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Year: 2009

thoughts on home buying, part 7503

thoughts on home buying, part 7503

As I was reading through all my posts from 2008 for my annual New Year’s Eve post, I was surprised at how many times I wrote about home buying. We have wrestled with this decision for quite a while now, and we continue to wrestle with it. We have moved twice since we started saying “This is the last time we move before we buy a place”. I’m getting a little tired of moving, let’s be honest! I like our…

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something needs to be done

something needs to be done

I was talking to my mom tonight and I was surprised to hear that she hadn’t heard about the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). So, I sent her a link and I decided that I’d blog about it here to help promote awareness. This is something I feel very strongly against. I think it’s throwing the baby out with the bathwater – and in general I oppose laws that do that. If you don’t know what I am talking…

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I guess I’m out $15

I guess I’m out $15

Do you remember the eBay problems I was having? I did end up receiving the hat, by the way, 17 days after I purchased it from eBay. That whole situation was just very weird. I ended up doing a PayPal dispute, and communicated with the seller via that. However, she insisted on emailing me back directly to my personal email – not via PayPal. She told me if I returned the hat she’d refund the money. She also asked me…

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a year in pictures

a year in pictures

Last year, I did a review of 2007 in pictures, and I really like how it turned out. I’m going to make it a tradition and do it again now. :-) I am attempting to pick just one picture for each month, but we’ll see how I do. ;-) Without further ado… I present, 2008 in pictures.