NEW TO RENT ON DVD/VIDEO

NEW TO RENT ON DVD/VIDEO The Strangers (Cert 15, 84 mins, Universal Pictures UK, Thriller/Horror/Romance, also available to buy DVD £19 ... (Howerton) to come to the brick ranch house to pick him up. The couple sits awkwardly, raking over ... the young woman on the dimly lit porch. Sending the girl away to a neighbouring house, Kristen runs a bath [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 09:40:15

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Getting a lot done (I'm so tired....)

I have to keep reminding myself that I have just grounds for feeling so tired.1. I've moved to a new time zone: one hour difference, but it doesn't get dark here until almost 9 pm so I am really not winding down for bed time as I should.2. We keep staying up late watching the Olympics [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 08:15:00

Whitefish to Chicago by Amtrak

Miles travelled on trip so far: 10,186. Planes: 3. Trains: 11. Buses: 14. Taxis: 7. Car trips: 6 ... (grim), or the odd Swedish-style farmhouse (an indication of the ancestry). Which ... to very quickly check email and tweet. It’s here that it felt like real ranch country and I noticed [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 21:53:57

Operation Lemonade Day Two!

For day two of Operation Lemonade we took our little stand on the road. With the pastor’s gracious permission, we set up outside after the church service.. We nearly ran out of lemonade! Later today we are going to the first game of the church softball league season! There ought to be some thirsty people there! [more...]

Date: 2008-06-01 17:04:55

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

I'll Show You To Your Seats

I have a confession. For as much as I love antiques, I hate garage sales. Hate, hate, hate them ... different story. In NY, estate sales are whole house sales, usually after someone has passed away. And you go right in the house. (I have heard it isn't like that everywhere). Absolutely everything [more...]

Date: 2008-07-30 15:59:00

"This year is playing out like one of Aesop’s fables"

From the Sacramento Bee: In a vivid example of the Wall Street financial crisis hitting home, development plans for a Placer County golf course community called Bickford Ranch crashed Friday in federal bankruptcy court. Bickford Ranch, a 1,942-acre residential project in the Sierra foothills [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 22:00:00

How Much Lower Can They Go?

The Chicago Tribune reports from Illinois. “Home buyers and sellers in the Chicago area just can’t agree on the price of a house ... , but they’re being slow.’” “Denise Dominici put her Romeoville tri-level house on the market in April ... from renters, reduced the price to $235,900 and offered to throw in the furnishings. To her, the house [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 15:16:47

Florida Political News for 7/20/08

Start your web-day with the Florida Progressive Coalition. Our digest and commentary on today's Florida political news and punditry follows ... , but Bubriski said it plans to hire "a lot more than 100" paid staffers. Last month, the campaign employed 20. ... political veterans say they hear the campaign plans to open between 30 and 50 offices [more...]

Date: 2008-07-20 14:42:37

2008, in Review

2008 was a year of BIG changes for me: I left my full time position at Glaxstar for the wonderful (and most-times stressful) world of freelancing; I moved 200 miles south from a shared house ‘Cherrytree’ in Walsall, West Midlands to Littlehampton, West Sussex on the south coast; And I proposed to my lovely girlfriend [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 22:42:18

The ALABAMA-CLEMSON Diaries

------------------------------ Saturday, 9:34 A.M. ???   Ouch. My head feels like the Bataan Death March. My brain is fucked.  My brain is a hotel concierge, and last night is Kobe Bryant.  My brain is the San Francisco 49ers organization, and last night is the guy who picked Alex Smith [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 21:30:33

Fellow Cottage Transformations Blogs

If you're looking for other cottage transformation journeys (in the beginning stages!) ... have to have an "architecturally correct" period style cottage to make your home your cottage. I live in a 30 year old little ranch style home. We haven't even touched the outside of our house yet (and it will be quite a while [more...]

Date: 2008-06-03 22:56:43

Pet News - Pet Advice - Pet Photos

Bring Your Pet On Your Family Vacation by Joseph M. Sabol Everyone knows that people consider their pets as part of the family. Now it is becoming more common to include pets in vacation plans and many travel destinations are accommodating dogs and cats. Many hotels, resorts and state parks allow dogs, although [more...]

Date: 2008-07-14 12:20:02

French Inspired Houses (aka, My Dream Home 2009)

In January of last year, I did a post on my (then) favorite style of architecture, Georgian with Adams influence. So many of the house pictures in my inspiration files are Georgian, and I still love and appreciate this style. However, as much as I love Georgian style homes, over the past year I have found [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 02:30:00

Testimonial by David and Catherine Hewes, Newnan, GA

Testimonial by David and Catherine Hewes, Newnan, GA Recently, I contracted with BSN to build a home for my wife, Catherine and I ... house plans; we wanted to customize it to fit our needs.  We discovered that making changes ... of looking at our plans to determine an initial cost after we decided on the basics. Our home [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 19:02:13

Next Saturday will be much more interesting..

This one was quite UN-inspiring Next Saturday this: S31 (I) Finding the Fountain of Fresh Knitting Ideas Cat Bordhi ALL This workshop is child’s play – yet generates startling and stunning designs which your well-behaved brain would never lead you to otherwise [more...]

Date: 2008-06-08 03:06:58

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

A New Mexico Christmas

Christmas is a beautiful time of year in New Mexico ... Mexico is not too far from my parents’ house.  Mesilla goes all out with luminarias lining the whole ... with turkey breast and chile con queso on top open-face style.  We are keeping that tradition very [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 21:35:20

NASA Administrator Building his dream home

Just imagine a post-NASA Mike Griffin building his retirement dream home.First, take all the plans you've paid competing architects to devise to meet your stated needs ... decreeing the size and shape of the shell of the house and choosing a builder, mandate on said builder [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 06:45:00

Figuring Out Where to Tie the Knot

When you think of your wedding, chances are you can see a pretty good idea of the clothes you want to wear, whom you want to stand at your side, ... property their families own between them are a double-wide and two small ranch houses on cramped lots [more...]

Date: 2008-09-21 17:46:17

Custom Home Plans: 3 Reasons to Use Them

Custom Home Plans: 3 Reasons to Use Them Custom home plans have a lot of advantages, but many people don`t think they can actually use them ... when you can create the perfect house that you`ve been building in your mind`s eye for years ... plans! You can simply show the staff what you want and see it created on the computer [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 02:13:25

New Condos Outside of Calgary - Updated for Jan ‘09

AIRDRIE: BREEZE AT AIRDRIE: By Generations Group of Companies. Three-bedroom townhomes or one-, two-or three-bedroom apartment-style condos from low$200,000s.At 2370 Bayside Rd. S. W.,Airdrie. COURTYARDS OF KING’S HEIGHTS: Gardenside condos from$194,900, plus GST. At Kingsland Road in Airdrie. COPPERSTONE VILLAGE: By Jade Landing Holdings [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 20:59:20

Madoff Understands Money Mnagement Mirages!

Nepotism, schmepotism as long as it's good for Democrats! (See 1 below.)Holman Jenkins suggests we put Madoff in charge of Social Security ... ) to the President's glass enclosed reviewing box in front of The White House as paying guests of the RNC and froze [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 13:46:00

Is it a Ranch or a Rambler?

American Ranch, Western Ranch, or California Rambler are housing styles found all over the country ... than rambler. Bremeton WA Real Estate Home Styles What are the features of a ranch style home ... from war amass the simple, economical Ranch house was built in huge quantities very quickly to meet [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 20:50:09

Floor-Plan Friday

Floor Plans in California, Georgia, and Arizona The following is a collection of floor plans that are currently available for purchase from home ... , Georgia. The Chastain home plan is a split bedroom ranch-style floor plan with four bedrooms, three ... builders in Georgia, Arizona, and California. The plans that we’ve listed below vary in size [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 20:34:26

California Fire News - Updates in your mail box

h1 a:hover {background-color:#888;color:#fff ! important;} div#emailbody table#itemcontentlist tr td div ul { list-style-type:square; padding-left:1em; } div#emailbody table#itemcontentlist ... Floor In House FireTwo firefighters fell through the floor of a burning two-story home in Los Feliz [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 11:07:00

Mike’s Dream Home

OK, I pledged to be nice to the NASA administrator until after Christmas ... , the (hopefully) outgoing administrator as a housing contractor and architect: First, take all the plans ... of the shell of the house and choosing a builder, mandate on said builder that the home contain [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 16:52:00

Chris Haslam & Kevin Harris: Out Of The Wild (Part 1)

CHRIS HASLAM AND KEVIN HARRIS: OUT OF THE WILD By Sean Mortimer You could be born and graduate high school between the gap when Kevin Harris and ... due to his smooth style, Harris was ranked the second best freestyler in the world in the 1980s ... , Haslam’s created his own distinct style of skating and his unbridled creativity separates [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 22:58:32

Frank Lloyd Wright's Marin Civic Center

click photo for full-size imagephoto by Donald Kinneyclick photo for full-size imagephoto by Donald Kinneyclick photo for full-size imagephoto by ... the various phases of construction, including plans for a fabulous conference center that never got ... about his work in House Beautiful.House Beautiful carried an article about some of Frank Lloyd Wright's [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 13:02:00

Ecological Homes: Why You Need One

Ecological Homes: Why You Need One Not everyone is into the environmental movement, ... (0) Custom Home Plans: 3 Reasons to Use Them Custom home plans have a lot of advantages, but many ... : Get your dream home. Why settle for a pre-made plan when you can create the perfect house that you`ve [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 02:02:55

IN REMEMBRANCE: 9-28-2008

Jump to Comments PAUL NEWMAN, A MAGNETIC TITAN OF HOLLYWOOD     By ALJEAN HARMETZ Published: September 27, 2008       Paul Newman, one of the last of the great 20th-century movie stars, died Friday at his home in Westport, Conn. He was 83.         Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times Paul Newman in 2006 [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 03:21:46

Rancho Santa Fe Home Sold for $3,600,000!

This Rancho Santa Fe home recently sold for $3,600,000, 6% below the listed price of $3,850,000. This 5,024 sq. ft ... residential area of San Diego. With five bedrooms and five baths, it is an appealing ranch style ... system, and dog kennels. Plans for horse facilities have been approved from the RSF to add arena [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 09:35:12

The Young and the Restless Recap for Week Ending 11-27-08 (”Phyllis heads down the slippery slope to Bitch-ville once more, Jack continues to dig his own grave, Adam is looking hotter by the day, and chicken adobo for the holidays! With so much to be thakful for, why must Maria Arena Bell taint the week by giving Ana and Tyra a storyline? 86 these 2 and bring back Dru to battle the chicken adobo one for Neil’s heart — that’s what everyone wants to see” Edition)

Posted by: dirkmancuso on: Sunday, November 30, 2008 In: Y & R Recaps Comment! ... as he makes plans to meet with them later that morning. “Why didn’t you tell me?” she asks after ... STYLE offices, Phyllis continues to dig into Jack’s trip to Mexico.  Nick enters with Nikki [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 07:03:22

The Pulse: Studio Shots 2

Welcome to the third edition of The Pulse: an artist survey ... question: Where does the magic happen? Tell us about the studio, room, corner, desk, table, floor, or wall ... It is in a room next to the kitchen (in another life it would have been the breakfast room). I have floor [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 12:21:37

Postwar Fairborn: Early 1950s Gallery

As we've seen Fairborn made the transition to a blue collar Dayton suburb ... . A quick gallery of early 50's style. This was a transitonal era into ranch houses from the cape cod/english cottage style of the 1940s. Mouse over the images and click for some detail. These houses [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 01:21:00

How Can REALTORs Find More Buyers, in 2009 ?

I asked this question, on LinkedIn, two weeks ago.  Here's what I heard: Danilo Bogdanovic Real Estate Consultant, Realtor, Blogger, ... -- old-style funding mechanisms that we were happy to forget all about when money was easy [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 20:14:41

Obama is Just Another Politician

Obama is Just Another Politician By Bruce Walker Barack Obama is just another politician ... to win the election.  He breaks his campaign pledge on public financing when it helps him.  Obama plans ... an indoor speech?  Everything is for image.  Everything is for style.  Everything is for political gain [more...]

Date: 2008-07-18 19:22:34

“Ranch homes” - their history and distinguishing characteristics

ranch-house-3 Is my house a ranch house? A colonial? A colonial-ranch? A year into the blog, I’m pretty sure in understanding that my own house is a mix…but this holiday ... . But not all one-story houses are ranch homes. Ranch-style, ranch bungalow, ranchette, rambler, California [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 08:00:57

MUSIC

Likely Stories Reunion by Emily Kaitz When a band that never played that much to begin with performs for the first time in 10 months, ... her to spend six months writing at the J. Frank Dobie Ranch west of Austin, the couple pulled up stakes [more...]

Date: 2008-06-26 16:14:47

Finish Strong

Finish Strong Posted June 23rd, 2008 by Jen in features 6 Comments » By My Husband The walls are up and the paint is on - now it’s time to head for the finish line, so to speak. It feels really good to have the structure done, the wires in the wall, the pipes in and the shingles on the roof [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 16:40:25

Rustic Bird House - Reap the Plateful Advantages

Rustic Bird House Rustic bird house is a kind of bird house which is very basic and simple ... be considered rustic bird house are small mission churches, adobe homes, ranch structures, wooden ... ambitious and complicated. This kind of bird house can be done even by teenagers as long as the plans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 02:15:42

Deseret Book’s First Catalog, 1922

Deseret Book: the publisher we love to hate. Well, don’t we? For generations Deseret Book has published books and other materials unique to our culture that no mainstream publisher would have touched – we love them. We don’t like much of what they sell, and they won’t publish much that we would like – we hate them [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 15:21:36

Rocketships, change and adaptation in the West

Jimmy Descant is a visual artist living in Salida. His work has been collected by Matt Groening, among others coast to coast and across the pond ... . We found an artist here who was selling her house and jumped on the opportunity. Our first day here [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 01:18:43

Tony Romo Jessica Simpson Moving In Together Irving, Texas

Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo are moving in together ... six-bedroom, six bathroom home in Valley Ranch section of Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. A National Enquirer insider says, “Jessica still has her home in Beverly Hills, but she plans to oversee [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 19:46:15

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (July 21 ??? 27, 2008)

Financial markets witnessed another roller-coaster week as renewed concerns about the global economy and the health of the financial sector surfaced, ... the House on Wednesday, now goes to President Bush. Reuters highlighted that US banks??? direct [more...]

Date: 2008-07-27 08:59:39

Hello from Aspen, wish you were here, best regards, John Devaney... by gimleteye

The Miami Herald reported yesterday, on the crash of John Devaney, Key Biscayne's high-flying hedge fund operator, once called " ... and theft. The US Congress and White House have repeatedly blocked efforts to hold hedge funds to the same [more...]

Date: 2008-07-12 12:05:09

Media & Politics (only one section today)

Media & Politics (only one section today) 06-Aug-08 Permanent link to MTA daily media news PEJ: McCain made almost as much news as Obama last week For the first time since the general election campaign began in early June, John McCain attracted virtually as much media attention as Barack Obama last week, [more...]

Date: 2008-08-06 17:24:51

liveblogging excerpts ... reliving our impromptu community from a lifetime ago (day before yesterday)

There's a reason why Election Day and Halloween are so close together:   They're both frightening ... to it, white people!   That's how Obama plans to govern!   With the Black Panthers as his private militia [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 01:41:14

Jo-Ann Power on Sipping Margaritas, Selling Books, and Smiling with Intent

Jo-Ann, is it mere coincidence that you once worked in Washington D.C. and your name is POWER? Were you drawn to that hub of power? ... to do business Texas style! And did I! I learned that women are a big force in business here. (And I lost [more...]

Date: 2008-07-07 01:31:04

Tomgram: Tom Engelhardt, Living in an Expeditionary World

Tom Englhardt discusses Why you never see what the U.S. mega-bases in Iraq look like on the national news and other topics from his new book. [Note for TomDispatch Readers: Here's what Howard Zinn says about the newest TomDispatch book (hot off the presses) [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 20:34:01

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