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{ Monthly Archives } July 2007

Celebrities Behaving Badly: Lohan vs. Pennington

Now that we’re all over Paris Hilton and her stints in and out of court and jail, we’ve got Lindsay Lohan acting like coke clown. She just got out of rehab and was sunbathing with her SCRAM anklet, going around town, and living the high life again.

Apparently too high, as she was arrested last night [...]

Quick Apartment Update: Clean and Dry

The carpet is still a bit damp from the water extraction and cleaning, but the place smells better than before the big blow up. After working 10 hours yesterday, I didn’t have much in me to do anything, but it meant a lot to K, so I got up the gumption and busted out the [...]

Starbucks Is Raising Prices Next Week

According to Reuters, Starbucks is planning to raise drink prices 9 cents per cup because of the increase in the cost of milk. This will be the second price increase in less than a year. Though the story does not directly state it, we know for a fact that milk prices are rising because the [...]

Add Bling to Your Posts; Use Royalty-Free Photos

I have noticed and read a lot about how a simple image brings a lot to a post, especially an intriguing article. It relates to the reader, and they say a picture is worth a thousand words. Who wouldn’t want to add 1,000 words to each post in such a small space?

I recently started using [...]

Back to the Basics #2: Be Grateful for What You Have

It is amazing how much we take for granted in America. Sometime around 11:00 am, I was pondering how blessed we are to have a 2 bedroom apartment with 2 bathrooms so early in our marriage. To get a house that has any more than what we have now (that can support more people and [...]

The New York Times Has Crossed Harry Potter and ALL His Fans (No Spoilers Here)

What was the Times thinking by releasing their review of JK Rowling’s last book in the Harry Potter series: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? Do they really think that they will convince people to buy the book with an early review?

I think their reasoning is much more sinister than that. This is all about [...]

From Pizza Hut to College in One Generous Step

The news today is too negative. Well, except those weird stories that I post on my other blog for just such occasions. This story is sure to warm your heart, even if it is made of stone.

Until recently Jessica Osborne was a waitress at her local Pizza Hut in North Carolina. One of her dear [...]