Two things set this week’s Saturday Show & Tell blog carnival apart from previous ones: Gender: This time around, a couple of guys joined in – hooray for adding some testosterne to the mix, fellas. Theme: Although I did not set up a theme for this week’s Show & Tell blog carnival, one has emerged…
The first thing people say when they hear that I work at home is often some variant of, “Lucky you! You can work in your pajamas!” to which I just smile the way people called “Otto” smile at yet another car-related pun in reference to their name. Only rarely do I bother to explain that,…
OK, so it was actually more of a roadtrip through Roswell than a roadtrip to Roswell, New Mexico, but I am glad we stopped by because I made two startling discoveries: The singer John Denver hails from Roswell, New Mexico. (Gasp! Perhaps his ultralight aircraft was reverse engineered?) New Mexican style Mexican food is quite…
This week’s Saturday Show & Tell rounds up 4 posts, all from bloggers here in Texas. (Notice that I didn’t call us, “Texan bloggers,” I don’t think I have lived here long enough to qualify as a Texan yet!) Paula Puffer came up with this week’s timely theme: “Here’s something fun for this week’s carnival.…
Guilty Reading Pleasures Are there books you enjoy, but would be embarrassed to admit you read? NPR has an ongoing segment called My Guilty Pleasure in which authors confess to books they adore, but would not wish to be caught reading in public. Pulp fiction novels from the 50′s and 60′s are my guilty reading…
Gadling recently posted an article about postcards, which states: “The fun thing about postcards is that they lack everything current technology gives us.” It’s 2011 and my life is full of digital wonders. All the more reason to send postcards, I say. Who doesn’t love to get something handwritten from a friend in their mailbox?…
Welcome to Saturday Show & Tell This week’s blog carnival has International Womens Day for a theme, since March 8th, 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of that celebration. Today’s roundup features 9 different bloggers, and offers a variety of perspectives on the female experience, with topics ranging from guilt-ridden Spring cleaning to guilt-free masturbation. Cherrye…
The 2011 Oscar Awards Ceremony was broadly panned by critics and fans, and if I had stayed home to watch it, I might have found it lackluster, too. Instead, my boyfriend and I attended the free Oscar Party at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (or simply “The Modern,” as folks around here call…
Perhaps it’s because all 3 of us have roots in Washington State, the birthplace of Starbucks, but fellow bloggers, MJ and Jessica have both written about the difficulty of finding a tasty cup of coffee while traveling. MJ found a handheld espresso maker called the Handspresso that looks really good. At $100 it seems pricey,…
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