Things I have learned from this holiday season

1)  I don’t like to go out shopping. in the dark. cold, cold nights of December.  Next year I plan to cut back on the number of things I need to buy.  (It doesn’t seem like Christmas will be so stressful in November when we all start making plans ... .  Maybe narrow it down to three presents per child and plan to give children a gift on the feast [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 05:46:44

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Making a difference

I’m still dreaming of my mountain hideaway in Kenmare but Kenmare isn’t too inviting with affordable property at the moment ... simplistic view of life …. live and let live. I’m not getting that in my job so I have to plan ... against the narrow mindedness I meet every day in school. It’s a pity people can’t see beyond their noses [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 23:32:28

On Dream Homes

Looking for inspiration for your dream home? Are you ready to get started building? ... you a totally modernist style house on a realistic budget. Other plans that you can choose from are narrows, prairie styles, southern houses, colonial homes, new england plans, beach house and many [more...]

Date: 2008-08-06 17:06:00

Quick Hits - Feminists, Summers, Agenda, Oh My!

Courtesy, as ever, Rebekah at WMC: For Women, It’s Not The Gender, It’s The Agenda 11/14/08 Boston Globe: ... an open door to the White House of President-elect Barack Obama, and they plan to walk right ... narrow. Summers May Be Off Of Treasury Short List 11/13/08 Politico.com: Intense [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 18:43:50

Come Flea With Me, Part 1, Buying and Selling By Jerusalem Greer

I have always loved Flea-Marketing. I blame my addiction on my mother, as all addictions usually are ... Markets. I like to plan my vacations around Famous Flea Markets the way others like to plan ... and climbing narrow stairs or steps or even walking on dusty dirt floors. Apron_2 2) Have Apron [more...]

Date: 2008-07-28 16:01:10

The REAL World

In the midst of a brief conversation this past afternoon, I jokingly inquired of my recently graduated friend, “how’s the real world? ... concerning the last listing, my pastor mentioned this morning that we all walk through the narrow gate ... responsible, thought about future plans, thought about this, thought about that, without actually moving [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 10:56:10

My So-Called Freelance Life: Q&A with Michelle Goodman

Our friend and admired colleague, Michelle Goodman, graciously took the time to do a Q&A with us ... you would recommend to non-freelancers who are considering picking up a copy? It’s hard to narrow ... , but here goes: Chapter 1, “Business Plan to Go,” can help you identify your entrepreneurial goals [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 17:56:32

Tokyo!

Breakfast get! Just walked the streets in circles for an hour looking for something resembling breakfast. Choices were: 1 ... much choice! 6. DOUTOU coffee house and buns in plastic bags. Oddly, number 4 won. Mmm. .Plan ... door, nor onto the escalator (too narrow) to get down into the lobby. Need to find a new [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 02:25:34

Block House Construction Guidelines for You

Blockhouse is basically a structure of heavy timbers for military defense. It is made up of squared timbers with a projecting upper story ... block house plan. It is useful when building on a narrow block as the house is intended to suit ... . All desire to have house built which may include qualities such as comfort, durability, strength [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 22:00:48

Looking At Those Health Insurance Quotes Properly

Now we all know that it’s not a problem to get all the information you need when you’re looking for health insurance on the Internet ... for as well and to do that you’ll need to follow a few simple guidelines that can help you narrow ... for. 3.      Taking into account future plans helps too. For example, if you’ve got older [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:52:19

Playing Sports, Hobos and Yes, That Guy: An Interview with Rick Telander of the Chicago Sun-Times

About a year ago, we tried to secure Chicago Sun-Times columnist Rick Telander for an interview. Sent him questions, the whole thing and … nothing ... be with their sport and its narrow focus if they plan to succeed. Back in the day, when I looked younger [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 18:03:58

Citi to chop more jobs, again?

Citi CEO Vikram Pandit is ripping apart the company and surely firing even more yet the arrogant and incompetent CEO struggled at the end of 2008 ... back from proprietary trading, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Citi plans to narrow [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:55:02

Tasmanian Racing’s New Dawn Contingent On TOTE Tasmania Sale

Australian Racing Greyhound has been following the Tasmanian industry reforms closely due to our have first hand experience of the naivety and narrow ... are concerned with the Minister’s short term plan and question the long term viablity of Tasmanian ... to examine that decision to sell TOTE Tasmania. The committee’s chairman, Upper House member Greg [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:14:58

Disposable Conservatism

A new website was started called Rebuild the Party  dedicated to Conservative success in 2012 and rebuilding the Republican Party ... from Republicans in the House, it’s time to widen the playing field, not narrow it. While ... . It’s actually a pretty comprehensive plan that I endorse. One plank calls for a 435 seat strategy [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 13:41:13

Let's go back to class

Bob-Holman-60.jpg writes Bob Holman The government's plan to narrow inequality fails to challenge disparities in wealth, income and power. The government has issued a consultation paper [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 09:33:16

UK: Plan to force public bodies to narrow the wealth gap

Radical proposals that will create a legal obligation on all public bodies to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor form part of new equality ... Glasgow-born entrepreneur Azeem Ibrahim, who was brought up in a council house in the city [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 07:44:00

Blog Advent Tour 2008

This year I was lucky enough to sign up for the Blog Advent Tour and get to participate with a lot of my favorite people in sharing my holiday ... one for Mike. I used my stocking as a template, but I didn't allow for seams, so it's very narrow ... - the yellow Power Ranger to put in there. I plan to turn the clothespins around to the plain side [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 12:14:00

Random things I have learned from this holiday season

1)  I don’t like to go out shopping. in the dark, cold, cold nights of December.  Next year I plan to cut back on the number of things I need to buy.  It doesn’t seem like Christmas will be so stressful in November when we all start making plans ... up with good gift ideas MANY weeks before Christmas.  Maybe narrow it down to three presents per child [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 05:46:44

Do You Have a Coat Closet?

Do You Have a Coat Closet? Sun, 10/12/2008 - 5:30am by casasugar 118 Views - 10 comments My architect friend who grew up in Florida and now lives in Los Angeles refuses to draw coat closets (or front hall closets) into his plans, because ... of sporting hefty wool coats, I think even a narrow closet should be a requisite for every home [more...]

Date: 2008-10-12 12:30:03

We begin again

We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began ... , of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions -- that time has surely passed. Starting ... plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:13:00

The war on sick people

By Libby The California Supreme Court just made it easier to bust small medical marijuana providers, ruling that the defendant didn't qualify under the narrow definition of the law. Sheriff's deputies found nearly 200 marijuana plans growing in his home. He told authorities [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 19:52:07

What's Your Name?

There's so many different things I want to say on today's post ... attempt at chicken gumbo. Lumpy, nasty and burnt.Therefore I might have to narrow it down. But I'm not really sure that I can. My plan was to write on New Years resolutions. Or maybe, the lack of New [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 09:52:00

Have You Already Made a New Year’s Resolution?

A recent Quirkology study (LOL!) found that most people who made New Year’s resolutions didn’t accomplish them ... , but I’ve started a list to help me narrow ‘em down. The research also shows that people do better when they plan ahead and focus on just one resolution at a time. Women — How to keep your New Year’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 15:36:48

Big Sigh . . .

I probably shouldn't even post tonight. I'm in a funk, ... it through the Cuttlebug again. It worked out OK but wasn't part of the original plan. The sentiment ... , too, and ended up deciding to leave it with the narrow blue mat and some additional "white space [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 02:23:00

Setting politics aside to savor a seminal moment

It started like any other morning. The TV was turned on as I was going through the daily routine. Then everything changed ... . I dropped my morning work plans and started to anxiously pace around the living room listening ... transcend one person, narrow ideologies, or the Washington DC that we are normally fed on the evening [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 19:10:00

The Truro Residence by ZeroEnergy Design

ZeroEnergy Design, together with Silvia and Silvia Custom Home Builders, have created this contemporary house in Truro, Massachusetts ... was that they had some unusual space requirements, a narrow lot on an environmentally sensitive site ... . They normally reside in downtown Boston, but plan to spend their summers and weekends on the Cape. While [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 10:19:25

What's in the Bill?

Both House and Senate have been at work today to create an alternative bailout bill after the modified Paulson plan went down in a surprising House ... , even if they plan to hold the assets for years." House Republican leader John Boehner has already ... narrow defeat of the original bill. House Republicans leaders quickly embraced the revised package [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 06:15:49

Mind Blowing 19th Century Terrace House in Sydney

Paddington is an ever trendy inner-city, an eastern suburb of Sydney, where this amazing 19th century terrace house was found. We’re not sure if it’s for sale but if you plan on buying a property in Sydney why wouldn’t you check that out. The narrow property combines a modern traditional exterior with a stunning high class [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 09:01:00

President Barack Obama

20 January 2009 will be a day remembered by millions of people, the Inauguration of the 44th American President ... remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off ... , it was reported that people from across America made plans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 06:28:45

Patterson Avenue

Going to photograph a residential street in New Town at around five in the afternoon is a trial for a shy person like me ... go up and a self conscious man on a motorcycle (or his wife's scooter) starts to plan some night ... West when one is shovelling snow somewhere else and one thinks of narrow streets and piled up wooden [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 05:01:00

What a Democrat Win Will Mean

-By Warner Todd Huston Michael Sandler over at The Hill has some ominous warnings about what a landslide Democrat victory next week will mean to ... lawsuits; a measure that would narrow the role of a “supervisor” for collective bargaining purposes ... of Commerce. The “card check” plan of destroying the ages old democratic concept of the secret [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 06:24:54

What a Democrat Win Will Mean

-By Warner Todd Huston Michael Sandler over at The Hill has some ominous warnings about what a landslide Democrat victory next week will mean to ... lawsuits; a measure that would narrow the role of a “supervisor” for collective bargaining purposes ... of Commerce. The “card check” plan of destroying the ages old democratic concept of the secret [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 06:31:12

Franken to Coleman: Where's The Beef?

request to prevent certification of the recount until claims regarding alleged double-counted ballots are resolved ... is narrow -- 46 votes -- the only substantial group of ballots remaining to be counted are rejected ... plan that will be introduced in Congress next month away from allocating tens of billions of dollars [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 07:19:00

Talking Turkey on Trade

by Kevin Ganster Dan Christman, head the Chamber's International Division, hosted a press briefing yesterday on our trade agenda for next year ... under the next president, released Tuesday, eschew a narrow focus on approving controversial trade ... the world that free trade will be part of his plan for U.S. economic recovery. If his campaign [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 13:20:37

Louisiana about to be hit by the nonsense hurricane

Last year, the Louisiana legislature passed SB 733 (see my posts here and here) ... Board of Elementary and Secondary Education plans to pass some new garbage. Barbara Forrest has said ... , they have to pretend that their narrow religious viewpoints are science and belong in science class [more...]

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

Honda OSM Convertible Low-Emission Sports Car To Bow At British Motor Show [Honda OSM]

Honda plans to go both green and topless at the British Motor Show with what they're unromantically dubbing the Honda OSM (Open Study Model) ... Concept (Geneva 2007) and the Accord Tourer Concept (Frankfurt 2007). At present, there are no plans ... has a slippery, aerodynamic exterior to minimise drag. A wide, sloping rear end incorporates a narrow [more...]

Date: 2008-07-09 14:15:00

Maybe it’s not America that needs the reboot

You may not be aware of this, distracted as you might be with Christmas and related festivities, but America is a terrible place to live ... than that.  Apparently, the escalators here are entirely too narrow to fit Friedman’s luggage (which ... reboot” and president-elect Obama’s potential $1 trillion economic stimulus plan is just the way [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 14:11:08

Everyone Uses the Internet for a Reason

It’s the first month of a new year and at this time I’m itching to start new web ventures both for fun and profit. I usually do up a list of possible startup and site ideas and narrow them down into those with the highest potential. But success depends on execution and not just plans so I tend not to be too [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 03:21:49

House and Senate Roundup, 7/2

NH-Sen: The Concord Monitor analyzes the differences between the 2008 Senate race between Jeanne Shaheen and John Sununu, and their previous match in 2002, when Sununu won a narrow victory. Shaheen seems to think ... , gas prices that are the highest in history, and no energy plan. . . . We need a dramatic change [more...]

Date: 2008-07-02 21:13:32

3 for me, 3 for you

Oh man. What a great weekend. I am in complete and utter denial that its all over, as sitting, eating, crocheting, playing, talking, laughing, watching and reading seem to be just exactly my pace right now. If I had to narrow the long ... , unable to sleep so we got up, had quiet coffee and drew up more detailed plans for the treehouse [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 17:31:00

prickly pear picking, part II

Cognitive Daily summarized research indicating that alliteration enhances memory ... , "it is at moments after i have dreamed" or Emily Dickenson's "A narrow fellow in the grass ... and spread the prickles around. Unless you are cultivating a passive-aggressive plan to get even [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 14:58:00

Obama Inaugural Speech - Full Text - Video

As President Bush exits the world stage and Barack Obama consumes it, I have a few thoughts about two passages of Obama's inaugural speech ( ... President Obama and his new Education Secretary plan to give America the same false promise and failed ... :But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:54:00

If the Democrats Win - Then What?

“Be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it.” That adage holds true for Barack Obama and likely for many presidents before him ... had it with Republicans. They overreached, became increasingly unyielding and evermore narrow in terms of the interests ... have us out of the war quickly. Domestic mavens have a nationalized healthcare plan [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 20:49:04

Oriental flavours and oriental furniture

Far East… scented bays, sunny streets, oriental spices waiting for you on the narrow streets, spices so fragrant, that you refuse to walk away, ... find it on their website.So if you plan to redecorate, maybe oriental design, could be something to consider… It doesn’t require to fully add to the house [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 22:44:00

Iraqi SOFA Signed For . . . With Unexpected Delivery Charges for PM Maliki [UPDATED]

Have you ever had that moment, just after signing the receipt when you buy a new piece of furniture, ... to do? You intended to spend $500 on a sofa, but with delivery charges and the Rolls Royce fabric protection plan ... , the agreement states that US troops are subject to some forms of Iraqi court jurisdiction for a narrow [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 16:19:00

Lighting: A Key to Creating an Environment

I’ve seen the light! PH Artichoke narrow This is one of the light fixtures the electricians were installing on one of my jobs today ... plan”. In a perfect world, every house would be designed for the site on which it sits. It would take [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 04:45:37

The Early Bird: November 6, 2008

Obama Transitions A swift transition to the White House is underway as Barack Obama came closer to tapping Rep ... . Rod Blagojevich says he doesn't have any plans to to send himself to Capitol Hill to fill the soon ... with a handful of unnamed staffers to narrow down a replacement, which should be announced by the end [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 15:02:37

Virtually Organized Product Review: Tool Buddies

Recently I tried out two organizational gadgets by PacEasy Inc.:  Tool Buddies® and Pet Buddies® ... more than one of these organizers.  Additionally, you must plan to hang these where you have enough ... to withstand heavy use. I also appreciate the flexibility of the narrow and wide versions, as well [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 04:57:54

PERMUTED PRESS PRESENTS: The Moribund Room

by Carole Lanham First appeared in History Is Dead Permuted Press specializes in post-apocalyptic and zombie fiction ... the prison bars were only so big. “Tug, Ridley, tug,” Corliss begged, twisting her body in the narrow slot ... : SOMETIMES IT’S THE ONLY WAY TO SAVE THEM. No sooner had he scratched the words, when a plan to rescue [more...]

Date: 2008-11-02 01:07:14

New Politics of the Common Good: Running Risks on the Side of Honesty

The only way President-elect Barack Obama can expect to live up to the hopes invested in him is to run all the risks on the side honesty ... he expects from them to rebuild America as well as how he plans to honor his many promises especially ... on-going wars and a cataclysmic economic meltdown, they did not retreat into narrow minded identity [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 16:10:59

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