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
Vox Hunt: I Won!
Show us something that you won.Submitted by Rupert. The sandbox. Read and post comments | Send to a friend
I may bake something this weekend.
No promises, but maybe. Read and post comments | Send to a friend
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
Mindloss
I distinctly remember a couple of days ago thinking "that's a dumb place to put that id badge, I'll never find it there" but then going ahead and putting it "there" anyway. No idea where it is, and no idea why if I realized that at the time, I ignored my own better judgement. For… Continue reading Mindloss
Beware the fingernail man
One of the first things I heard when I got in to my folks' place in Jamestown was that my sister had told her kids I'd be checking their fingernails for length and cleanliness when I saw them. And that if I found them too long I'd trim them myself, and when I do it… Continue reading Beware the fingernail man
QotD: Dear Diary
Do you keep a journal or diary? How often do you write in it?Submitted by Kim. You're lookin at the closest thing I've got to one. Read and post comments | Send to a friend