. . .post more because of the counter on the front page? It's amazing how easily I can be manipulated by a simple counter.
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10/19/2008 23:42 #46205
Does anybody else . . .Category: estrip
10/19/2008 20:39 #46198
ProjectsCategory: house
Janelle and I sometimes fall into traditional gender roles (I take out the trash, she vacuums, for example) but in other ways we break expectations.
One particular way is that Janelle is the handy one in this family. While I was out with church people, Janelle winterized the house: weatherstripping, plastic on the windows, and a new programmable thermostat.
How lucky am I to have a wife like her?
One particular way is that Janelle is the handy one in this family. While I was out with church people, Janelle winterized the house: weatherstripping, plastic on the windows, and a new programmable thermostat.
How lucky am I to have a wife like her?
janelle - 10/20/08 22:13
You can borrow me at any time, (e:dragonlady7), but I'm not sure how useful I'll be.
(e:Drew), being a sweet husband, failed to mention that when I replaced the thermostat, I lost the wire in the wall and panicked. Then spent a half hour trying to fish the wire out again with a wire clothes hanger. Then he came home and we finished the project together.
You can borrow me at any time, (e:dragonlady7), but I'm not sure how useful I'll be.
(e:Drew), being a sweet husband, failed to mention that when I replaced the thermostat, I lost the wire in the wall and panicked. Then spent a half hour trying to fish the wire out again with a wire clothes hanger. Then he came home and we finished the project together.
dragonlady7 - 10/20/08 21:55
Having grown up in a house where, well, the house was falling down, I'm sort of used to pulling my own weight. (For example, Mom mixed the concrete, while Dad did anything involving ladders because Mom's not good at heights, though she bravely overcame that only to fall off a ladder and crack a rib. Whoops.)
I was bitterly, bitterly disappointed when, I being the one who brought all the tools to our relationship (Dad got me a toolkit for my 20th birthday or so-- screwdriver set, wrenches, electric drill, hammer, level, etc.), my scrawny skinny boyfriend (e:zobar) turned out to be way better at actually using said tools.
But I'm still the one who carries heavy things, especially up stairs, because regardless of gender, a 210-pound person is going to have more luck shifting something heavy than a 135-pound person-- I just got more ass to put into it.
Uh can I borrow (e:janelle) sometime? He's still not all that handy.
Having grown up in a house where, well, the house was falling down, I'm sort of used to pulling my own weight. (For example, Mom mixed the concrete, while Dad did anything involving ladders because Mom's not good at heights, though she bravely overcame that only to fall off a ladder and crack a rib. Whoops.)
I was bitterly, bitterly disappointed when, I being the one who brought all the tools to our relationship (Dad got me a toolkit for my 20th birthday or so-- screwdriver set, wrenches, electric drill, hammer, level, etc.), my scrawny skinny boyfriend (e:zobar) turned out to be way better at actually using said tools.
But I'm still the one who carries heavy things, especially up stairs, because regardless of gender, a 210-pound person is going to have more luck shifting something heavy than a 135-pound person-- I just got more ass to put into it.
Uh can I borrow (e:janelle) sometime? He's still not all that handy.
james - 10/20/08 08:42
Manly things Jim does, in our house:
gut and skin the dinner
produces bath tubs full of testosterone
arm wrestles
befriends big blue oxen
Manly things Jim does, in our house:
gut and skin the dinner
produces bath tubs full of testosterone
arm wrestles
befriends big blue oxen
jim - 10/20/08 08:39
Manly things that James does, in our house:
- Drinks the beer
- Cusses
- Decides who we vote for
- All muscle-y from working out.
Manly things that James does, in our house:
- Drinks the beer
- Cusses
- Decides who we vote for
- All muscle-y from working out.
tinypliny - 10/19/08 21:33
Extremely? :)
PS: I read that once and I was like.. huh? I am always going through this internal readjustment of orienting to what a patriarchal family might feel like, here. Back home, mum does all the crazy electrical rewiring and repairs and general meddling, by default. :)
Extremely? :)
PS: I read that once and I was like.. huh? I am always going through this internal readjustment of orienting to what a patriarchal family might feel like, here. Back home, mum does all the crazy electrical rewiring and repairs and general meddling, by default. :)
10/17/2008 10:05 #46157
New kitchenStill a couple details to take care of, but mostly finished.
tinypliny - 10/17/08 20:59
NOW I am so sorry I didn't take you guys up on your room offer. Kitchens make me crazy. I could practically live in the kitchen.
NOW I am so sorry I didn't take you guys up on your room offer. Kitchens make me crazy. I could practically live in the kitchen.
tinypliny - 10/17/08 20:57
OMG!!!!!! ORANGE! I LOVE ORANGE!!
I got vetoed every single time I wanted my parents to paint the walls orange. And now I live in a flat with no painting rules. sigh
OMG!!!!!! ORANGE! I LOVE ORANGE!!
I got vetoed every single time I wanted my parents to paint the walls orange. And now I live in a flat with no painting rules. sigh
james - 10/17/08 13:40
The backsplash came out very nicely.
The backsplash came out very nicely.
drew - 10/17/08 11:02
There will be a party, but we have to put together the rest of the house first (the old kitchen is in our living room right now)
There will be a party, but we have to put together the rest of the house first (the old kitchen is in our living room right now)
mrmike - 10/17/08 10:44
Nice! Gonna have a kitchen warming?
Nice! Gonna have a kitchen warming?
leetee - 10/17/08 10:35
i have kitchen envy!
LOVE the orange. it's my favie colour, too.
Good work! Enjoy the new kitchen!
i have kitchen envy!
LOVE the orange. it's my favie colour, too.
Good work! Enjoy the new kitchen!
paul - 10/17/08 10:17
I love orange. I am so jealous. (e:matthew) never lets me paint anything orange and it is my favorite color.
I love orange. I am so jealous. (e:matthew) never lets me paint anything orange and it is my favorite color.
drew - 10/17/08 10:14
or course, they will also be our winter, spring, and summer colors :)
or course, they will also be our winter, spring, and summer colors :)
jbeatty - 10/17/08 10:10
Looks great! I love the fall colors.
Looks great! I love the fall colors.
10/15/2008 09:53 #46123
700 BillionCategory: politics
I really should be working, but I found this and had to share it:
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
What will $700 billion buy? The South Florida Sun-Sentinel provides some interesting answers. Some examples:
Gasoline for a year for every adult in America. (175 billion gallons of gas)
You could literally buy the world a Coke. One 2-liter bottle per week for a year.
You could buy a 60-inch HDTV for every man, woman and child in the U.S.
Sounds like Monopoly money? It should. You could buy 10 Monopoly games for each of the 6.7 billion human beings on planet earth.
You could buy everyone in America 2200 McDonalds apple pies. What's more American than that?
You could buy a brand new Hummer for each of the 11 million people on the island of Cuba
You could buy 2 mountain bikes for everyone in China.
You could buy 438 pounds of rice for every single person in Africa.
You could buy a Caribbean Island for every single person in the state of South Dakota.
Entire population of South Florida could cruise around the world continuously for 8.4 months.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
What will $700 billion buy? The South Florida Sun-Sentinel provides some interesting answers. Some examples:
Gasoline for a year for every adult in America. (175 billion gallons of gas)
You could literally buy the world a Coke. One 2-liter bottle per week for a year.
You could buy a 60-inch HDTV for every man, woman and child in the U.S.
Sounds like Monopoly money? It should. You could buy 10 Monopoly games for each of the 6.7 billion human beings on planet earth.
You could buy everyone in America 2200 McDonalds apple pies. What's more American than that?
You could buy a brand new Hummer for each of the 11 million people on the island of Cuba
You could buy 2 mountain bikes for everyone in China.
You could buy 438 pounds of rice for every single person in Africa.
You could buy a Caribbean Island for every single person in the state of South Dakota.
Entire population of South Florida could cruise around the world continuously for 8.4 months.
dcoffee - 10/15/08 19:37
A lot of people are saying, "where's my $700 billion?" I think that's a completely valid question. How come we can bail out the rich and leave the rest of us empty handed? The stock market probably needed a boost, but this economy is going nowhere if the general public doesn't get their $700 billion too.
A lot of people are saying, "where's my $700 billion?" I think that's a completely valid question. How come we can bail out the rich and leave the rest of us empty handed? The stock market probably needed a boost, but this economy is going nowhere if the general public doesn't get their $700 billion too.
drew - 10/15/08 13:03
That's a good deal.
Of course, normally when they are purchased at a retail establishment, a donation is made to charity.
If you chose the "Terrible Top" you would not be the first to do so (but that doesn't make it a bad choice).
That's a good deal.
Of course, normally when they are purchased at a retail establishment, a donation is made to charity.
If you chose the "Terrible Top" you would not be the first to do so (but that doesn't make it a bad choice).
tinypliny - 10/15/08 12:58
:::link:::
I am sure bargaining skills from Delhi's mean markets will bring down the price of a 6.7 billion of 'em. Especially when they will be made to order in China. ;) Heheheh
I wish I had one of them RIGHT now. I just thought of a running theme for my "costume" at the party... But, darn it, I don't. :/
:::link:::
I am sure bargaining skills from Delhi's mean markets will bring down the price of a 6.7 billion of 'em. Especially when they will be made to order in China. ;) Heheheh
I wish I had one of them RIGHT now. I just thought of a running theme for my "costume" at the party... But, darn it, I don't. :/
drew - 10/15/08 11:54
First of all, they cost more than that.
Secondly, buying a Terrible Towel for a person that lives in Cleavland is like buying an American flag for Osama Bin Ladin. I would never allow it to be desecrated in such a way.
First of all, they cost more than that.
Secondly, buying a Terrible Towel for a person that lives in Cleavland is like buying an American flag for Osama Bin Ladin. I would never allow it to be desecrated in such a way.
jason - 10/15/08 11:18
Lol @ the Terrible Towel crack. See, you're not so foreign now, are you Tiny?
Lol @ the Terrible Towel crack. See, you're not so foreign now, are you Tiny?
tinypliny - 10/15/08 11:17
The Universe probably contains around 100 billion galaxies. The bailing out of this country is 7 times that.
It's growing debt is probably equivalent to the number of stars in all those galaxies. 7 X 10^22.
The Universe probably contains around 100 billion galaxies. The bailing out of this country is 7 times that.
It's growing debt is probably equivalent to the number of stars in all those galaxies. 7 X 10^22.
tinypliny - 10/15/08 10:51
You can buy nearly 21 good quality Terrible towels for everyone on the planet*. All 6.7 billion of them.
You can buy nearly 21 good quality Terrible towels for everyone on the planet*. All 6.7 billion of them.
- at ~$5 a towel.
10/14/2008 00:12 #46103
Even when they have a bye . . .the show must go on!
Please note that Jim is wearing a T-shirt from my alma mater. Go Shaler Titans! Go Steelers!
I thought I recognized the name. Jim is a couple of years older than me but was in Shaler at the same time as me.
Art Howe graduated from our high school, too. And Danny Fortson. Yep, lots of fame from good 'ol Shaler.
Please note that Jim is wearing a T-shirt from my alma mater. Go Shaler Titans! Go Steelers!
I thought I recognized the name. Jim is a couple of years older than me but was in Shaler at the same time as me.
Art Howe graduated from our high school, too. And Danny Fortson. Yep, lots of fame from good 'ol Shaler.
drew - 10/15/08 11:59
The Shaler page has been vandalized since I linked to it. I am not a good wikipedia editor, so it will remain unchanged for now.
The Shaler page has been vandalized since I linked to it. I am not a good wikipedia editor, so it will remain unchanged for now.
Oh me too. Actually, not the counter, but Paul's "Just sixteen a day!" exhortations have worked their magic on me.
Hey Drew, nice kitchen! Just a quick drive-by.
All the time!
i wonder how many of us will be fighting to have that coveted 25,000th journal?
Plus then also posting about the counter provides a secondary boost, eh?