Archive for October 29th, 2008
I love everything about Christmas, so when we were choosing a wedding date, we opted for the day after Christmas – Boxing Day.
I threw tradition to the winds. While looking for wedding favors for winter weddings, I decided to go with an ornament theme for table decorations, and the centerpieces will be poinsettias, evergreen boughs and pine cones.
I love jewel colors, so we decided on green velvet bridesmaid dresses and my gown is burgundy velvet. Very nontraditional, right?
The flowers we chose for the church were easy – they were already decorated with red and white poinsettias! I did choose calla lilies for my bouquet, however.
October 29th, 2008
When you get a credit card paid off, a common question is should you cancel credit card account? It depends. In some cases, it can actually do you more harm than good by canceling a credit card with no balance on it. This can sometimes cause your credit score to drop, affecting your ability to qualify for credit and even causing your current credit cards to cost more, through increased interest rates. Part of the calculation of your credit score is the amount of debt you have outstanding versus the total amount of credit available. If you cancel a card with no balance, it causes this ratio to increase which is bad for your credit score.
October 29th, 2008
It is quite amusing to know that identity thief involves the stealing someone else’s identity for the benefit of another person. It is also amusing to know that identity thieves can steal everyone’s identity by just the use of IDs and personal data available in electronic means. In the words of one FBI agent, it is possible to be an identity without any training at all. The authorities are seriously pursuing the culprits involved in identity thief. But, so far, things are not going so well as the identity guard available is not fool-proof. And come to think of it, the identity thieves get wiser every single day. You cannot just underestimate the power of thieves these days.
October 29th, 2008
There are so many places you can go that feel topical. I have been to Hawaii and to the Caribbean, and so many other places, but I think I have finally found my favorite place to go to get some tropical sun, hands down. I was going to Australia, and I decided to stop in New Zealand. I found this great little Auckland accommodation, and I was so impressed that I decided to take my wife back there on an anniversary trip. It is just so calm, and is not one of these really touristy places. It is just perfect for our taste.
October 29th, 2008
With all of the advances in allergy medications in recent years I have noticed that my allergies are a lot more manageable. I do not have as many side effects as I once did from over the counter medications and my allergy issues seem to be much more manageable. For whatever reason I am not quite so bothered by taking medications as I used to be. When I was a child I was incredibly bothered by my medicines and I was always so shaky and unable to sleep whenever I took anything. Science is keeping up and making allergy sufferers a lot happier.
October 29th, 2008
From my years in the new-home, building-product supply business, I’ve met a lot of great sub-contractors.
All that being said, I was often in homes where I had to work around a few of these fellow partners in construction and the best guys by far were the flooring guys.
I was always running into them for some strange reason so I asked them a bunch of questions on more than one occasion.
Near the top of my list (because I was looking at buying some new, hardwood flooring at the time) was what brand of hardwood flooring they recommend.
The answer was the same no matter who I asked: Bruce wood flooring.
My father always told me, if you want the best, use what the pros use.
October 29th, 2008