Reflections on Life
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Insurance Companies – the Unexpected Ally in Long-term Planning for Disaster
In the US, insured climate-related losses have gone up 10 times faster than premiums or economic growth since 1971. Lloyds of London issued a report in June, 2006 Climate Change: Adapt or Bust. outlining the challenges facing the insurance industry and their analysis of insurer’s risk from global climate change. They recommend spending much more…
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More Trash and the Maid
Send in more maid stories – I couldn’t even begin to make this stuff up – My in-laws returned from a 3-week trip the other day. While they were gone the maid came in to clean . .
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Is My Maid Stealing?
Conventional wisdom seems to hold that all maids pilfer. If you’ve found a maid through networking this is almost certainly not true. Most maids have a very good grasp of the fact that, like Caesar’s wife, they must be above suspicion. They want to keep their jobs and get recommendations. Maids are easy to blame…
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Deer and the Abrupt Climate Change Game
Deer are currently nothing more than a nuisance in the Northeast – areas with deer tend to have endangered tulips but don’t contend with massive outbreaks of Lymes Disease. Communities tolerate leveled hostas and even an occasional car accident out of a respect for co-existing with nature or a desire to not kill Bambi. Does…
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Marriage and the State
I’ve been following the marriage for gays controversy with some disbelief. I have decided however that conservatives have a point. Religious marriage is between a man and a woman. (Secular marriage performed by a judge is between whoever the courts say it is and in the future it may change.) Religious, indeed all marriages, have…
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British Airways Lost Baggage Policy – Wrong
British Airways has a quaint notion that if they tell their clients with lost baggage that it is not their policy to address the issue they can ignore the problem. This is not legally correct
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Cleaning the Bedroom
Unless your bedroom is lined with bookshelves, it is one of the fastest rooms to clean. Just make sure your maid doesn’t go too fast.
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Penni’s Story
Not everyone is comfortable with giving their maid a job description in the form of lists. Sometimes the language barrier is too great and sometimes the employer is just crazy. Penni Perfect’s maids have always been wonderful people from the local community who speak English perfectly.
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Victory Gardens as Community Insurance
Turning a portion of everyone’s backyard into a viable vegetable garden can be very effective. Victory gardens planted by approximately 20% of the population helped supply 40% of the food
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Rules for the Maid
take time to go over your views on general cleaning. If it’s in writing she can get a friend to check her translation to avoid misunderstandings. I found the following useful to go over with my maid.:
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