My Christmas present is a lot of fun. I don’t love to go to exercise classes, but they do tend to be the only thing that has made me stick to the required number of reps of any exercise long enough to get any benefit. Until now. Today and yesterday have found me sneaking off… Continue reading Wheeee! Fit
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Frugal Friday – Almost-Free DTV
I keep getting mailings from my erstwhile cable company wooing me to come back. “From $115 a month!” they cry, as if that’s a good thing. Instead, I fire up my digital-ready LCD TV (which does not need to cost the earth See?) and make sure my $30 indoor antenna is pointing East North East,… Continue reading Frugal Friday – Almost-Free DTV
Rollercoaster
Life just keeps happening, doesn’t it?
Seeing Is Believing
Kev: G, did you go to Picture People today and get your photograph taken? G, aged 3: Were you there? K: No, but I saw your pictures. G: Did you use your long eyes to see them?
Frugal Friday – Gift Bags
My kids have a lot of classmates. 41. Plus three teachers. I’d like to give them all a little something, but I don’t want to buy more plastic cr*p, litter the world with wrapping paper, or spend a fortune. Or shop. So I decided to make gifts.
XKCD Genius
Oh this XKCD cartoon is scarily good.
What's Up, Doc?
Well, here’s a little local colour. I was off to meet the school bus today when I met one of my neighbours, off to pick up his kid from kindergarten. Since said neighbour is a teacher, I don’t often see him at 3 pm, and commented on this. He told me that his school district,… Continue reading What's Up, Doc?
Handmade Gift Ideas
So it’s that time again: everyone is scrambling for gifts for other people, things that might be appreciated but won’t break the bank and, preferably, won’t contribute too much to the scuppering of the planet. I say, buy homemade. More specifically, I say “Buy homemade from these nice folks who I either know, sort-of-know, or… Continue reading Handmade Gift Ideas
Star Trek Movie Trailer Worries
See, this first trailer is Good. It ties Star Trek to the most exciting era of space travel that we had in (real) history AND it throws a bone to the rabid Trek fans (among whom I count myself, even if it is a sort of quiet rabidity) with the voice over at the end.… Continue reading Star Trek Movie Trailer Worries
Slightly R-Rated
This morning at Pilates we were doing an exercise that Carolynn, our instructor, claimed was good for the transverse abdominals. Someone, who can talk while exercising, said, “Did anyone see Oprah last week? She had someone on who said that the transverse abdominals are the best for sex!” There were some exclamations and titters and… Continue reading Slightly R-Rated