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The Sartorialist

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My newest 'subscription' to my blog list.

Can People Levitate?

Courtesy of Sarah B. "That Mitchell and Webb Look" is one of the only shows that makes me wish I had a TiVo.

Phineas Gage: Neuroscience's Most Famous Patient | History & Archaeology | Smithsonian Magazine

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From the Smithsonian.org.

Fluent Tote - Organic Cotton Canvas Shoulder Tote Bag - Nau.com

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I got this tote as a Christmas present (thank you Mom!). What sold me on picking it out online was the dual water bottle holders. But since using it I've come to love everything about it: key ring clip that is easy to use, generous room inside that fits a lunch, sweater, some folders or a book, and if you have a small, lightweight computer, that would fit too! The straps are padded and don't dig into your shoulder even when weighed down with two bottles of wine from the store. The handles thread through a slit at the top so it's hard to be pick-pocketed.

As an all-around tote bag, you can't do much better than this.

heidi_fix.jpg: Fix?

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Dear Heidi: You have an open invitation to come live in western New England, where people actually care about what’s in-between your ears rather than the size of the plastic saline filled bags on your chest. Sure it’s a little cold, and finding a parka that fits those new DDs might be tough, but I’m sure there’s a seamstress around here that could make it happen. You looked great before, and now you look like you were stamped out of a Hollywood Female Mold. Either way, the invitation still stands, we western New Englanders have become a pretty tolerable bunch.

Love and Maple Syrup,

Absquatulate

BCBGMAXAZRIA - BCBGMAXAZRIA: DRESSES: VIEW ALL DRESSES: POINTELLE SWEATER DRESS

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Isn't this dress fabulous?

Getting Public

I've pulled back quite a bit on this site over the last few years. Life. It kind of gets in the way. But on thing I'd love to tap the wonders of the intarweb is fitness and exercise. I've just started logging exercise at Daily Run. I'm trialing it for now, but I'm also using Run Keeper on my iPhone to track the actual workout. Anybody out there want to join in and start a group to stay motivated?

ode to the spelling checker

ode to the spelling checker

Ode to a Spell Checker

I have a spelling checker
I disk covered four my PC.
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss steaks aye can knot see.

Eye ran this poem threw it.
Your sure real glad two no.
Its very polished in its weigh,
My checker tolled me sew.

A checker is a blessing.
It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right awl stiles two reed,
And aides me when aye rime.

Each frays comes posed up on my screen
Eye trussed too bee a joule.
The checker pours o'er every word
To cheque sum spelling rule.

Bee fore wee rote with checkers
Hour spelling was inn deck line,
Butt now when wee dew have a laps,
Wee are not maid too wine.

And now bee cause my spelling
Is checked with such grate flare,
There are know faults in awl this peace,
Of nun eye am a wear.

To rite with care is quite a feet
Of witch won should be proud,
And wee mussed dew the best wee can,
Sew flaws are knot aloud.

That's why eye brake in two averse
Caws Eye dew want too please.
Sow glad eye yam that aye did bye
This soft wear four pea seas.

--Author Unknown

Spell checkers are not a cure-all.

Office Birthdays

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I guess even in the White House they have staff office birthday parties, complete with paper plates!

American English, as heard by Italians

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I've said this elsewhere, but it bears repeating: The Italians can't even shake the cool when making fun of Americans. I love this video, it feels way ahead of it's 1972 date.

Need a stocking stuffer?

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Give Crazy Aaron's Thinking Putty a try! This guy introduced me to my very first Apple Newton. And now he's making putty. Fantastic.

Cinnamon-Apple Cake Recipe - MyRecipes.com

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I'm generally not one for "light" recipes. I would rather eat a sliver of something full fat than something that is supposidly "better" for you. This recipe, however, is a real treat. A friend introduced me to it during a gathering kind of weekend with several hungry mouths to feed. I made it last night to rave reviews during a Star Wars movie night. Of course, being me, I didn't have fat-free cream cheese, so I made it with regular cream cheese and it's just as amazingly delicious.