The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! my choice for you ( Read more... )

Things always taste better when they're purple.

I am confused.

I occasionally enjoy American Idol,  but I like House better.

All the adverts I seen on TV,  as well as the fox.com website,  proclaim House to have moved to a new time -- Tuesdays at 8pm.

But that's when AI is on.

Where oh where has my show gone?

Encouraged by the gentleman who runs free micro-loan, in less than five minutes before writing this post I was able to do the following without it costing me a cent:

• I offset 1 pound of carbon emissions or roughly the equivalent amount to taking hot shower.
• I saved 7.4 sq. ft. of American Prairie.
• I helped to fund the airing of a public service ( Read more... )

Paper furnace filters cannot be washed clean in the bathtub.  Oh well,  it was worth a shot.

It's TOO DAMN COLD outside to head out to the hardware store tonight to buy a new one (besides,  I'm in my pajamas, freshly bathed and with wet hair), so I'll just have to go in the morning.

I've been doing lots of looking around for volunteer opportunities recently,  something to occupy my time,  something to make me feel like I have a purpose again.

I think I've decided to work at the Capuchin Soup Kitchen as well as the Humane Society.    Working with those less fortunate will not only make me feel good about myself,  but it will ( Read more... )

As seen on jauncourt :

http://www.change.org/ideas?order=top#listSection
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I've received this in email a couple of times now, and every time I read it it gets me a little weepy-eyed.

Luke AFB is west of Phoenix and is rapidly being surrounded by civilization that complains about the noise from the base and its ( Read more... )

For those who don't know:
Livejournal, Inc., just laid off 2/3rds of its technical staff.

Story here: http://valleywag.gawker.com/5124184/the-russian-bear-slashes-a-social-network

Number of layoffs since Nov. 1, 2008, at America's 500 largest public companies:   132,240

Source:  http://www.forbes.com/leadership/2008/11/17/layoff-tracker-unemployement-lead-cx_kk_1118tracker.html

And this doesn't include people who take buy-outs or are forced into early retirements,  as they're "quitting" and therefore not eligible for ( Read more... )