Pot au feu

A motley collection of events over the past couple of weeks. I found myself locked in a Dallas hotel with 20+ folk at a meeting.Meetings Bloody Meetings For 2 weeks I was on the hot seat to keep a large meeting on track. Not something they train you to do in Revenue Officer class or Assembler programming class. I pulled it off, and everything went pretty well, although the room temperature was

The Myth of a Christian Nation

Say what you will about the Founding Fathers, apparently the evidence exists that they never intended for the US to be founded as a Christian nation. See The Treaty of Tripoli and read Ed Buckner's commentary on the same subject.

Traditional Living Room Design - Of Grace And Formality

By Albert Lee

When we think of traditional living room design we often associate it with large houses, manors, hotels and palaces. Traditional living room design has existed for a long time because of the formal and graceful effect it brings to the home.

1. Lighting is essential in creating the mood of your traditionally designed living room. Make sure to use the right lighting fixtures to help you set the desired ambiance. Traditional living room design calls for soft lighting to give the room a dramatic feel.
2. The use of correct color pallet and fabrics to help accentuate and illuminate the room is also essential. Use sheen fabrics for your sofa and chair upholstery. Emphasize your living room's color scheme by using repeated colors and patterns on drapes and upholsteries. However, do not overdo by just sticking on one pattern all over the room. Make sure your design is elegant and not redundant.
3. Expose your sofa's legs by using tailored or customized sofa skirts to give your living room a more traditional ambiance. Use upholstered wooden chairs to match and arrange them accordingly without breaking the symmetry of the design.
4. Wall coloring is also important. Choose colors that will help accentuate the design. Avoid bold or dark colors for your walls if you want to maintain the open feel of the room. Traditional living room design calls for classic elegance, so keep the colors in tune to keep the ambiance in tact.
5. Choose furniture pieces that will complement each other. Avoid clashing textures, colors and loud designs. The furniture itself is part of the traditional living room design style, so there's no need to exaggerate on the choice of material. Buy furniture that comes in twos or threes to meet the symmetrical style of the design. These could be the wall lighting, sofa set, armchairs and other smaller pieces.

When you opt for the traditional living room design, you should always remember the above mentioned aspects. Keeping the room open, cool and airy is important especially in daytime. Lighting sets the mood at night time and furniture enhances the design without overpowering the style.

Commitments

At the risk of treading on ice here, let me comment on Commitments.I have just read Toni's post regarding Joe Moore backing away from a commitment he made to the North of Howard Parks Advisory Council. I'll concede that Joe's calendar may have resulted in his unavailability to attend the meeting. I won't concede the failure to distribute the flyer.Claiming that he doesn't want to overwhelm

Mimosas are here!!!

Well it's time! Gruppo d'Amici is starting Sunday Brunch on 9/16. I got a look at the menu. This isn't your typical Sunday Brunch, it has a definite Italian sensibility from the Spaghetti Carbonara ($12) to the Vegetarian Panini ($7.50). Best place to start....the $5 Mimosas, Bellinis and Out of This World Bloody Marys (Made with Stoli). I can't wait to try it out.

The Innovation Fallacy

From The Archdruid via The Oil Drum, an essay about the limits of technology. John Greer's post uses microbes in a petri dish to explain it, and I certainly get his point. Technology is valuable, but it isn't a silver bullet, although possibly a silver BB that may help soften the blow.

New Health Clinic

I have seen the Alderman's email and Westgard's post about the new health clinic. I remember talking to Jim about it when he was running and it was an item that got my attention. And yes I do think that Joe took the long view in helping get the clinic a home. Smart move.Kudos to all involved. Jim and his crew did the legwork and got the paperwork in on time. That's half the battle right there

On The Road Again

I am racking and stacking points and miles for the next month. Because I have comment moderation enabled, it may take a day or more for your comment to appear. Please don't panic. I do check as often as I can snag a hotel PC.

Discount Living Room Furniture

By Eddie Tobey

Discount living room furniture is furniture you buy at a discounted rate. The best time to look for discount living room furniture is when a furniture company has a factory discount sale. One then visits this factory to choose one’s required living room furniture.

If your new home is located in a pre-planned community, you can try checking out the developer’s model home for discount living room furniture. The furniture here may be a little worn, but it’s a great way of getting coordinated living room furniture sets. Most of the big furniture stores also have scratch-and-dent rooms where they keep their slightly damaged, and heavily discounted, furniture. If there are any wholesale furniture warehouses in your area, you could also consider looking there. It is always better to buy wholesale furniture than retail furniture.

Another great source for discount living room furniture is the flea market. However, finding one may involve a lot of time and effort. Just as the early bird gets the worm, the best discount living room furniture at the flea market goes quickly. So visiting a flea market early is the only way to get good discount living room furniture as late arrivals are usually left with leftovers. When going to the flea market to buy furniture, it is better to take a list of the furnishings you require. This is because flea markets can be huge and easy to lose focus in. It is also better to take the dimensions of your living room and a tape measure to see if the furniture that you intend to buy fits with your plans. Remember, when venturing to buy discount living room furniture at the flea market, with bargaining, the discount furniture ends up even cheaper.

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Voting Integrity

From the New York Times a piece on voting and voting machines. I have no real issue with voting machines so long as they produce a paper audit trail. I do have an issue with any use of technology in sensitive applications (like voting) where appropriate mitigations are not taken to reduce the risk of tampering. Voting is one right that we have, which should not be put at risk simply because

How's Your Bank Account?

One thing I do appreciate at The Oil Drum is the level of discourse. Alternative views are welcome, even if they are hotly argued. A case in point:David Strahan, author of The Last Oil Shock, published a letter challenging Duncan Clarke, author of The Battle for Barrels. Clarke has responded. Both letters elicited a huge outpouring of comments by the Drummers. The one that caught my eye,

More on the SPP

I said I'd look further, and I am. First I caught up with Tom's latest, including a YouTube video of Lou Dobbs.Poor Lou. He certainly makes it sound dire, but leaves out that much of what needs to happen will indeed need Congressional input and oversight. To the extent the bureaucrats are able to act without Congress, they will. It's expected. Lou knows as well as anyone else that this

There's A War Going On.....

I have followed Sister Joan's commentary about the Iraqi War and the direct comments from Iraqi women involved in the Women's Global Peace Initiative. Once again, we are reminded by the voices of those on the front lines that it's not nearly as simple as the political panderers would make it. We broke Iraq and we seem to be clueless on how to fix it. Check out the comments to the article as