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Couple Gives $25 Million for Catholic School Vouchers
A Rochester, N.Y., couple has announced a $25 million gift that will help local children afford an education at one of six Roman Catholic elementary schools.
The donation by Robert and Peggy Wegman of Wegmans Food Markets Inc. is one of the largest ever to Catholic elementary education in this country.
"For decades, Catholic schools have provided Rochester's children with a sound, values-centered education," Mr. Wegman said in announcing the gift late last month. "But we must ACT now to keep them open so that families continue to have a choice."
The Diocese of Rochester will use the bulk of the money to create an inner-city voucher program named for the Wegmans. Over a period of 10 years, the program will provide financial-aid vouchers to families based on need and parental involvement. Diocesan officials estimate that, on average, the grants will cover 50 percent of each student's tuition, or about $1,500 a year.
Aiming for Continuity
Some 1,100 students now attend the six schools. More than half are not Catholic, and about 60 percent come from families whose annual incomes put them below the federal poverty line. Eventually, officials expect total enrollment to climb to 1,400.
Some 10 percent of the gift will go to help graduates of the six schools continue their education at an area Catholic junior high school of their choice.The remaining funds will be set aside to upgrade buildings, expand special programs, and help children in other Rochester Catholic schools. The Rochester Diocese has a sizable Catholic population, with 54 Catholic elementary schools.
The Wegmans are not newcomers to philanthropy. Most recently, in 1993, they established a $3 million early-childhood-education program that provides Catholic preschool education and day care to low-income 3- and 4-year-olds.
Although the preschool program has been successful, the couple worried about what would happen when the children reached kindergarten. The new voucher program will help families keep their children in the Catholic system at least through elementary school.
The program joins a number of other privately funded voucher programs for religious schools across the country. Most recently, donors in the Milwaukee area pitched in $1.5 million so children in the city's school-voucher program could continue to attend religious schools despite a state supreme court injunction. (See Education Week, Sept. 6, 1995.)
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Good day to get a bargain on a used car. Not sure any of these are quite up to road worthiness, but never hurts to look.
Arya has been a busy blogger of late so I thought it was time I broke her run and give you some new stuffs at the same time. A 'two-fer'.
These male items are from Men Only Monthly and I went with a shirt-off look today so I could show off this great tattoo. No point covering it up!
Location: Virtual Decay
Tattoos: TattooMania / T-12 / Opacity
Pants: etham - Duke Sweatpants
Poses: *PosESioN* Michael Set
Piercings: !NFINITY Scabere Piercing - Collarbone
Necklace: (luc) Anjali Necklace, Black Opal/Silver (Male)
Hair: *Drot*-Tobi

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March 8, 2014
Bird Shrine of Spring
Hope you enjoyed my Bird Barber post! Here is the other piece I mentioned. It's my little Bird Shrine of Spring. You can find the
Alpha Stamps
supply list below!
It is my call to Mother Nature to PLEASE bring us Spring! I have had these little tins for the longest time and love how they fell into place. It all fell into place and that is why I love to find old treasures and create art.
Supplies Used:
Chipboard Birdhouse Shapes
Shadow Box Shrine Kit - Bird
Curiosity 12x12 Paper Pack
An Odd Bird Inchies CS
Spanish Crowns CS
9 Classic Butterflies Stickers
Mini Butterflies Clear Stickers
Crepe Ribbon - Buttercream
Narrow Gold File Braid
2mm Rhinestone Chain - Aurora Borealis
Crushed Hydrangeas
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Challenge #112 Top Picks!
Happy Monday everyone.. I hope everyone had a great weekend! It's time for our Top Picks from Challenge #112 and we are also announcing our Winner from our Blog Contest.
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£160 early bird discount is available until Friday, 20th January 2017.
ACI's 10th Arctic Shipping Summit will take place 8-9th March, 2017 in Montréal, Canada.
The two-day conference will consist of a number of informative presentations followed by interactive Q&A sessions, panel discussions and an open discussion to further involve the delegates in order to get comprehensive insight from a wide variety of stakeholders in Arctic Shipping.
Speakers will discuss current regulations and requirements stipulated by the IMO and national coast guards, commercial potential in the region, challenges facing the insurance industry, crew training requirements and ship design options to aid future Arctic operations.
The conference will bring together various key industry stakeholders including ship owners, ship mangers, fuel solutions, IT and data specialists, consultants and technology providers.
The following key topics will be addressed:
• Advancements on Coastal State Regulations
• Adaption and requirements connected to the Polar Code
• Developments of operational matters within the Arctic
• Commercial shipping activity in Arctic regions
• Insurance challenges, risk management procedures and increasing profitability
• Staff training and following Polar Code requirements
• Enhancing communicational options within the Arctic
• Ship design options and solutions to aid in Arctic operations
• Using alternative fuels and benefits for the environment


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Monday, November 12, 2007
Birthday wishes come true
My wonderful husband has treated me to many lovely things this year for my birthday (officially tomorrow) but these are probably my favorite gift: fabrics from Anna Maria. He is so smart and knows me too well. Straight from my little wish list to my hands; it couldn't be any easier. Thanks sweetie.
2 comments:
- jamie said...
Happy Birthday Cuz! xo.
- November 16, 2007 at 9:42 PM
- Katie said...
oh, happy belated birthday! thanks for stopping by!
- November 17, 2007 at 6:02 PM
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Check out this NPR series called "You Must Read This."
I heard writer Alix Kates Shulman talk about Grace Paley and it made me want to run out and get one of her books.
I listen to NPR almost obsessively so I thought this was a new feature. Turns out they have a huge archive.
These look good to me:
Oh the Glory of It All, by Sean Wilsey, Penguin, paperback, 496 pages, List Price: $15.00, Recommended by Curtis Sittenfeld
Doctor Zhivago , by Boris Pasternak, Everyman's Library, hardcover, 544 pages, List Price: $21.00, Recommended by Ursula Le Guin
The Member of the Wedding, by Carson McCullers, Mariner, paperback, 176 pages, List Price: $7.95, Recommended by Augusten Burroughs
The Stories of John Cheever, by John Cheever, Vintage, paperback, 704 pages, List Price: $17.95, Recommended by T.C. Boyle


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Seagate FreeAgent Pro 750GB makes storage interesting
First INQpressions Look, storage can be fun, honest
Product: Seagate FreeAgent Prp 750GB
Website: WWW.SEAGATE.COM
System Requirements: Windows Vista, Windows XP Home or Professional Edition, Windows 2000 Pro, USB 1.1 or above, FireWire 400, eSATA
Price: 269, £182, $339.99
WHEN MAXTOR and Seagate came together, a decision was made by the powers that be to aim one at business and the other consumer, in terms of storage.
From that divide comes this venture of the Seagate FreeAgent portfolio. These are external portable drives, branching from the not-so technical to technical user in terms of their needs. All are designed to be a lot more useful than just a box for backing up, packaged in snazzy casing - making them look rather like a cross between a Jaffa cake and a liquorice-all-sort. This new fleet of devices range from the FreeAgent 12GB GoSmall flash drive to the more senior 750GB monster.
Seagate FreeAgent Pro
We looked at the largest capacity in this range, seeing as everyone wants the biggest, fastest toys on the block.
Inside the Pro is the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB SATA 3.0Gb/s perpendicular technology based hard drive, launched mid 2006. This was its first mainstream HDD based on this new tech, all designed to increase the storage density. A choice piece of kit here we believe, along with being the only viable one too as it's currently the ceiling in terms of capacity.
Seagate has ticked a few boxes here in terms of external connectivity, with USB 2.0, FireWire 400 and eSATA all being present and correct. What isn't there is FireWire 800, which is not a major loss but still would have been good, seeing as one of the modules provided could have easily housed it. Within the first module there's USB and eSATA and the other dual FireWire ports, and we would have liked to have seen the IEEE 1395b here. As both ports cannot be used in operation at the same time, making a dual is therefore a wee bit redundant, methinks. The same applies for any of the connectors, it's an either or situation.
We hunted high and low in the retail box trying to find the eSATA cable. The lead's not shipped in the retail box, which is disappointing seeing as it's not an everyday item that accompanies a computer. Seagate does, however, supply USB and FireWire 400 cables, along with a power lead need for the FreeAgent Pro while in use.
Connecting up the eSATA aspect of the FreeAgent Pro proved difficult. After some tinkering we discovered this was partly down to it being disabled in the BIOS by default. Also the updated Vista motherboard drivers were not installed on the system we were using. We were not alone in this obstacle, as after some forum and support group surfing we discovered quite a few complaints. It's always good to know we're in the same hole as others.
A good suite of software is provided by Seagate on the drive, although it's a tad troubling that a restore CD wasn't provided with the software on. This is highlighted as it appears the software isn't even available on-line, despite our fervent searches and eventual confirmation by Seagate. Backing up and backing drive in case you lose your install software seems a tad redundant in our opinion.
Fundamentally, the software provided is from Taragra file management and backup series, in the Memeo products. It's actually Memeo AutoBackup software with a customised interface, reflecting the Seagate FreeAgent orange and black colouring. Apart from that, it's near-perfect the same application with the same functionality.
It's a fairly simple to use package with a few clicks to backup everything, with multiple locations and not just the Seagate FreeAgent Pro itself. Backing up to a Memeo web-based drive with 500MB (six months trial) is an option, along with flash drive and curiously iPod too. Interesting and useful additions we believe.
FreeAgent Pro Tools
The usual foray of features are there as expected in terms of data recovery - roll back to previous states; and various backup plans along with some smart file selections. There are some nice aspects to this, as in the automatic backup of files and their multiple versions too.
Smart file selections
There's a distinct lack of support for the software in anything else other than Windows, along with a distinct lack of support in anything below Windows 2000 in terms of the drive itself.
We're happy to see there's a five year warranty accompanying the FreeAgent Pro. Although it's limited and is not wholly complete in terms of gaining back corrupt data, peace of mind is still a good factor to have in external backup hardware.
The drive itself is very quiet in operation, even at the full-load of multiple writing and reading. This is down to the fan-less casing of the unit, creating a useable desktop drive even in the office environment. The undercarriage does tend to get rather hot, not alarming so but enough to notice. This is because the operational heat gain comes out there. It's wise to remove the protecting shipping plastics from the casing, as we feared things might have reached the melting stage if it was left on.
We benchmarked the drive using HD Tune, just to show transfer rate and access time in the various connections.
HD Tune - eSATA
HD Tune - FireWire
HD Tune - USB
All as expected here and nothing too surprising, a good solid performance on drive access time and throughput on the various modules.
In Short
With the numerous possible connections available Seagate has created a nice external drive. The software accompanying it is useful and full featured too, a nice addition to the backup-world.
The Good
Multiple interfaces, large capacity, 7200 RPM, 5 year warranty
The Bad
No support for Windows 95 or 98
The Ugly
No software CD, no eSATA cable
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The following resources for gifted children have been used by Palo Alto parents and teachers. These programs are not affiliated with PAUSD and their listing here does not imply endorsement.
Organizations for the Gifted
- California Association for the Gifted
- Lists conferences, resources for parents, political information, and more. Includes a list of educational Internet resources, reading lists, summer camps, organizations, journals, programs, information clearinghouses, and free and low cost materials.
- National Association for the Gifted
- Less parent-friendly than California Association for the Gifted, this site includes public policy and national program information as well as an annual holiday toy list for gifted kids.
- Hoagies' Gifted Education Page
- Updated every few days, this comprehensive site includes a guide for first time users and sections for kids, parents and educators. Check out the kids' section for lists of contests, books, software, toys, magazines, and online resources, and the educators' section for professional literature, curriculum units, and educational theories.
- Gifted Development Center
- A private, non-profit organization providing email and phone counseling as well as general information about gifted children and adults. The Center particularly focuses on visual-spatial learners, highly gifted children, and home schooling. Their site includes an archived ongoing parent forum on topics such as emotional development, acceleration, parenting, and gifted/learning disabled.
- California Gifted Network
- Davidson Institute for Talent Development
- Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
- Families of the Talented and Gifted (TAG)
- San Francisco Regional Mensa
Enrichment Programs
Online Programs:
- Standford University Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY)
- Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces (ALEKS)
- Art of Problem Solving
Summer Programs:
- Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University (grades 5-12)
- Administers camps nationwide (including Stanford). Students must qualify through talent search tests held each fall. There is a talent search for grades 2 - 4, but no local camps. The Center also offers counseling, publications, and assessments.
- U.C. Berkeley Academic Talent Development Program
- Offers three (elementary level) and six (grades 7 - 12) week-long classes for talented youth. Students must qualify.
- ID Tech Summer Computer Camps – California Locations
- Education Unlimited – Residential and Day computer camps
- ASA Pre-College at UC Berkeley – Residential and Day camp
- Summer Institute for the Gifted – Residential and Day programs, grades K-12
- Idyllwild Arts Summer Program
- Academic Talent Development Program, grades K-11
- Gifted Students Academy – UC Irvine
- Summer Odyssey at Dominican University
- Baywood Learning Center
- Lawrence Hall of Science – Day camps for gifted students
- Summer Science Program (SSP) – a residential enrichment program for gifted high school students in Ohai, California
Talented Searches
Contests for Kids
- Tech Challenge through the Tech Museum in San Jose
- Build something to solve a specific challenge! Contest held in spring for grades 5 - 12. Registration begins in January.
- Destination Imagination (offshoot of Odyssey of the Mind)
- Holds a creative problem-solving contest in spring for grades K - college.


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Yesterday we had the unpleasant task of going to a funeral. While it was a sad event, it was an amazing service and we all learned something about Jan – and hopefully many people in that service learned something from how she lived.
She was a wonderful woman who could be labeled a "giver". If someone needed something, Jan was there to give it to them. A member of our church shared this story about Jan:
Our youth group likes to go on trips, as a way of bonding with each other and seeing opportunities that are out there where their gifts can be used. These trips are awesome for the kids, but they do cost money. Jan went to the leader of the group and told him, "If you ever have a student who cannot go because they cannot afford it, you come to me." Each time he went to Jan to ask her to help a student, she never asked who it was or what their situation was. Her response was, "How much do you need?" She simply smiled and handed over the money.
As we drove away from the funeral, Pool Boy said to me, "I want to be able to do what Jan did, helping kids whenever they need it."
Once we are debt-free, we will do just that. Thanks, Jan, for your inspiration. I did not know you well, but I know you will be missed.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Yesterday we had the unpleasant task of going to a funeral. While it was a sad event, it was an amazing service and we all learned something about Jan – and hopefully many people in that service learned something from how she lived.
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
I Heart Online Banking
I've mentioned online banking before, but I think it's worth another post because of how handy it is and how helpful it is in reaching our goals.
Handy Because #1
We have several bank accounts, but we operate out of only one. So every night I log on to our checking account and see what transactions hit our account that day. I transfer every single transaction to a spreadsheet, so I always know exactly how much money we have at the end of every day. Also, if Pool Boy made a stupid purchase at some point throughout that day, I can hassle him about it while the purchase is still fresh, rather than wait until he's forgotten about it.
Handy Because #2
The people in charge of the online bill pay at my bank hate me, I'm pretty sure. If I come across any extra money, I immediately send a check to my car loan. Here's an example. I sell a lot of books on half.com. As soon as I sell the book, I immediately log in to my bank account and submit a payment to be sent to my car loan. In a month timeframe, I might send up to 10 checks to the loan! If I was writing manual checks, I would never do this because I never have any envelopes at my house, and I also never have any stamps.
Handy Because #3
This is similar to the one above, but still deserves it's own number. I always HATED sitting down one night a month to write out all the bills. What a depressing way to spend an evening. Then I'd have to hunt down envelopes and stamps (see above). And I was usually low on checks, because I hate ordering checks. And on top of all that, I very rarely remembered to do this before the due date on all the bills because I can be lazy like that. The whole process stunk. Now I pay a bill as soon as it arrives in the mail so I don't have one big "doomsday" every month. I get the mail, open it up, walk to my laptop, and pay it. Done.
Handy Because #4
Think of all the money I'm saving! No stamps, fewer checks, fewer envelopes, no late fees. I also don't have to worry as much about a payment not arriving on time. The bank backs me up if there is ever a problem with that.
Sooooo…this means a new poll! See it up there? In the right corner?
P.S. Tonight is a big night for Three! We are all very excited for him, as he's been given quite an opportunity. I'll tell you about it and post pictures afterwards.
Posted by Heidi @ Trendy Dollar at 3:09 PM
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
A How To Guide
Building wealth is not difficult, if you are willing to save your money instead of spend it. Looky here.
Posted by Heidi @ Trendy Dollar at 12:06 PM
Monday, January 28, 2008
Yes or No?
Debt reduction is not without its troubles. And here is one of my "troubles".
We love to ski, we love visiting our relatives, we love vacations, and we love Colorado. And we have a free place to stay if we go (my brother lives there). And possibly discounted ski lift tickets. And this is the first year Green has learned how to ski. And on black diamonds. (they are Iowa black diamonds, but still). And we promised Green we'd go to Colorado if he learned how to ski. So he learned. And your kids are little only once. And this will create more memories for their childhood. And we can get there via Amtrak for a mere $550, as opposed to $2000 for airline tix. And we would love an adventure on Amtrak, because it's a TRAIN! And Three adored trains when he was little. And we could go over Pool Boy's spring break so he wouldn't have to take any days without pay.
BUT…we are trying to work down our debt at racing speed. And we already have a trip planned to Florida in June – which we already have the cash set aside for.
This month I could easily set aside cash to pay for the whole Colorado trip. We've done an awesome job not spending any money this month. After setting aside that money, I would still have plenty of extra to send to the car.
Should we stay or should we go?
Posted by Heidi @ Trendy Dollar at 3:29 PM
Progress Report
Since last summer, we've been hammering away at our pile of debt. In only 6 months, I'm excited to report that we've gotten rid of over $20,000 of debt! We started with 8 debts, and now we are down to just THREE: mortgage, line of credit loan, and my car.
We've sold a lot of stuff in order to get to where we are today. I know it will get harder to keep up that pace since we have sold most of the big stuff we had available to sell. Now it will come down to plain ole budgeting and not buying crap we don't need.
I've also found various ways to bring in a little more moola. One area that's been successful for me has been half.com. In the past 30 days, I've sold 50.35 worth of books and DVDs! If you have books and DVDs lying around, I highly recommend half.com. They even reimburse you for the shipping amount, which totally rocks. Every cent I receive goes straight to my car payment.
Let us hear about your progress on your debt tackling, plus a tip for how you are finding money to throw at your debt.
Have a great week, everyone!
Posted by Heidi @ Trendy Dollar at 1:12 PM
Thursday, January 24, 2008
THIS Is The Reason To Be Debt Free
If you don't read any of my other posts, please read this one. I know I yap and yap about getting out of debt in order to build wealth, but without hard facts to show you, I'm finding that some people just aren't seeing the need to do it. So here's your lesson. Listen up.
- Paying minimums toward mortgage and cars
- Savings, if even there, is hovering at the same amount every month. Sometimes it even goes down.
- Total retirement plan consists of a 401K plan for each spouse, or maybe even for only one spouse.
You are just plugging along, getting no traction in making a difference to your financial future.
Here's what you can do if you are debt free:
Let's say your take home pay is $4000 per month. If you could live on just $2000 per month (which you should be easily able to do if you don't have a mortgage or car payments), that leaves $2000 to invest. So let's put this extra $2000 into a growth stock mutual fund at an average rate of 12% per year. This money must be deposited every single month. If you are 40 years old now and did this plan, you will have $2 million dollars when you are 60. For those of you who like colors and pictures, here's your chart:
So, if you refuse to live below your means, refuse to get rid of your debt, keep buying crap you don't need, what will you have when you retire? Your piddly 401K and if you are lucky, maybe a couple thousand in the bank. And no, you should not count on Social Security. This isn't rocket science, people.
Which life are you choosing? $2 million or nothing?
The above chart is from Dave's investment calculator. It's easy to do, so go plug your own numbers in and see how you could end up.
Posted by Heidi @ Trendy Dollar at 12:36 PM
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
There's No Reason For Your Kids Not To Be Millionaires
There's no reason, because I'm telling you now how it works.
If your 20-year-old child saves only $65 per month at 12% average annual returns (such as a long-term growth mutual fund) until he/she is 65 years old, at retirement they will have approximately $1.34 million. They must put the money in every single month and they can never take money out of the account.
Now that's not hard, is it?
Example taken from Financial Peace.
Posted by Heidi @ Trendy Dollar at 9:56 PM
My Money Saving Tip - Knowledge!
Like, I have just one! Anyway, No Credit Needed wants to know money saving tips from bloggers so here is mine.
I believe 100% percent that you can't build wealth unless you are knowledgeable. By this I mean that you know exactly where each penny is going because you write down each expense on a spreadsheet or something. When you see all of your expenses written down, you are able to spot exactly where the problems are and can cut them out immediately.
Before we started tracking our expenses, I never really thought our eating out expenses mattered all that much. We ate out at least once a week, but we had the "I deserve it" disease. Once we wrote it all down, we saw that over $300 was going to bad restaurant food EACH MONTH! Now that we've cut that down, it's like we got a $300 raise.
Track those expenses!
Posted by Heidi @ Trendy Dollar at 12:58 PM
Monday, January 21, 2008
They Are Following In Your Footsteps
One of the main reasons I'm working so hard to get debt free is because of my kids. I want them to know how money works before they get to be my age, and have a pile of debt they have to beat down. My kids know a lot about money and finances just by watching us. They know we don't buy something just because we want it, they are well aware of who Dave Ramsey is (and he's currently taking the blame for us not having a Wii), and they know the best way to get wealthy is to save your money. They also know that it's important to give away a portion of your money, as they give their weekly donation – out of their commissions – to our church.
What are your kids learning from you? Are they learning that it's ok to buy whatever you want? That it's important to buy brand new cars every few years? That bankruptcy is the way to go because it's the easy way out? Do they often hear you and your spouse arguing about money?
I challenge you to take a long, hard look at how you handle money. Your kids will likely treat their money the exact same way you are. Is that what you want, or do you need to make a change?
Posted by Heidi @ Trendy Dollar at 10:28 PM
Sara. Sara. Storms Are Brewing in Your Eyes...
Ok, "storms" has absolutely nothing to do with being frugal, but that's all I could think of for a title of this post. I'm creative like that.
Anyhoo, SARA! You are the winner of the Tightwad Gazette! I'd link to you and all, but it appears you don't have a blog. I'm so excited that this book is going to a one-income family, because if there's anyone who needs to be frugal, it's a one-income family.
Thanks so much to everyone who stopped by and commented, and especially to those who wrote about the contest on their own blog for an additional chance at winning. It didn't help you at all, obviously, but hey – it was fun while it lasted, right?
Posted by Heidi @ Trendy Dollar at 4:31 PM
So, You Want To Be Successful?
I could not have said it better myself. Take it over, Millionaire Mommy.
Posted by Heidi @ Trendy Dollar at 1:11 PM
New Kids On The Block
Hi, green3 here. I'm so excited that my addition to Frugal Hacks has brought me tons of brand new friends. I'm thrilled that you are here so we can teach each other how to make our money work for us instead of us working for our money!
Let me give you a quick overview of what goes on here.
- Dave Ramsey rocks. He knows his stuff, and the world would be a happier place if everyone followed his guidelines.
- I'm not as frugal as a lot of you are, but I'm always looking for was to change.
- I'm all about getting out of debt. And I'd really love for you to be out of debt as well, so I talk about it on my blog. A LAWT.
- Sometimes I spell words wrong just for emphasis. (see above)
So I hope you stick around for the fun. Together we will become financially free!
Posted by Heidi @ Trendy Dollar at 1:07 PM
There's a Giveaway Hidden In This Post
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I found it humorous that I was mentioned in this article on MSN Money about extreme frugality. Because although I do cut my dryer sheets in half, I'm really not all that frugal.
Frugality, it seems, takes way more time and space than I have available. I don't have time to make my own loaves of bread or use powdered milk instead of real milk (also, there's the gross factor). I also don't buy my clothes at Goodwill or cut the boys' hair myself. That is SO not me, regardless of how bad I want to get out of debt.
Here's a story that just makes me shake my head. This guy built a stand out of wood where he could put his empty motor oil bottles in upside down. The extra oil would drain out and be collected in another container. He said after 15 oil changes or so, he would end up with a free bottle of oil. Seriously. For you people that are really frugal, where the heck do you put all of your contraptions such as this Motor Oil Collector? And where do you find the time?
So, the giveaway. I currently have two copies of The Tightwad Gazette, and I'd love to give you one of them. I did find my dryer sheet tip in there, but that's about all I got out of it. But maybe you have more time than I do and can get some benefit out of it? It's used, but in great shape. (I mean, really – that wouldn't make sense to go BUY a book about frugality, would it?)
So leave me a comment below to get included in the giveaway. And if you post about this giveaway on your own blog, I'll enter your name into the drawing twice. I've got a few readers that are non-US and I'd love to have you participate as well! And for those of you that don't have a blog, just leave a comment that somehow tells me who you are or how to get ahold of you. I'll announce the winner Monday evening. Good luck!
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Friday, January 18, 2008
503B, anyone?
A friend of mine is considering a 503B. She is a SAHM, but substitute teaches at local schools. Her plan would be to deposit her paychecks directly into a 503B. I know nothing about these. Anyone have any advice or information for her?
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Thursday, January 17, 2008
Larry Winget Says It Like It Is
Did you recently buy a new car with a 5 year loan? Then click here.
So let's get this straight – you have a bunch of debt, you can't pay your bills, you don't have a job that pays well. Click here.
So you think your life sucks because you're up to your ears in debt? Click here
Larry's awesome.
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Millionaire Minds
"For the rich, it's not about getting more stuff. It's about having the freedom to make almost any decision you want."
Check this Reader's Digest article out. It rocks - promise.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
How Gazelle Intense Am I?
I've read a few blogs lately that have discussed how gazelle intense people are in attacking their debt. While I'm a huge fan of Dave Ramsey and think what he does for people is absolutely amazing, I have to admit I'm not following his steps exactly. Here are a few areas where I'm breaking the "rules":
Dave says that if you are able to clean up your non-mortgage debt within 2 years, to halt all retirement contributions until you are to that point. Pool Boy and I are still funding our retirement plan, as well as an additional amount taken out of PB's paycheck each month.
$1000 Emergency Fund
We have a substantial cash balance in our savings. I know, I know, I should use that money to pay off my car and then attack the HELOC, but people – PEOPLE – I still have to live with my husband. He'd be a complete mess if we only had $1000 in our bank account. Granted, we've never had to touch this savings account since we started focusing on our finances – but still. I've even given him the option that we go ahead and use some of the money to pay off my car and put some toward the heloc, and then if he didn't like it a few months down the road we could go get another loan to put the cash back into our savings. "I'm not getting another loan!" he declared. That's exactly my point, dear.
Nope, still not using them. I have my "virtual" envelopes but I'm aware that's not the point of them. I even have Dave's fancy envelope system.
For Ramsey followers, are you breaking any "rules"?
Another installment of "1001 Things Every Teen Should Know Before They Leave Home":
966. They should know that instead of going to their parents for money, they should work things out. Or do without.
NoFatBlawgers - I need your totals!
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It's True
The list of reasons for not doing very well in your life is actually a very short list. It should contain only your name.
— Larry Winget, You're Broke Because You Want to Be
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
My 15 Minutes
My dryer sheets are making me FAMOUS!
Dang, and I was counting on my acting and singing skills...
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Friday, January 11, 2008
Basketball Weekend and Such
I won't be around much this weekend. We're going to basketball games tonight, Three plays basketball all morning tomorrow, starting at 8AM. (I'm on concession stand duty for 2 hours tomorrow morning.) Then our county has their basketball duel-thingy tomorrow night, so we'll probably go to that. That's a heck of a lot of basketball for someone like me.
Attn: No Fat Blawgers - send me your totals so I can post it on our site! You can send me the total amount lost so far. I'll keep it all organized on my end.
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Rate Reduction Rally
I just learned that Watch My Money Maker is having a Credit Rate Reduction Rally this week. I'm not a regular reader of that blog, but will be now!
I cannot participate due to the fact that I don't have any credit cards, but this is your chance to make a difference in your credit card debt! If you currently have credit card debt, call the companies up today and ask them to lower your interest rate.
After doing that, work like crazy to get rid of the debt!
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
Why I'm Dumping PBS
I used to love Paperbackswap. The books would come and go and it seemed like good fun. But then I got so bogged down with books that I quit ordering them. Yet, I was still spending money to ship them out. I racked up 12 credits, but I could never buy any books that I really wanted. So I scrounged around looking for books tonight, used up my credits and closed my account.
I'm mostly a non-fiction reader, and mostly books about finance and personal development - cause I'm a dork. I think that's where my problem was. If you love fiction, PBS is a goldmine.
(I don't have my book with me and I'm way to lazy to get up off the couch to get it. Hence, no "1000 Things" with this post.)
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Wondering How To Start?
Trent offers some great advice on his post.
24. They should know to seek the advice of a mentor. Not the wisdom of their unemployed bar friends.
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Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Which Life Do You Want?
I was listening to a podcast last night by No Credit Needed. I highly recommend it. He was describing how his life is different now that he doesn't have any debt to deal with. Even though I'm already on board with a debt-free lifestyle, it reassured me that I'm on the right track. It got me thinking about the kind of life our family will be living in just a few years.
A family living a debt free life:
Will not be devastated if one of the parents loses their job. They have enough cash to survive because they were able to save their money instead of sending it to debt. They don't have any bills to pay other than utilities, food, and other minimal bills. Losing a job when you are debt free is NOT a crisis. What, think you can't lose your job? Think again. Yes, even you are replaceable.
Will build wealth at amazing speed. Let's say you get a paycheck of $2000. You spend $1000 on your monthly expenses such as food and utilities. That leaves you with $1000. A family living with debt would have to send that money to their mortgage, student loan debt and car payments. There is very little, if anything, left to save. The debt-free family deposits that $1000 into their ROTH or at the very least, a savings account. Which family do you want to be?
Can have a lot of fun! Most importantly, the family is not stressed out about financial problems. They can have fun with their money instead of working to make it stretch. It's not a financial burden to take a family vacation because they have enough cash to pay for the trip. Vacations are much more fun if you aren't worried about how much it's costing you.
Aren't devastated by emergencies. If the oven breaks, a family living with debt will probably wonder how they'll afford a new one. They'll end up charging a new oven on a credit card, therefore making it cost much more than if they paid cash. A debt-free family can simply buy another one and move on with their lives.
Can give like crazy. I want to help people in a productive way. I want to pay for them to go to Dave's live events. I want to pay for couples to go through Financial Peace University (I haven't even done this myself!). I want to help feed kids who are hungry. I want to make sure kids living in poverty are well fed and clothed. And as Green told me this holiday season, "Every kid should get at least one present for Christmas." Because of discussions we've had at our house, my boys are well aware of how fortunate they are.
816. They should know that wealth is a tool to further God's plans.
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Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Green, In His Usual Pose
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I Can See You, But I Can't Hear You (part 2)
I don't write posts simply for the comments people leave. Ahem. No, I really don't. I have my regular blog friends who comment but I want to hear from the rest of you as well! I know you are there because I can see the numbers. Can't you show me just a little love?
Maybe tell me something like what you find interesting about this blog, your experience with personal finance, or leave me a quote that you think is awesome.
Continuing with my sharing of 1001 Things Every Teen Should Know Before They Leave Home book:
301. They should know that if they spend all their money partying and trying to impress people, they'll quickly have an impressive amount of debt.
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Monday, January 07, 2008
A Good Start to the New Year
I was tempted to eat out no less than 4 times this weekend. I ended up eating out zero times.
I sold a book on half.com and netted $6.00, which will be sent to my car debt. That will bring my total January car payment to $2084. It's not always about the income, friends. It's about getting rid of your extra stuff, as well.
Two more couples have been influenced by yours truly, and they are getting started on their own Total Money Makeover. I don't say that in a bragging way. I say it in a, "Looky Here! You can do this too!" way.
I can whip Green in Guitar Hero. But only on Synchronicity II. And only if I'm on the easy level and he's on the medium level. And only if I have the good chair instead of sitting on the floor. And only if I've had my caffiene for the day.
I'm rubbing off on my kids. Green said to me yesterday, "(name withheld) should be a Dave Ramsey fan. Their kids get whatever they want!" Yessiree, that's my kid. And don't worry, he wasn't referring to any of you. These people don't read my blog, that I'm aware of.
My kids have started the Dave Ramsey plan for kids – and they are loving it. They get their first "commission" payment tonight. The plan also includes reward certificates. Green got one for bagging the groceries at the store the other day, then unloading the cart into the back of my car. Three got one for letting the dog outside, and another one for unloading the groceries from the car and taking them into the house. They did all of these things WITHOUT BEING ASKED! Our rewards are things like, they get to pick a game to play that night, they get to have their favorite meal for supper, or they get to stay up 15 minutes past their bedtime (and their brother!) – so they are things that don't cost us anything extra.
I've been able to stick to my new healthier living plan. Not loving it, but it's going ok.
Have I mentioned yet that I'm going to see Dave's live event this spring. And that I didn't even pay for it? Thanks, Mom and Dad, for one of the best Christmas presents EVAH!
307. They should know that unless they pay twice the minimum monthly payment, credit card balances never really go away.
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One Year From Now
I can't remember where I heard this, but it's awesome:
"One year from today you'll be the same person you are today except for the books you read and the people you meet."
815: They should know that lenders are not their friends. They are cold, hard businesspeople who want their money back. With interest.
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Friday, January 04, 2008
No New Cars
755. They should know a new car plummets in value the moment it's driven off the lot. This creates that "upside-down" feeling.
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Red Boots
My mom bought me a pair, but they weren't what I was looking for. I returned them and then went out and bought just the right ones.
They sat in my closet the rest of that winter. And the next winter. And the first half of this winter. Oh, they came out a few times for a day at work or a meal at a nice restaurant, but they still just weren't the right ones.
Yesterday I decided to give up on the red boots. I put them on eBay at 12:35PM. They were sold just a few hours later at 5:25, and they were shipped out over my lunch hour today.
Can you guess where that money will be going? After shipping costs, I only made $13.00 on the boots, but that $13 will be sent directly to my car loan!
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Thursday, January 03, 2008
Massive Car Payment
I have something very cool to share with you all...
It's only January 3 and we've already paid $2078 toward my car this month!
We were able to do this because we are living like no one else so that later, we can really live like no one else. You can do this too, if you are willing to make the necessary sacrifices. Jump on board, friends!
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Comment With Freedom, Now
Sooo....I made it a tad difficult to post a comment over at the nofatblawg. Sorry 'bout that. It's fixed now.
Jenn and Blonde Chick - you are linked up!
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Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Wealthy and Healthy
Over the past 6 months or so, I've been all about fiscal fitness. It's time to also put some effort toward physical fitness. I need to eat healthier, exercise more, and just take better care of myself in general. I've got two boys to keep up with!
Want to join the fun? (Yes, it will be fun!)
We'll keep track of how much weight we've lost, starting today through March 31. C'mon, you can do anything for 90 days, not matter how painful it is during the process. And think about how much healthier you will feel on March 31!
To participate, email me or post a comment. You don't need to have a blog, but if you don't at least provide us with a nickname to refer to you by.
Let's Go!
607. They should know they won't lose a pound running three miles a day unless they give up the ice cream, beer, Coke and doughnuts.
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I worked the puzzle out while watching my students take a final exam. I was interested in it mainly because I teach a course on discrete math, covering things like formal logic, relations, and graph theory, and I'm always looking for interesting new problems. But as a mathemagician, I'm more interested in how to create puzzles like this than in how to solve them. I wonder how Professor Finkel did it? Perhaps he added one statement at a time until his program gave him a single solution. From a logical point of view, it was much simpler than it need have been, given that only one statement connected the two "parts" of the puzzle.
Robbie Gonzalez, the column's author, says this about the puzzle:
I'm going to come right out and say it: This puzzle is, in fact, "extremely difficult." It is not so much one puzzle as it is several logic puzzles. Some of those puzzles are nested, such that certain conclusions cannot be made until one has accurately arrived at some other conclusion or conclusions. This kind of puzzle can get very complicated very quickly, and solving it typically involves the use of a spreadsheet or some kind of table to keep track of all the relationships in play.
It's also the kind of puzzle that begs for a programmatic approach. And, in fact, that's exactly how Finkel [the professor who created the puzzle] solves it himself. "This admission may come as a surprise," he writes me by email, "but I have no idea how to attack this puzzle with pen and paper!"Well, now he and the rest of the Internet know. And maybe, because of that knowledge, the world is just a tiny bit less dark, a tiny bit less confusing. Maybe someone, somewhere, will go to sleep easier tonight, knowing which Enterprise NCC-1701-D crew member outranks which at Fizzbin. Just maybe. And that makes it all worthwhile.


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I haven't gotten much reading done for the past few days because I went to the Texas Book Festival this weekend! I've lived in Austin for 11 years and only recently have I been making an effort to go out and about and participate in Austin life (I had this crazy notion for years that I wouldn't be in Texas for long…a crazy notion I still maintain which is why it's CRAZY).
Amanda from The Zen Leaf organized a blogger meetup on Saturday. I was the only lazy one that didn't take picture so I'll just list the awesome bloggers that I met. All their blogs are great and some are new to me!
- Amanda from The Zen Leaf – San Antonio
- Jenn from Picky Girl – Beaumont
- Iliana from Bookgirl's Nightstand – Austin
- Trish from Love, Laughter, and Insanity – Dallas
- Debbie from Reader Buzz – Houston area
- Karen from Books and Chocolate – San Antonio
Iliana gave me A Saint on Death Row by Thomas Cahill and the librarian (whose name I didn't get) gave me The Wasted Vigil by Nadeem Aslam. The talk was called Writers on Reading and was VERY interesting. Dr. Verghese was extremely interesting and funny. He's an infectious disease physician so I definitely want to read his novels now! I also found out that he helped my sister-in-law's uncle some years ago when he was ill. How cool! After the event, I went and had my copies of Leviathan and Behemoth signed by Scott Westerfeld who was EXTREMELY cool and nice. The line was about a block long for his signing but it went very fast. I loved Leviathan and will probably read Behemoth in the next week or two. I can't wait since Leviathan ended a little unresolved.
Sunday, I went to the festival by myself. Iliana was at the Justin Cronin event, but I hid myself in a corner since I had to leave before the end of Cronin's talk to go to another event so I didn't see her. Justin Cronin was speaking in the Texas Legislature's Senate Chamber so the room was fairly big which accounted for me not being able to find Iliana. He read from his book, The Passage and then answered some questions from the moderator. I was sad that I had to leave because he was talking about some really interesting things—I left as he was talking about how talented a writer Stephen King is.
So after Justin Cronin's talk, I headed to a book that I found through the Texas Book Festival schedule. I admit that I hadn't heard of it before I saw the book on the schedule, but as soon as I saw it, I knew I had to go. The book is called Escape from Davao: The Forgotten Story of the Most Daring Prison Break of the Pacific War by John D. Lukacs. I read about the Davao prison break in The Pacific by Hugh Ambrose earlier this year, but when I saw this book, I wanted to read it because I figured it would be a more focused and complete account of the story than the one Ambrose wrote about in his book since his was focused on five different stories. The talk was extremely interesting and I wish it would have been able to go on longer than it did.
The last event of the day was Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie who also spoke in the Senate Chamber. She was awesome. She was so intelligent, well spoken, funny, and had such a sense of self that I was blown away. I am one of the few people (or at least it feels that way) that hasn't read Adichie's work so I bought two of her books and waited in line to have her sign them. I can't wait to read them. They sound so fantastic. She talked a lot about how she views Nigeria and Africa and encouraged people to read more African authors. She even talked about some authors that wrote about Africa that she didn't care for. She also talked about how she never worried about race until she moved to the U.S. and then was identified as black or African (but generally not Nigerian). She was quite matter of fact about said it was just something she had to adjust to, but I found that statement really telling about race relations in America. It was really sad that that people come to this country not thinking about the color of their skin but are forced to think about it once they are here. I have to say that she was a woman that knew exactly who she was (Dr. Verghese also had this quality) and so she did not seem bothered by this revelation.
One funny little note about Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was that she commented about doing the talk in the Senate Chamber. She looked around the room, appeared a little amazed and said something like (and I'm paraphrasing), "I've never done one of these in a Senate Chamber before. While we are here we should change some laws!" It got us all laughing and clapping since a lot of the attendees were sitting in the chairs at the desks of the Senators. It did look a little like it might be a legislative session!
I did a bad thing during the talk. While the talk was going on, I was IM'ing Amy from Amy Reads because she is a BIG fan of Adichie. So it wasn't the most polite thing to do, but I didn't feel like it was so bad because it was nice to be able to share what was happening with Amy as it was happening. I actually told Miss Adichie this when she signed my book and she laughed about it and said that Amy deserved a smiley face in the book I purchased for her. I'll let Amy show it on her blog when she gets it in the mail!
In all, I had a lot of fun at this event and really enjoyed meeting all the bloggers from around the state (and they really were from all over—Beaumont, Houston, and Dallas are not short drives!). I also met a bookseller from Odessa at the Justin Cronin event. I was so surprised that so many people came from all over the state! I will definitely go back next year! We're pretty lucky in Austin because one of the local bookstores, Book People, often has author events as well. However, I'm going to be on the wagon when it comes to book buying because I have managed to acquire MANY books this month so I need to concentrate on reading them for a bit!


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February 3, 2019 –
Join us for Craft Sunday at the Garner Woman's Club
Doors open at 12 PM and generally wraps up at 9:30 PM – feel free to drop by anytime or come stay for the day.
Scrapbooking, cardmaking, beading, quilting, crocheting, needlepoint, drawing, escaping household chores, hanging out with friends, coloring or playing games – we do it all! Whats your interest? Come enjoy it with other crafters.
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It doesn't get much worse than losing to a team that has all but given up a season just three weeks in.
The Vikings had that unpleasant distinction on Sunday, when they dropped a 31-27 decision to the Cleveland Browns at home in Minneapolis to fall to 0-3 on the year.
Cleveland had appeared to enter full-on tank mode last week when it traded away Trent Richardson, the team's top draft pick just a year ago, but a running back by committee strategy was enough to get it done against the struggling Vikes. Six players rushed the ball for the Browns — none carrying more than eight times — including former Patriots quarterback Brian Hoyer, who threw three interceptions but also connected on three touchdowns in his first career NFL start.
The Browns also held Adrian Peterson to just 88 yards on the ground, his lowest total since Week 16 of last season, and the running back's young daughter was one of many frustrated Minnesota fans after the game.
Check out her take on the outcome in the tweet below.
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Vander Doelen: Readers Support Union Change
Thanks to the many readers who responded constructively to my recent columns about union choice, and to those who re-Tweeted it and commented on it on line and on Facebook.
Most of you who took time to contact me directly agree with my main contention that union members need to have more choices than their organizations seem willing to give them these days.
We need a lot more democracy in our supposedly democratic unions, and fewer top-down orders on how to think, vote, and run our communities. The leadership is supposed to work for us, remember? Not the other way 'round.
Dissenters who disagree with the party line pursued by their unions not only deserve respect for those views, they deserve the kind of legal protection the Progressive Conservative party is proposing in their latest "Pathways To Prosperity: Flexible Labour Markets" white paper.
Maybe some of the Tories' ideas go too far, maybe not. But at the very least they deserve public debate.
"There is a God. Finally someone with the cajones to 'take them on,' " one reader wrote to me this weekend. "Tough battle ahead as years of socialist thinking are tough to fight. Once again you increase your list of friends on the union side. You will need a body guard during election season."
I won't reveal his name, or anyone else's who has contacted me privately. Union members tell me over and over they are too afraid to say anything critical about their union publicly, and they beg me to keep their names out of the paper.
Over the years I've lost count of how many people have told me they've seen retribution handed out in their own workplaces by their unions against anyone seen to be "stirring the pot" – which is CAW lingo for deliberately causing unsanctioned trouble.
That kind of retribution should be illegal, but it's been tolerated for years by governments too frightened themselves of earning the wrath of the powerful political fanatics who run our unions. These people, some of them ruthless, have tens of millions of dollars (MY money, and yours) available to them to change the course of elections.
Readers have also warned me repeatedly over the years that I'm putting my personal safety at risk by writing what I do and angering union leaders the way I do. But so far, thankfully, they have been proven wrong about how far the bullies and thug squads are willing to go in their determination to silence any and all critics inside workplaces represented by organized labour.
"Please keep up the good work," wrote a regular reader from Essex County who says her husband was often an unhappy union member (not my union, the CAW) for all of his working life. "I love the fact you are not backing down from the union bullies. Enough is enough!"
Of course I heard from my usual gang of haters and hecklers, too – a group which I have come to look upon fondly as my own personal Greek chorus.
If you ever dip into the cesspool of faintly deranged regulars who post under my column on the web (a growing number of people tell me gleefully they love to read "the crazies who comment on your column" for entertainment) you will recognize their names instantly. When they're mad about a column, that's all confirmation I need that I hit the mark that day. They hated my last two columns about unions; excellent.
"Anti-union," this group always shriek at me – as though it's somehow illegal to have a political viewpoint different than their own. These people have made intolerance of other views a kind of angry religion.
It shouldn't be necessary to tell these people that I have never written an anti-union sentence for this newspaper in 30 years – even if it is my absolute right to do so if I choose. Sure, I've uttered a few anti-union slurs in my time. Who hasn't, in a town where every aspect of life seems to be touched by organized labour – often to the detriment?
I happen to believe that unions are not only useful entities but very necessary for those who work for governments and large national and international corporations with thousands of employees. We lower-tier employees in such outfits nearly always need legal protection from corner-cutting middle managers willing to trample on others in order to get ahead.
Unions have also been useful defenders and promoters of personal rights and worker freedoms. It's just a shame that the past tense has to be used in writing that sentence, but it's necessary given their recent penchant for silencing those they disagree with politically.
I'm not against unions. I'm against stupidity, arrogance, nepotism, corruption, greed, laziness and failure. Unfortunately, too many unions these days, including my own, seem to embrace those shortcomings as their foundational values.
Time to change a few rules and clean up. That's all I'm saying.


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I'm not a big New Year person. I don't go crazy celebrating at midnight and make a list of resolutions. I don't see the year changing as a new start, a clean slate. January 1st on the calendar doesn't make me want to be a better person or loose a few pounds. I work on those every day. With that said, I do love to reflect on the year and be reminded of how faithful God is. How loving, merciful and GREAT He is to me and to my family.
In 2010:
The sweet baby who made me a momma turned into a little girl. She's beautiful and brilliant and every day I look at her with amazement. How could she be mine? She's too good to be true in so many ways.
In May we found out that I was pregnant and in September learned that we are having a son. Another blessing. Another miracle.
Sometime during the year I found my inner DIYer. I started seeing potential in objects I would typically overlook and started a love affair with spray paint.
I started couponing - and LOVE IT!
My sister blessed me and my family with extra income by giving me the opportunity to watch my niece and nephew a few times a week. It's also great for Little G to get to play with her cousins during the week.
Mr. G was able to keep his teaching position as several others were let go. What a blessing.
We took several trips to the beach and a big vacation to San Diego. And although three years ago that would have said "a trip to Hawaii" - I'm content in not spending hundreds of dollars on a few days away. I'd rather spend $20 on a picnic in the park. It's not where I am, it's who I'm with.
Side note: Right now it's 11:11 a.m. on 1-1-11.
I noticed throughout 2010 that I've become a much more patient person. Not patient....just more patient than I previously was.
I was in a wedding, threw a baby shower, and played Barbie in our church's VBA.
For 2010 I'm thankful for an ever-loving God, an amazing husband who works hard so I can stay home, for my daughter, my parents and all of their help, a home and warm bed to sleep in, for good health, and for all of my family and my friends who make events and holidays memorable.
I'm looking forward to what 2011 will bring. Mostly I'm looking forward to bringing home our baby boy and holding him and my little girl in my arms.
....and for sushi and a glass of Riesling :)


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As the Whitcomb Arts Building comes closer to its homecoming grand opening, attention has begun to shift to the college's next building project: the Science and Math Center (SMC) A-Core renovation.
The $8.9 million new arts center, which received a foundational $5 million donation from alumni donors Dick '57 and Joan '56 Whitcomb, is set to open on Friday, Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. While it still has roughly $500,000 left to be raised, the college does not believe that this will be a problem. Most buildings have leftover "soft" costs, which can be covered through continued fundraising by large group crowdfunding. Alumni art majors and minors are the focus of this fundraising effort.
"On any project like this … we, through fundraising, have to pay for the entire building." Vice President of Advancement Beverly Holmes said. "The way I look at it, I have $500,000 yet to go to reach my goal." While 90 percent of the construction costs are needed to break ground, "soft" funds, which account for anything else, are accumulated throughout the process.
In the meantime, the college loans money or reallocates college funds to complete the project.
But as this project winds down, Knox has begun to turn its fundraising attention to the upcoming project of renovating the A-Core of SMC, a building which has not been renovated in over forty years. The same architect which designed Alumni Hall, Holabird and Root of Chicago, will design the SMC renovation.
Because the overall cost of renovating SMC is estimated at $42 million, college planners decided to split the building into five separate projects, the A-Core and each of the building's wings. The project of renovating the A-Core will cost about $15 million, while each wing will cost about $6-8 million each.
"We've already started," Holmes said of the A-Core plans. "We have a committee that has probably had two or three meetings now with the architects."
A goal of the project that has already been highlighted by the committee is the desire for more communal, interdisciplinary spaces within SMC. The large classrooms in the core will be removed and changes may be in store for the library to update it to a more electronic-friendly space. The official 'front' of the building is also likely to shift from the South St. entrance to the east facing doors. As with Alumni Hall, there will be an emphasis on bringing natural light into the core.
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I've made the switch to a more user friendly blog. Normally, I'm frugal but this is worth it. So what do you thing about my new blog?
Yeah! I found the sock yarn for my pal and a pattern that will complement the yarn. I knitted a sample today and the cadence is enjoyable and will be easy to execute. Now all I have to do is order the yarn and patiently wait for the snail mail treasure to arrive.
Today, I've been working on knitted "toe up designs" and have created the Ballerina toe, the French cross toe, the rounded toe, the star toe and the banded toe. Each toe is a mimick of it's toe down version. These toes were inspired by the book Knitting Vintage Socks from Nancy Bush. My preferance is to knit from the toe up. So I reversed enginered each toe. I'm sure someone has invented all of them. As of this time I have not found anything like them on the web. So they are new to me :0) I will post pictures of each with a working pattern soon.
My Beloved Commander is well again. This is a good thing. To celebrate we will go to Wood's Canyon Lake, after church this Sunday. We'll let the kids fish and sit in the sunlight and read. What a restful day that will be.


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It rained yesterday, the 13th of December. Probably the first winter rain and it made me happy. I can tell you nothing can beat my love for winter rain and this chilled coldness.
For this day, the rain followed, leaving the whole kathmandy city gloomy and wet and leaving smiles on some people's face like me.
Acha *my sister and I, had to sneak some time to the other side of the town for some work. Since it was darn cold, I put on my warm superhero blanket coat and set for the day.
Excuse my muddy boots for they have stepped in the heaven and been back.
And my love for the Blanket oat, been wearing this piece like everyday, from my office to meetups, anywhere you name it. It's so warm and I am so glad not everyone has discovered this cape yet.Or else, the whole city will be layered with one looking all twins. *tsk tsk
Hence, making the most of it before I start bumping into Kathamanduites with the same blanket coat *darn I would be : Oh-I-didn't-see-you-at-all-FACE.
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The Braemar Club was established some twenty years ago by two rugby/cricket stalwarts of 'yesteryear', Pete Newland and Dick Blackman.
Within the ranks of our membership are many former players of The Old Surbitonians rugby and cricket clubs and other non-players who are also former pupils of Surbiton County Grammar School.
We are not an Old Boys organisation but do provide contact for old friends with similar interests and are the guardians of the Memorial Board on which are printed the names of former schoolboys of Surbiton personally known to some of our older members. The ground is dedicated to these Surbitonians who lost their lives in the service of their country (1939-45).
Pete Newland and Dick Blackman founded the Braemar when they were so moved by the story of the suicide of a former player and friend who had visited the ground but had found none of his former colleagues there. When his body was found he was surrounded by photographs and other memorabilia of his playing days at Cobham which had obviously meant so much to him.
Pete and Dick were so concerned that there was no actual focal point for past players of previous eras, particularly when visiting the ground in the hopes of spotting a friend or two on the touchline. Some sort of structure was required with some people to co-ordinate it. So they got on with it and formed The Braemar Club named after a building at Surbiton County Grammar School through which all new pupils passed to begin their school lives. At that time all past players of the Association would have been Old Surbitonians.
It was quite apparent that it was too easy to lose contact with former players of both rugby and cricket clubs and regular meeting dates were fixed so that old and friendly faces could seen at the ground on known occasions. Braemar promised that once a month they would meet on the touchline or boundary to act as this much needed focal point whereby former players could reminisce about past glories, enjoy a pint or two and see the current players 'not making the standards that we did in our day'.
This was also an effort to keep past players attached to the club in some way rather than letting them drift away into the wilderness - so it became a supporters' group within the CSA and it became a recognised section within the Association as much as the actual sports clubs. Members pay an annual subscription, part of which is passed on as their Association fee.
When Dick Blackman resigned as Co-Chairman/Secretary of Braemar, Stuart Davies joined Pete (Co-Chairman/Treasurer) on the Management Team.
Three newsletters per year keep members informed of events and activities at Cobham. Members are spread throughout the country, from Cornwall to Northumbria and seven members live abroad. All regularly let us know how pleased they are to receive news so we know we are doing the right thing.
Members have been generous in their financial support for the new Peter Marsh Pavilion to the tune, on average, of over £500 per member. Sadly a few members have recently passed away so there have been a few funerals to attend in an official Braemar capacity. Peter Marsh, himself, who died in June 2007, was a leading Braemar member.
Braemar is a supporters' organisation. Over the years, we have sponsored the annual Christmas Challenge rugby match and provided a cup; we have provided the award for the Young Player of the Year for both rugby and cricket when such was done; we have bought essential items of ground equipment (eg. seed drill) and provided other small items when asked, and are delighted to join in with the sponsorship of an appropriate barrel at the Beer Festival. We were pleased to organise fund-raising activities for the new pavilion and we keep our hand in with regard to ground maintenance with a monthly work party (everyone/anyone welcome!).
We hold an Annual Dinner along with our AGM when members meet to chat about past times and to contemplate the future.
We have an archivist, Ken Higgins, who was Old Surbs RFC Team Secretary for very many years and who has amassed lots of items of memorabilia with regard to the history of the clubs. Braemar has its own club tie (Blue, Maroon and Gold) and members can be recognised by their distinctive maroon sweaters and blue fleeces, all displaying 'The Lion of St. Mark' logo.
Some years ago the Association's internal Lottery, named the 1990 Club needed new leadership and Braemar took it on. Since then membership has increased from 100 to 160 although there has been a dropping off of late (recruitment drive underway). Half the money raised goes out in prizes and the rest goes into CSA funds.
Braemar is not an exclusive club but is open to any former players of Old Surbs/CSA who are recommended for membership. Present membership is about 100. Any former player who would like further information please contact either Pete (01296 730516) or Stuart (01483 476915).
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DeSoto County, MS has run out of Democratic ballots in some precincts and is low everywhere. It's not clear what this means even if turnout is particularly heavy, and the county officials didn't merely severely underestimate turnout.
While DeSoto County is one of the less heavily African-American counties in Mississippi (18.8% compared to 37.1% statewide), that doesn't necessarily mean that this unexpectedly heavy turnout means significantly more white voters (which would generally be perceived as helping Senator Clinton).
See, DeSoto County is suburban Memphis. And it has had a skyrocketing population. After hitting a high of 32,021 residents in 1870, it declined to 23,891 by 1960. Since then, though, it's grown heavily as people have fled Memphis for the suburbs, by about 50% every ten years.
From 2000-2006, the Census Bureau estimates DeSoto county gained about 37,000 residents, growing from 107,199 to 144,706, and one expects this growth has continued .
However, this most recent growth has differed. Most of the past growth was the white flight that's occurred around the country. However, starting from 1990-2000, African-Americans began fleeing the city as well. During this decade, the white population grew 33090 while the black population grew just 3541 (as well as about 1,000 residents of some "other race" [likely Latino]). While reducing the black percentage of the population from 12.8% to 11.8%, it likely marked the first significant growth in black population in generations.
Since 2000, however, black growth has skyrocketed, with more new black residents than white residents. As of 2006, the Census Bureau estimated DeSoto was 18.8% black; today, it may be 20% black.
If it's this growth that has accounted for the huge increase in Democratic ballots [and it's likely that it is], then this should help Obama out.
We'll see in a few hours, I guess.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
DeSoto County Runs Out of Democratic Ballots
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It was almost a year ago to the day that it was reported that screenwriter Richard Wenk had come aboard to rewrite the existing script for the upcoming Masters of the Universe movie, and now history appears to be repeating itself. With the project seemingly moving nowhere over the last 12 months, The Hollywood Reporter says that Columbia Pictures and Escape Artists have hired The Lone Ranger co-writer Terry Rossio to sign on and retool the screenplay that the studio has been working with.
This is certainly progress for the film, but it also has to deal with a recent step backwards. While G.I. Joe: Retaliation director Jon M. Chu had been attached to the project since July 2012, THR notes that he is no longer involved. It's worth mentioning that rumors back in August said that Chu was one of the directors being considered for the sequel to Star Trek Into Darkness (J.J. Abrams having vacated the director's chair to make Star Wars: Episode VII), but the filmmaker is also attached to helm the next G.I. Joe movie as well as an adaptation of the dystopian YA novel Matched. The trade doesn't say why Chu is no longer on board.
Rossio has had a similar career trajectory to screenwriter David Koepp, who also has a reputation for taking on scripts for big blockbuster films. Along with frequent collaborator Ted Elliott, Rossio got his break in 1989 writing the script for Little Monsters, and has since had a hand in the entire Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Shrek, Godzilla, The Mask of Zorro, National Treasure, Book of Secrets, Deja Vu and more. Prior to Wenk working on the script - which was previously titled Greyskull - the original draft was written by Michael Finch and Alex Litvak (Predators).
For those unfamiliar with the Masters of the Universe brand, the story follows a warrior named Prince Adam on the planet Eternia who can utter a certain phrase ("By the power of Grayskull -- I have the power!"), and transform into the mighty He-Man. Along with his compatriots he must defend castle Greyskull from the evil forces led by the villainous Skeletor. The franchise was created by the toy manufacturer Mattel in 1981 and they actually previously made a live-action movie starring Dolph Lundgren as He-Man and Frank Langella as Skeletor. The results were not great:
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