Some of these might be worth a try...

http://www.realsimple.com/realsimple/content/0,21770,1735968,00.html?xid=askrsnews

Heard this on NPR this morning.... Might be worth a trip to Baltimore....

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92932316

Just got back from vaca in FL. Cousin got married, so we decided to use the time to extend into the next week and enjoy a little R&R before the holidays. Additional family decided to do the same, so it wasn't as quiet as we thought it would be, but vacation is vacation! And it was beautiful weather in FL - walked around the parks, spent some ( Read more... )

On my PBS station here in Charlotte - a nice way to end the evening of a rather hectic week.

Just got back from a most wonderful visit with LD and BP (and kids)! It was SO nice to catch and I truly wish we had more time. However, the lone hour I got (along with multiple hugs and smiles) will hold me over until I can see them again. Since I can't post pics - I'll send them along to LD and perhaps she can post them ( Read more... )

Well - it's official. We own a piece of Florida real estate! The basic information is here: http://www.realtyresourceus.com/community.asp?ACTION=view&ID=11. The yellow one is ours. It's called The Reef. It's about 15 miles from the "Orlando" ( Read more... )

Thought I was going to leave work at 6:30 tonight... oh well, that wasn't the case. Our go live on Friday went surprisingly well, and continued with few problems today. But then the old system (the one that will eventually be replaced by mine) had a hiccup no one had seen before. No, my new system didn't cause it, but I was able to help figure ( Read more... )

http://www.happynews.com/news/7142006/maine-lobsterman-pulls-up-rare-lobster.htm

I know I enjoy it, but I feel like I still miss so much ( Read more... )

Turns out that a little trench digging is actually worth while! At least when it directs the water flowing along the foundation out towards the brook instead of backing up in the cellar (as has happened the last two years). We had quite the stream flowing out from the house, but my cellar is dry!!! Yes, my back is still sore today. I wasn't ( Read more... )