Frugal house cleaning

This article is part of an ongoing series called Money Saving Monday. Each Monday, I share tips and techniques you can use to start saving money ... for many different homemade cleaning products.  Vinegar can be used to remove mold, grease ... house cleaning products, so I thought I would share some collective wisdom I’ve gleaned from them [more...]

Date: 2008-09-06 15:04:04

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LUCK FOR SALE (Aug, 1954)

view additional pages LUCK FOR SALE Even the best of us ore superstitious and we pay magic-charm sellers millions of dollars yearly ... and package herbs; they mold magical candles and fill small bottles with perfumed chemicals bearing ... to a cleaning woman in the hall of his hotel and said, “Quick, give me something for luck!” She handed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 04:45:39

Democracy Promotion and Islam — Part II

Political ‘Maturity’ & Democratic Modalities By Michael Brenner                                        19/01/2009                                     Muslim IndiaOne broadly pertinent factor to be taken into account in the assaying of democratic futures is a society’s ‘political maturity’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 12:55:00

What I'm Thankful For: Harvey Milk

This man was the queer movement's Barack Obama. His watchword was “Come out, come out, wherever you are,” and he used tactics those who recently watched Barack Obama’s campaign would easily recognize: register voters, get out the vote, organize relentlessly, empower your volunteers and supporters, and spread a message of hope [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 17:11:52

Estelle: London's Shining Star

Note: Please be sure to read this story and others in the newest issue of SUAVV MAGAZINE. “I just do what I do ... is the mold from which the pop star is formed; they aren’t given a purpose, they’re born with it. You can’ ... like was a racial divide in the promotion of white artists over black artists in the UK. Do you feel [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 15:03:03

The Quick 10: 10 Magic Kingdom Attractions and Their Secrets

It was on this day in 1971 that Walt Disney World in Florida opened up to the public. It might not mean much to some of you, but I’m pretty grateful that it opened – I was born to a Disney-holic mom so I took many a family vacation to Florida just to spend a few days at Disney. In fact, my first trip was when I was not even a year old [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 19:31:30

My tears I'll drown

RANDOM(!): I do not know why but Plain White T's's (LOLOLOL) "Hate (I Really Don't Like You)" suddenly popped into my head ... me what to do I don't wanna be like you Can't you see, it's killing me? I'm my own worst enemy Knock me down I'll keep on moving It's the art of losing Fit the mold and do what you're told Get a job and start [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 13:51:42

Yellow Cake for New Grandmas

nonna/grandmotherI don't drink the water at work. Why? The water acts as a fertilizer! We have had a plethora teachers (and students) ... ! Needless to say, although I managed to pipe and mold the filigree cradle, its delicate frame pieces ... Line the bottoms of two 8-by-2-inch buttered cake pans with buttered parchment paper. Dust the botto [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 01:00:00

The Ferragamo ticket? and other Sunday items

Well, yesterday was an “opportunity for growth” day*: For some reason I couldn’t access Wordpress, while at the same time the (new) ... the drips. This morning the sun has come out, I can blog, and The Husband is in the attic collecting soaking-wet insulation into garbage bags so we won’t have home-grown mold taking over. For more homeowner [more...]

Date: 2008-09-07 14:27:25

George Bush signs a letter to GOP faithful about you-know-what

No, of course he didn't write it himself. But you can bet he read it before it went out. George is calling for money ... . President Bush's public approval ratings may be gathering mold in the Gallup Poll's basement. But the soon-retiring Republican president still has pull on the purse strings of his part President [more...]

Date: 2008-07-10 09:24:00

GIRLS IN WHITE DRESSES

Apparently, January is now the dumping ground, not only for the worst of the worst horror films and Happy Madison productions, ... comedy in the Ruthless People mold, a coal-black celebration of the awful things that people ... that if they don't spend the equivalent of a down payment on a really nice house on one single day [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:30:00

House Hunting

We met up with our realtor on Sunday to check out more properties and basically try again. I had done my research and had a variety of properties that may or may not be available. That’s the one issue I have with the reality website, I can view tons of properties but not all of them are still available. Some are contingent and others are pending [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:55:00

Eva Mendes dislikes rehab jokes; says it’s hard finding roles as a Latina

Eva Mendez has a new article in Interview Magazine which includes some awkward moments when the journalist tries to make a joke about rehab. Eva spent time in Cirque Lodge in Utah earlier this year and doesn’t talk much about her stay except to praise others who have the courage to admit that they need help [more...]

Date: 2008-07-07 20:03:05

How did we African Americans become living contradictions of our former selves?

How have unity, racial pride, and educational aspiration, once hallmarks of Black identity so dramatically declined? ... consciousness that to suggest that the current problems among Black America are now the results ... to now blame the many disparities among Black America on White racism that they would be immediately accused [more...]

Date: 2008-07-31 12:04:22

In Depth: McCain's environmental record (By Ben Whitford)

In January 2006, Brad Miller, a Democratic congressman from North Carolina, joined Sen. John McCain on a legislative fact-finding delegation to the South Pole. Miller recalls the lawmakers, still bundled in their emergency cold-weather gear, huddling into a tiny conference room a stone’s throw from the pole itself, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 16:15:52

Time to Reboot My Privilege

I had a bad day last Friday, a day considerably worse than Thomas L. Friedman’s, but it was an all-too-typical day for America ... white people! The wireless connectivity was so good I was able to enjoy porn on the Web the whole way ... , and that good money could always be used along the way to mold assorted people like golems [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 15:14:54

Will’s finally here and we’re getting lots done

Will finally got here Saturday after several plane problems. I thought he’d “take a day off,” but he was rarin’ to get started on the addition ... bathed for 15-20 minutes. Several of the jars have mold on top of the strawberries. Some jars have no mold and we have enjoyed them on french toast, etc. with no problems. Can you tell me what went wrong [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:20:54

"When adventures like cars we would ride, and the years lied ahead still untried..."

I have a tale to tell (and a very wordy post), but first I must share that the desert here has been graced with 4 blissfully rainy days that have looked like this... (I might lose power any second) Beautiful rain clouds have been beloved guests!! Crazy monsoon rain storms have been treasured... [ [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 14:12:24

The Limited Empathy Of Joan Walsh

I wanted to tell Joan Walsh to kiss my high yellow ass last year when Salon first published a series of articles bashing Barack Obama, ... ". Then there's this, pointed out by Ta-Nehisi: We saw the face of the angry white female backlash against Obama over ... as the overwrought voice of white female resentment. There she was at the Democratic [more...]

Date: 2008-06-06 14:58:00

In Depth: A green home renovator's guide (By Brita Belli, Brian Clarke and Tracy Tullis)

Whether your home just needs a touch-up or you’re feeling more ambitious, it’s a very good time to go green. Eco-homebuilding is expected to double its market share by 2013 to between 12 and 20 percent, according to the National Association of Homebuilders. Energy savings and improved quality of life are top drivers of this growth [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 15:00:52

Recalling When Congress Was a Whites-Only Club

Bruce G. Guthrie, U.S. News & World Report - This month will be remembered for the arrival of an African-American at the pinnacle of American ... of the last member of the first generation of black congressmen. On Jan. 29, 1901, Rep. George H. White took ... , the colored woman, the colored boy, and the colored girl of this country,” White intoned. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:25:06

Eat Your... Tempeh

Tempeh Although not as well-known as tofu, tempeh (pronunciation: tem-pay) also makes for a great culinary addition to the vegetarian kitchen. It has a sharp, pungent taste that is immediately identifiable. That's because its made from the fermentation of soybeans paired with a grey mold, Rhizopus oligosporus. Here are two great articles [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 21:40:49

The Libranos: Down to Three White Guys From Central Canada

Looks like those updated rules for the updated leadership have had an effect: Gerard Kennedy (aka the Young Guy) and Martha Hall Findlay ( ... ). The fact that the next prospective leader is going to fit into the same mold is yet another symptom of stagnation — or lack of imagination in the Librano establishment. UPDATE (17h00): Thanks [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 21:42:35

Bianca Jagger Evicted (Photos)

Bianca Jagger, once married to rocker Mick Jagger, is without a place to call home in the U.S ... floor apartment on Park Avenue. The trendy rent controlled coop building had a requirement ... .  She was on a B-2 visa and couldn’t prove to the court that the apartment was her primary residence. Judge [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 23:09:22

12 Ways To Naturally Boost Immunity

This E - Newsletter comes to you because either you requested it, gave me permission to send it to you or I thought you might find it of interest. If for any reason you'd like to no longer receive this monthly communication - please reply accordingly. I have great regard for your time - thank you for allowing me to be a resource for you [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 22:35:12

AP Photo Evokes Obama as Christ at His Baptism

I noticed this photo accompanying an unrelated and relatively straightforward AP story at MSNBC.com about Barack Obama's electoral strategy ... . As you can see, it falls into the Obama-as-messiah mold, albeit a little more subliminal and requiring more biblical literacy than previous still shots: Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) in AP photo [more...]

Date: 2008-06-16 19:01:12

Pray for our president–old and new.

Lord God, We rejoice in the wonder of change, the marvels of America, and the blessing of freedom. Father, bless our outgoing President George W ... in the things they pursue after life in the White House.  May they find the gracious appreciation ... and your guidance.  Mold us that we would honor You.  Change us that we would submit to You.  Through [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:00:49

Beautiful Dreamer: Milk—Take 1

By Lauren Wissot Milk, Gus Van Sant’s labor of love biopic about civil rights leader Harvey Milk (the first openly gay man elected to higher office in the United States and later gunned down, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 07:00:01

Obama fraud: He didn’t write ‘Dreams from My Father’

It’s an amazing story but Obama is just a stooge for the man who did write the book The emergence of a previously unseen writing sample proves all but conclusively that Barack Obama did not in any meaningful way write “Dreams from My Father,” the book Time Magazine has called “the best-written memoir ever produced by an American politician [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 13:28:05

Uninhabitable

Uninhabitable Posted by Michael Laprarie Published: January 4, 2009 - 6:19 PM Drudge is currently linking to this story from the Times Online: Charity homes built by Hollywood start to crumble RESIDENTS of a model housing estate bankrolled by Hollywood celebrities and hand-built by Jimmy Carter, the former US president, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 23:19:14

Stephen Views the News 1/19/09

* Intangibles – On Saturday, in between errands and chores, I followed on television the Barack Obama train ride from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. Reminiscent of the night that Obama was elected I watched the faces of people in large gatherings and listened to some of their comments that celebrated the rise of the next leader of America [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 06:52:00

Oahu, Hawai'i Part 1, North Shore: Kahuku Shrimp and Shave Ice

I’m back home now from my U.S. trip, which included an unplanned, low-budget yet glorious trip to Hawai’i, Oahu to be exact, as many of you guessed. Here’s the first of my food-centric reports before the memories fade… The shave (no d! ok!) ice in the previous post was in fact from Aoki’s Shave Ice (warning: auto-playing music) [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 18:38:11

My 2 Cents on Prop 8 and Gay Marriage . . . A Call for Strategic Activism

The following is my 2 cents on the whole issue of Prop. 8 and gay marriage. I would like for this thread to encourage others to educate on this issue and perhaps begin building bridges between groups. Unfortunately, this has become yet another text-book example of the type of reactionary politics that has doomed progressive groups over the past [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 19:17:44

Nurgle Chaos Sorcerer started

I've posted some stuff on this guy before. He's one of my projects to pay for what I had to pick up for my White Scars ... cleaning process a while ago and I've always kept it in the back of my mind. If not the exact process ... is amazing on this guy. And unfortunately so was the flash (or mold lines) and the slight miscast [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 14:45:00

GOP sees Bobby 'The Exorcist' Jindal as its Obama for 2012

No lie. Boy this party is in more trouble than I thought. Now that the bloom is off of the Sarah Palin rose, apparently GOP movers and shakers are ready to gamble on the governor of Louisiana. Must be that whole diversity thing nagging at them. Sorry pals, he's still a fundie.Like the president-elect, Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana is young (37) [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 16:47:59

Katrina 3-Year Coverage: Building on community driven successes with the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act

By: Jeffrey Buchanan Guest Contributor The federal government and national organizations have failed to meet the needs of the Gulf Coast 3 years ... s federally constructed levee system, the media, Congress, the White House, our Presidential candidates ... their communities and to live with dignity and safety.  The White House, for its part, fought to [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 17:32:20

Five Questions with… Black Blondie

Attracting attention both locally and nationally, the critically acclaimed Black Blondie continue to compel audiences with their tireless live schedule. Leading up to the band’s forthcoming First Avenue performance with Muja Messiah, M.anifest and Maria Isa the group took aim at a few questions about the upcoming show, [more...]

Date: 2008-07-18 15:00:15

Obama, the new Reagan?

By Paul West Every so often, luck and circumstance give birth to an accidental congressman or senator, ... in decades for Republican candidates. When times are bad, voters punish the party that holds the White House ... and Republican losses in next month's Senate and House contests. "The floor is dropping," Republican [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 23:47:50

Breakdown: Wide Receivers

NEWS:  The Miami Dolphins fired offensive line coach Mike Maser yesterday.  Maser was brought in with ties to offensive coordinator Dan Henning.  While the team struggled with injuries to the line, the play of the interior lineman came into question and head coach Tony Sparano was never quite pleased with their overall play after Justin Smiley [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:15:04

Million Dollar Expansion at Syntec Optics Supports Focus on Innovation

PAVILION, N.Y., Sept. 30 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Syntec Optics, recipient of the prestigious 2008 Frost & ... -saving LED illumination. The key to great individual solutions is to continually strive for better ... development costs up to 5X. Proprietary mold designs automatically compensate for shrinkage, reducing [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 12:16:42

Sid Schwab: No more and no less a human being than my patients

The following is a reader take by Sid Schawb. There's an old joke about a guy waiting in line at the Pearly Gates, ... into Heaven. "Hey, what's up with that?" asks the guy in line. "How come that person gets to cut ... - is arrogant, god-playing, a talker-down. And whereas I know many docs who break that mold, the concept [more...]

Date: 2008-06-15 05:00:01

Memento Mori-- Part Two

Grave steles, sarcophagi, and grave art teach us a great deal about what ancient peoples believed about the afterlife. In cultures where the spirits of the ancestors (called genius (singular, and genii plural-- from which we get the word genie) were believed to be alive and could inspire and affect the lives of their descendants, [more...]

Date: 2008-06-21 16:02:07

Saturday Spotlight: Merry SITSmas

Bissell Vacuum, right? We all need a little SITStaly love today.  Go comment on the two people above you in roll call. Just give them a quick cyber hug.   We have some preliminary details about our Merry SITSmas celebration!!! Oh, this is some exciting stuff packed full of prizes just like Santa's sleigh [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 06:34:41

Jasmine Tea Ice Cream In Roasted Plum Cups With Sables Cookies

Eat me quick....I am melting.... Thank you all for your concern with the storm. We did get a good bit of rain, enough to make the water come up the hill from the river during the night at high tide but it was all gone by 9am with blue skies, bright sun and scorching heat once more [more...]

Date: 2008-09-06 12:02:14

Sarah Palin Needs to Read Job Advertisement Before She Submits Application

You know, one of the first 'rules' I ever got from my university advisor on how to work job applications was to sit and read the advertisement ... that you had the skills that the employer was looking for, but also so that you could mold your resume around ... just told her that so that he could keep her away from his White House should he win? [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 17:09:46

Review: Havah: The Story of Eve by Tosca Lee

Review: Havah: The Story of Eve by Tosca Lee is Lee's imagining of a literal first couple and the story of the life of Eve. To be completely honest, I was both fascinated by this concept and uncertain of how it would play out. After all, the Bible only provides with us very limited information about Eve, and what is remembered most, of course, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 18:22:46

Harvard Illinois, located only a half hour or so from where I live, is home to very large white elephant. Please consider the story of the White Elephant of Harvard. When the sun sets in Harvard, the lights inside the empty Motorola plant power up and a bright glow arches across the sky in this small farm town [more...]

Date: 2008-08-25 16:10:56

free computer wallpaper

“free computer wallpaper” FREE DOWNLOAD AND SETUP When I was at Macworld a couple of weeks ago, ... , from Gorebridge, Midlothian, leaps to the surface at mention of her… Dr Blonde is in the house - read ... flukes. Remember the story of penicillin? Alexander Fleming discovered the bacteria-destroying mold [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 20:24:12

Summer Berry Pudding

Summer Berry Pudding Summer is a tricky thing in San Francisco. A morning in July here often feels like a morning in February, much to the consternation of shivering tourist. We grab what sun we can two days here, three days there, until the fog rolls in and we’re grabbing our sweaters and pashminas instead, [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 17:36:17

Independents Flee From Palin

As I suspected immediately after her convention speech, ... . What’s more, I think the damage is done. She can’t recover with only 4 weeks left in this election ... bearer in the mold of Reagan and he’ll use the “Sam’s Club Conservative” line that Pawlenty pioneered [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 14:06:12

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