Catalog Choice - Eliminate unwanted catalogs you receive in the mail

November 29, 2007

Tis the season to purchase gifts. It’s also the season for carrying a pound of catalogs to the recycling bin each day. Those catalog folks do have my number - they know I purchase clothing, and shoes, they know I like wine, like outdoorsy stuff, yoga, and workout gear. I get pounds of catalogs [...]

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November 27, 2007

Baby Surprise Jacket - KnitWiki
The jacket is knit in a single piece with just two seams that run across each of the shoulders and down the length of the sleeves. It includes extra ease across the back of the garment to fit well over a nappy (diaper).
(tags: baby wiki knitting patterns bsj)

doulicia: Baby Surprise Jacket [...]

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November 26, 2007

» Nimrod Nation, tonight on Sundance Channel » Dig Michigan!
Tonight the Sundance Channel premiers filmmaker Brett Morgen’s eight-part, four-hour “Nimrod Nation”, a sympathetic observation of small town life against the backdrop of the high school basketball season.
(tags: michigan basketball UP team)

Practice makes permanent

November 25, 2007

So, I have been straying from my path, not going to satsang at my local meditation center, wondering what the point of the chants and the gatherings are, feeling disconnected. I have let that question “why should I go?” rattle around in my head for a little while, and I just rediscovered the answer.
Tonight, when [...]

Thanksgiving highlights

November 23, 2007

My nephew
My niece
My brother-in-law’s deep fried turkey
My sister’s homemade non-canned green bean casserole (from Cook’s Illustrated - subscription required)
Hot and numbing beef roll in our take-out meal from Tasty China in Marietta
Dave’s bacon, avocado, leftover turkey sandwich, a play on Zingerman’s Tarb’s Tenacious Tenure. Hingerman’s Barb’s Tenacious Tenure anyone?
Going to the Marietta YMCA with my [...]

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Walk Score - Helping homebuyers, renters, and real estate agents find houses and apartments in great neighborhoods.
What is Walk Score?
We help homebuyers, renters, and real estate agents find houses and apartments in great neighborhoods. Walk Score shows you a map of what’s nearby and calculates a Walk Score for any property. Buying a house in [...]

Gone modular again

November 18, 2007

My obsession with modular floorcovering continues. After some delay and vacillation, I replaced the 12 year old Pier 1 clearance-special dhurrie rug in our study with Flor Copper Solid Ground. I was tired of kicking out the puckers in the old rug when I was trying to use the room for yoga. I also never [...]

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spatially relevant » Blog Archive » Great PPC Intro pitch from Pure Visibility.
Great PPC Intro pitch from Pure Visibility.
Man these folks do slides well at Pure Visibility a SEO and SEM firm in Ann Arbor. I learned from my download from their website, so now more folks can learn from slideshare. Thanks EV for having [...]

Laap (aka “Larb”)

November 15, 2007

Laap is a savory dish made with ground meat and herbs. It is often found under the salad menu in Thai restaurants, but for me it isn’t a salad - it is a meat dish with a bit more green than usual. The meat can be whatever you want or have on hand (chicken, beef, [...]

Mother-in-law’s tongue in bloom

November 12, 2007

Some houseplants thrive no matter what you do to ‘em. My mother-in-law’s tongue seems to fall into that category. It’s an African perennial herb, Sansevieria trifasciata, and it has absolutely thrived under my regime of inattention. I toss it onto the porch in summer, toss it into the study in winter. I forget to [...]