Pictures of the Day: Freedom Edition

Some random photos from my trip on USS Freedom (LCS 1) I thought were interesting enough to post on the blog. Captions below each picture.Hard to tell, but that is the XO cleaning. There is a LT about 10 ft behind me with a Shop-Vac also cleaning the floor. 10 minutes later I walked by again and the LT was mopping that long hallway [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 16:00:00

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Treasures & Trinkets: The Deck of Many Things

While cleaning out my gaming room, I stumbled upon the Deck of Many Things, and it occurred to me that this was an item ripe for a 4e conversion ... captured…). In particular, I’ve designed the Deck of Many Things to be used in combat. Most ... s worth noting that none of the effects require attack rolls, making the deck a desirable option against [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 05:01:51

icy sunday.

Ahhhh. A Sunday at home. We were going to leave and do some things, really, but when we woke up the world was covered in ice, ... watched the birds skid, slide, and freak out on the deck. Made more things, jumped more on the trampoline ... cleaning/organizing the dining room and craft supplies. A perfect Sunday! Hope you had a nice weekend~ [more...]

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

JANUARY 2009 NEWSLETTER

Becket Athenaeum NewsletterJanuary 2009 I apologize for the lack of a December newsletter. What with the saga of savage ice, and the holidays appearing without warning…well, I'm sure you know this story well. It was a dramatic end to 2008, and I feel certain we are now in what will prove to be a spectacular new year! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:12:00

Harvard’s Portable Guide to Stress Relief (and It Works!)

So they’ve done it again. The folks at Harvard University have managed to distill stress relief into SparkNotes (or Cliffs Notes for those of you over the age of 35). This mini-therapy session will have you seeing the glass half-full in no time and leave that co-pay cash in your pocket to enjoy the holiday season [more...]

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

While I was out ridin' rails...

Several things happened and occurred to me while on the mountain. What is new. Don't act soo surprised ... Ballads: Disc1 and 2." Go get yourself hooked the Hussy up! Great for cleaning your house, crimping ... for the smell of Exclamation perfume, a Aqua Net spraying, leather wearing hussy. I was pissed [more...]

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

WELCOME TO THE VERY FIRST METAMORPHOSIS MONDAY!

It's here...the first Metamorphosis Monday! Yipee! I can't wait to see all the wonderful "Before and Afters!" I'll be sharing the exterior changes that took place at my home when I added on my screened-in porch. If you are participating in Metamorphosis Monday, please be sure to add your permalink below, and not your general blog address [more...]

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

We're Suburban Hillbillies!!!

Oh yes! We're suburban hillbillies and we're proud! So what do you do when it's 95 degrees out and you don't have a real pool and the closest ... , they blow away when you try and store them under the deck. I bought this guy from a lady ... it! Anyway, then we convince Bubba (that's his hillbilly name) that cleaning is actually fun. Whooooweee [more...]

Date: 2008-06-06 19:11:53

Doughboys Coda: The Corner Coming to Highland

When Doughboys shuttered on Highland, it triggered a huge response not only from fans (and detractors) ... and look to be cleaning and doing some other stuff inside. The butcher paper that was on the windows ... thing though, is the “pending alcoholic beverage permit” sign on the window. Now, I’m a glass [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 17:06:48

Simple Home Improvement Ideas

Are you tired of going home to the same house? You don’t have to move out to experience a new home ambiance! ... about re-installing new tiles. But replacements can cost a bit, so try cleaning up the bathroom first. Don’t think you need to spend big because sometimes it only needs major cleaning for it to look new [more...]

Date: 2008-07-09 21:11:43

36 Easy things that you can do to make the life of your chronically ill friend a bit better.

You do not need to spend a lot of money. You can be thoughtful in so many ways. The point is to do something, and do something today. I have listed below 36 easy ideas that anyone would appreciate. Sometimes it is hard for a patient to ask for help. Just do it! The hardest thing about chronic disease is that is is chronic [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 01:56:12

Today’s leftovers: Mo’ parking money, Round House 4 sale, SEPTA strike?

UnFree Parking: I just noticed that the PPA’s new parking meters have spread to the block between 2nd and 3rd on the north side of Market ... s cleaning the streets anyway? SEPTA Watch watching for a strike: Negotiations have begun.  Fingers crossed everyone. Rearranging the deck chairs: I never get tired of stories and articles about the S.S. [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 05:07:34

Choosing a Cat Litter Brand

Litterbox problems are commonly cited as a reason for rehoming or abandoning pet cats. It’s sad enough that pet parents give up their pets just because cleaning up after them becomes inconvenient, but the worst part is, litterbox usage issues are often solvable with a simple change [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 12:00:11

Eloquent Eloquence 11/13/08

Oh Chevy Chase, Why Couldn't You Have Overdosed on Cocaine and Heroin Instead of Belushi? The Top 10 Comments of the Week / Brian Prisco Hey, I'm back. Did I miss anything? Someone told me a black guy was running the country and I told them, "No, Oprah and Gail are just friends. Friends who can't ever, ever marry [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 18:01:04

Art Supplies

Oil painting requires patience and practice.  Talent helps but it is not necessary to produce a quality painting ... zero to full blown total; material will cost between 65 and 150 dollars.  DO NOT PURCHASE ... out the sizes you want.  The total cost for two 20 x 24 including primer and support frame material [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 18:23:08

Gannett Pushes for More Tech Hires, Data Centers, Niche Sites

These are dark days for newspaper companies in the U.S. There are layoffs in print newsrooms, classified ad revenues are dwindling, and readership is shrinking. To combat these trends, Gannett introduced a bold initiative in 2006 to remake its 85 daily newspaper newsrooms into "Information Centers," [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 17:05:13

Sapphire Seas Beach house

This is one of the North Coasts most exclusive beachfront homes & is certainly one of the most exclusive holiday properties available ... beach walk will take you to a great bar & restaurant. Sapphire Seas Beach House is the ultimate ... for great beach fishing. Extra details Built in 2003, Sapphire Seas Beach House is a rare find offering [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:52:58

Mequon: Snapshots: Starbucks (Part 2)

Two critical observations about this Starbucks, which is otherwise my favorite: 1)  Teenagers ... not have the baristas do the minimum mandated by law/code and have a cleaning service come in overnight ... to letting a cleaning service come in after hours, it'd be a *bank* (I know, the money's in the vault [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 01:41:03

A very quiet Monday

I awoke this morning refreshed from yesterdays hectic day by a sound sleep, ... just a handful of workers and room left on the car deck, as the knock on effect of the weekends disaster ... for the usual 20 or so workmen. I spent pretty much all of the day in the engine room cleaning up after [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:06:47

Used Engines A Hot Trend In The Automotive Industry

By Sebastian Guthery Practicality counts a lot especially during these difficult times ... engines involves several stages. It starts with the cleaning of the disassembled engine parts ... the engine’s cooling system is also done with quality control inspections. Car owners [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:02:43

Wise Ass Answering Machine

My wife and I can’t come to the phone right now, but if you’ll leave your name and number, we’ll get back to you just as soon as we’re finished ... of receiving messages. My owners do not need replacement windows or a hot tub, and their carpets [more...]

Date: 2008-07-30 12:06:45

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

is this rude?

as you know, i have lived in the south. in texas. the red river kind of south. not the south-south ... s driveway is next to my driveway. i see it when i leave. when i come home. when i go on my deck ... up into a replica of pike’s peak. at one point, he had creatively made a budweiser-duct tape-sticks [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 20:46:45

Sonny Landham, Kentucky Libertarian for U.S. Senate, defends ‘camel-dung shovelers’ comments on youth radio show

When asked about high energy prices, Kentucky Libertarian for U.S. Senate Sonny Landham said we should release oil from the strategic oil reserve, drill in areas of the U.S. currently off-limits, and try to persuade OPEC to cut the price of oil. And if that doesn’t work, Mr. Landham said we should use military force to steal the oil [more...]

Date: 2008-07-24 15:44:24

Personal Finance Cards Giveaway

Do you wish that you knew more about the economy, but don’t know where to start? ... s Personal Finance is a deck of 30 ultra-thin, waterproof, and durable pocket-sized plastic cards that take ... , giveaway, Investing, personal finance Related posts WIN HOUSE CLEANING from BidMyCleaning.com [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 20:00:33

Bacon on the gas grill

Suburban Living Science Report #1:  Bacon on the gas grill. Our humble suburban Deck House ( ... and trained contractor resulted in the 10″ duct carrying this 1200 CFM stream of air terminating in a roof ... if you’re patient.  The grease disappears magically into the burners.  There is no pan to clean [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 22:28:47

Fulton adult home cited for neglect

Fulton adult home cited for neglect by John Doherty Thursday July 17, 2008, 11: ... to an outside deck, where they were forced to get close-cropped haircuts from a 15-year-old boy, state health ... to a laundry for cleaning, leaving the residents for days with nothing but bed sheets to wear and bare [more...]

Date: 2008-07-18 03:40:46

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

Spring cleaning

Spring cleaning Published in January 18th, 2009 Posted by ellyn in Blog, Ellyn, Festival 1 Comment With the Chinese New Year just around the corner, every Chinese family will have their house spring cleaning done to usher the auspicious Chinese ... generation. We, the Chinese community, believe that spring cleaning will brush away the bad things [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 00:37:14

WRITING: TEOTWAWKI fiction - Chapter Ninety Four - Brother Kevin passes

It happened in Church - October 19, 1962 Chapter Ninety Four - Brother Kevin passes October 19, 1990 It was another Fall day. The anniversary day. John thought back to just three years ago. The Silver Anniversary celebration. He wore the silver medal that everyone was given. The Good Shepherd on one side and the atlatl on the other [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 22:04:35

hello, 2009

happy new year. i know—i’m just a little late to the party. i have no idea what happened to yesterday—good thing i didn’t make any vows to blog every day this year (though i enjoy immensely that other people manage it with such panache). heh. maybe next year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 19:58:05

Pros and Cons, A Study in Yellow

Yellow is such a sunny color. Used judiciously, with some larger splashes of red, against a more muted butterscotch, white, gray and wood tones, ... . The picture above is a reflection in the window of the West Sixth Street store, ArtWorks, which I used [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:19:00

Still here.

Well, I ended up not going along to MD--I decided at literally the last minute that I'd rather just stay here and not walk around in the frigid cold ... in my study and almost got it all tamed. Tomorrow I need to do some painting and cleaning elsewhere [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 04:09:00

Newsletter Idea

We received the following information in a newsletter from Phil Barbay at Gehman Custom Remodeling, and thought it was great. With Phil’s permission, we are reprinting it here. The newsletter was titled, “Make Big Money by Not Moving”. If you’re 50 or over like me, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:34:29

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

MDK/WARTHOG RACING ACADEMY ANNOUNCES 2009 RIDER AND SPONSOR LINEUP

Newbury Park, CA.  As Anaheim I is Now Only Days Away, the 2009 AMA Monster Energy Supercross Season is Upon Us.  The MDK Motorsports/Warthog Racing Academy (WRA) has Solidified its 2009 Rider Roster and Sponsor/Partner Program to Maximize Results and Impact the Standings Beyond what Would Generally be Considered [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 15:57:06

Giveaway - Deck the Halls with Pearls of Joy!

Last week we here at Blissful Style gave you some great gift ideas to give and to put on your wish listin our Holiday Gift Guide! ... . I love this Lavendar pearl necklace: blissful-style Giveaway - Deck the Halls with Pearls of Joy! And these gorgeous black Tahitian pearl and diamond earrings: blissful-style Giveaway - Deck [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 13:00:13

Thinking about Buying a Sauna?

By Amy NuttA sauna can be a great addition to any home, but there are quite a few things to consider before making any purchase of this magnitude ... deck, but you have to consider a place to store the necessary amenities like towels as well as a place [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 22:27:00

Deck the Halls with Pearls of Joy - a Giveaway!

Last week we here at Blissful Style gave you some great gift ideas to give and to put on your wish listin our Holiday Gift Guide! ... . I love this Lavendar pearl necklace: blissful-style Deck the Halls with Pearls of Joy - a Giveaway! And these gorgeous black Tahitian pearl and diamond earrings: blissful-style Deck the Halls [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 13:00:13

Worldchanging Interview: Kevin Danaher of the Global Citizen Center

This article was written by Britt Bravo in January 2007. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective. Kevin Danaher is the co-founder of the nonprofit Global Exchange which co-sponsors the Green Festivals with Co-op America [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 21:50:45

Gift Ideas for the Whole Family

Buying a joint gift is a great way to encourage families to spend more time together and equally importantly save you a bit of money. Here we present thee with 10 gadget gifts any (especially geeky) family will appreciate. Khet Laser Game - $11.99 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 20:52:24

Animator and animated TV show producer Gabor Csupo has his four-bedroom, 4,240-square-foot oceanfront house in Honolulu on the market for $5.5M

Animator and animated TV show producer Gabor Csupo has his four-bedroom, 4,240-square-foot oceanfront house in Honolulu on the market for $5,500,000 ... !) in a sort of cleaning-out-of-our-closets (but that we had not had a chance to do so until now). Csupo’ ... appliances, custom lighting, wireless Internet, built-in speakers, a security system, a sun dec [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:48:48

WALL-E Gravity and Air

I finally saw the movie WALL-E. Good flick, I liked it. There was, however, one part I must comment on. You know I can’t help myself ... -E is hitching a ride on this space craft. The space craft is entering a hanger deck of a space station [more...]

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

Thank You Santa.

This year I ask Santa for 3 things......and I GOT 'EM !The first thing on my list was a stainless steel table to serve as a small island in the kitchen. I put it together yesterday when I was suppose to be cleaning house. It can be used [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 19:43:00

Dryer Vent Cleaning to Save on Energy Bills

Pages 350 - The Most Important Number in the World? 50 Ways to Save the Planet About Alternative Energy Funds Alternative Energy Investing Alternative Energy Mutual Funds Archives Basement Lighting Bathroom Vanity Lighting Blogs Cheap Light Bulbs Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Systems Deck and Patio Lighting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 09:22:32

Mayor Tom: Man, What An Amazing Year! And It's Gonna Get Awesomer.

Another Tom Leppert photo, another caption-writing contest -- winner gets a Walker, Texas Ranger Season 5 boxed set! Mayor Tom Leppert opened today’s council meeting, the last one before the council takes off the month of July, with his first “State of the City Address [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 04:47:50

Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

So today has been a day from Hades. But this week has been great ... with cleaning the dog's butt. If you need a refresher on Gertie, the dog, here's a pic from her straw ... with the dog changing diapers. So instead of cleaning up, getting her in the bathtub and cleaning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:18:37

77 Surefire Ways to Increase Your Home’s Value

It’s more than just a roof over your head, or a place you go when work’s over – your home is probably the most valuable asset you own. So it makes perfect sense that you maintain, nurture and enhance its appeal, and make it, well, the perfect home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 14:49:56

A Guide to Winterizing Your House

Winter is approaching and in much of the United States, that means very cold temperatures, snow, and ice ... the temperature low. Get a programmable thermostat. Minimize or eliminate use of vent fans. Turn off [more...]

Date: 2008-11-02 14:00:40

Narrow focus, focus that isn't narrow enough, and the sparkly bra strap dilemma

For the next two days, I will pretty much cease to exist to the outside world. It's one of the perks and perils of living alone during days off, the fact that for the next two days I'll be sitting reading a book about some bloke who nearly got killed trying to write it, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 09:33:00

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