2009 plans and resolutions

Read more fairy tales! Because fairy tales are like life, but better! Go to Las Vegas ... descendant. I must get over my bullshit and go out there, before it’s too late! Remodel the house ... into a dollhouse - now it’s time to get to the rest of the house! My oh my, what shall I do… [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 17:26:59

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Making a Way

Making a Way (A sermon for Advent 2B    December 7, 2008    Isaiah 40:1-11; Mark 1:1-8) On a trip to Vermont last year, I marveled at the roadways, encircling the hills instead of flattening them. I loved the views of villages to the right and left, of mountains in their glory farther in the distance [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 01:42:47

The Signal Watch - Pilot Installment

Welcome to the first installment of what will, no doubt, become the internet’s most successful weekly column ever. Your eyes (or screen readers) are now reading The Signal Watch (with Ryan). (For those of you who are confused, I did rename the column formerly known as "Routine InfoCom". This is the same column [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 05:23:54

A CAR (ELECTRIC) NAMED OLIVE

A CAR (ELECTRIC) NAMED OLIVE August 27th, 2008 | Uncategorized | 8 Comments THE SEVENTY SEVENTH POST Mike Ollie loved new things that were in the pipeline, especially if they had something to do with saving energy. If there was a link with her beloved Broken Hill, so much the better [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 03:59:29

Should we deviate from our goals?

At the end of 2007, I set out goals financially for us to achieve here. Max out 401k - on track Max out Roth IRA 2008 - done Max out ESPP - done Cash Flow $20k tuition - done Not take out student loan of $8500 - debating All cash month - done It’s not yet the end of the year but I had to write this post.  Mostly because we’re stuck [more...]

Date: 2008-07-28 15:33:40

Interview with Hannah Higgins

hannahhigginsinterview by jeff abellDick Higgins, Danger Music No. 17, 1962. Photo by Mercedes Vostell. Courtesy the Estate of Dick Higgins.Hannah Higgins' book, Fluxus Experience, was published by University of California Press in 2002. At a time when most art historians follow the poststructuralist model of "everything is text," [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 18:45:00

On Chicago

"It is the most perfect presentation of nineteenth-century individualistic industrialism I have ever seen. Chicago is one hoarse cry for discipline."--H. G. Wells(1866-1946)(From: The Future in America: A Search after Realities, 1906) Chapter IV, "Growth Invincible: The Tail [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 12:34:00

Wedding Venue in Eureka, California

If you're interested in a Northern California coastal wedding, you may want to put the town of Eureka on your list, ... different Victorian-styled lodgings, the Carter House, Hotel Carter (a 4 Diamond AAA property), Carter Cottage and Bell Cottage. The Carter House was built in the 1980s, using plans for the original [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 19:19:00

The Lizard People!

My work as an historioranter occasionally leads me to visit some of the loonier extremes of the Internet - the chat rooms with the padded walls and such - but one ballot cast in Minnesota during the latest election sent me further into the weirdness than did even Apocalypse 2012! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 02:29:19

Screen Bites

what most of us already know: Fanboys are in revolt over 20th Century Fox’s legal brawl with Warner Bros. over the movie rights to Watchmen. Some are even threatening to boycott Fox films like The Day the Earth Stood Still and, yes, even X-Men Origins: Wolverine [more...]

Date: 2008-08-20 12:48:00

Renegade Economists Podcast 71

photo credit: D&J Huber The Melting Social Contract: This show wades through recent economic trends, explaining why the boom bust bubble occurs and how this effects our ability to act as normal, respectable human beings [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 06:20:43

Bestwood Colliery

Plans to convert the Victorian Bestwood Winding Engine House, in Bestwood Country Park, Nottingham, ... electrical sub-station, Dynamo House, will also be restored and the remaining structure will be extended and converted into a visitor centre, with historical exhibition on the Winding House. Construction [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 13:03:16

Thinking Ahead to the Next Regulatory Regime

It’s a sign of how dire the times are, but a valuable start to what should be an even more urgent national - even international - dialogue: ... and bubbles (in Victorian times this newspaper was moaning about railway stocks, not house prices [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 02:44:36

Special Report: VoIP war stories from the Australian front

It took the direct intervention of Cisco CEO John Chambers to resolve issues when Victoria's Timboon and District Healthcare service first deployed ... hospital worldwide," says Victorian South West Alliance of Rural Health (SWARH) IT director, Garry Druitt [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 00:00:01

Out with the old, in with the new

Well, New Year's Eve didn't exactly go out with a bang this year at Nappy Valley Central. Our original plans having fallen through some time ago, we felt too exhausted by Christmas ... of money - were we mad?".In one way it felt good to offload some of the contents of our house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 13:56:00

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

Patrick Barkham talks to the villagers living on the site of Heathrow’s proposed third runway

Jack Clark ‘I don’t want to move. The airport is big enough’ On summer evenings, Jack Clark sits in his cottage garden overlooking Heathrow airport and gazes upwards, waiting ... home as quickly as they can. Clark, who is 96, has known the hamlet of Heath Row [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:51:53

Crikey on Thornley

TOP STORIES 1 . Thornley under pressure to explain his "better place"Andrew Crook writes:The speculation that recently-resigned Victorian ALP Evan Thornley is planning to join Israeli ... that keeps on giving for the Victorian opposition. Thornley's coy party room pronouncement [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 08:58:00

Frank Lloyd Wright's Marin Civic Center

click photo for full-size imagephoto by Donald Kinneyclick photo for full-size imagephoto by Donald Kinneyclick photo for full-size imagephoto by ... the various phases of construction, including plans for a fabulous conference center that never got ... about his work in House Beautiful.House Beautiful carried an article about some of Frank Lloyd Wright's [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 13:02:00

A Hint Of The Nightmare To Come

It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “For four years the Neal family called a two-family house in New Haven, home. The Neals have had their house on the market for a year and a half. They’re frustrated but patient. They understand this is a tough time to sell [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 21:25:41

25 Random Things About Me (from Facebook)

Gretchen Bohl, the wife of my first cousin once removed, whom I've never met (1), tagged me on Facebook in her note "25 Random Things About Me." Once you are taggged, you are supposed to write your own list of 25 random things then choose 25 people to be tagged. I did that already [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 04:44:00

Upcoming 2009 Releases — Part Two

Back in August, I posted an article HERE that showcased Upcoming 2009 Book Releases. That spotlight really only scratched the surface of what 2009 had to offer though, so now I’m back with Part Two, which is a little bigger, and hopefully, better. So enjoy, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 08:01:00

JOHOR BUZZ: Ties with Singapore go beyond shopping sprees

FOR those who thought the Johor-Singapore relationship began when Johoreans crossed the Causeway to buy their groceries in Woodlands, think again ... Spanish dollars. In return, the Temenggong and his successors should relinquish all rights and title [more...]

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

Make your Christmas Magical: Simple ways of draping your house in dazzling decorations

It is that magical time of the year again when kids dream about Santa, ... are busy buying gifts and making plans, others are still searching for ways to turn their home ... of draping your house in dazzling decorations Everyone has their own dream and this Christmas [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 14:29:48

The tutor and feeder of riots

Usually I don’t let Emmeline pick out her clothes, because usually I don’t have three hours to kill, but we were in her room on a quiet, ... crashed to the floor, and I chuckled at the thought of her animals recoiling in paroxysms of Victorian [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 06:40:15

E-Conveyancing in the House

Mr RICH-PHILLIPS (South Eastern Metropolitan) -- I move:That this house --(1) ... technology (ICT) procurement in the Victorian government sector is now a major industry. The Auditor-General estimated that in 2007 the Victorian government spent $1.5 billion on ICT structure [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 23:05:00

French Country House Plans

Hello friends, I am very happy to give you this valuable information about Home Plans ... Houseplansandmore.com, provides excellent home plans, home designs and floor plans. They help ... Lot House Plans, Plantation House Plans, Vacation Home Plans, Victorian House Plans, Waterfront Home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 07:09:35

The dark side of Mount Gambier

My posts about Mount Gambier so far have focused on the natural beauty of the region, adding some pictures of grand buildings ... . The Victorian Government seems even keener to reinstate rail and last week released plans for multi [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 07:57:56

THE 2008 PARK SLOPE 100

The Park Slope 100: 100 stories, 100 ways of looking at the world, 100 inspiring people, places and things. The list is in alphabetical order. There are no repeats from last year. There are always serious omissions. I left two slots open for latecomers [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 06:52:52

Home Plans

Hi every one. Our today’s post is about a site which helps us a lot to build our home and make our home very beautiful ... building your house. One such leading online house planning concern is Home Plans and More, where ... , Victorian house plans, bungalow house Plans, Tudor house plans, Vacation house plans, saltbox [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 00:44:00

The Mighty Thor

Headline: Burglar scared off by man dressed as Thor From: news.scotsman.comDate of clip: 2.1.9Caption: The Mighty ThorA builder scared off a house-breaker by running at him dressed as the Norse god Thor.The terrified intruder leapt from a first floor window to escape Torvald Alexander [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 14:34:00

Rosa Barba Prize 2: The Ocean Pools of Madeira (and Sydney)

Try as we might, we couldn't find a lot of information about these swimming pools in Câmara de Lobos on the island of Madeira, ... links hoping that one would lead to site plans and project statements. So far, we only managed [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 05:59:00

Even the Grand Dames have fallen on hard times

The Redman House, in happier times From "The Redman House" The Redman-Hirahara House is a prime example of a West Coast Victorian farm estate home situated ... Anne Victorian which stands in the middle of a farm field as a symbol of history.The house was built [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 19:58:41

Book Review - The Wrong House: The Architecture of Alfred Hitchcock

The Wrong House: The Architecture of Alfred Hitchcock, by Steven Jacobs (available on Amazon USA and UK.) ... with the help of a number of reconstructed floor plans especially made for this publication [more...]

Date: 2008-06-11 13:19:09

Four Days in Ohio

I feel a compulsive need to document vacations, even those spent at home, ... s house, where inexplicably I began sneezing early and often, eyes watering, sinuses plugged [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 04:44:00

Still Riding the Wave or Crashing on a Rocky Shore?

The other day as I was aimlessly surfing the net in search of something interesting to read, ... and recent history.Fischer says that European historians have written extensively [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 17:13:12

Historic Victorian Bed and Breakfast For Sale in Downtown Long Beach California - 90802

  LONG BEACH REAL ESTATE FOR SALE The Turret House Historic Victorian Bed and Breakfast For Sale   Downtown Long Beach California ...   The Turret House-Downtown Long Beach California The Turret House, a successful historic ... and weekend getaways.  Many Downtown locals book rooms for visiting family members.  The Turret House [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 16:00:00

THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 10 December 2008

FINTAG COMMENT The irony. One of the joys of running your own business is you can make up the rules, ... , Smythson wallet and Victorian cufflinks with an engraved family crest, top off the look. But I feel [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 08:32:27

what ever happened to bopeep?

Happy New Year....with all the bells and whistles!Do you know what ever became of bopeep? ... what that new ram can produce?To keep this aging shepherd out of trouble....my hubby and I have a house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 13:49:00

Frankenstein (Classic Movie Series #10)

  Universal was churning out horror pictures by the dozen in the thirties and forties, ... on Mary Shelley’s Victorian novel, but let’s get this out of the way up front — while the movies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:24:43

Shoemaker Woes

Headline: Thousands of Shoes Block Miami TrafficFrom: news.scotsman.comDate of clip: 2.1 ... terrified intruder leapt from a first floor window to escape Torvald Alexander, who was dressed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 21:52:00

Media & Politics (one section only today)

Media & Politics (one section only today) 24-Dec-08 Permanent link to MTA daily media news Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, ... by the working poor in Victorian England.  They were entirely at the mercy of the upper classes [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 23:00:56

Blackadders Christmas Carol (Watch Video and Read Transcript)

Republishing in full not allowed without permission.. Source: bhatt.id ... ) and narrated by Hugh Laurie (now famous from his role in the tv series “House”). Blackadders Christmas Carol [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 04:05:23

So, This Is Called Trimming The Tree…

trimming-the-tree Trimming the Tree, A Victorian Christmas in Canada, Dominion China, Bradford Exchange My friends, I was so exciting about decorating our family Christmas tree last night [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 20:00:11

Christmas Time in the City

Our San Francisco Christmas already slips into distant memory ... other members of my family weren’t so sure, although they went along with the change in plans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 16:53:03

Places to visit in Aberdeen Scotland

Aberdeen is the third largest city in Scotland, in relationship to populous numbers ... of the city’s epic relationship with the ocean. Some of the collections contain models, ship plans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:19:26

Pet Photos - Pet News - Pet Advice

Hints From HeloiseWashington PostOn the Road With Your PetDear Readers: Is your pet a part of your upcoming TRAVEL PLANS for the holidays? Be sure you pack for your pet, too!Here are some ideas [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 12:08:00

The other end of the Purple Line

Riverdale MARC station. Photo by on Flickr ... Highway/Riverdale Road). The area, though historic and full of gorgeous turn-of-the-century Victorian [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 15:03:00

The Latest from Boing Boing

h1 a:hover {background-color:#888;color:#fff ! important;} div#emailbody table#itemcontentlist tr td div ul { ... downright Victorian in my sensibilities. At the same time [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 13:04:00

Aberdeen, Scotland, Places To Visit In The Granite City

Aberdeen, Scotland, Places To Visit In The Granite City January 13th, ... relationship with the sea. Some of the collections contain models, ship plans, photographs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 12:18:25

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