Small dogs on the foot of the bed. They put out a lot of heat--sometimes it's a three-dog night.
Grandma house shoes--the kind that have high tops that keep ankles warm. Warm ankles and shoulders can make a big difference. I like the grandma house shoes with a sole that can be worn outside.
So, when did wisebread become a forum to pontificate on your political slant? I find it incredibly amusing, that despite nearly every media outlet endorsing Obama, that people continue to rail rabidly as if he was being stifled- um, this isnt MSNBC by the way. Oh, and if Obama isnt an extreme leftist, how come he hobnobs with ex-terrorists and his wacko preacher? Not to mention all of Hollywood clamoring to support and fund him, well shucks, if anyone would know how us penny pinchers felt, it would be the hollywood elite right? Scarlet Johansson totally knows what its like to be Joe the Plumber- but wait, middle America is an object of derision from the far left. Spare me the political diatribe from an armchair political analyst. Wheres the tips on savings? How to better finances? Wait,there are none? Guess you just lost a reader.
By all means, unsubscribe if one blogger posts something that you disagree with. That's the mature thing to do.
Socialism and communism are related - in theory, socialism is a stepping stone on the way to communism, although obviously in practice, you can achieve a socialist economy and stop short of communism.
I think I'm not alone in thinking that... if I wanted to subscribe to a political feed, I'd do that. Wisebread should stick to what it knows. And that ain't politics.
You would do your less politically-aware readers a huge favor if you would stop conflating "socialism" and "communism." The two are far from synonymous.
Clearly we live in a society governed by a sovereign funded by the people. Okay. The difference in America has always been the element of self determination, fostering hope in young people that they really can "be anything they want to be," including independently wealthy. Socialist policies are detrimental to that notion of ultimate freedom. Yes, Britain is socialized. They are also a monarchy with a Queen and remain an imperialist nation. The ability for low income individuals in Britain to climb the social ladder and become the Prime Minister is effectively nil; in other words, were a similar system in place in the United States, your BFF Barack Obama would be nonexistant in the national political scene.
Maybe someone forgot to inform you about the "bailout," but 1) it is a loan; 2) it's better than the other option-- an unknown spiral of investment fear and the further collapse of our entire financial system (one day I would like to secure funding to buy my own home, wouldn't you? oh right... perhaps you would prefer government provided housing).
Finally, you seem to forget that the government can't do anything right. Every government department is a mismanaged money pit with too many employees and not enough accountability. Social security? In 20 years that will be a relic of ancient history and a black mark on the record. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? ouch. I'd rather sink money into public companies any day.
I preferred your blog when it was about saving money, not about having it forcibly removed in outlandish taxes by a political regime.
Heh, good timing- my Canadian (yes- evil) friends and I were just discussing earlier in the week that until this election we hadn't realised that socialism was a dirty word!
Socialism is clearly the best social-economic policy. Im 24 and just started college, But even I can understand the difference between communism, marxism, and socialism. Socialism is hardly related to either of these, as a economic policy is reduces waste and corruption by creating fair bussiness practices like child labor laws, workers comp, minimum wage ect ect. It also focus taxation on those who can afford to pay the taxes. Capitalism creates things like corperations, an entity that has no accountability. It improves worker efficency and productiviy, while at the same time reducing wages for profit. The capitalist class is not productive or innovative, they are a legacy class of birth righted conspicious consumers that live off the working class. If people of even moderate intelligence cannot 'get this' and continue to follow the dominant ideology we really deserve what we get; a feudal-capitalist class.
Shall we all just work for the government and subject to their moral standards? Oh yes, I forgot, government has no morals. So, it is just easy living, lower production, and a pull charity. The bailout was wrong and never should have happened. Fear is pushing people to a mob mentality and that never goes well.
There has been so much labeling and fear-mongering about things that should be just common sense. For McCain et al. to push nationalizing the banks and then turn around and attack progressive taxation or a sensible national health plan as a threat to individual liberties is just absurd.
You should compare the way the poor live today with the conspicious consumers, Not the poor in the 50's. Compare the capitalist class with the working class, working poor class and underclass. After comparing those classes tell me if you still think the working-underclass has high expectation.
There's no extreme left in the United States? Guess someone forgot to tell the Earth and Animal Liberation Fronts. Too bad your valid points (McCain supported the bailout as well) were hidden inside a thinly-veiled apology for Obama's soft Marxism. Thank God for the unsubscribe button in Google Reader!
Back in the early 1900's, Sears Roebuck & Co. used to offer kit homes that you could order delivered. I've seen a book filled with their house plans...most of them sized for a "middle class" family were around 800 square feet.
Now, people think that 2,500 feet is too "cramped" for a family of four.
"Wise Bread" is right. No one "needs" a hobby room, a pool room, a play room and a home gym. If you can afford them, fine, but people who don't keep in mind that house prices can fall, well-paying jobs can disappear, credit card rates can jump, and those who are spending all they earn are walking a tightrope...without a safety net...and are very vulnerable to crashing. Better to have a modest home you can afford to keep than a huge home you lose to foreclosure.
Gross to some, offensive to others, but most people I know found this funny: a friend of mine was a "douche bag" a couple of years ago. He took a black plastic trash bag, cut holes out for his legs, and wore it around his middle, taped along the top with duct tape so it wouldn't come down. Then he cut out the front of a douche box and pinned it to the front of his bag.
On another note, man I wish I had seen this yesterday! My boyfriend and I bought our costumes last night because we thought we'd basically run out of time, and he's hosting a big bash on Friday. Great ideas Andrea!
That California Roll costume was one of the best I've ever seen. Although, I'm guessing if it were an adult women's costume sold in a retail store, they'd figure out some way to turn it into a "Sexy Sushi" get-up.
If you're crafty or know how to sew, I agree, homemade costumes are the way to go. Plus, have you seen how much those cheap quality costumes in the Halloween superstores cost? Insanity.
Gwen stole that from us--my husband and I were bacon and eggs about 5 years ago. I made the yolks puffy with batting underneath. We saved them, and maybe next year will reuse with our daughter as toast.
We've also done 2 trees and a hammock (Felt tubes with shoulder straps for the trunk over brown shirts and pants, and I stuff big yellow fro wigs with leaves, and made little leaf wristlets), and I've been a pizza (hula hoop with felt). We use Sharpies to draw on texture. One year I got an orange wig and made a Daphne dress. Saw the rest of the cast of Scooby Doo when we were out on State Street in Madison.
This year, we aren't dressing, but my 16 month old daughter is a Candy Corn I made with felt and batting. She looks so cute! There are no purchasable baby costumes without headpieces, which she refuses to wear. I am the queen of felt, hot glue and a few simple sewing machine stitches.
I believe in rated-G costumes, and almost always make my own. I am so sick of the slutty crap. You have a lot more fun when you're not worried about your naughty bits falling out, or being mauled by a drunk dork in makeup and a plastic cape.
What about those strange interview questions that appear completely unrelated to the job itself such as "If you could be any animal, what would you be?". Answering Strange Interview Questions
Growing up, my favorite halloween costume was when my sister and I went as smurfs. White (or red if you want to be Papa) sweat pants, blue sweat shirt, blue face paint and "elf hats" made by mom (add Santa beard for Papa smurf). This was early-80's so it was perfect.
A couple of years ago, I was traveling on Halloween. Some of the airline staff dressed up. I had a bumblebee flight attendant serve me my drink. One of the gate agents in Chicago was dressed as a fold-over bag (she was very petite and the bag fit her like a dress, just add arm, leg and head holes...she even had pockets!).
If I wasn't out of town this year, I was planning on going to a fairy tale themed party as a tree (there's always a tree/woods in fairy tales). Dark brown pants, long sleeve green t-shirt (untucked). Fake leaves attached (stapled or possibly glued/taped). Green ball cap with more leaves. Possibly also a wadded up and shaped paper bag on a shoulder for a bird's nest. And, to add that fairy tale touch, a piece of clear contact paper with a heart and some initials (I was planning on P(rince) C(Charming) + S(now) W(hite)) written on it with black sharpie and stuck somewhere on my leg.
A couple more that I use (I'm cheap too):
Small dogs on the foot of the bed. They put out a lot of heat--sometimes it's a three-dog night.
Grandma house shoes--the kind that have high tops that keep ankles warm. Warm ankles and shoulders can make a big difference. I like the grandma house shoes with a sole that can be worn outside.
So, when did wisebread become a forum to pontificate on your political slant? I find it incredibly amusing, that despite nearly every media outlet endorsing Obama, that people continue to rail rabidly as if he was being stifled- um, this isnt MSNBC by the way. Oh, and if Obama isnt an extreme leftist, how come he hobnobs with ex-terrorists and his wacko preacher? Not to mention all of Hollywood clamoring to support and fund him, well shucks, if anyone would know how us penny pinchers felt, it would be the hollywood elite right? Scarlet Johansson totally knows what its like to be Joe the Plumber- but wait, middle America is an object of derision from the far left. Spare me the political diatribe from an armchair political analyst. Wheres the tips on savings? How to better finances? Wait,there are none? Guess you just lost a reader.
By all means, unsubscribe if one blogger posts something that you disagree with. That's the mature thing to do.
Socialism and communism are related - in theory, socialism is a stepping stone on the way to communism, although obviously in practice, you can achieve a socialist economy and stop short of communism.
Dude, I've written WAY worse articles than this one. This isn't even close to the top ten of my worst articles.
I think I'm not alone in thinking that... if I wanted to subscribe to a political feed, I'd do that. Wisebread should stick to what it knows. And that ain't politics.
You would do your less politically-aware readers a huge favor if you would stop conflating "socialism" and "communism." The two are far from synonymous.
Clearly we live in a society governed by a sovereign funded by the people. Okay. The difference in America has always been the element of self determination, fostering hope in young people that they really can "be anything they want to be," including independently wealthy. Socialist policies are detrimental to that notion of ultimate freedom. Yes, Britain is socialized. They are also a monarchy with a Queen and remain an imperialist nation. The ability for low income individuals in Britain to climb the social ladder and become the Prime Minister is effectively nil; in other words, were a similar system in place in the United States, your BFF Barack Obama would be nonexistant in the national political scene.
Maybe someone forgot to inform you about the "bailout," but 1) it is a loan; 2) it's better than the other option-- an unknown spiral of investment fear and the further collapse of our entire financial system (one day I would like to secure funding to buy my own home, wouldn't you? oh right... perhaps you would prefer government provided housing).
Finally, you seem to forget that the government can't do anything right. Every government department is a mismanaged money pit with too many employees and not enough accountability. Social security? In 20 years that will be a relic of ancient history and a black mark on the record. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? ouch. I'd rather sink money into public companies any day.
I preferred your blog when it was about saving money, not about having it forcibly removed in outlandish taxes by a political regime.
Heh, good timing- my Canadian (yes- evil) friends and I were just discussing earlier in the week that until this election we hadn't realised that socialism was a dirty word!
Socialism is clearly the best social-economic policy. Im 24 and just started college, But even I can understand the difference between communism, marxism, and socialism. Socialism is hardly related to either of these, as a economic policy is reduces waste and corruption by creating fair bussiness practices like child labor laws, workers comp, minimum wage ect ect. It also focus taxation on those who can afford to pay the taxes. Capitalism creates things like corperations, an entity that has no accountability. It improves worker efficency and productiviy, while at the same time reducing wages for profit. The capitalist class is not productive or innovative, they are a legacy class of birth righted conspicious consumers that live off the working class. If people of even moderate intelligence cannot 'get this' and continue to follow the dominant ideology we really deserve what we get; a feudal-capitalist class.
Shall we all just work for the government and subject to their moral standards? Oh yes, I forgot, government has no morals. So, it is just easy living, lower production, and a pull charity. The bailout was wrong and never should have happened. Fear is pushing people to a mob mentality and that never goes well.
There has been so much labeling and fear-mongering about things that should be just common sense. For McCain et al. to push nationalizing the banks and then turn around and attack progressive taxation or a sensible national health plan as a threat to individual liberties is just absurd.
You should compare the way the poor live today with the conspicious consumers, Not the poor in the 50's. Compare the capitalist class with the working class, working poor class and underclass. After comparing those classes tell me if you still think the working-underclass has high expectation.
There's no extreme left in the United States? Guess someone forgot to tell the Earth and Animal Liberation Fronts. Too bad your valid points (McCain supported the bailout as well) were hidden inside a thinly-veiled apology for Obama's soft Marxism. Thank God for the unsubscribe button in Google Reader!
Back in the early 1900's, Sears Roebuck & Co. used to offer kit homes that you could order delivered. I've seen a book filled with their house plans...most of them sized for a "middle class" family were around 800 square feet.
Now, people think that 2,500 feet is too "cramped" for a family of four.
"Wise Bread" is right. No one "needs" a hobby room, a pool room, a play room and a home gym. If you can afford them, fine, but people who don't keep in mind that house prices can fall, well-paying jobs can disappear, credit card rates can jump, and those who are spending all they earn are walking a tightrope...without a safety net...and are very vulnerable to crashing. Better to have a modest home you can afford to keep than a huge home you lose to foreclosure.
Cathy Sykes
moneytospare.net
That baby Chippendale dancer seriously made my day. He was adorable, very clever idea!
I love these ideas for costumes, not too late to figure something out, thanks!
Sorry! I was supposed to get the post up Monday, but was having technical issues.
My Arches is #272 - is yours also? I was wondering which one is the "rare" one
Gross to some, offensive to others, but most people I know found this funny: a friend of mine was a "douche bag" a couple of years ago. He took a black plastic trash bag, cut holes out for his legs, and wore it around his middle, taped along the top with duct tape so it wouldn't come down. Then he cut out the front of a douche box and pinned it to the front of his bag.
On another note, man I wish I had seen this yesterday! My boyfriend and I bought our costumes last night because we thought we'd basically run out of time, and he's hosting a big bash on Friday. Great ideas Andrea!
Do all yours say #272. I was wondering which is the "rare" one?
That California Roll costume was one of the best I've ever seen. Although, I'm guessing if it were an adult women's costume sold in a retail store, they'd figure out some way to turn it into a "Sexy Sushi" get-up.
If you're crafty or know how to sew, I agree, homemade costumes are the way to go. Plus, have you seen how much those cheap quality costumes in the Halloween superstores cost? Insanity.
It took me many months to get the Justin Timberlake tune with matching twirly box out of my head. WHY?????? did you have to bring it up again.
:)
Gwen stole that from us--my husband and I were bacon and eggs about 5 years ago. I made the yolks puffy with batting underneath. We saved them, and maybe next year will reuse with our daughter as toast.
We've also done 2 trees and a hammock (Felt tubes with shoulder straps for the trunk over brown shirts and pants, and I stuff big yellow fro wigs with leaves, and made little leaf wristlets), and I've been a pizza (hula hoop with felt). We use Sharpies to draw on texture. One year I got an orange wig and made a Daphne dress. Saw the rest of the cast of Scooby Doo when we were out on State Street in Madison.
This year, we aren't dressing, but my 16 month old daughter is a Candy Corn I made with felt and batting. She looks so cute! There are no purchasable baby costumes without headpieces, which she refuses to wear. I am the queen of felt, hot glue and a few simple sewing machine stitches.
I believe in rated-G costumes, and almost always make my own. I am so sick of the slutty crap. You have a lot more fun when you're not worried about your naughty bits falling out, or being mauled by a drunk dork in makeup and a plastic cape.
What about those strange interview questions that appear completely unrelated to the job itself such as "If you could be any animal, what would you be?".
Answering Strange Interview Questions
Growing up, my favorite halloween costume was when my sister and I went as smurfs. White (or red if you want to be Papa) sweat pants, blue sweat shirt, blue face paint and "elf hats" made by mom (add Santa beard for Papa smurf). This was early-80's so it was perfect.
A couple of years ago, I was traveling on Halloween. Some of the airline staff dressed up. I had a bumblebee flight attendant serve me my drink. One of the gate agents in Chicago was dressed as a fold-over bag (she was very petite and the bag fit her like a dress, just add arm, leg and head holes...she even had pockets!).
If I wasn't out of town this year, I was planning on going to a fairy tale themed party as a tree (there's always a tree/woods in fairy tales). Dark brown pants, long sleeve green t-shirt (untucked). Fake leaves attached (stapled or possibly glued/taped). Green ball cap with more leaves. Possibly also a wadded up and shaped paper bag on a shoulder for a bird's nest. And, to add that fairy tale touch, a piece of clear contact paper with a heart and some initials (I was planning on P(rince) C(Charming) + S(now) W(hite)) written on it with black sharpie and stuck somewhere on my leg.
What about Golden Avenue? Surely that is a rare prize as it nets you the $100,000 prize