This article reminded me of the time Mom dickered with a car dealer on a price for a car, got a firm quote (after discussing loan terms more favorable to the dealership than herself) and then pulled a wad of cash out of her purse to pay for the car on the spot. She meant to pay cash all along, as it was from an insurance settlement — she just wanted to string the guy along and see how low he’d go. The suggestions in the article are pretty good; however what we’ve done with our vehicles is pay them…
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http://undertow.jedsmith.org/gawker/ So far I have changed ICHC because I autologged when I went to read Torley’s FAIL post from there. It succeeded for me, though
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It’s playing “Jungle Boogie” on the sound system on what’s been the coldest, blusteriest day of the winter so far.
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TribU Opinion BBC News – Sweden: Stockholm blasts kill one and injure one other Tutorial Geek: Wedding Photo Enhancement using The GIMP Creation Portal – Second Life Wiki
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Ginny I can has iPhone? Via: Flickr Title: Holiday Party: Hinman Vineyards, Eugene OR (Go DUCKS) By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 10 Dec ’10, 9.33pm CST PST
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Ginny I can has iPhone? Via: Flickr Title: The Vault Is Open: The Bank restaurant, Wheaton IL By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 10 Dec ’10, 9.31pm CST PST
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So this is why the Jesus Christianists hate Barbara Ehrenreich’s book “Nickel and Dimed” so much. Hat tip to @stopbeck for mentioning the effort to ban it, which goes back years but has a consistent Christian-Right taint. “It would be nice if someone would read this sad-eyed crowd the Sermon on the Mount, accompanied by a rousing commentary on income inequality and the need for a hike in the minimum wage. But Jesus makes his appearance here only as a corpse; the living man, the wine-guzzling vagrant and precocious socialist, is never once mentioned, nor anything he ever had to…
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So this is why the Jesus Christianists hate Barbara Ehrenreich’s book “Nickel and Dimed” so much. Hat tip to @stopbeck for mentioning the effort to ban it, which goes back years but has a consistent Christian-Right taint. “It would be nice if someone would read this sad-eyed crowd the Sermon on the Mount, accompanied by a rousing commentary on income inequality and the need for a hike in the minimum wage. But Jesus makes his appearance here only as a corpse; the living man, the wine-guzzling vagrant and precocious socialist, is never once mentioned, nor anything he ever had to…
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Feast of St. Nicholas: With voices loud and joyous | Seven whole days Speaking to the Soul Quidditch coming to Elmhurst College – Chicago Tribune Padre Mickey’s Dance Party: Feast of St. Nicholas of Myra BBC News – Spain prime minister ‘stopped’ Rolls-Royce contract Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide Editorial | Creationist tourism | courier-journal.com | The Courier-Journal Are Mennonites Taking Over the World? – Sheldon C. Good – God’s Politics Blog
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UPDATE: Hey, there was CANDY in my shoes after church (thoughtfully packed in an odor-proof Ziplock ™ bag. Thank you, St Nicholas! Via: Flickr Title: Shoes Off For St Nicholas By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 5 Dec ’10, 10.56am CST PST