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I propose what I think will be the cure for our current financial crisis. Instead of cutting funding to our public schools (yeah, I'm not done getting on my soapbox about that one but more on that another time), I suggest we instill an ignorance fine for when people…
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yesterday: 05/29/09 vaccum liv rm, bbq a turkey breast, go to Phil dr. appt, fill trash barrel w/ shrub cuttings, sit under tree, to home depot for caulk and light weight paint roller. 05/30/09 go to Boston-harvard book store, salv army,… Read More »
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Have you heard the news? Home Depot has decided to <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.divaplatform.com/?p=677">end its Olympian work/train program</a>, the one that many athletes rely on so that they can put in enough time to maintain their Olympic... Read More »
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<img src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/AYnVKWs9kAtA/photos/d3fd5a579f6d8633c703df3e35d1e87e/mr_62cbc40d1b2586.jpg?ug_____DRxuxLvsq" alt="" align="left" vspace="5" width="404" height="269" hspace="5">As we close the books on 2008 and Bush administration, it’s time to look forward to the Obama presidency for an era of change. This isn’t a political column, so I’m not going to go over the good, the bad, and the ugly of the incoming or outgoing president. Read More »
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<img alt="" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/uMlkDughKxNA/photos/fe8eb645d04953253f7eb89268e2ef4c/mr_b6bc0b375182a5.jpg?ug_____D2lOeqM9w" align="left" height="272" width="400">For me, trying to decide what color to paint a room is agonizing. Should all the walls be painted one... Read More »
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<img alt="" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/uMlkDughKxNA/photos/fe8eb645d04953253f7eb89268e2ef4c/mr_b6bc0b375182a5.jpg?ug_____D2lOeqM9w" align="left" width="400" height="272">For me, trying to decide what color to paint a room is agonizing. Should all the walls be painted one... Read More »
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The other day the girls and I were at the park. We were sitting at a lovely, rough-hewn pine picnic table.
"Mommy, why does this bench have a hole in it?" five-year-old Sophie wanted to know, pointing at a spot where one of the knots had fallen through.
"Well, honey,...
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This is a question I ask of myself when ever I try to do too much. Â On Tuesday I went to Home Depot and bought 14 bags of soil I used 13 to fill up the "castle" and the last one to plant my hydrangea bush a few feet away. Â The next day I couldn't move. Â By the... Read More »
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Oddly, although I was at Home Depot just this morning working on a video segment about lighting, I learned about the company's new CFL-recycling program from a post on Apartment Therapy that I spotted once I got back to the office (read: living room). (Also discovered today: Dimmer-friendly compact fluorescent bulbs from E3Living. Yay! Did everyone already know about this?) In any case, if CFLs are truly all they're cracked up to be, you're going to have to remember this information for a really, really long time, since the bulbs are touted to last approximately forever; still, it's good to know that you won't have to worry about the mercury issue quite as much since there's someone out there taking care to dispose of burned-out bulbs safely and properly. The recycling service is free, open to anyone at any HD location in the U.S., and available every day. (They don't handle broken bulbs, though; anyone know how to deal with that conundrum?)
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While we're on the topic of recycling light bulbs, it makes sense to mention that there's also been a sudden spate of (incandescent) bulb-repurposing d.i.y. projects on the web lately. Take a look. (Photos after the jump.) Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (5) | Blog
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I'm splitting the one overhead light into two in the kitchen. Like any of these? Have better ideas? By all means, post a link. This first one is an aluminum alloy pendant light from a story we did on green kitchens. Then there's this one from Restoration Hardware. This one's from Target:... Read More »
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