December 2008

Decluttered and recluttered

December 27, 2008

PF bloggers hither, thither, and yon offer as a current gem of instant wisdom that when you buy a new clothing item, you should rid your closet of one, too. Did them one better today, I did. Actually, I did ‘em 6.14 better. This is the time of year when I like to make a [...]

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Today’s PF Post at The Copyeditor’s Desk: Freelance fees

December 26, 2008

I just spent a couple of hours writing on how freelancers should set their fees, based on posts by Mrs. Micah and by veteran editor Katharine O’More Klopf. The subject seemed especially germane to The Copyeditor’s Desk, and besides…neither Tina nor I have posted there for a while. So if you will, please drop by [...]

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Jobs we’re glad we don’t have

December 26, 2008

The neighborhood awoke to the sight of the Little Colorado flowing down the gutter on my side of the street. During the night the water main broke where it connects with Other Daughter and the Son-in-Law’s plumbing system, turning their nicely desert-landscaped yard into a swamp. As we scribble, the City is digging up the [...]

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w00t! Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2008

M’hijito got me an AirPort, hooked it up to the stereo in the front of the house, and persuaded it (after an hour or so of technodinking) to talk to the Mac. Then he produced an external hard drive and loaded his entire lifetime collection of 14,100 songs into iTunes! LOL! Now I shall have [...]

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Funny is one year old!

December 24, 2008

Today is Funny about Money’s first anniversary. I started this blog one year ago today. It wasn’t great at the outset, but I think it’s improved over time. Because I started itas an idle lark in Apple’s iWeb, it suffered from that program’s weaknesses, one of which is that iWeb doesn’t have an effective way [...]

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Moments of Fame

December 23, 2008

We have a new PF carnival out there and its very first edition is online: the DIY Jubilee at Financial Wellness Project. The carnival is still quite small, but I’m sure it will grow. Funny’s discovery that ashes will polish silver appears among the 10 selections. If you’re craving a big weekend job that will [...]

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