Christine has declared today as a day to stop blurking. What the heck is a blurker? Well, as Christine defines it …

Blurker (BLUR-kur): n. 1. One who reads many blogs but leaves no evidence of themselves such as comments behind; a silent observer of blogs. 2. One who reads many blogs but has no blog of their own; a blog-watcher or blog voyeur.

I admit … I’m a blurker. I read a few  […]

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Conditions from about a half hour ago …

And look what that does to the INSIDE of my balcony window …

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So … yeah … it’s a little chilly out today. […]

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I filed my taxes on Saturday nite. I got an email on Sunday telling me that my Federal return was accepted. And I got an email today telling me that my State return was accepted. So I was all happy. Just had to wait for my refund to get deposited into my checking account.

Then I got my mail today and completely freaked out. There was a letter from my bank. And not the usual  […]

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I just got done filing my taxes. I decided to go with Complete Tax. That was the best of my available options.

I will be getting a $364 refund from Federal and a $36 refund from State. Not a fortune by any means, but it’s something. And at least I didn’t have to pay in. I had to a couple years ago because of how I filled out my W-4. And according to the  […]

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Living in an apartment doesn’t give you many choices for color. I mean, you can’t paint the walls. Unless you live in an apartment where they let you paint. So, my apartment doesn’t have much color in it. White walls. Khaki-ish colored couch. Beige carpet. Pretty bland. See for yourself …

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I find myself watching HGTV a lot (it’s either that or the Food Channel). I’ve got tons of ideas, but can’t  […]

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