2008 - Year in Review

I’ve seen this meme pop up a few times, and I think I even did it myself in a past year or two, ... more now, but that’s more thanks to a change in our house TV setup. As for blogging? Hah! I think I’ve blogged ... goals and plans. But I think the aforementioned, combined with my natural impatience, leave me missing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 01:02:34

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MIND MELD: Is Science Fiction Responsible for the Lack of Public Interest in Space Exploration?

It's not often that our real life science heroes utter disparaging remarks against science fiction. In fact, the opposite is usually true; science fiction is often cited as a source of inspiration and interest. Enter Buzz Aldrin, who caused a stir recently with some comments he made [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 07:28:56

Passenger Bill of Rights Gets Renewed Push in New Congress

With a new administration comes new hope - even for the airline industry. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) ... , JetBlue enacted its own, in-house, passenger bill of rights. The Boxer/Snowe bill calls ... cabin temperature and ventilation, and adequate restroom facilities when a flight is delayed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:32:13

January in Lockeport

Some thoughts on the winter here in Lockeport and area.WeatherWe got back to Lockeport on January 2nd on the heels of a blizzard ... ) and some interesting drifts behind the house. About half of the yard was bare due to our lovely winds at the top ... as advertised - it can be loaded in the evening and burns overnight keeping the rear of the house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 15:56:00

Announcing The World’s First Actual Supervillain

Ladies and gentlemen, I’m here to tell you a story. A story that may very well burrow into your soul and take up permanent residence; a chilling tale so unbelievable it would be incredible, if only it weren’t absolutely true. I talk of the arrival of the world’s first supervillain. His name ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 13:00:42

Plan Your V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N In The Wintertime!

Jump to Comments Exotic foreign vacation, close-by camping, obligatory family visits?It may sound a tad early, but now is the time to start thinking about your summer plans. Whether ... vacations. Had her plans been last minute, then we probably wouldn’t have been able to take a week [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 07:54:49

GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - October 17, 2008

Only 18 days until the election! Early voting has already started! DAILY HERALD -- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Will Ayers and his supporters stage a protest this evening in "privileged" Glen Ellyn? Will journalists Jerry Moore and Ken Vanko cover the event this evening or will they just continue to harass Diersen (see below)? [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 15:11:51

Indiana Jones And What Came Before (Part Two)...

Sorry for taking so long, I know I promised more of these but as always, the real world tends to pull one away...As last time, a warning.. ... years later, 1456. A Spanish Galleon is anchored off the shore. Some Spaniards are in the cave [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 08:04:00

FOR LUSTER ORVILLE

A repost from a while back off of the Cowboy site. The Daredevils and the genuine Men From earth. Here's a human interest story about these two gentlemen from the Ozarks of MissouriNovember 18, 2003Simple man who found fame on album cover dies"He was quite the celebrity here"Roscoe Jones (left) [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 17:13:00

Wormleighton to Banbury.

Friday 2nd January 2009. Near Wormleighton to near bridge 143 Claydon, 5.2 miles.We woke up to the sound of sleet pitter, pattering on the boats roof. When I opened the back cabin doors, I was hit by a blast of icy cold air from another cold ... and 8 locks.The temperature fell to -5.3C overnight, so when I opened the back cabin doors to see [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 17:34:00

Holding The Wrong Cards In The Casino

A report from the Washington Post. “In the casino of the housing market, Tom Walters is holding the wrong cards ... s right for the family.’” “The Walters had big plans for the house when they bought it for $425,000 ... . He’s a mortgage broker, so business has been slow, and on his own house, payments have risen [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 15:15:46

Police chief believes ‘plane crash’ businessman has left the U.S.

Jump to CommentsBy Calvin PalmerAuthorities searching for an Indiana businessman who may have tried to fake his own death in a plane crash say that he could be anywhere.Police Chief David Latimer of Harpersville, Alabama, says there’s no reason to believe 38-year-old Marcus Schrenker is still in Alabama [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 17:49:01

Two mysteries: "Crossing the Bridge" and "Chimera"

Today’s posting offers something different, two copyrighted short stories that appeared in an anthology, Chesapeake Crime 3: 15 Tales of Mystery, Mayhem, and Murder (Wildside Press, 2008, ISBN: 978-1-4344-0234-9). I wrote the first story, “Crossing the Bridge,” while living in Silver Spring, Maryland [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:48:21

the fallen ash

I should've known something was wrong when I touched Annie's fur ... consume us. The cabin's heated by a great big oil tank, and it was running low. I called ... there. But the best laid plans... By the time the dishes were done, the dogs and sheep fed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 02:22:00

Calisto Pro Home Phone System Giveaway

TasteBook giveaway I did a week ago I said that I'd be making my own Scribbit TasteBook available soon. Well it's here, I've got my own little button on the sidebar which takes you to this page at TasteBook where you can buy a hardbound copy of 100 Scribbit recipes for $34.95 [more...]

Date: 2008-06-07 06:54:31

Live Blog: The Inauguration of Barack Obama

President Obama and the First Lady walking on Pennsylvania Avenue during his inaugural parade. (Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times)Barack Hussein Obama became the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday and called on Americans to confront “our collective failure to make hard choices [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:45:57

Looking Forward

As some of you may know -- or perhaps you read about us in the national news! -- Portland recently went through Arctic Blast 2008 ... with cabin fever. Eight rental DVDs later, the low point being House Bunny, I too was on the road [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 04:48:05

1979-1981 Ford Mustang

Marketers had put a Roman numeral on the 1974-1978 Ford Mustang II to emphasize just how different it was from previous Mustangs. For the same reason, they removed the suffix when they launched the new generation with the 1979 Ford Mustang. To drive home the point that this was a new Mustang with renewed spirit, they also [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:28:00

Cupid's Touch

Cupid's Touch by Dana Littlejohn & Kendra Mei ChailynPublisher: Lady Leo PublishingGenre: Contemporary, Historical, Paranormal Length: ... has taken it over to house the world's most dangerous criminals. Fighting for your life and of those [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 09:03:00

Cherokee Cabin Company

The Kenora II Kenora II By Christina Nellemann The Cherokee Cabin Company has been selling their tiny house plans for the last 12 years ... house can be added on to. Plans are $24.95 a set plus $3.50 shipping and handling. Additional sets ... . Their traditional designs and options for customization really caught my eye. Cherokee sells [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 06:20:52

Country Livin' And Creepy-Crawlies

Several of you asked how it's been living out at the cabin, both generally and in terms of the "friends" who share our environs ... total in the entire house?  Decidedly so.  But when compared to the benefits, those items are (almost [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 21:53:35

Scenes from the Drilling Gallery

The so-called Barnett Shale Gallery in the new Tom Hunt Energy Hall, from which they will not broadcast Shale.tv, sadly ... the unveiling of plans for the Tom Hunt Energy Hall at the Perot Museum of Nature & Science. Tim Rogers ... & SCIENCE UNVEILS PLANS FOR THE TOM HUNT ENERGY HALL AT NEW VICTORY PARK FACILITY Goal is to create [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 05:55:52

Celo Community

The first time I went to visit the sister and brother in-law at their home outside Asheville, I drove alone, as my wife who as already there ... when I finally drove up through the bushes to their cabin in Celo:Even by the light of day their hand built [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 05:01:00

The 2010 Toyota Prius - Pix, Vids & All

Well here it is, the much ballyhooed and hyped next gen Prius hybrid form Toyota, coming in 2010 to save you, the planet, your gas budget and all of that, right? Right? We’ll see when we take a closer look at what the new Prius hybrid has to say for itself, look over the shots, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:02:03

Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen both "happy" with restraint ruling

Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen both "happy" with restraint ruling • 'Deal or No Deal' going into daily syndication with Howie Mandel • 'HGTV ... '-like 'Fashion House' reality series • Bravo announces plans for new 'Top Chef: Masters' spinoff • NBC ... Lifetime renews its 'Army Wives' drama for a third season • MGM greenlights Joss Whedon's 'The Cabin [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 18:47:05

West Seattle snow: Sunday afternoon (etc.) updates

(photo courtesy Katie M - send pix to editor@westseattleblog.com) Find morning/afternoon updates, photos, comments here ... and other elevated road structures, streets near hospitals, and bus routes. Twenty one SDOT workers [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 21:07:14

Til' dieting do us part; Riding the storm out (Day 21)

The wife woke up twenty minutes early Friday morning ... in the face of our exercise plans. The 20-minute ride each way makes driving to the gym ... we will be stuck in the house. This is troubling to the wife especially when the competition gets closer [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 12:58:00

Method Homes completes its first prefab cabin

Thanks to Brian from Method Homes for sending us info and photos about the prefab cabin they’ve been working on ... s down-to-earth, contemporary design approach utilizes locally grown and produced building materials [more...]

Date: 2008-07-24 11:52:16

The Vision for the Future of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church

  On Sunday morning, January 18, 2009, I launched God’s vision for the future of Pleasant Hill.  Below are resources available to learn more about this vision. Audio PowerPoint including graphs and statistics: PDF  and PowerPoint Handout: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:35:49

Marcus Schrenker Intentionally Crashes Plane in Wake of $533K Federal Judgment Awarded Against his company Heritage Wealth Management

CAUGHT!!!! The punk was caught in Florida with his wrists slit. UPDATEThis is better than a soap opera ... and reducing cabin pressure. "Hypoxia can cause people to make terrible decisions and I simply put [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:52:00

Ginsberg's rocky path from madness to gladness

Ginsberg's rocky path from madness to gladnesshttp://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/10/arts/idside10.phpBy James CampbellPublished: January 7, 2009The Letters of Allen Ginsberg Edited by Bill Morgan 468 pages. Da Capo Press. $30.The Selected Letters of Allen Ginsberg and Gary Snyder Edited by Bill Morgan Illustrated. 321 pages. Counterpoint. $28 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:56:00

Tumbleweed Tiny House Company!

Tumbleweed Tiny House Company! Posted on December 24th, 2008 in Nation by lalate Tumbleweed Tiny House Company How tiny is your house? In Seattle, people are opting for the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company. How tiny are Tumbleweed Tiny ... is catching on. Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, whose website is crashing today, says of their tiny houses [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 23:17:59

Thursday

And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. 1 John 4:16 (NIV) Pray for Carol (Mrs. Edward) ... ($15) from a youth for the Valentine Banquet and support them as they plans for a summer mission trip [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 10:56:17

The Petticoat Affair – the Scandalous Story of Margaret ‘Peggy’ Eaton and Andrew Jackson’s White House

Monica Lewinsky wasn’t the first woman to almost take down a Presidency ... her husband was still at home but that didn’t stop tongues wagging, implying that Margaret was doing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 19:51:00

Monday Musings

OMG!!!! MLK day!!! THE DREAM IS ALIVE WITH OBAMA!!!!! BONOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!Let's muse... ... eight kids, and leaving drugs, guns, and three dead dogs (?!) in your house for the police to find [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:50:00

The Gravity of the Situation

In my 2008 roundup, I mentioned that I had some plans for my blog for the new year ... trouble with the ladder. He loved swinging on it. He’d jump out of the tree house if Mom hadn’t forbidden [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 02:58:00

1,000 Words

1,000 Words Alaska Republican Sen. Ted Stevens. AP Photo by Gerald Herbert Republican Sen ... do. Return to my simple, rustic Alaska cabin with the 20-person jacuzzi, I guess." Posted by: pvm21210 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 18:15:00

Prison Break Season 4 Episode 16: The Sunshine State, S04E16 Recap

Here is a recap and the video to watch for Prison Break Season 4 Episode 16: The Sunshine State, S04E16 ... more attractive than that jean outfit he’s been sporting for half of the season, wakes up in a beautiful cabin [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 17:54:52

Religion and State in Israel - January 12, 2009 (Section 1)

Religion and State in Israel January 12, 2009 (Section 1) (continues in Section 2) ... and gentile - presently serving in Gaza.…The recording of the rabbis and plans for the distribution [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 17:46:00

Big Boys Battle For JLTV Billions

[EDITOR'S NOTE: ... on display boasted ISR systems that will allow them to joint FCS brigades, as the Army plans for them [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 17:28:49

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