I'm a verbivore!
Note: This has nothing to do with shoes, or pie, or even sewing. I grew up in NJ, where the legal driving age is 17. That’s right, 17. I know it sounds strange to the rest of you folks, but we didn’t find it the slightest bit peculiar. If you’ve ever driven the pre-industrial-revolution highway [...]
Fri, January 30 2009 » cars, family, nostalgia » 3 Comments
I love pinstriping. More than handbags, less than shoes. Actually, maybe more than shoes. No, that’s crazy-talk. But I do love me some pinstripin’ madness. This past summer, I was nosing around West Side Sinners, a local “kustom kulture” boutique, with my pal Megan. We shop there from time to time, but on this day, [...]
Thu, January 29 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, fashion, friends, shopping » 6 Comments
Woody doesn’t read my blog. I know that he doesn’t read it because when he asked me what had happened to the pie I was going to make him, and I cut-and-pasted the blog excerpt of the pie that was born from the withering apples of “his” pie, he seemed pleased that I’d written about [...]
Tue, January 27 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, blogging, friends, music, nostalgia » 1 Comment
If you weren’t aware: Friday was National Pie Day. Yeah, I know, you probably had to go to the office anyway. It’s not FEDERAL HOLIDAY Pie Day. Anyway, me being me and all, I figured that I’d better make a pie. Someone I follow on Twitter wished that it was INTERnational Pie Day, so I [...]
Mon, January 26 2009 » diner pie, food, kitchen » 1 Comment
There has been a bit of a stink in some circles, because President-elect Barack Obama wants to add, as many Presidents have, “so help me God” to his swearing in today. Back in school, I refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance because of the “under God” line. I stood up and put my hand [...]
Tue, January 20 2009 » Is it safe to remove the gas masks?, citizens » 1 Comment
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