Lifestyle Columns
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Make a list, check it twice, during holidaysDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Surrounded by mounds of paperwork with the day closing in on me, I sat at my desk making note of what to do next in the order of importance. This happened a long time ag...
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Formula to scheduling mortgage paymentsDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. My husband and I get paid biweekly. This year I made sure the mortgage payment was made every other paycheck. I figure I will be making one extra payment per year...
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'Inconveniences' not causes to break leaseDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. My fiancé and I really need to break our lease. We signed a one-year lease in August last year, and since then we've had nothing but issues. Not even two weeks a...
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Asbestos flooring not inspector's realmDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. I purchased a home several months ago and had it inspected. But the home inspector (in my opinion) missed an important defect. One room has old-looking vinyl floo...
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Hotwire refuses rain check for hotel in storm's pathDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. What happens when you've already paid for a hotel room but you can't stay in it? I recently booked a weekend at The Ocean Club Beach Resort in Palm Beach, Fla., t...
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Patience is definitely a virtue for delayed fliersDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Last week, on a flight from Chicago to San Francisco, I sat in front of a mother traveling with her 2-year-old daughter. The flight was delayed because of bad weather an...
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'Good' enough for off-BroadwayDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - By all accounts, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's "Good Boys and True" is already a hit. A new production -- not the solid, respectable world premiere that opened Friday at Step...
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Go down South for straight up fantastic fireworksDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - You can shoo the excess relatives out of the house by telling them you have to get ready for your fantastic New Year's Eve, Day and beyond family excursion. Tell Uncle F...
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Take a deep breath, Christmas is nighDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Merry Christmas. We hope you are sipping eggnog while you read this and feel you have everything under control for the holiday. And we wish you the very best gifts of al...
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Latex over paneling may require special primerDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. I plan on painting the paneling on my walls in our family room. I will be using a latex paint. Is there any special primer I should use? Or should I be OK with ju...