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it probably is not the great(est) depression

October 1st, 2008

I’ve spent a lot of time reading about our previous economic crisis and their causes – the 15% APR on mortgages in the 80s, the S&L scandal, and the Great Depression – in an attempt to better understand how we got into those situations and what they meant for people like me, but mainly so […]

hey Doug – that chili could kill you!

September 30th, 2008

Man dies after eating hot chili. World awaits autopsy. Habanero poppers by Doug:

financial crisis explained and how US democracy has always been flawed

September 30th, 2008

I won’t claim to be an economist, though apparently living in the close proximity of many world famous economists makes me more qualified to speak on this than others (shameless, I know). Here’s an interesting article explaining how we got into this situation. With the polls so close, and so much at stake, I’ve been […]

in case you were wondering

September 29th, 2008

In case you were wondering how to secure a wooden pantry from gangs of wild raccoons: They may still empty your cooler and drink all your beer, but you’ll have food for breakfast.

oh baby, baby

September 29th, 2008

Costco has a baby set – stroller, bassinet, carseat, diaper bag. Doug emailed me a picture to confirm that we should get it for Sylvie’s birthday. Reading over my shoulder, Sylvie was in convulsions, “Baby! Baby! Baby!” When he arrived home, I convinced Doug we could bring the box of baby things inside without Sylvie […]

a peak at my latest sewing

September 28th, 2008

shhh… this is a secret.

too berkeley

September 28th, 2008

I’ve been acutely aware of my pinko-ness, recently. But thankfully, when I’m feeling like I’ve become so leftist that I’ve fallen off the common ground, Berkeley throws their “How Berkeley are you” festival, and I feel normal again. Representative of the wackos I’m surrounded by, there were Communists followed by Klingons followed by basket heads […]

stalking these

September 25th, 2008

The Spiraling Review posted instructions for knitting these funny stocking scarves using a vintage kiddie knitting machine. Coveting, I googled and voila! Wouldn’t ya know it, great ideas don’t die. You too can own a kiddie knitting machine! Below is the picture of Amazon’s stock. Apparently Fisher Price has it’s own model as well. Crank […]

vote for McCain, you’re like a…

September 25th, 2008

Sarah Silverman worked on a funny commercial for the Jewish Council for Education and Research encouraging jewish kids to schlep to Florida to save the Obama campaign.

the battle at home

September 23rd, 2008

We’re raising a strong-willed child. Although this can be a great thing for him in life – it puts him at great advantage to succeed in all of life’s endeavors – I’m afraid that if we mis-step in our parenting through his tantrums, he may instead end up with a poor self-image, finding solace in […]

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