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Giving the People What They Want: Hemingway, Fitzgerald
I’m not sure when my blog became the go-to for 1920s era American expatriate writers, but it’s kind of funny. I love to look in from time to time on what brings people to my blog. What searches lead people to your blog?
What if Spenser the Dog was on Pretty Little Liars?
I just noticed that the show Pretty Little Liars has a character named Spencer Hastings and I was wondering how my dog Spenser would fare in the role: I don’t know, Spenser. Fluffy toy maybe? Aw, Spenser! You have it pretty cushy here, don’t you? Her name is Lexi, and she is a guest. Spare […]
Victoria Jackson: Who Saw THAT Coming?
Back in the old days when SNL was still called Ye Olde Saturday Night Live,there was a cast member named Victoria Jackson. She was very silly and very funny and she did things like this: Or this: Victoria Jackson on SNL But now, while she is still silly, she is no longer funny. Well maybe […]
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 42,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 10 Film Festivals Click here to see the complete report.
Need Last Minute Christmas Gift Ideas?
Check out the Gizmodo Holiday Gift Guide Tons of ideas for the difficult to buy for. My personal favorite is the shark shaped dog bed.
Eye Bones
Seriously. Aaghh! A Lady Grew Bones in Her Eyelids Because of a Dangerous New Surgery Remind me to take “Stem Cell Face Lift” off my Must-Do List
Hey Sexy Lady: Hair Edition
The blog title is a play on this video: Which you have probably seen unless you’ve been living here: But I wanted to share a couple of ways that I like to style my hair. My hair is straight, but pretty thick, but I am pretty clumsy. I have never been able to blow dry […]
Awkward Photojournalism: Travel Edition
We drove cross state from Buffalo to Oneonta, NY today. We stopped at a rest stop outside Syracuse and I spotted a car with a toboggan strapped to the top of it and I had to take a picture of it because it was sunny out with no sign of snow and looked so out […]
Ooh Something Shiny! 