From the monthly archives:

February 2008

The Oscars are over and I managed to stay awake for most of the program. Every year I rationalize the value of staying up well beyond my bedtime on a Sunday night just to watch the glorification of Hollywood. As usual I have not seen most of the movies nominated for awards in 2008. Adam [...]

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Today was a quiet day spent at home. The kids were cuddled on my lap this afternoon when friends (a mom and her teenage daughter) unexpectedly came to the door loaded with treasures. The daughter had cleaned out her room and wanted to pass on some goodies that she no longer had use for. Megan [...]

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In January I wrote about participating in a travel swap. I swapped with Madelene from California (visit her blog to see what she sent me). I have to agree with her sentiment that despite our differences in age, lifestyle and background we do have a lot in common. I enjoyed the creativity and thoughtfulness that [...]

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This week I discovered Very Short List. VSL is great if you are are hungry for cultural knowledge but short on time. VSL does the work of sending the information right to your computer in the form of a free daily e-mail. They promise “One Gem A Day (Movie, DVD, CD, Book, Web Video, Whatever) [...]

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Check out these anti-valentines. They are the submissions to Worth 1000‘s “valentine gifts you don’t want to get“ photoshop contest. I don’t know if I can post any here so go check them out. (Be forewarned that submissions could not be R rated but some of the entries do push the envelope of good taste.)

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Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons. I’ve been accused guilty of this. h/t How About Orange.

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