The Challenges are Universal

On Tuesday, I attended a Business Plan Writing Workshop sponsored by NWEN, the Northwest Entrepreneur Network ... ), that's a reasonable way to do things. Although one talk was about a slide deck for funding pitches ... , cleaning technologies, e-commerce, and a non-profit, plus two software as a service companies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:54:29

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So Much to Do Around the House…So Little Time!

As we enter the new year, it’s a great time to plan the few things required to keep your home in tip-top shape ... by a professional Clean and seal your wood deck and its railings Vacuum lint from your clothes dryer duct and vent ... and carbon monoxide detectors Every Three Months: Clean or replace your air-conditioner filter Fertilize [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 11:02:04

Immoral AND Incompetent Posted by Michael Cohen

For obvious reason everyone these days is focused on the presidential election, ... Hamdan, Bin Laden's driver (apparently next up for prosecution is Osama's valet and then his cleaning ... had the deck stacked completely in their favor, they still lost. It's like the Washington Generals [more...]

Date: 2008-08-18 23:17:46

That Price Tag Is A Liar

While having one of those “here’s why you don’t have a cell phone yet, honey” with my daughter, ... foods at home. Compare a pressure washer cleaning your deck, versus using a scrub brush. Compare [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 01:57:01

Oh Baby It’s Paradise - Tutorial #103

Summer is not over yet.  After having an unseasonably cool week here in Ohio last week, the heat was back over the weekend.  Bad thing is our pool water is freezing cold and will need to warm back up.  So yesterday was one I spent on the deck lounging, after washing the car, cleaning the house, washing two giant dogs [more...]

Date: 2008-08-18 10:27:51

Castle Weather Report

Castle Weather Report By The Armorer on December 27, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) ... of comfortable, very moist air. Enough so that I was out in shorts and bare feet, draining the cleaning ... west from the Deck of Argghhh! About six weeks ago, it looked like this. Looking west [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 17:53:58

Winter Wonderland

I looked out the window this morning, to see a beautiful sight:   Did you think I was going to say no more snow? ... removal (cleaning off the deck is up next) - if you find [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 21:16:55

Yard Maintenance - An Introduction

Yard Maintenance - An Introduction By Ron Hartfield | December 10, ... and pruned. To protect your decking it should be given a thorough cleaning a minimum of one time ... . If you are a swimming pool owner the water must be checked every week. Maintaining the chemical balance [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 16:20:33

Trawling The Archives

We’re doing a lot of coming and going at the moment so I thought I’d trawl the archives for a few posts you might have missed ... Reducing the Grocery Budget - Meat How Did This Happen? Cleaning Doesn’t Need to Cost the Earth ... on deck in a couple of days. Look forward to catching up with you all then! Smile Post [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 19:17:54

The Realities of Reflux…

My husband always jokes that he can tell what kind of a day it has been by peeking out onto the back deck to see what has been hosed down ... steam clean that patch of carpet ever again … start that washing machine up for yet another load … ... you into a panic attack as you stand there wondering who will clean up that mess before it dawns [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 18:00:27

Memorex intros $269 MVBD-2510 Blu-ray player

Filed under: Blu-ray, Players, Others Right, so we're pretty stoked about having one more option in the sub-$300 Blu-ray deck club, ... host of new Memorex cleaning supplies.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 13:42:00

Cleaning up

The sun felt warm.I sat on the deck with the birdsand read for awhile this afternoon.A pair of Carolina Wrens came for suet.Mocking bird has returned ... my broom and began cleaning up. The Jack-o-lantern is dry now and ready [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 20:46:00

Home Opener

Home Opener I just bought tickets for the Mets home opener next year, and a plane ticket to NY for it. I spent a little more than I needed to so I could be in the front row of the upper deck ... . I think the first step needs to be cleaning my office so I can actually work in it. This will give [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 00:58:13

stupidity tax and SAD

So we've been for out paediatric dental assessment. He kindly didn't castigate me as the facts spoke for themselves - three cavities and cleaning and ... sunshine, looking at the frozen socks littering the deck and Axel smoking and shivering [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 08:56:00

Brisk!

That is the word I decided upon to describe today, rather than “dreadfully cold” ... of the day. Before I left the house,  I put in a full morning of cleaning and organizing,  getting ... .   One pecked a nice hole in our deck rail last year,  which seems like something [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 02:58:53

Trade a little?

This is not a contest or anything. We are suffering from overjerseyfication (Sports Cards Uncensored) and we must take steps.We need to do some Binder Spring Cleaning. And Favorite Player Binder Beautification.Thus ... stripey jersey.Luis Gonzalez 2002 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Swatch.Troy Glaus 2002 Donruss swatch numbered [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 03:48:00

Beautiful Home on Cul-de-sac One Mile From Mona Boat Ramp (Murfreesboro) $219900

Beautiful Home on Cul-de-sac One Mile From Mona Boat Ramp (Murfreesboro) ... large bonus rooms upstairs. Ceramic tile, Berber carpet & laminate floors, reverse osmosis water ... yard. Also features a 14×23 deck, a 10×16 storage building, tilt-in windows for easy cleaning [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 16:53:11

Postcard from London continued . Day Two

Sometimes people ask why we like to come to London so much. Today was the perfect answer to that question ... downstairs to a hotel breakfast. We are out by ten heading to the Royal Academy on the top deck ... to have arrived with the toothbrush I normally use at home for cleaning the bathroom sink). Also popped [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:41:00

Catching up, about the house

It’s been a little while since I’ve updated on our progress on the house so I thought I would do another quick update while I have a few quiet ... stove installed, all new flooring, all new paint, insulation under the house needs repair, new deck ... to be a creative and attentive mother, and doing the laundry and cleaning :) Lord please give me grace [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 22:43:27

Recent Trades Part 2

The adorable drawing at the top is courtesy is Lucy, Patricia's daughter from Dinged Corners ... about looking to unload some cards from 2008 and do some binder cleaning. Well, I was happy to volunteer ... , Fielder, Ortiz (charcoal/dark gray)-2008 Upper Deck Series 2 Game Materials Albert Pujols Jersey [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:00:00

del.icio.us

Having 5 kids means cleaning out the couch cushions is a bi-weekly necessity ... , a deck of cards,quarters…Looks like the beginning a party. I don’t even wanna know what they were [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:01:56

The Friday Gathering - 1 degree edition

The thermometer outside on our deck says 1 degree this morning ... .  Just like Simple Mom, the site is clean with a great look and content.  I’m definitely subscribed to and reading [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 12:31:01

Twitter Posts - last 24 hours

Martin Pluss Tweets last 24 hours 00:15 A rebirth and resuming normal transmission tinyurl ... over deck to lawn on to @13g dress that had blown off - now madly cleaning grease off [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 07:20:07

new year in lyddle end

Here's some Lyddle End 2050 news for all you speculative modellers. To start with, more people have already finished ... the local butcher building a pig. (Those that eat meat still like to have it cut from something ... (cleaning the planet) for raw material and re-sculpt this matter on the fab-deck. Other 'fabs' resculpt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 22:59:07

Trying to Repair Roomba Scheduler

About two and a half years ago, ... then goes on to describe processes specific to cleaning the wheels’ optical sensors that weren’t relevant ... sandwiched between the battery compartment and the brush deck, and all the sensors and motors cable [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 03:38:12

Romantic Gestures

1. Massage her feet 2. Clean her car 3. Stick a post-it love note in the kitchen 4. Snuggle 5. Make a romantic mix CD 6. Dance under the stars ( ... (even if it’s just from your deck or window) 35. Hold each other during a big storm 36. Put ... 38. Spend 30 mins power cleaning together and 30 mins passionately lovin 39. Waltz around the room [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 00:09:17

Live And Let Dye

All Volunteers To The Poop Deck Volunteers in the UK are painting dog poo bright pink in a bid to shame pet owners into cleaning it up. The scheme at a beauty spot in Mansfield is being staged [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 02:53:12

Power Wash for success

by JR Rooney Are layers of dirt and grime concealing the beauty of your patio, siding and deck? The perfect tool to help is a power washer ... the water in a fan shape and are good for cleaning items that are closer to you, such as walkways, patios and driveways. Spear tips direct the water in a straight line and are super to use when cleaning [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 09:17:13

Building a bulletproof 4B11 motor Pt. 2

Using the recently released sleeved block I have gathered the parts needed to continue the build. I am straying away from the standard 2 ... loose. Now we can do final cleaning on the crank. The crank is measured as well as the id ... where I wanted it to compared to the deck surface. I will use a dial indicator to measure this height [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:32:35

Traumatic events at the pool.

It's been too long since we had a pool story, hasn't it? My pool here is just so mellow, not much happens. Anyway, this was yesterday.I was cleaning in the shower area of the ladies change room, and thought I smelt something a bit ... her head in from the pool deck and said "Hanna, there's a lady in there who can't move because [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 18:12:00

DJ Clue: Fallout Part 1 (1996)

DJ Clue: Fallout Part 1 (1996) August 26th, 2008 I found this mixtape not too long ago while I was cleaning out my closet (Pause!) and, man, did it take me back to that magical year, 1996. I threw it in my tape deck (yes, I still have a tape stereo) and began to reminisce about the abundance of puree (Pronounced Puu-ray [more...]

Date: 2008-08-26 19:56:55

Cleaning House

I’m in a clean-out, throw-out kind of mood and I just found someone on Craigslist to take my old cassette dubbing deck. Hmm, what can I get rid of now? (And by the way, does anyone have a bedroom [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 13:43:12

Frustration ! (Purple Hearts)

Buggering about last night & this morning with a view to ripping some vinyl - in particular a marvellous version of I Put a Spell on You by Screamin' ... the outlandish lyrics.The record deck weighs a bloody ton, and there's no longer space for it permanently ... more times). Cue lotsa trips back n forth cueing up, pressing buttons, cleaning & generally [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 12:55:00

Cheep, cheep

Public Humiliation wordcount: 173 (and that's 173 words more than would have been written today if it weren't for the challenge - so it's working for ... , however, I later became rather handy around them, cleaning them out and feeding them like any responsible ... this afternoon, she sat by a glass panel next to the door, wistfully watching my friend's [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 10:29:00

Odds and Ends + a Visitor

Look who came to visit yesterday. I was washing windows in my den and he flew down to the deck and sat there long enough for me to take six photos, ... in the stock market and he was hoping they'd put an end to his misery?Casa Kenju super-cleaning 2009 is coming ... frame glass and blinds? We don't smoke or use gas heat, so where does it come from? Today [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 05:01:00

Cruise '09 B

We begin with a couple days at sea, so thoughts run to the general.***We're traveling over a small portion of the world's oceans, but one quickly realizes how vastly overmatched we are by expanses on this scale. We are hours and hours--whole days in a stretch--without sight of any dry land (though the Caribbean Sea is not a large one as they go) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:00:00

Plastic Island: Ocean Currents Funnel Trash

Off Gore Point, where tide rips collide, the rolling swells rear up and steepen into whitecaps. Quiet with concentration, Chris Pallister decelerates from 15 knots to 8, strains to peer through a windshield blurry with spray, tightens his grip on the wheel and, like a skier negotiating moguls, coaxes his home-built boat, [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 00:42:43

Track Your Life (with extra pizza)

When we were on the shoot the other day, we were enjoying the CD collection at the house we were using - and being reminded of lots of great music we ... , admiring the red cassette deck and matching bedroom suite of my childhood best friend. Trying VERY hard to write down all the lyrics to said song (good luck with that!).And - this one - cleaning my [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 14:10:00

Lawsuit Targets Banks With Novel Tactic

Some Cleveland neighborhoods have a message for banks that abandon their foreclosed houses or unload them at fire sale prices to speculators: Stop dumping your trash on us. Illustration by: Matt Mahurin Using a novel legal technique that could be copied elsewhere, the Cleveland Housing Renewal Project Inc [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 08:11:08

Deck Staining

Featured Listing: Click here to activate Highlighter: automatically Clips, Bookmarks, and Collects in one central location all the ads ... not I repeat does not kill mold. Bleach only make mold look like it is gone, but it’s not. Bleach actually spreads mold. Bleach can also void your terminate contact around your home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 01:54:44

Pet Advice - Pet News - Pet Photos

Bitter Cold Weather Tipsby Mary Bushnell, St. Louis Pets ExaminerThe weather in the Midwest has been about as unpleasant as it can get. As bad as it is for people, think how it affects the thousands of animals left outside.Temperature and wind chill will kill. Here are a few ideas on winterizing your pet accommodations if you have outside pets [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:24:00

The Greenest Hotels in the U.S., from Manhattan to Waikiki

Most of us have learned by now that you can’t trust a company to be honest about whether they’re truly eco-friendly or not ... of products and services.  Lately, more and more hotels have been trying to get in on the game ... on a private bison reserve; completely wind and solar powered; composting for organic waste Key West [more...]

Date: 2008-09-28 11:30:56

Summer Time ‘n Tips

Wow - July already? Summer is most certainly here! I hope we don’t suffer from a drought like last year… We’ve been in the 90’s for a while, here. It’s nice - but hot! We pretty much live outside when it’s Spring & Summer (and even in the Fall). We grill a lot and eat outside on the deck. My kids enjoy being out… as do my husband [more...]

Date: 2008-07-01 15:23:41

How to Live With Your Favorite 'Fur-Ball'!

Bitter Cold Weather Tipsby Mary Bushnell, St. Louis Pets ExaminerThe weather in the Midwest has been about as unpleasant as it can get. As bad as it is for people, think how it affects the thousands of animals left outside.Temperature and wind chill will kill. Here are a few ideas on winterizing your pet accommodations if you have outside pets [more...]

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

The House of Cold

Greetings from the East Coast. Yeah, right… Before I embarked on my sojourn eastward my wonderful man found us an idyllic little house. It was small and sweet, had skylights and a great big deck. Lots of trees and space. I fell in love with it. I couldn’t wait to go east and move right in. I just knew it was meant [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 21:41:22

Onward and Upward

Woo Hoo! Guess what we did Monday morning? Doug and Twyla, Dianna and I all went together over to Belmopan for our interview at the Department of Immigration and Nationality.First though, I took the girls for their daily walk into town. On the way back from collecting the mail, I managed to grab another shot along the waterfront [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:19:00

Curbly Recession Busters: How To Spruce Up Your Own Digs For The Holidays

It's the time of year you turn a critical eye to the interior to see what needs to be spruced ... everything a thorough cleaning from top to bottom. You'll get an instant boost of feeling in control. 2. Get down and clean that disgusting carpet. Clean carpet is really a necessity. 3. Nothing [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 20:35:31

Pregnancy update: 8.5 weeks

Pregnancy update: 8.5 weeks I know that there are many of you out there struggling with infertility or grieving the loss of a child who would ... learned that I feel best in the mornings so I've been trying to get up and do at least a little cleaning ... , and dinner duty. In addition, he's been helping with the cleaning and spends his evenings caring [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 13:09:56

Manny Stiles presents Sports Augury: 2008 NBA Finals Edition

Yup, Sports Augury's back and ready for your perusal! Lakers vs. Celtics There’s no doubt this matchup is probably the last I wanted to see and to be honest, at this point I really don’t care who wins. Just as long as it gets done quickly and we can go about forgetting it as soon as possible. Either way, I’m screwed [more...]

Date: 2008-06-05 16:29:10

Wild Card Wednesday

Today is Wild Card Wednesday! For today I have a little assignment for you...should you choose to accept it! If not that's okay...pick a wild card.. ... seem to fit in your cleaning schedule? Like cleaning under the fridge or wiping down light switches...or maybe cleaning out the magazine basket. As you walk around your house jot down one job on each [more...]

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

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