Archive for opinions

Truly embracing handmade?

Hi, friends.  I was taking a breather after scrubbing the kitchen clean a little while ago, and I started thinking about the idea of a Handmade Christmas.  As you probably know, I am giving everyone on my list at least one handmade item this year (even if it’s just as small as an ornament).  What [...]

Is it me?

Or is it completely impossible to do anything but sip tea and read blogs, during a morning thunder storm?

Spam spam bo bam

I promise this post isn’t all about Reese’s Pieces and chocolate cake. It is about spam, though. Have any of you ever eaten Spam? I haven’t. Don’t plan to, either.  The electronic version is bad enough.
So I realized this afternoon that I haven’t checked one of my email addresses in a [...]

More percolating

As long as I’m asking questions, how about this one? I could use some opinions regarding my personal website’s background. (Click on the images to see how they each look in actual size)

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Thanks so much for your input! I know what I like, but I could use some objective opinions, [...]

More food for thought

The ownership and accusation discussion is still attracting a few comments here and there, but has died down for the most part. Because I somehow ended up consumed by this topic again today, I thought I would share with you some links where related observations and conversations have been happening. Just in case [...]

Ownership, sharing and accusation

[edited March 20, 2008: I think we had some good discussion here for a while, but we've gone from respectful disagreement to finger-pointing and sniping. And I'm not saying I haven't been a participant in this facet of the discussion, but I do feel it needs to stop. That was never what I had in [...]

Blogging under the influence

Under the influence of TV, that is. I put it on simply to break up the silence, but to my surprise, Saturday Night Live is actually funny tonight. I haven’t been able to relegate it to the background like I’d planned. Maybe it’s because of where I am in my own life [...]

Public Service Announcement

Hey there. I am not a political person. I have very few positions that can’t be swayed by a well-crafted argument, and I am not in the habit of sharing my opinions uninvited. But I’m going to do it now
Have you heard of the concept of Net Neutrality? If not, [...]

Natural Crafting and the Plastic Addiction

An unsolicited copy of a new magazine appeared in my mailbox this weekend, and it has brought to the forefront an issue that I have been batting around for a few months. The focus of the magazine is on crafting with natural materials. I flipped through it and saw things like felt, wool, cotton, [...]

I hate bees

At any time in my life prior to 7.5 years ago, if I had come across a bee in the house, I’d have locked myself in another room until someone could dispose of it. If that meant confining myself to the upstairs and letting the bee have the run of the kitchen, dining room [...]