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Downton Abbey: my take on the death of Lady Sybil, and some facts about eclampsia 29 Jan 2013 | 03:23 am
Last night, Downton Abbey’s writers succumbed to one dramatic cliché piled on another. In Cliché #1, Lady Sybil was “punished” for marrying below her class (eloped with the chauffeur, for gawdsake!) b...
How to Cook in a Thermos 2 Nov 2012 | 06:18 am
I decided to play with an old sailor’s trick and cook part of my dinner in a Thermos. The idea struck as I was putting water on for tea just after lunch, and it struck me I could use the hot water fo...
Ben Taylor rocked the tent. 20 Sep 2012 | 12:45 am
I had such a fabulous evening last night. Yesterday afternoon I saw a Tweet go by in my stream that said Ben Taylor (son of James Taylor and Carly Simon) was going to do a free concert at a venue ne...
Hyphens and Dashes Demystified 23 May 2012 | 10:16 am
Recently, there was a discussion on a loop I’m on regarding the various hyphens and dashes and how to create them typographically. There’s a lot of confusion, so I decided to post what I’ve learned ov...
MySpace. Facebook. What’s next? 17 May 2012 | 11:05 am
I was reading a Family Circle article about kids and social networking, and it was all “MySpace is the biggest thing around, but you might want to be aware of these up and comers” — one of which was F...
New Swag 1 Apr 2012 | 11:50 am
Look what I got to giveaway at the RT Booklovers Convention that’s coming up. It has a nice strong magnet on the back, too. Snazzy, huh?
Morning Mystery 29 Mar 2012 | 03:43 am
This morning, I walked into the kitchen to find this: Hmm. When I went to bed last night, that bag was on the kitchen table. Intact. With both handles. I started wondering if I’d left the dog loose ov...
EVERY PART OF YOU BELONGS TO YOU 9 Mar 2012 | 05:52 pm
I wish I’d written this. Read it. Spread it. Believe it. http://amandaching.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/67/
Automated Money 4 Mar 2012 | 04:40 pm
automatic |ˌôtəˈmatik| adjective 1 (of a device or process) working by itself with little or no direct human control 2 done or occurring spontaneously, without conscious thought or intention ____ For ...
Happy New Year’s 2 Mar 2012 | 08:52 am
OK, I know it's not New Year's Day in the modern western world, but using January 1 as the start of the civil year is fairly recent. For much of the Middle Ages, the year was considered to begin eithe...
