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how to enjoy life, or not The longer I live the more I learn about how NOT to enjoy life. The opposite lesson is much harder to figure out - how to enjoy life. I have learned a lot about what makes life less than pleasant. Commuting, for one thing. Poor health, for another. Bad relations...- We're Twittering - Why Not Join Us Or Follow Us We've started to use Twitter.com to post updates as to what we are doing throughout the day, our thoughts etc. At the moment it is primarily me that is twittering however I am hoping to convert John from being a bit of technophobe and join in the twitter fun! I...
How Should I handle âAlternative Incomeâ Opportunities when Friends and Family are Involved? As I have explained in my âAboutâ Section I passed the New York State Bar Exam (getting admitted next week) and have been employed as the Director of Financial Planning for a wealth management firm for the past 2 years. Part of my job entails reading testamentary documents (think Wills...- Who is the keeper of your memories? Reading Kinsella's book has got me thinking. Who is the keeper of my memories? Is there any one person who would know enough about my life to help me put it back together again? I tend to be a reticent person, picking and choosing what and when to share,...
- Mornings I have a great deal of company in my house; especially in the morning, when nobody calls. Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862 This quote appeals to me on many levels, not the least because it is so droll. I'm more of a night person than a morning person, though I get...
Blogs Hit the Mainstream Blogs and blogging seems to be the buzz these past few months. I have started hearing references to blogs on popular sitcoms as well as the news. When the general media and screen writers start to use things such as blogs as references, then those things are becoming mainstream. I...- How to Respond if a Family Member Asks for a Loan (Part 1) This is part 1 of a discussion of my views on how you should respond to a request by a family member for a loan. In today's economy with so many people living paycheck to paycheck (and still falling behind), it is not unusual to be asked by a friend...
Tough Love Techniques to Stop Using Credit Cards Lots of Americans are burdened by substantial credit card debt and poor cash flow. This combination causes these debtors to make only minimum payments on the card balances.  On top of this, the cardholders struggle with the willpower needed to stop using the cards. Most understand that they should stop using their credit...- 10 Simple Tips to Avoid Letting Your Kids Fall into the Trap of Online Predators To make it harder for online predators to send sexually explicit materials or converse with your children inappropriately, you have to place the computer in the common room, where it would be easier for you to monitor your kids Internet activities...
- Depression - Reaching out from the dark. Before I start, I need you, the reader, to understand that this is not a self help guide. It is not meant to be the key to help you out of your problem with depression. This is simply my story of how I cope and what I feel when I...
- Sven and Ole Sven and Ole are walking down a street in Madison , Wisconsin , when and they see a sign on a store that reads, "Suits $5.00 each, shirts $2.00 each, trousers $2.50 per pair." Sven says to his pal, "Looky here! We could buy a whole gob of dese, take...
- Four Tips For Post-Holiday Recycling The holidays are a time for good cheer, family gatherings, eating lots of goodies--and unfortunately also a time for a lot of environmental waste. From the dried-up Christmas tree, to the mounds of paper and ribbon, to the unwanted gifts that get thrown away, to all that left over food--it's...
101 ways to reduce your spending and keep more of your money Here are 101 areas where it's easy to make cuts that will allow you to keep more of your money. Since this article is long, it's broken it down into sections. Browse through the whole thing, or use the links below to jump to the sections that interest you most....- Can one household save the planet? The Washington Post has a great article about one family's struggle to go green. The author writes about how difficult it is to become more eco friendly in the face of contradicting or unreliable information, and against the grain of so many of modern life's conveniences. She concludes that, while...
- Reasons why I like my short summer vacation after all I have only three days left of my summer vacation. Come Monday, start of another hell term na naman.. syempre, kahit paano masasabi kong masaya ang maikli kong bakasyon; I'll start this blog by telling you why my summer vacation, although short, was fun! I'd like to to tell everyone...
Creating A Green Kitchen Consumers are beginning to consider the eco friendly aspects of creating a healthy home, and the kitchen is often one of the first rooms people want to upgrade in an existing home, and begin planning in a new home. Whether you are remodeling, or building your dream home, a green...- Can You Use A Corner Fish Tank As A Reef Tank? An aquarium that is designed to go in the corner of a room is obviously triangular shaped. They come in different sizes, but the sizes do not normally extend upwards to the very large dimensions that a ânormalâ aquarium can attain. There isnât any reason why a captive reef cannot...
Three Certified Eco Friendly, Low VOC Paint Brands Painting your home is an excellent and relatively inexpensive way to remodel. The right choice of paint colors can make the drabbest room come alive! But what about the effect of paint on the environment and your health? Your local hardware store has hundreds of choices; if you're looking...- Propagation In The Aquarium Reef aquariums are common in the hobby nowadays. With the increased knowledge of their environmental needs and the ability, with the assistance of technology, to maintain the reefs for long periods, the days of struggling with maintenance should be gone. Some problems have arisen with the ability to maintain such...
Review: The Green Cleaning Power of Simple Green It's strong enough in undiluted form to make your eyes water, but it's as gentle as a feather on the environment. It's Simple Green, an industrial-strength all-purpose cleaner that has managed to snag the Green Seal certification, a coveted "green stamp" for health, safety, and environmental impact considered highly meaningful...
The Site Has Been Redesigned Using The Thesis Template For a while now I've been thinking about redesigning this site to make it a bit easier to update, and to make it more flexible when I'm making changes. I've been designing graphics for websites for quite some time now through my other site, Logos For Websites. I started years...- This sums it up
- Getting Started in Power Boating By Robert Armstrong If you are looking for the definitive guide to power boating, look no further. This amazing book crams absolutely everything you could ever need to know about power boating into 236 pages that are easy and fun to read. We were pleasantly surprised by this book and did not...
Acumen Fund Blog Image via Wikipedia It is the middle of week one and I re- Read my copy of The Blue Sweater , It is about Our Africa and a very Brave Lady who plays Gut's Football-Put aside the fact that she is a great wordsmith her reference point is the...
San Francisco Cruises and More Await You in the City by the Bay Spending time in San Francisco, whether you live there or are just visiting this spectacular city, you will find that there are a number of things that you can do to enjoy your time. San Francisco cruises as well as the outdoor parks are wonderful for those who love to...- Nintendo Wii Now Has An Options Market I couldn't believe this story today. Jim Goldman of CNBC is reporting that an options market for the Nintendo Wii has sprung up from nowhere. Jim says: A source at Best Buy tells me those tickets -- think of them as "warrants" -- can command prices from $300 to $1,000,...
Cup-o-Cakes & Tup-o-Cakes: Easy, Frugal Portable Desserts An easy, time- and money-saving way to prepare personal-sized cakes as a snack for yourself, with a friend or everyone at your dinner table.
Open Season With fall coming, it is soon to be open season for many different animals for hunting. Seasoned and new amateur hunters will be out in force and will be scouring designated areas for live game in the hopes of a good kill that they will be able to bring home...
A Rather Engaging Evening. Friday night at the Ritz, Wilma and Dick Triconi hosted a wonderful engagement party for their son, Doug and his lovely fiancee, Cara. I haven't had that much fun in a very long time. Cara is originally from Calgary, and her parents flew down from the Great White North for...- Wedding Shawls While at a concert today, a woman asked me if I had any patterns suitable for an August wedding, for her to make for her daughter, the bride. Here are some ideas: Gardiner Toe the Line Shawl This one looks really beautiful, though I have not knit it. It should...







































































