Post Vacation Mondays are Rough

We're all dragging a little around here, having spent the last two weeks staying up late and sleeping in. For whatever reason, Mr ... is to remodel a room in the house. Mr. Geeky and I would both like to work on the bathroom. The first ... for Contractor for Bathroom." Simple. When I'm done with that, I'll put, "Call so-and-so for bathroom [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 12:30:00

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2008 year-end review

After seven weeks of crazy busy sales leading up to Christmas, I’ve really been enjoying my time off ... just lounge around the house. As my mind has cleared a little, I’ve also had some new insights ... review as well as some of my plans for 2009…In mid-January I posted some illustrations and gift tags [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 21:26:00

Aldis Hodge Goes From 'Lights' to 'Leverage'

Today's cuppa: diet cola at the Fox Party Before I hit the sack, I wanted to share some fun stuff I received today from Aldis Hodge, ... support to the team of former ne'er-do-wells led by a former insurance investigator (Timothy Hutton ... about the show is that this character is mine to mold. I get to be this guy for, hopefully, many [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 07:28:59

Hello.

January 5, 2009 in Family, Holidaze It’s been a while.We survived the holidays. There were some really bad moments and some really wonderful moments ... lighting out intentions and tossing them in the fireplace.After our small Christmas plans dissolved ... is the quiet time we spent first thing in the morning. The sky was just beginning to light, the hous [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 21:28:32

Tuscan Dream

Tuscan Dream Posted on 2008 under Travel | No Comment 5 Jul I have always wanted to visit Italy and everywhere in Europe! We even planned to go there last month but we changed our plans because we had house renovation ... of the nature! From looking at their rooms and the surrounding area, I wished we did not have house [more...]

Date: 2008-07-05 02:07:37

Listen…Do you hear that?

Listen closely. What is it? you may ask. I’ll tell you, my friends….it’s the sound of silence. Yes–blissful, silent solitude. And it’s mine! All mine! For 1.5 entire hours! I get the house to myself. Yes, the kids have enjoyed a wonderful two week vacation from school and all things responsibility related. We’ve had our cousins [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 16:56:33

It’s Not Even Logical Anymore In New York

A report from Metro New York. “Mayor Michael Bloomberg outlined a local stimulus plan Thursday intended to ease the burdens of the economic crisis ... , biannual payments. The city plans to use $24 million in federal funds to buy foreclosed properties ... their counterparts in New York City. The average price of a house plunged 23.3% to a still expensive [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 16:15:50

Required Reading

1) From the Politico, “Talking About AfPak” by John McCain. Fair is fair - I’ve criticized the McCain campaign when it has stumbled. It is thus only right that I give McCain and his team credit when they get one right. McCain gave a speech today on Afghanistan that displayed a superior understanding of our military needs in Afghanistan [more...]

Date: 2008-07-15 21:15:23

Last Friday off for a while...

Yes. All good things must come to an end, I suppose, and that includes Fridays off. I've exhausted my vacation time. Nuts. I'm going to a friend's house this evening (the one that almost cancelled our Snakes on a Plane night because of 'stomach flu' that later turned out to be a fetus lodged in her uterus) to watch [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 04:51:14

A little history or are the elites of Israel idiots and what the hell is Hamas anyway

Right. Lets get this shindig started (again). I feel a need for a long article, so grab a coffee, or a tea, or something stronger, get some snacks (no high fructose corn syrup, please, something healthy) and lets begin. Right now you have probably seen Israeli bombers using bombs, including white phosphorus ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 05:14:30

Year-end thoughts

This morning, my report posted at The Common Ills. Writing it, I realized C.I. was correct. I was never upset with C.I. over benching me from The Common Ills. I knew C.I. was trying to make sure I did not overextend myself. As I began posting here and posting five times a week and working with Third each weekend, C.I [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 00:40:00

New Year, New Hope

New Year, New Hope As the economy worsens (gets worse), many Americans are having to change their spending habits ( ... they are doing differently now: Cutting (Reducing) Vacation Spending: 59% of those Americans surveyed ... like a refrigerator, stove, or other large machine that you may use in your house. Major simply means [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 08:00:10

Lots of Lemonade: The New Year’s Eve Recap

Doing yearly recaps have been a habit of mine since I was in college and writing on a now almost-defunct Livejournal blog (which no one shall ever read except for a handful of close friends from high school and college because it’s embarrassingly filled with teenage angst. There’s enough of that here.) [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 17:33:54

Army Specialist Kareem R. Khan, Referenced by Colin Powell

Photo by Hope Colin Powell on Sunday’s Meet the Press: I’m also troubled by, not what Senator McCain says, but what members of the party say. And it is permitted to be said such things as, “Well, you know that Mr. Obama is a Muslim.” Well, the correct answer is, he is not a Muslim; he’s a Christian. He’s always been a Christian [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 05:13:40

Interview with Maria Murnane

Last week, I posted a review of Perfect on Paper, the first novel by self-published author Maria Murnane. (Here is a link in case you missed it.) I've since exchanged a couple of emails with her, and am thinking about inviting her to move to Iowa to be my new best friend - seriously, I think we would get along [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 00:18:00

Bugging Out

The more we learn, the more we have to learn. I've realized that I am completely lacking in portable housing schooling. Shame on me ... sooner rather than later. We thought we might head North and rent while we get the little house built ... like a little house. It was a Park Model. Who knew? Not me. Oddly, we looked at one of these things [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 17:31:00

Fiji Floods: ‘The Village Drowned'

The rains in Fiji began falling Wednesday, January 7 and didn't let up for more than a week ... rains = no good for my area. Concerning my house…My host mom called to tell me reluctantly that “Emi ... my house. So, in what I imagine to be a ridiculous caper, my family members broke my windows to unlock [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:19:12

Late Night Political Humor

“But I want to tell you, it’s so cold. It’s so cold that Sarah Palin shot herself a brand-new coat ... to buy it and turn it into a vacation home.’” -David Letterman “And at his confirmation hearing ... You Where It Went.’” -Jay Leno “President-elect Barack Obama plans to close Guantanamo [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 05:54:23

Do You Have A Plan

Well, first of all I have to apologize for taking the last couple weeks off from writing or really reading anything on the blog ... I will continue working out, I basically have the next four months off. Really, it's summer vacation ... to Charlotte to hang out with our friends Daniel and Ariana. We didn't have any plans in mind [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 01:50:00

7 Tips For A Romantic Honeymoon I Have Learnt From My 2 Weeks Japan Honeymoon

lazing around in a park reading on where to go next It was a wonderful 2 weeks’ break that my wife and I had ... and it was in fact the longest vacation we had ever since we got married exactly 2 years ago ... it, JR! Bad bad bad dog!!! I remembered that an hour before we left the house for the airport [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 06:08:12

President-Elect Barack Obama's $40 billion Handout Bailout to Internet Providers

.jpg] President-Elect Barack Obama is planning to send up to $40 billion in grants and loans bailout funds toward improving broadband ... with benefits to e-commerce, education and health-care," a House Appropriations Committee document said ...   individuals, which turned into a very unprofitable venture with disastrous results. Let the free ma [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:30:20

Barry's boondoggle

Boondoggle: a wasteful or impractical project or activity often involving graft - Merriam Webster Online Dictionary Back from his two-week Hawaiian vacation, President-elect Obama's plans to bail out the economy don't match his rhetoric ... Nevertheless, Obama's plans don't match his rhetoric. Obama's desire to sign a stimulus bailout [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 17:39:10

Christmas Day

Merry Christmas everyone! Although my post is a bit too late. We have about an hour and a half left before Christmas 2008 is just a memory. I hope that everyone had a wonderful day. The picture above was taken this morning. It's our dog enjoying playing in the wrapping paper like it was a huge pile of leaves [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 03:21:00

Surprise! We're in Southern California!

So can you believe that for the most part I kept it tight lipped that the girls and I would be traveling over 10, ... ~ especially as I wanted to make plans with family and friends, though didn't want to spoil ... to Frankfurt from Chennai was filled with kids and adults all excited to going on vacation. It made [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 18:23:00

Happy New Year!

I'm never been happier to see a new year arrive. Usually, I hate New Year's Eve, the whole reviewing-your-life-and-watching-time-pass thing.. ... to savor the last few days of holiday vacation with my daughter -- I can't believe it's almost over! Then I want to get my house back in shape -- I haven't [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 15:46:00

Travolta's tragedy

The Bahamas will use two pathologists to ensure a careful autopsy on John Travolta's son, who died at the actor's vacation home in Grand Bahama, ... to Ocala, Florida."Jett likely will be buried in Florida, an attorney said Saturday. Preliminary plans ... attorney, told The Associated Press.Travolta, 54, and his wife, actress Kelly Preston, 46, have a hous [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 19:26:00

NSA Builds New Data-Mining Center In San Antonio

By Greg M. Schwartz Photo by Greg M. Schwartz It looks innocent enough, but no loitering, please: The NSA’s Texas Cryptology Center, under construction at 410 and West Military. SA Current | Surrounded by barbwire fencing, the anonymous yet massive building on West Military Drive near San Antonio’s Loop 410 freeway looms mysteriously with [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 02:45:55

My Daybook ~ January 5

My Daybook ~ January 5 By Danielle | Posted in My Daybook | Comments (5) January 5, 2009 – 2:14 pm ... in my home office/studio. It has been a two month project. Getting rid of the old to make way ... ? Reading: Biography of Amelia Earhart Language Arts: Basics of report writing Health: View The Human Body [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 14:14:30

Barry’s boondoggle

Boondoggle: a wasteful or impractical project or activity often involving graft - Merriam Webster Online Dictionary Back from his two-week Hawaiian vacation, President-elect Obama’s plans to bail out the economy don’t match his rhetoric ... . Nevertheless, Obama’s plans don’t match his rhetoric. Obama’s desire to sign a stimulus bailout [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 17:46:10

RUSSIA/GEORGIA WAR UPDATES TICKER & VIDEOS: - Russia Cuts Off Access To Georgia’s Main Port - Russians Just Dig In Deeper! Only Handful Have Left - Russians Kidnap Soldiers, Steal U.S. Humvees, Blow Up Top Naval Vessel

A Georgian gestures, whilst waiting for humanitarian aid to be distributed, in Gori, northwest of the capital Tbilisi, Georgia, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. Some 80,000 refugees are in more than 600 centers in and around Tbilisi, primarily sheltered in schools, hospitals and previously abandoned buildings [more...]

Date: 2008-08-15 10:38:47

Obama’s Zen State, Well, It’s Hawaiian

Obama, swimming in the Pacific Ocean, intends to continue vacationing in his home state after he assumes the Presidency. (I sure hope so) ... to win the White House, one question about Barack Obama came up again and again: How did he appear ... can be found here on the island of Oahu.As Mr. Obama walks along the beaches while on vacation [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 20:06:00

November 20, 2008

rites of passages for boys where they became men over their fresh kill. These days, that rarely happens in a suburban cul-de-sac, but you do have the opportunity to grant your son responsibility in front of a family gathering. When you decide the time is right for your son to carve the turkey – and that may come because of age, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 05:37:45

H&F names Fig Jam “Head Coach In Waiting”

The well-respected* blog www.hotdogandfriends.com announced today that offensive contributor “Fig Jam” has been named the Head Coach In Waiting of ... that “Hotdog” has no retirement plans and would not set a timetable for his exodus from the site.  “ ... to day operations of the blog, I’m just going to send it to Fig Jam to figure out.”  “I’m on vaca [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 18:34:37

Carnival of Twenty Something Finances

Welcome to the December 29, 2008 edition of twenty something finances. Thank you for dropping by and participating! I decided to host this carnival because personal finance has been a hot topic lately. Especially with the way the economy has been performing. Although it’s bad now I do believe it will recover in the next three years [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 07:38:10

2008 Holiday Log

Disclaimer: The following thoughts were originally hand-written as a guide for my own sanity ... is that since arriving at my parents house I have been unable to talk about anything other than work ... or tweeting I will be (hand)writing a log of my 14 day vacation. I will post a summary online afterwards [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 07:13:38

50 Random Questions

50 Random Questions1. Where were you 3 hours ago?Talking on my bed with mom.2. Who are you in love with?Jesus Christ!3. Have you ever eaten a crayon? ... if that's misspelled!)20. Your dream vacation?Prince Edward Island21. Last person's house you were in?My Aunt ... . What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex?LOL! I have no idea!27. What are [more...]

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

FRIDAY, Nov. 28, 2008 - Joe Krozel (Topper around a loch / Judah's house, in a Lew Wallace title / Cry on a corsair / Laotian language group)

Relative difficulty: EasyTHEME: noneToday's puzzle provides an illustrative contrast to yesterday's puzzle. Yesterday's puzzle was astonishingly smooth from stem to stern. Only a couple of abbreviations, almost no forced fill at all. Magical. The theme, while imaginative, wasn't an excessive burden on the grid, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 12:11:00

Keeping Busy

... - cause I moved and I keep getting cards sent to the old address. house stuff - the builder wants ... but there is a lot to decide upon. Tomorrow I’m shopping for cabinets - woohoo. work - I’m taking no vacation time [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 04:35:51

UNITY-a Challenge for you!!

Well it is Thursday. Only one more day of sanity till summer vacation! LOL! Don’t get me wrong-I LOVE my children. But put all three in a house, 24/7, in the heat like caged animals and there will be CRAZINESS ... is going to Summer School, which is great. I never get out of the house before 10am anyway (OK [more...]

Date: 2008-06-19 13:09:17

get to the fair for fried treats, there are plenty of unique city options to satisfy a sweet tooth. The D.C. food cart scene hasn't really picked up as much as everyone had been hoping. But if you head to Columbia Heights, you might stumble upon some more interesting street food [more...]

Date: 2008-08-09 17:21:46

Till the First Day of Christmas

The last time I could spend such a prolonged Christmas vacation was two years back, when I was preparing for my MBA ... in my house began on Sunday and carried on till late Tuesday which meant lots of dust, smell and work ... up the house. First vacuumed all the rooms and my computer (I sometimes think my computer was made [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 07:56:37

Alan Colmes ends the pretense at Fox News and more media news happening on my vacation

I'm back in the office briefly today to tidy up a couple of stories running on Sunday and write on the finale of Dancing with the Stars ... . "It's a great creative opportunity for me. I feel as though we have a Democratic President, House ... and the White House. With Glenn Beck coming at 5 p.m. and stars such as Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 19:02:16

Obama preps for life in the District

Barack Obama will use Chicago as his White House getaway, promising that as president he’ll return to his adopted hometown every few weeks ... of his predecessors, Obama will not arrive at the White House with a vacation house or getaway in his real ... up and where her mother still has a house. Our friends are here. Our family is here. And so we are [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 15:12:34

George W. Bush’s Last Day in Office!

Originally published at eclecticism. You can comment here or there. The legacy of President George W. Bush: George Walker Bush. 43rd president of the United States. First ever with a criminal record. Our third story tonight, his presidency: eight years in eight minutes. Early in 2001 the U.S. fingered Al Qaeda for the bombing of the USS Cole [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:40:09

The Twelve Days of Christmas

So, for the second year in a row, we’re doing what had previously thought to be unthinkable – we’re staying put for Christmas and New Years ... for the first year in our new house.  We were ecstatic.  We threw a NYE party that took a lot of prep ... Day on the calendar and generous holiday vacation policies mean that we’re both off from tomorrow [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 23:01:05

Eat Your... Rice

Rice Dozens of rice varieties are grown worldwide, each with its own adaptation to local climate and cuisine. Here in the United States several of the most popular types can be found just about anywhere. From my casual observation these are the plain American "white rice" (sometimes parboiled and sold as "minute rice") [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 19:03:18

PlanetEye: A Site to Simplify Your Travel Planning

PlanetEye.com, a travel site powered by Microsoft's World Wide Media eXchange (WWMX) technology, launched today ... professional sources, providing you with detailed reviews about the area you plan on visiting. In addition ... information you clip as a list or a personalized map. After putting together your travel plans [more...]

Date: 2008-07-10 10:08:17

Foreclosures Have Badly Affected Tourism in Hawaii

Foreclosures followed by the credit freeze and overall meltdown of the economy has badly affected tourism in Hawaii, among other things ... of the people say no-to-vacation. In Hawaii tourism is the leading industry. For some time ... , as shoppers will be focusing on the bare essentials. Target plans to open its two stores in Oahu [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:41:24

nice to feel at home

We're about to go home to the Philippines to have our vacation. Hubby and I are planning about the things we'll be busy with when we get home ... location. But we have seen in the site some Contemporary house plans and we both fell in love ... is the French Country House Plans. The designs are just so lovely, I must say! We are also thinking [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 14:20:00

Weekly Review Jan 6-15

2009 has officially begun. We had our year-end review meeting yesterday and now we’re ready to move forward ... . Jeff’s Personal Goals for 2009: Buy my first house and move in Record a demo for my band Record ... (my sister’s wedding) Go on another vacation trip with Kim – maybe another cruise? Jeff’s Professional [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:07:49

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