Archive for September, 2011

my favorite things: amazon’s new kindle and fire

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

It’s been a little while since I’ve gotten the tingles from a product–stomach fluttering, lady-parts clenching excitement–and it’s from the giant we love to hate, Amazon, no less! It happened this week with the announcement of two particular new market-changing products from Amazon. All right, so maybe this is NOT so sexy to all of... »

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the sunday funnies

Sunday, September 25th, 2011

My, how life has changed. As a child I’d read the comics in the Sunday paper. Nowadays I log into the dashboard of this blog and get a laugh out of the blog comments spammers send. This is the only reason I turn off comments on posts–because of the massive amounts of spam comments.... »

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unplugged

Monday, September 19th, 2011
unplugged

Are we too wired? It’s a question I find I can no longer avoid asking.  A week with friends in a house at Lake George with zero cell phone service (thank you T-Mobile) and WiFi that moved at glacially slow speeds taught me I could survive (in spite of the technology withdrawal) without being connected... »

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my favorite things: holiday 2012

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
my favorite things: holiday 2012

Confession- I already started my Christmas shopping. It may or may not be because I’m procrastinating doing real work…I admit nothing. But in my online searches there are some incredibly cool things I’ve found that I absolutely love!! (All from Etsy) For the man in your life who loves letters: Cufflinks from The Lettershop made from... »

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my favorite things: cowgirl creamery cheese

Friday, September 2nd, 2011
my favorite things: cowgirl creamery cheese

A few months ago I posted on another group blog I belong to about Purple Cowboy wine. Well here is the perfect accompaniment to that–Cowgirl Creamery Cheeses. As I’ve mentioned here before, my friends and I are foodies. We get together weekly at one house and basically cook and eat together. I won’t say it’s... »

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