Comments for saintpaulitan http://saintpaulitan.com Life in the other Twin City Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:28:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on The Parking Nightmare that is St. Paul by Carrie http://saintpaulitan.com/2010/05/21/the-parking-nightmare-that-is-st-paul/#comment-345 Carrie Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:28:44 +0000 http://saintpaulitan.com/?p=365#comment-345 My Mom was visiting from Iowa and parked there! There was a plant in the way and so she ended up getting a ticket -$33! I stumbled on your blog while looking for things to do in St. Paul. Lots of great stuff! My Mom was visiting from Iowa and parked there! There was a plant in the way and so she ended up getting a ticket -$33!

I stumbled on your blog while looking for things to do in St. Paul. Lots of great stuff!

]]> Comment on To DIY, or Not to DIY? by Lauren http://saintpaulitan.com/2010/07/08/to-diy-or-not-to-diy/#comment-338 Lauren Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:06:22 +0000 http://saintpaulitan.com/?p=401#comment-338 Wow, good for you! I think if you had the guts to tackle big projects in the first place, it's worth the learning curve alone. Really like the formula you mention... will keep that in mind! Wow, good for you! I think if you had the guts to tackle big projects in the first place, it’s worth the learning curve alone. Really like the formula you mention… will keep that in mind!

]]> Comment on About by Leora http://saintpaulitan.com/about-2/#comment-334 Leora Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:23:22 +0000 http://saintpaulitan.com/?page_id=7#comment-334 Dear saintpaulitan: My name is Leora Trub and I am a student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). I am conducting a study of the reasons that people blog and what benefits it brings, which at this point are still largely unexplored in research studies. I am therefore reaching out to you as a blogger who can help deepen our understanding of this phenomenon. I believe that your voice is an important one to be heard and hope you will enjoy participating in the study. I have developed an online questionnaire that asks about specific aspects of blogging as well as asking about feelings about yourself and others in your life. The survey is a mix of numerical scales and opportunities to reflect in an open-ended format about the role of blogging in your life, and how it has changed over time. You are eligible to participate if you are at least 21 years of age and have been maintaining an English-language personal blog for at least six months that you update or visit at least twice a week (on average). Your participation involves completing a confidential online questionnaire. The data will be downloaded onto a secure server to which only I have access. No identifying information, such as your names or address, will be collected. If you desire, you may choose not to share your blog name, in which case I will not access your blog for any reason after this point. If you do share your blog name, it will NOT be connected to your responses in the survey. Additionally, you will be given the opportunity to be identified by a code name in research reports and to have your blog description changed slightly so it cannot be identified. The survey takes approximately 45 minutes to complete and participation is completely voluntary. Three participants who complete the survey will be randomly selected by a lottery to receive a $75 cash prize. There are no foreseeable risks to participation in the study. Although some of the questions are personal in nature, participation in the study provides an opportunity to think about the role that your blog plays in your life. If you have any questions about this research, you can contact me at ltrub@gc.cuny.edu, or my advisors Dr. Arietta Slade at (212) 650-5658 or arietta.slade@gmail.com and Dr. Tracey Revenson at (212) 817-8709 or trevenson@gc.cuny.edu. The study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Graduate School of the City University of New York and meets of their guidelines as well as all state and federal guidelines for research with human participants. If you have any concerns about the project at any time, you can contact Ms. Kay Powell, Institutional Review Board at the Graduate School of the City University of New York (212) 817-7525 or kpowell@gc.cuny.edu. In order to participate in this study, I need to send you an invitation through survey monkey. If you are interested, please send an email to ltrub@gc.cuny.edu from the email address to which you would like the invitation sent. I hope that you will decide to participate and also that you will share it with others if you decide you would like to. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Sincerely, Leora Trub, M.A. Doctoral student in Clinical Psychology Graduate School of the City University of New York 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016-4309 ltrub@gc.cuny.edu Dear saintpaulitan:

My name is Leora Trub and I am a student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). I am conducting a study of the reasons that people blog and what benefits it brings, which at this point are still largely unexplored in research studies. I am therefore reaching out to you as a blogger who can help deepen our understanding of this phenomenon. I believe that your voice is an important one to be heard and hope you will enjoy participating in the study. I have developed an online questionnaire that asks about specific aspects of blogging as well as asking about feelings about yourself and others in your life. The survey is a mix of numerical scales and opportunities to reflect in an open-ended format about the role of blogging in your life, and how it has changed over time.

You are eligible to participate if you are at least 21 years of age and have been maintaining an English-language personal blog for at least six months that you update or visit at least twice a week (on average). Your participation involves completing a confidential online questionnaire. The data will be downloaded onto a secure server to which only I have access. No identifying information, such as your names or address, will be collected. If you desire, you may choose not to share your blog name, in which case I will not access your blog for any reason after this point. If you do share your blog name, it will NOT be connected to your responses in the survey. Additionally, you will be given the opportunity to be identified by a code name in research reports and to have your blog description changed slightly so it cannot be identified.

The survey takes approximately 45 minutes to complete and participation is completely voluntary. Three participants who complete the survey will be randomly selected by a lottery to receive a $75 cash prize.

There are no foreseeable risks to participation in the study. Although some of the questions are personal in nature, participation in the study provides an opportunity to think about the role that your blog plays in your life.

If you have any questions about this research, you can contact me at ltrub@gc.cuny.edu, or my advisors Dr. Arietta Slade at (212) 650-5658 or arietta.slade@gmail.com and Dr. Tracey Revenson at (212) 817-8709 or trevenson@gc.cuny.edu.

The study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Graduate School of the City University of New York and meets of their guidelines as well as all state and federal guidelines for research with human participants. If you have any concerns about the project at any time, you can contact Ms. Kay Powell, Institutional Review Board at the Graduate School of the City University of New York (212) 817-7525 or kpowell@gc.cuny.edu.

In order to participate in this study, I need to send you an invitation through survey monkey. If you are interested, please send an email to ltrub@gc.cuny.edu from the email address to which you would like the invitation sent. I hope that you will decide to participate and also that you will share it with others if you decide you would like to. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Sincerely,

Leora Trub, M.A.
Doctoral student in Clinical Psychology
Graduate School of the City University of New York
365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016-4309
ltrub@gc.cuny.edu

]]> Comment on To DIY, or Not to DIY? by tasha http://saintpaulitan.com/2010/07/08/to-diy-or-not-to-diy/#comment-333 tasha Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:59:28 +0000 http://saintpaulitan.com/?p=401#comment-333 I also like your window solution – great idea and looks good. http://www.espow.com/wholesale-car-electronics-car-review-systems.html I also like your window solution – great idea and looks good.

http://www.espow.com/wholesale-car-electronics-car-review-systems.html

]]> Comment on To DIY, or Not to DIY? by work from home http://saintpaulitan.com/2010/07/08/to-diy-or-not-to-diy/#comment-332 work from home Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:01:01 +0000 http://saintpaulitan.com/?p=401#comment-332 Its good idea to hire contracter ! Its good idea to hire contracter !

]]> Comment on To DIY, or Not to DIY? by Pedro http://saintpaulitan.com/2010/07/08/to-diy-or-not-to-diy/#comment-329 Pedro Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:42:55 +0000 http://saintpaulitan.com/?p=401#comment-329 I have to agree, I fitted my kitchen with the help of my with 15 years ago (yes 15) and it's still good, I needed a new oven but since I fitted the original, it was easy to replace it. It does take more time for DIY but time well spent in my opinion. I have to agree, I fitted my kitchen with the help of my with 15 years ago (yes 15) and it’s still good, I needed a new oven but since I fitted the original, it was easy to replace it.

It does take more time for DIY but time well spent in my opinion.

]]> Comment on To DIY, or Not to DIY? by popscure http://saintpaulitan.com/2010/07/08/to-diy-or-not-to-diy/#comment-327 popscure Mon, 12 Jul 2010 03:28:01 +0000 http://saintpaulitan.com/?p=401#comment-327 there are certain projects I won't even attempt to do, mostly because buying or renting the proper tools would eat up the money i'd be saving. 'Besides, 'contractors gotta eat too.' there are certain projects I won’t even attempt to do, mostly because buying or renting the proper tools would eat up the money i’d be saving. ‘Besides, ‘contractors gotta eat too.’

]]> Comment on To DIY, or Not to DIY? by convertlife http://saintpaulitan.com/2010/07/08/to-diy-or-not-to-diy/#comment-326 convertlife Mon, 12 Jul 2010 03:26:13 +0000 http://saintpaulitan.com/?p=401#comment-326 Just design your lifespace, I think you wolud be pround of it no matter how it would become! Just design your lifespace, I think you wolud be pround of it no matter how it would become!

]]> Comment on To DIY, or Not to DIY? by mystic7ruins11 http://saintpaulitan.com/2010/07/08/to-diy-or-not-to-diy/#comment-324 mystic7ruins11 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:53:44 +0000 http://saintpaulitan.com/?p=401#comment-324 I can honestly say as someone that has done DIY project with the help of his grandfather and someone that has done some on his own, you ignore the perfectionist in you. Yeah, your first DIY project isn't going to look that great but practice makes perfect. Then again I was lucky to have a grandfather that actually knew a thing or two about building a house from scratch and repairing or putting up sheet rock. Just ignore the perfectionist and be proud of your work. I can't see anything wrong with the window in the picture. Trust me, because of my grandfather I experience things differently than other people, when it comes to houses, carpentry and general repairs. If you want to continue with DIY projects and worry about things being level, they have plumb bobs and levels and string can help level things. I've DIY with my grandfather laying a floor down its hard work but it has last a long time. It was one of those linoleum square tile deals. I can honestly say as someone that has done DIY project with the help of his grandfather and someone that has done some on his own, you ignore the perfectionist in you. Yeah, your first DIY project isn’t going to look that great but practice makes perfect. Then again I was lucky to have a grandfather that actually knew a thing or two about building a house from scratch and repairing or putting up sheet rock. Just ignore the perfectionist and be proud of your work. I can’t see anything wrong with the window in the picture. Trust me, because of my grandfather I experience things differently than other people, when it comes to houses, carpentry and general repairs. If you want to continue with DIY projects and worry about things being level, they have plumb bobs and levels and string can help level things. I’ve DIY with my grandfather laying a floor down its hard work but it has last a long time. It was one of those linoleum square tile deals.

]]> Comment on To DIY, or Not to DIY? by Matt (The Evangelical Athlete) http://saintpaulitan.com/2010/07/08/to-diy-or-not-to-diy/#comment-323 Matt (The Evangelical Athlete) Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:20:53 +0000 http://saintpaulitan.com/?p=401#comment-323 I'd say do what you feel comfortable with and know what you're doing and how to do it. If not then hire someone to do it. I’d say do what you feel comfortable with and know what you’re doing and how to do it. If not then hire someone to do it.

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