My sister said I was the crazy one, rattling around the three-story dilapidated mansion our great-grandfather built before he died of syphilis, wondering how I was going to pay the light bill.
For his part, President Bill Clinton tried to make light of the latest controvery in remarks to some visiting presidential scholars.
Do the right thing for America-let dollars sprint from old assets to new ones at the speed of light. n Bill Gates, chairman and CEO of Microsoft: Don't let the bozos get you down. n Jim Barksdale, CEO of Netscape: Be kind to yourself in your Mississippi retirement years.
Kelley, an NRA member, tried to cast the bill's demise in a positive light.
Bill Clinton could have arranged a candle light dinner with Hillary, but that would have taken time and some planning.
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All of that information helps shed some light on who will foot the bill.
Key parts of the bill include new fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks, and new requirements to increase the use of ethanol and other biofuels.
At the time the bill was passed, there was hardly any discussion of the light bulb provisions at all by conservatives.
And like with gay marriage, it would also need a green light from Senate Majority Dean Skelos to bring the bill to the floor.
As soon as he finished eating, he would light a cigarette and snap his fingers for the bill, not bothering to check whether I had finished, too.
Mr Darling acknowledged that the powers outlined in the bill were tough but he argued they were necessary in the light of the threat of organised fraud.
And, in an effort to bring back at least a light version of the central idea of Glass Steagall, the bill would require banks to set up separate affiliates, each with its own balance sheet, one with FDIC deposits and one without them.
"Passive renewable energy" measures, such as using natural ventilation to cool a building and spacing windows to maximize the sun's light, are other ways to slash a building's electric bill.
And is there hope that President Obama will see the light and tack to the center on economic policy, as did Francois Mitterrand and Bill Clinton?
Maccarinelli was fighting on the same bill as compatriot Nathan Cleverly, who closed in on a world title shot after defending his European light-heavyweight title with a 10th-round stoppage of Karo Murat.
James Cleary's actions came to light in 2011, after he had left the university, when his former department found a bill could not be paid due to lack of funds.
Tucked into the giant 1, 200-page omnibus spending bill passed by Congress Thursday night is a provision that prevents the government from spending any money to enforce the light bulb ban.
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