I wrote about my sewing goals in Sewing Stash Reduction, and now have an update for you. I have not purchased anything new, but need to get some aqua thread, red piping and navy bias tape next week. Since all these are to complete works in progress, they don’t count against my goal of not […]
Breaking news alerts have come in from both The New York Times and The Washington Post. I think we all pretty much knew what would happen with Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich. Without a dissenting vote, the Illinois State Senate found him guilty of abuse of his office. He was the eighth governor in United States history to be impeached […]
Washington’s a mixed bag right now. Some things make me smile. Others feel a little scary. But it’s early, so we need to give Obama more time to see where things will go. It appears that just about everything will go whichever way he decides they should go, since he has majority rule in the […]
I read that A 20-year-old man in Champaign, Ill will be outfitted with a tracking device that can track his movements. So, is he under house arrest for some kind of crime? No, he’s ill. The man has TB, but will still have his movements restricted until he completes treatment. The only thing this man […]
Here is the third chapter of Leo Babauta’s Thriving on Less, the companion ebook to his The Power of Less. Chapter 3 – Thriving on Less, Not Struggling “Who is rich? He who rejoices in his portion.” – The Talmud Scaling back your life and living more frugally can be seen in two ways: 1. It can be […]
“Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it.” – Madeleine L’Engle “To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.” – George Orwell “Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.” – Thomas A. Edison “Luck is the by-product of busting your fanny.” – Don Sutton “Inspiration is a guest that does not […]
Obama’s inaugural address did nothing to calm the fears of investors. After hearing Obama’s speech, they went back to unloading stocks. This in turn sent the Dow down more than 330 points. Once again the Dow Jones industrial average is below 8000. Obama’s speech did nothing to ease concerns about our country’s struggling economy. Personally, […]
It’s cold outside and now would be a good time to have a nice warm treat. Maybe a slice of warm homemade bread or a cup of tea and a handful of quick no bake cookies. The first recipe is my Grandma Lawson’s Cottage Cheese Bread. And no, it doesn’t taste like cottage cheese. Another […]
Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech is well known, even if it’s only for a phrase or two, but another of his speeches is as appropriate today as it was when he first told us “I’ve been to the mountain top.” I See the Promised Land Thank you very kindly, my friends. […]
It certainly took long enough! Seven years ago they traded in a man of dignity, talent and honor for Jon Gruden as head coach of the Tampa Bay Bucs. I still wonder what they were thinking. Yes, the Bucs went on to win the Super Bowl, but that was Tony’s team. Year by year the […]