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Time Magazine photo essay on Detroit’s decline. So it’s not just me?  Washington Post on recent spate ofView full post »

It smells OK …

… ever wonder whether leftovers from Saturday are still OK to eat for lunch Tuesday? http://stilltasty.com/View full post »

Worthwhile heavy reading 2

Rolling Stone on The Big Lebowski‘s staying power. Time Magazine’s 2008 Invention of the Year Economist onView full post »

Worthwhile heavy reading

Vanity Fair on Iceland’s financial rise and fall. New York Times on the housing crisis in Cleveland. NationalView full post »

You mean they just give you books for free?

A few weeks ago, I started taking Jaia to the library on Saturday mornings.  We rumble around the kids area, she pullsView full post »

You'll shoot your eye out!

Awesome. Jaia has a new poofy purple snow suit.  I’m tempted to bundle her up, take her out and push her into aView full post »

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“English” “Customer Retention” “I’m planning to switch to Bell HDTV.  What can youView full post »

You think *you've* got problems?

Change in value of 29 select financial firms over the past 12 months. Excerpted from Michael Berry’s morning notesView full post »

Free Lunch!

… as in, sometimes there *is* such a thing as a free lunch.   Our new house had a manual thermostat, which looksView full post »

The resemblance uncanny!

There are some great TV shows on PBS, including Sesame Street, which has changed a lot since my day!  Most of it isView full post »

Before we forget – September 16th

Jaia’s daycare provider sends us pics every day of her adventures.  Yesterday they played outside in the rainView full post »

Today while driving …

… I thought about giving away all my shirts and getting a whole heap of tuxedo t-shirts, and just wearing themView full post »

OAFE: McAuslan Pale Ale

My beer purchases are driven by two elements: price and taste.  When price wins, I come home with James Ready orView full post »

Apparently lawn mowers don't like winter.

My $45 Lawn Boy 2-stroke lawn mower spent the winter outside in the backyard, as snow came early last fall. I don’View full post »