The Pretty Room
On the day we moved into the house we decided that with all the chaos of moving, ... , which gives the following information on this type of house: The center-chimney Colonial style ... plans for our ailing septic system. We finally had access to the whole house now that the "B" family [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 14:00:00
Blog posts
(94) |
Videos
(59)
A Thanksgiving wedding
{MS image}As we're getting ready for the holidays and making our plans for Thanksgiving, ... , the bride's parents own a charming colonial-style farmhouse (in Massachusetts, of course!) with an old ... house; Pottery Barn dining room; cranberry wreath; Row 2: MS pumpkin dip; Caramel pumpkin pie; turkey [more...]
Date: 2008-11-07 04:52:00
Going, going, gone
Modern buildings of Singapore as an emerging nation deserve closer look before they go under the wrecker’s ball or replaced quietly EVERY now and ... .’ The beige 1950s-era blocks used to house Havelock Primary School. These nostalgic visitors ... . Unlike colonial-era shophouses, bungalows and stone-columned monoliths, these relatively modest [more...]
Date: 2008-06-07 05:10:48
Mansion Musings
I love looking at homes. I suppose I inherited this tendency from my mother who also loves a good open house adventure ... ideas, different floor plans, etc. Our favorite homes to explore were the older homes with character, as my mother calls it. One of her dreams was to purchase a large Victorian style house and turn [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 18:02:00
Final Philippic Against Bush
In the last week we’ve seen Bush give a final press conference and a farewell address. Before that there were some interviews, and in all these appearances Bush has sought to defend his record, his so-called legacy. It’s not enough that he leave office having been despised by close to 80% of Americans and—this is the remarkable thing—been despised [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 02:36:00
The Media Morgue 2008 Year End Movie Guide
So what does the box office look like for the rest of 2008? well listed below is a an exhausting, but not necessarily exhaustive selection of 55 films that will be opening throughout the remainder of the year, along with our witty and probably unnecessary opinions thrown in for good measure.Enjoy.September 26 (Friday) Blindness - ( [more...]
Date: 2008-09-18 03:19:00
Get in the Hype on the Fastest-Growing States
According to Lauren Sherman, at Forbes.com on Jan 8th, 2009 article of “America’s Fastest-Growing States”, ... choice for having a new dream house. On finding the perfect home, first we need to find a respectably ... ; with a reminiscent of small-town living in one of the nation’s most celebrated historic district. Good house [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 13:37:39
Examples Of Hate Speech
1. "There is a huge gap between us (Jews) and our enemies �*not just in ability but in morality, culture, sanctity of life, and conscience. They are our neighbors here, but it seems as if at a distance of a few hundred meters away, there are people who do not belong to our continent, to our world, but actually belong to a different galaxy [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 20:07:36
America: vampire of the world (part 1)
Of course I'm constantly dreaming up new ways to seduce innocent, unwary young progressives into the dark nets of UR. I thought this title might be just the thing.But I do mean it, though. Though I must note that by "America" here I mean the government of America, aka Washington, aka USG. America the continent is a wonderful slab of real estate [more...]
Date: 2008-08-28 09:30:00
gaza graffiti on wall outside my old apartment in hamrai keep thinking about safa joudeh. the last two days since i read and blogged her words from electornic intifada:We have fled for too long, Gaza is our last refuge and our home after we were displaced from what is now called Israel. All this happened 60 years ago. What more could they want? [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 15:28:14
A little history or are the elites of Israel idiots and what the hell is Hamas anyway
Right. Lets get this shindig started (again). I feel a need for a long article, so grab a coffee, or a tea, or something stronger, get some snacks (no high fructose corn syrup, please, something healthy) and lets begin. Right now you have probably seen Israeli bombers using bombs, including white phosphorus ( [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 05:14:30
Club House Revamp Causes Concern by Lee Landor - Queens Chronicle
Read original... A landmarked Richmond Hill building riddled with uncertainty since 2001 will have a new future, ... on the Colonial Revival-style building earlier this month by demolishing its interior. He has left its outer ... Hill Republican Club House, a 100-year-old structure that sits on Lefferts Boulevard facing [more...]
Date: 2008-06-28 22:06:41
I know, I *know*, it's been forever!
January 5 I’m sitting here on the balcony of our hotel, watching squirrels and birds scamper through our trees, with a view of the gulf about 10 yards from our room. I have always made it a habit to take pictures from the balconies of our hotels when we are on vacation or at one of Brad’s conferences, and I think this is, even tree-obscured, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 20:21:52
State-Sponsored Terror: British and American Black Ops in Iraq
by Andrew G. Marshall featured writer Dandelion Salad June 25, 2008 Shining Light on the “Black World” In January of 2002, the Washington Post ran a story detailing a CIA plan put forward to President Bush shortly after 9/11 by CIA Director George Tenet titled, “Worldwide Attack Matrix, [more...]
Date: 2008-06-25 20:49:16
India: A Fistful of Follies By Amaresh Misra
India: A Fistful of Follies A Perspective on Maharashtra incidents, bomb blasts and the current political crisis By Amaresh Misra After writing so much and achieving at least something, on the recent spate of violence/bomb blasts/attacks on minorities, [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 15:43:05
Another Historic Site to Disappear
Many thanks to regular reader Todd Berkoff for sending this article from today’s edition of the Washington Post: Planning Agency Approves Homeland Security Complex Preservationists Fear Effect on St. Elizabeths Campus By Mary Beth Sheridan Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, January 9, 2009; [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 00:25:24
Isaiah, Bloomberg, Larry Jones
Isaiah's The World Today Just Nuts "Princess Brat's Big Plan" went up yesterday and I know you will enjoy it as much as I did. And Rebecca reminded us all not to forget Kat's "Kat's Korner: The really best of Janis Ian"This is from Nicholas Johnston and Andrew Harris' "Burris Expected to Be Seated in U.S. Senate This Week (Update5)" ( [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 04:00:00
Spanish Civil War: Beginnings and Colliding Forces
Women militia fightersThis Maoist analysis of the Spanish Civil War offers an important and scathing critique of the Communist International’s Popular Front strategy — where, after 1934, Communist Parties made the defense of bourgeois democracy (and strategic alliances with “anti-fascist” powers) the center of their political work [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 18:41:57
Life's Too Short: Stilettos in Dinning Rooms.
bloggy break ever last week to scrapbook and organize photos, I was ready to publish a post entitled, "The End ... ahead. Early morning buses, lunches, volunteering, keeping up with the house ... this morning and shut down my lap top. I. Was. Done. All day long I sat around the house with the girls [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 00:54:34
On To Fun Things-Halloween Costumes
Always one to plan ahead I am already thinking Halloween is just around the corner you know ... this election year to sport a great colonial style costume to remind us of the founding of this great nation ... . I mean right after July 4th, plans should start to dress your tot in the very best kids Halloween [more...]
Date: 2008-06-23 21:06:28
Bits and pieces of decorating...
I woke up late this morning; not too bad since it was still before 7 but that is very late for me ... bigger by the time the day is finished. I am working on my goal of purging our house. We lost several ... the house. My stack of mail to shred has also gotten big and so I need to shred [more...]
Date: 2008-09-29 16:29:04
Pakistan Political Mess Emboldens Taliban
Mr. Zardari is seen by the world media: Excerpt from Wall Street Journal's Global View Column by Bret Stephens: Al Qaeda and the Taliban feed on chaos, and a Zardari presidency will almost certainly provide more of it. For Pakistanis, this is a self-inflicted wound and a rebuke to their democracy [more...]
Date: 2008-09-02 20:47:41
Fuego!
…An hour or so after the shooting a dead-wagon from San Juan de Dios Hospital took Rizal’s body to Paco Cemetery…Rizal had been wearing a black suit which he had obtained for his European trip, and a derby hat, not only appropriate for a funeral occasion because of their somber color, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 00:10:27
Friday Links — January 16, 2009
A glowing pseudo-review of The Hijabi Monologues. Another one here. The life journey of one Lisa Nichols ... to vacate her house. The National profiles Salwa Zeidan and delves into her plans to re-open the first ... -brother’s abusive treatment. Hijab Style reports on a Palestinian fashion show [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 13:00:06
Fez, Morocco Real Estate: An Ancient City Gets Attention
The online journal Nuwire investor has just written an interesting piece on Fez. The writer is Yemisrach Kifle. Photographs, Suzanna Clarke ... back to the fourteenth century," said Suzanna Clarke, whose book A House in Fez: Building a Life ... in the ancient medina.The restored courtyard of the house renovated by ClarkeRestoring old properties [more...]
Date: 2008-12-04 06:19:00
The Age of Scarcity
Civilian Death Toll Rises After Second Day of Air Strikesby Hazem Balousha in Gaza City, Rory McCarthy in Jerusalem - The Guardian (UK)Death toll moves above 300. Calls for investigation after seven students at UN college die in missile attacksTo the doctors at the Shifa hospital in Gaza City it was another body on a chaotically busy day [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 13:07:00
Countdown to the end of Bush-Cheney regime: War with Iran: What Could Happen If … ?
Dandelion Salad by Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Global Research, June 8, 2008 If war is averted, hopefully a Democratic President may enter the White House, then, who knows? Dialogue with Iran ... plans for the Bush cabal to attack Iran by August. His “informed source” told him, that two members [more...]
Date: 2008-06-09 23:26:47
A lovely dinner
Delhi is the capital and has about 12 million inhabitants while it is the second biggest city in India after Mumbai ... of Rashtrapati Bhavan. At Vijay Chowk it crosses Sansad Marg and the Parliament House of India can be seen ... in Viceroy’s House. It is a quite and clean area with big lanes. They were preparing along the roads [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 22:54:47
Full text: CPP 40th anniversary statement
Just got this now via email from the NDFP International Office: CPP 40th anniversary statement Publish at Scribd or explore others: Politics philippines Or if you prefer to read it now: STRENGTHEN THE PARTY AND INTENSIFY THE PEOPLE’S STRUGGLE IN CELEBRATING THE 40th FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY Message of the Central Committee Communist Party [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 18:20:21
Lifestyles of the Rich and Duct Taped
Have I ever told you about the weird house next door to me? NO? Oh, you have to hear this one ... ) and that house would have been pretty dang nice.Edna, however, had bigger plans. She started ... months, the house got put up for sale. The goth kids moved out and a woman, let's call her Edna [more...]
Date: 2008-11-18 22:31:00
Trophy Properties
Trophy Properties Sumptuous and sleek, these are some of the most sought-after properties on the real estate market today. By Alyssa Shapiro and Alexandra Ingersoll Prices Upon Request Olde Town The intimate community of Olde Towne has maintained its superior qualities since its founding more than 350 [more...]
Date: 2008-07-08 14:14:36
Kashmir Question
By K.N. Pandita This article was published first on Kashmir Herald, Vol 2 no 9, February 2003. [Editor's Note: [Readers are recommended to take a look at Chandrashekhar Dasgupta's 'War and Diplomacy in Kashmir, 1947-48, for a detailed expose of why India could not drive out Pakistani forces from J& [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 10:24:51
The Bernanke Horror Show
August 26, 2008 Elaine Meinel Supkis China has sent us a very loud warning. If we default on our many billions in debts to China, there will be a blinding, hideous retaliation. I expected this would happen after the Olympics closed with China taking the lion's share of gold medals [more...]
Date: 2008-08-26 15:28:38
Help Wanted: Bloggers, Weekend Warriors, Builders, Engineers, Internet Fanatics - Apply Within
In June of 2007 I created a blog on Wordpress called the Constant Craftsman. The idea was to (1) ... for Craftsman house plans and other notable home improvement blog entries worth mentioning, created ... chronicle the ups and downs of renovating my 1926 Dutch Colonial home and (2) focus on the niche [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 06:54:50
Korea Recap: Downtown Incheon
Finally, I get to upload my final batches of South Korean photos ... colonial era military uniforms. The schoolboy would've also had to shave his hair and wear a police-style cap. On the left, newsprints are being used as wallpapers; the newspaper is dated to 1969 [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 08:01:00
Masters of Defeat: Retreating Empire and Bellicose Bluster
Everywhere one looks, US imperial policy has suffered major military and diplomatic defeats. With the backing of the Democratic Congress, the Republican White House's aggressive pursuit ... militaristic policies nor extinguished the drive for empire building. On the contrary, both the White House [more...]
Date: 2008-09-15 12:17:07
Army, Sears clothing deal irks lawmakers
Army, Sears clothing deal irks lawmakers By: David Rogers September 9, 2008 09:22 AM EST From Cantigny, France, ... is from another world, a clash between the New Army and Old over plans to commercialize the 1st Division’ ... to be disclosed. “I’m astounded,” said Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), who chairs the House [more...]
Date: 2008-09-09 20:09:56
CamWest Preserves the Nettleton Mansion
If you've been curious about that wide expanse of land on State Street, ... condominium-style homes and one grand white-columned mansion with plenty of Kirkland history. The Nettleton Mansion was built in 1914 as a southern-colonial revival style home for Seattle Post [more...]
Date: 2008-10-04 18:02:54
Federation-Apocalypse Session Timeline Update:
Prequels -2 Years: Raphial begins major research in augmenting cybernetic systems with magic ... , The Colonial Era.Week 02: Jarvian joins the team. The House of Roses discovers something of how powerful ... . -4 Weeks: The House of Roses becomes aware of Kevin’s status as an Opener, and begins making [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 02:54:09
One Woman’s Confession: I HATE SUBURBIA (Sep, 1965)
view additional pages One Woman’s Confession: I HATE SUBURBIA Yes ... —split-level, ranch or colonial style—in a suburb close enough to the city to offer entertainment ... colonial style house you see. Then Deena came along (she’s fifteen now) and Robbie (he’s seven [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 04:21:10
NY Times analyzes situation in Pakistan
Late in the afternoon of June 10, during a firefight with Taliban militants along the Afghan-Pakistani border, American soldiers called in airstrikes to beat back the attack. The firefight was taking place right on the border itself, known in military jargon as the “zero line [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 13:16:00
Land, Genocide, Memory and Denial: : The Battle of Baldwin Park
Land, Genocide, Memory and Denial: The Battle of Baldwin Parkby Juan Santos Wednesday, Jun. 22, 2005 Part One:“This land was Mexican once, Indian always, and is, and will be again.” - Gloria AnzalduaHad she led the uprising in Warsaw against the Nazis, had this been Europe, had this not been an uprising of Native Americans against the Spanish, [more...]
Date: 2006-12-02 11:29:00
The British Invasion
(A short version of this post can be found here,) From the get go, they tried very hard to not be American. They succeeded ... as experience - first in colonial insurgencies in Malaysia, then in Northern Ireland and peacekeeping [more...]
Date: 2008-08-07 11:52:44
POLITICS: Is not economic theory subject to becoming obsolete?
2008 November 26 Politics, Rants Free markets and competition essentially ‘force’ businesses into the best (economic) behaviors, because if they don’t do it, some other company will, and will metaphorically take their lunch. It’s good theory, but it’s not reality. Not anymore [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 09:20:47
House plans
Are you looking for House Plans? You need not shell out so much of money on an expensive architect ... many architectural styles like Bungalow House plans, Beach/Coastal house plans, colonial floor plans ... with each style of house. They also have log home floor plans. For those of you that do not know about log [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 10:40:51
A Few Questions for Amber Miller
Amber Miller is an author and freelance web site designer who lives with her husband in beautiful Colorado Springs. They don't have any children yet, but they do have a vivacious puppy named Roxie, who is half Border Collie and half Flat-Haired Retriever [more...]
Date: 2008-07-25 20:01:00
National Geographic: Borneo’s Moment of Truth
Source: National Geographic The majestic forests are vanishing in smoke and sawdust, but there’s still hope for the island’s fabled biodiversity—if the palm oil rush can be slowed. By Mel White First, I will tell you about the Borneo of your dreams [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 20:02:45
Anglo-Catholicism: relevant after 175 years?
Patrick ComerfordIntroductionOne of the early historians of the Oxford Movement, S.L. Ollard, describes the story of the Oxford Movement as one that captures “every sort of interest”: “It is exciting, romantic, chivalrous, like the story of a crusade. It has its humour as well as its tragedy [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 19:30:00
THE INTERSCALE
Art after NeoliberalismKatya Sander, EstimationsYou enter a typical white cube, with four evenly spaced rectangles on the wall in front of you. One is an ordinary window looking at the world outside. Another is a video monitor with a recording of the view [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 12:05:55
guest article
GUEST ARTICLEThis might hack a lot of you off, but at least think about it. I think it has merit-Jim ( my article in a day or two ) ... some unfortunate soul has gone through some tragedy. Whether it be a house or apartment fire, a car accident [more...]
Date: 2008-08-18 20:20:00
