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K.I.S.S.

All my computers have been variations of Stan...the first, the second, the third....Stan Jr for a laptop....etc.

All my small electronics are variations of "Slick" (Originally purchased a Zune 30GB...called it Slick, IPod shuffle 4GB is SlickMini, IPhone 16GB is SlickJr)

I just finished the "college years" and with the college years came a lot of moving.....like 9 locations in 6 years. I purchased about 10 of the large (I'm talking the ones that could fit a dead body!!) blue plastic totes and have used them for the past 4 or so moves. I use the smaller blue totes for the heavier things. Last move, I got smart and used a moving company. They seemed to really like having "boxes" all the same size and I didn't have to worry about packing them too full since there were always two guys to carry things.

I wrote in sharpie marker on the outside what was inside. Each move I just put a line through the previous.

After the move, I just stack them together and slide them into a closet for the next move. I'm sure when I get a house one day I will have things I will need to store in the attic or garage where these totes will come in handy.

(Of course this style might not work for those of you who live in cities that "lack" space. I live in Texas...in a 800 sq foot 1 bedroom apartment with an patio storage closet.)

I use and old school ouija board that I got from a garage sale for $1.00. Not as heat disapating as this one, but still works none the less. My parents had the ouija board for me on road trips as a child, so I could color in the car. No we didn't used them for the ouija purpose. Just great size lap boards.

@bepsf Too funny. Very few things make me literally LOL and I did just that when I read your comment.

I love seeing the squirrels. We had one when I was growing up that frequented our backyard. We even named him (although can't remember his name), because we could tell him apart from all the other squirrels. He had a big bushy tail. :)

My parents and other family members have bird feeders that the squirrels like to get into. My uncle made a semi squirrel proof bird feeder that kept the squirrels away for about a year until those smart buggers figured it out. My Dad just throws out bird seed and deer corn on the ground detering them from getting into the bird feeder since there is readily accessable food on the deck in back. The doves and squirrels really like the deer corn.

AZkathy - That is an awesome rule!! I'm going to use that rule!!! Thank you!

I second, third and fourth everyone's "well done" comments.

I'm with paene. I have Mr. Big Bear my teddy bear on my bed. He is just a plain brown bear with a black nose (no red bow tie...although I could make him a tie..).

Since my colors are brown, khaki, teal and coral, he works well with the scheme. :)

silversurfer.... I agree. I will be glad too. People are just making money off a phrase (kind of like the T-shirts with phrases). There is little "design" (even though some typography people might disagree) to some of these "pseudo philosophical posters". It is just text that even Joe Plumber could put together in his text editting software. There are so much more beautiful pieces of artwork that deserve a spot on a wall.

This is why I love old Craftsman homes. The thick mouldings. VERY WELL DONE.

A friend of mine was needing a house/cat/dog sitter for 10 days in December (over Christmas). 4 Cats, 2 Dogs, 3000 sq ft, 60 inch plasma. Everyone was quoting her $40 a day or more for this situation. I told her I'd do it for $20 a day since she was a friend, and I just happened to be staying in town for work.

It worked out great. She supplied me with 6 bottles of wine, a 12 pack of Shiner Beer, and quite a few frozen snacks. I had a few girlfriends over one night for a girls night (of course with her permission).

I'm not much of a cat person since there is the poop to scoop and it often smells......but I found one of the COOLEST things at her house!!! It is a kitty liter box that has a roof to it (imagine dog house). You roll it to its side and all of the litter (minus the clumps) filters into a small compartment, while all of the clumps fall to the ceiling. You continue to roll it a little further (toward the roof) and then straighten it back.....and bam all of the clumps fall in this little drawer that you can pull out and empty into a plastic bag. All of the unused litter filters back into place. And if you do it once in the morning and once in the evening (yes with 4 cats) there is no smell.

I would happily house/cat/dog sit for her agian. Even if one of the dogs pooed on the carpet daily while I was at work.