If you are fixing up a home prior to bringing it to market or just to catch up on some deferred maintenance it's still a task that requires patience as well as diligence.Everyone has heard a story about the sloppy roofer, the careless carpenter or incompetent plumber. But to avoid hiring the con
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01/31/2008
Most couples have an idea about what they can spend without having to check in with their partner. For some it's an unwritten rule and just an act of consciousness.Can setting a rule make people better shoppers? Can it make them do comparative pricing that they may not have done without a rule?
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01/31/2008
If you find you are a little short on cash as a result of the current economic environment but you still want to make your donations, you might consider giving your time rather than money.Volunteering often helps understaffed non profit organizations and connects you more directly with the cause.
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01/30/2008
Recently a Cincinnati suburb decided it would charge an out-of-town driver for time that an officer is on the scene making the report for an automobile accident. Oh, if a police car is used to get there and make the report, it brings and EXTRA charge! And the longer the officer is there...you g
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01/30/2008
Well, the inevitable has arrived. Recently, McDonald's released some test stores for McCafe and I wonder...Will the same guy who makes the McMuffin be making the Coffee? Will it be from a push button factory-like machine, or a real expresso machine? Will it taste like hot brown water (their re
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01/28/2008
I see Wall Street limping along...I mean a 2,000 point drop in the NYSE since November and an enormous drop on the Nasdaq as well. Trillions of dollars of wealth disappearing into devastation for many people....But regardless of wealth drying up and regardless of whether Democrat or Republican,
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01/28/2008
Well folks, our governor is faced with an enormous deficit for this years budget...I think it's around $14 billion. So, like a good governor he is cutting back on budget line items.Sadly, one area that is being looked at is life guards on state beaches. Let me put this in perspecive for you.In
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01/27/2008
They must be kidding!81 year old Fidel Castro (hanging around 50 years at Cuba's helm) was again "elected" by Cuban voters (at gunpoint, I wonder?) to the National Assemby seat he has held so long even though no one has seen the man for over a year!!!Castro ceded power to his younger (76 years yo
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01/27/2008
Some cities (LA included)... are offering free meter parking to those people with hybrid cars. In LA (the smog capitol in the eyes of many...literally) I can see this as one of very few options for LA to help the air quality from becoming worse. But would this be a good option for cities with a
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01/27/2008
The news said that an asteroid of about 500 feet in size (calculate that to be nearly 2 football fields in size for all my Superbowl fans) will make a very close pass to earth next week. The object is expected to whiz by on Tuesday and at it's closest point will be 334,000 miles away from earth.
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01/27/2008
