A couple blogs that I regularly read periodically have links to things for sale on Etsy.com. I recently signed up and started browsing around. It didn't take long, being a shopaholic and all, before I was buying things. I appreciate that I am supporting individual artists and not big companies, and I like how diverse the website is.

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There must be something about the wood, because every cat that has come into contact with this nativity scene has been obsessed with it.

I heard about this on a radio show - go to www.powerasmile.com and upload a photo of a child smiling, and Duracell will donate a dollar to the Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA.  You can upload up to 5 photos a day.

If you shop at Amazon.com, you can have a portion of your purchase amount donated to the Evanston Animal Shelter (aka CARE) by using this link. 

Over the summer when gas prices got so high, I decided to start taking public transportation.  I get an unlimited CTA pass through the school during the normal school sessions, so I started using it.  The closest bus route to my apartment starts less than a mile away, so it is fairly consistent in the time that it comes on my way to work.  If it ( Read more... )

“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”  Albert Einstein

I got a new work computer last Thursday.  I am now on day 3 of no productivity due to setting this computer up.  First, I tried to connect to the printer.  I tried the way that worked with other computers first.  It didn't work.  Then I tried ( Read more... )

David Cook, the latest American Idol, did an interview with Eric & Kathy on Friday in which he mentioned that he collaborated with Kevin Griffin from Better than Ezra (amongst other musicians) for his album being released a week from tomorrow ( Read more... )

Seventy six American Nobel Prize winners have written a letter to the American people.

I think you should read it.

Anyone thinking about getting a pet hamster?  Know someone that is thinking about getting a hamster, mouse, or gerbil?

Need all the supplies besides the actual hamster?  (Cage, bedding, wheel, ball, add-on tubes, playing crate, food, treats)

If you're bored this weekend and want to take a drive, I've got the place for you.  I ended up at this place because my original plans were rained out, but it was wonderful and worth the drive ( Read more... )