June 2011

Off-Label! How to REALLY clean glass shower doors

June 30, 2011

This afternoon KJG happened to mention that she came across an incredible way to get those dratted clear glass shower doors really clean—and do it without working yourself to death. She’d heard you could use Jet-Dry, the blue rinse agent that goes in the dishwasher, to cut soap film in the bathroom. Nothing ventured, nothing [...]

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Round-up, and Carnival Headed This Way

June 29, 2011

Funny is celebrating the Fourth of July by hosting the Totally Money Carnival. Today among other things I’ll be spending some time viewing the posts that have already come in. Submissions are open until 6:00 p.m. Sunday, Central Daylight Time. So be sure to submit your best and totally money story through this handy form. [...]

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Ask the Hive Mind: Can standing up to blog help you lose weight?

June 27, 2011

So the new strategy to stand up while working in front of a computer is now under way. It occurred to me to wonder if standing and thinking might burn more calories than sitting and thinking. Here’s what the Web says: Sitting around doing tasks like homework will, for a woman my height, age and [...]

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Soggy Doggy!

June 26, 2011

Cassie the Corgi fell in the drink this afternoon. Squirreling around with the ball, she tumbled right in. And oh! The terror! This little dog hates water so much that if she sees a sprinkler while we’re walking, she’ll insist on crossing over to the other side of the street. And if you think dogs [...]

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The Standing Blogger…or, Computer as Idiot Box

June 25, 2011

Once again we’re reminded of how unhealthy it is for us to spend most of our waking hours seated at a desk or loafing in our favorite easy chair. The latest report tells us a 14-year study showed women participants who spent six or more hours a day sitting down were 40% more likely to [...]

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With vacations like this, who needs work?

June 24, 2011

Ohhhhh….tired. Head hurts. Totally distracted with work. Would you believe that ten days ago I was wondering what on earth I would do with myself when I finally finished the heavy lifting involved in rewriting five college courses and mounting them online? Yes. I stood in the house and thought, in passing, “I’m going to [...]

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