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I recently went with Lisa and her family to an art show in the Botanical Gardens in the Chicago suburbs. I’m a sucker for a good art show, which I…

Essential Plugins for WordPress Websites

Recently I’ve been a huge proponent of WordPress. It’s versatile, easy to use, and extremely powerful. But without the right plugins, your WordPress site might not be operating at its full…

Here we go again … Pretty packaging and poor health

Man oh man this is great packaging. But, a sweet package usually seems to mean that the product isn’t that great for you. Comments

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0August 8, 2011
Have you seen the pie house?

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0July 13, 2011
Just a quick post about an art show

I recently went with Lisa and her family to an art show in the Botanical Gardens in the Chicago suburbs. I’m a sucker for a good art show, which I…
0July 12, 2011
Essential Plugins for WordPress Websites

Recently I’ve been a huge proponent of WordPress. It’s versatile, easy to use, and extremely powerful. But without the right plugins, your WordPress site might not be operating at its full…
0July 11, 2011
Here we go again … Pretty packaging and poor health

Man oh man this is great packaging. But, a sweet package usually seems to mean that the product isn’t that great for you. Comments
0July 8, 2011
Just something to brighten your day

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0July 6, 2011
Sencha shot

This quick shot of ultra concentrated totally natural ice tea is tasty, earthy, and convenient. It comes in multiple types of teas (although this one is green tea) and is…
0June 30, 2011
A Chalk festival

I couldn’t really explain these pictures better than Mt. Vernon / Lisbon Community Development Group does… “The event will present the work of more than 200 artists utilizing a downtown…
0June 28, 2011
Tips are not expected!

I saw this sign at Diary Queen one day and thought it was awesome enough to take a picture of. It mirrors my sentiment completely when it comes to gratuity….
0June 27, 2011
A melty bead (hama bead) party!

What would you do on a saturday night in the cornfields of Iowa with an iffy weather forecast? Arts and crafts of course! While Walmart might be great for your…
0June 26, 2011
Executive Assistant

I’m starting to get into the whole ‘free app of the day’ thing on Amazon’s Android App Store. Last week Amazon offered ‘Executive Assistant’ as their free app of the…
0June 26, 2011
The snowman that wouldn’t melt

I spent my holidays with Lisa’s family last year. It was a great time with good food, company, and giving. Among the funnier things I received were 3 thrift shop…
0June 24, 2011
A picture just ain’t what it used to be

I’m sure this has been written about a million times, but I was struck by the irony of this photo as I was tidying up my phone pictures. Its funny…