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Memo to eBay – I Have an Idea
Rather than build this up into a story, I’ll just get right to the point. There’s a feature I’ve been wanting for ages. Here’s the typical issue. There is an item for sale. I add it to my watch list. The...
Weight Watchers is THRILLED That Jessica Simpson is Pregnant
Here’s the Weight Watchers Tweet: Congrats to @JessicaSimpson, Eric and big-sister-to-be Maxwell! Your WW family is so thrilled for you. What an amazing year you’ve had! I haven’t blogged about pop cult...
Photography – Lake Havasu City, AZ
Don’t tell anyone about this city. If word gets out, it’ll be overrun with tourists. This is the walking trail near London Bridge.
Organic Raw Kombucha
I was perusing through my local Safeway, or Vons as it’s known elsewhere, and started scanning the “nutritional drinks” section. I’m not usually big on these kinds of drinks because I personally think yo...
Just Another Meatless Monday
I had been snapping photos of the meatless, vegetarian, vegan, dairy free and wheat free products I tend to eat over the last couple of weeks. The plan was to discuss each item and go into detail about why I eat this and that. ...
Large Art Giclees by Terry Aley
I’ve been working on a collection of giclée canvas art reproductions to sell in my online store. Finding the right company to produce these has taken me several weeks of research. I was struggling between using a company...
Mounting Evidence There’s a Watermelon Plant Growing in my Yard
A couple weeks ago, I noticed a random leaf growing out of the desert, rock-hard barren soil that is my back yard. Before plucking this weed, I thought, this leaf looks familiar. I thought it must be some sort of cucumber, cant...
Desert Yardening 101
Since I grew up in the Midwest, all you ever had to do was dig a hole in the ground, put in a plant, and it basically grew. Probably not that easy, but compared to desert gardening, or yardening as I’m calling it, ...
Jelly Belly Raspberries and Blackberries
These caught my eye yesterday because they’re a little out of the ordinary for Jelly Belly. One of my favorite things to see on a fancy schmancy dessert are raspberries. Want something that looks like it was made by a French ...
Big Art
One of my favorite things to paint? Gigantic abstracts on canvas. I’m about 20 articles behind, so I thought I’d combine two “stories illustrated with photos.” The big dilemma with painting on a grand sc...
IZZE Sparkling Grapefruit
— IZZE Sparkling Grapefruit is one of my favorite beverages. I actually gave up drinking soda maybe two years ago. My favorite at the time was Diet Dr. Pepper. And I would drink it like water all day long. At one p...
Noon at the Oasis