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Saturday, 06 February 2010
All the new disasters I wrote about in the 2008 Advent calendar have been officially added to the disasters page, so that you can read them all in one go. Watch me fail! Over, and over, and over! Add your own disaster if you want!
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010
New Fresh & Onlys Video - The autumnal, atmospherically rich psych-rocker "Invisible Forces" was the first track we upped from tender-hearted San Francisco crew the Fresh & Onlys underrated Grey-Eyed Girls. Maybe more eyes will turn their way now that the song now has a beautifully shadowy, ...
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010
"For the first couple hours, all I could think was 'I'm ruined. I'm ruined.' They just totally cleaned me out," said Tom Daly as he stood in his Southeast Portland bike shop. What was supposed to be the culmination of a  dream, instead turned into a ...
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
Via Glenn Greenwald, Joe Klein laments the Mirandizing of alleged Christmas Day bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. Klein writes: (T)he bomber is an enemy combatant. He doesn't have Miranda rights. It is entirely possible that we lost valuable intellig...
Tuesday, 02 February 2010
Back in December, there was a post about a documentary called "Boys of Sumer".  This movie, produced to raise money to combat Parkinson's Disease, chronicles a father's trip with his adult son to all 30 Major League stadiums during the summer of 2004...


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We started playing Dominion this Christmas when i got from Santa. Our team has now over 50 plays under our belt and we feel we know how to play the game. Although, one very annoying fact started to trouble us soon. You don't really need to buy the action cards at all if you play without the ...
After my program in Granada ended I decided to go to Munich for a couple of weeks to stay with my friend Jill and expose myself to the ways of the germans. Excellent plan. I arrived in Munich on the 18th. I explored a beautiful church called Theatinerkirche several awesome christmas markets ...

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  1. SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Hundreds of Bosnians have protested against a recent ban on Santa Claus in the citys kindergartens. The directors of Sarajevos day-care centers, kindergartens and preschools banned Santa. They argued that the capital is predominantly Muslim and Santa Claus is not part of the Muslim tradition. A multi-religious mix of parents, children and others [...]
  1. With just over a week to go until Christmas, consumers have completed less than half of their holiday shopping - and millions have not even started yet, according to a report released Tuesday. According to the National Retail Foundations Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions survey, holiday shoppers said they had finished 47% of their gift shopping [...]
  1. With the economy tanking, it may not be a surprise that nuisance crimes like petty theft and vandalism are on the rise. But even police departments are scratching their heads over the latest hot loot: Christmas trees. In recent weeks, police across the country have seen an uptick in the theft of trees from commercial lots. [...]
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  1. Although your kids may pick out all the lima beans in this classic side dish, they will have fun making it--and saying its name.
  1. The season is over, for better or worse; time to think ahead to next year. What lessons would you like to share with your future self? Using the worksheet below, take a few moments now to ponder what worked, what didn't. Called "debriefing", this exercise will remind you next year of all the things you know right now. It'll guide you toward an even more organized holiday season next year. Holida...
  1. All good times must end; it's time to wrap up the Houseworks Holiday Plan and move into an organized New Year. Tying up the season's loose ends, we'll make New Year's resolutions, remove and store holiday decor, and set the stage for next year's celebration. See you next year! New Year's Week Assignments read more
  1. Holiday Decor PlannerAre you happy with this year's holiday decorating? Quick! Before you pack 'em away, grab a camera and snap quick photos of each room's decorations. Together with a free printable room-by-room decor planner, photos will help smooth holiday decorating next season. Add both to your Christmas notebook. Next year, you'll know what goes where--because when it comes to holiday d...
  1. Stitched by Lynn B on 32 count linen using DMC threadstrimmed at the top with a Swarovski Crystal.
  1. Hello!Happy New Year everyone! Joy and Happiness!This is my december "Christmas ornaments".Stitched by Alexandrina
  1. Designed by Louise Henderson of Cherished Stitches Just Cross Stitch Ornament Magazine 2008Stitched by Lynn B, more pictures here Stitched on 32 Count Belfast LinenColour - light mochaDMC threadsMill Hill BeadsSwarovski Crystal in the centre