Humor
Project Runway Without Tim Gunn? How Will We Make It Work?
Project Runway is back and so are some of the All Star Contestants: Austin Scarlett – Fun but crazy Kara Janx – Don’t remember Elisa Jimenez – Kind of Flaky but creative at least Rami Kashou – Love LOVE -so glad he’s back Sweet P – Yikes. Who wants to be a frumpy Mexican housewife […]
Teakettle + Salad Spinner = Living the Dream
We went on a bit of a housewares shopping spree at Bed, Bath and Beyond the other day. We, of course, stocked up on basics like K-cups and Pez Dispensers, but I needed to upgrade the old kitchen as well. The new kettle is pretty awesome. I drink approximately 867 cups of tea per day, […]
Shark Dog? I’ll Show You Shark Dog!
We are hosting guest dog Molly over winter break: She is from South Carolina and is none too pleased with being required to go out into the cold to do her business, even though this has been a mild Buffalo winter. She complains about this frequently to The Management. She is a tiny little daschund and could not me more different from our dear, […]
The Wimminfolk Are Angry
One of the top searches on Oooh Something Shiny this week, number two behind Maya Sieber, in fact, was: “My husband does nothing every Christmas.” C’mon guys. Step it up. And ladies, if you want to share responsibilities, you can’t be all control-freaky. Your way and the wrong way are not the only options
At Least She Didn’t Name Him Kenny
Airline mishap leaves dog in Alaska If you thought it was bad when the airlines lost your luggage, how about them losing a beloved pet? http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/erie/airline-mishap-leaves-dog-in-alaska Maybe this is another reason to own purse-sized pets so that you don’t have to check Bowser with your Louis Vuitton. . South Park lovers (my husband is not […]
Cops: Drunk tried driving hurt deer to NY hospital
I don’t normally just cut and paste things from the news, but this is just priceless. Cops: Drunk tried driving hurt deer to NY hospital Police say driver’s blood-alcohol level was .16 Updated: Thursday, 22 Dec 2011, 12:08 PM EST Published : Thursday, 22 Dec 2011, 12:08 PM EST GREECE, N.Y. (AP) — Police say […]
People With ADD Should Not Go to Pier One
Not that I’ve actually been diagnosed or anything, unless you include every layperson I encounter. There is WAY too much going on in Pier One to focus on any one thing. It is, however, great fodder for Awkward Photojournalism. . I went in there with high hopes and walked out with almost nothing. I did […]
The Rise of the Bonsai Baby
I was discussing this Pinterest picture online the other day. There was quite the uproar in the comments section about mixing babies, glass and hard candy, but anything in the interest of a cute picture, right? The commentary was all very funny. People are quite strident. And fun to poke. I just found the picture baffling because when my kids […]
Sharkdog, You Will Be Missed
So we lost our doggy Akeesha on Monday. She was 14, so she lived a good long life, but we still miss her fiercely. Here are some of the posts I have written about her: Sharkdog Doghenge Doghenge Revisted Doghenge with a Vengeance – Henge Harder Sharkdog is not a morning dog She’s been going […]
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