I volunteer at the Crow River Senior Center. And, it is delightful. Some interesting thoughts about the experiences there are about to unfold. I find that the seniors I encounter at more engaged and interactive than many of the younger people I meet. Why? I think it is because they aren't tw
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04/04/2011
I received a GIF file today from a client, and rather than bother him on a Sunday because I couldn't open it, I, of course went to the Internet. I learned some great information. First, get the FREE Microsoft Word Viewer that reads, prints and copies several types of files (tinyurl.com/3x9th
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04/03/2011
My grandma on my mom's side was very frugal. Now, don't go imagining a little old scrunched up lady that looks and acts miserly. Far from it. She was funny, loving, kind and patient with this little girl. We baked up a storm. I came across her "Receipt" book the other day. (Oftentimes, bank
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04/03/2011
For the first time, St. Michael is offering to rent gardening plots* to residents of St. Michael and Albertville. Gardeners will pay a small season fee to rent a plot from May through mid-October. The garden plots will be located on Frankfort Parkway just East of Naber Avenue in St. Michael, acr
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04/02/2011
I was looking around my house today at my light fixtures. Most of them take incandescent bulbs now. But, in just a year, those bulbs will be phased out. We have three night lights that take 3 watt bulbs. We have fixtures with globe lamps and fixtures with very tiny shades that won't be able t
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04/02/2011
Whether you were for or against this loan modification program which I worked with homeowners on, you can call it cooked. Stick a fork in it. The House voted 252 to 170 to stop any new funding for the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). Eleven Democrats joined Republicans to defund the
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04/01/2011
The Annenberg Foundation is a private foundation established in 1989. It is the successor corporation to the Annenberg School at Radnor, Pennsylvania founded in 1958 by Walter H. Annenberg. In 1993, the Foundation made a staggering commitment to public education with one of the largest gifts in p
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04/01/2011