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07 Oct

Weird lady at YMCA

A friend who used to work at our local YMCA and I went to tour our new facility. She suggested I get a membership and maybe even a job in the child care center there. Her friend, the current director, allowed us to go into the child care area and talk to another ex-co-worker, whom [...]

17 Aug

Rizzo Tees

Okay, I really like some of the shirts at Rizzo Tees. There are some Twitter-related shirts too! Only downfall… American Apparel tees, which means sizing issues.
I think So Long Suckers is my favorite…

20 Oct

The strangest thing happened…

My mom works as a secretary for an attorney. Today a young woman came in to take care of some business. My mom commented on her cute ring, saying that her daughter (me of course) would love it, because it’s Hello Kitty. The woman took her ring off and handed it to [...]

30 Sep

eBags’ Best of the Best

eBags is showing off their own-brand best of the best bags – those bags that are rated 9 (or 10) out of 10 by customers, and also have a “would buy again” rating from customers of 90% or higher. I happen to own 2 eBags branded bags – the Thunder messenger and the Kalya [...]

14 Aug

I was a Steve Wilkos audience member

(Meh, I went for a friend. But the experience of being at a TV show taping was neat.)
I was never a talk show viewer, but my friend really loves Steve Wilkos and so we went to see a taping yesterday. (He used to work on, and guest hosted, the Jerry Springer show.) It was fun, [...]

27 Jul

Bad idea: lighting your walkway with candles

Woman’s World magazine suggests that you line the stairs to your deck (not the railings, the stairs themselves) with tealights for a party to light the walkway elegantly. Actually, this sounds more to me like a great way to set your guests’ shoes, socks, and pants on fire.
I think if I were going to [...]

11 Dec

Jeopardy contestant Jenn Cannon isn’t very bright

Jenn Cannon is the current Jeopardy champion. I don’t know how she won. She’s supposedly a doctor and got a question wrong about the ear canal. How much more basic in anatomy can you get?

05 Dec

Where’d I go? Bento!

I’ve become bento obsessed!
My 3 favorite bento blogs:
Bento Yum, with lots of great sets for beginners.
Adventures in Bentomaking
Lunch in a Box

04 Nov

Uncensored Jukebox

I’m playing along with Ed Bott’s Uncensored Jukebox. (Link goes to the rules so you can play along!) The current edition is here.
1. We Shout – Tatu2. I Want Someone To Love – Sailor Moon soundtrack3. Hands – Jewel4. I Can’t Stand It – Danielle Paris5. Wild One – Faith Hill6. YMCA – Village [...]

25 Aug

Charged to ride the school bus

A Massachusetts high school is going to charge kids who ride the school bus $1 per day. Great, charge them money to come to school – that’ll improve their attitudes.
Story on Eagle Tribune

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