Month: December 2006

QotD: This Gets On My Last Nerve

What is your pet peeve, the one thing which really drives you mad?  Submitted by Beki.   Has nobody mentioned Metal Health yet? Read and post comments | Send to a friend

QotD: Books From My Childhood

What books did you love as a child?  Submitted by hearts.  I was a big fan of Roald Dahl and Daniel (Manus) Pinkwater. Pinkwater's earlier stuff is great (Lizard Music and the Hoboken Chicken Emergency stand out in my mind), but he's gotten a little too goofy and cutesy in the past several years. Dahl… Continue reading QotD: Books From My Childhood

Vox Hunt: Makes You Think…

Show us something thought-provoking.Submitted by luminousshadow11. Hmm As they say in Cambridge, MA in dark movie theatres to indicate poignancy, "hmmf." Read and post comments | Send to a friend

We miss those times

Tonight I took out the cookbook my family made in honor of my grandmother. It has her original hand-written recipe cards photocopied onto sheets with loosely related photos next to each, and typed versions of all the recipes. The project was done while she was still with us, and my mom helped her come up… Continue reading We miss those times

All this for a screencleaner

For background: Random Good Stuff is a blog I read on the regular. I think I discovered it via Cap'n Ken and it's been one of the more useful and entertaining feeds I read daily. They have a giveaway today of some cellphone screencleaners, and although I probably won't attach a big dangly thing to… Continue reading All this for a screencleaner

QotD: So Hard To Shop For

Who's the hardest person to shop for on your holiday list? Picture 4 Now that you mention it, not sure what I'll get for this guy. I mean, he already has all the joy he can handle from that phone and whatever is happening below frame. Read and post comments | Send to a friend