Comments for blog.limedaley.com/post/waiting-quotes

Comment #1636

2010-02-03T14:46:10Z

I didn't get it in time to see if there was a "useful" link included with that message, but I did laugh when I saw it.

Comment #1635

2010-02-03T12:50:22Z

Spammers are getting ridiculous, if sometimes almost amusing. How about this one from a friend's blog: "Hi there, neat blog, just have something to ask you, what antispam program you have on your site for comments since I am getting tons on my site."

Comment #1634

2010-02-02T22:03:21Z

There apparently is good (ie. better) money in natural disaster and other popular news item links. I forget the number of domains that were registered in the days following the Haitian earthquake that were things like haitihelp, haitiearthquake, etc. that were all links to warez/porn sites, etc.

Comment #1633

2010-02-02T17:13:31Z

Hmm. This is the most interested and normal-looking spam I've seen in a long time. At first I thought it must be a real person -- until I saw what post it was a comment to.

Comment #1632

2008-08-28T15:56:06Z

Great to read of the composter, water, washer ... hoping Jon can 'raise the roof' (I mean the ceiling) of your new place ;-) Hope to visit next time we're in 'da Burgh.

Comment #1631

2008-08-28T13:55:28Z

Serina - we got a Frigidaire 3.5 cu.ft. front loading washer. The dryer is the cheapest we could find at Sears two years ago that still had a low heat setting. The two of them are working great together. Even though the dryer is not as large capacity, the washer gets the clothes so dry in the spin cycle that the dryer takes less time than a wash! This feature will also be nice when we get an outside line up. And I've been using regular detergent with fine success. I think you only get oversudsing problems if you use a whole cup of regular detergent, which I never did in our old washer anyway.

Comment #1630

2008-08-26T21:30:29Z

I remember reading that Charles Spurgeon disliked the "fad" of making jokes in sermons, because it detracted from the gravitas of God's word and made attendees focus on the speaker and his entertainment value. (I'd have to be home to look up the precise quote.)

Comment #1629

2008-08-26T11:47:51Z

The combination of mathematician/theologian is apparently not that unusual, one famous one being Blaise Pascal.

I guess there are Presbyterians and Presbyterians. just as other denominations differ. Historically (and in my experience) Presbyterian sermons are ver long and stuffed full of doctrine. They do generally seem lacking in happy stories, but often include (or begin with)jokes. The modern-day ones, I mean -- it's hard for me to imagine my stereotype of a dour old Scotch Calvinist making a joke....

Comment #1628

2008-08-26T02:48:50Z

Bayesian filtering, apparently a combination Presbyterian minister/mathematician.

Hrm - Presbyterian math, something like:

Q. "Why does 2+2=4?"

A. "Because God pre-ordained that it would be that way".

Sorry - I've only gone to two Presbyterian churches for any length of time, one which thought the sermons had too much doctrine in them, and should have more happy stories, and the other had their pastor leave, and so had a guy who led the international evangelistic ministries be the preaching pastor while looking for a new one, and I don't think people would say he was particularly gifted in teaching or preaching --- so insert your own Presbyterian math joke.

Comment #1627

2008-08-25T23:31:18Z

It does include prices on the German site, but they're in the range of 2-5 times the amazon product (though only the cheapest one looks as though it may be similar in design - the others are clearly designed to outlast one's house).

Who is Bayes?

Comment #1626

2008-08-25T12:20:48Z

Stephan was apparently hit by the bayesian filter, because 4 out of 9 times "Swiss" (capitalized) was used by spammers. If left uncapitalized, 6 out of 6 times were spammers...

@serina: The amazon link looks good - the urbanclotheslines seem really expensive for a stick with some ropes. (and note that the stewi line is sold on that site - Stephan's link doesn't include prices)

Comment #1625

2008-08-25T07:52:31Z

If you are looking for umbrella style clothes lines try urbanclotheslines.com I brought one from these guys a few months ago and its great...I find my laundry smells fresher and I feel better!

Comment #1624

2008-08-25T01:43:59Z

The Swiss in me recommends stewi.ch, if only for old times' sake.

Comment #1623

2008-08-24T21:35:36Z

Jason hits his head on things at our house, too. It can't really be helped. Perhaps a helmet is in order.

I believe this is the umbrella dryer that we have:

amazon.com

It's a good value for the money, esp. compared to the prices of other umbrella dryers out there. It has held up nicely. We do put it away for the winter.

Which washer/dryer do you have? We bought the Bosch 500 plus series. I LOVE THEM.

As for detergent:

We use Charlie's Soap (charliesoap.com - one "s", not two). Free shipping. It works fantasically, esp. after the first couple of weeks have passed and all of the old detergent residues have washed out. It's cheaper than any conventional free & clear that I have used. We finally bought the big five gallon tub, and it should last us upwards of two years. It has worked even better in our front loader than in our top loader, and there is no sudsing issue.

Comment #1622

2008-08-24T21:05:10Z

Sure, Jill, thanks!

Comment #1621

2008-08-24T17:33:00Z

I believe there is a run down umbrella style clothes line in our back yard if you want it. Should I take a picture and send it to you? Needs TLC, but if anyone could bring it back to life, Jon could!

Glad to hear you are settling in!