by Alison Moore Smith | May 12, 2010 | for Home, for Money
The rebate system for energy-efficient improvements is a baffling array of governmental nonsense. No surprise there. If you do exactly what the EPA tells you to do, when they tell you to do it, while living where they want you to live—and presumably with the...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 11, 2010 | for Body
After breakfast one morning, when I was four, I went up to my bathroom to brush my teeth. Whilst making my teeth sparkle, I noticed that there was raspberry jam stuck on my jaw. I got a washcloth and wiped. Then I rubbed. Then I scrubbed. With tears running down my...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 8, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Body, for Home
Back in the day when the Farrah Fawcett hairdo was the only hair worth doing, it was imperative to have an unimpeded view of the entire back of head. If you can't see the back of your head, how can you be perfectly coifed? I grew up in a home that was built in 1968....
by Alison Moore Smith | May 8, 2010 | for Home, for Money
You'd love to own a home—and you can afford the payments—but going the traditional route isn't working out. Or maybe you'd just like to avoid the expense and hassle of dealing with banks and lending institutions in the incredibly difficult credit market. One way to...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 7, 2010 | for Good, for Spirit
In the quest for civility and a moderately refined society, I have come up with a three part plan of action for the senior editorial staff at the University of Utah student newspaper: Grow up. Get out of the boys' junior high locker room. Buy a thesaurus. When I was...
