<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578847227673770182</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:54:30 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>random musing</category><category>books</category><category>entertainment</category><category>parenting</category><category>bailout</category><category>rant</category><category>weirdness</category><category>government</category><category>economy</category><category>finance</category><category>giveaways</category><category>2008 election</category><category>weather</category><category>tv</category><category>fantasy</category><category>movies</category><category>games</category><category>holiday</category><category>world news</category><category>blogging</category><category>child passenger safety</category><category>family</category><category>fiction</category><category>mystery</category><category>shopping</category><category>Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra</category><category>chick-lit</category><category>gadgets</category><category>home</category><category>music</category><category>politics</category><category>travel</category><category>work</category><category>booking through thursday</category><category>environment</category><category>facebook</category><category>felicia day</category><category>halloween</category><category>meme</category><category>plastic</category><category>2009 Challenge</category><category>APT</category><category>First Stage</category><category>audrey hepburn</category><category>career</category><category>charlaine harris</category><category>closetmaid</category><category>coupon</category><category>dollhouse</category><category>fireworks</category><category>food</category><category>haiku</category><category>immigration</category><category>insurance</category><category>internet radio</category><category>joss whedon</category><category>landscaping</category><category>local news</category><category>milwaukee</category><category>mortgage</category><category>music video</category><category>nathan fillion</category><category>neil patrick harris</category><category>public holiday</category><category>pumpkins</category><category>random</category><category>remodel</category><category>road safety</category><category>sandeep parikh</category><category>social networking</category><category>tax</category><category>the big bang</category><category>the guild</category><category>thursdays thoughts</category><category>what&#39;s on your nightstand</category><title>drey&#39;s house</title><description>Random musings about whatever flits through my mind...</description><link>http://dreyshouse.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (drey)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>187</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578847227673770182.post-3503331282745637325</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-06-24T10:52:22.704-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rant</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">travel</category><title>Venting about air travel...</title><description>I started a new job three months ago, and this one requires a lot more travel than I&#39;ve ever had to experience. &amp;nbsp; Not that I&#39;m complaining--I love the job, and I really enjoy working with this project team.&amp;nbsp;  BUT.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ok, I guess I&#39;m complaining...&amp;nbsp;  About the travel, specifically.&amp;nbsp;  So, this is a vent.&amp;nbsp;  Or a suggested list of improvements.&amp;nbsp;  To whom it may concern, of course...&amp;nbsp; *wink*&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;u&gt;Security Lines&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Now, if you&#39;ve ever had to fly anywhere, you&#39;ve been to an airport.&amp;nbsp; And all of those airports have security.&amp;nbsp; Which means lines.&amp;nbsp; With boards posted as to what you can and can&#39;t bring on, what you have to take out of your bags for screening, yadda yadda yadda.&amp;nbsp; Of course, those lines will have people who can&#39;t, don&#39;t, or absolutely ignore those signs.&amp;nbsp; And then you&#39;re stuck behind them waiting while they empty their pockets of change, keys, bike locks, and anything else metal.&amp;nbsp; You&#39;re also stuck behind them while they&#39;re told to take out the laptop, XBOX 360, Wii, Playstation 3, liquids, etc. etc. etc.&lt;br /&gt;
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Suggestion:&amp;nbsp; Instead of a lane for the elite fliers and non-elite fliers, why not have one for the frequent travelers and a separate line for the n00bs?&amp;nbsp; Give the frequent travelers a pass that they can apply for.&amp;nbsp; Base it on travel frequency, how many times you&#39;ve seen that same TSA person, whatever.&amp;nbsp; But that pass lets &#39;em in the fast line--fast because we know what we&#39;ve got to do, and we do it quickly!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;u&gt;Perfume &amp;amp; Other Scents&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
If you haven&#39;t noticed, airplanes are not cruise ships.&amp;nbsp; And it&#39;s enclosed.&amp;nbsp; Which means if you decide to douse yourself in &lt;i&gt;Drakkar Noir&lt;/i&gt; or &lt;i&gt;Obsession&lt;/i&gt;, I will most likely smell like you by the time I stumble off the plane.&amp;nbsp; &quot;Stumble&quot; because your scent has completely overwhelmed my senses.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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Suggestion:&amp;nbsp; Save the dousing for the destination.&amp;nbsp; Please.&lt;br /&gt;
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On the other side of that fence is body odor.&amp;nbsp; I don&#39;t want to smell like that, either.&amp;nbsp; So, while refraining from manufactured scents, please please please DO apply deodorant.&amp;nbsp; Liberally if need be.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;u&gt;Pets&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
As I was walking down the jetway last night I noticed that the guy in front of me had a pet in a carrier.&amp;nbsp; Nothing against the man, but I happen to be allergic to cats, dogs, and anything else that is furry and has dander.&amp;nbsp; I&#39;m guessing on the dander--but I do know that 30 minutes next to a cat lover&#39;s clothes and I can&#39;t breathe.&amp;nbsp; &lt;i&gt;My friend Tracy can vouch for this...&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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If airlines are going to continue the practice of allowing people to bring pets on board, I would appreciate a warning so I can take some meds before I put myself on an enclosed space with beings who could potentially cause me to die (lack of breathing and all that, y&#39;know).&amp;nbsp; Some of you would say &quot;just take the d@mn Claritin already.&quot;&amp;nbsp; To you I say, go drug yourself needlessly for that just-in-case.&amp;nbsp; Because if there are no cats (or dogs), I will not potentially not-breathe. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;u&gt;Bags&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Airlines allow you to bring two (2) bags on board.&amp;nbsp; They state it everywhere you buy a ticket, check in, and even at the gate.&amp;nbsp; You can count up to two easily, right?&amp;nbsp; So why do people insist on trying to bring more than two (2) bags onto the plane?&amp;nbsp; The airlines say how big your bags can be, but there&#39;s no minimum size.&amp;nbsp; And there&#39;s no magical formula that says two of your three bags add up to less space than one carry-on.&amp;nbsp; They say TWO.&amp;nbsp; Get over it, and bring &lt;i&gt;only&lt;/i&gt; two.&amp;nbsp; If you don&#39;t understand the concept of &lt;i&gt;two&lt;/i&gt;, then this country is in worse shape than everyone says it is.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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I think that&#39;s enough for the day...&amp;nbsp; Happy travels, everyone!&amp;nbsp; *grin*</description><link>http://dreyshouse.blogspot.com/2011/06/venting-about-air-travel.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (drey)</author><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578847227673770182.post-2156260203864119353</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-04-07T19:15:24.684-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">games</category><title>portal 2!</title><description>Ok, so Portal 2 didn&#39;t come out in February... :( Instead, it&#39;s scheduled for release on the 19th. Why am I talking about old news, you ask? Well, because I just saw this on History.com:&lt;br /&gt;
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I&#39;m a geek. Actually, I&#39;m an easily-amused geek. ;)</description><link>http://dreyshouse.blogspot.com/2011/04/portal-2.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (drey)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/BpZjdI-Ob-w/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578847227673770182.post-7245711764041445426</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-17T08:00:10.674-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">public holiday</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">random musing</category><title>Martin Luther King, Jr. Day...</title><description>Today is the 25th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday. I believe it has the honor of being the first public holiday of the year, and while many businesses are open as usual (including the one I work for), the little man has no school, and government offices including the USPS are closed. Which means either the Mr. or I need to take time off. So then I started thinking (I know, &#39;tis a dangerous thing to do!)...&lt;br /&gt;
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My first thought is a question, on what this day means to most people. Not only historically, but right now, right here, today. Does it actually &lt;i&gt;mean&lt;/i&gt; something, and to whom? And why? After all, other than Washington&#39;s birthday on February 21st, MLK Day is the only&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opm.gov/Operating_Status_Schedules/fedhol/2011.asp&quot;&gt;Federal holiday&lt;/a&gt; associated with a person.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ok, I know he&#39;s an important figure in American history. For those who don&#39;t, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/king/aa_king_subj.html&quot;&gt;Library of Congress&lt;/a&gt; has a section on Dr. King, Jr, and his contributions to society. And here&#39;s a video I found of his famous speech. Still gives me chills when I hear it...&lt;br /&gt;
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So, we know he&#39;s important and historically significant, and we know why. We know he inspired millions, and we know that a ton of good was achieved in his name. But what do we do with that knowledge, &lt;i&gt;today&lt;/i&gt;?&lt;br /&gt;
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Some people will say that equality is still a dream, and others say that things are just fine the way they are. Who is right? Well, that depends on who&#39;s asking. Personally, I think as long as we pre-judge one another based on nothing but gender or race--whether positively or negatively--then we still have work to do. Which brings up my next question: What are we doing about it?&lt;br /&gt;
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Unfortunately, I don&#39;t think there&#39;s an easy answer to this one. On a personal level, I do what I can to teach the little man that we should not treat people differently based on their gender or race. He discovered color a few years ago, and came home and asked me, &quot;Mom, did you know Jeffrey is black?&quot; I said yes, I knew. And asked him if it made any difference to him. I mean, what if Jeffrey was purple? And he said no. Jeffrey is still his best friend, and he&#39;s still &quot;just&quot; Jeffrey. Easy answers from a child, but whether it lasts into adulthood depends on me setting a good example for him, and his interactions with other people of color--not just black, but yellow, brown, and every color we come in. Gender might be a trickier thing to tackle, especially since girls are &quot;girls&quot; and boys, aren&#39;t.&lt;br /&gt;
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As to what we can do as a society, I found this &lt;a href=&quot;http://mlkday.gov/&quot;&gt;website that promotes MLK Day of Service&lt;/a&gt;, and has a handy widget to let you find volunteer opportunities in your community. And if I didn&#39;t have to work, I&#39;d be taking advantage of the opportunity to perform some community service with the little man.&lt;br /&gt;
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if (WIDGETBOX) WIDGETBOX.renderWidget(&#39;ff6719ee-a3ca-4d57-9b73-dfbf84e30a08&#39;);
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&lt;noscript&gt;Get the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/volunteer-on-mlk-day&quot;&gt;Find a Volunteer Opportunity - MLK Day&lt;/a&gt; widget and many other &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.widgetbox.com/&quot;&gt;great free widgets&lt;/a&gt; at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.widgetbox.com/&quot;&gt;Widgetbox&lt;/a&gt;! Not seeing a widget? (&lt;a href=&quot;http://docs.widgetbox.com/using-widgets/installing-widgets/why-cant-i-see-my-widget/&quot;&gt;More info&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/noscript&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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What about you? What are you doing this MLK Day?</description><link>http://dreyshouse.blogspot.com/2011/01/martin-luther-king-jr-day.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (drey)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578847227673770182.post-5343688759859794731</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:59:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-14T16:27:26.678-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">coupon</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">food</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">milwaukee</category><title>for the Sobelmans fans: Groupon deal!</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.groupon.com/deals/sobelmans-pub-and-grill&quot;&gt;I think you should get your Groupon: $7 for Burgers and More at Sobelmans Pub&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style=&#39;clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;&#39;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
To sign up for Groupon click &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.groupon.com/r/uu16595400&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;
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&quot;I think we can put our differences behind us... for science... you monster...&quot; &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;She&#39;s baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I wonder if there&#39;ll be a new theme song? Yeah, everyone else is talking about the multi-player and the new tools. I&#39;m fixated on the song. &lt;i&gt;Still Alive&lt;/i&gt; still totally cracks me up every time I hear it. &lt;br /&gt;
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First things first. The semi-finished project. Sorry for the bad lighting, I wasn&#39;t in the mood to figure out how to take a better picture with my phone!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;closet&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; bx=&quot;true&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKTRQxywa7QjJjjI_p7VURXpUSE9q4h1j-vjIjK4WQrrl-K8ebSonDFlgjr6zID4QIIuRj-jezh4TNQT8OEHnsJZM4F3f64_Oi032wDhn0cxgTRM5kCyJgomxFqmkE9SNE2hKApxdRHMG/s400/closet.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
We put in ClosetMaid Selectives laminate organizer purchased from Home Depot. Two 16&quot; towers, five 8&quot; drawers, 2 wire baskets. Assembly was pretty easy--everything was included in the kit and the instructions were pretty detailed.&lt;br /&gt;
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Each tower kit contains two base units that are stacked to form the tower, and three adjustable rods. I wish that the instructions for assembling the base units included a note that mentioned that placement of the lower shelf would vary based on whether you&#39;re installing with drawers or baskets, or just leaving it as shelves, as we had to disassemble and re-assemble three of the four units for our planned configuration.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KKTbxKoOZFWGdj13NnVFKXBJvY5D7SlkyaEhPxw2xS97AdXetYrCP3SL2JiD3v-LuOp_JZgI4WcJ1YOWGkB8qzU2DhuR-HMtOcU9-oEd8hlJI9puYQqa1u6IXYgcLP4NgGWwOww5elzG/s1600/drawer.png&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;drawer&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; bx=&quot;true&quot; height=&quot;169&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KKTbxKoOZFWGdj13NnVFKXBJvY5D7SlkyaEhPxw2xS97AdXetYrCP3SL2JiD3v-LuOp_JZgI4WcJ1YOWGkB8qzU2DhuR-HMtOcU9-oEd8hlJI9puYQqa1u6IXYgcLP4NgGWwOww5elzG/s200/drawer.png&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The drawers had decorative panel fronts and nickel pulls. The sliders pull all the way out, and are a little greasy. (photo from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.closetmaid.com/Whats_New/selectives.cfm&quot;&gt;ClosetMaids website&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;&quot;&gt;The only thing I wasn&#39;t happy with was&amp;nbsp;one drawer kit shipped with the wrong size cams, so I had to run and try to find a replacement. Also,&amp;nbsp;the Mr. broke one of the shelves (which is why one tower only has two shelves instead of three), but that&#39;s nobody else&#39;s fault. However, I don&#39;t think ClosetMaid sells them individually, so I won&#39;t be able to replace that broken shelf.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Everything installed in just over a weekend--this includes taking down the old closet and painting the walls &amp;amp; baseboards. I&#39;ll be a happy camper once the touch-up work is completed and I can use my new closet!</description><link>http://dreyshouse.blogspot.com/2010/08/closets.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (drey)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKTRQxywa7QjJjjI_p7VURXpUSE9q4h1j-vjIjK4WQrrl-K8ebSonDFlgjr6zID4QIIuRj-jezh4TNQT8OEHnsJZM4F3f64_Oi032wDhn0cxgTRM5kCyJgomxFqmkE9SNE2hKApxdRHMG/s72-c/closet.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578847227673770182.post-3534743446129202953</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-07-30T08:40:50.864-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">felicia day</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">music video</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sandeep parikh</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">the guild</category><title>The Guild: &quot;Game On&quot; music video...</title><description>Holy moly! For all fans of &lt;i&gt;The Guild&lt;/i&gt;: a new music video. If you&#39;ve never heard of &lt;i&gt;The Guild&lt;/i&gt;, shame on you! Go check it out at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.watchtheguild.com/&quot;&gt;http://www.watchtheguild.com/&lt;/a&gt;! Like, NOW.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;If you live in the Greater Milwaukee area, don&#39;t skip the Big Bang. This lovely kaboom-y event is held on July 3rd every year, and is totally spectacular. When I was single, I used to hang with friends down by the lakefront. We&#39;d scope out an awesome spot and spend all day there--drinking, soaking in the sun, drinking, playing volleyball, drinking, grilling out--and then settle in for the show. Now, we get there around 6pm, bring a picnic, find a spot, and settle in for the show. The former means easier-to-find parking. The latter means no entertaining a 7-year-old &lt;i&gt;all day&lt;/i&gt; and worrying about sunburn. Yes, we got older...&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;If you &lt;i&gt;do&lt;/i&gt; partake of #1 above, then you&#39;ll surely agree with me when I wonder what the heck is going on with waistlines... Specifically, waistlines on pants, on today&#39;s youth. Boy, am I sounding old and crotchety or what? But. You know that whole-pants-around-your-hips-showing-off-your-boxers look the boys sport? well. Now it&#39;s the pants-around-your-upper-thighs-showing-off-your-boxers look. I will confess to actually staring. But I had a reason, truly! I was wondering how they managed to walk with pants hanging around the thighs... I still haven&#39;t figured it out. Maybe next time, I should just quit staring, and ask?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Every year, people go bigger and bigger. They mark off huge areas for themselves &amp;amp; their friends, even if they only use a quarter of the space. Gee, guys. Thanks for sharing. They also go all out with the stuff that is carted in--there were tents--&lt;i&gt;big&lt;/i&gt; ones, and multiples too, tables &amp;amp; chairs, coolers and grills galore... I was a bit surprised I didn&#39;t see a couch or a TV, honestly. Seriously though. How do you pack and drag all that stuff once the show is done? In the dark? Also, (and this is my anal-retentive side coming out), how do you make sure you don&#39;t leave your crap laying around a public park? Do you even want to know how many bottles and cans I stepped on, on the way out of the park? Thanks, people! Way to take out what you brought in!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;Alright, that&#39;s enough kvetching for one day. Hopefully everybody made it home safe after--and for those in accidents, I hope you&#39;re ok. If, however, you were drunk when you got into that accident, please do the rest of us a favor and stay home next year.</description><link>http://dreyshouse.blogspot.com/2010/07/fireworks-and-people-watching.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (drey)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578847227673770182.post-1299933884255372547</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-06-01T22:40:20.367-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">random musing</category><title>A few PSAs...</title><description>Alright. I have a few PSAs for you today.&amp;nbsp;I probably shouldn&#39;t be sharing some of these, due to the embarrassment factor. But, if they help someone else, I&#39;ll take the blushes and bear it.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;When spending the day out in the sun in a bathing suit, make sure to apply sunscreen around the cleavage area. Yes, even when you don&#39;t think you have cleavage. Also make sure to re-apply liberally, and often.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;When that cleavage area is red from too much sun exposure (see #1), you shouldn&#39;t go bra-shopping. Trust me. Underwires + sunburnt cleavage = ouchies.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;When applying sunscreen to legs, don&#39;t forget the back of the legs. Nothing&#39;s worse than #1 and #2 unless your bottom-of-the-swimsuit area is also red. Now you can&#39;t sit comfortably. This one&#39;s a freebie. I just thought of it. Plus I saw quite a few red-people who are surely (still) paying for their negligence...&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Speaking of legs. Don&#39;t miss any spots (#3 notwithstanding)... It is not possible to shave sunburnt legs, or wear jeans that won&#39;t rub on the sunburnt spots. Because they &lt;i&gt;only&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;rub on the sunburnt spots.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;If putting hair up into ponytails or pigtails, make sure any scalp exposed is also slathered in sunscreen. Who cares if there&#39;s white goo all over your head? You&#39;ll appreciate the fact that you&#39;re not constantly wincing when brushing your hair later...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div&gt;There you go. Now go be sunburn-free.&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://dreyshouse.blogspot.com/2010/06/few-psas.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (drey)</author><thr:total>3</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578847227673770182.post-3318741432602465374</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 14:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-05-18T09:29:30.333-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">music</category><title>Music...</title><description>I&#39;m listening to my &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Apple-classic-Black-Generation-NEWEST/dp/B001F7AHOG?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=dreshou-20&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;iPod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dreshou-20&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B001F7AHOG&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px! important; padding-left: 0px! important; padding-right: 0px! important; padding-top: 0px! important;&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;. There are over 3000 songs on it, and while that may not sound like a lot to some people, it is to me. It&#39;s gotten to the point where I&#39;ve completely forgotten what&#39;s on it.&lt;br /&gt;
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I mean, sure, I &quot;star&quot; my favorites, and have playlists that let me only listen to the songs that I like or love. But what about the others? There&#39;s gotta be a reason they&#39;re on the dang thing in the first place, right?&lt;br /&gt;
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Anyway. I&#39;m listening to my iPod. And Garth Brooks comes on. I almost skip it--it&#39;s country, and you can always identify a country song within the first few notes. But then I looked at my iPod, and it&#39;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Friends-In-Low-Places/dp/B000VJYFXI?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=dreshou-20&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Friends in Low Places&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dreshou-20&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B000VJYFXI&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px! important; padding-left: 0px! important; padding-right: 0px! important; padding-top: 0px! important;&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;. Ahhhhhhhh, the memories that song conjures up... Shenanigans and Long Island Iced Teas!&lt;br /&gt;
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Which got me to thinking… Some of these songs I loved, if not now, then in my past. I did go through a Garth phase--I do have 7 of his albums on my iPod after all... I also have some Reba, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Dixie Chicks and Shania Twain. Remember Shania? I don&#39;t have Brooks and Dunn though. Hmm... How’d I miss &lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Boot-Scootin-Boogie/dp/B00137KHK2?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=dreshou-20&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Boot Scootin’ Boogie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dreshou-20&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B00137KHK2&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px! important; padding-left: 0px! important; padding-right: 0px! important; padding-top: 0px! important;&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;? Especially when (yes) I actually scooted? Shhhhhhhh!&lt;br /&gt;
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I have 80&#39;s pop. 90&#39;s grunge and alternative. Oldies--Louis and Ella and Duke and Count Basie oldies, Sinatra oldies, Edith Piaf oldies. And now I&#39;m listening to Joe Cocker&#39;s &lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Little-Help-My-Friends/dp/B001NYEG7A?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=dreshou-20&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;With a Little Help from My Friends&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dreshou-20&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B001NYEG7A&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px! important; padding-left: 0px! important; padding-right: 0px! important; padding-top: 0px! important;&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. Yes, add blues and jazz to the mix. A lot of blues and jazz… Reminds me of hanging out in a smoky lil’ blues bar, a drink in one hand and a pool cue in the other… Where’d my cue go, anyway? Hmm…&lt;br /&gt;
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I also have techno, hip-hop, and rap. A mix of Scat Man, Salt-n-Pepa, Eminem, and some Kid Rock to tie it all together? Oooooh, here&#39;s the Violent Femmes with &lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Blister-In-The-Sun/dp/B001UVF0NU?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=dreshou-20&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Blister in the Sun&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dreshou-20&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B001UVF0NU&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px! important; padding-left: 0px! important; padding-right: 0px! important; padding-top: 0px! important;&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. Another favorite. &lt;br /&gt;
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Rock &amp;amp; Classic Rock. I have lots and lots (and lots) of classic rock. The Boss. Clapton, Eagles, Rolling Stones, Bryan Adams, Santana, Sting, Queen, Rush… Has Rush always been considered “classic rock”? Or am I just getting old? Ahhhhh, &lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Iris/dp/B000VZHRGY?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=dreshou-20&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Iris&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dreshou-20&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B000VZHRGY&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px! important; padding-left: 0px! important; padding-right: 0px! important; padding-top: 0px! important;&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Motley Crue, AC/DC, Rob Zombie, Aerosmith—these are all from the hubby’s collection. I figured at one point that I might as well give ‘em a try, but have to admit the whole head-banging thing has completely gone over my head. =P&lt;br /&gt;
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And of course, whose music collection is complete without The Beatles? Not mine, that’s for sure. &lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/I-Want-Hold-Your-Hand/dp/B000VKAQSU?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=dreshou-20&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;I Want to Hold Your Hand&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dreshou-20&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B000VKAQSU&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px! important; padding-left: 0px! important; padding-right: 0px! important; padding-top: 0px! important;&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; still holds a special place in my heart.&lt;br /&gt;
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I’m not all about the oldies (my classical collection notwithstanding!)… I love Lily Allen’s humor, Norah Jones’ and Amy Winehouse’s voices. Rachel Yamagata’s songwriting. And here’s Clapton’s &lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Wonderful-Tonight/dp/B000VWMTHE?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=dreshou-20&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Wonderful Tonight&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dreshou-20&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B000VWMTHE&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px! important; padding-left: 0px! important; padding-right: 0px! important; padding-top: 0px! important;&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. Another song full of memories. Vincent, I hope life has been good to you.&lt;br /&gt;
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And there’s the Rock Band collection: R.E.M. (which I had prior to RB, btw!), NIN, Nirvana, Ramones, Alanis, Foo Fighters, Radiohead…&lt;br /&gt;
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So. What’s on your iPod (or, substitute mp3 player, or cd collection here)? How has your music taste changed (or not) over the years? Do you still listen to the stuff you used to like?&lt;br /&gt;
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Other songs that played while I wrote this post:&lt;br /&gt;
When You’re Smiling (Louis)&lt;br /&gt;
Rindu (Sheila Majid)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/San-Francisco-Blues-Unplugged-Version/dp/B001KWL8JE?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=dreshou-20&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;San Francisco Bay Blues&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dreshou-20&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B001KWL8JE&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px! important; padding-left: 0px! important; padding-right: 0px! important; padding-top: 0px! important;&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (Clapton) &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/I-Think-Im-Paranoid/dp/B000VZTL1S?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=dreshou-20&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;I Think I’m Paranoid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dreshou-20&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B000VZTL1S&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px! important; padding-left: 0px! important; padding-right: 0px! important; padding-top: 0px! important;&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (Garbage)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Why-Dont-You-Get-Job/dp/B0013CW9BM?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=dreshou-20&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Why Don’t You Get a Job&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dreshou-20&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B0013CW9BM&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px! important; padding-left: 0px! important; padding-right: 0px! important; padding-top: 0px! important;&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (The Offspring)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Volare-Very-Best-Gipsy-Kings/dp/B00004WZOL?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=dreshou-20&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Volare&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dreshou-20&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B00004WZOL&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px! important; padding-left: 0px! important; padding-right: 0px! important; padding-top: 0px! important;&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (Gypsy Kings) &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/They-Dance-Alone/dp/B000W272DO?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=dreshou-20&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;They Dance Alone&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dreshou-20&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B000W272DO&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px! important; padding-left: 0px! important; padding-right: 0px! important; padding-top: 0px! important;&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (Sting)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Very-Remastered-Frank-Sinatra-Collection/dp/B0018MPEPU?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=dreshou-20&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;It Was a Very Good Year&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dreshou-20&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B0018MPEPU&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px! important; padding-left: 0px! important; padding-right: 0px! important; padding-top: 0px! important;&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (Sinatra)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Les-Feuilles-Mortes/dp/B000V6M0AQ?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=dreshou-20&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Les Feuilles Mortes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dreshou-20&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B000V6M0AQ&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px! important; padding-left: 0px! important; padding-right: 0px! important; padding-top: 0px! important;&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (Andrea Bocelli)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Rock-This-Town-Digital-Remaster/dp/B000TDI8F2?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=dreshou-20&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Rock This Town&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dreshou-20&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B000TDI8F2&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px! important; padding-left: 0px! important; padding-right: 0px! important; padding-top: 0px! important;&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (Stray Cats)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Mbube/dp/B00165MRFE?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=dreshou-20&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Mbube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dreshou-20&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B00165MRFE&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px! important; padding-left: 0px! important; padding-right: 0px! important; padding-top: 0px! important;&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (Ladysmith Black Mambazo)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/New-Years-Day/dp/B001NB1KVI?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=dreshou-20&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;New Year’s Day&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dreshou-20&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B001NB1KVI&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px! important; padding-left: 0px! important; padding-right: 0px! important; padding-top: 0px! important;&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (U2)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Oops-I-Did-Again/dp/B00004SCX6?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=dreshou-20&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Oops-I-Did-It-Again/dp/B00137IK4C?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=dreshou-20&amp;amp;link_code=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Oops! I Did it Again&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dreshou-20&amp;amp;l=btl&amp;amp;camp=213689&amp;amp;creative=392969&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B00137IK4C&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px! important; padding-left: 0px! important; padding-right: 0px! important; padding-top: 0px! important;&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (Britney Spears)</description><link>http://dreyshouse.blogspot.com/2010/05/music.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (drey)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578847227673770182.post-2375790737942786050</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 00:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-05-15T19:21:32.077-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">random musing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">travel</category><title>Dear TSA, please give my hairbrush back...</title><description>I should start by saying I don&#39;t really hate the TSA--I&#39;m not often enough of a traveler to be inconvenienced by the security checkpoints multiple times a week...&lt;br /&gt;
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However. On my last trip, I noticed at my destination that my hairbrush was missing. No worries, I probably just left it at home. But dang, no hairbrush! Anyway, a quick trip to the local CVS fixed that. I had a trip brush. One that I can keep in my luggage for the next trip. Whenever it occurs...&lt;br /&gt;
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Fast forward 5 days. Now I&#39;m home. First thing I do (don&#39;t ask!) is look for my hairbrush. I can&#39;t find it. It&#39;s not in the drawer in the bathroom. It&#39;s not in my bedroom. It&#39;s not in the spare bedroom. It&#39;s not even in the kid&#39;s room. So where the f&#39;ing hell is my hairbrush??&lt;br /&gt;
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There&#39;s only one explanation. I &lt;i&gt;didn&#39;t&lt;/i&gt; forget it. Instead, it got bootlegged by the TSA. Why take a hairbrush? Who knows. But I&#39;d love to have it back... Anyway. This whole episode brought to mind one of the &lt;i&gt;Veggie Tales&lt;/i&gt; songs. Enjoy...&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;&quot;&gt;What NORMAL 23-year-old marries a CHILD and thinks it&#39;s ok to have sex with her?? What NORMAL adult thinks it&#39;s ok for children to be married off?? Well, I suppose when the adult is the man, who can&#39;t think but with his * (&#39;cuz obviously his BRAIN isn&#39;t working, if he even has one!!), it&#39;s ok. Gah!!! I so want to string these people over a red-ant hill, under durian trees, during durian season. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEK-5LBLOH_vTImzY0NfrQtQL2RUWdtbvHNOB7TZXHu_XKrWsJSc3znH0l0gpufTEGO5b4CKu7nxHhT8o-w3_tlkPGsKYbeDM4k0H4e7VPwFQkXyviTfjFlBPKd_1JS0dRc8CwFGHocfmD/s1600/durian.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;242&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEK-5LBLOH_vTImzY0NfrQtQL2RUWdtbvHNOB7TZXHu_XKrWsJSc3znH0l0gpufTEGO5b4CKu7nxHhT8o-w3_tlkPGsKYbeDM4k0H4e7VPwFQkXyviTfjFlBPKd_1JS0dRc8CwFGHocfmD/s320/durian.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; wt=&quot;true&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Now imagine those pelting the dumbasses, just from falling off the tree. Good thing they&#39;re heavy. Bah!! I&#39;m still pissed.&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://dreyshouse.blogspot.com/2010/04/this-makes-me-sick.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (drey)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEK-5LBLOH_vTImzY0NfrQtQL2RUWdtbvHNOB7TZXHu_XKrWsJSc3znH0l0gpufTEGO5b4CKu7nxHhT8o-w3_tlkPGsKYbeDM4k0H4e7VPwFQkXyviTfjFlBPKd_1JS0dRc8CwFGHocfmD/s72-c/durian.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578847227673770182.post-7629046637421751119</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-26T14:37:28.222-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">local news</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">random musing</category><title>NB 45 bridge closed!</title><description>Well, they finally said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/89271577.html&quot;&gt;no more driving on the NB 45 bridge&lt;/a&gt; thru the Zoo Interchange... At least it&#39;s before some poor schmuck got smushed by chunks of falling bridge, eh?&lt;br /&gt;
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I wonder what this&#39;ll do to the traffic around that area. The little man&#39;s school is right &lt;i&gt;there&lt;/i&gt; and it&#39;s already crazy at pick-up time... Hmm. Guess time will tell.</description><link>http://dreyshouse.blogspot.com/2010/03/nb-45-bridge-closed.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (drey)</author><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578847227673770182.post-5878586796715133472</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-11T08:09:41.818-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">weirdness</category><title>Okay... Some days I&#39;m kinda glad I&#39;m not a New Yorker!</title><description>Here&#39;s a Monday weird news story for you!!&lt;br /&gt;
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MSNBC: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34799796/ns/us_news-weird_news/&quot;&gt;Hundreds strip for &#39;no pants&#39; subway stunt&lt;/a&gt;... You mean to tell me they couldn&#39;t find sexier legs to profile in the accompanying photo? More pics &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34800642/displaymode/1176/rstry/34799796/&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.</description><link>http://dreyshouse.blogspot.com/2010/01/okay-some-days-im-kinda-glad-im-not-new.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (drey)</author><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578847227673770182.post-8207885225222130976</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-12-14T20:46:23.067-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">child passenger safety</category><title>Why is car-seat safety important? Here&#39;s one reason:</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tribstar.com/local/local_story_348101546.html&quot;&gt;5-year old sustains injuries in a car accident&lt;/a&gt;. A lovely little girl is now in the hospital. She was in a lap-belt only, and not in a seat at all. When will people learn that car-seats aren&#39;t luxuries, or toys, and accept responsibility for using them correctly each and every time they&#39;re in the vehicle?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I know people who put their 5-year-old and 3-year-old in boosters. Because the older girl was &quot;almost 40 lbs anyway&quot; and the younger girl has to do everything her older sister does. Never mind that state law says 4 years AND 40 lbs. Because physics don&#39;t have any bearing in what happens in an accident, right? Or common sense? &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I also know people who said &quot;whatever happens, happens&quot;... Like, um, isn&#39;t this your &lt;i&gt;child&lt;/i&gt; we&#39;re talking about? I just hope and pray that we never, ever have to find out what &lt;i&gt;could happen&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*sigh* People. If you have children, love them to death. But do everything you can to keep them from death&#39;s clutches in the event that you&#39;re ever in an accident. Please.&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://dreyshouse.blogspot.com/2009/12/why-is-car-seat-safety-important-heres.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (drey)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578847227673770182.post-2740494584873117603</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-25T12:36:33.945-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">random musing</category><title>The long and short of it...</title><description>So, what is it about hair, anyway? Specifically, the kind that grows on your head. Or should I say scalp, since I&#39;m not talking about nose or ear hair... =P And I should probably say that this is from a girl&#39;s point of view.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I recently got my hair cut. Or chopped, as the Mr. says. Because I had 10 inches taken off (to donate), and I now have a very cute (if I do say so myself!) chin-length bob. The Mr. hates it. But he&#39;s always liked long hair--the longer the better. Never mind that long hair congregate in clumps on my hardwood floor, and play chase all over the living and dining rooms. Never mind that it gets stuck in places like the lint trap in the dryer, the drain in the tub, the one corner of the floorboard that sticks out just &lt;i&gt;so&lt;/i&gt;, the corner of the area rug, or wrapped around a table leg... Hey, you may say. Shorter hair does the same thing, so that shouldn&#39;t be an issue. Well yes, I will reply. But shorter hair doesn&#39;t easily wrap around itself and get into knots that you are then on the floor (cold--because of the weather, hardwood--because I&#39;m just lucky like that, floor) pulling hair out of everywhere!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So. What is it about hair that makes other people think they&#39;re entitled to an opinion as to what you should do with yours? I&#39;d really really like to know... Anyone?</description><link>http://dreyshouse.blogspot.com/2009/11/long-and-short-of-it.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (drey)</author><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578847227673770182.post-4387139885593442155</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-13T08:55:28.565-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">weirdness</category><title>Bugatti in the water...</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33906595/ns/us_news-weird_news/&quot;&gt;Low-flying pelican + dropped cell phone = Bugatti Veyron in a marsh&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dude. It&#39;s a million-dollar car. You&#39;d think you would pay better attention to the driving and less to the bird &amp; phone...</description><link>http://dreyshouse.blogspot.com/2009/11/bugatti-in-water.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (drey)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578847227673770182.post-3414028620385779408</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-29T08:18:42.705-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">random musing</category><title>Something to think about...</title><description>Saw this on facebook (thanks, sis!), and thought I&#39;d share...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width=&quot;425&quot; height=&quot;344&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/Hds3jvjZY-Y&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowscriptaccess&quot; value=&quot;always&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/Hds3jvjZY-Y&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; allowscriptaccess=&quot;always&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; width=&quot;425&quot; height=&quot;344&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;</description><link>http://dreyshouse.blogspot.com/2009/10/something-to-think-about.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (drey)</author><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578847227673770182.post-6245299536214521481</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-16T23:17:06.093-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">haiku</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">random musing</category><title>Goodbye haiku...</title><description>My grandmother, gone&lt;br /&gt;I pray your soul is peaceful&lt;br /&gt;I will miss you tons&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;xoxoxo</description><link>http://dreyshouse.blogspot.com/2009/10/goodbye-haiku.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (drey)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578847227673770182.post-6235741306524815763</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-07T16:35:20.448-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">insurance</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rant</category><title>As if abuse isn&#39;t enough...</title><description>If being a victim wasn&#39;t enough of a damper on someone&#39;s psyche, 8 states allow insurance companies to deny you coverage if you&#39;re a victim of abuse. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33198459/ns/health-health_care/&quot;&gt;MSNBC&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This just completely, totally, ticks me off!! How dare these companies! Getting abused, being hurt--emotionally &lt;i&gt;and&lt;/i&gt; physically--isn&#39;t enough?? Really?? Aargh!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Seriously, Idaho, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Wyoming and the District of Columbia all need to get with the program.</description><link>http://dreyshouse.blogspot.com/2009/10/as-if-abuse-isnt-enough.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (drey)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578847227673770182.post-6513141276706416310</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-04T16:30:46.419-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">random musing</category><title>Support two October causes with your comments!</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.singingwithmyheart.com/?p=1530/&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 306px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVFeAygJU4RZSFPASs1tfV1B1HN6MQR_Kt9Zzj_RURy02pJN5qb_Ipr2B7GYtkA5Fua_uaZ6KbSbRXCuAzgLWhaxC8_UlMW-M_n9bCu9oL1PFWqp-MAvKM8RfQLJuF1ggCyh7YQgBztwU/s320/commentforacause.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;comments for a cause&quot; title=&quot;Comment for a Cause at Singing with My Heart!&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388775227824055890&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Did you ever wish that whatever you said would make an impact? I sometimes do... And now you can. Well, not quite &quot;say&quot;, exactly. More like &quot;type&quot;...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During the month of October--that&#39;s the 1st through the 31st, ladies and gents--Heather over at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.singingwithmyheart.com/&quot;&gt;Singing with My Heart&lt;/a&gt; is supporting two very worthy causes by donating .25 cents for every comment you leave (over there, please, not here). She has a limit, but it&#39;s very generous, and we can absolutely help get the word out, can we not?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But first, I imagine you&#39;d want to know what you&#39;re supporting... October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is ALSO National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. And Heather&#39;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.singingwithmyheart.com/?p=1530/&quot;&gt;Comments for a Cause&lt;/a&gt; supports both.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;object width=&quot;425&quot; height=&quot;344&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/0QKxsiRYC9Q&amp;amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;amp;fs=1&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowScriptAccess&quot; value=&quot;always&quot;&gt;&lt;embed src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/0QKxsiRYC9Q&amp;amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;amp;fs=1&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; allowscriptaccess=&quot;always&quot; width=&quot;425&quot; height=&quot;344&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;object width=&quot;425&quot; height=&quot;344&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/CCGly9oyokI&amp;amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;amp;fs=1&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowScriptAccess&quot; value=&quot;always&quot;&gt;&lt;embed src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/CCGly9oyokI&amp;amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;amp;fs=1&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; allowscriptaccess=&quot;always&quot; width=&quot;425&quot; height=&quot;344&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A huge THANK YOU to Rebecca at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.provocationofmind.com/2009/10/how-much-is-your-comment-worth/&quot;&gt;Provocation of Mine(d)&lt;/a&gt; for pointing me in Heather&#39;s direction. Breast cancer is something that many women I know--among family, friends, and coworkers--have fought. Some won. Some lost. But all have been affected.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As for domestic violence... A few years ago, a college friend of mine was killed by her husband, in her living room, while their two children were asleep upstairs, because she asked for a divorce. He beat her, smashed her head against the kitchen countertop and cabinets. Then left her lying on the living room floor, covered with a blanket. The next morning he walked the kids past their mom--on their way to school--telling them that she was asleep. Today, two children are without parents. And they know why.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So please. Take a minute or two and head over to Heather&#39;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.singingwithmyheart.com/?p=1530/&quot;&gt;Comments for a Cause&lt;/a&gt;. And leave a comment. Or two. Let her know if you&#39;re tweeting her post by adding &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot; color: rgb(107, 0, 161); font-family:&#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;;&quot;&gt;#commentsforacause&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Update: To show my support for these two causes, I am adding another $100 to Heather&#39;s pool. So go comment.&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://dreyshouse.blogspot.com/2009/10/support-two-october-causes-with-your.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (drey)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVFeAygJU4RZSFPASs1tfV1B1HN6MQR_Kt9Zzj_RURy02pJN5qb_Ipr2B7GYtkA5Fua_uaZ6KbSbRXCuAzgLWhaxC8_UlMW-M_n9bCu9oL1PFWqp-MAvKM8RfQLJuF1ggCyh7YQgBztwU/s72-c/commentforacause.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578847227673770182.post-6096120249009815502</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:02:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-13T12:04:50.039-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">APT</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">entertainment</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">random musing</category><title>A perfect summer day at the APT...</title><description>The Mr. and I have been going out to the APT--the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.playinthewoods.org/&quot;&gt;American Players Theatre&lt;/a&gt;, in Spring Green, WI--for, oh, about 10 years now. We used to go twice in the summer--stopped at the farmer&#39;s market in Madison, check in to a hotel, get stuff for our picnic dinner, and head on out to Spring Green to picnic and enjoy the theater. Since the little man joined us, we&#39;ve gone out just once in the summer, and we try to pack in both plays. The farmer&#39;s market is a casualty, and I admit to missing it tremendously. In a few years though, hopefully the little man will join us on our jaunts out there...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yesterday was this summer&#39;s trip out to Spring Green. It was a beautiful day--THANK YOU Mother Nature! And the plays--&lt;i&gt;The Winter&#39;s Tale&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Henry V&lt;/i&gt;, works of the illustrious Bard himself. Every year we head out there, remembering plays of years past, and the wonderful job the cast does; hoping that &lt;i&gt;this&lt;/i&gt; time, it&#39;ll be just as magical as it&#39;s been the last 10 years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And the APT delivered. Phenomenal acting. Mine weren&#39;t the only pair of not-quite-dry eyes in the audience for &lt;i&gt;The Winter&#39;s Tale&lt;/i&gt;. And &lt;i&gt;Henry V&lt;/i&gt; was masterfully delivered. If you&#39;ve never been to the APT, you should plan now for next summer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Links:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.playinthewoods.org/&quot;&gt;American Players Theatre (APT)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aptbloginthewoods.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;APT Blog in the Woods&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/pages/Spring-Green-WI/American-Players-Theatre/29214196125?v=wall&quot;&gt;APT on Facebook&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://dreyshouse.blogspot.com/2009/09/perfect-summer-day-at-apt.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (drey)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578847227673770182.post-427062364277296427</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-04T08:49:12.779-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">random musing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">remodel</category><title>My first tiling experience...</title><description>Back in June-ish, the Mr. &amp;amp; I decided to remodel the half-bath in our 1.5 bath home. Actually, it might&#39;ve been more like the Mr. decided, and I got to go along for the ride. He took it apart over the 4th of July weekend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigznBbPc0b67EKC9aQr7jIiH6MN_GboLnJAj_zSwK8IPl-JS2whCV9GdaVvQBtuEoQUtXifJrENz9VhqulnAPIvn6GlvwIvQDmHJy7pxfek8pgBrJwtZKeuwdV0MbTyUusfl10C4gGtRMi/s320/bath+1.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; tag=&quot;bathroom stripped&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377603950836838482&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And two weekends ago, finally laid the floor tile. 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