Monthly Archives: January 2012

Cookie Pusher

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Lisa Yarost

It’s amusing to see adults get excited about buying Girl Scout cookies. Happy is the Girl Scout who has access to a large corporate office. To her go the spoils. Seriously, this is a great cause. If you’re looking for … Continue reading →

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Quintessential, Wisconsin

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Lisa Yarost

This incident courtesy of Rebecca and her sweetie, who is learning to limit his words to three syllables or fewer when shopping for cheese.

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Blue Balls: Christmas Gift-making Craze Revisited

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Rebecca Fox

    In December, my sweetheart, hoping that I’d find a good use for it, gave me a favored blue sweater that, sadly, clothes moths had ruined.  What to do, what to do with an old, moth-eaten sweater and a scrap wool … Continue reading →

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Embrace the Dork Side!

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Lisa Yarost

You, too, can be the envy of all your friends! Thanks to me, (not really, but let’s pretend) sock monkey hats are a “Thing!” $9 for an Adult Size Sock Monkey Knit Hat with Poly-Fleece Lining in Brown or Gray. … Continue reading →

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Beverage of choice

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Lisa Yarost

Clearly the answer is to drink beer at work.

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I’ve got your back

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Lisa Yarost

It’s like nobody telling you that there’s something in your teeth… only ten times worse.

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Feelin’ the Office Love

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Lisa Yarost
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Save the Internet

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Lisa Yarost

http://sopacountdown.com/ This site is protesting SOPA/PIPA, the bills that would close down the free exchange of information on the Internet. This serious threat to free exchange of information would allow sites to be shut down for even the suspicion of … Continue reading →

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Room to Grow II

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Rebecca Fox

Finally it’s after the holidays, and I can start posting all of the presents I made–and grew–without fear of spoiling the surprise.  While I was ordering spring bulbs for a garden design job I had in October, I decided that my family … Continue reading →

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Good neighbors

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Lisa Yarost

Mom and I were driving home through the country in the dark after our shopping trip, when we approached a stop sign. There was something very large in the road. As I had been watching for deer, my brain shorted … Continue reading →

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