Not long ago I couldn't have told you what in the world a blog was. As far as I knew, it was some funky new slang term kids had thought up. Maybe it had something to do with Myspace.com or Facebook.com. But, then I spotted a detailed article on "what is blogging?" In no time I understood the fairly new-age concept that really blew up in 2005. Blogging is where it's at! Furthermore, you may have created a blog or two and not even knew you were doing it at the time. At this point I indulge in blog sites all the time. Maybe I'm there just to get a few pointers regarding a household repair, or maybe I'm there to earn some extra cash.
Millions of people are still asking the silly question, "what is blogging?" It's funny, but my own teenage daughter didn't know what this contemporary Internet writing was. Blogging is a form of communication that you'll find on the web. And the cool part is, anyone can create or respond to a blog. Just the other day I was searching through cyberspace for an answer to my recent plumbing dilemma. The steel plug in my shower drain was busted and I wanted to remove it to install a new one, but without calling a plumber. Yeah, I'm sure plenty of people can relate to this. We live in an era of "do it yourself." There are even TV shows and websites contributing to this notion. So that's what I wanted to do. I purchased the new shower drain stopper, and had to figure out how to remove the broken one. Suddenly I found a wonderful blog about removing the shower drain basket. I was stoked! Someone like myself had started a blog and posed the question. Then several people answered with helpful blog replies. I ended up removing my shower drain basket just fine, and was proud after I had the new one installed properly. Talk about saving some cash!
At this point, you no longer have to ask the question "what is blogging?" It's simple writing on the Internet. You can start a blog on any topic you choose, and you can respond to any blog you find. Try free websites like Blogger.com and begin blogging to earn a little extra dough. This cool website allows you to create blogs, place free Google ads on them, and earn ad revenue when web surfers click on the ads. Blogging is the way of the future! At the least, you can acquire all sorts of new information from people's blogs.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Wrought Iron Furniture
Both my wife and I are great fans of antiques, so it surprises most people when they find out how much trouble we have agreeing on furniture. You see, although we both like old fashioned designs, we have very different choices of materials. My wife loves anything made out of antique wood – particularly if it is rustic and rough hewn. She has an antique farm table that she bought for the kitchen – something that, in my opinion, was severely overpriced. She loved antique wooden chairs, mantel pieces, and floors.
Don't get me wrong – I like wood as well, but in my opinion you can't do better than wrought iron furniture. In my old house, we had wrought iron dining room chairs that were the height of elegance. They had designs that were simple and minimal, and yet they still incorporated some beautiful decorative elements. What I like so much about wrought iron furniture is that it reduces everything to the minimum. It is great to see such a design, consisting of clean lines that are easily embellished with small twists, curls, or other decorative touches. In order to decorate wood, you have to go to great lengths, carving, staining, and bending. With iron, however, even a simple quarter turn in a rectangular piece can improve a design tremendously.
As a result of our differing tastes, our house is an endless reflection of an ongoing struggle for decorative power. My wrought iron furniture dominates the study. There is a wrought iron lamp, an antique metal lamp table, and wrought iron shelving holding the books. Although the desk is made of wood, it has metal legs and shelves. In the kitchen, however, there is almost no wrought iron furniture. The chairs, the table, the cabinets, and everything else is made out of wood.
It is amazing how well the decorations mesh. As a matter of fact, most of my friends don't even notice the ongoing war between wrought iron furniture and antique wood furniture until I point it out. I suppose that most people aren't as fussy as we are. To me, the whole house looks like utter chaos, but to my friends it almost appears as if there is a unity of design. I suppose that's all for the best. We can continue to fight it out, one piece of furniture at a time, and no one will ever be the wiser!
Don't get me wrong – I like wood as well, but in my opinion you can't do better than wrought iron furniture. In my old house, we had wrought iron dining room chairs that were the height of elegance. They had designs that were simple and minimal, and yet they still incorporated some beautiful decorative elements. What I like so much about wrought iron furniture is that it reduces everything to the minimum. It is great to see such a design, consisting of clean lines that are easily embellished with small twists, curls, or other decorative touches. In order to decorate wood, you have to go to great lengths, carving, staining, and bending. With iron, however, even a simple quarter turn in a rectangular piece can improve a design tremendously.
As a result of our differing tastes, our house is an endless reflection of an ongoing struggle for decorative power. My wrought iron furniture dominates the study. There is a wrought iron lamp, an antique metal lamp table, and wrought iron shelving holding the books. Although the desk is made of wood, it has metal legs and shelves. In the kitchen, however, there is almost no wrought iron furniture. The chairs, the table, the cabinets, and everything else is made out of wood.
It is amazing how well the decorations mesh. As a matter of fact, most of my friends don't even notice the ongoing war between wrought iron furniture and antique wood furniture until I point it out. I suppose that most people aren't as fussy as we are. To me, the whole house looks like utter chaos, but to my friends it almost appears as if there is a unity of design. I suppose that's all for the best. We can continue to fight it out, one piece of furniture at a time, and no one will ever be the wiser!
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