Amann Hired by Donovan: Is That Wrong?

The new Speaker of Connecticut’s House of Representatives, Chris Donovan, has hired as a senior advisor, at a salary of $120,000-per-year, ... s buddy George, who finally gets a decent job, has sex with a cleaning lady on his desk. He is found out and called on the carpet by his new boss, who promptly fires him, eliciting the following [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 14:36:00

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Legal tip 28. Minor work licenses

These licenses are intended for works that are characterized by their simplicity and low technical and economic and constructive entity, ... , facilities and works. They include grading work, plot cleaning, interior work that does not involve ... , balconies, projections, repainting of shutters, doors; fences changing of doors and windows, re [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 07:06:36

Gratitude - an excerpt

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. ~Henry Ward BeecherDo you keep a gratitude journal? ... afternoon nap with rain on the roof top, or feeling refreshed after sitting outdoors in the fresh air ... myself busy. I will put on music I love (the louder the better!) and tackle cleaning chores I have put [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:00:00

Ocho And Marvin Barry – Under One Roof! The White House Episode

(January 21, 2009) Barry: We did it, Honey. Michelle: No, sweetheart. YOU did it. Barry: No, no, no. This was never about me ... ! Can you believe we made it? Michelle: Ooh, I’m so excited! Let’s walk into our new house. (White House ... it upon myself to move into our crib a little ahead of schedule. I thought that would be the polite [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 16:00:12

MODERN WONDERS of an Ancient Art Part II (Jul, 1936)

You can read part I here. view additional pages MODERN WONDERS of an Ancient Art Part II By H. W ... iron for architectural purposes makes such a home both possible and practical. As a building material ... for a lifetime of service. In the past six or seven years, several types of buildings have been designed [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 04:22:08

The Little Green Schoolhouse

The sixth-graders in Marti Goldstone’s science class at Horace Mann Elementary are working on a project that could save their D.C. public school a lot of money. They are conducting an energy audit of their entire school. They calculate how much energy each classroom, gym, cafeteria, office, etc [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 11:00:17

Increase Solar Power Output by Keeping Panels Clean

It makes sense that dirt, grime, tree sap and other debris on solar panels would decrease their power output – anything that shields them from the ... called OCS Energy has created a solar panel cleaning system for 100kw or larger installations ... s “the first commercially available automated photovoltaic panel cleaning system.” From Earth2Tech [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 11:30:04

GINNY BATES: SHARPER THAN A SERPENT'S TOOTH

Here's another installment of my Great American Lesbian Novel (in progress), Ginny Bates. If you are new to reading GB, go to the section in the right-hand column labeled Ginny Bates to read background and find out how to catch up.June 2018As it turned out, Myra and Ginny went for dinner on their 32nd anniversary to Carminati's, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 01:39:00

Extreme Roof Riding

Link Scroll down for today's pictures & links. Extreme Roof Riding Those suffering from fear of heights look away now.. ... links for today: The Roar From Outer Space - space 12 Moving Building Facades - architecture ... video Voice-controlled Blender - neat video This glass cleaning is gonna take some time... - fun [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:24:25

After a long pause for an extended (and precious) holiday trip home to the East Coast, Working Parent Wednesday is back! This week, I've profiled an exceptional woman---she's a Midwestern mother-of-two with big ideas for her current and future creative endeavors [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:12:00

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/13/2008

My favorite story tonight is the one about the Bedouin tribe in north Israel who claim Barack Hussein Obama as a long-lost member.Should be an interesting family reunion…Thanks to Abu Elvis, C. Cantoni, Diana West, Insubria, JD, Kahane loyalist, TB, and all the other tipsters who sent these in. Headlines and articles are below the fold [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 04:59:00

Review of the last week

Temps as low as -30 for almost two weeks.Van blew transmission last week.Got a clunker for $100 to get us through a few days.Temps begin to warm up ... and discover that their roof is leaking, and has flooded one of the rooms.We muddle through the day, cleaning and packing.Everyone meets up in town.I stay with 3 kids at the store, and take care [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 06:02:00

You Can Measure a State’s Character by the Budget Choices it Makes

By Frances Gracechild Executive Director, Resources for Independent Living Co – Chair, California Quality Home Care Coalition During a previous budget season a local radio station quoted me as saying that I was concerned about Governor Schwarzenegger’s soul [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 12:48:46

FEELING GOOD AT HOME

“With the cut in interest rates, the savings on your mortgage may be better invested in the home than the bank.”“Buying curtains, putting up shelves and choosing colours really make your house a home.”RENOVATINGAND EXTENDINGWith the housing market so slow, many people are considering renovating or extending rather than moving [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 16:12:00

"Oh My God, Is My Penis Going To Shrink?"

"Oh My God, Is My Penis Going To Shrink?"Sloppy Seconds: Kelis to Serve Up a Different Kind of MilkshakeWhile You Were Sleeping: John Mayer vs. Jimmy Fallon? A recent post in the Rants 'n Raves section of Craig's List Eugene alerted us to the fact that there are places called "sex arcades" where, instead of watching a peep show, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:16:00

Its so cold

Today the high is going to be 22. That is a heat wave! Thursday night my fire dept was called out on a flew fire at a 2 story house in the country ... the stove pipe apart and cleaned it we had to get on the roof and clean the flew. At that point ... cleaning everything and putting it back together we looked at the thermometer again -10. People had heard [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 15:52:48

Best Blog Posts of 2008 (Chosen by the Bloggers Themselves)

Last year my compilation of what bloggers chose as their own best posts of the year proved so popular, at least with the participating bloggers' mothers, that I have decided to make it an annual affair. But enjoy it while you can. When the Obama Administration institutes its secret plan to extend the Fairness Doctrine to the Internet, this blog, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 21:00:00

Who’s Who in Green: Ed Begley, Jr.

Actor Ed Begley, Jr. is well known for roles like that of Dr. Victor Erlich in St ... unusual at the time. He’s a longtime vegan, has been driving an electric car for decades and uses low ... or in his electric car. He’s unapologetic about his decidedly un-Hollywood 2-bedroom 1 ½-bath home, which i [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 11:45:39

How to Install Rain Gutters

Time Needed - Between 6 and 8 Hours Estimated Cost - $2 to $6 Per Linear Foot For homes in most areas throughout the country, having rain gutters and downspouts is necessary so that you can collect rainwater and carry it away from the home. Without rain gutters and downspouts, the water would erode the soil around the foundation of your home, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:36:28

Wii had a Merry Old iTime

The last five days have been pretty spectacular. For starters, Jody had them all off of work so we got a lot of family [ ... Slaving away in the kitchen making apple crisp 12/25/08 time in and then a lot of productive house cleaning/fixing up in as well. My parents (who were here from MI) and sister were here [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 05:19:35

General Hospital RUMORS & SPOILERS Nik Breaks Up With Nadine? 1.19.9

#fullpost{display:inline;}It’s a quicky today, I’m not in my regular surroundings. Can we say GRANDKIDS??!! ... out we heard RUMBLINGS about a few weeks back?RUMORS over the weekend have Maxie in a car accident ... up for a job for Johhny while Johnny’s spotted at Jake’s cleaning up. After Carly comes through for Lulu [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:32:00

iMPACT! (Jan 15 09)

NEWS: |411M| The following report is from 411Mania with full credit going to Randy Harrison… “ We start the show out with highlights from the Genesis pay-per-view including Alex Shelley’s X Division Title win and the aftermath of the Jeff Jarrett/Kurt Angle bout as well as the end of the show where Mick Foley and the Frontline stood tall [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 03:24:22

BJay is a chimney sweep

January 17, 2009 in remodeling, thoughts, videos I have bragged about this before.  But my husband is amazing ... down our house since we don’t know when the last time the chimney was cleaned.  I have been suggesting that we get a chimney sweep, but BJay resists such practical suggestions because he honestly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 19:26:39

Gates of Vienna News Feed 12/2/2008

Check out the South Asia section for the latest fallout from the Mumbai atrocities. Also, Pakistan is having its own entirely separate problems.Thanks to ACT for America, C. Cantoni, Conservative Swede, DK, Insubria, JD, KGS, Nilk, Steen, TB, VH, and all the other tipsters who sent these in. Headlines and articles are below the fold [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 04:55:00

Bi-Sci-Fi #1: Chapter 1 of Birdtopia

The morning sun shone through the sticker-laden kitchen window and warmed me as I prepared my breakfast.  The burner on the electric range, powered by the solar panel array on the roof, clicked as heat flowed into it.  I guesstimated the amount of water I would need for my oatmeal and set it to boil [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 12:01:13

Bali - The Hotel

The name of the hotel, we stayed in, was “Puri Bagus” at the Lovina beach, about 5 kilometers from the city of the same name ... luxurious, but sure big enough and provided a touch a original balinese construction working ... , flaw, the cleaning was perfect. Nothing to criticize here. All in all, the whole service was pretty [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 20:00:11

Stuff from my head to you

Sometimes I’m not a very good friend.3 years ago a friend of my moved from Melbourne to Sydney. She gave away everything that could not fit in her little car, planning a fresh start in a new town. But there were a few items she left with me to store.Shortly after she left we also moved [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 09:01:59

Swanky Dog Hotel?

Proposed Bill: Humans, Pets Buried in Single GraveBy Chantal Anderson - Seattle Times staff reporterSen. Ken Jacobsen and his cat Sam that died several years ago. The Seattle Democrat has filed a bill that would allow the commingling of human and pet remains. Forget the notion that dogs are man's best friend. To Sen [more...]

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

WRITING: TEOTWAWKI fiction - It happened in Church - Chapter Ninety Five - Deaths, Decades, and the Tontine

It happened in Church - October 19, 1962 Chapter Ninety Five - Deaths, Decades, and the Tontine October 19, 2002 Forty year mark ... . But what about himself? The TomT production facility was a block building with no windows a little away ... . It had five floors of below ground lab space. There were Disneyland-like below-ground service tunnels [more...]

Date: 2008-10-04 13:53:46

Stephen Dorff Unloading in Chelsea

SELLER: Stephen DorffLOCATION: West 19th Street, New York, NYPRICE: $3,000,000 (maintenance and monthlies / $1,551)SIZE: 1,200 square feet (approx.), 1 bedroom, 2 bathroomsDESCRIPTION: ...Move right into this triple mint Chelsea duplex Penthouse with 800 square foot roof terrace. No detail was overlooked in this meticulous renovation.. [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 14:44:00

Brunei Resettlement History

[Note: My article on Perpindahan History was published in Brunei Times sometime around March 2008 ... housing history. The government had been trying to move Bruneians onto dry land as early as 1906 ... the following words “I want a clean, dry village with suburbs of kampong houses. I also want to encourage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 23:42:00

Emptying a Savings Account to Pay Off Debt

Photo courtesy of dbking I don’t have quite enough in savings to pay off my debt, fully, ... to justify cleaning out my emergency fund to pay off my debts. The Psychological Benefits of Having ... , or close to zero, immediately brings out pessimistic thinking.  What if the roof starts to leak [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 11:00:42

Bloom where you are planted

Thank god boss released us earlier instead of 11.30 or else i've to teleport home. Though we are living under one roof, i could hardly see my dad and youngest sis. I managed to talk to my mum when i was bathing and she was spring cleaning. I talked to my sis while she was doing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 09:53:00

What do YOU think about this ?

Read below….and post your comment: Child maid trafficking spreads from Africa to the United States By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI, Associated Press Writer Rukmini Callimachi, Associated Press Writer IRVINE, Calif. – Late at night, the neighbors saw a little girl at the kitchen sink of the house next door [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 04:06:27

Goodwill, Thrift Shopping, & My Finds

Urban Outfitters pin I wore last week on my gray wool blazer that I pinned onto a stretchy head band. Love it. It was 90 degrees in LA today ... at all! I'm having a bit of a challenge adjusting to my new schedule and it looks like the boss [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 21:01:55

Well it looked good for a moment….

Today was MESSY!! Wallpaper is mostly down, plaster is down, sawdust is on everything! Yipee! Jess and I were back at the house today - taking down hardware and cleaning out the garage while Juan and his gang got right to work this morning and brought down both bedroom ceilings - plaster [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 03:51:33

EMMY *Live-Blogging* (The Broadcast)

8:04 So far it's a dud. (Tough audience right? It's only 4 minutes in) A "holy crap" filled montage of famous TV lines said by famous TV people who didn't originally say them. Followed by Oprah's bizarre affected accent (I so wish she and Madonna would duet) [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 03:13:41

Tips for a More Successful Appraisal

Real estate appraisals are powerful, particularly in today’s nervous market as loan underwriters take a more skeptical approach to approving ... appeal, adding a fresh coat of cosmetic paint, cleaning out clutter from closets, or adding a wreath [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 22:10:38

We All Want Someones Top 10 Albums of 2008

Here we are finally. I save everything for last minute, and I guess even my music blog falls to this curse. I listened to A LOT of music this year (way too much) and these are the 10 albums that I either listened to the most frequently or just thought were the highest quality albums that did a lot for me [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:35:36

10 Strategies to Creating More in Less Time

Following is a list–a menu of options, if you will–of strategies that will get you on the road to creating more in less time and turbo-charging your productivity! I’ve often said that there is no “one size fits all” recipe to life, but if you try at least one strategy every three weeks, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 03:51:06

Updates on Flooding, Repairs and Injuries on this Arabian Horse Farm

With a break in the weather it was repair time around this Arabian horse breeding farm ... of deliveries the driver had clipped the edge of one of the poles supporting the roof. Despite my repeated ... it was suffering. The roof of the shavings shed began to sag........... badly. We are very fortunate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 03:40:00

Werm, The Rain Gutter Cleaner

Gutter_Cleaner_1.jpg It's a man's job and it's a dirty one…cleaning the rain gutter. Unless you're Greg Focker (Ben Stiller, Meet The Parents) ... , the device gets going, cleaning the gutter just as you would with your broom and hose. Just as the dirt ... Luna, the device uses sensor technology to determine its positioning in the gutter. The flexible [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 11:03:34

Posts about Home Sales as of January 18, 2009

NUS card strangeness - irrisorie.thetorturegarden.net 01/18/2009 I mentioned on here a couple of weeks ago that I’d tried to do a registration with NUS for this year’s student card, … since it requires you to go through all the process such as home address, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 14:29:44

Hey Bro, Check Out the Gutter Cleaning Robot!

iRobot Looj 120 Gutter Cleaning Robot I have no friggin’ clue if this thing works, and nor do I care since we don’t have gutters on our house.  However, it sounds pretty cool, and I know how much getting on the roof sucks.  So, with that, check out the iRobot Looj 120 Gutter Cleaning Robot.  At just $50, this represents a 75% discount off [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 20:52:40

Rotonda Home for Sale. House FSBO in Rotonda, Florida 33947 (USD 219,900)

Rotonda home for sale, Florida, 33947. 3/2/2 Pool Home in Rotonda West Broadmoore. Home has 3 bedrooms,2 baths, 2 car garage an a familyroom ... ,with side by side refrg, ice and water in the door, self cleaning range,microwave rangehood,dishwasher,disposal, pullout faucet, granite countertops, recessed lighting and more....All tile floors carpeted [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:35:55

Eve on stages of poorness

Eve on stages of poorness The economic slow-down has effected many people; some that I know well, some I am merely acquaintances with, and some are just the people I see in the grocery store buying newspapers for the want adds, carrying the burden of their families on their shoulders [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 22:56:35

Have you heard about nutritional body cleansing?

Have you heard about nutritional body cleansing? By Loralie Rodgers | January 17, 2009 by Don Roy People are asking us all the time, ... are starting to hear more and more about body cleaning and the “Isagenix Nutritional body cleanse” ... part is your energy and mental clarity literally go through the roof. Also, with Isagenix [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 21:25:25

40 percent of Galveston ride it out, as Ike pounds Texas coast

40 percent of Galveston ride it out, as Ike pounds Texas coast by Chris Kirkham, The Times-Picayune Friday September 12, 2008, 10:19 PM GALVESTON, TEXAS -- As Hurricane Ike bore down on this barrier island city, emergency officials estimated that 40 percent of its residents stayed behind despite strong warnings to flee [more...]

Date: 2008-09-13 03:26:14

My Favorite Musical Mystery

This tale is a bit long, but those of you interested in musical mysteries will likely find it interesting, and I really hope someone out there knows the answer to the one minor question I am asking and the big question at the end. In 1952 (several years before I was born) [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 19:17:12

Desert Hot Springs Planning Commission - January 13

Public Comments Russ Martin reminded us that the Coachella Valley Coalition in opposition to LADWP's Green Path North will be meeting on Thursday, January 22 at 6 PM in the Carl May. Yes, if you forget that meeting you'll have Russ Martin to answer to. Housing Element A Mr [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:50:43

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