contributed by Dana Detrick Valentine’s Day isn’t a real holiday. It has an interesting backstory, but what it means today has to do more with commerce than companionship. We train our children to celebrate it (for many, it’s when their first ‘heartbreak’ happens), we expect our spouses to celebrate it. It’s just silly. But I [...]
02.25.2011
contributed by Dana Detrick I originally had this piece in my prior post, but it really deserved a little rant area all to itself. There are not as many MINIs made as there are Toyotas. And if it were MINI recalling faulty vehicles, it wouldn’t be the disaster the Toyota recall was. Because MINI appeals [...]
02.24.2011
contributed by Dana Detrick There have been very few times in my life that I haven’t had some sort of recording device at my side. My very first tape recorder was purchased at a garage sale for $2 I think, had no battery cover, but was awesome. You can actually hear one of my very [...]
02.23.2011
contributed by Dana Detrick Ahhh…Zingers! Remember those? They weren’t quite Twinkies, not cupcakes either, and also, not delicious in any way? When I was a little girl, and they were made by Dolly Madison (the company, not the former first lady of the U.S.), they were one of the few treats you could get at [...]
02.22.2011
contributed by Dana Detrick Ever play, “A Whale is Blue”? When I was a kid, I was in the ‘gifted’ program (whatever that means. Aren’t we all special snowflakes?). We would sometimes play this game. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, one person starts out saying, “A whale is blue.” The next [...]
03.06.2010
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Advertiser Leo Burnett may be a controversial figure to some, but his speech here, “When to Take My Name off the Door” is hard to argue with from any angle. It resonated so much with us and how we approach creating content, that we had to share. What do you think?
03.04.2010
Now, most of the time we’re serving your business, but we want to keep you satisfied in your off-hours, too! Some of the things we love to do are create handmade music and art-related items, as well as share some of our favorite vintage finds. So, it’s no surprise that we’ve set up shop now [...]
