Today I am retiring my favorite pair of 501 Levi's jeans that I've had for about 6 years.

I ordered them from an internet store, knowing that they would fit perfectly, since this is the second pair I owned.

The first pair... I got it back when I worked as a sales clerk in SoHo. A colleague mentioned that a jean store across from us had a sale, and I ( Read more... )

I am not particularly good at any form of art but I like the process -- just sitting down and losing several hours with a brush or a pencil ( Read more... )

Good people, ones I know and like. Good project, one that will save time and headache later on ( Read more... )

After two years, my grey/brown cube seriously bores me.


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Somebody please check the forecast for little pink piggies.

Today is apparently the Official WTF Day for me.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics published a report saying, basically, that yes, kids do need to learn the basic arithmetic in school. That's good news. Here is the WTF part of it (from WSJ. Maybe I should have a category named WSJ WTFs):
According to their report, "Curriculum Focal Points ( Read more... )

... brought to you by a benevolently-looking-down-at-earthly-affairs Wall Street Journal:

"Coming up with the money for a down payment on a new condominium may soon be as easy as charging it: American Express Co. is expected to announce today that it will allow some customers to use its cards to make condominium down payments."

The author proceeds to ( Read more... )

Specifically, the little blue-and-orange foxy browser ( Read more... )

I hope the dead find their peace ( Read more... )

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