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Pop! (Wednesday, 02 January 2008 11:08 PM ): Design Within Reach's Champagne Chair contest is back. The annual DWR Champagne Chair Contest™ is simple: Create an original miniature chair using only the foil, label, cage and cork from no more than two Champagne bottles. Chairs will be...

Keeping track of Laura (Wednesday, 19 December 2007 12:56 PM ): Some weeks back I mentioned that my sister Laura is traveling through Latin America over the Christmas holiday, and that I would be renovating her blog so she can keep us informed on her whereabouts and adventures. At last,...

Don't lick it (Wednesday, 12 December 2007 08:42 PM ): Little bit of a setback today, so no proper post today. Regular posting will resume tomorrow. For now, please enjoy some Eddie Izzard, imitating someone else imitating Christopher Walken: Need more Eddie Izzard? Of course you do. And here's a...

Yo (Monday, 03 December 2007 11:26 AM ): My knowledge of the rap music genre is not extensive, so the web page "Rap Represented in Mathematical Charts and Graphs" doesn't have its full impact on me. But in the hope that my readers are better versed, I share...

End the Suffering, Restore the Dignity: National Toupee Forgiveness Day, 11/26/2007 (Tuesday, 20 November 2007 04:33 PM ): Less than a week away from National Toupee Forgiveness Day, that special day instituted by Tunesmith & Anthony. On NTFD, toupee wearers can freely leave behind their hairpieces and move on with their lives, without fear of anyone remarking on...

Dessert in a glass (Thursday, 11 January 2007 09:52 PM ): This is the second installment in the Spirited Cuisine series from Sri Bala (Shaman) and me. Each week or so I select a liquor or spirit, and Sri creates a dessert recipe incorporating it. Find Sri's posts at his blog...

Spirited cuisine: Frangelico (Monday, 08 January 2007 01:22 AM ): Sri Bala has come up with a delightful adventure that combines cooking and drinking, photography and blogging. Each week, I'll suggest a liqueur or alcoholic beverage, and Sri will create a dish that uses it as an ingredient. He'll be...

Something To Be Desired (Monday, 27 November 2006 12:19 PM ): Some nice press in today's Post-Gazette about Pittsburgh's own web-based soap comedy, Something To Be Desired: "Something To Be Desired," or "STBD" for short, is a hybrid of sitcom and soap opera. Its characters live in Pittsburgh and mostly work...

My loves collide (Monday, 13 November 2006 08:44 PM ): One of my favorite short story writers is Matthew Klamm. (See Sam the Cat and Other Stories.) The one vlog I watch every day is by one of my all-time favorite people on the web, Ze Frank. Sunday's New York...

Ain't too proud to beg (Monday, 21 August 2006 04:23 PM ): I don't know much about baseball, but even I can tell that 47 - 77 is not a good record. On the chance that new ownership could improve the situation, some of us pulled together an open plea to one...

Send Emily to D.C. (Wednesday, 31 May 2006 09:00 AM ): The folks at Words For Snow are raising money for a worthy cause: sending a bright kid on a terrific learning experience. The bright kid is Emily, who's smart and polite and lovely and the niece of Suzie Putnam of...

No Corners for You (Monday, 21 November 2005 10:58 PM ): Why can't I download "Powdermilk Biscuit Rain"?

How many lives left? (Wednesday, 09 November 2005 11:32 AM ): This cat sounds like the Laura Croft of the feline world. Several next thoughts: Now that this has received national news exposure, how many hours until that cat is claimed or adopted? (My guess: 2.) And how many people will...

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