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July 29th
Daddy’s House, Nana’s House Daddy’s House, Daddy’s House Trees are up Clouds are Down Trees are up, trees are down. Clouds are up, clouds are down. Close you eyes, I’m a do maaaaaagic.
July 17th
Today, I bring you the second story told to me by Zoey. “The Hungry Dragon” There was a dragon. He was hungry. What did he eat? Five Dora chips. Five Dora chips that were as big as a car! But he was still hungry. Then he ate three fluffy chees…
June 17th
Today, i bring you the first, in what i hope to be a series, of many stories, as told by my daughter, Zoey. Today, she is just shy of 3 years old. I asked her to tell me a story. And this is how it went: There was a bunny on a lake. The [...]
April 29th
Just to remind myself at a later date, this is a SQL Query that shows how to strip the timestamp from a datetime value. Declare @fulldate datetime Set @fulldate = getdate() Declare @shortdate smalldatetime Set @shortdate = convert(datetime,convert(char(10…
April 16th
I have been playing around with a new .NET website for a while now. One of the great features of .NET is the concept of the CreateUserWizard. It helps take some of the tedium out of user registration and membership. However, out of the box, it is very bas…
April 14th
If you are an AT&T U-Verse subscriber and are having difficulties sending emails to a 3rd Party Email service, consider checking your access to Port 25. I discovered this morning that U-Verse actively blocks this port for many web hosts (including M6.…
April 7th
This past Christmas, I received a soprano ukelele. I was thrilled. I finally had a comically small instrument on which to play music. Then, i tried tuning it. Who knew that nylon strings snapped that quickly? So, i finally got knew strings and got it tune…
February 28th
Here is a list of current Amazon.com pre-order bonuses for a variety of video games. Of note, Gears of War 3, LA Noire, and Mass Effect 3. Brink – $10 credit Cars 2: The Video Game – $10 credit Crysis 2 – Limited Edition – $10 cred…
February 26th
I am not a RegEx (regular expressions) guru. In fact, these mystical formulas are rather foreboding and I consider them a black art. To those that are wizards, though, they can wield powerful results. For my needs, I needed to prevent certain special char…
February 1st
If you know the machine’s IP address, you can find MAC by using the nbtstat command: nbtstat -A <ip address> MUST BE uppercase A with IP address. type nbtstat /? for help
Cooking With Brandy
January 23rd
At work, I have the pleasure of going to lunch in Metro Birmingham. In general, we try to go to various restaurants in an effort to find unique and tasty meals. There are good meals, bad meals, and extremely memorable meals. Today brought a very memorable…
December 2nd
…My Pampered Chef Consultant Gave to Me A Sauce It Up Set for FREE!! NEW! #2386 Sauce It Up — $35.00 Instant flavor! Our Sweet & Sour Sauce, Spicy Pineapple Rum Sauce and Raspberry Habanero Sauce tucked in a muslin gift bag. You know the…
December 2nd
… My Pampered Chef Consultant gave to me… A Great Grilling Set ABSOLUTELY FREE! Great Grilling! Seasoning and Recipe Collection – Give your grill master a gift that really sizzles: Chili Lime Rub, Smoky Applewood Rub, Smoky Barbecue Rub…
December 2nd
This month I will be hosting a Pampered Chef 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway. Starting December 1st I will be listing 12 different gifts you can win for hosting a Pampered Chef Facebook, Twitter or Catalog Show. Look for a photos of gifts in these location…
November 22nd
Okay, I am looking for some advice. Adam and I eat everything. As a matter of fact I don’t like to eat the same meals over and over. Which is why I have a cookbook collection of over 200 books and I get at least three new magazines a month. I try to…
November 3rd
My coworker , Dorothy, recommended this restaurant to me. Adam and I ate there for our anniversary last year and loved it. The meatball appetizer was the best part of the meal. Definitely a five star in my book. Amore’ Restorante Italiano Greystone …
August 9th
I just had my baby Samuel two weeks ago today and it has been a whirlwind for my husband and I taking care of a newborn and a 3 year old little princess. I admit that throughout my first pregnancy I was very health conscience of what I ate and my nutriti…
May 30th
May 22nd was a beautifully sunny Saturday day and so we rose early and headed out to hit the local farmer’s markets. Though the Mt. Laurel Farmer’s Market doesn’t officially begin until June 4th, there were a few vendors out this weeken…
The Cures of Tradition
August 30th
We know that the faceted crystal ball is particularly adept at bringing us massive amounts of good luck. Any day one is freshly hung and reinforced with good intentions, you begin to receive good energy not only in your life but new opportunities begi…
July 18th
Names are plentiful for this popular feng shui symbol. Which ever one you choose to use, it will not be wrong. Contemporary beliefs seemingly push the use of Fu Dogs, probably because of the resemblance to the small dog with a lion like mane. Ancient …
July 14th
A few mornings back, while having my morning coffee on the patio, I couldn’t help smiling to the trill of the songbirds that have returned for the summer. It was like music to my ears. Did you know that in feng shui, birds are a symbol of wealth and harm…
July 5th
Some nights are better than others, but we all know when we've had a good night's sleep. Seven to eight hours of quality rest will raise your energy level and start you on your way towards a great day. If you've been tossing and turning, there's a very s…
June 10th
I’m not sure when I realized this but every year, in the early summer, I transform from a feng shui advisor extraordinaire, into a single unit turtle rescue squad. As it happens, I seem to draw the amiable tortoise to me like a moth to a flame. One mo…
June 7th
We’ve talked about the Red Phoenix, the Green Dragon, and the White Tiger. Today we see the Black Tortoise creeping in to take his place at the back of your home.
Ideally, we hope to see a gentle rolling hill in place. It is suggestive of a higher mo…
May 24th
Look out your back door. I’m hoping you see a small hill to the western side of your yard. This is the area that the White Tiger inhabits. It’s another of the fantastic creatures that helps to protect the invisible, unfelt energy known as chi that surro…
May 7th
You will find of the four celestial guardians of feng shui, the Dragon is considered the most “yang” within the group. The Phoenix, the Tortoise, and the White Tiger captivate us with their own unique abilities, but the Dragon represents the definitive d…
April 12th
Today let’s think about space clearing. Every moment from this one back contains memories. This is true not only us, but for our homes and yards as well.
Think of the first birthday party for your child; the surrounding in which it happened also conta…
March 24th
I was outside planting some new spring flowers last week and it occurred to me how tranquil the walkway reaching my house had become. I decided to let you know a few of the feng shui tips I use that are available to use at your home as well.
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@CookingBrandy @beaslma glad to hear that... Infant drunkenness is typically frowned upon in most cultures. ;)
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#Spartacus Liam McIntyre plays the role well. He is no Andy Whitfield, but a suitable replacement. @spartacus_starz
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@CookingBrandy @beaslma nuts... Or just keepers of truly trivial information...
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@beaslma @cookingbrandy take with you a vision of the vacuum cleaner of doom.
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“@beaslma: @xerocube did you rent Mr. Mom to watch while @CookingBrandy is away!? :-)” why rent when I have a clear vision of the "Wooby".
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RT @ScienceChannel: Good or bad idea? FBI Wants To Monitor Social Networks: http://t.co/TrRgHyh7 this is a bad idea...
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#NowPlaying London Philharmonic Orchestra – Angry Birds: Main Theme on #Spotify http://t.co/6XP8lDO9
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Flogging Molly helps make the day just a bit better: http://t.co/MVI7Xi8e @SpotifyUSA
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@beaslma consider it done.
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@beaslma happy birthday!!
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@ActionChick hell yeah - blood is definitely first...
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#archer love this show!
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In other tv news: #Touch season preview was pretty good, though I kept expecting #keifersutherland to call the POTUS b/c it's important.
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@spartacus_starz I'm ready for the season premiere tomorrow!
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@ActionChick received the Sparticus Viewing Party pack today! Thanks! We'll make good use of it.
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@BhamFoodie Starbucks is way too expensive... Though the Pumpkin lattes are worth the extra cash when they are in season.
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Could today be a #sushi day? Hmm... Fire Roll at #bluefin in #fivepoints seems like a really good idea.
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@ihate280 wreck reported Cahaba Valley Rd near Hwy 280. Car hit a tree.