust: Holiday in the Sun

Ah, January -- back to reality. I hope you all had a lovely holiday. Before we get back into the regular swing of things, I wanted to share some snaps of our winter break. We hit the road heading south in search of sunshine and swanky retro fabulousness, and for the most part, that's what we got.So this is the house we rented in Palm Springs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 12:36:00

Articles, comments, stories, conversations

The format for networked reporting doesn’t exist yet, but I’ve been thinking about it in terms of how comments manifest public opinion (as well as an ugly underbelly of hate). Networked reporting, as Charlie Beckett sees it, is a collaboration between the public and the journalists. It’s not the same as citizen or civic or public journalism [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 16:48:00

The Angels Sale Unfolded in my Wardrobe...

So onto my own purchases... I have to be honest, I was never going to get into the TRUE spirit of things by buying AS MUCH AS possible as the buy-by-bag system demands. I don't really have the space for a ton of stuff anymore and my shelves are actually on the verge of exploding (the chest of drawers is already a goner...) [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 19:12:44

Paint a Room and Wash Your Face: More Uses For Powdered Milk Than You Ever Imagined

By Nora Dunn “Yick. Why on earth would you drink powdered milk?” I used to think. “It must taste horrid,” I surmised. I never drank that much milk anyway, so the cost savings of having powdered milk on hand didn’t come into the picture either. However, when I inherited a bread maker and started making my own [more...]

Date: 2008-08-18 06:26:33

Glamour Reel Moments--A Final Recap

I'm afraid there are really only two events in my life right now--the remodel on the house and my recent Hollywood adventures. I'm afraid the rest is just macaroni and cheese and cleaning bathrooms so if you'll forgive ... us on the red carpet--or rather what it all looked like from behind the photographers. Our driver [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 08:00:00

Clorox Anti-Allergen Fabric Spray

Allergies - they're the bane of my life! I have indoor allergies and outdoor. The outdoor ones I thought I could cleverly avoid by staying indoors ... of cleaning and dusting can ever get rid of this pestilence, or so I thought.That ... and pets. Not recommended on fabrics that are prone to water spotting such as leather, wool, silk [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 20:14:00

Bam Bam's diapers are soiled over DC fetish event; hotel buckles, forcing cancellation

It didn't take long for The Peter's BFF to react to LaBarbera's unglued piece about the Mid-Atlantic Leather conference ... today in response to news that the Hilton brand Doubletree Hotel near the White House (1515 Rhode Island ... penalty of job loss - with cleaning up the various forms of potentially infectious biological waste [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 11:59:01

How to Take Care of Leather Furniture

Leather furniture is among the most stylish, cool and elegant of all furnishing that you can pit up in your interiors and the best part is that it ... lots of water, cleaning solvents, soaps or ammonia The most common mistake that people make is using ... water required for cleaning up and do not allow the water to remain stagnant on the surface. Use [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 12:19:21

How to Take Care of Leather Furniture

Leather furniture is among the most stylish, cool and elegant of all furnishing that you can pit up in your interiors and the best part is that it ... lots of water, cleaning solvents, soaps or ammonia The most common mistake that people make is using ... water required for cleaning up and do not allow the water to remain stagnant on the surface. Use [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 12:19:21

Beats by Dr. Dre & Monster Cable Review

Celebrity endorsed products are big business but, while it may sound cynical, ... leather cushioning - and the build quality are all reassuringly good.  In the red and black packaging ... -answer button for use with your cellphone.  There’s also a cleaning cloth: the gloss-finish plastic [more...]

Date: 2008-08-12 21:50:08

Cha-ching I can believe in

Typically, Metro focuses its energies on three things:1) Trying to squeeze more money out of the government.2) Trying to squeeze more money out of passengers.3) Trying to cut costs by degrading service as much as possible, short of replacing trains with rickshaws.Oh, wait. As I'm typing this, a rickshaw just pulled into the station [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:00:00

Up North part 1: getting started

Up North part 1: getting started December 3rd, 2008 On Thursday morning I had Amee drop me off on what I thought was 27 North, ... and management was cleaning and putting things out so I turned my attention to The Price is Right, my eyes drawn to the light gleaming from Bob Barker’s faux leather shoes. The hand woven rug I nailed [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 04:24:57

Baguio Sojourn 2008

This Baguio post is way overdue, but then, considering that I still haven't posted the Boracay pictures or the 2009 bunneh calendar I did clearly ... halukay, literally, rummaging; flea market). I got myself a leather teal hobo bag (PHP300) and a leather Ferragamo belt (PHP80! Steal!) (no pictures of both) and a few trinkets for Sharkteeth, of which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 15:18:00

The Rennie Adoption Manual

In a re-posting of one of my most beloved posts ...Rennie Adoption: A manualWelcomeCongratulations on your decision to adopt a Rennie! Many of these fascinating creatures are in need of good homes where they will be loved and cared for. While keeping a Rennie can be expensive, time-consuming, and sometimes confusing, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 04:30:00

Pittsburgh Grandma’s House, Part 1

We visited my Grandma Bird in Pennsylvania whenever we could. We always called her Pittsburgh Grandma, although she lived just outside of Pittsburgh in Bellevue. I thought the drive took about 5 hours, but Google maps thinks we could get there in 3 1/2. We took toll roads most of the way [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 07:04:11

Friday Fill-ins

Friday Fill-ins Posted on 2008 under Friday Fill-ins | 2 Comments 29 Aug 1. When I’m sick I’m really sick because of my migraine. 2 ... t buy happiness but it can buy our needs and wants. 4. Cotton makes me comfortable and leather makes ... . 7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to doing all my online task, tomorrow my plans [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 06:31:26

PERIODICAL ATTACHMENTS

               It started in my teenage years with an innocent purchase of an issue of Seventeen magazine. I believe Cybill Shepard was on the cover. There was an article showing white patent leather shoes to be the style worn with chocolatey brown dresses. The combination of white and brown [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 19:37:07

Cold Case - Episode 6.14 - The Brush Man

STORY LINE The 1967 murder of a traveling salesman comes to light as family secrets from a "perfect" home are laid bare... Seen in 1967, this dapper, good-looking, kind, mysterious, fedora-wearing, door-to-door salesman in his mid 30s to mid 40s has captivated a neighborhood of bored housewives. Roy sells cleaning [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 16:45:10

My Marrakech trips

Why hello all my faithful readers, My, my, how close to the end we are. So as I mentioned at the very end of my last installment I went to Morocco. Morocco is the first truly different place I’ve traveled to. It’s considered a developing country. It’s not westernized. Religion and the state are not separate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 21:40:00

Holiday Cleaning with Libman’s Wonder Mop Review and Giveaway

For years, I’ve used the old standard sponge mop…dragging out my trusty bucket and stretching my foreman’s in preparation of ... , ceramic tile linoleum and stone. It consists of a stainless steel handle with a hanger hole for easy ... Floor Cleaner Weiman E-Tronic Wipes Weiman Leather Wipes Weiman Cook Top Wipes Wonder Mop [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 06:49:16

The Plumber God

Just a quick update on my plumbing problems. The plumber god showed up mid afternoon ... . As I was cleaning up the mess coming out of the drain in the laundry room I noticed a bunch of Q-Tips. It seems ... cold. I wasn't wearing any leather, I have no visible tattoos and the ones I do have are hardly Harley [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 15:35:00

Classy Protection For Your Nokia E71: Proporta Accessories Review

If you have popped by Symbian-Guru for the past few weeks, you would’ve noticed by now how much I love my E71. It’s hands-down the most awesome gadget, not just phone, I’ve ever owned. So when it comes to protecting it from the risky lifestyle of being my main handset, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 11:00:47

Chapter One

This is the first chapter of my novel "Georgia." You guys are the first people in the entire world to read this - I'm not kidding.  I have to read it aloud at my first writer's group meeting on Tuesday so I thought I'd try it out on you guys first. I posted this the other day - thank you so much to Amy who read it and sent along a sweet comment - [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 13:02:54

Every Day in Basic Was a Story

/danielmode on In Air Force basic training, there are many roles and responsibilities for the trainees ... he was so good at it, the LQ offered to let him out of cleaning his assigned stall if he polished the LQ’s boots. Natch, he took the trade. Eventually, the Boot Polisher did no bathroom cleaning, no bed making [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:25:48

Summer Giveaway: Tech Support

Computers. If you work – heck, if you live – in these times, you gotta use them. You gotta master them. More often, it seems, computers master us. Perfectly competent, intelligent people shudder at the thought of backing up their files, configuring their email clients, or setting up a website [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 16:00:00

Hope Cometh astride a Mighty Unicorn of Change

Hope Cometh astride a Mighty Unicorn of Change January 5th, 2009 by Dusty Note to anyone who cares - This entry has been re-posted from November 9 due to the fact that shitass wordpress is haunted by deletergeists. All of the comments were unfortunately deleted, too, but there is nothign I can do about that. Well, the election is over [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 23:49:16

Nike Martial Arts TD - Black & White

Your author has wondered on more than one occasion when Nike would take upon themselves the responsibility of cleaning up the aesthetically-abhorrent world of Mixed Martial Arts, and it appears that Beaverton ... the Martial Arts TD to compliment any and all sanctioned combat.  Features like layered leather uppers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:01:34

The Bachelorette Pad - First Phase

Those of us in the design field like to joke that "decorating is soooo glamorous!" (Meant to be read with sarcasm!) And installations are the least glamorous but most satisfying part of decorating! I spend the day at The Bachelorette Pad installing the new furnishings and moving other pieces around. Well, I didn't move the heavy stuff [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 00:05:00

5 Minutes Around the Blogosphere - Week 60

ANNOUNCEMENTS Mamanista has the Hottest Toys for the Holidays 2008! They’ve included the deluxe and the moderately priced, the indie handmade and the mass-produced, and some new toys mixed with old classics.  Their 12 Days of Giveaways will feature thousands of dollars’ worth of toys–including a Learning Tower and Chalk Board valued at $270 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 09:38:43

One-Stop "Ang Pao" Prices

Chinese New Year is almost upon us. While we busy ourselves with preparations for the Year of Ox - spring-cleaning, shopping for new clothes - car dealers are also up in a flurry.As certificate of Entitlement (COE ... COE.Diamond Cash - Savings of $2,000 when you book and new Mitsubishi Car Diamond Rate - Interest rate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:14:00

Harperston - A Fantasy Short Story By Kelly D. Tolman

I have always found it odd how a person never truly gets used to discomfort. I didn’t like starving any better after having starved, eaten, and starving again. I didn’t like fighting any better after having learned to do it properly either. In fact, I would go as far as to say I just don’t like being uncomfortable in any way, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 09:00:40

The Simple Life* (and Smoothie)

* ##Now that the holidays are over and a new, fervently hopeful year has begun, I’ve decided to simplify my life.It might have been the post-apocalyptic array of file folders, sticky notes, to-do lists (to-do lists ON sticky notes) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 21:49:05

here for part 5. After sitting around Centralia College as the heat soared towards ninety while David re-hydrated, we headed back to the car and hit I-5 for one of our last stops along the way to Portland. But just south of Centralia, [more...]

Date: 2008-07-25 09:34:07

Thanksgiving break

I am heading up to NJ tomorrow morning to spend the holiday with my family for the first time in three years. I must say, I did not miss the drive ... , and then, while I was sleeping, threw up the food in my office. On the carpet. That was fun to clean. I’m afraid [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 04:39:40

From the Front: 01/06/2009

News and Personal dispatches from the front and the home front.In their own words:Zen Traveller: The Fixer - "Fixer" is apparently an Arabic word that means, "I don't wait in lines". Like almost all western companies in Iraq, we employ locals to act as "fixers; to get us through the snags and complications of operating in a foreign land [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 18:39:00

Spring Cleaning!

Friday:Right after dinner, we went shopping for CNY stuff at tHe Spring! Wow... the place is really RED with lotsa sakura. Pretty.Tasted some FREE butter & almond cookies and bak poh.Parksonwas offering 5x bonus link points le... time to shop shop shop...Hubby went to the car maintenance section... getting some new cloth to wax his car [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 15:55:00

Will Diversity Be An Issue in Obama’s Administration?

Will Obama’s Administration look like this? Before you shoot the messenger on this, please hear me out.  So far in the named nominees for Mr. Obama’s Cabinet, we have one Latino (Bill Richardson for Commerce Secretary) [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 18:53:46

How to Have Clean Leather

When it comes to clothing and accessories, leather continues to be one of the most expensive materials to be used ... that you keep clean leather at all costs. leather Although durable, leather must be kept clean ... so that no excess water and soap comes out of the cloth. After damping the leather with the mixture, dry [more...]

Date: 2008-07-20 02:54:22

Get a reusable dry cleaning bag

So you’ve already picked out an eco-friendly dry cleaner, and dutifully take back your hangers for reuse ... , made with recycled cotton duck, organic cotton accents, and a leather label made using textile waste ... the contact info of your dry cleaner. Photos via Jendarling, Reusenik, and Green Garmento [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 00:48:52

Detailer's Domain: Alpina B7 and Swissvax

This one of many cars that we did in Nov, although its white I figured it deserved to be posted up ... Glass MF Towels Interior: Leather Master Trio Einszett Cockpit Adam's Carpet and Upholstery ... - Menzerna Top Inspection Swissvax Cleaner Fluid Swissvax Divine Wheels and Tires Swissvax [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 07:11:11

Kate Spade Serena Bag, I Lurve You

I’m at the mall right now and just found out there’s a new Kate Spade store here. Two words: sweet temptation! ... in black/white, many with patent leather accents. Black patent leather graces the handles on Kate’ ... the Serena bag ($325) shown above. Serena does hobo chic with a single black patent leather handle, a zip [more...]

Date: 2008-09-14 23:49:54

Genuine Seiko Watches

by Alice Sy Seiko watches have reached to become generic for quality yet reasonably affordable timepiece ... metallic parts need minimal cleaning and still retains their original appearance after some years of use ... normally on parts and services. Everywhere [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 17:31:30

the closet (continuing on with aunty's junk meme)

gentlemen, move along. nothing of interest here today. this one is for the ladies. this post is part two of the "cleaning out our closets" meme started last week, with auntybelle ... is not a great look. so these are going to goodwill too. i really liked the leather and the stitching [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 03:16:00

Project Runway: Ratbones And Jeepers Creepers

Previously - a drag queen chewed Suede's fauxhawk off. Straight Joe can make a pink jumpsuit for a man ... to jump. Wait, she's cleaning her glasses. My bad. Kenley is sad that Daniel's gone because ... a window and preparing to jump. Wait, she's cleaning her glasses. My bad. Kenley is sad that Daniel's [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 22:03:53

Bear Tanking Specs and Gear Pre-Naxx

I have worked the numbers again and again, and as far as I can see, it’s six of one, half a dozen of the other. We may have arrived at different weighting systems, but the end results are mostly the same. So if you want a great ranked listing of Bear Tanking gear, go visit the Druid Leather page [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 14:13:57

Fashion Jewelry Napier Bracelets

Tiffany Diamonds Natural Diamond and Pearl Jewelry Cleaner - 8OZ Leather Jewelry Roll (#530-0234578) (Dark Brown) 15 ... .4" Laptop Notebook Skins Sticker H674 Diamonds Jewelry (Brand New with 2 FREE touch pad decals) Sonic Jewelry Cleaner, Stain Cleaner for cleaning Watch Coin Diamond bookmark bookmark [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 13:07:04

Jewelry Fine Diamond & Gemstone Sale

Leather Jewelry Roll (#530-0234578) (Dark Brown) 15.4" Laptop Notebook Skins Sticker H674 Diamonds Jewelry (Brand New with 2 FREE touch pad decals) Sonic Jewelry Cleaner, Stain Cleaner for cleaning Watch Coin Diamond Blue Topaz / Diamond Necklace and Earring Set 10kt. White Gold, 1/5 ct. tw. Diamond [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 17:03:41

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