All mixed up, 2

“Aaaaaaaah!” I heard the scream burst from the kitchen. I jumped up, wondering what in the world was going on. This is what I found. If she had stuck with the Hamilton Beach mixer, I’m sure that would have never…

I’m nuts for coconuts…

I need some help. I’m calling on the Blog World, friends, family, and the pope to assist me. My brother-in-law, TC, gave us this little box of “Holiday Snack Nuts.” It wasn’t until a few nights ago that we broke…

Nominate Notes for the Bloggies

The 2007 Bloggie Awards are upon us! If you stop over at , you’ll have the opportunity to nominate three weblogs that you enjoy in different categories. Here’s the thing: you must nominate at least three different blogs. I’d appreciate…

Personal savings net style

Many thanks to Justin Baeder who I found ChipIn through. It’s a new site (among many) that enable you to set up a personal savings plan for items that you need Rather than turning to the credit card, you begin…

Why the shovel dude?

Many of you have by now noticed the little guy with the shovel at the end of every post. It’s the icon and link for digg.com. Apart from me saying that digg is a website that helps connect you to…

Mac users, rejoice!

Everyone get ready for this year’s astonishing Mac revelations. Steve Jobs is slated to give an unprecedented almost two-hour intro speech at 2007’s MacWorld Expo in San Francisco. Among the speculations in Apple’s super-secret arsenal of technology are: – An…

We’re baaack…

We dragged ourselves into the house at 7:30 this evening and began unpacking, stowing, and trashing frenzy. Forty-five minutes later, things are about as good as they’ll get tonight. Tomorrow will begin the undecorating and cleaning. Here’s my list of…

Hobbs, Day 2

Wow. This picture has not been altered, nor have the names in this article been changed to protect the innocent. Sam and my twin nephews captured this runaway tumbleweed in the prairie beside Carolyn’s folks’ house. Found a nice coffee…