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How to Get Your Security Deposit Back
Source: FOXNews.com

You’ve packed up, you’ve got a new place to move into and you’re getting ready to clean out the old place.

A Fish Story...

          Cool story, and very true in life!   A Fish Story......... A guy who lives at Lake Saint Marys (60 miles north of Dayton, OH ) saw a ball bouncing Around kind of strange in the lake and went to investigate. It turned out to be a flathead c …

New Self Defense Tool for the Whole Family THE STINGER
Source: seraph.net

THE STINGER is a small easy to use device that allows anyone to defend themselves against violent attack.

Dog school proves its worth
Source: Christian Science Monitor

I glanced in the rearview mirror just in time to realize a distracted driver in a pickup truck was barreling down the hill behind me. I braced for impact. The dramatic sounds of metal twisting and glass shattering shook me, but I was more stunned than hurt.

Spanish Paradise - Waterlily Concerts via Edward Merrin
Source: The New York Botanical Garden

Made possible by generous donations from Edward Merrin and his wife Vivian, the New York Botanical Garden is holding a three part concert series - themed with Spanish dance and music. The first concert has already passed and was met with great fascination and reaction from the at …

Which Would You Sell: The Television Or The Laptop Computer?

Hydra Peterson was a few hundred dollars shy and needed to submit her monthly mortgage payment before the week ended. Therefore, she looked around her house for things to sell. Hydra browsed through shelves for undesirable books: She found about ten.

Simple Appetizer From Chef Poppy Tooker: Andouille in Creole Mustard Cream Sauce
Source: comfort food from louisiana

New Orleans food is known for its great tasting creative comfort food. It's also loaded with calories, usually from the sauces. This delectable appetizer qualifies for the High Calorie Club.

The Home of the Future Is Almost Here - FoxNews.com
Source: FOXNews.com

The future was supposed to be here by now. For years, we’ve been promised smart home technologies, those fantastical futuristic toys that would transform the home into a gleaming digital palace, but they never seem to materialize. Sure, we’ve come close.

Texas Seeing Lowest Mortgage Rates in Recent Memory

Home Loan Specialists is currently posting the lowest par rates since the inception of our company in 2006.*   Now is the time for all homeowners to consider refinancing their homes and any prospective buyers to begin the homebuying process. Click here for Texas Mortga …

Waging war on flowers
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Helen Amber says the city’s crackdown on her wildflower garden is “silly” and she feels “harassed” by officials’ threats to remove them.  City bylaw officers served the woman with a 24-hour notice to kill the plants or the city will &mda; …

To Save a Marriage, Split Up
Source: Wall Street Journal

After 35 years of marriage, Mark Earnhart came home one day and told his wife, Jeanine, that he wanted a separation.

How the Stock Market Drop
Source: Home Loan Specialists, Inc.

Great article discussing the correlation between the stock market and mortgage home loan rates

Bad habits that can ruin your marriage or relationship (Poll)

There are many bad habits in a relationship and one cannot deal with them all here, but there are 5 main ones to watch out for: 1. Taking each other for granted.

Chef Recipe: Crab Calas with Remoulade Sauce
Source: comfort food from louisiana

Chef Poppy Tooker is a New Orleans icon, much loved and respected as she is interesting.  She is like a walking trivia foodie encyclopedia and she sure does relish telling the tall tales of Louisiana food and history.

Easy Dessert: Blueberry Yum Yum Cake
Source: dennys food and recipes

What could better describe a trip to Heaven than fresh blueberries, sugar, real butter and a creamy whipped filling for this delectable cake? A simple recipe that is as easy to make as it is to eat! 

Why Architects Shouldn't Build Condos out of Glass And People Shouldn't Buy Them : TreeHugger
Source: TreeHugger

Glass balcony panels are raining down on the streets of Toronto from the shiny new condominiums, building envelope expert John Straube was interviewed on Ontario Morning to discuss the problem.

Living together too much commitment for today's couples
Source: USA Today

A growing number of young American adults are engaging in what's called "stayover relationships," in which they spend three or more nights together each week while still having the option of going to their own homes, a new study shows.

New homes for older couples add 'snore rooms'
Source: msnbc.com

Judy MacDonald faces a near-nightly domestic conflict. When she wakes around 2 a.m.

Monsanto to Sell Biotech Sweet Corn for U.S. Consumers - Bloomberg
Source: Bloomberg.com

Monsanto Co. (MON), the world’s biggest vegetable seed maker, said it will begin selling genetically modified sweet corn in the U.S.

Can cheating save your marriage? (Poll)

Yes, but only if it was really a cry for attention from a neglected partner or the person was not discovered.  When people cheat, the fact that they go out of the relationship to be intimate with someone else can precipitate a number of things. First, having satisfactory se …

It's not all sex and snogging
Source: Guardian Unlimited

It's the silly season so we expect some wild surveys, but here's one that's truly stunning: apparently an extraordinary 5% of people over 45 have more than 30 snogs a week.

Control issues that cause problems in a marriage

Control issues in marriage tend to cause the most problems because, at the heart of that kind of relationship, is a desire to have one's own way, to dominate another, or to force agreement  in order to feel some power.  The success of the union depends primarily on the …

3 Days in the (blackberry) Vines, and a prehistoric creature keeping us company.

  This first pic is a favorite log that I have watched for years as it evolves into something that looks like a prehistoric creature. This year, it has adorned itself with a couple of Montbresia flowers.

Bum'n Around con't Foto-Friday

Here are some more of the pictures I took after my physical therapy yesterday.