<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>sockbug @ sockbug.blog-city.com</title><link>http://sockbug.blog-city.com/</link><description>(sockbug) </description><copyright>Copyright 2009 sockbug.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:55:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>sockbug @ sockbug.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://sockbug.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Following up</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sockbug.blog-city.com/following_up.htm</guid><link>http://sockbug.blog-city.com/following_up.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![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]]></description></item><item><title>Eyeglasses</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sockbug.blog-city.com/eyeglasses.htm</guid><link>http://sockbug.blog-city.com/eyeglasses.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:18:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![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]]></description></item><item><title>Sock Sighting</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sockbug.blog-city.com/sock_sighting.htm</guid><link>http://sockbug.blog-city.com/sock_sighting.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:13:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![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]]></description></item><item><title>Rather Shocking News - A Carnival of Genealogy Article</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sockbug.blog-city.com/rather_shocking_news__a_carnival_of_genealogy_article.htm</guid><link>http://sockbug.blog-city.com/rather_shocking_news__a_carnival_of_genealogy_article.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![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]]></description></item><item><title>My First Hurricane a Picture Essay by Sockbug</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sockbug.blog-city.com/my_first_hurricane_a_picture_essay_by_sockbug.htm</guid><link>http://sockbug.blog-city.com/my_first_hurricane_a_picture_essay_by_sockbug.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:10:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, about noon, power was resumed to Chez Sockbug.&nbsp; 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Turn on TV#2.&nbsp; Add a veteran saint , for that touch of authenticity.&nbsp;]]></description></item><item><title>Nevermind that</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sockbug.blog-city.com/nevermind_that.htm</guid><link>http://sockbug.blog-city.com/nevermind_that.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:35:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![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]]></description></item><item><title>Any INGDirect Users?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sockbug.blog-city.com/any_ingdirect_users.htm</guid><link>http://sockbug.blog-city.com/any_ingdirect_users.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:43:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![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]]></description></item><item><title>Something I really like</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sockbug.blog-city.com/something_i_really_like.htm</guid><link>http://sockbug.blog-city.com/something_i_really_like.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:28:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![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;]]></description></item><item><title>Tee Hee</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sockbug.blog-city.com/tee_hee.htm</guid><link>http://sockbug.blog-city.com/tee_hee.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 17:43:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Pattern is here .&nbsp; Yarn is from Walmart.&nbsp;]]></description></item><item><title>Something old, something new</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sockbug.blog-city.com/something_old_something_new.htm</guid><link>http://sockbug.blog-city.com/something_old_something_new.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 23:14:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![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]]></description></item><item><title>Time flies...AKA The Homeless Entry</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sockbug.blog-city.com/time_fliesaka_the_homeless_entry.htm</guid><link>http://sockbug.blog-city.com/time_fliesaka_the_homeless_entry.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:32:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![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]]></description></item><item><title>The Next Phase</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sockbug.blog-city.com/the_next_phase_1.htm</guid><link>http://sockbug.blog-city.com/the_next_phase_1.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:21:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![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]]></description></item><item><title>How The Sub-Prime Debacle is Affecting Me, a Cautionary Tale With Math</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sockbug.blog-city.com/how_the_subprime_debacle_is_affecting_me_a_cautionary_tale.htm</guid><link>http://sockbug.blog-city.com/how_the_subprime_debacle_is_affecting_me_a_cautionary_tale.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2008 01:38:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![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]]></description></item><item><title>Mo Joe</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sockbug.blog-city.com/mo_joe.htm</guid><link>http://sockbug.blog-city.com/mo_joe.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 02:39:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![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]]></description></item><item><title>Last Minute Stocking Ornament</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sockbug.blog-city.com/last_minute_stocking_ornament_1.htm</guid><link>http://sockbug.blog-city.com/last_minute_stocking_ornament_1.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:29:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![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]]></description></item><item><title>You&apos;re Going to Freak Out</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sockbug.blog-city.com/youre_going_to_freak_out.htm</guid><link>http://sockbug.blog-city.com/youre_going_to_freak_out.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 02:23:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Looky here...&nbsp;If I remember you guys rightly, you&#39;re going to want to know how I did this, right?&nbsp;]]></description></item><item><title>Nothing, really</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sockbug.blog-city.com/nothing_really.htm</guid><link>http://sockbug.blog-city.com/nothing_really.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:51:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![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]]></description></item><item><title>It&apos;s All About Free Food</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://sockbug.blog-city.com/its_all_about_free_food.htm</guid><link>http://sockbug.blog-city.com/its_all_about_free_food.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:10:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![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]]></description></item></channel></rss>