Sweaters
Came across an article about the so-called "Gem Sweater Collection" of local JP artist/fashionista Leslie Hall on boston.com today. Truly a gem!
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Sunday, May 22, 2005
congrats
gotta give out two hearty congrats this week... (for some reason i couldn't get blogger to work last week)
First to my sister Susan for graduating with a masters degree for physician's assistant last weekend from the University of New England! Best of luck with all your future medical endeavors!
and second to my great friend Rob on his engagement this weekend to his lovely girlfriend, err... fiance, Regan. May joy and love follow you throughout your lives together!
Congratulations all around!!!
First to my sister Susan for graduating with a masters degree for physician's assistant last weekend from the University of New England! Best of luck with all your future medical endeavors!
and second to my great friend Rob on his engagement this weekend to his lovely girlfriend, err... fiance, Regan. May joy and love follow you throughout your lives together!
Congratulations all around!!!
Monday, May 16, 2005
deer clean up in aisle four
from the "only in Nebraska" AP file...
Customer tackles deer in Neb. Wal-Mart
May 16, 2005
NORFOLK, Neb. --So exactly how do you stop a charging deer in Wal-Mart? You take away its credit card.
Shoppers at the Wal-Mart here wish they would have thought of that. It would have been a whole lot easier.
A deer without a grocery list entered through the doors of the supermarket part of the store Thursday.
The store's greeter didn't see the deer enter through the exit, but she did see the critter when it hit the slick floor and fell. It quickly recovered and went scurrying down the aisles.
After doing a little looking around, the deer was tackled by a customer. Others of the human persuasion then tied the deer's legs so it couldn't kick, placed it in a shopping cart and pushed it outside.
Officials took the animal to nearby Ta-ha-zouka Park and released it.
Customer tackles deer in Neb. Wal-Mart
May 16, 2005
NORFOLK, Neb. --So exactly how do you stop a charging deer in Wal-Mart? You take away its credit card.
Shoppers at the Wal-Mart here wish they would have thought of that. It would have been a whole lot easier.
A deer without a grocery list entered through the doors of the supermarket part of the store Thursday.
The store's greeter didn't see the deer enter through the exit, but she did see the critter when it hit the slick floor and fell. It quickly recovered and went scurrying down the aisles.
After doing a little looking around, the deer was tackled by a customer. Others of the human persuasion then tied the deer's legs so it couldn't kick, placed it in a shopping cart and pushed it outside.
Officials took the animal to nearby Ta-ha-zouka Park and released it.
Friday, May 13, 2005
orange mango
from the bottle cap on my Nantucket Nectars Orange Mango juice this morning...
"Islander Doug Bennet stood at the milestone rotary for 82 consecutive days." Next time I'm on Nantucket I'll have to stop at the rotary for a photo-op, and maybe even say hi to Doug.
Happy Friday!
"Islander Doug Bennet stood at the milestone rotary for 82 consecutive days." Next time I'm on Nantucket I'll have to stop at the rotary for a photo-op, and maybe even say hi to Doug.
Happy Friday!
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
shoes
random quote of the day...
"'We keep shoes around here like motherf-ers keep wine in their cellars,' Spungie, the Tannery's resident sommelier" from an article about shoes in the dig
indeed the Tannery does have quite the shoe selection.
"'We keep shoes around here like motherf-ers keep wine in their cellars,' Spungie, the Tannery's resident sommelier" from an article about shoes in the dig
indeed the Tannery does have quite the shoe selection.
Monday, May 09, 2005
bells are ringing
Wedding bells that is.
Congrats to my cousin Chad and his lovely new wife TJ, who were married on Saturday in beautiful Orange City, IA. The O.C. is a nice little town with Dutch roots, showing off their tulips and windmills all over town.
I made the trip out for all the festivities and it was a great weekend.
It was great to see family and friends again.
And the Iowa landsape just doesn't change, a whole lotta corn fields with some trees stuck in there for show. Actually I saw some new parts of the state that were hilly and covered in trees, on the drive up from Omaha.
I wish Chad and TJ all the joy and love in their lives together!
Congrats to my cousin Chad and his lovely new wife TJ, who were married on Saturday in beautiful Orange City, IA. The O.C. is a nice little town with Dutch roots, showing off their tulips and windmills all over town.
I made the trip out for all the festivities and it was a great weekend.
It was great to see family and friends again.
And the Iowa landsape just doesn't change, a whole lotta corn fields with some trees stuck in there for show. Actually I saw some new parts of the state that were hilly and covered in trees, on the drive up from Omaha.
I wish Chad and TJ all the joy and love in their lives together!
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Survivors
I'm not talking about the lame reality show. This is the real deal.
Lewis and Floorwax interviewed Troy Driscoll this morning. He's the 15 year old boy who survived six days at sea off the coast of South Carolina with his best friend, 18 year old, Josh Long. The pair, who drifted over 100 miles on a little 14 foot Sunfish sailboat, had no food or fresh water, but survived on jelly fish and a little salt water. Just days after his rescue, Troy told his story very well on the radio and understandably seemed very happy to be alive. Truly an amazing tale!
One interesting note was that while looking for a link to a detailed account of the story on google, I seemed to come across more international sources for some reason, so here's one from South Africa, and one from Canada.
Lewis and Floorwax interviewed Troy Driscoll this morning. He's the 15 year old boy who survived six days at sea off the coast of South Carolina with his best friend, 18 year old, Josh Long. The pair, who drifted over 100 miles on a little 14 foot Sunfish sailboat, had no food or fresh water, but survived on jelly fish and a little salt water. Just days after his rescue, Troy told his story very well on the radio and understandably seemed very happy to be alive. Truly an amazing tale!
One interesting note was that while looking for a link to a detailed account of the story on google, I seemed to come across more international sources for some reason, so here's one from South Africa, and one from Canada.
