Two weeks without shopping (almost)

I decided to go through with my plan to not shop for a year ... cream to soothe my dry skin. But I didn't have any and I refrained from buying some. I felt virtuous ... temptations, like glass laboratory equipment and handmade beads, but I enjoyed looking at them without buying [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 03:51:47

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Perfect time to organize your garage

Autumn is my favorite time of year. The temperature is just right for me, the leaves are beautiful, and Halloween and Thanksgiving are always fun ... to redd up the garage (for those of you not from western Pennsylvania, “to redd” means to clean ... the garage floor. After we let the floor dry we moved everything back into the garage [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 11:30:50

FirstChoiceAutoFinders - FirstChoiceAutoFinder

At FirstChoiceAutoFinder It has become ever apparent that gas prices have gotten out of hand ... our savings dry because of their poor gas mileage. There is light at the end of the tunnel ... Solution at www.headlightsolution.net can clean and restore those cloudy, foggy headlights like new [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 00:07:41

New Oil and Gas Technology Open Thread

It gets depressing hearing about our financial problems every day. I am sure a lot of people would rather talk about oil and natural gas, and about better prospects for the future. Improved technology is one factor that might make future production better than the bleak future that most of us are foreseeing today [more...]

Date: 2008-10-25 14:00:26

What You Need to Know: iPhone 2.2 and Jailbreaking

iPhone 2.2 firmware update, that’s the exact question many people will be asking. Hey, we at TiPb asked it ourselves — and then blindly pushed and shoved our way to the iTunes tethers! So what’s new in iPhone 2.2, is it awesome enough for you to update, and who should stay clear at all costs? Answers after the jump! What’s in the 2 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 18:00:59

NEW ARRIVALS/RESTOCKS FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 16

NEW ARRIVALS AND RESTOCKS FRIDAY, JANUARY 16thanks for looking.wooooow… its really really cold out! but whatever, that shouldn’t stop you from getting on down to tequila sunrise and stocking up on the heavy jams! killer stuff expected in today (while some of the titles on this weeks list are already ‘in house’, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:11:00

things i wish i had known...

As promised, I have spent some time answering the most common questions I hear about working a creative job full time. I asked three of my close friends (also some of the most talented people I know!) to help me answer some of the questions so that you could read several perspectives & opinions [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 01:36:41

Avoiding Germs and Viruses

When it comes to fighting colds and flu, we’re outnumbered! ... if you are outnumbered.2. Clean your keyboard- keyboards contain more bacteria than a public toilet seat! Since many ... -lifting equipment, and half of the aerobic equipment like treadmills and stair masters.4. Carry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:10:00

The Muffin Blogroll: 12 Great Muffin Recipes You'll Love to Bake

Muffins are one of nature's perfect foods. They are addictively easy to make, so they are an excellent entry point into baking for novice cooks ... . Mix in the milk.5. Mix in the dry ingredients.6. Gently fold in the raspberries.7. Spoon ... into the center comes out clean, about 20-25 minutes.9. Mix the lime juice and zest with the icing sugar [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 11:02:00

Excerpt from THE COYOTE KINGS OF THE SPACE-AGE BACHELOR PAD

Chapter Five: The Fanboys and the Lord of the Inferno Punch him in the throat! Kick him in the nards! ... -scraping parkade. Yet my brow is dry and my underarm regions are models of Saharan decorum. My clothes ... what I have always been. Civilised. A tie, a jacket, a clean white shirt, and a handkerchief. Ah [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 19:06:49

Make Your Own Yogurt!

In our house, we eat a LOT of yogurt. I usually have some every day, either in a smoothie, or with some of my favorite granola and some fresh fruit or homemade jam stirred in.  Plain is the name of the game in our house (I find the commercial flavored kinds sickeningly sweet), and always organic [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:32:24

Whole Grain Wheat Sandwich Bread

Ever since I got one of these for my birthday, I’ve been developing excuses to bake ... with the right equipment and a little patience.Whole Grain Wheat Sandwich BreadIngredients: 1/3 cup plus 1 Tablespoon brown sugar, divided 2 cups warm water (105F-114F) 2 packages active dry yeast [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 18:13:09

Shine Your Shoes Like A Soldier

There I was, staring down at my lackluster boots with a sinking feeling in my stomach ... s really hard to get out of carpet. Necessary Equipment Step 2: Clean the dust and dirt off your boots with a horsehair shine brush or damp rag. If you must get your boots a little wet to clean [more...]

Date: 2008-07-30 03:56:00

DrumBeat: December 16, 2008

Robert Bryce: OPEC Was Right About Oil Prices. Now What? Back in June, I wrote a piece for The American in which I argued that oil prices were being driven higher by the immutable law of supply and demand. Today, with prices plunging to near $40 instead of the $145 level seen in mid-July, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 13:30:26

Breaking News - Political Commentary

Obama Can Pump Trillions in the Economy, But No One Knows If It Will WorkBy Nicholas von Hoffman, The Nation - AlternetThe nation's hopes--even the world's--are riding on it, but Barack Obama's stimulus plan is no sure shot. Nobody can say if it will work.Some questions to ponder: What has to happen for us to say that the stimulus worked? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:09:00

Armies Still Travel on Their Stomachs

Yesterday, Aeneas left a link to the organization pictured. I procrastinated doing anything about it…and then a donation arrived from one of our Jewish readers who lives in another country. He often sends us something, knowing our feelings about Israel [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 01:49:00

Blue Planet Run Foundation: Peer Water Exchange Reports that Access to Safe Water Brings Health and Happiness to Kenyan Hospital

This guest post comes to us from the Blue Planet Run Foundation ... was a fraction of what it is today. Not only does the overtaxed municipal water system usually run dry, but the equipment frequently breaks down and the hospital goes long periods of time with only enough [more...]

Date: 2008-07-28 15:40:46

Shopping For A Used Tractor? By Steve

The diesel 3 cylinder tractor is the most essential tool for developing any size property. The extensive uses along with saving time money and your back are the driving forces to owning a ideal tractor. Diesel tractors have more torque than gas units and less maintenance issues with longer life [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:10:00

3 BDR Wyoming Ranch Home for Sale

January 17, 2009 in Grand Rapids MI Homes For Sale, Greater Grand Rapids MI Real Estate, wyoming mi homes for sale | Tags: ... in Wyoming is at 1029 Iowa St SW . This home is clean and neat with many rooms freshly painted ... or children’s play areas, also includes a storage shed for yard equipment. Finished living area on the main [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 19:45:31

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

The Ceramic Tile Installation Instructions

by Rashel Dan If tiling installation is not properly carried out, ... and materials you’ll need at you neighborhood hardware store, or home center. For equipment that might ... you will be tiling is free from debris, oil, grease, dirt, and is generally clean. If you’re working [more...]

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

Gunga Din

I’ve posted this before because it’s one of my favorite poems ... -equipment ‘e could find. When the sweatin’ troop-train lay In a sidin’ through the day, Where ... our throats were bricky-dry, Then we wopped ‘im ‘cause ‘e couldn’t serve us all. It was “Din! Din! Din [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 04:43:03

Encapsulation Carpet Cleaning - Gets Results Like Absolute Magic

Encapsulation Carpet Cleaning - Gets Results Like Absolute Magic Carpet manufacturers and carpet cleaning technology have made tremendous advances in recent years. These considerable improvements have come in equipment as well as substantial advances in the chemicals used to clean as well. Too much water in your carpet can cause mold [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 06:10:25

Make Trampolines Safe For Children With These Accessories

Make Trampolines Safe For Children With These Accessories by Ned Dagostino The trampoline is an excellent activity equipment to let your child, ... to keep the trampoline dry and clean. So instead of biting your nails or hollering your head off ... or worse. You could also cover the trampoline to keep it dry when it drizzles. A slippery mat [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 08:45:32

About Making Maple Syrup

All that is required to Make Maple Syrup of your own is some simple equipment, a little of your time and effort, ... together, that is fun and satisfying . Very little equipment is necessary to make maple syrup. Much of the equipment you may already have on hand, and most of the rest can be acquired at your local store [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 13:45:29

How to clean a humidifier

How to clean a humidifier 16 January 2009 – 8:26 pm   A humidifier is used to moisten the air making it easier to breathe, ... dry air can also encourage the growth of harmful bacteria and dust mites.  Therefore keeping a humidifier clean is important for your health. A dirty humidifier is especially harmful to asthmatics [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:26:44

It Started at 6:05am

A Note from Fatty: Nominations are now open for the 2009 Bloggies. Ordinarily, I’d gross you out by begging for your nomination for the Sports category, the Most Humorous category, the Best-Kept Secret category, and Best Topical category. And maybe Best Australian / New Zealand blog category, because I really liked the Lord of the Rings movies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 18:46:01

Important Supplies for Your Faux Wall Finish Project

Important Supplies for Your Faux Wall Finish Project By Debra That Painter Lady Conrad | January 16, ... clean borders and straight stripes, masking tape is a must. Tools and Equipment Ladder: Unless ... and specialist equipment. Save your money for quality paints. You might want a few extras, such as stencils [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:31:27

Philadelphia Carpet Cleaning Solutions

Philadelphia Carpet Cleaning can be complicated, with so many solutions and methods to choose from. No matter what the job is, whether commercial or residential, Main Line Carpet Cleaners is ready ... . When hiring Main Line Carpet Cleaners you can be assured that our well-trained certified [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:55:46

WWDC 2008: New in Mac OS X Snow Leopard

Daniel Eran Dilger Apple’s public introduction of Snow Leopard, the next version of Mac OS X, was decidedly brief at WWDC, with only passing public mention of its new feature set. That’s in part because the company is delivering something nearly unheard of in the consumer software industry: [more...]

Date: 2008-06-12 15:03:19

DrumBeat: September 25, 2008

Nigeria threatens to halt energy firms' LNG schemes ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria could suspend the liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects of foreign energy firms unless they submit a detailed plan by the end of October to supply gas for domestic power generation, the gas minister said [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 14:01:38

Discover How To Make Maple Syrup

All you need to Make Maple Syrup of your own is somebasic equipment, a little time and effort, and the sap from a few maple trees of course ... equipment is necessary to make maple syrup. Much of the equipment you may already have on hand, and most of the rest can be acquired at your local store. Maple syrup equipment supply stores will carry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 07:58:05

Planning Ahead for Next Year’s Garden

You might be surprised to find that, as winter sets in here in Iowa, we’re eagerly planning our garden for 2009. In fact, I’d argue that the winter season - spent planning, preparing, and organizing - is as important as the other seasons for having a manageable and cost-effective garden [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 14:00:01

How the crusade against drug paraphernalia punishes controversial speech

Bongs Away!How the crusade against drug paraphernalia punishes controversial speechJacob SullumA few weeks before Barack Obama was elected president, Mary Beth Buchanan, the U.S. attorney for western Pennsylvania, filed criminal charges against the makers of the Whizzinator, a fake penis used to deliver clean urine for drug tests. The strap [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:41:00

The Valley of Spiders by H G Wells

Here is a short story by H G Well, 'The Valley of Spiders'. We should dedicate this story to China, at the successful completion of the Beijing Olympics.The Valley of Spidersby H G Wells Towards mid-day the three pursuers came abruptly round a bend in the torrent bed upon the sight of a very broad and spacious valley [more...]

Date: 2008-08-24 17:18:00

Learn To Make Maple Syrup

All you need to Make Maple Syrup of your own is somebasic equipment, a little time and effort, and the sap from a few maple trees of course ... equipment is necessary to make maple syrup. Much of the equipment you probably have on hand, and most of the rest can be purchased at your local store. Maple syrup equipment supply stores will carry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 06:07:41

Latest Hairstyle and Taking Care With Wig

Women have many ways in keeping up with the looks of today. Various hairstyles are being adapted ... ways to take care of them. • The best way to handle them is through the use of salon equipment ... it clean at all times. • In styling your wig, do not cut it if you do not know how [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:57:52

How To Install Ceramic Tile:Five Easy Steps

by Rashel Dan Step One: Get to know your tools. If you are to learn how to install ceramic tile flooring the right way, ... for working on your floor tiling at your local hardware store or home center. For equipment that might ... of the basic tools you will need for your tiling job: a) The right equipment would include safety [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 14:53:19

Round Robin: TiPb vs Android G1 Final Review

Google’s Android is the future of smartphones. At least, it’s one of the possible futures [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 17:00:32

More from Big Bend "State Park". Tx

There was a true sense of well being when arriving at the Park, meaning an important aspect for us, everyone is Dog Friendly, real friendly. I get so tired of the eyebrows rising when mentioning Spirit. I agree with the National Park and their rules and regulations, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 13:47:30

Evan Tanner’s Final Test

Evan Tanner figured he could survive the walk back to civilization. Just seven miles, the sign said. Seven miles to the nearest small town, The Dalles, here at the far end of the Oregon Trail. So he kicked the stand from under his Harley-Davidson and heaved the bike forward [more...]

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

How to Brew Beer - 5 Steps for Making Beer at Home - Part 2

Today we follow up with  part two of our guide on making beer at home.  In part one, we described the basic equipment required to make beer at home, and an overview ... preparation required. You need a clean pot large enough to hold 2-3 gallons of water plus the two cans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 00:54:57

Chapter 2: Joel Turner and the Snake

Charles Stone and Samantha Race got married. There was no church service, flowers, or pomp, just a license at the courthouse. It was neat and simple. But life always changes after one is married. The Stones kept their day jobs and fought crime at night [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:40:00

Window Cleaning Add-On - CCTV Inspection

Plants twining themselves into window frames & guttering is a home owners nightmare ... . One of the topics in the "gutter cleaning section" shows you how to make your own inspection ... . If the client decides to use your services the fee is redeemed on actually having your gutter clean [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 20:38:00

Discover More About About Making Maple Syrup

Discover More About About Making Maple Syrup Author: Haley 2 Jan All you need to Make Maple Syrup of your own is somebasic equipment, ... the entire family can enjoy together, that is fun and rewarding. Not very much equipment is necessary to make maple syrup. Much of the equipment you probably have on hand, and most of the rest [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 13:43:44

Tensegrity’s Jerome Rifkin Breaks Bones, Builds Business

Some entrepreneurs embody classic rags-to-riches tales. Medical device entrepreneur Jerome Rifkin offers that story a new twist: Injuries to innovation. His first injury occurred while he was cycling home from a University of Florida research lab [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 19:49:04

Drab today, plein air equipment,some ideas

I'm tired from the long weekend and it's very drab today ... on my back is appealing, rather than using the file cart to drag lightweight equipment around. Now's the time ... to how well their equipment is made. No one is as hard on equipment as I am. That box [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 19:22:00

DrumBeat: August 5, 2008

Oil Prices and the Media: Why the Blackout on Peak Oil If the peak oil folks are correct -- and I'm not saying they are, but their predictions seem to be coming to pass, so they deserve a decent hearing in the world media -- it constitutes a story of immense importance. The world runs on oil [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 12:40:16

Reduce your exposure to indoor air pollution if you work from home.

Have you noticed that they’re now starting to pay a bit more attention to household allergies in over the counter medicine? ... carpets and building materials within 24 hours if possible to prevent mold and mildew growth [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 14:22:33

Keep Yourself Healthy this Winter

Keep Yourself Healthy this Winter By Andrew Mitchell | Jan 17, ... and do their best to stay warm and dry. To be sure, for many, the winter time is when people ... sure your hands get clean. You can defeat most of the colds and viruses that try to attack you during [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 13:33:34

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