<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xml:lang="en"><title>Latest entries from sockbug.blog-city.com</title><rights>Copyright 2009 sockbug.blog-city.com</rights><subtitle></subtitle><author><name></name></author><updated>2009-11-07T14:55:00Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/index.rss"/><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2009:1</id><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2009-11-07:links.412189692</id><title>Following up</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/following_up.htm"><![CDATA[I received my glasses from Zenni  yesterday, one day earlier than the two weeks promised when I ordered.Each pair came packaged in a snap-closed plastic eyeglass case of it&#39;s own.&nbsp; They were each wrapped in one of those eyeglass cleaning clo]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/following_up.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2009-11-07T14:55:00Z</updated><published>2009-11-07T14:55:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2009-10-26:links.412188160</id><title>Eyeglasses</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/eyeglasses.htm"><![CDATA[Oooh.&nbsp; Enticing title, eh?&nbsp; So, I last went to the eye doctor back in my  last life.&nbsp; At that time, the doctor tried to convince me I needed bifocals, but of course, being the young and silly thing I was, there was no way I would be un]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/eyeglasses.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2009-10-26T02:18:00Z</updated><published>2009-10-26T02:18:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2009-07-11:links.412176626</id><title>Sock Sighting</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/sock_sighting.htm"><![CDATA[So, I was watching a movie on Netflix&#39;s Watch Instantly last night.&nbsp; A German movie called &quot;Cherry Blossoms&quot; which turned out to be only mediocre at best, but I digress.&nbsp; Close to the beginning, there&#39;s a scene where a wom]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/sock_sighting.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2009-07-11T14:13:00Z</updated><published>2009-07-11T14:13:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2008-10-01:links.412131110</id><title>Rather Shocking News - A Carnival of Genealogy Article</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/rather_shocking_news__a_carnival_of_genealogy_article.htm"><![CDATA[To my regular readers, I have been a novice genealogist for years (I still have a mimeographed family tree I filled out for 6th grade history class.)&nbsp; To my new readers, I hope you enjoy my first submission for the 57th Carnival of Genealogy, so]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/rather_shocking_news__a_carnival_of_genealogy_article.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2008-10-01T06:00:00Z</updated><published>2008-10-01T06:00:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2008-09-24:links.412129903</id><title>My First Hurricane a Picture Essay by Sockbug</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/my_first_hurricane_a_picture_essay_by_sockbug.htm"><![CDATA[Yesterday, about noon, power was resumed to Chez Sockbug.&nbsp; There was much happy dancing and gingerly turning on of the appliances.&nbsp; Screw that now, all computers are on, the A/C is cranked to the max, we&#39;d have the TV on if the Dish was]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/my_first_hurricane_a_picture_essay_by_sockbug.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2008-09-24T03:10:00Z</updated><published>2008-09-24T03:10:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2008-09-18:links.412128961</id><title>Howdy from Iketown!</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/howdy_from_iketown.htm"><![CDATA[Today, I am hooked up via inverter to the car battery, sitting in my driveway.&nbsp; Neighbor on the side of me is running his deafening generator about 20 feet from me, my ears will be ringing for hours.&nbsp; We are on day 5 1/2 of no power.&nbsp;]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/howdy_from_iketown.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2008-09-18T00:21:00Z</updated><published>2008-09-18T00:21:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2008-09-12:links.412128109</id><title>Sockbug&apos;s Guide to Hurricane Preparedness</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/sockbugs_guide_to_hurricane_preparedness.htm"><![CDATA[#1.&nbsp; Turn on TV#2.&nbsp; Add a veteran saint , for that touch of authenticity.&nbsp;]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/sockbugs_guide_to_hurricane_preparedness.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2008-09-12T20:16:00Z</updated><published>2008-09-12T20:16:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2008-07-22:links.412117235</id><title>Nevermind that</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/nevermind_that.htm"><![CDATA[For some reason, my last blog entry hit bloglines again.&nbsp; I already got that whole ING thing taken care of, so back to your regularly scheduled blog reading.However, I&#39;ll send a little update while I&#39;m here...been working a lot.&nbsp; Re]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/nevermind_that.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2008-07-22T12:35:00Z</updated><published>2008-07-22T12:35:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2008-06-30:links.412113275</id><title>Any INGDirect Users?</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/any_ingdirect_users.htm"><![CDATA[I am looking to open an account at INGDirect.&nbsp;&nbsp; Drop me an email at heysockbug at yahoo if you have a $25 referral link for me to use.&nbsp; I&#39;d much rather pass the $10 onto one of you guys than some random person.&nbsp; First person t]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/any_ingdirect_users.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2008-06-30T15:43:00Z</updated><published>2008-06-30T15:43:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2008-06-16:links.412110296</id><title>Something I really like</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/something_i_really_like.htm"><![CDATA[about my new house... Instead of putting my spices in a cabinet like always, I bought cute little cans from the Container Store and made labels for them.&nbsp; Love them!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/something_i_really_like.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2008-06-16T02:28:00Z</updated><published>2008-06-16T02:28:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2008-05-31:links.412106781</id><title>Tee Hee</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/tee_hee.htm"><![CDATA[Pattern is here .&nbsp; Yarn is from Walmart.&nbsp;]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/tee_hee.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2008-05-31T17:43:00Z</updated><published>2008-05-31T17:43:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2008-05-20:links.412104328</id><title>Something old, something new</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/something_old_something_new.htm"><![CDATA[I have been in my new house for a little over two months.&nbsp; You&#39;d think I&#39;d be able to eek out a few minutes for this blog, huh?&nbsp; Well, better late than never.Here&#39;s a picture I took shortly after our move in here:In the process]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/something_old_something_new.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2008-05-20T23:14:00Z</updated><published>2008-05-20T23:14:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2008-03-02:links.412087410</id><title>Time flies...AKA The Homeless Entry</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/time_fliesaka_the_homeless_entry.htm"><![CDATA[The last month and a half have been so traumatizing, I am not sure I want to relive them.&nbsp; Do you know that when you close a home sale here in Houston, all the parties are supposed to meet around the same table and everyone signs the papers at t]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/time_fliesaka_the_homeless_entry.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2008-03-02T05:32:00Z</updated><published>2008-03-02T05:32:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2008-01-13:links.412076251</id><title>The Next Phase</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/the_next_phase_1.htm"><![CDATA[First up, let me apologize if you are having trouble reading this.&nbsp; Blog-city made me change versions at the end of the year and this version is much less user friendly than the last.&nbsp; I still can&#39;t figure out how to change the color of]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/the_next_phase_1.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2008-01-13T23:21:00Z</updated><published>2008-01-13T23:21:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2008-01-06:links.412074407</id><title>How The Sub-Prime Debacle is Affecting Me, a Cautionary Tale With Math</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/how_the_subprime_debacle_is_affecting_me_a_cautionary_tale.htm"><![CDATA[So, you would think if we got an offer on our home we&#39;d be jumping up and down, right?&nbsp; Well not quite yet.&nbsp; We purchased this house 1.5 years ago for $449,000.&nbsp; This was exactly the same amount of money that the sellers had paid f]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/how_the_subprime_debacle_is_affecting_me_a_cautionary_tale.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2008-01-06T01:38:00Z</updated><published>2008-01-06T01:38:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2008-01-03:links.412073719</id><title>Mo Joe</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/mo_joe.htm"><![CDATA[Hey!&nbsp; Welcome to 2008!&nbsp; Things have started off with a bang here.&nbsp; Back around my birthday, my Bestest Buddy came to visit me.&nbsp; She brought me all kinds of goodies and lots of cheer, which was sorely needed.Possibly the best thing]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/mo_joe.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2008-01-03T02:39:00Z</updated><published>2008-01-03T02:39:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2007-12-24:links.412071765</id><title>Last Minute Stocking Ornament</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/last_minute_stocking_ornament_1.htm"><![CDATA[First off, raise your hand if you have ever torn apart a whole closet looking for three measly skeins of yarn that you knew you had somewhere...Okay, on to this sock.&nbsp; I was planning on making a few of these to give to my co-workers, but I decid]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/last_minute_stocking_ornament_1.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2007-12-24T13:29:00Z</updated><published>2007-12-24T13:29:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2007-12-23:links.412071502</id><title>You&apos;re Going to Freak Out</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/youre_going_to_freak_out.htm"><![CDATA[Looky here...&nbsp;If I remember you guys rightly, you&#39;re going to want to know how I did this, right?&nbsp;]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/youre_going_to_freak_out.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2007-12-23T02:23:00Z</updated><published>2007-12-23T02:23:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2007-12-20:links.412070745</id><title>Nothing, really</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/nothing_really.htm"><![CDATA[I got off work early today.&nbsp; Ordinarily, this would not make me sad, but I had absolutely nothing to do.&nbsp; My meager holiday shopping is done.&nbsp; My greeting cards are mailed.&nbsp; Howdy is working late and Daughter the Younger is at Aun]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/nothing_really.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2007-12-20T01:51:00Z</updated><published>2007-12-20T01:51:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2007-12-03:links.412065715</id><title>It&apos;s All About Free Food</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/its_all_about_free_food.htm"><![CDATA[Okay, I feel obligated to tell you all upfront.  We are not out of money yet.  Now, on to a story.A while ago, Howdy was invited to a wine tasting.  [Howdy works for a liquor store]  Free wine was good, but this event also promise]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/its_all_about_free_food.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2007-12-03T02:10:00Z</updated><published>2007-12-03T02:10:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2007-10-26:links.412054446</id><title>SSDY</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/ssdy.htm"><![CDATA[Gosh, things are bleak here at Chez Sockbug.&nbsp; I am still working at my accounting job.&nbsp; I balance the books for people with much less intelligence than me, with more money than they can count. (Which is, of course, why I have a job, to coun]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/ssdy.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2007-10-26T23:03:00Z</updated><published>2007-10-26T23:03:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2007-09-03:links.412037160</id><title>A Book Review..With 100% More Opinions Than Your Average Review!</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/a_book_reviewwith_100_more_opinions_than_your_average_review.htm"><![CDATA[And now for something completely different.I just finished reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, by Barbara Kingsolver.&nbsp; I can&#39;t really tell you what drove me to request this book from the library.&nbsp; As I grew up, my p]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/a_book_reviewwith_100_more_opinions_than_your_average_review.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2007-09-03T14:30:00Z</updated><published>2007-09-03T14:30:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2007-08-31:links.412036286</id><title>It&apos;s Hard...</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/its_hard.htm"><![CDATA[You know...Those of you who&#39;ve been following along for awhile...my Blog-City neighbors, those of you who&#39;ve stopped by to grab a pattern to use for a Sock-a-whatever pal and stayed, those who&#39;ve just stumbled here...you know the past yea]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/its_hard.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2007-08-31T02:42:00Z</updated><published>2007-08-31T02:42:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2007-08-29:links.412035554</id><title>Well Thank God He&apos;s Not Gay!</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/well_thank_god_hes_not_gay.htm"><![CDATA[Warning!&nbsp; Strong and political opinions here.&nbsp; No knitting content.&nbsp; You have been warned.&nbsp; I am sure I&#39;m not the only one who&#39;s heard about Idaho senator Larry Craig and his loud protests that he&#39;s not gay.&nbsp; Well]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/well_thank_god_hes_not_gay.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2007-08-29T01:05:00Z</updated><published>2007-08-29T01:05:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:sockbug.blog-city.com,2007-08-17:links.412031595</id><title>Released</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/released.htm"><![CDATA[I am happy to report that as of noon today, I have been released from the curse of the Harry Potter books and I am free to pursue other reading!&nbsp; I think I&#39;ll go and catch up on my other wastes of time now...Hello Huge Bloglines Feed!]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sockbug.blog-city.com/released.htm"/><dc:creator>sockbug</dc:creator><author><name>sockbug</name></author><updated>2007-08-17T02:56:00Z</updated><published>2007-08-17T02:56:00Z</published></entry></feed>