2009 To-Do List

Resolutions schmezolutions. I don't need no stinking resolutions. Lists are so much more fun. I'm all about list making (which you probably already know); so here's my BIG FAT list for 2009. I'm so excited to get it checked off that I'm going to make a shiny graphic button for it and link it on my shiny new sidebar when I check off number 5 later [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 03:44:57

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Comedies Released This Year: Download Free Comedies

by bondar chernyshevskij With the year 2008 almost finished The major movie companies produced over three hundred movies ... will be what is dropped. Fully inspired, he plans to save the program by producing Hamlet 2, a new version ... ), Marty (Zebra), Glorial (Hippo), and Melman (Giraffe) are trying to head home to New York’s famous [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:13:59

A trip to Colorado and my new Martha Stewart/KB Home community

I went to Denver, Colorado the week before last to celebrate the 1-year anniversary of our Martha Stewart/KB Home community in Stapleton ... . More information is available HERE. Homebuyers at the Stapleton community have their choice of 5 floor plans ... The kitchens in the homes feature lovely details like deep farmhouse sinks, granite counter [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 04:00:04

It's My Job

Supermarket shoppers could be forced through alcohol-only checkout - Telegraph " ... from. The plans all form part of a draft code of practice looking at ways of clamping down on British drinking drawn up by the Home Office and the Department of Health. "Specially-trained staff" - sounds [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 06:49:30

The RIAA in 2008: highlights

p2pnet news view | P2P:- We have become irrevocably involved with, and responsible for, each other ~ Marshall McLuhan : The Medium is the Massage ————————– It’s been a bad year, a terrible year, for Vivendi Universal (France), Sony BMG (Japan and Germany), EMI (Britain), and Warner Music (US, but controlled by a Canadian) [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 15:34:58

The Magic Of Macy’s…

I’m able to pretend more than not…to look in the mirror and ignore the fat body staring back at me ... , “I’m fat…I’m not going!”, this is where that all comes from. I’d been in that frame of mind ... unexpected and brought me home a wad of cash so that I could “buy myself something pretty”.  Being [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 03:15:29

Why Sarah Palin was a good pick for the GOP

Independents like myself who support Barack Obama and Democrats are busy trying to tear down John McCain's surprise pick for Vice President. They say she is less qualified than many other potential candidates that McCain could have selected. I would tend to agree. But, that's neither here nor there [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 21:39:33

windmill ideas and other stuff made from junk

http://www.nepanewsletter.com/zetatalk/ ... og0111.htm SCROUNGING, HOW TRASH MAY BECOME YOUR TREASURE Scrounging is the art of looking for supplies in improbably places, in junkyards, in the trash blown about by hurricane force winds during the pole shift, in cars that can no longer run on gas that is no longer available, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 03:02:08

Navel Gazers’ Club

Posted by ktismatics on 9 December 2008 I’m glad I didn’t have to drive off into the snowstorm last night to attend my writers’ group meeting, since earlier in the day we sent rejection letters to each other. Remember the short story I presented at the public reading sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers group? [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 00:02:05

Weight Loss, a lifestyle choice achievable by the power of self will.

HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT. This is my individualized view built on individualized ideas. It works for me. The plain truth is that we are not stupid, we all know how to lose weight. There is no miracle cure, no overnight sensation, no morning after pill, as the times we live in would love to have you believe [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 08:00:14

DrumBeat: November 26, 2008

Russia’s Comeuppance Any international economic crisis afflicts different countries in different ways, but an unfortunate few experience every painful dimension of it. In the current crisis, Russia is confronting virtually all the negatives at once--sharply declining export earnings from energy and metals, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 13:53:17

Five Key Pieces That Will Retain Their Value

Not long after we were married, my wife, at the time, received some furniture from the estate of her grandmother who lived in Montana ... ? Lynsy Smithson-Stanley wrote in the Kansas City.com These five key pieces for the home will retain ... , but you need a good headboard and footboard and frame, all built to last and pass [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 19:17:00

Market Vertigo - By Cliff Draughn

"We give you a Republic; now see if you can keep it." -- Ben FranklinAs I have remarked in prior calendar-turning newsletters, it is this time of the year when most people pause to reflect on the past, ponder the present, and plan the future. The New Year always rings in with the soothsayers and fortunetellers of the market invading our [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 23:46:00

Starting a Gail Club

Whenever money is HOT – the markets are through the stratosphere and everyone wants a piece of the action – the talk turns to investment clubs and how to start one. (Yes, I’ll tell you how, but another time.) But when money is COLD, we all just wants to bury our heads. Hmmm. Denial is so much a part of the human condition, dontcha think? [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 11:49:43

Deciding if the Reverse Mortgage is for You

by Spooni Vanrock The mystique of the reverse mortgage is being continually lifted by a barrage of advertising coupled with the senior community ... . If a reverse mortgage borrower sells the home within a short time frame it makes the cost of the loan ... out by some other means. Here is your typical reverse mortgage customer… He plans on staying in the [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 06:54:45

'My Own Worst Enemy' makes sacrifices

Sorry for my tardiness in getting this week's My Own Worst Enemy posted for your perusal. I had a household emergency to deal with. Nothing derails your plans like flooding water. Yay ... , Trumbull will make her investigate. The next morning at home, Edward (as Henry) comes downstairs [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 22:43:25

A great big thank you

Recently I've been getting lots of private emails that have touched my heart. I thought I'd share these with you. I am so glad when my web site can inspire and entertain. Thanks for all your kind words:I love everything about your web site! I just spent over an hour looking at all the "goodies" you have made! [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 19:37:00

Top 50 Most Inspiring Travel Quotes Of All Time

I just noticed this in my side bar that the most viewed post I have is this 50 Most Inspiring Travel Quotes Of All Time. So, posting this again! you might want to snag a few quotes too;) 1. “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow ... , in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.” - Dagobert D. Runes 9. “A journey [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 13:07:50

Obama’s Full Speech

This is it folks… +++++ To Chairman Dean and my great friend Dick Durbin; and to all my fellow citizens of this great nation; ... from world leaders to the conductors on the Amtrak train he still takes home every night. To the love ... and more are working harder for less. More of you have lost your homes and even more are watching your home [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 01:49:29

Best of Jarrod Halsey: Untitled

*Wrote this late highschool/early college. Kinda long, but if you got the time its worth it.* “Lisa, as usual, you’re completely missing my point,” Drew complained to his best friend. They sat across from each other in a booth at Happy Days, the way they did every Friday after school [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:16:26

A Day in My Life: Harmony Art Mom-Really Long Post

A Day in My Life-Wednesday, November 12, 20085:30 am Husband’s alarm-I get up and while dh is showering I make the bed and quickly fold a load of laundry from yesterday. I shower and dress. (jeans, black sweater)6:00 am Shuffle out to the kitchen and make dh’s lunch and start some toast with honey to enjoy while I do my morning Bible reading at [more...]

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

I’m late, I’m late: Critiquing No on 8

Apologies if this entry reads more like a disjointed legal treatise than a blog post; I’m three days out of finals and I haven’t decolonized my writing yet. No on Proposition 8 failed strategically as a political campaign, and Rolling Stone is the first mainstream publication to make the obvious argument obvious [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 16:24:05

Circles

Eight years ago I went through a difficult time and ran away from my life ... from my former life knew about my plans to leave. I suppose to most people I had known, I simply slipped ... were sweeping the state. I took a pay cut, then my roommate moved back to her home state [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 15:14:00

Speeches, speeches... including Barack Obama's

(NOTE: The live blog of the events at Invesco, along with photos, video, and my personal thoughts are here. ) And the pull quote, a very public one that he could have easily left out because of the red meat the Republican Sexual Hypocrites love to chew on:I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 00:59:12

Afghan women jailed for being victims of rape

I am re-posting the entire article because of its terminal sentence: Beneath the anonymity of the sky-blue burqa, Saliha’s slender frame and voice betray her young age.Asked why she was serving seven years ... : “Yes.” Ostracised from her family and village, Saliha was convicted of escaping from home [more...]

Date: 2008-08-19 13:55:40

Barack Obama: The Naked Emperor

By: David Icke I am writing this in the last days of 2008 as I watch with dismay as vast numbers of people across the world, including many who should know better, have been duped by the mind-game called Operation Obama. Even people with some understanding of the conspiracy have said things like: 'Well, at least he's not Bush' and 'Well, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 16:57:06

January Guest Goddess

Today I'm here to introduce you one VERY talented scrapper: Christine aka th!nkblue 1. My full name is: Christine Poh Huai Yu 2 ... her style and the colors! 10. Since you are the 1st 2009 Guest... what are your scrapping plans ... 3. food - Potato chips 4. smile - Me 5. ScrapArtist - Art 6. yellow - Bright 7. home - Cozy 8. song [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:59:05

Review: Crafting Jewish by Rivky Koenig

Title: Crafting Jewish: Fun Holiday Crafts and Party Ideas for the Whole Family Author: Rivky Koenig Photography: Jennifer Levy Pages: 272 Publisher: Mesorah Publications Ltd. (November 12, 2008) Genre: Non-Fiction / Crafts / Religious Edition ... for : Personal Use, Kids Crafts, Kosher Kitchens, Hostess Gift In a nutshell: This is an absolutely [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 03:51:30

NYNOC Exit Review - Read Before Purchasing

As many of you may have already read my initial review or the New York NOC I wanted to leave an additional exit review of the company and share a ... and initially purchase 2 VPS plans . Initially the boxes were rock solid. I could get to my websites, admin ... my home server. I don’t see it and find I received an e-mail from lxadmin stating it could not [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 02:42:08

Hannah Grace

My Review:Hannah Grace is the first book in the Daughters of Jacob Kane series. Hanna, the eldest of the three sisters is a strong and fiesty woman who finds herself practically engaged to the town phsycian Ralston Van Huff. Some people in the family feel that Ralston is not going to be the love of her life but it seems like Hannah is feeling [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 08:01:00

Carl Drega, Part II

I wrote this some years ago, 11 September 2002, on the first anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and e-mailed it to myself. It has to do with another terrorist attack. Not the one on New York and Washington; an attack on another town. The events I'm talking about took place on 19 August 1997. Later I posted the letter in our newsgroup over at sff [more...]

Date: 2008-08-19 20:24:51

Obamanomics: President-Elect Taps Schapiro to Head SEC, Proposes $775 Billion Stimulus

President-elect Barack Obama yesterday (Thursday) named Mary L. Schapiro – a strong proponent of protections for individual investors – to head the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission when his administration takes office next month, the biggest of three nominations with potential financial crisis implications [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 12:36:28

Using communication skills effectively

I continue to be amazed at the disparity between the communication and PR skills of the "Big Three" automakers and their soon to be overlords, ... or attempted to proactively frame the debate. For example, if you are going to come to Congress and ask ... stewards of the public money.  So the first time around the CEOs were unprepared and were sent home [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 16:21:21

Frame Tale

You might think that in the midst of what is widely billed as the worst economic crisis in seventy-five years, I would have better things to read than a history of inflation. You would be wrong.  Hardly anything could be timelier. Robert J. Samuelson’s The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath: [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 01:25:51

Blatantly Racist Responses to Obama’s Victory

The Vanity Fair website has a short article by Bill Bradley (H/T. Jessie) ... , a family home was covered in racist graffiti. WPTV.com In Stokes County, N.C., a man crossed his flag ... versions of the white racial frame. The derelict mainstream media also mostly ignore the data [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 22:22:27

Old desires and new lessons

The picture above hangs in my tiny "Victorian" bathroom. It is a Mary Engelbreit "poster" (cut from her magazine) ... out the poster a couple years ago, very soon after reading the magazine (and finding an extra frame I had "put back" to frame it) so I could look at the words every day.When my husband and I were first [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 13:48:00

Gay rights advocates wait for action

When President-elect Barack Obama’s plan for gay rights issues was posted on his transition website last week, ... , and they’re going to want to hear what his plans are and when they think he can move legislatively,” said ... and loving home, whether the parents are gay or not.” Obama also favors repealing the military’s “don’ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 09:43:26

Giddy up, jingle horse

Today's post about gifts I can't bear to give away is at Toxophily ... was missing one or two reindeer from his sled, and the wire-frame tunnels that separate ... , we started to go home. But Archer wouldn't let us go. His face crumpled, and he struggled to hold [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 00:57:39

41 Creative Ways to Save Money on Gas

How to Save Money on Gas from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Gas prices keep going up, ... formulating new plans! One technique that has been around for a while but has drawn more attention recently ... by moving closer to work or working closer to home. This will save time as well as money. You may [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 03:47:36

Home Condition Reports Get Dumped

The Government’s new plans for Home Information Packs that are to be introduced next year have changed once again ... when it was up for sale. These surveys were called Home Condition Reports. They would be required ... has come as a bit of a surprise. Before it dumped the home condition reports proposal, the Government [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 00:30:00

The Fundamentals

Jason Quick of The Oregonian:  “There is one line I would like to take back, where I said ‘I can’t stand to be around’ Oden. I think a more accurate reflection of my feelings would have been to say ‘I’m sick of dealing with the entity of Greg Oden.’ The entity of Oden is the media mosh pits around him [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 15:39:26

Made My Choice

It's not often that I lay awake in bed but last night I did...thinking ... building on one more room and a nice big porch, but those are things we have had for plans for years ... or paint it. Emery's perfection in craftsmanship is seen in each window frame and window sill [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 14:28:00

Official Event Horrorscope: Staten CX

Cross posted from the Staten CX website - a worthy race happenin' on Staten Island next week. They asked me to read the tea leaves, and predict what kind of a race their riders could look forward to. So I gave 'em a Horrorscope. If you're up in the area, I strongly encourage you to check the race out. They have Bacon Primes! [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 03:19:42

The Ghosts of New Year's Past

I got a little inspiration for this post from Sequined who recently posted on the best and worst days of her life. Recently everyone has been asking my plans for New Years from friends to family to near ... would have it, or not we’ll see, L’s family friend was staying at a cabin with some of his friends [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 15:48:00

BUDDHIST ECONOMICS: Small is Reactionary

The Buddha was roughly a contemporary of the Judean thinker Jerimiah. Both were deeply concerned with the esistential problems posed by human insecurity. The Iron age created the possibility of human wealth, but left human life highly insecure. The philosopher Karl Jaspers noted emergance of important thinkers and schools of thought in [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 00:18:00

Iraqi Government Confirms Preference For 2010 Withdrawal

Iraqi government statements about a time horizon for our withdrawal from Iraq is a big plus for Obama and a big negative for McCain. It might be true, but it does not have to be that way. Since the McCain campaign is seemingly unable to get out of their own way, I offer this simple three step plan for McCain to retake [more...]

Date: 2008-07-22 01:13:36

The Point Where the Inhumanity Becomes Clear

Excellent piece on Gaza and the recent events in Southern Lebanon.However I disagree with the author on certain points... First, it is not a war, it's a GENOCIDE. Second, it's ridiculous to say that Hamas is holding the Palestinians hostage. It is Israel that is imposing a criminal blockade on the Palestinians [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:15:00

Forgiveness

IntroductionForgiveness offers wings to prayer, to make its rising easy and its progress swift. Without its strong support it would be vain to try to rise above prayer's bottom step, or even to attempt to climb at all. Forgiveness is prayer's ally; sister in the plan for your salvation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:34:00

Utah Repo Houses

In Utah the foreclosures are dealt through both the methods that include in court or judicial and out of court or non judicial foreclosures ... can do this with in the time frame then he can keep his home. But in case things doesn’t work well ... and on the home itself. Thereafter the house get auctioned in the public for recovering the due loan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 11:41:34

2008 Stats, Earnings, & More

Closing Out 2008 It’s almost time to say good-bye to 2008 and welcome in a shiny New Year! As I was closing out my year and taking stock of what I’ve done and where I want to go, I realized that the earnings and traffic stats I was analyzing would be VERY beneficial to others who want to know the truth about making money online [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 02:27:30

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