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Please consider signing this petition to have the City of Huntsville adopt the Complete Streets Policy. As you may or may not know Huntsville is the 2nd most deadly city in Alabama for pedestrians. Lets make the streets here safe for all!! http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/adopt-complete-streets-policy-in-city-of-huntsville-alabama

The streets of our cities and towns are an important part of the livability of our communities. They ought to be for everyone, whether young or old, motorist or bicyclist, walker or wheelchair user, bus rider or shopkeeper. But too many of our streets are designed only for speeding cars, or worse, creeping traffic jams.
Now, in communities across the country, a movement is growing to complete the streets. States, cities and towns are asking their planners and engineers to build road networks that are safer, more livable, and welcoming to everyone.
Instituting a complete streets policy ensures that transportation planners and engineers consistently design and operate the entire roadway with all users in mind - including bicyclists, public transportation vehicles and riders, and pedestrians of all ages and abilities.
more info can be found here http://www.completestreets.org

Hmm. Apparently finding a place to eat Dinner at a non-chain restaurant on a Sunday in Birmingham, AL is harder than I thought. A whole slew of possibilities are closed on Sunday or only open for brunch or just their pub menu.

Recommendation to restaurants that have websites:

MAKE YOUR HOURS AND DIRECTIONS CLEARLY AVAILABLE, FOR PETE'S SAKE! GOSH!

Too many of them either didn't have them at all or they were so tucked away in fine print. And lose the flash entry pages while your at it.

This comment I made (once it's approved) should show up after this link:

http://huntsvilledevelopment.blogspot.com/2009/09/housing-authority-shifts-to-lowe-mill.html

here;s the comment with irritating mispellings included:

That's not good. not good at all. Lowe Mill is already benefiting. It's already gone from alternative underground with the Flying Monkey Arts Center to above-ground with the Lowe Mill stuff aroudn it.

this happens againa and again ins city after city. The creative class risks going through and living in a rougher part of town, makes it more interesting and the new "cool" place to go and the upper crusts wants to kick out the pople who already live there? Let's not let Huntsville make the same mistake and instead work with people who need help instead of shuffling them off where some people dont' want to see them because it makes them "feel uncomforatble".

And I'm terrified.

I was fine until we talked to the mortgage broker. Devon was anxious until we talked to the mortgage broker.
We have a really, really good mortgage broker.
Now I'm anxious and Devon is perfectly at ease.
We love the house we're renting.
But we'd have to have a conventional loan, more money at a higher interest rate, as it doesn't qualify for FHA.
The great First Step program I found last month that would have really, really helped us-is completely out of money.
We gross too much for the excellent Next
Step program. So that limits some of our options, even though we do qualify for the $8,000 federal.

The old house we're in needs a LOT of work. But it's structurally sound with a good foundation and a good roof. I figure if it's lasted over a hundred years, theyete

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But lousy insulation.

The houses we've looked at aren't even close to compare for character or location (at least to me).

We live in a neighhborhood, with trees with branches over the street, and extremely walkable. When we went to the suburbs, whoo it was HOT from the asphalt and sidewalks and no coverings. The only trees were up against the houses.

We live near a railroad track and 565 and still the noise pollution was so much worse by Research boulevard at the suburbs we were looking at. 2 of those houses needed as much maintenance as ours, built within the last 20 years, but they were $60,0000 more expensive. So no go.

But we don't want to be trapped in an endless money pit if we buy where we are at, either.

But while the other house we look at, the 3 bedroom ranch houses have 3 bedrooms, they're really, really small bedrooms.

But that could save us a lot on insulation. Then we have a storage problem.

We found some really good deals in the Merrimack area. But every one of them is still a fixer uppere with a ton a maintenance needs. But lots and lots of storage space. Great if your an investor, but not so much for a first time home buyer.

We were happy with our realtor until we realized he wasn't going to be doing much negotiationg for us as buyers. So looking for someone else. Nice enough guy, but not a good fit for us.

I'm mainly just writing these down so I can find the information later when I need it.

We knew this part would be difficult. Now instead of Devon freaking out, I'm freaking out. There's so many variables going into this.

AAAAAAUUUUUGHHH!!!

UPDATE: after looking at several other options and havig one of them ripped away from us,we decided to go with the houe we're in. No FHA, but price is low enough forus to do conventional. Once we get it, we need to do 3 things. Get a new energ efficient refrigerator, buy a sofa that pulls out into comfortble bed for guest, and proper inuslation so our gas heating bills aren't so feaking high.
I'm scared and excited about this.

Soul Burger, the best burger in Huntsville, Alabama (in my opinion) is closing due to tough economic hardships. Miss Cathy said when her grill went out a couple of weeks ago it really hurt her business and her health. So this Friday, April 24th, 2009 is the last day to get a Soul Burger. My wife and I had our last ones there today. Goodbye to 6 years of great taste.

I couldn't find this, even though I was sure I'd typed it in before. This recipe is adapted from the 1958 Auburn cookbook, when my dad went to college (Updated: My dad probably went to college a few years before that, but he and my mom were active alumni). I have fond memories of him cooking these to the tune of the Johnny Cash prison albums before we ate them and I watched Saturday Morning cartoons afterward.

How I make them:

1 3/4 Cup Self-Rising Flour
(If you use All-Purpose Flour, you must add Salt and Baking Soda. I'm unsure of the amounts, though.)
1 Tablespoon Sugar.
(or Splenda)
1 Cup Milk.
2 Tablespoons Canola oil.
(Or Butter. Or Margarine.)
1 egg, beaten well.

Mix the dry ingredients together.

Beat the egg using a whisk or a fork, pour the milk in, then add the Oil.

Make a "well" in the center of the dry ingredients. Slowly add the wet ingredients into the well as you mix them into the dry ingredients.

Stir well until there are no clumps.

Heat a griddle up to Medium High or 375 Fahrenheit degrees. Use a drop of water to test the sizzle.

Using a large spoon, dip out a circle of the pancake batter you just made. Wait until the top stop bubbling and the edge look a little dry, then flip over. I usually make about 2 at a time.

When cooked, put on plate and put pads of butter or margarine between the pancakes.

Add your favorite syrup and enjoy.

You could also include your favorite fruit as well, or instead of the syrup.

This recipe is perfect for about four people, or two very hungry ones.

They're light and fluffy and I love them better than any I've ever gotten from a restaurant.