PUT THIS IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT: HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Whelp, here we are as in olden days, happy golden days of yore, ringing in the yuletide and gettin' our dradle on, Kwanzaa stizz ... up to VOLUME SIX, and this one's a doozy, chock full of moldy old pop gems of yesteryear, each ... Lee and a secret star chamber of trogs chained to a radiator in a sub-basement in Minnesota [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 14:53:00
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cleaning out the basement, parts 7, 8, and 9 of 487
.I've been remiss in keeping you up to date on the basement clean out.I don't have any pics...... ... , sigh), and some of the stuff down there is just ... skin-crawlingly nasty. Moldy. I guess old dried-up moldy is better than fresh wet moldy, but still. Gag. Where is my hazmat suit, anyway [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 13:51:00
moldybread.jpg Moldy Bread, by EssG at flickrToday on the Gothamist Newsmap: severed toes on 118th St. and 3rd Ave. in Manhattan, snake in a basement on 48th St. in Brooklyn, and a missing swimmer off Orchard Beach in the Bronx. Friday marked the groundbreaking ceremony of an eco-friendly community center [more...]
Date: 2008-06-15 10:36:21
Trash to treasure.
Just yesterday, a friend wailed “What am I going to do? I love fresh food, but it goes bad so fast, and then I have to throw it out. I hate wasting food. Now I feel so guilty!” Our friend Ben has heard versions of this complaint many times over the years. Today, I’m going to tell you what we do about it here at Hawk’s Haven [more...]
Date: 2008-06-21 13:15:20
Duff Thoughts: Memory Train
This past fall, my parents were kind enough to give me their old car, which bizarrely enough, has a cassette deck, ... I have in storage in my parents' basement, I opened one of the big Rubbermaid trunks where I had been keeping ... back from touring in Europe and points beyond--and found almost everything wet and moldy [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 05:05:00
Soul Places
I still don't have a computer. Well, technically, I have a computer; I just can't use it because it makes me sick ... in the basement of one of the houses at the retreat center. (Regular readers might vaguely remember I attended ... and we wandered around until we found room E in the basement. My sense of smell was gone so I had to rely [more...]
Date: 2008-09-16 21:57:28
What to do with a moldy photograph
.Lately, we've had some terrible flooding here in the American Midwest ... with more gentle methods. But be sure to clean shelving and walls with a mold and mildew killing solution ... Archivists, Take Note:Where there is moisture and warm temperatures, there will be mold. I DETEST MOLD [more...]
Date: 2008-06-30 08:02:00
HALP; Or, The Universe Does Not Want Me to Finish This Book
Remember last week when I said our new sink was leaking? And I was upset because I thought it was a big deal? And I was all stressed out? ... has been spilling into the basement. But wait! There's more! Water's been gushing down the interior ... previous I'd assumed a cat had peed on the counter and that dogs had whizzed in the basement [more...]
Date: 2008-09-15 01:17:30
basement.
I joke that I bought the house I've lived in for twelve years to avoid moving. That is not not far from the truth. My basement is perpetually damp ... John, my dear friend/neighbor/can fix anything re-tiled my bathroom he had to see my basement. Couldn't ... that it was time to do something about the basement. He was right. There was no more avoiding [more...]
Date: 2008-07-23 20:49:53
Thank god for beach volleyball or I would have never have gotten this posted
August 18, 2008 Michael Cohen compares Barack Obama to Frederick Douglass, and it’s an apt comparison. In The New York Times recent examination of Mr. Obama’s career as a law school professor, a former student noted that he regularly evoked Douglass and not simply for his speaking skills but also for his “use of a collective voice that embraced [more...]
Date: 2008-08-19 08:05:12
A Strawbale House?
A Strawbale House? Author: Mrs. M / Category: framing, home building, insulation, methodology, trends This concept is new to me: ... other home: a concrete basement or slab, a wooden joist floor, a sill with wood studs that support ... . I mean… hay?? When I think of hay, I think of dusty, moldy, scratchy bales of yellow hay. Hay gets wet [more...]
Date: 2008-09-20 23:18:04
Health Problems After Floods May Be Mold Related
Residents whose home or business was affected by flooding because of recent storms in numerous states should know the growth of mold after flooding ... process since disaster assistance may be available to help with cleaning costs. To remove mold ... , proper cleanup is a must. And the sooner the better, because mold can start to grow within 48 hours [more...]
Date: 2008-07-13 06:53:27
Basement Blues With Earrings
I'm having kind of blue day. Nothing in particular, just thrown off because my basement has been destroyed by the flood. The basement is where I send my children when I need a minute alone. Which sounds really sadistic, but it was actually a nice playroom. Now it's just a concrete floor with moldy walls. So I can't [more...]
Date: 2008-09-24 00:43:00
Laura Benedict Walks on the Dark Side
Interviewed by Sandra ParshallLaura Benedict says she spent more than 20 years writing, and trying unsuccessfully to sell, novels and short stories “in which nothing happened.” When she decided to take her agent’s advice to explore the darker side in her work, the result was Isabella Moon, a genre-blending novel that sold quickly [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 08:00:00
The importance of removing mold and mildew
Molds are caused by the growth of several types of fungi on moist organic matters while mildew is the kind of mold that thrives on fabrics or ... ventilation. Use natural cleaning products to get rid of molds. Using natural mold cleaners ... ? Or from the basement? Make sure you do this properly before performing any prevention or mold-cleaning activitie [more...]
Date: 2008-07-18 13:05:31
My Lc. Little Marmaid "Janet", and some organizing ideas
This first flower finally opened up on Monday! It took about 3 days to open, but it definitely worth the wait ... and moldy wallpaper in their bathroom? The previous owner kept it the original way, which is not very ... some of my favorite pics from my magazines, and send them to her tomorrow. Oh, I even designed their basement [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 15:14:00
Preparing Our House for a Long Trip Away
Copyright © 2006-2008 Clever Dude. All Rights Reserved. In just a week, we’ll be on a 10 day vacation out of the country. So what are we going to do to prepare our home and personal finances for this extended period away? Here’s just a quick list of things we’re doing, but feel free to add others if you think of any [more...]
Date: 2008-11-05 06:11:51
The Stairway
Sometimes all it takes is one frame to get a huge cutaway slice of Paris life.And what better slice than an apartment stairwell? ... is a far more appropriate term than basement or cellar. I hate going there alone because the lights ... until you can find the light-timer switch and it's terrifyingly old and cobwebby and moldy [more...]
Date: 2008-11-13 19:32:00
Legend of Legaia Walkthrough - v1.5 [PSX]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dedicated to all those who lost their lives and whose lives were changed forever by the school shooting in Littleton, Colorado. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious [more...]
Date: 2008-10-25 13:28:00
Meet Peter Ahlstrom
Among the 39 employees let go by manga publisher Tokyopop during a recent restructuring was Peter Ahlstrom. Peter was kind enough to respond to my interview offer, and after carefully reviewing a non-disclosure agreement, he submitted the following responses to my questions. What was your title at Tokyopop, and how long did you work there? [more...]
Date: 2008-06-10 10:02:07
A Typical Day at Our House
begins with Cakes pounding on her door, and yelling for me to come get her. She usually wakes up between 7:00 and 7:30. ( ... ). I get dressed, wash my face, brush my hair and teeth, and call my husband up from his basement office ... fingers. Sexy.) While I'm in the basement, I feed Pumpkin (the greedy little beggar!) and stop [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 02:48:00
I love surprises....
Unless they are shitty and make more work for me.I love surprises like when someone offers to buy me lunch. That's a nice surprise ... it just doesn't want to go back up all nice and neat.I get a new piece of plywood from the basement ... flashing and caulk. Thought I had extra flashing in the basement someplace, not so.Ladder back [more...]
Date: 2008-09-06 13:23:00
Just say the word
“Come here. You’ve got to hear this song – it’s my favorite. You know Phil Collins, right? ... . When the cops came to issue a noise complaint I followed him down to the basement of the house – I was underage, trying not to sway when I spoke. We ended up talking in that basement for hours. He wore [more...]
Date: 2008-10-23 15:55:16
Water Logged
I cannot help but think that I am glad I am not in that basement apartment I rented in December. With all the rain we have had (the most ever!) I would have had to have gone out and bought a few dehumidifiers just to keep things dry and not go moldy. I stepped out and did some quick grocery shopping (I was out of Coke Zero [more...]
Date: 2008-07-26 19:46:46
Did the MSM drop the ball on John Edwards?
Gary Hart’s presidental chances were dead and buried in a heartbeat after he challenged the media to bust him ... basement in the dead of night by the National Enquirer and no one else will take the shot? SF Gate ... , as if looking for something valuable in a moldy dumpster. Of course the New York (City) Times said [more...]
Date: 2008-08-09 18:32:43
"The Regulars," A New Feature At RYS, Designed to Annoy, Begins Today With Who Else!
Dear Walt,We come at you with hat in hand. As you've been a frequent and well-received correspondent at RYS, we wanted to find out if you might be interested in this new proposal we have. We'd like to offer you guaranteed space on RYS once a week for a trial period of 4 weeks, starting with the week of November 17th, [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 07:15:00
Former FBI Agent Clint Van Zandt: Should Students take their Guns to College?
Clinton R. Van Zandt is the Founder and President of Van Zandt Associates Inc. During his 25-year career in the FBI, Mr ... the darkened basement floor, one step at a time; I strained in the dim light to see if the escaped killer ... of the dank basement was an old cardboard fireplace, something left over from Christmases long ago [more...]
Date: 2008-08-19 12:53:49
S.O.S. from Cedar Rapids, Iowa
I know this is The Dreamer blog, so I apologize for using this space for an irrelevant topic. But… I hadn’t heard much about the flooding in the Mid West until I went out there myself. It’s pretty horrifying, and I wanted to use whatever tiny bit of influence I have to bring some awareness to the event [more...]
Date: 2008-07-08 17:17:56
Patchwork barely keeps neglected old City Hall building, police headquarters operating
The historic old City Hall building and police headquarters downtown is riddled with bad boilers, faulty wiring, broken commodes, moldy walls, mystery odors, mystery leaks, rats, mice, spiders, ants and gnats, DMN reporter Rudolph Bush reports. In the 45 years since Lee Harvey Oswald was gunned down in the basement garage of the complex [more...]
Date: 2008-11-24 07:56:59
Chronic Illness = 75% of Health Care Spending
Fighting Off Depression By PAUL KRUGMAN - The New York Times“If we don’t act swiftly and boldly,” declared President-elect Barack Obama in his latest weekly address, “we could see a much deeper economic downturn that could lead to double-digit unemployment.” If you ask me, he was understating the case [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 12:15:00
Did the MSM drop the ball on John Edwards?
Gary Hart's presidental chances were dead and buried in a heartbeat after he challenged the media to bust him ... basement in the dead of night by the National Enquirer and no one else will take the shot? SF Gate ... held, as if looking for something valuable in a moldy dumpster. Of course the New York (City) Times [more...]
Date: 2008-08-09 18:33:50
Mildew and Mold Removal Made Easy
Black mold removal process is quite hefty and requires a lot of attention and precautions on your side ... . There are trained professionals who conduct mold inspection sessions to point out the exact location ... and instruments for mold inspection and testing. Hence, taking help from mold inspectors is a good option even [more...]
Date: 2008-06-10 23:52:35
Protect Your Family From Mold
Aqua Technology Mold can be very harmful to your family’s health. Here are ten time Aqua Technologies would like you to know about mold. Potential health effects and symptoms associated with mold exposures include allergic reactions, asthma, and other respiratory complaints. There is no practical way to eliminate all mold and mold [more...]
Date: 2008-08-08 15:16:29
Energy (Making Decisions)
Morning Aspens by Stacey Peterson Oil on Panel 9×12″ 2008 reprinted with permission by the artist Being Decisive I think one reason I get so much done is I’m good at making decisions, meaning that when presented with choices I don’t spend days or weeks or months deciding what to do. I just decide [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 05:53:58
How is Starter Like a Cat?
I'm sorry, Melody. I killed the Amish Friendship Bread Starter you gave me! I'm a yeast-slaughterer ... . Last night I chucked the whole bag down the basement stairs onto the concrete floor and heard ... heard laundry make that sound since I threw bags full of wet diapers into the basement when Sparkle [more...]
Date: 2008-07-07 16:04:31
Communist Gratitude
It was 1972. My grandfather Cvetan gathered all his savings and in the spirit of the new age and the migration villages to cities, decided to buy an apartment in Struga. The price of the concrete box that promised a better life and an extreme shortening of freedom, was exactly 17 billion dinars. But considering that in that political system ( [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 20:02:00
You asked for it...
"So, what do you do with all three of your in school for the first time?" I stay in my jammies longer, go to the gym alone, shower after the gym alone, have breakfast with my BFF, clean my house (well, it will be clean...next week....maybe) without someone following behind me dumping juice and cracker crumbs but most of all.. [more...]
Date: 2008-09-12 04:03:38
My Hero!
It's summer in the Midwest. It's hot. It's so damned hot! Outside, that is. I truly dislike sweat. Even as a child I disliked summer and being hot. I spent much of the time reading in the basement. It was cooler in the basement because there was a dehumidifier to keep the area from getting damp and moldy. No, not a nice finished basement [more...]
Date: 2008-07-06 18:37:08
My Family Home in Cockrell Hill, Dallas
My Family Home in Cockrell Hill, Dallas In a little valley in Cockrell Hill is a creek. It’s looped by a street. My sense of distance is forever influenced by knowing that three trips around this road is about a mile. The creek periodically floods to the street. Even more rare is an epic flood that, in theory, will rise to everyone’s doorsteps [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 18:40:51
Corked Wine - Can you Spot it?
Do you know what corked wine smells like? If you opened a corked bottle at home or were served one in a restaurant, ... experience with a corked rare wine.The descriptors commonly used to describe corked wine include moldy basement, wet dog, locker room towels, and things like that. I can promise you this - I'm not drinking [more...]
Date: 2008-07-28 09:55:00
I Got Your Bounce Right Here
Consider the idiocy of technical analysis (no offense to Brian from Alpha): Had you been playing Gordon Gekko in your basement office a few weeks ago, fiddling through ... or something stupid like that. Then, all of a sudden, one day you walk down to your moldy office to check [more...]
Date: 2008-09-10 19:43:14
My Family Home in Cockrell Hill, Texas
In a little valley in Cockrell Hill is a creek. It’s looped by a street. My sense of distance is forever influenced by knowing that three trips around this road is about a mile. The creek periodically floods to the street. Even more rare is an epic flood that, in theory, will rise to everyone’s doorsteps [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 18:40:51
Fashionable Francophiles: Meet Please Dress Up!
By Justin Juul Please Dress Up! is a clothing company run by Grant Doolittle and Judy Berbarian, two artists who live in near the Panhandle. If you’ve noticed all the girls rocking stripy shirts and pencil pants in the last few months, it’s because of them. SFBG: So what’s your deal? [more...]
Date: 2008-10-19 23:43:44
How to Store Tender Bulbs Over the Winter
Tuberous begonias are hardy to zone 10. In all but the warmest hardiness planting zones, many summer and fall flowering bulbs, corms, rhizomes, and tubers will not survive a cold winter. Unlike hardy bulbs, which require a period of cold in order to bloom, these “tender bulbs” can’t handle the cold and need to be dug up, stored, [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 16:54:51
Csenester: November 2008
Get fucking sweaty. Pack 50 of your closest friends into a dimly-lit basement and scream until you lose your voice, but lose it for a reason. Do something that means the world to you and only you—something that, when you become old and moldy, you will look back and laugh at all the idiotic things you did, but what an incredible time [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 17:58:07
Flooding day three: Holding our own
Flooding day three: Holding our own While it is not currently raining right this minute, ... of the basement...and YES that is the LARGE power box for the entire house and garage on the wall above ... as of this morning. Hardly earth shattering but, as that lovely musty, moldy smell is finally starting to gain [more...]
Date: 2008-09-15 12:59:35
The Energy Audit
This is a post from: New York Renovator The Energy Audit New York State offers a grant to have your home inspected by a contractor from the power company to do an energy audit. They visit your home, look around, and offer suggestions and services needed to make your home more energy efficient. I had been on a waiting list (well, two, actually) [more...]
Date: 2008-06-15 20:03:39
How 'Hideous' came about
Hideously Tough Our buddy Mike (pictured) wants us to tell the world how the word 'hideous' came about. We say the word entirely too much ... somewhat balanced in life; groaning and moaning ensued. We'd gather in that moldy, dingy, dungeon that doubled as our basement and kitchen and we'd talk about the night before. Wednesday was the big [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 10:00:00
Travelin’ Tunes–This Week In MusicJanuary 10, 2009
One of my 101 things in 1001 days is to listen to a different CD on the way to and from work each week ... out of our collection in the cobwebby basement that deserve a listen. CDs whose songs weren’t cool enough to make ... in there, I just have to brave the basement to find them.However, this week I didn’t bother to get out an old [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 14:33:28
September 28, 1928 -- Fleming discovers penicillin
Alexander Fleming, a Scottish bacteriologist, discovered penicillin on September 28, 1928. At least, that's the simplified version of the story. In fact, it was on September 28, 1928, that he noticed that something seemed to have inhibited growth on a culture of Staphylococcus bacteria; it would be years before this turned into penicillin [more...]
Date: 2008-09-28 18:29:42
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