Thinking of a new kitchen look: “Cute”

From Design Daily News, I was alerted to these uber-cute salt and pepper shakers: And from that link, found singing cruets: I’m officially a fan. Goodbye, dream craftsman-style kitchen. Hello, cute.

Blog Action Day: Poverty

Today is Blog Action Day and the topic is poverty. Similar to last year’s post, I’m going to reflect and celebrate on what I’m already doing to help, investigate areas that could be improved, and then commit to action. Reflect I have to admit that I’m even less passionate about “poverty” than I am about [...]

Baby related thoughts: On cloth diapering

This is the seventh of a series of posts on pregnancy, labor, birth, and being a new parent. See intro and full list. Early on in my pregnancy, I did some online research to try to figure out the most cost-efficient and environmentally friendly solution for diapering. First, I examined my options. Disposable diapers – [...]

Sending mail in Outlook with AT&T DSL

I just killed a good part of my day trying to figure out how to get Outlook (2003) to send mail with AT&T DSL’s SMTP settings. Now, I don’t consider myself to be very savvy in terms of getting networks and internet connections and such to work, but I have configured Outlook several times in [...]

Baby related thoughts: On breastfeeding

This is the sixth of a series of posts on pregnancy, labor, birth, and being a new parent. See intro and full list. After the initial few days of figuring out how my milk plumbing worked, breastfeeding was a breeze for me. But for many women, it’s not. I think our culture has lost some [...]