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Entries from November 28th, 2008

Six Random Facts: Cinnamon curse edition

November 28th, 2008

intern[life]’s designer and builder, Eric.
Clocks unsynchronized, comedy gold and carbonated supremacy.

When your skillet weighs more than your backdoor

November 28th, 2008

I do not make this stuff up. Seriously. I just link you to the most fascinating posts I can find.

A calm voice in the midst of storms

November 28th, 2008

Cecil Carrier remembered

It’s great to be young and buying stocks

November 28th, 2008

When the stock market goes down that means stock prices go down. For “investors with long term horizons” its a good thing. For the rest of us? Not so much.

Because you have too much free time

November 28th, 2008

Entermotion Designs put together a list of movies they suggest you see. And they are all on Hulu.com. Which means you can watch them right now.

What the judge has on his Blackberry

November 28th, 2008

A list of lawyers who Twitter and posts about courtroom Twitterers.

Can you handle the truth?

November 28th, 2008

What do we want from our news sources? Negativity? Boosterism? A proponent or an opponent? Bill would like to hear your answer.

Before you kick it

November 28th, 2008

The Bucket List. A disappointing movie or a good idea for personal introspection? Tim chooses the latter.

But where’s the pie?

November 28th, 2008

Jamie runs you through over 1,000 images of a Thanksgiving dinner in one minute and 42 seconds. With music!

Versatile Friday: It’s Black AND it’s Final

November 28th, 2008

After a long day of shopping, take a nap. You need your rest for Final Friday.
Here is your map.

Here is a list of galleries and what lies within them.
For a full rundown of Friday night fun check out the ROKICT site. It’s chock full of information about area events of all kinds.

Happy Thanksgiving

November 27th, 2008

Thoughts on the holiday from Patsy Terrell.
John B. sends out holiday wishes from both Cycling in Wichita and Blog Meridian.
Moti Rieber also sends out twice the Happys, one at Fed Reb and the other from Jewish Simplicity.
A special blessing from Julie awaits you at A Faint Shadow.
It has not been a easy year for bluggier [...]

Writing about not writing

November 26th, 2008

Writer’s block. It’s a puzzlement and a bedevilment. Share Sarah’s pain.

Sweeping the nation

November 26th, 2008

Twitter. It’s so 2008.

A heart warming holiday tale

November 26th, 2008

How can we entice you to read this story of Jasper and the dinner rolls? It tells of a unique way to get drunk, gas passed that smells like dinner rolls and burps with the aroma of Old Charter. Young children everywhere will love to hear this story over and over again.

This is not a problem

November 26th, 2008

This is a blessing. We approve!

Pitching Wu

November 26th, 2008

Puzzling visitors and scaring small children since 1948.

Jim Hawkins call your office

November 26th, 2008

Pirates! The new growth industry in the global economy.

Photographers gone wild

November 26th, 2008

When you let the guy from behind the camera get in front of the camera this is what happens.

A life well lived

November 26th, 2008

Shades of grey’s tribute to a friend’s battle in the Long Defeat.

A holiday gift guide

November 26th, 2008

for the youngsters. This post includes video instructions for the toy-of-a-thousand-uses.

A little morning magic

November 26th, 2008

A few cards, a good photographer and his son gives us this.

Six Random Facts: Quick six edition

November 25th, 2008

Understanding the Poem’s rhymer and artist Brian Jackson.
Six siblings, middle initial torture and dreams pursued.

If church signs could speak

November 25th, 2008

Mark McCormick goes inside the mind of a church sign maker. Shades of grey did a great job of trying to understand this group a few weeks ago.

Movies that move

November 25th, 2008

Does a depressing film redeem itself by tacking on an uplifting ending? Does a movie have to be serious to be uplifting? Rod offers an uplifting answer.

Coffee and cause

November 25th, 2008

Mead’s Corner is a new coffeehouse on East Douglas. Todd serves up a review of the place with a side order of thoughts about its purpose.

Attacking the man of light

November 25th, 2008

Thomas Kincaid. Did you just wince or smile when you read that name. If you winced you will probably enjoy this Blog Meridian post.
If you smiled you might want to go to the post and check out the link to the Vanity Fair article. Then you will wince.

In light of the global economic crisis

November 25th, 2008

we all need a little cat on a Roomba.

Six Random Facts: Pleasures (guilty and otherwise) edition

November 24th, 2008

We three love to be’s lone maestro, Kathryn.
One of one, bassoonery and peppermint mocha.

Xmas police alert

November 24th, 2008

It’s not yet Thanksgiving and this is already on our local airwaves. Many recoil in horror.

Six Random Facts: Wow! edition

November 24th, 2008

Rockyn Robyn’s World’s fearless revealer, Robyn.
Stalker-fession, gruesome merry-go-round incident and tank driving husband.

Six Random Facts: Overcomers edition

November 24th, 2008

Loving Life’s newshound and ersatz Palin, Maria.
Two months in a body cast, famous Scarlet Knights and a mid-life return to costuming.

Kansas drivers

November 24th, 2008

are pretty much like other drivers. Precipitation makes fools of us all.

Life’s lessons in tiny bits

November 24th, 2008

Lemonade Stand was not just a computer game, it was a guide to life. Time to review the lessons.

Blogging may be interrupted

November 24th, 2008

Erin’s husband is coming home.

In any language

November 24th, 2008

The eyes tell us what the language prevents us from hearing.