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New Postal Rates - Again
This is getting to be an annual event. Almost exactly a year to the day of the last increase, the USPS will be raising the postal rates once again. Of course I guess this should be expected.
Years ago, I would buy a book of stamps just for my monthly payments. …
Dec. 4th
Today's 12 days Christmas Swap gifts are so YUMMILICOUS!!! wish you could smell the wonderful soap and candle from Cris Cunningham http://www.enchantedheartsstudio.blogspot.com/ Thanks again Cris. Cris also has a wonderful Christmas blog.... http://www.anenchantedchristmas.blogspot.com/ I spent some time cleaning, shopping and doing a little knitting and didn't really finish anything to share. I did get an order in the mail from Linda Koch. She was having a WONDERFUL 20% sale so I s
Tap Tap Tap - Anyone Out There
I know it's been a week since I posted and I hope you are still stopping by to see what's new at the Farmhouse. We had a very nice Thanksgiving with some of our family. My sister was unable to make it at the last minute due to the flu - I encouraged her to stay home, LOL. But her kids still made the trip which I was very thankful for and enjoyed spending time with them and our kids - small but nice. Sooooo that meant that the gravy was mine and mine alone to make, LOL. Here I am trying to
Uncommon Sin and a Holiday Tornado at Common Ground
Santaland Diaries is only one of the holiday treats at Common Ground Theatre this month. Special Benefit for Little Green Pig Theatrical Concern ONE NIGHT OF SIN: an Uncle Typhus Uncommon Burlesque Featuring inappropriate stand up, the stripping prowess of Hard Bodeez, a treasure trove of holiday debauchery and a fresh-from-lockup house band featuring Jason Fagg, Jeffrey S. Detwiler, Tim Garbinsky, Dana Marks, Bart Matthews and Shana Tucker Hosted by your favorite former pornographer,
Will You Sign My Book?
Happy Thursday from Jeanette. I hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Last time I shared about finding creative ways to give books as Christmas gifts that double as support for your author friends. This week I rediscovered a great source to help you do that. Check out Signed by the Author (www.signedbytheauthor.com), the site where every book that you order is autographed. Many CAN authors are represented including Virginia Smith, Judy Gann, Tracy Higley, Sharon Hinck, and Karen
"How much time will OJ the killer get? thanks."
The title of this post is the full text of an e-mail I received this afternoon today, from some calling himself "anonymous tip" and excited about tomorrow's scheduled state sentencing of OJ Simpson in Nevada. Any thoughts dear readers? For some background, consider this AP article, headlined "OJ judge known for stern lectures, stiff sentences." Or check out this ESPN piece, headlined "OJ Simpson sentence likely to be at least 18 years." Or consider this article, which notes that the Goldman
Obama Policymakers Turn to Campaign Tools
Network of Supporters Tapped on Health-Care Issues By Ceci Connolly Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, December 4, 2008; Page A01 Barack Obama's incoming administration has begun to draw on the high-tech organizational tools that helped get him elected to lay the groundwork for an attempt to restructure the U.S. health-care system. Former senator Thomas A. Daschle, Obama's point person on health care, launched an effort to create political momentum yesterday in a conference call
Free Shipping!!!!
Just in time for the holidays, I am offering FREE SHIPPING on any SU! order placed. That's right, ANY order - so you get to take advantage of any current specials offered by SU! AND get free shipping. BUT - you can't place the order on my website since the free shipping is from me, and not SU!. If you would like to place an order, just shoot me an e-mail at mariemc01@gmail.com and I will get your order placed!!! I accept checks and credit or debit cards.
Feds approve Illinois $3.2 billion hospital assessment program
The federal government has approved Illinois’ proposed $3.2 billion five-year hospital assessment program, providing much-needed financial relief to medical institutions across the state. Now, all the governor needs to do is come up with the money to get the ball rolling: a $125 million payment to hospitals. It’s money the state doesn’t have. In the past, with two previous hospital assessment programs, the state borrowed funds short-term to jump-start the assessment program. Once it sends the
Turning the tables on in loco parentis
Kids spying on their father, and the bad dad ends up dead: this Ars Technica story is nigh-Gothic, with computer-savvy kids, family problems, murder and cybercrime. In 2004, Parth Ingle installed keylogging software on his father's computer, discovered his various passwords, and began monitoring Arunkumar's e-mail and Internet use. It's not clear if Avnee took action independently of Parth, but the two siblings were joint conspirators and took turns accessing their father's data. The two shar
Must Be A Winner Today!
Lynda Hidalgo you are the winner! Please send me your snail mail address so I can mail your Christmas stamps out to you right away!! Thanks for paying me a visit! I'm getting ready for my sister and her daughter's visit tomorrow. They don't get in until around 11 PM, but that's ok. Can't wait to see them both! I rented beds again, so they'll be there tomorrow afternoon. I still haven't cleaned up my mess in the living room. How can a girl work and clean? I've been busy stamping up a storm. Ok,
Hitler is a Great Boss
She may be the only person in the world to remember him fondly, but a woman who worked as a maid for Adolf Hitler in the '30s says he was "a great boss," the Daily Mail reports. 'Another time he came into the kitchen, saw me and said, "Ahh, I see our little one has grown a little plumper!".' Source
Yule Scanveger Hunt
I haven’t done a hunt for sometime now. We are on the way to Yule celebration.As I am and majority of us aren’t bundle of money this time of year. So I’m doing a calendar swap. This is real easy.1. Sign up before December 15, 20092. Place to sign up is just leave a comment below.3. Shortly after the 15th I’ll e-mail you your partner and also get postal address.4. Then after you receive your swap partner mail them a 2009 calendar.5. If all possible I would like the calendar mailed before Yule (De
Little House Neighborhood Finished… and framed!
December 4, 2008 6 responses Close-up showing frame detail Little House Neighborhood © Little House Needleworks Stitched on 28ct. “Pearled Barley” Linen with the recommended DMC threads. Framing by House of Stitches, LaPorte, Indiana It’s been over five years since I’ve had anything framed. I knew as I was working on this piece that I would get it framed when I had finished stitching it, and so the framing of this piece was my birthday gift to myself. I h
A followup to Susan's post of David Weiss's e-mail ...
Our journey to holy union Kate Childs Graham December 4, 2008 About a month before Proposition 8 passed in California Nov. 4, taking away an array of human rights, and the U.S. bishops decided to team up with the Knights of Columbus to make the “preservation of marriage” one of its key focuses for the next five years, my partner, Ariana, and I made our commitment to one another. Our marriage was not “legal” by terms of the state of California or the official Catholic church. Yet, in o
Back Tack 4 and a Christmas Meme
Here's a little teaser for my Back Tack 4 partner.... And here's a little meme I saw at Elise's blog. I need a touch of holiday spirit, so here I go. Consider yourself tagged and leave a comment if you play along! 1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper. I like to use brown kraft paper and pretty bows or baker's string. 2. Real tree or Artificial? Real trees are the most festive, but after an incident in the late 1990s or so when a ginormous tree nearly sent me to the hospital (I had
Gift idea No. 8: Cool, affordable art
Today's gift suggestion wasn't pitched to me by a PR firm or sent in the mail (though I do receive some pretty sweet stuff). Nope, I discovered these guys earlier this year during my trip to Birmingham, Ala., and their wares have brightened my home ever since. Naked Art is a store that doubles as an art gallery. According to its website, it focuses on "functional art," and the shop also makes an effort to "keep the prices reasonable, because we strongly feel that art should be within everyone'
What are new runner essentials?
One of the appealing things about running to me was its simplicity - you get a good pair of shoes and that's all you need to start running. Well, I've found that's not true at all, there's an endless supply of gear to help make it easier and better, but it's confusing! What are new runner essentials? Ali Susan Paul replies: Dear Ali, running IS simple, primal really; but like anything else in life, we can make it as simple or as complex as we choose. Essentially, running shoes are the single m
Honoring Mike Teel
Kenny Britt likes to tease me about how much I like Mike Teel, I play along and the truth is: I do really like Mike Teel. And I know I'm awfully lucky I do. Mike's a Bergen County kid and our paper's home base is in Bergen County and so obviously, from the start, I was aware he'd be a kid our readers would always want news on. I remember exactly where I was (the produce section of a grocery store) on that July day in 2004, when I found out Mike had committed to Rutgers. I called this teenager,
Sugar in the morning, steroids in the evening, EPO at super time
Sorry about the antiquated title, but that's what you get to sweeten this pot, as Sugar Shane Mosely tells the grand jury he used anabolic steroids and EPO to prepare for his title match with Oscar De La Hoya in 2003. Of course Mosely was lost in the steroid ozone had no idea that any of these illicit substance were illegal. Boxer "Sugar" Shane Mosley testified in 2003 that he injected himself with the notorious doping agent EPO as he prepared for his light-middleweight title fight against Os
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