March 2011

Security Doors…Probably Not

March 4, 2011

So I trot over to Home Depot last weekend, there to peruse that august box’s limited selection of security doors. As expected, every single one of them looks like prison bars, except for the pressed-metal kitsch with the cut-out silhouettes of hummingbirds, coyotes, and sombreroed campesinos snoozing against saguaros. Good god. Moving on, this afternoon [...]

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Moments of Fame

March 2, 2011

Well, let’s see what’s up in Carnival-land… This week’s Festival of Frugality is up at Living Richly on a Budget, who creates a nice, crisply organized version of this often large and unwieldy event. Among the many contributions, LRoaB proprietor Fanny kindly includes Funny’s thoughts on  living sustainably. Several interesting articles surface in the festival: [...]

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AMEX Windfall…Disappointing and Not Disappointing

March 1, 2011

The annual rebate from Costco’s American Express arrived late last week. It was only $157, the lowest kickback I’ve ever received from that august credit card company. Compare with last year’s refund of $337, and the $210 they sent in 2009. Pretty pathetic. Of course, what it says is that in 2010 I cut spending [...]

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