Sick as a Pig - Good to be back

It’s more than a month since my last post on this blog when I stated that ‘I was off to Croke Park’ and I’d like to thank everyone who, ... , Gordon Brown unveiled plans to get not only those claiming unemployment benefit, but also [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 22:01:00

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A CAR (ELECTRIC) NAMED OLIVE

A CAR (ELECTRIC) NAMED OLIVE August 27th, 2008 | Uncategorized | 8 Comments THE SEVENTY SEVENTH POST Mike Ollie loved new things that were in the pipeline, especially if they had something to do with saving energy. If there was a link with her beloved Broken Hill, so much the better [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 03:59:29

Should we deviate from our goals?

At the end of 2007, I set out goals financially for us to achieve here. Max out 401k - on track Max out Roth IRA 2008 - done Max out ESPP - done Cash Flow $20k tuition - done Not take out student loan of $8500 - debating All cash month - done It’s not yet the end of the year but I had to write this post.  Mostly because we’re stuck [more...]

Date: 2008-07-28 15:33:40

In The Company Of Vampires

I watched a bit of HBO's "True Blood" today, and between that and getting a copy of the new paperback "First Blood" (thanks, Meljean!) I'm in a bloodsucking mood. This is a chapter from a vampire novel I wrote in 2005, known by many names -- "Vamptopia," "Hex In The City," "Fools and Vampires," and, when I'm just feeling sorta punchy, " [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 10:18:00

Interview with Hannah Higgins

hannahhigginsinterview by jeff abellDick Higgins, Danger Music No. 17, 1962. Photo by Mercedes Vostell. Courtesy the Estate of Dick Higgins.Hannah Higgins' book, Fluxus Experience, was published by University of California Press in 2002. At a time when most art historians follow the poststructuralist model of "everything is text," [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 18:45:00

Is the Price of a Community More than Money Alone?

New Babbage simsOne of the most striking communities in Second Life is up for sale ... that we cover in The Primgraph - and indeed, some of The Primgraph’s writers make their home there.Numbering ... Victorian sense (which means that there are municipal parks attached).New Babbage simsBut now, after two [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 14:38:18

Health Week starts April 28

1343 F St.: Arthur Burt Co. Footwear for "society affairs," afternoon or evening. 1341 F St ... Shop on ground floor Washington Post, Jan 9, 1912 Plans for the construction of a ten-story office ... . 1315-1317 F St.: Baltimore Sun Building Contemporary Photo Washington Post, Apr 9, 1903 The Baltimore [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 23:15:59

OVERLOOKED TITLES: The Affinity Bridge, The Grift, Son Of Man, etc...

“The Affinity Bridge” by George Mann. UK Release Date: July 1, 2008. Welcome to the bizarre and dangerous world of Victorian London, a city teetering on the edge of revolution. Its people are ushering in a new era of technology, dazzled each day by new inventions [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 01:01:00

Screen Bites

what most of us already know: Fanboys are in revolt over 20th Century Fox’s legal brawl with Warner Bros. over the movie rights to Watchmen. Some are even threatening to boycott Fox films like The Day the Earth Stood Still and, yes, even X-Men Origins: Wolverine [more...]

Date: 2008-08-20 12:48:00

Blue Sky Buzz(Mini Update): Name Calling...

Since this is the traditional day we all gives gifts, ... into those plans the Mouse has had for more global expansion. As of now, it really hasn't canceled ... . Freudian slip there, sorry. Well, plans come and plans go and plans change sometimes comes [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 08:28:00

Culture secretary to rate all websites

DAS BUNKER, The Culture Wars, Saturday (NNN) — The Culture Secretary, Andy Burnham, ... children. “Children have become Victorian ideals one and all since its introduction. They never ... to take it over.” Mr Burnham also plans to negotiate with Barack Obama’s administration to draw [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 22:38:54

Thinking Ahead to the Next Regulatory Regime

It’s a sign of how dire the times are, but a valuable start to what should be an even more urgent national - even international - dialogue: ... and bubbles (in Victorian times this newspaper was moaning about railway stocks, not house prices [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 02:44:36

Special Report: VoIP war stories from the Australian front

It took the direct intervention of Cisco CEO John Chambers to resolve issues when Victoria's Timboon and District Healthcare service first deployed ... hospital worldwide," says Victorian South West Alliance of Rural Health (SWARH) IT director, Garry Druitt [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 00:00:01

links for 2008-12-03

Eco-conscious Benedictine Nuns look forward to the eco-friendly monastery - Greenlaunches ... . North Bend home plans streaming in - Snoqualmie Valley Record North Bend's recently lifted growth restriction is opening up new development. First u: Three residential communities with "cottage [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 07:01:14

Out with the old, in with the new

Well, New Year's Eve didn't exactly go out with a bang this year at Nappy Valley Central. Our original plans having fallen through some time ago, we felt too exhausted by Christmas ... of money - were we mad?".In one way it felt good to offload some of the contents of our house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 13:56:00

The Legacy of George W. Bush: A BBC Perspective

Meet Neal Razzell, senior broadcast producer for the BBC World Service Radio ... radio documentaries, traveling far and wide. Neal contacted me when he read about the Bush home purchase on this blog, and made plans to fly to Dallas and check out the President’s home turf. He asked [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 23:20:59

Some Days You Need To Cry

It’s funny, I’ve been so happy for several weeks lately, that a moment of sadness caught me by surprise. But it shouldn’t have ... , but the economy got so bad, that I opted for something closer to home. This is an indoor flea market [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 11:58:20

Patrick Barkham talks to the villagers living on the site of Heathrow’s proposed third runway

Jack Clark ‘I don’t want to move. The airport is big enough’ On summer evenings, Jack Clark sits in his cottage garden overlooking Heathrow airport and gazes upwards, waiting ... home as quickly as they can. Clark, who is 96, has known the hamlet of Heath Row [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:51:53

Crikey on Thornley

TOP STORIES 1 . Thornley under pressure to explain his "better place"Andrew Crook writes:The speculation that recently-resigned Victorian ALP Evan Thornley is planning to join Israeli ... that keeps on giving for the Victorian opposition. Thornley's coy party room pronouncement [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 08:58:00

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

A Hint Of The Nightmare To Come

It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “For four years the Neal family called a two-family house in New Haven, home. The Neals have had their house on the market for a year and a half. They’re frustrated but patient. They understand this is a tough time to sell [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 21:25:41

Smugglivus Presents: Ana & Thea's Most Excellent Books of 2008

Ana: I'm Ana, Romance reader at heart...Thea: And I'm Thea, Speculative Fiction junkie.. ... .Ana & Thea: And we're... Wyld Stallyns BOOK SMUGGLERS!!!!!!!*play facemelting riffs on air guitars*We've brought you some of our favorite authors with their reflections on 2008 and plans for 2009 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 08:01:00

Upcoming 2009 Releases — Part Two

Back in August, I posted an article HERE that showcased Upcoming 2009 Book Releases. That spotlight really only scratched the surface of what 2009 had to offer though, so now I’m back with Part Two, which is a little bigger, and hopefully, better. So enjoy, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 08:01:00

Make your Christmas Magical: Simple ways of draping your house in dazzling decorations

It is that magical time of the year again when kids dream about Santa, ... are busy buying gifts and making plans, others are still searching for ways to turn their home ... of draping your house in dazzling decorations Everyone has their own dream and this Christmas [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 14:29:48

Shoppin'

We finally got the floor plans for our house!!!! And y'all know what that means!!!!??!?!!? I can finally start decorating in my head! ... one in an old victorian with bright white molding.. Gorgeous! eeeeeee! Our house closes on Feb 10th, I can't [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 03:12:00

"Destruction of a modernist legacy"

Photo of Eeno Saarinen's US Embassy Building in London from CultureMonsterPlans to construct a new home in a safer location in South London for the ... the same about the plans recently announced to demolish the existing Christchurch Airport Terminal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 20:15:00

French Country House Plans

Hello friends, I am very happy to give you this valuable information about Home Plans ... Houseplansandmore.com, provides excellent home plans, home designs and floor plans. They help ... Lot House Plans, Plantation House Plans, Vacation Home Plans, Victorian House Plans, Waterfront Home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 07:09:35

Classroom collaboration

Monday, December 15, 2008 at 2:36 PM It's amazing to think that just a little over ten years ago, ... at the recent Victorian Information Technology Teachers Association Conference, Laurie discussed how "adopting [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 22:36:00

THE 2008 PARK SLOPE 100

The Park Slope 100: 100 stories, 100 ways of looking at the world, 100 inspiring people, places and things. The list is in alphabetical order. There are no repeats from last year. There are always serious omissions. I left two slots open for latecomers [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 06:52:52

Home Plans

Hi every one. Our today’s post is about a site which helps us a lot to build our home and make our home very beautiful ... building your house. One such leading online house planning concern is Home Plans and More, where ... , Victorian house plans, bungalow house Plans, Tudor house plans, Vacation house plans, saltbox [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 00:44:00

More On The Illuminati's Use Of The Tavistock Institute In Their Systematic Dismantling Of The U.S. Constitutional Republic

The following article on the Tavistock Institute describes how it has been used by the Illuminati since the mid 20TH Century in which to infiltrate a myriad of society shaping organizations within the U.S. Military Industrial Intelligence Media Collegiate complex [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 22:27:00

IWW Members' Publishing Successes

The new year is well underway, and members of the IWW are going full steam! ... and Lonely Men.Karna ConverseI have 15 short devotions in the Jan/Feb/March issue of Christ In Our Home ... poems, "The Conspiracy," has been published in the Victorian [more...]

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

An Overview Of Putting Together Plans For Your Dream Luxury Vacation Home

An Overview Of Putting Together Plans For Your Dream Luxury Vacation Home Author: scott0427 | January 8, 2009 There are some distinct differences between vacation home plans and traditional home plans. The plan of a vacation home usually have specific features which may include more of an open floor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:56:29

The Mighty Thor

Headline: Burglar scared off by man dressed as Thor From: news.scotsman.comDate of clip: 2.1.9Caption: The Mighty ThorA builder scared off a house-breaker by running at him dressed as the Norse god Thor.The terrified intruder leapt from a first floor window to escape Torvald Alexander [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 14:34:00

The Miracle of the Cardinal’s Tassels

I was very moved by the plea of the human rights campaigner, Peter Tatchell, that the body of Cardinal Newman be allowed to remain, ... , and a happy home. However, we can only speculate about Cardinal Newman and Father Ambrose St John [more...]

Date: 2008-10-05 21:08:58

Stay at the United Kingdom’s Best Hotels, Inns

Stay at the United Kingdom’s Best Hotels, Inns Posted By Tess Kirkpatrick on @ 4:10 am by Tess Kirkpatrick It’s the land of Shakespeare, ... interesting itineraries for travelers to this exciting region. Her detailed plans include places to visit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 04:10:17

Even the Grand Dames have fallen on hard times

The Redman House, in happier times From "The Redman House" The Redman-Hirahara House is a prime example of a West Coast Victorian farm estate home situated ... Anne Victorian which stands in the middle of a farm field as a symbol of history.The house was built [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 19:58:41

Seven Questions for Print's New Editor-in-Chief Emily Gordon

It's been an exciting year for Print. The magazine took home a National Magazine Award for general excellence and a Magazine ... us about her plans for the magazine, which is "just a few years younger than John McCain and a heck [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 16:51:42

Victorian ban could boost Mount Gambier

Controversial plans by the Victorian Racing industry to close Casterton’s training facilities could boost the number of thoroughbred trainers at the ... (excluding the winter months) and could entice some Victorian trainers across the border [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 03:02:33

Four Days in Ohio

I feel a compulsive need to document vacations, even those spent at home, ... s house, where inexplicably I began sneezing early and often, eyes watering, sinuses plugged [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 04:44:00

Still Riding the Wave or Crashing on a Rocky Shore?

The other day as I was aimlessly surfing the net in search of something interesting to read, ... and recent history.Fischer says that European historians have written extensively [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 17:13:12

Historic Victorian Bed and Breakfast For Sale in Downtown Long Beach California - 90802

  LONG BEACH REAL ESTATE FOR SALE The Turret House Historic Victorian Bed and Breakfast For Sale   Downtown Long Beach California ...   The Turret House-Downtown Long Beach California The Turret House, a successful historic ... and weekend getaways.  Many Downtown locals book rooms for visiting family members.  The Turret House [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 16:00:00

THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 10 December 2008

FINTAG COMMENT The irony. One of the joys of running your own business is you can make up the rules, ... , Smythson wallet and Victorian cufflinks with an engraved family crest, top off the look. But I feel [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 08:32:27

what ever happened to bopeep?

Happy New Year....with all the bells and whistles!Do you know what ever became of bopeep? ... what that new ram can produce?To keep this aging shepherd out of trouble....my hubby and I have a house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 13:49:00

Frankenstein (Classic Movie Series #10)

  Universal was churning out horror pictures by the dozen in the thirties and forties, ... on Mary Shelley’s Victorian novel, but let’s get this out of the way up front — while the movies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:24:43

Shoemaker Woes

Headline: Thousands of Shoes Block Miami TrafficFrom: news.scotsman.comDate of clip: 2.1 ... terrified intruder leapt from a first floor window to escape Torvald Alexander, who was dressed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 21:52:00

Media & Politics (one section only today)

Media & Politics (one section only today) 24-Dec-08 Permanent link to MTA daily media news Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, ... by the working poor in Victorian England.  They were entirely at the mercy of the upper classes [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 23:00:56

Blackadders Christmas Carol (Watch Video and Read Transcript)

Republishing in full not allowed without permission.. Source: bhatt.id ... ) and narrated by Hugh Laurie (now famous from his role in the tv series “House”). Blackadders Christmas Carol [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 04:05:23

Experience the Best of England, Scotland and Wales at Top Hotels

Experience the Best of England, Scotland and Wales at Top Hotels Posted By Tess Kirkpatrick on @ 4: ... and created several interesting itineraries for travelers to this exciting region. Her detailed plans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 04:13:03

Posting Bale

Three between-the-Batman films starring Christian Bale, ... -of-L.A. home turf after years of service in Afghanistan. Davis has two humble goals for the rest [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:30:40

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