On Dream Homes
Looking for inspiration for your dream home? Are you ready to get started building? ... you a totally modernist style house on a realistic budget. Other plans that you can choose from are narrows, prairie styles, southern houses, colonial homes, new england plans, beach house and many [more...]
Date: 2008-08-06 17:06:00
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Axelrod Comments On Open Senate Seat, D.C. Leadership Vacuum
This morning, David Axelrod appeared on Fox Chicago Sunday and had some notable remarks on both the local and national fronts. He said that President-elect Barack Obama plans to stay out of Prairie State politics once in the White House and doesn't plan on being "a kingmaker or boss here in Illinois." When co-host Dane [more...]
Date: 2008-11-23 22:04:18
Updates
Marketing:– I submitted an essay to a local publication. It was the essay I’d written for the essay contest that was cancelled ... happens at Dunn Bros. Coffee in the historic Smith Douglas More House at 8107 Eden Prairie Road ... for the economy and what he plans to do in the first 100 days of his administration.Writing: – Work continues [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 22:43:42
November 17, 2008: Democrats Seek Tougher Concessions In Auto Industry Bailout
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a plan for an auto industry bailout that would utilize money from the original $700 billion Wall Street bailout, ... examines the controversy surrounding Massachusetts’ foreign clean energy source to the north. Prairie Power Inc. plans to build a 30 megawatt wind farm near Pittsfield, Illinois. Colorado’s capital [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 17:40:33
Custom-Built Homes
.fullpost{display:inline;}I love to browse on house floor plans online ... . In American style architecture I am quite partial to Frank Lloyd's Wright Prairie Houses. Wright's rule ... . Various companies have different styles and approaches in making their designs and floor plans [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 00:26:00
Christmas in South Dakota, 1910
She unwrapped an unwieldy bundle, covered with newspapers ... since the new paperback cover is not available at Amazon.) Little House on the Prairie fans ... to heal, but the words and plans that he left them guide them in their new life on the prairie [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 09:07:24
Some Unexpected "Slow"...
The culprit for our evening of candlelight -- Icy branches that fell on the power lines…Yesterday had every reason to be hectic -- It was our first ... of candles blazing… It all felt very little house on the prairie and very slow and well just a nice break ... -- that child is fearless…), but it also meant that we were forced to basically chuck all plans, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 19:16:00
For the Frank-o-phile: Architecture Fantasy Camp
If you've got a closet Howard Roark on your gift list this holiday, ... and Studio, Robie House and Unity Temple. The end product: campers create frameable floor plans ... do not design prairie-style homes on the exterior," said Preservation Trust Director of Education Jan [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 03:39:31
Catching up
Victorian-style gingerbread house A Victorian-style gingerbread house, created by staff of Dining Services, on display in South Dining Hall ... selected by experienced start-up investors from among forty plans submitted by students ... Prairie winning a two-year Marshall Scholarship for graduate study in economics in the UK. Here’ [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 15:21:20
{ First day of winter and my birthday }
I am celebrating my Birthday today and it's first day of winter. It is really cold here in Texas, but the house is nice and toasty. No big plans for my big day, but I would like to go see the Prairie Lights later this evening. I am enjoying my (late) morning coffee while Alex is taking a nap.Here is a photo of me last year [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 17:04:00
The Early Bird: October 30, 2008
Last Day For Early Voting In Illinois Today is the final day for early voting in the Prairie State ... into the White House, but he's got a message for lobbyists: Keep your money. Under a self-imposed rule ... . Instead, Stroger plans to invest in new technologies that will make workforce cuts possible. CPS [more...]
Date: 2008-10-30 13:35:22
Ypulse Essentials: Sew Cool, MTV's 'Soundtrack,' Toys Thrive Online
Sew cool (Thanks to the debut of season five of "Project Runway," sewing is hip again... for the fifth time around ... moments (from Nellie Olsen on "Little House on the Prairie" to Blair Waldorf on "Gossip Girl"....seems ... this echoed by Damon Whiteside from Disney at the Ypulse Mashup. Guns N' Roses plans to put [more...]
Date: 2008-07-17 18:14:27
A Simple Woman's Daybook ~ Day 17
For TodayMonday, December 29Outside My Window ....the sun has just risen and is casting the most elegant soft light through the woods. It's magical! ... ; of whom shall I be afraid?A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week....cleaning the house and tackling ... with yellow crescent moons and pink stars. So pretty and soft!I am creating....a prairie doll [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 13:16:00
ANTIQUE MALL IN DOWNTOWN ELLSWORTH AT CHRISTMAS TIME
ANTIQUE MALL IN DOWNTOWN ELLSWORTH AT CHRISTMAS TIME Filed under: prairie musings, ellsworth — Peg Britton @ 12:26 pm am3img_1279-small.jpg ... Roehrman’s outstanding Christmas decorations, you’ll be missing a great deal if you don’t make plans ... displays during special holidays. You’ll recall their annual Halloween spook house last month that [more...]
Date: 2008-12-13 18:26:12
Obedience to Parents Lesson Plans
Here's a lesson plan that can be adapted to all age groups. Don't try to do all of it! Just pick and choose ... Riding Hood—If she had gone straight to grandmas house like mom said, would the wolf have been a problem ... from a fire. (Story from Rebecca Todd, “Fire on the Prairie,” Friend, Feb 1997Games1. Simon Says2 [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 18:43:00
The Concept of Non-Ownership (by Phila)
I've been thinking lately about the form that architecture takes in an economy based on land speculation rather than, say, industrial productivity ... would have their sovereign acre of prairie (and a Wright house planted squarely on it), to Frank Gehry ... . Is there a certain type of building, or building style, that becomes dominant during a real [more...]
Date: 2008-11-01 16:49:43
Twenty Questions Answered Part 3 of 3
Carlee said...Do you have/take a day of rest in anyway?Required law of God so we try.And if so, what does that really look like?House gets messier but we do need to be better at this principle in my view.I have a hard time doing it with 3 kids, so I just can't imagine.Thanks seriously for the conviction [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 00:38:00
A World of Financial Freeloaders
I was reading Doug Noland's Credit Bubble Bulletin at PrudentBear.com and I gulped in surprise and fear as he quotes Market News International as reporting that "The Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that the fiscal year 2009 deficit will be $1.186 trillion" which, as bad as it looks, is actually on the low side of projections! Yikes! [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 05:04:10
15 Innovative Uses for Twitter (That You Probably Haven’t Thought Of)
Those of us who are daily Twitter users already grok the power of the application and it’s potential. But there are still a lot of Twitter critics out there, as well as those people who just don’t understand how to use it. I recently saw this comment on a blog: “I’ve been tweeting but… from what I’ve seen in the last couple of weeks, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 10:37:41
15 Innovative Uses for Twitter (That You Probably Haven’t Thought Of)
Those of us who are daily Twitter users already grok the power of the application and it’s potential. But there are still a lot of Twitter critics out there, as well as those people who just don’t understand how to use it. I recently saw this comment on a blog: “I’ve been tweeting but… from what I’ve seen in the last couple of weeks, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 16:51:50
Is Wind Losing Power?
Over the past year, we’ve documented how creative thinking in Illinois—from local school districts kicking their dependence on electricity to the proposed development of turbines over the Great Lakes—has established the Prairie State ... , but now there’s a pro-wind administration headed for the White House. “The smart policy,” which [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 18:25:21
HOORAY! IT'S A FRESH NEW YEAR!!
Yippee! Oh how I love the start of a new year! Fresh beginnings...new experiences...exciting adventures! Happy 2009 gals!I just got back from spending time with my four wonderful kids (serious San Diego Charger fans!) What a joy to have them all together! (Two live in California and the other two live in my hometown, Branson, Missouri.... [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 15:14:00
motherhood
I love my kids. I'm glad that they're part of my life. There is no doubt that I'm a kinder, more patient, better person because they are in my family. But motherhood has turned out to be a much more ambivalent experience for me than I expected. I have heard other parents say things like, "Yes, it's hard, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 16:43:00
A whole passel of good stuff!
Happy Tuesday Friends! It's an icy and cold start here in Southern Indiana, and we don't know if the kiddos will be going back to school today or not ... ? Here's the whole view:Then here is what I added - of couse the Prairie Schooler from "When Witches ... stitches in and this is how it stands now:Abigail Winslow ~ Little House NeedleworksFabric: 32 ct [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 10:53:00
Give a Little, Get a Little
Today did not work out like I'd planned.When I crawled into bed last night, I thought I'd get up early.Start making the apple pie at 7am ... to the orthodontist.Have dinner plans ready for Dale, then spend a quiet evening reading.Instead ... , the lines on the shoulders of the roads obscured by snow and ice ... scary. On the prairie [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 04:50:00
'As if things weren't bad enough...'
Not so long ago, there was an article from a Russian news agency, to which I linked, reporting the predictions of a Russian 'expert', Igor Panarin, stating that the U.S. would break up by 2010. The article drew a fair amount of notice on conservative/nationalist blogs and forums, and we discussed it here, of course. Now (rather belatedly) [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 11:14:00
Yet another Liberal saying "Do as I say and not as I do"
You're a politician with an Ivy League college background. You have over 700 staffers to back check, fact check, and write your speeches ... , we respect his service. But when you look at our records and our plans on issues that matter ... it. Wouldn't it make sense, though, to make sure your own house is in order BEFORE jumping off [more...]
Date: 2008-07-01 08:52:44
Prarie School in Session: John Van Bergen Book Review
It is essential that I preface this review by flatly stating that my architectural education has been sorely lacking ... no mistake; this is an extensive, well-done documentation of the work of an architect of the Prairie ... floor plans, advertisements and engaging narrative set Hackl's work apart. There's also a ton [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 13:15:00
Economic Potpourri December 9, 2008
News is flying out of every corner at record speed now. It is very difficult to keep up with ... SpendingSony Corp. plans to eliminate 8,000 jobs in the largest reduction announced by a Japanese ... production and move away from unprofitable businesses as part of plans to save more than 100 billion [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 09:19:00
Lawmaker proposes giving cops foreclosed homes
The typical mortgage is 30 years. But walk a beat in Atlanta, and that house could be yours in half that time — and for just a little money down.As a solution to metro Atlanta’s foreclosure crisis, a lawmaker plans to propose giving foreclosed ... , who plans to introduce the idea to the board. “Here’s a way to help a group of people who put [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 17:00:00
Conspiracy of the Lemmings: Barack Obama and the Strategy of Manufactured Crisis; Part II
Cross-posted by Maggie at Maggie’s Notebook By Jim Simpson Note: I am indebted to the incredible efforts of many bloggers, who did the yeoman’s work of ferreting out many of the hard-to-find facts in this article. I particularly want to thank David Horowitz and his Discover the Networks team, Trevor Loudon of New Zeal blog, Cliff Kincaid, [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 14:25:21
FOR TODAY
Outside my window...the sun is shining and it is a glorious day - though a wee bit chilly.I am thinking...about knitting an iPod cozy for my new iPod. I don't want it getting scratched!I am thankful for...a warm house, food in the fridge, clothes ... just for the fun of it.Around the house...football is on TV, the dog and cat are sacked out on the [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 20:13:00
Ga. proposal: 15 years could earn cops a homeJanuary 10, 2009
The typical mortgage is 30 years. But walk a beat in Atlanta, and that house could be yours in half that time — and for just a little money down.As a solution to metro Atlanta’s foreclosure crisis, a lawmaker plans to propose giving foreclosed ... , who plans to introduce the idea to the board. “Here’s a way to help a group of people who put [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 02:45:29
MortgageNewsClips: Tim Has 10, Mauldin Looks Back, Taylor says Fed Abandons, Boost Bailouts, Cramdowns Coming, Jumbo Rates, Fair Value, Reverse Mortgages, Yellen is Grim 3, PIMCO, Paul Jackson, Jody Shenn, Video Surprise, Obama Says Shrink, 3 more, Ira Has 4.5
Tim Iacono has 10 Predictions for 2009 - themessthatgreenspanmade ———— ... in bankruptcy - … Rep. Brad Miller, D-N.C., said he plans to introduce a bill today allowing bankruptcy “ ... ., plans to sponsor similar legislation in the Senate, the paper said. … - Inman News ———— [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 01:25:24
Wildcatter Weekly, January 15, 2009
IPAMS Meetings and Announcements Utah Lease Sale The Utah lease sale continues to generate a lot of attention in the media, which usually get the details wrong about the the leasing process and the implications for the ‘environmental martyr.’ Robert Redford has even called us ‘morally criminal’ for providing the nation with clean-burning natural [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 00:56:34
Darth Blago Speaks to the People (Profanity in this Tell All Video)
Ah, the shame! Readers--I grovel before you! I voted for this slimebug in Illinois; yes I did! Sure, I didn't think he was much, but I was tired of Republicans in the governer's office. And look! He makes the Republicans look like choir boys! This is staggering corruption; Blago is out of his fucking mind, and I elected him [more...]
Date: 2008-12-13 14:03:00
Oh, Sap!
It was downright bone-chilling again this morning when I went out to start my car, ... spreads its fulsome branches over our driveway. Lacking a garage (the house was built around 1820-ish, and there is an off-plumb shed/garage around back that probably once stored Little House on the Prairie [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 20:52:51
Food For Thought
by Nazbanoo Pahlaviin January's Carnegie Mellon TodayIt can't be avoided. It's on every network, on every cable news station, in every newspaper. The map. Red states versus blue states. Conservatives against liberals. George W. Bush may have won the presidency, defeating his opponent, John Kerry, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 07:43:00
South Metro News Roundup: January 7th, 2008
A couple of quick notes about random stories that were recently published in the South Metro ... that I don’t typically travel that road (when I worked in Eden Prairie I would take MN-13 to CR-5 ... going out on administrative leave after he mistakenly shot at the wrong house he wrongly assumed [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 01:11:00
Oh, it is ON
Great balls of fire, it's time for the 2008 Okie Blog Awards! This is big news for us Okie Bloggers who thrive on the affirmation from others that we are indeed good enough, smart enough and that doggonit, people like us. Expect me to post, post and more post from now until like, February. After that I'll probably go back to my slacker ways [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 19:47:39
2008 Homeschool Blog Award Categories!
It’s that time of year again! Time for the Homeschool Blog Awards! We are working behind the scenes to get a prize page up by this weekend. If you are interested in giving, please be sure to get your info back to me quickly! Someone with the HSBA will make sure that you are added promptly to the vendor list in our sidebar and our prize page by [more...]
Date: 2008-10-06 03:19:25
FRIDAY JANUARY 16, 2009
THIS SITE SUPPORTS ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL POLICE DEPARTMENTS, EMS CREWS, IN ADDITION TO ALL SERVING IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, NO MATTER WHERE YOU MAY BESUPPORT OUR TROOPS ALWAYS WEAR RED ON FRIDAYSNEW BRUNSWICK HIGHWAY HIGH RISK MOOSE & DEER LOCATIONSNEW BRUNSWICK HIGHWAY VIDEO CAMERASNew Brunswick Weather: [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 14:29:00
A Return To Waterfowling
A Return To Waterfowling Filed under: General, Hunting, Musings Posted by: The Gundogdoc @ 6: ... the last three years has been spent behind the setters chasing prairie birds. That, and I’ve added a nearly ... while I chased prairie birds with the setters…I just don’t think I could have done the same had I left [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 12:27:51
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
REVIEW: The Living Dead edited by John Joseph Adams
REVIEW SUMMARY: This is the zombie anthology for the new millennium. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: An anthology of thirty-four zombie stories. MY REVIEW: PROS: 28 good stories, 8 of which are outstanding. CONS: 6 stories are mediocre or worse. BOTTOM LINE: A good anthology and a must-have for fans of zombie fiction [more...]
Date: 2008-10-28 06:29:05
Frigid
We woke up this morning to bright sun, but despite the pretty daylight, my weather ... to blizzards and wind chill, but the flat topography of the prairie here never fails to make me feel ... that The Poo has been sick for 10 days, and that I personally hadn’t left the house in four days, until [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 15:22:41
Obama - No Contact With Blago On Senate Seat
Obama said today that he had no contact with Democrat Governor Blagojevich of Illinois about the appointment to Obama's former Senate seat. CHICAGO ( ... and had some notable remarks on both the local and national fronts. He said that President-elect Barack Obama plans to stay out of Prairie State politics once in the White House and doesn't plan on [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 20:43:00
NEED ONE MORE UNIQUELY-CHICAGO CHRISTMAS GIFT? AL CAPONE’S CHICAGO HOME FOR SALE!
CURRENT OWNER OF 7244 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE, CHICAGO, TO SELL HOME WITH NOTORIOUS HISTORY THIS SPRING! ... when he first came to Chicago will be for sale! It’s current owner, Barbara Hogsette has plans ... right in to the other Chicago-style Bungalows and small apartment buildings up and down the street [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 04:28:34
GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - October 5, 2008
GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips for October 5, 2008 includes news and commentaries on the following topics: Republican Party candidates, elected officials, party leaders, and events Republican Party platform issues including promoting a strong national defense, respect for the rule of law, individual responsibilitiy, traditional values, etc [more...]
Date: 2008-10-05 18:37:30
GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - October 8, 2008
GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips for October 8, 2008 includes news and commentaries on the following topics: Republican Party candidates, elected officials, party leaders, and events Republican Party platform issues including promoting a strong national defense, respect for the rule of law, individual responsibilitiy, traditional values, etc [more...]
Date: 2008-10-08 14:54:02
