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  • The Elkhart Project

    The Elkhart Project. MSNBC is “focusing long-term coverage on the city of Elkhart, Ind. to provide perspective on the national recession.” Wow. I’ve already learned stuff I never knew about the area I grew up. The most surprising was that the RV industry is/was pretty much all non-union (which I should’ve realized given that I never heard anyone in my family other than Grandma Vee mention a union ever). As my cousin Kim said on Facebook, “Here’s hoping the press coverage ends up doing some good in the end.”

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @FryingPan It’s a great thing! Congrats again on the new role. Hope it works out well for you. (Can’t be worse, right?) 😉

    Planning w/ @redambition & @AusVintageGrrl for Geek Girl Dinner tomorrow. Should we knit? I’m thinking HELL YEAH. Geeky + crafty chicks FTW!

    On the bus home from the gym. Booming thunder & lightning in distance. Thought it was fireworks at first!

    @johnnyagogo WORD. I also find it weird how people who wouldn’t be seen together in high school are all BFFs now that they’ve got kids.

  • Shared today on Facebook

    Planning w/ @redambition & @AusVintageGrrl for Geek Girl Dinner tomorrow. Should we knit? I’m thinking HELL YEAH. Geeky + crafty chicks FTW!

  • Purrrrrrr

    Why do humans enjoy it when cats purr? I love the responses. Both of our cats will purr when they’re feeling contented and cozy. I often think about the purported healing effect, especially when I’m feeling sick or lousy. (I think I first learned about it Oryx and Crake, but I didn’t realize at the time there was some scientific basis for the idea.)

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  • Free Sundress Pattern

    Free Sundress Pattern to sew. That looks great! Very pretty and simple to make. I’m going to download and save it for spring.

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  • Woodgrain Socks

    Woodgrain Socks. I wonder if you could knit those.

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  • Jumping for a Good Cause

    I got an email over the weekend from my 7-year-old brother Joey telling me about that he’ll be jump roping at school this week to raise money for The American Heart Association. If you’re willing and able, he’s got a fundraising page where you can donate. (Unfortunately the credit card form only accepts payment from American addresses so I’ve just sent my donation to Mom via PayPal. If any other “furriners” want to help, let me know and I can give you her PayPal info.) Good luck, Joey! It’s awesome that you’re doing such a nice thing.

    Edited 14/04/2025: Link is dead and not archived.

  • Dork Yearbook

    Dork Yearbook. Oh man. The Snook and I have SO MANY possible contributions for that site.

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @Timmay83 Look for my jumper! Cabled grey one with a red ribbon on the front. (Strung up with fishing line, the bastards.) 🙂

    Mega productive. Got heaps done on M&S website, knitted, cleaned house, visited w/ guild cabal. Now: rain, wine, & Snook’s beer bread. YUM.

    My little brother Joey is jumping rope at school this week to raise money to fight heart disease. Please donate to him! http://bit.ly/ZmDjs

    Hm. Went to buy 1st Diet Coke in months and learned price had dropped. It’s like they WANT me to drink it.

  • Shared today on Facebook

    Mega productive. Got heaps done on M&S website, knitted, cleaned house, visited w/ guild cabal. Now: rain, wine, & Snook’s beer bread. YUM.

    My little brother Joey is jumping rope at school this week to raise money to fight heart disease. Please donate to him! http://bit.ly/ZmDjs

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My name is Kris. I’ve been blogging since the 90’s. I live in Sydney, Australia, and I spent most of my career in the tech industry.

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