Andy's Junk Yard
Study says stay-at-home family CEO is worth $117,000: 根據 Salary.com 的報告. 今年的全職媽媽的薪水約 $116,805. 如果外面也有全職工作, 那照顧家庭的薪水約 $68,405.
The myth of the stay-at-home mom
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Restaurant portions smaller, but we're making up for it
First-class stamp prices rise 1 penny to 42 cents Monday
Snohomish County 已經習慣這種”不平等待遇”. 我們那頭的雨水永遠比 King County 多那許多.
今天早上搭車去西雅圖市中心上班. 在 Park & Ride 時是個冷, 多雲到晴的天氣. 就在經過 King / Snohomish County Line 時(約 I-5 178 號出口), 只見狂風冰雹加雨夾雪. 能見度瞬間降低. 所有的車子慢了下來.
約兩英哩後, 到了 Shoreline 的出口(約 I-5 176 號出口). 只見太陽公公從雲裡露出. 再往南看還有片片的籃天. 往北看就是一片的黑壓壓的烏雲.
天堂和地獄就是那麼的一線之隔!!!
Dex Cool Litigation Website
如果曾經擁有在 1995 – 2004 年間出廠的 GM 車子. 並因車子的 Cooling System 或 Engine 的問題而花了錢修理. 那就需要進來看看.
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Price comparisons for common foods (PDF)
Rent at an all-time high — if you can find a place
'Paper or plastic?' The eco-friendly answer is 'Neither – reusable': 這是去年 The San Francisco Chronicle 上的一個報導.
“”If you're comparing a paper bag made from virgin timber with a plastic bag made with natural gas, the paper bag causes more global warming pollution, more biodiversity impacts and more water impacts,” said Allen Hershkowitz, a senior scientist with NRDC who has worked on life cycle analyses for two decades. “If the paper bag is not recycled, it will generate greater carbon emissions during incineration than plastic would, or greater methane emissions if it is landfilled.””
不管是塑膠袋還是紙袋, 製造或回收重新的再造過程, 都會造成污染. 重點是重復的使用, 才是真正的環保.
Follow Up:
Save Oil, Save Trees: Reuse Your Grocery Bags!
Paper or Plastic?
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JetBlue 五月二十一日起開始提供西雅圖往返 San Diego 和 Long Beach, CA. 網站上目前看到的價錢都是 $89 one-way. 自三月的 Virgin America, 越來越多的低價航空進入美西市場… ^_^ Medical Side Note New colon-cancer-screening guidelines Research faults top drugs used to lower cholesterol
$4-a-gallon gas? Predictions surprise Bush
節錄自上面新聞的對話:
Peter Maer of CBS News Radio asked: “What's your advice to the average American who is hurting now, facing the prospect of $4-a-gallon gasoline, a lot of people facing … ”
“Wait, what did you just say?” the president interrupted. “You're predicting $4-a-gallon gasoline?”
Maer responded: “A number of analysts are predicting $4-a-gallon gasoline.”
Bush's rejoinder: “Oh, yeah? That's interesting. I hadn't heard that.”
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Snow and rain are laden with bacteria
Consumers fight rising use of hidden fees
One-third of workers sleepy enough to doze on the job, survey finds
Medical Side Note:
Vitamin E won't help, may hurt, cancer study says
Seattle PI
Harmful pesticides found in everyday food products
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Coconut-flavored frozen dessert recalled after tests find Listeria: Ca Rem #1 所生產的一些椰子口味的冰棍可能含有 Listeria monocytogenes (李斯特菌).