Baptism

The twins were baptized yesterday. It was a wonderful day except that Little Man decided that he was going to get up an hour and a half early and not even consider going back to sleep AT ALL so all the best laid plans of Mommy were scrapped ... , the sermon was great and the baptism amazing! Funny story though - the twins were not the only ones [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 05:00:37

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Yesterday's news

Editor's note: I'm filled with a near-homicidal level of rage after watching the Baltimore Ravens "win" a playoff game just now, so I'll do my best to keep that under control as I survey the news.See my above note? The first story I came across just had to be about Bernard Madoff, didn't it? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:00:00

Change comes to Whitehouse.gov: President Obama has a blog

Talk about a launch: minutes after Barack Obama took his oath and became the 44th President of the United States of America, a new Whitehouse ... by Macon Phillips, the White House's Director of New Media. Now how cool is that? In it, he writes: "Millions of Americans have powered President Obama's journey to the White House, many taking advantage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 19:20:00

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: An article from 1967

The Messengers The cover on a new LP album called Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is a photomontage of a crowd gathered round a grave. And a curious crowd it is: Marilyn Monroe is there, so are Karl Marx, Edgar Allan Poe, Albert Einstein, Lawrence of Arabia, Mae West, Sonny Liston, and eight Beatles.Eight? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 11:13:00

The Solution for All Problems Facing the Right...

...will not be found here. Not on this site, not with Web 2.0, not on the Internet, not... .. ... to operate the tools, the tools themselves are relatively worthless. It takes architectural drawings ... . The Republican Party could build a socially conservative and fiscally liberal house. Alternately, the GOP [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 05:11:47

Have you ever had a trading party?

My friends and I have done this tradition for years. I think the very first one I ever went to was at Michelle's house ... and the silver edges. I think it looks pretty with my Southern Living at Home plates on top ... , lotions, home decor, scrap stuff, kitchen, and my "random closet o' stuff," and bring anything [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 18:58:00

Year-End Pundits Weigh in (a series, part III)

*Okay, they're not "pundits," but they are my favorite charity ... and Crafts house in Pasadena. Dear Member: Happy New Year! The beginning of a new year gives us a fresh ... united even more in a coordinated journey to other worlds. (((It's European Space all the way [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 17:31:09

Historic Jefferson

Historic Jefferson January 16, 2009 – 4:34 pm Jefferson, Texas has a population of 2,000, a historic downtown, a famous ghost walk, ... I’m home, but in the meantime, tell me what you’re doing and if you’ve got any plans ... is historic and I can’t get over the wealth of beautifully preserved houses, hotels, and stores.  Many [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 23:34:59

A Gay Man Who Works in the Media World Rebukes His Friends and Family For Their Willful Blindness to Jihad

I have worked in the media world all my life. I have written and produced music, written fiction,  owned an Advertising Agency, and worked in Advertising and Media in various capacities for over twenty years.Other than the fact that he is coming from the point-of-view of being gay, this man's testimonial very closely resembles my own [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:45:00

Banana Tatin Verrines

I never know "sur quel pied danser" (on which foot to dance) the last few days leading to Christmas. I have my feet in the starters' block but it is too soon to get going! The tree is up, the house ... I?"...I could have panicked this afternoon when B. asked me what were the plans for lunch. I opened the fridge [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 05:32:00

And I Wonder Why I Can't Sleep

I went to bed a little before 11, fell asleep a little after midnight, and woke up a little before 1:30 ... have plans get A and two other kids I watched since birth for at least a week, maybe as much as a month. We have plans to take them to the beach and to a water/theme park about an hour away [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 07:42:00

FIRST Wild Card Tour: Assaulted by Joy by Stephen Simpson

It is time to play a Wild Card! Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour. Get dealt into the game! (Just click the button!) Wild Card Tours feature an author and his/her book’s FIRST chapter! This one keeps threatening to jump to the top of my TBR pile! [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 01:05:17

My Trip to India

Hey everybody! I returned from India on January 12th at around Noon, ... to have my health back. Although my previous post was titled “On Vacation in India”, my trip turned out to be FAR from a vacation. The trip was extremely hectic, and we crammed a ton of different [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 01:54:57

Extreme Makeover Home Edition: Grys Family Miracle!

On this week’s episode of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Ty Pennington and the design team are heading to Pekin, Illinois, ... Jake before adopting him when he was three years of age. Ty Pennington explains that the house is very dangerous for little Jake Grys. Door Knock Day The Grys family bounds from the house to greet [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 02:18:29

Eight Tips for Remodeling Your House

Call me Captain Confidence but I have this awkward habit of thinking projects I jump into will be easier than they usually are ... me this same advice that I'm giving you) I thought it was crazy--why hire someone to put on an extra room [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 09:00:00

The Playlist's Least Anticipated Films Of 2009

We wanted to subtitle this feature Cockpunching Your Brain Into Next Year: The Films Of 2009 Probably Destined To Make Us Unintentionally Laugh The Most. But you know, we mostly digress, but if you really want to see some of the year's worst films look no further than what's coming out this month in January: [more...]

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

A World of Financial Freeloaders

by The Mogambo Guru I was reading Doug Noland's Credit Bubble Bulletin at PrudentBear.com and I gulped in surprise and fear as he quotes Market News International as reporting that "The Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that the fiscal year 2009 deficit will be $1 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:22:34

All the President’s Warriors

Nov. 8, 2007 President Bush looks at the artificial leg of Army PFC Nicholas Clark during a visit to the Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. Jim Young - Reuters Last December 22nd was President Bush’s last trip to Walter Reed as commander-in-chief [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 09:01:30

I’ll bombard my Research teacher with kisses because of french fries

I pwned the Biology exam. It’s insane. It’s weird that I was able to memorize everything ... plans lately. I bet it’s the effect of memorizing French, Russian, and German authors (fuck those ... chain among Jollibee, McDonald’s, and KFC has the best french fries in terms of quality, quantity [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 09:43:47

Some Energy Savings Helpful Hints to Help Save Money

As we ring in the New Year and face a slumping worldwide economy, saving money is as important as ever ... you can buy one for under $50 and they are pretty easy to install. You set it up so you don’t heat or cool your house when it isn’t needed. For example, there is no reason to heat or cool your house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 20:01:53

Who’s Who in Green: Daryl Hannah

You could say that Daryl Hannah is sort of a green rock star ... , she told Central Florida Green Guide, It’s a small but beautiful house made with salvaged materials ... . The power is amended by solar panels. I have most of the modern conveniences, but I choose [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 12:30:52

Treasure Fingers interview

Treasure Fingers, the name has been synonymous with great dance music in 07/08 ... its on the dancefloor or in the privacy of their own home. With that kind of resume we can definitely ... about his remixes, plans for an album and for the gear heads, we touch on what equipment he uses [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 09:59:29

DrumBeat: January 7, 2009

Shell seeks Colo. water for oil shale production Shell Oil has filed for the first major water right on the Yampa River in northwest Colorado for its oil shale development plans. Shell applied Dec. 30 in state Water Court to use about 8 percent of the Yampa's peak spring flow. Shell spokesman Tracy Boyd says the water would be shipped [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:57:26

Preston Lovinggood interview

linked: http://chriskdavidson.blogspot.com/2009/01/local-music-spotlight-preston ... to his sisters practice piano in the den of his parents’ house. “I always remember hearing them play and having ... the latter.Musically, Lovinggood finds inspiration from bands and songwriters like the Beach Boys and Neil [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:39:43

Eyeing the Phone: Aurora Feint

tau Hideo Kojima is on board. John Carmack is on board. Yoot Saito is on board. And though many will note his historic opposition to gaming, Steve Jobs himself is on board too. What do these individuals and companies like Electronic Arts, Sega, Gameloft, Namco Bandai, Konami and more have in common? [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 10:16:57

Six Random Things

Strangely enough my very good friend Utah Savage wants to know six more random things about me and given that I have absolutely no life and, ... ranged from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Fort Smith, Arkansas, Birmingham, Alabama, or something as close to home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 07:03:00

January 20, 2009 - Daily Brief

More local Obama Inaugural Coverage than you can shake a stick at: Not only has The Signal sent reporter Brian Charles to DC, ... of him in her house, near the entrance, so that as she leaves for work “I have a responsibility to make [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:28:51

The Biggest Kitchen Table - keeping chickens

We'll start our kitchen table talks today with the topic, chickens in the backyard. I want to encourage you all to get involved in this, learn a useful skill, or contribute to the discussion, just like you would if we were all sitting around a kitchen table with our cups of tea and coffee [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 04:42:00

Nick Turturro Lists House in Tarzana

SELLER: Nick TurturroLOCATION: Beckford Avenue, Tarzana, CAPRICE: $1,250,000SIZE: 4,007 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 3 bathroomsDESCRIPTION: .. ... , spacious living room with romantic fireplace, over sized family room and chef's kitchen with side/side SubZeros, massive center island, loads of storage and sunny attached breakfast room [more...]

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

Ypulse Essentials: Sew Cool, MTV's 'Soundtrack,' Toys Thrive Online

Sew cool (Thanks to the debut of season five of "Project Runway," sewing is hip again... for the fifth time around ... moments (from Nellie Olsen on "Little House on the Prairie" to Blair Waldorf on "Gossip Girl"....seems ... this echoed by Damon Whiteside from Disney at the Ypulse Mashup. Guns N' Roses plans to put [more...]

Date: 2008-07-17 18:14:27

This has been an unusual interregnum from President No. 43 to No. 44. Because of the need for urgent economic action as well as continuity, this country, perhaps for the first time, has had two presidents at once, in effect [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 00:38:14

Carnival of Education: Virtual Inaugural Balls Edition

"For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies ... Balls for EdBloggers!! We've set up each "ballroom" so teachers will feel at home but festive [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 07:41:11

Lake Bell Interview - JustJared.com Exclusive

You may remember Lake Bell as the Tipper in What Happens in Vegas (Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher) ... that lampoons the medical show genre. Here’s a very cool interview JustJared.com did with Lake earlier ... , Brooklynski is a really cool shop that my friends do. JJ: Do you have any plans for the holidays [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 20:39:34

Ohio:Two muslim cousins from Chicago plead guilty of plotting to kill US Soldiers

More jihadi recruitment happening within the United States. Thanks to our do-nothing congress ignoring the threat at our borders (north and south) ... their plans to wage a holy war against U.S. troops, prosecutors said. The two cousins received [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 12:35:10

Diet Update

It’s been COLD here. Know our friends up North will roll their eyes at us complaining about daytime temps in the low 40s ... getting there with a healthy diet and plenty of exercise. Excellent long term plan. In the shorter term [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 07:32:49

Looking Forward

As some of you may know -- or perhaps you read about us in the national news! -- Portland recently went through Arctic Blast 2008 ... with cabin fever. Eight rental DVDs later, the low point being House Bunny, I too was on the road [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 04:48:05

Hate Mail, Haikus & More. It's the end of the year wrap up.

What was the best piece of hate mail Stuff Christians Like got in 2008?When did the site actually start?What’s the deal with the “leg drop?”All these questions and many more will be answered in the first annual, Stuff Christians Like Year End Wrap Up or SCLYEWU, which is pronounced “S.C.L YayWooo! [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 11:00:00

Toyota’s Solar-powered Car

About six months ago, we reported that Toyota was planning on putting solar panels on the Prius to power the air-conditioner. It has been recently been released that the famed Japanese motor company plans to release a car ... like solar panels of a house. This is only one way the car gets its power, as the company wants [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 18:36:20

men, tools, and gadgets

I think it’s safe to make the generalization that we men are naturally drawn to tools and gadgets. We just find them hard to resist. It’s something about our “nuts and bolts” kind of mind that has to know how things work and our desire to fix things that don’t work or that don’t work right [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 00:24:56

Obama, Leave Don’t Ask Don’t Tell as it Is

Barack Obama and President Bush; two peas in a pod? ... . Now that Obama is headed for the White House his tone has changed dramatically. He no longer sounds ... ? My point is this: Bush spent money we didn’t have and Obama plans to spend even more money. Well [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 08:08:42

Senegal: The Wild Wild West of Africa

The country of Senegal is beautiful and incredibly diverse. The government is stable, the people more that very friendly, the climate is nice, and it is full of modern conveniences. It is also a country of contrast from large tourist hotels to mud huts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:36:00

Rene

Rene January 21st, 2009 By Rene Thompson “There once was a man who had worked hard and established himself in his chosen profession and was now ... in her heart, learning the skills she would need when she was mistress of her own house. She sewed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 04:30:02

“Goo-Goo”? Gag Me.

Paul Krugman wants Barack Obama to “make government cool” and figures that the best way to do that is to follow through on the “clean government” ... that hangs in the National Portrait Gallery today. Back home in the 1930s, Mellon endured years [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 08:25:35

O man, it's your war now too.

"Hey Field why haven't you mentioned anything about the mudering SOBs who are supposedly God's people ... out his last remaining days at his ranch in Crawford, Texas. The O man isn't much better; he is just praying [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 03:15:00

Global Tourism and a Chilled Beach in Dubai

Global Tourism and a Chilled Beach in Dubai By James Kanter Beach ... in Dubai by Gianni Versace, the Italian fashion house, will include a beach allowing guests to frolic ... can go above 120 degrees. While some accounts of the plans for the beach say it will be cooled by air [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 13:47:37

Comic Book Review: Final Crisis #6

The Revolution loved Final Crisis #5. Morrison did a phenomenal job transforming Darskeid into a villain who truly feels like a god. The ending of Final Crisis #5 was quite powerful as Darkseid appears to be the most powerful villain that we have ever seen in the DCU [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 15:00:00

Obama-mania and the science appointments

The masses have converged here in DC for the inauguration—and for many partygoers it kicked off on U street on Saturday night ... Agency and Carol Browner, who will act as White House czar on climate and energy. You can complain [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:52:27

Sunday Scribblings: Pilgrimage

The prompt over at Sunday Scribblings is “Pilgrimage.” A long journey or search of great moral significance ... of the small town’s bank president, she lived a privileged life in a house on the lake, a monster neo [more...]

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

Website Brand

Online businesses are now highly regulated, and there’s substantial liability if your site’s not legally compliant ... that forms the basis of many website development plans does not truly give you the visceral [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:11:56

Flat Fee Discount Brokers? Do They Save You Money Or Cost You Money? Posted By : F. Lanni

Flat Fee Discount Brokers? Do They Save You Money Or Cost You Money? Posted By : F ... of free websites that will allow you to post your house for free. Consider starting with craigslist ... a new house and after trying unsuccessfully to sell our existing house through a real estate agent [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 05:00:11

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