Author: Nina
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What Would Oprah Do? The price of 365 days of discipleship.
‘œFollow then the shining ones, the wise, the awakened, the loving, for they know how to work and forbear.’ ‘“ Buddha On Sunday, The New York Times pointed readers to Robyn Okrant, a 35 year old writer, performer and artist living in Chicago. She’s living Oprah for a year. What does that mean exactly? She’s…
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Are local businesses adding fuel surcharges to their services?
‘œBad excuses are worse than none.’ ‘“ Thomas Fuller The young couple that supplies our home cleaning service announced last week the price was increasing from $80 to $90 per visit. The reason: rising gas prices. Our plumber recently came by to free the clog in the bathroom sink. His service call was $98. In…
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Five Things Not Worth Repairing
‘œDon’t throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.’ ‘“ Swedish Proverb In the last year, my iPod died, my Blackberry broke, 8 (yes 8!) of our 12 new Riedel wine glasses shattered, Jeanine’s pricey camera lens cracked, and today the coffee maker seems to be on the brink.…
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Fountain Pens: The ultimate old money accessory
We have some prolific commenters at Queercents: Roland known as FrugalZen, DivaJean, Mrs. Micah, Liza of LizaWasHere and A.J. of The GuppieLife. I’ve noticed that often times a comment can be as good as the post it appears on. This happens to be the norm with Roland. I’ve noted several of his over the last…
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Unlimited Vacation Policy: the flip side of flexibility
‘œNo vacation goes unpunished.’ ‘“ Karl Hakkarainen These days, many companies are experimenting with what is described as an unlimited vacation policy but career writers are asking if this is nothing more than corporate-speak for no vacation at all. Marci Alboher at Shifting Careers gives these details: One of the trendy perks at progressive companies…
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Ten Money Questions for Vicki Wagner
Vicki Wagner is a funny girl, but she gets serious when it comes to dating. A comedian since 2001, Vicki wrote ‘œGet a Gay Date Today, How to Market Yourself for Love‘ to offer vital strategies for gays and lesbians on the quest for love and connection. (There’s also a straight version!) The book boils…
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Tips for Maintaining Your Home while on Vacation
This is a guest post from Jeff Hammerberg, the founder of GayRealEstate.com, the largest company in the nation representing the rights of queer home buyers and sellers. These are his words’¦ Tips for Maintaining Your Home while on Vacation Returning from vacation to go back to work, catch up on a backlog of projects, and…
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The Top Personal Finance Blogs by Women
‘œRank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.’‘“ Peter F. Drucker Yesterday, Wise Bread put together a list of Top Personal Finance Blogs by Women. The post was prompted by Lynn Truong’s attendance at the BlogHer conference in San Francisco last month where she expected to run into quite a few personal…
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Muscle is currency in the gay world
Hunk alert: Fellas, gather around. Sam Page is an ex-Mormon, reformed porn star & L.A. trainer. Earlier this year, I interviewed Sam and his partner, Bronson for Ten Money Questions. He writes PeaceLoveLunges.com, a health and fitness blog where you’ll find everything from gay inspiration with his guycandy posts to his video interview with Kathy…
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Preservation: balancing personal choice with property rights
‘œNo person shall… be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.’ ‘“ Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution This summer there has been hot public debate in my community about the future of a medical office building. It’s not…
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