Four days a week, I bundle my hair up into a hat (my choice, no they didn’t supply me with a hairnet) and stomp off down to the school to slop out food, wipe tables, open bottles of milk for kindergartners and keep the peace among the 1st-8th Graders. I’m accumulating insight and material and… Continue reading Tales From The Lunchroom: What The Hell?!
Author: JulieD
Build Your Own Leaf Bin
[This is from the archives, but it’s the perfect time to pull out this post again] I hate waste, so autumn drives me kind of crazy. All my neighbours sweep their leaves to the front kerb, where a big borough lorry comes along and sucks them up. Then, in the spring, everyone has a truck… Continue reading Build Your Own Leaf Bin
How I Wrote A Story A Day And You Can Too
When I said I was going to write a Story A Day in May, plenty of people looked at me with *that look* in their eyes, or said thinks like, ‘Well, good luck…”.1 “Why?” was the most common question. Good question. If we’re not writing for money, then why do we write? “How ?” was… Continue reading How I Wrote A Story A Day And You Can Too
No Money for Public Transportation in Energy Bill
So, remember when Barack Obama stood up and said we were going to have to increase public transportation to help with the energy issue? I cheered, but thought ‘no way you’re getting the people I know in the US to take public transport’. Then I heard this report about how teenagers are less likely to… Continue reading No Money for Public Transportation in Energy Bill
Kindle FAQs
With the release of better and less-expensive Kindles I’ve been getting a lot of questions from people who know I love mine and are wondering if they should be getting one. So here, I present my answers to the most Frequently Asked Questions I hear about eReaders like Kindle. If you have any other questions, leave… Continue reading Kindle FAQs
Should I Buy A Kindle 3?
Another generation of Kindle is here, Kindle 3 and now you’re asking yourself, “Should I buy a Kindle 3?” With the new, wi-fi only Kindle 3 priced at only $139, how much longer are you going to be able to resist? (The Kindle 3 wireless version, with free 3G connectivity AND wi-fi, is still $189.… Continue reading Should I Buy A Kindle 3?
Old Spice Guy Loves Libraries
Last week the Old Spice Guy took over the world with a cute ad, a cute spokesman and a very cute campaign where ‘he’ made video responses to questions posed on social media networks. Here’s the original ad. Now, please enjoy a wonderful parody made by the Brigham Young University’s Harold B. Lee Library: Makes… Continue reading Old Spice Guy Loves Libraries
Hot Now, Hot Then
“Healthfully Air-Conditioned!” When they filmed “The Blob” at our local movie theater in the 1950s, there was a banner on the cinema proclaiming it to be “Healthfully Air-Conditioned”. Every year for Blobfest they put up a replica banner (among other things. You really ought to come for Blobfest some year) and it takes me right… Continue reading Hot Now, Hot Then
98 Degrees
It’s 98 degrees out there, and humid. I tell this to people who have never experienced this kind of heat and they say things like, “Well, that certainly sounds hot.” and “What’s that in Centigrade?” and “I have no idea what that feels like.” To address these points, allow me to take them in reverse.… Continue reading 98 Degrees
Best Chocolate Buttercream Icing EVER
(as defined by my seven year-old son, so you know it’s good!) This is a delicious, rich dark chocolate butter-cream frosting recipe, with hints of orange. Perfect for icing an 9×13 cake or 8″ or 9″ round layer cake. Rich and chocolatey. No eggs in the mixture, but firm enough to spread. Substitute vanilla essence… Continue reading Best Chocolate Buttercream Icing EVER