Month: August 2011

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Fabric Softener

With all the modern chemicals at my disposal in the the laundry room, it is amazing we have not had a lot of scientific studies talking about the long term effects of exposure to all the things we spray, pour and toss. Surely all of these chemicals cannot be good for us?

My latest experiment involves fabric softener. I’ve been using dryer sheets for over 10 years and they have done a good job of making the clothes less wrinkled and smelling fresh when they come out of the dryer. But lately I’ve noticed that there seems to be a lot of suds residue in the washer and on the clothes. So I am trying a liquid fabric softener that pours into the washer on the last rinse cycle. I only use about one fourth of the recommended amount. So far, this does a great job, it pulls more soap out of the clothes, and they smell just as nice when they are finished drying.

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Multi Family Yard Sale

My neighbors have all lived here in the same houses for years. There is just one house on the block that is rented, and we never see those people much. So all the rest of us have been here for at least 6 years. So why is it that we never have a multi family yard sale? All the other established neighborhoods seem to be more friendly about things like that. My girlfriend, KeeKee, just had a big yard sale and everyone on her street put things out to sell. It was like a big block party but they all made a little money and got rid of stuff they don’t want anymore.

What’s wrong with my neighbors?

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Define Good

Some people think everything is just black and white. Its either good or its bad. I say there is a lot of grey in between black and white. Some things are no good but not necessarily bad, either. So if you are talking about good, I wish you would define the word good. Its hard to have a healthy discussion if you aren’t both on the same page.

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Top Radio Hits

The friends who are coming to my high school reunion are making a request list of songs that they want the DJ to play. They started with a list of personal music favorites that have memories for them.

But there were a lot more hit songs than what they remember. I decided to look up the list of Billboard’s Top 100 hits for each year we were in high school and make sure that the DJ plays at least the Top 10 songs from each year.