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Halloween Costume Parade

Posted in Holidays, Just Fun, Photography, tagged , on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

OK, let me warn you right off the bat – this is not the parade in Greenwich Village or anything. Nothing like it. Just a very small town parade held each year with prizes for various age groups, cider and doughnuts for everybody, and people getting together. Almost all kids in the parade, but the [...]

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Zombie Delight

Posted in Holidays, Just Fun, Writing, tagged , on October 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »

The Epicurean Z
You ask what makes my culinary bell ring?
I’ll tell you, dear friends, it’s only one thing.
Fingers!
With garlic and butter in a delicate sauté,
Or toss with linguine and a sauce de Mornay.
Cut thin and layered for a scalloped delight,
Or simmer in red sauce … it’s Italian tonight!
Chopped and toasted gives salads a crunch,
Or slice [...]

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The Orangutan and Hound – A Short Love Story

Posted in Animals, Just Fun, Nature on October 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I see a lot – I mean a lot  - of cute, (and not-so-cute), animal stuff because it is a large part of my professional and personal life. And yes, I have seen my fair share of cute inter-species animal stories, videos, etc. This one, new to me, was particularly heartwarming.
This made my day – hope [...]

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Play the Cheese or Font Game

Posted in Art, Creativity, Design, Just Fun, food, tagged , , on September 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Here’s a fun little diversion for those of you who are mightily drawn to cheese and/or fonts. Play the Cheese or Font Game – it’s quite the challenge!
You are given the name of a cheese or font, and you have to decide which one it is. Sound easy? Guess again! The game seems to have [...]

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Full-Frontal Snogging – Humor on the YA Bookshelf

Posted in Authors, Children's Books, Good Reads, Just Fun, Writing on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Here’s the full title – Angus, thongs and full-frontal snogging – confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison. (Yeah – a tad too long for a post title!) My last trip to my local library had my very wonderful librarian, Jennifer, suggest a book to me in addition to my list of MG and YA titles. [...]

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Freshness Expert

Posted in Animals, Just Fun, Life on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

One of the things that is so endearing about our pets is how they come up with these little quirky behaviors on their own.
One of my cats is the official, self-appointed Freshness Expert (and yes, that is with a capital F and E.) Just ask her.
Whenever I open a new bag of their food and [...]

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Online Aquarium

Posted in Animals, Just Fun, Nature on May 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Everybody knows how relaxing it is to watch fish in an aquarium, so here’s a little something to rest your weary mind. It’s an online aquarium called Shark Break.  The fish closely follow the moves of your mouse/cursor. You can choose different fish from the left and/or different ocean backgrounds at the right.
The providers of [...]

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Calling All Font Geeks

Posted in Art, Creativity, Design, Just Fun on May 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

ust a quick entry … for all you graphic designers/artists as well as those who have a fondness for a well-designed page of any sort, but ESPECIALLY for all of you who have a lifetime love affair with fonts – this little video is for you. You may want to play it twice, (or listen [...]

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