February was National Parent Leadership Month, which highlighted the role parents play in shaping the lives of their children. As a sort of tie-in, the most recent poll in the Get Rich Slowly sidebar asked: “Did your parents prepare you well for financial independence?” Over 1000 GRS readers responded; the resu
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I love going into Anthropologie. Why? I just like the feel of it. Every item in the store isn’t exactly my style, but that is OK. Somehow when I walk in, I am content and happy! I am inspired to walk slowly, ponder and stay awhile (OK, they have to throw me out at closing [...]
Last year we started a Garden Journal, a place t
Today, if the weather cooperates, my kids and I will be starting our Square Foot Garden. We have a lot of work to do, as the boxes aren’t even on the ground yet. In fact, we still have to build a square foot garden box. Though it’s tempting to just hoe out a patch of ground [...] Did you like this post? Then check th
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If you are at the opening of the "Quantified Aesthetics" show at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts on Friday, don't miss Mrs.5000's newest piece. I believe it is called "3x3."
When I see eco-friendly claims on national products, my first reaction is “Ha, what a load of Greenwashing.” And although I don’t consider myself to be 100% cynical, I am a highly suspicious character. I was perusing the cracker aisle at my local Safeway grocery store earlier this week, when I noticed that
The following dish comes from 5 Star foodie, a food blog with class. Ingredients: (2-4 servings) Vegetable oil 1 cod fillet (about 0.8 pound), cut in 4 equal portions 1 egg, beaten (optional) 1/3 cup Panko breadcrumbs Coarsely grated lemon zest from 1 lemon Salt, pepper to taste 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 table
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Gary Numan is an English artist I first heard of in 1979. He was considered "New Wave," but he didn't really sound like anyone else. He had one big hit in America with "Cars," and then kind of disappeared out of the mainstream here. He kept making records in the UK, though, and I listened to him all through the '80s. He c
Knowledge @Wharton posted their top 30 inventions in the last 30 years that have transformed our world. There’s no surprise which one came in at the number one slot – the Internet. How would you rank them? Or would you add others? Internet, broadband, WWW (browser and html) PC/laptop computers Mobile phone
I happened by a row of cherry blossom trees on 3rd Ave. as the sun was setting a couple of nights ago, and this is the result. Well, one of the results, anyway. Can’t take just one photo of anything, ya know. Related posts:Walk Through Spring On A Bed Of Blossoms True To Form Related posts:
Holy crap — I was trying to find myself on ICQ and there was a field for ICQ number & I put what I thought it was and I WAS RIGHT! SCARY!! # AND I ACTUALLY REMEMBER MY PASSWORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I scare myself sometimes… # And for what it's worth I have a 7-digit ICQ number… I [...]
Most paintings (especially portraits and figurative paintings) benefit from a good preliminary drawing in charcoal or graphite. Today we’d like to show you how to create a different type of drawing using the "rub-out" method.
support ground zero & purchase this episode for $1! from clyde lewis: The end times have arrived. That is of course if you believe what some people are saying in Chile. The 8.8 earthquake didn’t convince them of this. It is what happened prior to the quake that has many Chileans fearful for what might have opened up befo
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Photo by Brian Libby Two weeks ago I attended an open house at the Audubon Society of Portland, a chance to meet and see up close the organization's educational birds, those injured or otherwise unable to survive in the wild...
How Does Kombucha Tea Work? The word tea is often associated with little square bags known as teabags. Tea bags contain crushed tea tea leaves that come from tea shrubs. However, the Kombucha Tea is different because it doesnt come from tea shrubs instead it comes from a mushroom with the same name, Kombucha.The [...]
Fire Safety Lessons When it comes to informing children about fire safety lessons, it’s important to start with the basics. Show them where each of your fire detectors are in your home and teach them the importance of making sure they’re in working order. In letting them know when to change the batteries and [
Having watched the Academy Awards for many years, this gray-haired observer of countless Oscar presentations feels qualified to say, after watching the 2010 show... Bring back the vibe of the good old days: wilder, crazier, less structured, more unpredictable. Somehow...
'Sundown' - S06E06 - 2 Girls Enter -- 2 Girls Leave? WTF? Sayid and the Samurai! Temptation is the root of all Evil and is the WAR upon us?!?!
'Sundown' - S06E06 - 2 Girls Enter -- 2 Girls Leave? WTF? Sayid and the Samurai! Temptation is the root of all Evil and is the WAR upon us?!?!
just a quick note to pat myself on the back: longtime listeners know that i was a film buff before i ever became involved in alternative news - so, i've always watched the oscars. now, i said last week on the most recent episode & interview from media monarchy that 'the hurt locker' would upset the over-blown 'avatar' - an
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As the Mikes said numerous times during the broadcast, something about this game felt weird from the start. 7:30 PST tip on a Sunday
In honor of International Women’s Day, March 8, I’m anagramming several sexually transmitted diseases. Chlamydia Trachomatis = Hot Charismatic Malady; Mythical Toad Charisma; Hard Catholicity Mamas Neisseria Gonorrhoeae = Angora’s Heroine Soiree Treponema Pallidum = Tall, Enamoured Pimp; Marinated Mo
Between various homebrew projects and Oakshire’s O’Dark:30 release, this is going to be a pretty busy beer week for me. I’ll be getting started tomorrow evening when I help Jesse bottle the Pale Ale he brewed a couple weeks ago. Time permitting, we may also be tossing a batch of Apfelwein into his ferme
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"I want to learn to ride my bike today," she said as we were enjoying Saturday's gorgeous weather. "Well, Dad will be home in a little bit." The Biking Riding Project has been more of Jason's thing than mine. But...
While sitting at Backspace where I went to write with BrandonCutie and visit ZackDaddy, I met a guy who sat at our table to work, I think he was friends with BrandonCutie, anywhoo, he was re-mastering the color of early versions of Iron Man comic books on his computer, which he does professionally. We got [...]
Borrowing a line from a friend, this broccoli has an excellent supply of vitamin purple, or at least I think it's purple. This broccoli has overwintered rather magnificently and goes to demonstrate that broccoli plants are perennials and that if you don't rip them out of the ground, they'll just keep going.
Tarver and I just finished watching the Academy Awards. Both of us commented on what a great show we thought it was. We made it through the whole thing, and during the giving of the last award I was actually sad it had come to an end. Here are my thoughts and highlights: I am thrilled [...]
Little Trinity Fett joined us about 5:30 today but her first two hours were a bit rough. A great team of nurses at McKenzie Willamette Hospital worked to help the baby, stunned after a tough birth to keep her oxygenated until she could breathe on her own. Great staff and we now have a beautiful baby [...]
Just heard that Oregon Treasurer Ben Westlund has died. Even though he and I had opposite views of issues, I do believe Ben was a decent man. I didn't work with him much in the capitol, but when I did,...
This was a strong year for short films. I can tell by the divided results from our Oscar poll that had close battles in both the animated and live action categories.…