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Here in Vermont, as in several other states, we have a nickel deposit on (most) beverage containers. You pay five cents when you buy your beverage and then get five cents back for redeeming it. We drink... More »
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I have never purchased an iron. When I went off to college, a couple decades ago, my parents gave me one. It worked equally well for ironing shirts and for waxing skis. It lasted a... More »
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Here is a simple chart, variations of which (annual, lifetime) I use often. This data is from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics , if you care to learn more. Unemployment rate in 2006 (Percent)... More »
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The war in Iraq has cost about $502 billion . So far. AP reported today that the federal budget deficit grew to $263.3 billion for the first five months of this current fiscal year. The... More »
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This morning we took a family trip to the Charlotte post office. The children got their pictures taken and we applied for passports for them. We don't immediate plans for a trip, but because we... More »
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I have three errands to run this afternoon: Get some cash for our trip south this weekend so we can buy emergency snacks in the airport Purchase some swim goggles since we will be swimming... More »
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How much would you pay for better air? How about for "89% flavored oxygen enriched breathing mixture?" Ten bucks? That is how much a can of Big Ox costs. Think of it this way--regular old... More »
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So we are now in the midst of what every major news source has deemed a crisis--the meltdown of the subprime mortgage market. Thousands will have lost their homes to foreclosure when this all settles,... More »
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Last month, KARE television in Minneapolis reported this, as summarized by News of the Weird : The 2,600 members of the Minnesota National Guard returned recently from extended duty in Iraq, which was reportedly the... More »
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When we moved into this house, a clothes line was installed on the north side of the garage. It is a pole with four arms extending upward; the four arms are connected with a series... More »
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