Thanks for just being there.....

I know this may sound a bit dorky, especially when I'm writing this to anyone, but you've all truly touched my heart in someway ... over my head.  I do still worry over how long I can keep my home, as when one is in a long term relationship they don't always plan for an exit.  I estimate that I can live here for another 2-3 months [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 11:17:00

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(I know this blog has turned a little weepy of late. But, I'm a little weepy of late. I'm sure it's temporary. But, consider yourselves duly warned.) ... set me off. It just made me want to be home--amongst all that is familiar. I want ... not happen. I was so convinced, because I could SEE them, that they must be a glimpse into THE PLAN [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:36:00

DrumBeat: November 16, 2008

Global climate changes could lead to violence: Experts say it will accelerate the race for food, water KANSAS CITY, MO. — A warmer planet could find itself more often at war. The Earth's fast-changing climate has a range of serious thinkers — from military brass to geographers to diplomats — predicting a spate of armed conflicts driven by the [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 13:20:33

Lloyd Alter: Let's Get Small

Slow food has evolved into slow cities, slow design and more; it is a useful meme for the idea that you take it slow, ... there is a small modern movement happening as well, with the Micro Compact Home, sustain minihome photo ... called the modern economy unsustainable, as natural resources were treated as expendable income [more...]

Date: 2008-09-13 22:14:50

Weekend Links :: A Year In Review

Photo by Jan 2008 was a good year for Simple Mom.  It being the only year and all ... Compounding Interest To Kids Nesting Place :: Imperfectly Beautiful: The Philosophy of a Home Make ... Organize Your Home Biblical Womanhood :: Embrace Today: Choose Joy! Being Frugal :: 7 Things Women Wish [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 07:56:18

What to do about Zimbabwe?

I must admit, I can’t think of a solution. The Anglican Bishop of Pretoria, Joe Seoka, has likened Mugabe to a modern-day Hitler and said he should be removed “by all means necessary” ... his Christmas shopping at Harrods and flew home to inflict anther decade of devastation on the country. Peter [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 18:01:55

Obama, McCain economic duel

by Jill Zuckman TOLEDO, Ohio--Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain battled long-distance over the economy Monday as Obama offered new proposals to ... himself as a fighter with a plan to restore the nation's finances to good health. In advance ... his plans to buy up bad mortgages and refinance them so home values don't plummet, allow retirees [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 14:21:54

Well I've got a gal, she's as cute as she can be. She's a distant cousin but she's not too distant with me.

Oh noes! I missed noting Elvis's birthday yesterday. Happy birthday big guy. Here's a fried peanut butter and banana sandwich for you ... . I have a turntable somewhere but will it even work with my super modern stero equipment.Swinebread wrote a nice ... leads the pack.Monkey von Monkerstein has his own plan to revive the economy. His best idea: "Keep [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 15:40:00

It’s Your Money

It was, anyway. Remember when you had some? Dow plummets on opening, Wall Street rout drags everyone else down. Look on the bright side ... the Hank Paulson rescue plan. On the other hand, home prices are likely to keep falling despite ... proportions starts close to home with “John McCain Wants Your Mortgage.” Nice idea, but the devil’ [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 13:45:35

Coast Guard Cutters Rusting Away

In August, the Coast Guard cutter Dallas ran a gauntlet of Russian warships to deliver humanitarian aid to Georgia in the ... of the entire class and developing a plan to keep these ships operational until the National Security ... , Bertholf, just recently reached her home port in San Diego to prepare for her first deployment [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 17:10:18

Will Obama's First Term Really Just be a Hybrid of Clinton III and GW Bush III?

There is a strong chance that Lawrence Summers is going to be returned to the post of Secretary of the Treasury ... financial markets technician among the lot. Geithner is probably the closest thing we have to a modern ... a campaign of "Tysonomics" which values some elements of industrial policy in a national economic plan [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 14:41:50

It is timely to reprint what is arguably Dr. Martin Luther King’s greatest speech ever.  Those who give lip service to Dr. King today need to take note of this speech and see if they will still speak so highly of him.  As for me, this man was way ahead of his time here and these words definitely ring loud and true [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 08:03:04

TSS - Review - That Summer in Sicily

In the summer of 1995, journalist Marlena de Blasi was offered an assignment: write a story about the interior regions of Sicily ... , and along with her Venetian husband, Fernando, began to plan an itinerary. Lining up interviews ... . Looking for a nice hotel or other establishment to rest for a couple of days before returning home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 17:39:00

What Can You Buy With 50 Billion Zimbabwe Dollars?

by The Mogambo Guru The inflationary horror of creating excess money and credit is well known, and is superbly illustrated by Zimbabwe, that most modern example of abject morons printing money as they desperately try to spend ... note", which is, as you probably surmised, a new record. Now, according to my lesson plan, it is time [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:18:56

Size matters?

photo credit: collisionality Transparency is not just a buzz word anymore but something expected, even demanded, by the consumer. The consumer wants information, lots of it, and they want honesty and full-disclosure in its delivery. And when I am representing a seller, it is my job to give it to them [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 17:28:16

Doctor, Heal Thyself

I’ve been inspired by posts on Vulpes Libres and the Victorian Geek to note down a few thoughts on self-help literature, ... in a pile of abandoned file copies, and it was the work of a moment to give a poor orphan book a home ... of a man I worked with in the customer accounts part of the factory that a little evil plan stirred [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 11:47:03

Surviving week 1

We have survived our first week in the house. It was an amazing week. yes, very busy with moving (which is always chaotic) ... be a difficult transition from living a life with everything modern to a life without, was in fact easier than ... . I didn’t like dealing with filling the toilet tank. I struggled to remember to keep the home fires [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 21:14:07

Weekend Open House Report

The weekend open house slog is nigh, and we're here to help, as always. Agents, have a listing of your very own? Hustle! ... : "Perched high above the City on 2 lots this exceptional home is truly unique. Highlights: 2 bedrooms ... gem truly offers sophisticated modern living while retaining the detail & character of the past [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 13:12:10

Finding balance

“Proper work/life balance is a key factor in employee satisfaction and productivity – and there are lots of easy ways to achieve it this year ... bigger nut to crack for me as I work from a home office – meaning work and life are typically jumbled ... Blackberries and other technological wonders bring work back home so much more easily than [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 11:57:03

The End of America, end of western democracy?

“This happened in Germany” said Naomi Wolf’s friend as they chatted politics, and from that seed of doubt in an American’s mind, an American proud of their constitution, came the book (and now film)…The End of America. In relation to the US, I believe this is the most important film to be made since an inconvenient truth; [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:00:12

Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens Found Guilty (Pictures)

Alaska Senator Ted Stevens has been found guilty of seven corruption charges Monday in a trial that will end his 40 year in disgrace ... into a modern, two-story home with wraparound porches, a sauna and a wine cellar. The Senate’s longest-serving ... , 84, was convicted on all the felony charges that he faced regarding lying about free home [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 23:36:47

The Triple Whammy of Bigotry in the 2008 Election by William Cox

by William Cox featured writer Dandelion Salad www.thevoters.org Sept. 22, 2008 It’s been awhile since a black man was lynched in America, but the Rove Gang’s getting the crowd ginned up for another one and the town’s on edge. The last lynching took place 10 years ago in East Texas Bush Country when three young white racists chained James [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 21:47:21

Canada elections 2008, Part II

p2pnet news view Freedom | P2P:- Part I of the p2pnet party platforms feature outlines Conservative, Liberal, NDP, Green and Bloc Quebecois policies ... they pay. Overhaul the broken Canada Pension Plan with a new Personal Income Security Account ... Family-friendly Childcare Allowance—$1,000 a month for families where one parent stays home to raise [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 13:19:49

Screenplay Junkie #6: The 2008 Black List

Adam Volk is a wannabe screenwriter trying desperately to break into the industry and cram his hack drivel down Hollywood’s gaping maw. Each week he examines one aspect from the wonderfully demented world of screenwriting. Two years ago — or so the story goes — a young executive at Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 14:03:07

Fun Things to do When You’re Stuck in the House

What’s up with this winter weather anyway?  Just in case you are feeling a bit of cabin fever, here are some suggestions for fun things to do ... and Clay Meyer Looking for something to do at home with your 8 to 12 year old? If you have access ... . If I Had a Hammer: More Than 100 Easy Fixes and Weekend Projects by Andrea Ridout Stuck at home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:24:13

Gaza, Trash Heap of Moral Authority

History’s running update on moral myopia, Gaza edition, kicks off with Jimmy Carter, who never failed to not stand up to a terrorist he didn’t like. Says none of this needed to happen and it could all be over tomorrow. If Israel would just trust Hamas. Washington Post.  … this fragile truce was partially broken on Nov [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:37:09

Old Lincoln, 10th and P

I've walked that street. A friend in college lived in an apartment upstairs of the corner building at the end of the block north of the Grand ... then, about 90,000, and much closer to the farms around it than now, as can be seen. The modern hotel is--well, it's there. I watched them build it riding my bike home from work in the afternoons [more...]

Date: 2008-07-29 16:15:04

First Look: August 19, 2008

Yes indeed, CEOs and CFOs suffer career penalties when their companies fail to meet quarterly Wall Street forecasts, according to a new working paper available for download. Harvard Business School professor Suraj Srinivasan with coauthors Rick Mergenthaler and Shiva Rajgopal report that execs who miss the numbers suffer reduced bonuses, [more...]

Date: 2008-08-20 22:05:57

Improve The Ambiance Of Your Room Using Decorative Table Lamps

lighting fixtures It is almost universally agreed that good lighting design and careful selection of decorative lighting fixtures can make ... into more homey and classic environments, to the very modern, sleek and contemporary styles of table ... . In addition, there are numerous styles in between those two extremes that can fit into any home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:03:40

Time to Cry Tuesday – I don’t know and you don’t know

There are times in our lives when we are profoundly touched by another person even though we have never met them ... an infectious warmth and hospitality. Being in their home one feels instantly comfortable and engaged ... to her mom’s home to sort through the pieces of her life. The most precious things she found were [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 05:02:27

More top viewing, and the pity of war

I am sure you get the Wilfred Owen allusion there.ABC1 is running documentaries of various vintages in the Monday 8 ... . It was a modern battle of such prehistoric brutality that its horror is hard to comprehend. Brave patriotic ... . The planning of the battle was left to British General Rawlinson - a plan that would send thousands of men [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 22:03:36

Forget the boardroom: Families need management help

Pat Lencioni has been very successful at helping corporate managers improve their staffs -- in the process, ... just as much help as your modern-day business firm. So, in his latest book, "The 3 Big Questions ... at home. Nick Owchar caught up with him for Jacket Copy to learn more about how his new book came [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 12:45:00

Keano needs to be more ruthless, Fergie wants a Christmas break, and Daniel Levy speaks to the press

Comment & analysis round-up Quote of the day: “I knew after five minutes it would be a long night ... to get to the top.” - Roy Keane. Runner-up: “I’ve thought long and hard about this and I have a plan ... and there’s no issue with worn-out pitches in modern football. Will it ever happen? Well, I’ve [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 09:03:42

Naomi Wolf: The Battle Plan

The following is the introduction to Naomi Wolf's new book, Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries. The summer before last, I traveled across the country talking about threats to our liberty. I spoke and listened to groups of Americans from all walks of life. They told me new and always harsher stories of state coercion [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 18:39:24

Festival of Frugality #160

Welcome to the January 13, 2009 edition of Festival of Frugality hosted here at Credit Withdrawal. It’s still cold here in the mid-west, but there’s a sprinkling of good recipes, good ideas, and great reading to help you take some of the chill off. Favorite Posts Chris presents The Joy of Owning Nothing posted at financial reflections, saying, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 05:20:58

What Can You Buy With 50 Billion Zimbabwe Dollars?

The inflationary horror of creating excess money and credit is well known, and is superbly illustrated by Zimbabwe, that most modern example of abject morons printing money as they desperately try to spend ... note”, which is, as you probably surmised, a new record. Now, according to my lesson plan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:21:37

Your New iPhone and You and the Existential Wasteland of Modern Life: Official Troubleshooting

Dan Shea Saturday, January 17, 2008 PROBLEM: My iPhone will not will not turn on; the screen is dark and there is no sound. POSSIBLE CAUSES: [ ... . 3 You have somehow glimpsed through the thin construct of modern social existence to the core ... , or a USB 2.0 computer cable. 2 Perform a Soft Reset by holding the Home Button while simultaneously [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 23:26:23

“To bastardise (copyright Joe ‘f***ing’ Kinnear) an old joke, if Joey Barton is the answer, it must be a very peculiar question” - George Caulkin

Comment & analysis round-up Quote of the day: “After the game I was apprehensive about him, I was afraid, because I saw Didier’s face in the dressing room. I thought maybe I would lose him for a long time. But when the doctors said to me, ‘Look Felipe, nothing about his cruciate’, I was relieved and more confident [more...]

Date: 2008-10-04 08:37:39

Plan for DC-Cam

Youk Chhang at the Documentation Center of Cambodia - DC-Cam to you and me - has just sent me a copy of their planned strategic focus over the next ... as it's worth reading the whole plan instead of any abridged version I can concoct. We must also remember ... from Columbia University and the Royal University of Phnom Penh’s School of Fine Arts. We plan t [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 03:46:52

Shocker: Newsmax Bashes Bush's Legacy

Newsmax bade farewell to President Bush in surprising fashion -- by heavily criticizing him and his legacy. From a Jan. 19 "Newsmax ... that is deeply tarnished, and the greatest economic crisis in modern times. Conservatives who backed ... against Bush's "dreamy plan of creating a democracy in Iraq," his "refus al to offer a practical exit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 05:59:40

Noir et Blanc

I spent part of this New Year's Day surfing the internet in search of interesting interiors and I'm so glad I did because I it led me to Fabrice ... with the George V hotel and other clients and I think also designs furniture. I know his boutique is going ... European flair for mixing antiques and in this case ancient statues with modern furniture [more...]

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

Welcome to History

It’s helpful to think of how to address the current financial crisis (and I don’t use that word casually) in terms of the end-state we want to achieve, and the transition plan to get there. The problem ... . It is well known, in retrospect, that we had a classic speculative bubble in home prices. As is typical [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 20:04:15

LG Lotus, is it too square?

At first look the LG Lotus looks like an early design for a cellphone, a little bit hideous or a design gone horribly wrong. Yet here it is, a modern cellphone that looks, well just kinda weird. All due credit ... , what about the details? * QWERTY keyboard * Sprint One Click customised home screen * SD slot [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 08:42:50

Crunch Time By Mike Whitney + Criminals dumping weak dollar for euro

Dandelion Salad By Mike Whitney 08/22/08 “ICH” Sharp contractions in the money supply and recession are two spokes on the same wheel ... contraction in modern history, heightening the risk of a Wall Street crunch and a severe economic slowdown ... fell by almost $50bn in July, the biggest one-month fall since modern records began in 1959. “ [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 22:59:57

Friends and Family Have a New Way to Just Drop In

Digital-picture frames have started to take off as a way for people to show off their stashes of digital photos in rotating slide shows. A growing number of frames even connect to wireless home networks so they can easily be refreshed ... to have. It requires, for example, rudimentary knowledge of how to configure a home Wi-Fi network or shuttle [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 02:18:03

Santa Claus demands massive bailout

By Alex R. Dahl Special to TV Barn NORTH POLE, December 24, 2008 -- Rumors that Santa Claus may be the latest and most high-profile victim of the worldwide credit crisis sent world stock markets roiling and children's hopes plummeting today as Wall Street analysts warned that Santa's entire production and distribution network could [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 15:22:02

Got a tip for a post?: Email us | Anonymous form Get PEEK in your mailbox! ... coal-fired power plant in North Carolina without modern mercury and other pollution controls. Now Duke must submit this plan for a state process to review its mercury emissions. As the first coal plant [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 01:26:00

HIGH-TECH MARXISM COMES TO AMERICA

by Beverly Eakman January 13, 2009 NewsWithViews.comDeep down, most Americans once thought they were immune from blatant propaganda, government-sanctioned media-bias and psychiatric hospitals-cum-prisons — hallmarks of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich and Josef Stalin’s Communism [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 13:30:27

DrumBeat: August 8, 2008

Oil sinks to 3-month low Crude ends near $115 a barrel on a slumping global economy and after disrupted supply from a pipeline attack in Turkey is rerouted. Light, sweet crude for September delivery settled down $4.82 to $115.20 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It was the lowest close since May 1, when oil finished at $112.52. .. [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 12:25:54

DrumBeat: December 13, 2008

Greed, hatred, warfare and the race for fossil fuels NEITHER an optimistic nor a pessimistic prophet on energy, the author of "A Thousand Barrels a Second" states a simple fact: "civilization" makes us silly and greedy. Although Peter Tertzakian does not mean it, his vivid historical account of mankind's thirst for energy to pump up " [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 14:32:05

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