ode to the letter X

There sure arnt many words in the english language that start with the letter x, but there sure are a lot of emotions tied up in it ... from within. We feel the huge loss in the form of an empty bed mold where said x used to comfort ... the recipient of the effects of the letter, but this is untrue, in fact the guilt of having [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 03:25:48

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Best Of Design - October

This October brought lots of really cool design articles into the blogosphere with lots of neat ideas. I have been compiling this list over the last four weeks, and today bring you the best of the online design world for October 2008. From tutorials to inspirational posts, this compilation has everything you would ever want [more...]

Date: 2008-11-02 21:39:47

Just Some Very Strange Portraits of Barack Obama

Most people don’t make art unless they’re feeling inspired, and over the past year or so, ... paints pictures of people with pancakes on their heads. So naturally, when he turned his talents to the president-elect, he painted this: barack_pancake.jpg Breaking his mold, Lacey also painted [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 12:09:56

Best Toys for Baby: Bath Toys

I have done a Baby Stuff I Love on bath stuff, but not extensively on toys (see Baby Stuff I Love: Bathtime) ... get cleaned each day (the more you dry them off, the less often cleaning is necessary). It will also depend on the climate you live in. I imagine that a humid climate is going to create mold inside [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 18:02:00

Doug Casey: We've Just Begun "The Greater Depression"

This is a guest article by Casey Research Founder and Chairman, Doug Casey. Enjoy! Foundations of CrisisBy Doug Casey, Chairman, The Casey Report, Casey Research, LLC. Everybody wants predictions. The following article does a little better than that, in that I wrote it back in November of 1997, outlining several theories of history, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 23:08:00

MOLD Update

The cleanup is complete! The demolition and removal of debris was finished yesterday ... in a librarian's house NOTE: these were not my library books .While they were taking their lunch break at the Domino's Pizza up the street from my house, it was robbed and they were witnesses [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:20:00

Aaron Huey is a Photographer

from the series "Sufism" by Aaron Huey I love the title of Aaron Huey’s website as much as I like his work: ... that understands that pictures elevate the significance of the events to raise the interest at media channels and the society. His work proves that pictures are more than a mere memory of what has happened [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 03:51:02

Flood damage to cars

A week ago, when the remnants of Hurricane Ike passed by, we had a series of flash floods that did a good chunk of damage in the midwest. My sister’s car got filled with muddy water as a result of one of these flash floods. She filed a claim with her insurance company (AAA) [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 16:04:06

DrumBeat: November 23, 2008

Russia president, warships to Venezuela to counter US CARACAS (Reuters) - Warships, nuclear power, arms sales and perhaps cooperation on oil prices -- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev is in Venezuela this week with an alarming sounding list to wave under Washington's nose. The U.S [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 12:08:18

Resolution update

So my diet/not really diet/healthful eating thing is going well. I've lost a few pounds, and my fancy new scale says that my bodyfat is going down and my water percentage is the same, so it isn't water I'm losing.I was 138ish. That by the way means that with clothes and glasses on, I was 138 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 18:50:00

Recording for Posterity's Sake

While most of the rest of you either watched or avoided the evening festivities surrounding the adulation of The One, I was busy in the kitchen ... , which were remarkably still mold-free. I didn't want to press my luck further. This was real white [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 07:06:09

On the question of life

On the question of life.I've been thinking a lot about this issue of life after yesterday, when I posted an article about Krispy Kreme Donuts making a “freedom of choice” donut, and people went ballistic (including myself, in the end.)The Freedom of Choice Act is no laughing matter [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 03:25:00

198. Potato and antipasto terrine - Recipe

Potato and antipasto terrine This terrine was inspired by Palachinka's Potato and Olive terrine. I read her post and was intrigued by the recipe ... . The pictures turned out horribly that I didn't want to use them. So I made the terrine again with the leftover antipasto and tapenade. This time I used a small, oval-shaped pudding mold that belonged [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:34:00

ATB Hang on skimmer different from Europe Version?

New pictures popped out of ATB’s new hang on skimmer that should be hitting US shores soon ... the one over in Europe is a black mold versus the white version picutred here. It sure would be nice ... . What is interesting to note is the skimmer is mainly white, we found this other hang on back skimmer [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 16:17:49

Lizzy Grant on Cheap Thrills, Elvis, The Flamingos, Trailer Parks, and Coney Island

Lizzy Grant on Cheap Thrills, Elvis, The Flamingos, Trailer Parks, and Coney Island January 20th, 2009 ... for her single, “Kill Kill.” Armed with her three-track EP, devastatingly retro-sexy look, and haunting ... on her splendid debut, Kill Kill offer an eclectic mix of jazz, pop, electronica, rock, blues and hopeful [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:42:09

FIRST Wild Card Tour: It’s Your Callby Lawrence Powell

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! You never know when I might play a wild card on you! [more...]

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

What Do Sex Toys have to do with ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’? Todd Masters Explains

Photo: 20th Century Fox Back in February RopeofSilicon was invited by 20th Century Fox, along with several other online outlets, to the set of The Day the Earth Stood Still in Vancouver, British Columbia. Over the course of the next four days we’ll be bringing you interviews with Keanu Reeves, Jon Hamm, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 06:01:19

Gears Of War Still Turning

This is just a quick update for you video game fans out there: Legendary Pictures is reportedly in negotiations to acquire Epic Games, the same video game ... like Legendary Pictures wants to make it happen. Execs at both Legendary and Epic [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 18:49:03

Ravens AFC Championship Friday Press Conference Transcripts

Baltimore Ravens Conference Championship Transcripts 01/16/2009 Head Coach John Harbaugh Opening statement: “Thanks for coming. We had a good week of practice.  We had a good day today.  The guys are working hard, and we’re looking forward to playing on Sunday [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 00:28:28

As Andrew Wyeth slips away into the next life, the blogging cockroach waves a poetic antenna.

Yesterday's post marking the death of the popular painter lured the little insect — who's very popular around here — out of the woodwork and onto the ... leftish ideas stuck to them like mold on an overripe fruit ready to drop into somebody s hands except [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 14:09:41

A New Year's Prayer

This is going to be a different kind of post that doesn't have a picture to go with it, so I thought I would post our Christmas card from this year ... us what we can do to make a difference. Embolden us to act. Mold our church into the kind of church [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 03:47:00

A Scale Model of a Ferrari 312PB Built By Pierre Scerri

Back in 1978, a Frenchman named Pierre Scerri wanted a Ferrari ... but one that would fit in his living room. So he took pictures of the 312 PB, the real one, and sketched ... … everything is there, perfectly. And it works. Check out the pictures and info after the jump [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 20:06:28

Israelis and Palestinians: Then and Now in Pictures

As a taboo subject, the likening of Israeli actions against the Palestinians to that which their grandparent’s suffered during World War II still ... camps in the mold of Auschwitz-Birkenau - but does that render the eerily familiar actions above any [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 09:58:44

Doug Casey: Foundations of the Current Crisis

Doug Casey: Foundations of the Current Crisis By admin | January 16, 2009 Everybody wants predictions. The following piece goes one better than that! Doug Casey, publisher and Chairman, The Casey Report,  and a legend in the field of investments and geopolitics, wrote the following article back in November of 1997 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 23:41:41

To-Morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Basketball

Note for those of you who have ordered a shirt: There has been a delay with the screen printing, ... financed stadiums (cf. CLEAN v. State of Washington), is David Stern essentially concurring [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 20:28:00

WARNING:LONG POST AHEAD//your questions, answered

For someone who never wears heels but would like to start, are there any styles or designers that you recommend for comfort? ... that you find uncomfortable, force yourself to wear them so you break them in and they start to mold [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 06:10:46

Jim Brown on "The Express" and sex in the movies: Part Two

How much has sports shaped society? It's a tantalizing question that is often difficult to answer ... that helped mold Ernie Davis into a great player, but who, when it came to social issues, didn't want [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 23:24:06

New Years in France

I recently returned from France where I met Aimee, my girlfriend, over New Years. We had a wonderful time ... all our pictures on it was stolen. Thankfully, we had another camera and still have a few pictures.After being [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 16:03:00

House Update ~ Chronicles of a Real Estate Nightmare ~ Kitchen Part 3

These first 2 pictures are what were taken when the house was on the market. Cute kitchen and sun porch right? ... it started to flood under the side wall. After we pulled up the old moldy carpet and linoleum I sat [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 03:53:22

The Angelina Jolie Doll | I'm Not Obsessed - Celebrity Gossip And Pictures

The Angelina Jolie Doll | I'm Not Obsessed - Celebrity Gossip And Pictures Angelina... is that you? Holy lifelike! I mean, this man is an artist . Check out the hand painted replica Noel Cruz made of Angelina Jolie . The artist didn't mold the doll, he just "removed the factory paint" and recreated the image [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 23:18:10

Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Possible Spoiler Alert: I know I’m probably the last person to see this movie but just in case you haven’t seen it, ... Katrina. Through postcards, pictures and an aging diary, she tells the story of Benjamin Button [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 16:25:00

Sunday Salon: the Not-Cranky Post

Posted by: Eva on: January 11, 2009 In: 1%WellRead| Challenges| Contemporary| Fiction| Reviews| Sunday Salon| SupportLibraryComment! ... me, and it seemed to adhere to closely to a classical ghost story mold that I wasn’t surprised [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 02:20:46

Celebrity Apprentice Returns With 16 New Celebrities!

Those of us who enjoyed the 1st season of the celebrity version of The Apprentice will be happy to know that the show is returning with 16 new celebrities when Celebrity Apprentice 2 premieres on NBC, Sunday, March 1 (9-11 p.m. ET/PT) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 22:14:05

The Dark Knight Score Disqualified From Academy Award Consideration

The Executive Committee of the Academy of Motion Pictures music branch has ruled that the score for The Dark Knight is disqualified because five ... where the artists involved are being punished for not fitting into the cookie cutter mold. The Dark [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 05:20:40

Portrait of a Food Sculptor

Jim Victor’s career as a food sculptor got off to a rocky start ... , and I had a little Swiss Army Knife,” he says. “We got it back together, the pictures were taken, and it turned [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:43:51

Adorable Baby Pictures You Would Never Want to Miss

In basic English usage, a baby is defined as a human child at the youngest stage of life, ... to the rest of the body and just about as big as the chest. Since the baby's head had to mold to fit through [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:50:03

bathroom wallpaper

‘bathroom wallpaper’ FREE DOWNLOAD AND SETUP As a blogger for her website Design Sponge, ... for 2009 - read more Gone are the high school pictures, the teddy bears, the single bed of Becky Gorman [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 19:00:58

Happy birthday to Me!!!

Yesterday was my birthday!  I’m…um (pause while math-challeneged woman calculates) 36 this year! ... was beautifully decorated with the owner’s collection of gorgeous china and antique pictures [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:58:29

illinois teen dating violence statistics

illinois teen dating violence statistics January 6th, 2009 Tags: illinois teen dating violence statistics As a new addition to the Dating Gold team (in their support department) I’m finding I get asked the same questions time and time again. Hence, the new category for Dating Gold [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 08:47:59

The Babe's Alive

Brian and I had a tough time deciding what Christmas gifts to get for the kids this year ... #1, #2 in her very own little potty...wow, this would just thrill Lily! I had such cute little pictures [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 01:35:00

Confessions Of A Teen Idol: Coming Soon To VH1

VH1’s set to give heartthrobs of the ’80s and ’90s another chance at fame via Confessions of a Teen Idol ... will learn to let go of their past fame, reclaim control of their careers and look ahead to their futures [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 18:27:29

Ivy Takes The Mr. Clean Challenge

Ivy says: Awhile back, the people from Mr. Clean sent me a box that told me to take the Mr. Clean challenge ... . So, now I wanted to put it to the test suggested by the company. They sent me some tiles to try [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 04:16:00

Stamp a Sweet Impression - Sneak Peek Day 2

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you had a wonderful New Year's Eve celebration! ... . I found a cute candy mold in the shape of lips and decided to finally try my hand at pouring [more...]

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

Gourmet Cooking

This book, The Amateur Gourmet (published by Random House), is laugh-out-loud funny ... and familiar foods around me. Roberts is around to encourage you to break the mold and also encourage [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 15:00:58

Low-Sugar Treats: Orange Chocolate Muffins

Being a mother of a 6 year old, we often have full house ... have gotten used to ringing once and then just coming in. I cannot tell you how many times I have jumped [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 20:10:00

Review - The Sixteen Pleasures by Robert Hellenga

The Sixteen Pleasures by Robert Hellenga 369 pages Fiction Published 1994 A member of my book group, M.B ... that has…dirty pictures! But because it’s old and still in good condition (only the cover [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 07:12:26

Unsportsmanlike Conduct - 12 Men On The Field

"What? You said that I can save a lot of money by switching my insurance to Geico? OK! ... . He didn't have to touch the offense. He was a defensive coach, and he did mold that defense [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 18:01:00

KISSED BY A ROSE: ROSA ACOSTA

HOW HOT IS ROSA ACOSTA? Vote Here:VN:F please wait...Rating: 9.6/10 (20 votes cast) ... for when I finish modeling. Well, you definitely break the mold of the typical model in terms of having [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 09:54:07

Pam Anderson wants to pose nude again

Pam Anderson wants to pose nude again 9 0 7 [ ... The Angelina Jolie Doll | I'm Not Obsessed - Celebrity Gossip And Pictures The Angelina Jolie Doll | I'm Not Obsessed - Celebrity Gossip And Pictures Just Jared found this 26 hours ago [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 21:09:08

The End of the French Monarchy

The End of the French Monarchy January 20th, 2009 Revolution- The Beatles You say you want a revolution Well, ... But if you go carrying pictures of chairman Mao You ain’t going to make it with anyone anyhow Don’t you know it’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 17:28:30

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