Monthly Archives: May 2007

Go Custom With Your Jewelery

I was talking to my mom’s friend Lynn the other day and she’s beginning to take up custom womens jewelery as a hobby/income opportunity. It is a pretty cool idea because you are then able to stray away from the traditional and typical stuff that is found in the jewelery stores. Sometimes people want a [...]

The View Gets Ugly: And I Like It!

So there is a lot of talk going around about the heated feud yesterday on The View. I don’t generally watch the show, but Rita sent me a YouTube clip of yesterday’s verbal attacks. The debate starts off discussing reasons why Bush should be impeached but quickly deteriorates into personal attacks. Although the issue itself [...]

PPP Direct Now in Action

By now, most of you know that Pay Per Post is a blog marketing company that acts as a middleperson between advertisers and bloggers. The idea is that advertisers create opportunities (or “opps”) where bloggers are given the chance to write about a product on their blog and get paid for doing so. It is [...]

NY Turning Yellow into Green: Or Are They?

As part of a plan to reduce emmissions in the state, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ordered that every last one of NY’s taxis operate on hybrid engines by 2012. This step would give New York the largest and cleanest fleet of taxis in the world. However, with only 375 of the 13,000 licensed [...]

Take the First Step Towards Recovery

The increased pressures and fast-paced lifestyle in the West has brought with it increases in stress, suicide, and drug addiction. Drugs have affected every level of Western society and are one of the biggest social issues we face today. The misguided and ill-informed “War on Drugs” that the United States declared has done about as [...]

Guitar Hero One Step Closer to the Wii

If there has been one thing I’ve been looking forward to for the Wii, it has been Guitar Hero. This game is currently not available for the Wii, but the upcoming edition will be. For those who don’t know what Guitar Hero is, it’s a game that lets you be the rocker, trying to play [...]

The Movement to Ethical Capitalism

It is a clear fact that our current system of capitalism is unsustainable and unethical. We achieve low prices in any way possible, which results in environmental damage, unfair wages, and human rights abuses. While many companies drag their feet on making a change for the better, others are taking the lead in creating a [...]

Google to Control Our Lives

It seems like almost every week Google is releasing a new product or taking over some company to make sure that they have a hand in everything that we do online. From email to video to documents and advertising, Google really is taking over the internet–and our lives.
This is not a conspiracy theory; Google chief [...]

What About Breakdowns?

You’ve heard me blog about car insurance before and that is because it came in handy for me almost two years ago when someone crashed into my parked car and had it written off. My insurance covered me in that event, but something I (and probably most people) don’t think about is coverage [...]

HowTo: Create a Square Foot Garden

As most of you know, over the past little while I’ve been preparing and building my first square foot garden. I have written some posts about this process and thought that I would create a new one that links to each of the different steps involved in making the garden. Enjoy.
Square Foot Gardening [Intro post]:
This [...]

Give the Gift of Gourmet

The other night, Rita was telling me how much she enjoys the original oil and vinegar salad dressing that restaurants have. This simple mixture is nice and can give your home that restaurant feel if you pick up one of those special dressing bottles that mixes the oil and vinegar as you pour. Products like [...]

SFG Parts 6-8

I am happy to say that my square foot garden is practically complete. Other than adding a mesh wall for my vines to grow up (not necessary, but more efficient), all steps are complete.
On Sunday, a cold and wet day, Rita and I mixed the soil and filled the boxes with it. We called it [...]