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		<title>Comfortable Seating at the Counter</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 23:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Years ago we moved to a new house as a rental while we searched for the right house to buy. We had no idea that finding nice, affordable bar stools would be such a challenge.]]></description>
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		<title>Tempering Construction Costs With Used Equipment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 01:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Working with heavy equipment is something that most people cannot do. 1) http://www.tractorexport.com anchor text choices for link 1: &#8220;used construction equipment for sale&#8221; &#8220;used tractors for sale&#8221; &#8220;used farm tractors for sale&#8221; &#8220;used compact tractor for sale&#8221; 2) http://www.tractorexport.com/used-backhoe-loader.html &#8230; <a href="http://walterjameson.com/?p=1641">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Eggs Used in Every Meal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 23:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I realized how prevalent the use of eggs has become in the traditional or typical American diet. We have eggs or egg products in every meal and a lot of snacks. Breakfast can be the traditional bacon and eggs &#8230; <a href="http://walterjameson.com/?p=1639">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today I realized how prevalent the use of eggs has become in the traditional or typical American diet. We have eggs or egg products in every meal and a lot of snacks. </p>
<p>Breakfast can be the traditional bacon and eggs or sausage and eggs, but it you don&#8217;t want to cook that style of side meat with eggs meal and decide to have pancakes or french toast, there are eggs on those, too. Eggs are in the bread for your lunch sandwich and eggs are used in noodles, dinner rolls, muffins and many casseroles that we serve for dinner.</p>
<p>Late night munchies and a lot of snacks include eggs. Brownies, cakes, pies, cookies and a variety of other baked goods all contain eggs. Some people like hard boiled eggs and pickled eggs for afternoon snacks. Eggs are everywhere in our diet.</p>
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		<title>Tighten Up on Energy Efficiency</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we were gathering up all the bills and receipts from last year to figure up our taxes last month, I was shocked to see how much we had paid for just our electric service last year. The total bills &#8230; <a href="http://walterjameson.com/?p=1626">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When we were gathering up all the bills and receipts from last year to figure up our taxes last month, I was shocked to see how much we had paid for just our electric service last year. The total bills were almost as much as our mortgage payments! That is ridiculous and I want to look into hiring <a title="home energy audit" href="http://www.homeenergyteam.com" target="_blank">home energy auditors</a> to come inspect this house and tell us where we can make changes or improvements to save money on our electric bills.</p>
<p>I am sure that there are things we can do to make the house better insulated and more energy efficient. If what I have to spend on a <a title="home insulation contractor" href="http://www.homeenergyteam.com/home-insulation-contractors.html " target="_blank">home insulation contractor</a> is equal to the savings of just a year or two on our electric bills, that would be worth it to me.</p>
<p>There are most likely a lot of things we can do differently to cut back on our daily energy use. I have been questioning the efficiency of our heating system. The furnace is the original one that was put in when they built the house in the 1980&#8242;s. Our kitchen appliances and laundry machines are several years old, too. We must cut our electric bill in half and will look at all the <a title="energy saving solutions" href="http://www.homeenergyteam.com/energy-efficient-solutions.htmlhttp://" target="_blank" class="broken_link">energy saving solutions</a> that an audit will reveal.</p>
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		<title>Is Europe in Our Travel Future?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 05:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My wife is interested in saving up now for a trip next winter with the Ski Club. We have been on 6 different long distance ski trips with the Club and we always have a wonderful time. As a bonus &#8230; <a href="http://walterjameson.com/?p=1631">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My wife is interested in saving up now for a trip next winter with the Ski Club. We have been on 6 different long distance ski trips with the Club and we always have a wonderful time. As a bonus to going with the Club, we save a whole lot of money on travel expenses, as the Club gets huge discounts on air travel and lodging. </p>
<p>This time we want to go with the Club on their European trip. Every year they go to either a skit destination in Italy, Germany or France. We&#8217;ve been looking at photographs and tourist information on European ski resorts and are getting excited at the thought of an European ski trip. </p>
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		<title>Bright Colors for Our Windows</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 03:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that Spring is well entrenched and everyone has their vegetables gardens tilled and planted, its time to start looking at getting window boxes for the front of the house and add some color to our curb appeal. We are &#8230; <a href="http://walterjameson.com/?p=1624">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now that Spring is well entrenched and everyone has their vegetables gardens tilled and planted, its time to start looking at getting <a title="window boxes" href="http://www.windowboxplanters.com" target="_blank">window boxes</a> for the front of the house and add some color to our curb appeal. We are not planning on selling the house for a long time to come, but curb appeal is important to us because we get to look at the front yard and the house every time we come home from work and from errands, and we want to look at a pleasing scene.</p>
<p>My wife got the idea for installing a <a title="windowbox" href="http://www.windowboxplanters.com" target="_blank">windowbox</a> under each of the windows across the front of the house, except for the one that is under the porch roof. The front of the house gets a lot of sun, as it faces the southeast and has less trees that the back yard. Anything that goes in our front yard can be seen by all the neighbors and anyone who happens to drive down our street, so we like to keep it clean and orderly.</p>
<p>In the summer we like to plant a variety of flowers that are either bright red or yellow. I like geraniums but they seem to be getting hard to find around here. Sometimes we can little pots of them to put in our ind a hanging basket, but I was looking for <a title="flower boxes" href="http://www.windowboxplanters.com" target="_blank">flower boxes</a>. If I can&#8217;t find anything this next weekend, I guess we will look at a different type of flower for this year.</p>
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		<title>Be a Blessing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 03:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I forget that harsh words can hurt, and I don&#8217;t intend to hurt anyone. So I am posting this tonight with the thought that I will see this in the morning and it can motivate me to be kinder &#8230; <a href="http://walterjameson.com/?p=1636">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>Sometimes I forget that harsh words can hurt, and I don&#8217;t intend to hurt anyone. So I am posting this tonight with the thought that I will see this in the morning and it can motivate me to be kinder and gentler to people throughout the day. Everything we say and do has an impact on other people and i want to make sure that what I say and do will be thought of as a positive or helpful thing.</p>
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		<title>Organizing the Kitchen Spices</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 02:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have decided to reduce our salt intake as much as possible, but that is not as easy as it sounds. For one thing, I like salt. I crave salty foods rather than sweet foods. My idea of a snack &#8230; <a href="http://walterjameson.com/?p=1611">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We have decided to reduce our salt intake as much as possible, but that is not as easy as it sounds. For one thing, I like salt. I crave salty foods rather than sweet foods. My idea of a snack is a bag of chips or popcorn, not candy or cakes or pies. And salt is in a lot of prepared foods, especially frozen foods. </p>
<p>If you stop using salt, you can turn to different spices to add flavor to your foods. Start by looking at your <a title="spice rack" href="http://www.spiceracksource.com" target="_blank">spice rack</a> and throwing out anything older than 2 years. Preferably anything older than one year, but certainly two years or older. Check for an expiration date and make sure that you have on hand is fresh.</p>
<p>Now you want to get your <a title="spice racks" href="http://www.spiceracksource.com" target="_blank">spice racks</a> organized. I like to organize them alphabetically, like they are arranged on the store shelves. But you might like to organize them by use, such as all spices for baking in one area, then all spices for spaghetti sauce in another area, then spices and rubs for meats in a different area.</p>
<p>In my own kitchen, I have them alphabetical and it is easy to spot duplicates or missing spices from the collection with just a quick glance. I use a <a title="wall spice rack" href="http://www.spiceracksource.com" target="_blank">wall spice rack</a> mounted to the pantry door. They are all in one convenient place and sometimes I have to move them all around to make room for a new purchase.</p>
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		<title>Family &#8211; Bless Them</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 00:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can&#8217;t choose your family but you can choose your friends. I grew up with a house full of people who are related to me, but truth is that I choose to spend my time with friends, not family. I&#8217;m &#8230; <a href="http://walterjameson.com/?p=1621">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>You can&#8217;t choose your family but you can choose your friends. I grew up with a house full of people who are related to me, but truth is that I choose to spend my time with friends, not family. I&#8217;m done with all the drama and distance makes the days go more smoothly. But I do still love them all and we are always there for each other when the chips are down.</p>
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		<title>Weekend Washout</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 02:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend is Mother&#8217;s Day weekend. Not only do we celebrate the holiday to honor mothers, we have several big outdoor activities locally. For years we would host the Ladies Professional Golf Association tournament at the Hermitage Golf Course the &#8230; <a href="http://walterjameson.com/?p=1609">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This weekend is Mother&#8217;s Day weekend. Not only do we celebrate the holiday to honor mothers, we have several big outdoor activities locally. For years we would host the Ladies Professional Golf Association tournament at the Hermitage Golf Course the week before and including Mother&#8217;s Day. That finally ended a few years ago.</p>
<p>Then we have the annual Steeplechase on Mother&#8217;s Day weekend. A huge charity event and Nashville&#8217;s version of the Kentucky Derby, with women getting dressed up with fancy hats and having catered picnics on the race grounds. We also have the Tennessee Ren Fest and the annual Air Show in Lavergne. All of these huge outdoor event depend on good weather for attendance and a financial success. And every year it rains on Mother&#8217;s Day weekend. Without fail.</p>
<p>With rain on my mind, I was looking at <a title="rain chains" href="http://www.rainchainlink.com" target="_blank">rain chains</a> to see if they would be a way to collect rainwater and direct the runoff from my roof into rain barrels to use for watering the garden and yard.</p>
<p>It was easy to find information by searching <a title="chains rain" href="http://www.rainchainlink.com" target="_blank">chains rain</a> and going to the search results listed. The most relevant site has to be the rainchainlink.com web site.</p>
<p>Several of my neighbors are using a <a title="rain chain" href="http://www.rainchainlink.com" target="_blank">rain chain</a> and rain barrel. The neighbor with a huge landscaping project underway has installed chains and barrels on all four corners of his house. That tells me he is a fan.</p>
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