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When we moved in to our house, we found ourselves quite fortunate since the previous owner had set up all kinds of lighting for the outdoors. Apparently the owner’s brother was an electrician and had wired the place up. Over the last bunch of years, I’ve learned a few things about outdoor lighting.
First [...]
Entries from February 14th, 2008
Outdoor Lighting
February 14th, 2008 · 5 Comments · House and Home
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Valentines Day
February 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Topics Of Interest
To some, Valentine’s day is the epitome of commercialism. A fake holiday, meant to guilt-trip every guy into buying things for their loved one. I’m not so cynical myself, but both my wife and I do become annoyed at just how much junk there is to buy for this particular holiday.
Here’s what we’ve [...]
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The Good News About The Credit Crunch
February 14th, 2008 · Comments Off · Topics Of Interest
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The good news is that if you can get credit now, you should be fine
It’s been a rough ride over the last few months for some as all the banks have tightened up their lending policies to what some would call sensible levels. The outlandish lending spree seems to be over, so [...]
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Obama Fever, Are You Infected?
February 10th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Topics Of Interest
Barack Obama fever has not only been rushing through the US like press coverage of the latest Britney escapade, it’s been reaching outwards and drawing people in from all over the world. Particularly amongst younger people, Obama is reaching people that no other US politician has ever reached. It’s left some people wondering [...]
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Window Blinds
February 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment · House and Home
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I’m a pretty big fan of Roman shades. There are some aesthetic reasons as well as some practical reasons.
Aestheticaly, I find that they’re a very curvy blind. Whereas most blinds use parallel lines make them look good, Roman shades flow in an undulating, wave-like manner. They can really work to soften up [...]
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Best US Political Quote Ever
February 5th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Topics Of Interest
I was watching CNN because… Well that’s just what I do I guess. They’re covering Super Tuesday and during their coverage there was a message sent to Jack Cafferty that had a sentence in it that really caught my attention.
We don’t need a Republican, we don’t need a Democrat, we need an American
I [...]
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