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Blue-Collar Fairies
Brain’s Fairies
No, I’m not referring to GOAL (which is a great organization, by the way). Continue reading
Hot, Hot, Hot! (The Return of Wordless Wednesdays)
Ssssh. No Talking! Continue reading
A Veterans’ Day Thank You Card
I have had the good fortune to know a few of our men and women who have done active duty, and I can say they are some of the most exceptional people I’ve ever met. This is in recognition of their service and their humanity.
<p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/111431415″>The Nature of War</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/storycorps”>StoryCorps</a> on <a href=”https://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p>
Am I Dreaming?
Every one of my dreams for as long as I can remember includes a penguin. Continue reading
Bonus Post: Thursday’s Do’s and Don’ts*
*I’m not at all confident about those apostrophes.
Not Gonna Miss You
©Capitol Records 1978
Glen Campbell is finished with music. Continue reading
Costumes for Appliances!
Mondrian fridge wrap ©Vinyl Revolution
Welcome to the magical world of fridge decals! Continue reading
Dead Like Me
“Calavera: a representation of human skull made from either sugar or clay, which is used in the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead and the Roman Catholic holiday All Souls Day.” – Wikipedia, which got it right! Continue reading
Warning: Guaranteed Nightmares Ahead
Happy Halloween, all! Below is the scariest scene from “Pan’s Labyrinth,” the most terrifying thing I’ve ever seen, so if you’re not into being scared silly, DO NOT WATCH IT. Instead, click here. Continue reading
Drones and Red Umbrellas
I thought we could all use a palate cleanser after yesterday’s heartfelt post about Hurricane Sandy Continue reading
Loss and Gratitude (And a Bonus Dose of Cute)
October 29, 2012, sucked
Instead of my usual (sort of) Wordless Wednesday post, I thought I would acknowledge the second anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. Continue reading
Flowers in Concrete
“I like it when a flower grows through a crack in the concrete. It’s so heroic.” – George Carlin
All About That (Upright) Bass
Kate Davis and Postmodern Jukebox
I’m sure you’ve noticed that like Gotye’s “Somebody I Used To Know” before it, “All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor is turning out to be the cover du jour. Continue reading
Marbling Madness
Ebru is the traditional Turkish art form of painting on water and transferring the painting onto paper, also called marbling. Continue reading
Eye of the Beholder
“A Model Was Asked To Take Her Clothes Off So We Could Hear What Was Underneath” – Upworthy Continue reading
Vocal Colors and Lush Musical Landscapes
Twin Cities composer Stephen Paulus passed away yesterday. Continue reading
They Done Her In
©Warner Bros.
I’ve been thinking about my mother a lot this week. Continue reading
Trojan Horse
Mostly Wordless Wednesday
If you happen to catch sight of me jitterbugging by, it’s because this is playing on a loop in my head! Continue reading
My OBT 