Security and Safety
(Stuff to Have…Just in Case!)
Avoiding Disaster at Home
You probably won’t have to worry too much about plagues and pestilence, but you might want to be prepared for the basic acts of nature and man.
Your landlord should already have smoke detectors installed in your home or apartment. If not, this is [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Safety and Security (Stuff to Have…Just in Case!)
Posted in Help Mom, I'm On My Own!, tagged blackout, candles, carbon monoxide, cigarettes, doctor, electricity, fire, fire extinguisher, first aid kit, flashlight, sick, smoking, stop smoking, toolkit on February 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Security and Safety (So Mom Won’t Worry!)
Posted in Help Mom, I'm On My Own!, tagged landlord, safety, security on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Security and Safety
(So Mom won’t worry)
I’m assuming you already know the most basic stuff: don’t drive drunk, be cautious with strangers, and use a condom. These are the sorts of things that your folks may have been preaching about for years. Maybe you listened, maybe not. But now that you are [...]
American Idol: 24…The Girls
Posted in American Idol, tagged American Idol, girls, Paula, ryan, simon on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yawn….oh, I’m sorry, were the top 12 girls on? Okay, so I watched. This whole 5 hours a week of Idol is already getting to me. I could be reading War and Peace or something. But, hey, pop culture is calling me and I’m doing the dirty work by answering and blogging. You owe me!
I [...]
American Idol: 24…and subtracting: The Guys
Posted in American Idol, tagged American Idol, david, Paula, ryan, season 8, simon on February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Past the insanity of auditions, past the sleep deprived temper tantrums of Hollywood week, it’s time to sharpen our pencils and do a little subtraction. We’re down to the final 24, and they’re a talented group-some of the best talent ever, we’re told, though until this week we’ve seen little of some of these folks.
Nevertheless, [...]
Real Life Real Estate: Picking a Pro
Posted in real estate, tagged buyer, CRS, GRI, lender, real estate, real estate board, Realtor on February 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
While there’s no denying the real estate market has had its challenges lately, there’s also no denying that for qualified buyers it’s a great time to buy. Particularly first time buyers who are giving away rent when they could be earning equity. But where to start?
The idea of a new home is often so exciting [...]
