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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

A Plea for Christmas Containment

Every year I get the impression that stores start pushing holiday merchandise earlier and earlier. It could just be my imagination, but I can't remember seeing Halloween items in stores during August, or Valentines gifts in late December until fairly recently... (read more)


Spring Break in Barbados

A Pathetic Travel Story from 1987

I woke up to bright light in a strange room. Not really knowing where I was, I looked over to the other bed in the room to see Sally snoring with her skirt hiked up and no underwear on. It being 1987, I was expecting Spring Break to be a wild time, but this was more than I had counted on... (read more)


Book Review- Touch and Feel Shapes

An In-Depth Review of a Children's Book

When you read children's books, you get to know DK books through their omnipresent "My First Word" book series. We always had the impression that DK books were well thought out, well designed and easy to understand. But then someone gave us Touch & Feel: Shapes... (read more)


The Epic Battle Continues

The rodents are winning, episode 2

I walked down the basement stairs and saw a big fluffy tail disappear around the corner. "Holy shit!" I said. It was a particularly cold December 26th and we had just come home from a long day of trying to return and exchange gifts... (read more)


What Is Mail Art?

A primer on the mail art and the mail art network.

When I tell people I'm a mail artist, I'm invariably asked that question. I have trouble explaining exactly what it is, just as I have trouble explaining what "art" is... (read more)


The Last Train From Pompeii

A travel story by Mary Miller

The early morning sun, rising with a delicious hazy Mediterranean warmth and tempered by a late October breeze, sparkled off the train's exterior. The prospect of a train ride from Rome to Pompeii was thrilling in such luxurious weather... (read more)


Video Reviews

Videos you've never heard of, and won't be able to find

Not being able to go out to movies since the birth of Francesca has led us to spend more time watching videos. Here are some highlights from our collection... (read more)


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