August 2009

Quinoa: Pretty good!

August 18, 2009

During the last Costco expedition, I noticed they were offering organic quinoa, a grain I’ve long been curious about. The package suggested preparing it like tabbouleh, something I happen to favor. First time I fixed it, though, it was breakfast time and things were a bit too rushed to fiddle with slicing garlic and onions [...]

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Saved! Benefits cover without bankrupting

August 17, 2009

Finally—finally, finally, finally—the state sent out a booklet showing the medical benefits offered during this fall’s annual enrollment period. We’re a week in to the normal open enrollment period and have had no information. GDU was supposed to have posted this stuff today, but at last look had not. The state, however, has known the [...]

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Landscaping job wraps up

August 17, 2009

Richard’s men are almost done with the big landscaping job at the downtown house. We’d hired his company, Dick’s Landscaping, to xeriscape both the front and back yards, huge plots of land compared to modern tract lots. They’ve ripped out a decrepit walkway, built a front courtyard and new brick walkway, installed an automatic watering [...]

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Too cute to be believed!

August 17, 2009

If you enjoy pets, especially dogs, don’t miss these incredible photos of Finnegan the Border Collie. Found at Midlife, Menopause, Mistakes and Random Stuff, one of Frugal Scholar‘s fave sites.

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Toothless credit card consumer protection laws

August 16, 2009

Well, if there ever was any question about who holds sway in the halls of Congress, the outcome of the effort to regulate the credit-card industry to provide a little consumer protection. Who owns Congress? Big industries with deep enough pockets to hire persistent, heavy-hitting lobbyists, that’s who. Have you received your notice from American [...]

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Bosch dishwasher recall

August 16, 2009

Several days late and who knows how many dollars short, Bosch is blitzing the purchasers in its records with recorded telephone calls to let them know their fancy dishwashers may set fire to the house. An overheating part has caused something upwards of 50 incidents, of which 30 (or more) have caused property damage. Well…those [...]

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