The Trick Garage & Wacky Windows

The Pugh + Scarpa Vail Grant Residence is old school in terms of architecture, but I’m not so sure I’ve ever talked about it here ... from renderings or models? Well, with this house I like the plans as much as the finished product ... ) but I had a little family emergency (nothing big). Tags: cool house plans, cool renderings, lake views [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:00:12

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The Worthless Wardrobe

Nearly five years ago we moved from one of the western states to one of the Great Lakes States ... original plan was to build this house as soon as we arrived, so we would have only had our furniture in storage for about six months while the house was being built and we lived in the little house where [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 12:00:00

Ill be back when I find my sanity

I have to figure out a way to cut down on the work around here. Lowering my expectations is not the answer. I cant function in a mess ... , met with Peters principle, finalized summer lake house plans, made a doctors appointment and now Im [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 07:15:12

Signing

We had a nice weekend in Th*non enjoying the fresh lake and mountain air and dreaming of our plans to eventually have our house back one day as a vacation house. That part was nice. Then there was the difficult part where the scar of leaving ... it is to see him in my house, using my old dishes and my blender and cooking on my old stove [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 09:38:00

The Sellers Aren’t People, They’re Banks

The Monterey County Herald reports from California ... Attorney Annie Michaels.” “O’Meara, reached at his Pebble Beach home, said he plans to fight ... on the project, with O’Meara losing his Pebble Beach home, a house in Bass Lake and two houses in Fresno.” [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 22:28:53

North of Wine Country: California’s Secret Clearlake Wedding and Event Venues

While I’ve lived in the Bay Area for 30 years, I took my very first trip to Lake County only recently when I rented a house on Clearlake for a ... of old Europe amongst California’s vineyards has already been achieved in their lovely ranch house, but I learned there are even bigger plans for this property. Situated on a picturesque stretch [more...]

Date: 2008-08-18 19:34:02

Today’s Headlines — 01/15/08

House Democrats release the details of the economic recovery plan. (Washington Post) ... back on stimulus spending plans. (Salt Lake Tribune) State officials in Vermont scramble to find [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:37:10

weekend with Jamie

I spent last Saturday & Sunday in Virginia with my dear friend Jamie.  We watched The Lake House on Saturday night.. ... .  On our way home, we stopped at JoAnn to pick up a crafty project to work on.  When we were roommates ... time developed plans to publish a future magazine on homemaking, families, relationships, cooking [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 20:23:28

Don't Panic: This anxious missive just hit the...

This anxious missive just hit the Curbed inbox: "i just listed a house for rent on craigslist (LA) ... -- payment ID Description, 2 Bath - Silver Lake - Brand New MODERN House, Price: 0.00, Total To Be Charged ... Buckmaster, who wrote in an email that there are "no such plans" to charge non-agents to list ads [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 00:01:02

Less Than Jake plans many months on the road

Less Than Jake may very well be one of the most loved musical outfits alone. They also may very well be one of the most despised ... , FL @ Harvest of Hope 03/07 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution * 03/08 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues * 03/10 - St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing * 03/11 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:00:31

Italy’s Most Famous Drowned Town

Since Roman times, the towns of Graun and Reschen high in the Alps near the Italian-Swiss border had been occupied ... of Lake Resia, the remains of 163 buildings house fish and eels instead of people, accessible only ... . But in 1939, the local power company drew up plans for a dam that would give the area plenty [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:01:00

Olivia Howard on "Guerrilla’s Merger into Army? : Unfortunate!"

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Date: 2008-12-31 12:01:49

10 Organizing Tips To Have A Fun Open House Party

... to their home—They live on the second floor in the Governor’s mansion in Salt Lake City. Because ... party! 10. Be sure your plans have included you to be at the party and not stuck in the kitchen [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 12:14:16

Afternoon update 12.16.08

Facing lockdown, Assembly to vote on new budget plan – Assembly Speaker Karen Bass announced Tuesday that her house would vote late this afternoon ... , starting Feb. 1. The monthly bill for a typical home, using 850 kilowatt-hours, will rise about $12 ... casino's proposals for park – Proposals by an Indian casino for Lost Lake Park, including possibly [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 23:58:19

Children’s health care bill expected to be one of Obama's first … - Lake County News

Voice of America Children’s health care bill expected to be one of Obama's first … Lake County News - 50 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) last week joined a majority in the House of Representatives ... - Jerusalem Post January 18, 2009 — India Plans Heavy Spending to Stimulate Growth - Wall Street [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 09:05:32

Finally Getting Rid of Pete

The Hill has picked up a story in the local newspapers yesterday that my Congressman, Pete Hoekstra, plans to retire at the end of this term ... nomination. He might be willing to gamble on this as opposed to remaining in the House as a member ... . His district, based on the shores of Lake Michigan, gave President Bush 60 percent of the vote [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 21:10:37

Ho Hum I Feel Like A Bum

I never seem to get around to blogging anymore. I don't really know why, just lack of things to blog about i suppose. There isn't a lot going on around our house. Jay has been on leave for the past month. We had so many plans. We were going to go to New York City or Niagra Falls. Maybe spend a weekend at Lake [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 01:13:00

Christmas Surprises

Kyle tried to get me to come up to Salt Lake last night. I told him I couldn't because I had some prior commitments ... my apartment and packing, and drive up to Salt Lake just in time for my home ward's sacrament meeting ... I couldn't because I had plans with B and Miss Berrie and I was supposed to go back to Grandma's house [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 04:02:00

Foggy, Grey, Soggy Day

Yesterday the clouds were light, pale mounds of cotton batting rolled across the sky, hinting at snow ... lazily down and powdered-sugar-coating the land around our home. The Evil Genius has been obsessed ... that I am scattered today? A little - I slept alright (for a change), but my mind is full of plans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 16:45:00

Obama denied beer by Secret Service

Our president-elect, well-documented here as a beer drinker, has been denied his beer of choice, apparently for security reasons! Check this out from Chicago Business News:Piece Brewery & Pizzeria's celebration plans ... . Jacobs' trip to D.C. "We couldn't do it, so we'recelebrating at home," he says. The restaurant's [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 15:17:00

Poor Junior

(First, I’d hate being called “Junior.”) Again, I’ve long forgotten how I got there, ... , this was about money; Keenan had no plans to hurt the 19-year-old Frankie. In fact, after he got his $240,000 ... that.) So they chose 8 December, when Junior was booked at Harrah’s in Lake Tahoe. They entered [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 10:00:39

Pet Advice - Pet News - Pet Photos

MY DAYI didn't want to get out of bed this morningI woke up with a stiff neckI washed my hair but couldn't do a thing with itMade breakfast for the ... lessonsand the girls to tap and balletWhen we got home, all they wanted to do was watch TVand, sing ... for someone to take them home. NEW YORK -- While animal shelters are designed to serve as rest stops [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 08:27:00

6 Curious College Donations

Universities are always looking for cash from their alumni (or anyone else with a big enough checkbook) ... and a current plan to raise an additional $1.75 billion, Princeton knows how to bring in cash ... , an alumnus of Princeton University and its varsity crew team, described the crowded narrow canal [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 14:54:00

brought to you by the letter "G"

Gracious good greetings from the Great White North....a glacial gem on our globe......where growth gleefully germinates under the glistening glassy ice of its geologic tundra and gigantic glaciers,where gortex and galoshes are granted fashion status by the guys and girls who gather the gumption to go gallavanting out into the great outdoorswhere [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 17:00:00

Kickin' Back - Memories of the Beginning of the NCT in the UP

Bea Andersonby Bernice Anderson, excerpts from the North Country Trail Hikers Winter 2009 Newsletter I have so many memories of the early ... , but also a real sense of pride when the plans worked out. I thought I’d share ... at Gene Elzinga’s house, a lovely porch on the east side with a long table that always accommodated [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:00:00

First, You Get Mad

Wow. It's kind of unbelievable, really. You take something away from people, and they get angry. Take away hard won rights, and equal protection for those they love, and people get really angry. In the week since, California has seen an outpouring of demonstrations ranging from quiet vigils to noisy street protests against Proposition 8, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 19:52:07

Ohio gun rights improved in 2008; Much more still to be done

By Jim Irvine Recently I helped our treasurer go through line by line all our donations for a campaign finance report. It struck me how many of you had donated, and how much some people donated. Thank you. It means a great deal that you put such trust in our group of leaders - who I promise will continue to work and earn that trust [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 05:10:00

When You Shrink The Gold Mine In California

The San Francisco Chronicle reports from California. “As home values continue to plunge, the real estate valuation service Zillow said that 20 ... homeowners with negative equity. He and his partner owe about $610,000 on their bungalow in Oakland’s Maxwell Park neighborhood; the home now is worth about $100,000 less. In their 94619 ZIP code, 23.8 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 22:06:39

Isaiah, Bloomberg, Larry Jones

Isaiah's The World Today Just Nuts "Princess Brat's Big Plan" went up yesterday and I know you will enjoy it as much as I did. And Rebecca reminded us all not to forget Kat's "Kat's Korner: The really best of Janis Ian"This is from Nicholas Johnston and Andrew Harris' "Burris Expected to Be Seated in U.S. Senate This Week (Update5)" ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 04:00:00

Latest News in Home Insurance - Jan 19, 2009

NHL Standings - Cleveland Plain Dealer 18 Jan 2009 at 4:10pm Calgary at Colorado, 8 p.m. Columbus at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Edmonton, 9 p.m ... , proposing insurance to underwrite mortgage-backed debt and toxic assets and reversing plans to shrink Northern Rock Plc’s … Home woes spread unequally - Record Searchlight 18 Jan 2009 at 11:56pm [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 08:21:18

Senseless

.fullpost{display:inline;}Everyday no one is spared by reports about children killed by preventable diseases, natural calamities, traffic accidents, military and rebel operations and criminal elements who continue to roam the streets even after they were identified by witnesses as the main culprit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 23:29:00

Out of sight, out of mind

Out of sight, out of mind January 15th, 2009 For those of you who don’t know, Pennsylvania Avenue is ripe pickin’s for the homeless of DC ... It wasn’t until the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, where officials opened shelters and welcomed homeless people with warm food, that a more humane precedent was set, Stoops said. The District plans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 12:57:28

The Bush Years, as Told by The Onion

I remember snickering at the once-amusing, now eerily-prescient classic article in The Onion titled Bush: Our Long National Nightmare of Peace and Prosperity is Finally Over:   What better day than on the last day of the Presidency that made a virtue of willful ignorance to present a catalogue of George W [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:00:00

From A Buyer’s Perspective, The World Is Their Oyster

The Denver Post reports from Colorado. “While there are plenty of resale and foreclosure options out there, ... In response, the 50-year-old company, one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, is downsizing floor plans ... homebuilders are enticing buyers with brand-new smaller and less expensive homes. Floor-plan sizes [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 17:33:07

Home Exchange For ‘Soon To Be’ Retirees

Lots of home exchangers, as retirement looms close, start wondering if continuing to live in, ... consideration. Home exchanging can be enormously helpful in the process of deciding just where ... of setting up short-term home exchanges to places on your list. Usually, a long weekend is more than long [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:29:14

UN DAILY NEWS DIGEST - 19 January

UN DAILY NEWS from the UNITED NATIONS NEWS SERVICE19 January, 2009 =========================================================================SECRETARY-GENERAL RELIEVED AT CEASEFIRES CALLED BY ISRAEL, HAMASVoicing relief at Israel’s unilateral decision to halt its 22-day military offensive in Gaza and Hamas’ announcement of a temporary ceasefire, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 23:14:00

No Audit of Obama Campaign Finances and Spending?

Robert Malley was dispatched last week as an Obama envoy to Syria and Egypt. Today’s Ynet report provides more certainty, providing quotes from Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh’s political advisor… Ahmad Yousuf… that the President-elect’s advisory team has been in contact with Hamas both via the Internet, and with the hush hush meeting in Gaza [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 16:56:46

It Was Great When The Market Was Great

The Sun Times reports from Illinois. “Home sales in Chicago fell 23 percent and the median price fell 4 ... , a McHenry native, and his wife bought a small house in Round Lake Beach where they live with four children. They bought the house before Bruce lost his job as a union sheet metal worker. ‘We don’ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 16:03:42

SHOOT 'EM

via The New York TimesRARE roast beef splashed with meaty jus, pork enrobed in luscious crackling fat, perhaps a juicy, plump chicken ... these are feasts that come to mind when one thinks of quintessential British food. Lately, however, a new meat is gracing the British table: squirrel [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:59:00

Eric Hutchinson tour dates (w/ O.A.R. + G. Love & Special Sauce) + watch video

After closing out 2008 with his hit single “Rock & Roll” in the #1 spot at AAA radio, ... and he just finalized plans to tour with G. Love & Special Sauce thereafter. (See below for itinerary ... on the home page beginning this Friday. A VH1 “You Oughta Know” artist, he was one of eight [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:39:09

More Blogs...

More Blogs... Recently Commented Ana! Keep up the outrage! – carver42, January 14 8 comments Memo to Cenk: videos of Hamas executing.. ... The Agonist Cliff Schecter Think Progress Fire Dog Lake Alternet Crooks and Liars Best ... Mark Regev lays out Israel's plans for continuing the conflict. Are Israeli leaders pushing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 13:33:53

GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - December 16, 2008

GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips for December 16, 2008 includes news and commentaries on the following topics: Republican Party candidates, ... CBS2 -- House Votes 113-0 To Begin Impeachment Proceedings Blagojevich Has No Plans To Resign ... -- ENTIRE FRONT PAGE IS A DRAWING OF BLAGO AT A PODIUM DUCKING SHOES: House speaker moves to begin [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 15:45:06

Obama’s Inaugural Bailout Experts: A Primer

President Barack Obama may be officially inaugurated Tuesday, but his shadow administration started to work on the national economic bailout three months ago. In fact, Obama spent last week lobbying Congress to release $350 billion of bailout money before the president-elect had even taken his official oath [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:35:52

Simple Woman's Daybook

Stop by Peggy's today to join in The Simple Woman's Daybook ... and I went on a field trip. I told them we were going to get out of the house today. One of our local nature centers had a nature walk to an old sink hole which is now a lake. We did a lot of walking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 01:32:08

Monday Morning Burnt Toast and Coffee Time

Isn’t it comforting to know that my football prognostication skills don’t diminish when the Packers’ season ends? Missed most of the football games yesterday on a trip to lose money at the casino. I don’t know why I go there. But I wasn’t alone. The place was packed. What else? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:32:40

99 things (some of them might be luftballoons)

99 things (some of them might be luftballoons) Written by washwords (I also say) on January 18, 2009 – 9:08 am Continuing on the “want to write? read” theme, I’ve been visiting so many fabulous blogs lately, found in all sorts of ways. Besides my google-reader picks on WASH and WORDS and all my buddies in my blog roll (to the far right) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 13:08:00

“¿Nation of Immigrants?” An Interview with Bao Phi

Culture Bully’s Kyle “El Guante” Myhre sat down with local poet and organizer Thien-bao Thuc Phi, who just facilitated the release of ¿Nation of Immigrants?, a compilation CD “of spoken word and performance poetry by Minnesotan Indigenous, immigrant, adoptee, refugee, and people of color– that seeks to explore, challenge, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 22:55:30

Obama and the Gore-acle To Meet

Obama and the Gore-acle To Meet The news that President-elect Barack Obama will huddle with the man who used to be the next president of the United ... , boring. Our understanding is that there are no plans to discuss a potential job for Gore, but a boy ...  | Category:  White House Previous: Out of the Cabinet [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 23:00:00

Feed-In Frenzy

A simple green tariff has transformed Germany. Why isn’t Canada following suit?by Chris TurnerPublished in the Jan/Feb 2009 issue.Solar Valley (Image courtesy of Salon AG)The gritty industrial town of Bitterfeld, Germany, is about an hour southwest of Berlin by train, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 02:07:00

Covering Up Israeli War Crimes

U.S. Media Elite Covering Up Israeli War Crimesby Stephen LendmanIn his January 8 article, ‘Gaza Under Fire,’ John Pilger quotes the Soviet dissident Yevgeny Yevtushenko saying: ‘When the truth is replaced by silence, the silence is a lie.’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 23:54:00

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