How to build a gingerbread house

This was among the Top 5 articles on Bob Vila’s website: How to Build a Gingerbread House. Man, that guy knows everything! You can download plans for different models of gingerbread houses, including A-Frame, Colonial, Saltbox and Side Gable. I didn’t even know the last three of those house types existed, so Lord knows [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 12:32:11

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Rediscovery, Issue 1

As winter begins to close in (and I begin to spend more time inside where it’s warm), I’ve found myself looking for things to do around the house ... . Then, the title track, if you will, continues the story, describing a scene where the guy plans what he’ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 06:24:33

Go Home Already: Buildings and Grounds

2008_0916_gha.jpg Seems like we all ought to be asking tougher questions about the plans of new Smithsonian head G. Wayne Clough. ... Modern Art Notes Redskin Chris Cooley has apologized for posting a photo of his penis on his blog ... up the block a woman was attacked, and the guy who rushed out of the house to help the woman, also beat [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 23:13:33

'Red Paperclip' Guy Is Ready to Trade His House

It's only been a couple years since Kyle MacDonald first made headlines bartering his way from a red paper clip to a house, ... and author announced Tuesday that he's accepting offers for his two-story, full-furnished farmhouse ... trading again, we were stagnant on that front," he said. MacDonald plans to accept offers until July 11 [more...]

Date: 2008-06-17 15:50:44

Firefighters in the house…

No, my house didn’t catch on fire. Though it could from these HOT firefighters on my new 2009 wall calendar ... to know the guy’s name. I plan to look it up so we can be on a first-name basis. So Mr. January [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 05:23:30

Choose A Best Home Loan Product.

Choose A Best Home Loan Product. By Guy Baldwin | January 18, ... financial plans because of the present economical situation. This is not a good thing, nor is it necessary. Low interest rates are amazing at the moment, so is the fact that house prices have stopped [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 01:29:46

Private thoughts

This one's just for me, most likely, because my mind's all a jumble. Last night I dreamed of Boston and it reminded me of me. The person I used to be ... process although she says she knows nothing about medical plans. And there was I, the former vp ... thinking about my dream(s), I was listening to my guy snoring at the other end of the house [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 12:17:00

Rangel Wants The Military Draft Started……Again

This guy is a piece of work: Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) ... , but he will wait until after the economic stimulus package is passed. Asked if he plans to introduce ... create a distraction for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) soon after Democrats won control [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:55:24

Erin’s Kitchen Nightmares

Thanks, guys. Thanks a lot. Because of you, we’re planning to rip out our kitchen and replace it with this: Sigh. Not really. I love this kitchen, but we’d pretty much have to raze the entire house and rebuild to get it, and Momma don’t have that kind of cash (who does, these days?). But in all seriousness, because [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 10:00:49

Tontas Thursday 1/15 - Doors for hiding behind, eavesdropping, locking, walking through and bursting open

Yowza, Santi's old med school buddy Eugenio stops by for a visit. Candy shows up and goes ballistic, hits the guy, "Murderer!! ... for what he did. Candy disappears into the house and Santi tells Eugenio he will help Candy go after ... peeks through the door and growls at them. He only stopped by to let her know he has dinner plans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 07:05:00

I couldn't help but notice President Obama was calling out some people, guys like Mark Kirk

I couldn't help but notice that President Obama called out some people, not by name, but by deed:To House republicans circa 2001 - 2006:On this day, ... tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:15:00

Corporate America sells Obama, message of change

The guys hawking Barack Obama T-shirts and trinkets on the corners of downtown Washington have some new competition in the selling frenzy building ... to mark the change in the White House. It is relatively rare for corporations leery of alienating ... . The hometown Washington Post plans four separate editions on Tuesday and Wednesday along with an [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 11:30:52

Marty Kaplan: Happy Birthday to Me

Not long ago, a guy I know, a good guy who to all outward appearances seems happy and successful, ... than several million, two best-sellers and a house in Majorca. At 48, what you said sounds really good ... sections of bookstores are filled with inspirational messages and 10-point-plans to the contrary [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 16:35:47

Finally.... New York, New York!

Man, you guys really gave it to me when I went home for Christmas and hadn't posted the New York pictures yet! I do have a great excuse ... to our original plans, but we liked the idea of going to New York, so we decided to go anyway ... of our house, get on the metro, and meet our ride at Dupont Circle. The only hard thing was traveling [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 03:18:00

And here's a free Zippo lighter!

The Treasury Department, you know, the guys with the deep circles under their eyes and recycling bins full of empty Red Bull cans, has come up with yet another plan to save the world by giving away other people's money: subsidizing new mortgages. The idea is that if you buy a house now, the government will chip [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 08:58:30

Remembering Ubec Trip of '08!

Wow, do you guys still remember this?Yeah. That was last year's trip and the first long trip we've had together ... with me that time and I only have my now-defunct p/s camera. From Malen's house, we got into a jeepney ... favorite resto in Ubec. I have been telling him about it even before our plans of going to Cebu [more...]

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

Stogie Guys Friday Sampler CXXIV

In our ongoing effort to make StogieGuys.com as entertaining and informative as possible, ... Friday Samplers. Enjoy. 1) Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted 289-139 in favor ... youth tobacco usage by keeping prices high. No word on how the city health commissioner plans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:54:34

Uh, Detroit, the Obama guys have a real problem with your bailout

Incoming Barack Obama senior advisor David Axelrod issued a fairly stern warning to American automakers today that they'll have to come up with a ... for the incoming White House Obama team on another Sunday morning news show. "They have to do it," Daley ... next month. Congressional leaders told the three major U.S. auto manufacturers to draw up plans [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 05:21:23

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