February 18th, 2010
“Colonial Room in Scotty’s Drug Store, Where dining is our pleasure. Prescriptions are our specialty. Drive in window in west alley for your convenience. Free Prescription Delivery.”
One of the nearly 100 scans of vintage postcards I have released to my flickr pages. I used to work on a little site about postcards but haven’t done [...]
November 18th, 2009
I knocked into my tripod (it was behind me and I was in my office chair) and the camera and 50mm lens were onboard. The lens would not come off. It was ruined, so Neil took a hammer and screwdriver to it. Camera still works but I’m now looking to replace the lens (£83) and [...]
October 21st, 2009
Earlier this month, I posted a little 140-character rant on Twitter regarding a certain style of boot.
Someone burn the factories that make fake Ugg boots. Real Uggs are bad enough; ersatz footwear not necessary for survival of species. #rant
2:45 PM Oct 8th from web
You know the kind I’m talking about– stocky, suede slip-on things with [...]
June 1st, 2009
I was clearing up my office a bit when I found the above receipt. Last I knew, there was no menu option for unpopped popcorn…
Must be a regulation for tax/VAT reasons to note that it was a cooked food item. I know that Subway has to charge more if you order your sandwich toasted, so [...]
January 28th, 2009
So don’t even try it.
Hitting with a frying pan is approved usage though.
Technorati Tags: IKEA, regularjen, silly
April 12th, 2008
First let me say: I love Freecycle. I’ve offloaded several things that we no longer needed, plus I always find the digest emails entertaining.
Earlier this evening I gave away a perfectly good — less than one year old — vacuum cleaner. I also briefly stated my reason for getting rid of it, just so people [...]
April 2nd, 2008
I found The Working Teachers’ Library Manual of Useful Information – The Werner Series in a second-hand and antiques shop in Janesville, Wisconsin. The book was copyrighted by The Werner Company, Chicago in 1893 and the title page is dated 1894. The information contained in this little desk reference is fascinating. Every so many posts, [...]
