Are you a Do It your Self type of person? We are. We’ve been busy renovating our home since the very first day we moved in, I guess you’d call it a remodeling job. We got a lot done in the first year, but we’ve slowed down over the last two or three years. The last project that we finished together was the installation of a sunroof on our enclosed front porch. We did that so that a little bit more light might come into our living room since the front of our house where the living room is faces North.
It’s really saved us a lot of money by doing things ourselves. Of course we haven’t always known exactly what to do. I think our friends who are contractors and construction workers are sick of hearing from us because we’re always asking them- how do we do this, how do we do that? Or else we are researching techniques on the internet.
If you are like us - a DIY type person you might be interested in visiting this great site that I just found. It has a ton of information on home repairs. I only wish that we’d discovered this site a few years ago. It would have really helped us out.
I know it’s going to help us with the projects that we started a while back and haven’t finished yet, and also for the projects that we hope to start in the next few years such as redoing our kitchen and our basement too. Those will be big jobs.
This site is full of helpful tips for the DIY type of person whether you be a renter as we once were, or a home owner. There’s even tips for automobile owners there too. There are several categories to choose from such as carpentry, cleaning, decks, painting and flooring just to name a few.
Oh yes I also wanted to tell you that while I was visiting the Handy Household Hints site I discovered that they are having a $50,000 Extreme Home Makeover Contest. Naturally I entered. I’m a DIY renovator but I’m not stupid. If your home could use a makeover you might be interested in entering too.
Speaking of outlandish! You simply must visit my renter!
The Paranormal blog. It’s a hauntingly good read!
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Reserved Parking:
A judge in New Port Richey, Fla., who found a car in his reserved parking space, parked behind it and ordered the driver to stay in his courtroom until he was ready to call it a day and go home. “There’s two perks to the job,” Circuit Judge Stanley Mills told the St. Petersburg Times. “I have my own bathroom, and I have my own parking spot, and you’re not going to get to use either.”
The 26-year-old woman who had parked in the space said she misinterpreted the “reserved” sign, thinking it just meant the parking was reserved for those going to the courthouse.
Odd News:
“Shooting Reported at Firing Range,” an August story on mischief at Shooter’s Choice, in The State newspaper of Columbia, S.C.
“Hong Kong Man Found Being Eaten Alive by Maggots,” an August story in The Sydney Morning Herald about a 67-year-old man who was discovered just in time and is recovering.
Raised by Dogs
A recent documentary produced for Australia’s Channel 4, and described in a story in Sydney’s Daily Telegraph, caught up with a Ukrainian woman, now 23, who had been “forgotten” by her mother and father and raised by dogs until discovered at age 8.
Oxana Malaya, one of about 100 known feral children, has the tested mental age of 6, stilted speech and an uncoordinated gait, and still buries any gifts she receives and runs into the woods when she is upset.
For the camera, Malaya showed she can still bark, run on all fours, pant with her tongue out, and dry herself off by shaking.
I finally decided to rent my space on Odd Planets new space.
I spent a bit of time going over the various bidders sites and decided to choose The Paranormal Blog. Oh Scary stories! Ghosts, Hauntings and all kinds of other paranormal activities. Mathew and Sue are both from my part of the world - Toronto, Canada - and you can read a few interesting stories about the city I live in, and perhaps even some of the hospitals I’ve worked in if you browse through the site.
The current post is about the evils of moderating a large forum. Never mind that it’s a paranormal forum. I moderate a forum and several mailing lists. I feel their pain. The post also discusses death threats, the word of Satan and more. Curious? Visit the Paranormal blog and read the post.
Dead Silence - I really like this blog, but then I kind of like reading about serial killers and the evils that people do. Check it out!
Slightly Drunk - They just got satilite TV and there’s a big dilemma to resolve!
Am I famous Now - Wishing life were simple. It’s not, just when you think it is everything changes again.
Forever 17: She’s renting her space too and has a nice introduction for her renter, and in another post she’s dealing with an idiot.
Lilfunky1s blog - The current post talks about donating blood and what the experience was like, as well as how important it is for all of us who can to donate blood. Go, go now!
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