When Joe and my mom first got together, the basement of the townhouse we lived in contained 2 or 3 rolling tool cabinets. Seriously, this is a man who loves his tools. Every tool had his name engraved on it. Not etched on crudely with some random tool, actually engraved. He either spent the money when he bought them to have them engraved, or he ( Read more... )

My best friend might be moving to New York next year. Her boyfriend is transferring to a different college, and one in NY is his first choice. Wherever he goes, she's going with him. Most likely they'll find something to rent while he's in school, but I have a feeling that Carrie's going to fall in love with New York and they'll be looking for a ( Read more... )

Some folks on one of the boards I'm on have been posting various links to sites to help save money on holiday shopping. Among them were several recommendations for sites like NCNatural Coupons, which has a selection of online coupons for use at e-retailers all over the internet. NCNatural's page is one of the easiest to navigate and is updated ( Read more... )

I took a lot of music classes in high school, we had some really great classes and teachers. In the music technology class, we had some of the best music software you could imagine. All kinds of stuff for musicians. Some of it was made to help people learn music - notation, various symbols, harmonizing, etc. Of course, my personal favorites ( Read more... )

I was thinking about the last winter I was in Jersey. I was at Mare & Eric's a lot, and we all went downstairs to the garage to smoke. I don't even recall if there was a car in the garage at the time, I think it was mostly storage to be honest. Even though it was out of the wind, it was always freezing in the garage. A garage heater would have ( Read more... )

I love period clothing. Especially Renaissance and Midieval clothing. I love the style, the lines, the way the dresses flow and make a woman feel more stunning than she's ever felt. 18th century clothing is easy to find online these days, and it's great for all kinds of events. Period parties complete with costumes (and a game of human chess if ( Read more... )

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It's that time of year again. The weather is turning colder and the holiday season is almost upon us. We all know what that means... the dreaded holiday shopping season. Personally, I like to do most of my shopping online. Not that I don't enjoy browsing stores for the perfect gift, but I always find the best deals online. That's one reason I ( Read more... )

A Jedi craves not these things. But really, who among us is a Jedi? I know very few, myself. For those of us who do crave adventure and excitement, we can enlist the aid of Kilimanjaro experts from Tusker.com to plan for us an exciting adventure climbing Mt. Kilamanjaro. Owner Eddie Frank has been climbing Kilamanjaro for almost as long as I've ( Read more... )