when my father was alive he used to love getting the annual Mainebiz Book of Lists, which usually comes out around this time of the year. What this magazine does it rounds up a lot of Maine's financial figures and puts them in list form. Here's some...
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Locked Out, or Things I’m Thankful For
I wasn't sure if I'd ever blog about this because it's a slightly unflattering incident but it illustrates well how I'm feeling this Thanksgiving Day. Here goes. Picture this: Monday morning, the beginning of a crisp day in a small town in Maine......
Locked Out, or Things I'm Thankful For
I wasn't sure if I'd ever blog about this because it's a slightly unflattering incident but it illustrates well how I'm feeling this Thanksgiving Day. Here goes. Picture this: Monday morning, the beginning of a crisp day in a small town in Maine......
Shameless Promotion: The Cute Things Edition
So like many cubicle types, I have Thanksgiving proper off but I'm working the day after. I was going to do a slightly snarky post but have decided to improve my mood but rounding up some links to cute things, thereby improving my mood. I've...
Too Cute Tuesday: A Curtain Cache
A couple of days ago, I send out some photos of my new place to a few far-flung friends. "Dude, I'm totally get a tell the RA about your fireplace!" Said my friend S. I'll admit that having everything in one room does make my place feel a little...
How I Saved A Non-Profit $150 This Year (And You Can Too)
So I'm on this board for a regional domestic violence advocacy group. I often wonder why I'm on it, in part because I don't have a lot of fundraising clout/rich friends and in part because I don't have a lot of ideas about these sort of things. I...
Other Ways To Find Fellow Commuters?
Update: Nicole will not have Internet at her house until December 6. She is still reading and loving a lot of websites but hopes her friends, family, and fellow bloggers understand her limited ability to comment, write e-mails, social network, and link to fabulous...
Figuring Out My Commute
I love my new apartment I love my new location but I'm only okay with the thirty minute commute. Half-an-hour isn't a big deal, especially when gas prices are relatively low but as I get into my routine I figuring out ways to cut down on my driving. There is a...
Three Reasons Not to “Bail Out” The Auto Industry
The more I hear about this automaker bailout stuff, the more ridiculous it seems. A quick look at where some of the money these companies make has went previously: 1. Ford CEO Gets $18.5M upfront, $2M salary and an immediate payout of $18.5 million for taking...