When that all-star is female, evidently. Then she’s a “lady all-star.” Christmas ornaments spotted at Hobby Lobby. This is the kind of thing that annoys me. Greatly.
Category: This is my life
My birthday wish
Today is my birthday. Please, there’s no need to sing. All I really want is for you to help Overheard in the Newsroom win Mashable’s Open Web Award in the “best site for journalists” category. That’s not too much, is it? I know some of you are journalists; you’ll love Overheard in the Newsroom. (Even… Continue reading My birthday wish
Bringing books to life
This ad for the New Zealand Book Council is amazing. Maurice Gee is a real author; he is regarded as one of New Zealand’s most significant writers. His novel “Going West” was first published in 1993.
Weekend geekery
It has been an incredibly geeky weekend. As I said before, one day of my week is pretty much dedicated to scanning and saving family photos and letters that were found at my grandmother’s house after she died. Mostly photos. Several Polaroid snapshots. A few that are a little more significant to family history. It… Continue reading Weekend geekery
The tricky business of Christmas cards
I’ve spent about one day a week for the past year scanning and saving photos and letters that were found at my grandmother’s house after she died. In a somewhat timely fashion, I came across this Christmas card from 1959: I don’t know who these people are. It’s signed by Elva, what looks like Ribs,… Continue reading The tricky business of Christmas cards