Tonight we're going to party like it's 1999... Prince had the right idea and with another decade behind us it's the perfect opportunity to party hard again as we ring out the old decade and step into 2010.Looking for ideas? I have a few for you that caught my eye here in Iowa City and Coralville.
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12/31/2009
Another icy cold day in Coralville and Iowa City again today. Always looking for new ideas to keep my heating bills down I stumbled over a good one at the weekend at Build it Solar. I'm sure you all know that a large amount of your heat is likely to escape through the windows. Of course if you've
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12/28/2009
It's coming up to the weekend again. And it's a pretty special weekend at that... Christmas is the one holiday I can say sneaks up on me every time... I know it's coming and am always surprised how quickly it arrives! Never more than this year of course as I move back into my house after my fire
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12/24/2009
Recipe For Rich Chocolate Fudge - A Classic Holiday Treat I included this recipe in my December Newsletter and after hearing back from an appreciative reader on just how easy it is to make decided to share it here today. Prep Time: 20 Minutes Ingredients: 3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 14oz
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12/21/2009
It's Friday and just one short week until Christmas. Most of us will have stuff to do in preparation for the holidays, (like shop for instance). On the other hand, you may need a distraction... Maybe you'll find something of interest here with my round up of movies and events in Iowa City and Cor
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12/18/2009
Safety in the home. How often do you think about it? My guess is probably not that often, it's one of those things that just gets taken for granted. It was the same for me until about a month ago when I had a fire in my home. Now I'm somewhat sensitive on the subject and am likely to be writing m
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12/16/2009
Don't miss out on the $5000 grant for eligible Veteran homebuyers. The information below comes directly from Jessica Greving, loan officer and VP of Residential Mortgage Network, Inc. in Coralville. RMN specializes in VA Loans, FHA Loans and USDA Rural Development Loans. These are all specialty h
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12/15/2009
It's Friday and time to take a look at new movies and other events in Iowa City and Coralville. This is what caught my eye this weekend December 11 - December 13.I'll start as I always do with movies. Two movies to tell you about this weekend. I'll start with the movie that you'd be hard pressed
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12/10/2009
Sunny Skies and Freezing cold in Iowa today. Ten years in Iowa and I still have trouble figuring out how cold it is based on the temperature. -3° Fahrenheit gets a quizzical look from me. -19° Celsius on the other hand, man that's cold! Our first storm of the season left us with a very pretty sno
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12/10/2009
We're in the middle of our first winter storm of the season. This photo was taken about an hour ago in front of my house in Coralville. In the meantime it's started snowing again. It seems the chaos is not going to end just yet. Everything has come to a complete standstill - Even Coral Ridge Mall
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12/09/2009