We were too. The Prefect gets us caught up on the vibe surrounding the upcoming flick, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
Entries from March 31st, 2009
A neglected friend
March 31st, 2009
The person you talk to more than any other person is also the one you tend to be the hardest on.
It’s May 10 this year
March 31st, 2009
So now is the time to start thinking about that special Mother’s Day gift.
Recipe: Karen’s Hazelnut Cookies with Chocolate Centers
March 31st, 2009
Grandma Mickey is having another “Calling All Cousins Cookie Party.” Guess what Kate is bringing?
The point of doing good
March 31st, 2009
Young Lives mentors, like many others who try to help people with big problems, often wonder if they are doing any real good. The answer is not obvious, but it is clear.
Why Ron Sylvester is not paid enough
March 31st, 2009
Enjoy this video clip from the George Tiller trial and then imagine listening to hour after hour of this kind of gripping dialogue. Then imagine trying to explain it to everyone else in the city.
In these tough economic times
March 31st, 2009
“Free” is always a welcome concept. Here is a list of places in Sedgwick County that will help you prepare your taxes for FREE.
“Mom, the doctors say your heart is probably wearing out.”
March 31st, 2009
Reflections on visiting his 94 year old grandmother; perhaps for the last time.
Another Wilson first
March 31st, 2009
Their first overnight trip as a family. We have photos and video and the return of a Wilson tradition.
It’s not too late to contribute to the March for Babies on April 18.
It’s not too early to think about summer
March 31st, 2009
A compilation of area programs to keep your kids busy while they are out of school during the summer break.
ROK ICT! serves through all media
March 31st, 2009
Their latest product is a weekly printed calendar.
Movie review (redux): Watchmen
March 30th, 2009
Dustin follows the Beetlejuice rule and watches the movie three times before he can give it his “final” review.
He’s harshing on Twilight
March 30th, 2009
Using history and physiology and all sorts of other silly stuff, an attempt is made to undermine all that is good and sweet about the Twilight series.
Can you allow this to go uncommented on?
The “In a Pickle” Index
March 30th, 2009
All of Kate’s recipes (so far) linked in this one post. Go and prepare.
If they have time for this perhaps they can fix that pesky DH problem next
March 30th, 2009
A test on how serious you think this congress really is about the problems the country faces–
The Senate Judiciary’s subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy and consumer rights will hold hearings on:
A. Where all of Madoff’s money “disappeared” to
B. How the car industry came to be infested with leaders who couldn’t manage a McDonalds
C. How to [...]
Book review: Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
March 30th, 2009
She may specialize in Young Adult literature but she reads all kinds of stuff.
The best part of the review is her dialogue about the book with another book blogger.
I loved the part when they are talking about all improbabilities and then Arthur makes the comment that there are an infinite number of monkeys outside who [...]
“Fuchsia silk in a gray-flannel world”
March 30th, 2009
That was Sonia Greteman when she worked at Boeing. You didn’t know she used to work at Boeing? Then you probably haven’t heard about the top hat.
Here is your opportunity to learn more about the driving force behind The Greteman Group.
Thoughts on guns and gun owners
March 30th, 2009
It’s thoughtful, it’s not anti-gun ownership, it’s not pro-NRA and it’s kinda long. A worthwhile read and an opportunity to carry on the discussion, or ask questions, in the comments.
The Zombie Chicken Award
March 30th, 2009
It’s better than it sounds.
The prize describes Book Nut as: “The blogger who receives this award believes in the Tao of the zombie chicken – excellence, grace and persistence is all situations, even in the midst of a zombie apocalypse.”
So say we all.
Concert review: Asobi Seksu
March 30th, 2009
Hyde takes a break from moving into his house and drives to Dallas. Enjoy the review and the journey.
Is it a call to restoration or reformation?
March 30th, 2009
Get your torches and pitch forks, it’s time to get rid of these modern-day vampires and go old school.
When good families go well
March 30th, 2009
No one goes crazy, no one assaults any one; it’s just a family making the best of the situation they are in.
No headlines involved, just a reminder that good stuff is all around us.
Seperated at birth returns
March 30th, 2009
Ken Davis connects the dots again. This time Joe Stumpe meets his more famous twin.
Then what did you do grandpa?
March 30th, 2009
Lots of bloggers linked to this story of horse battery by inflatable means but I will leave it in Moti’s understated care to present the link.
Be sure and click to the Eagle article. Some of the women in the party enjoyed themselves as much as the man.
Update: Fixed the link so it actually went to [...]
Meet the author: Nancy Pickard
March 30th, 2009
Remember last year’s Kansas Reads? One book was named and we all read it and discussed it? Last year it was Truman Capote’s light hearted look at life in small town Kansas, In Cold Blood.
This year we will all be drawn together around The Virgin of Small Plains, a mystery-suspense novel. Patsy introduces you to [...]
But did you send the card?
March 30th, 2009
A tale of a young person’s drive and how it touched an advertising group’s heart. Then it leaves you wondering.
The honor is the thing
March 30th, 2009
Deanna passes on an opportunity to pay (a great deal of money) for the recognition and respect of being listed in Who’s Who. The salesperson is shocked into abruptly hanging up.
Got any tales of the sales (person) terror that can top hers? She would like to hear from you.
Book Review: Meatball Sundae
March 30th, 2009
Plopping new ways of marketing on the old approaches to business winds up with a stomach churning mixture no one benefits from; hence the title of the book. Marketing Spoonful gives this book, and anything Seth Godin writes, a thumbs up.
Ride the Bus Day comes another day
March 30th, 2009
Snowzilla moved Wichitans For Better Public Transport proposed Ride the Bus Day to this coming Saturday. Karen has a suggestion that would help new riders and fix the problem of the odd graphic puzzle the City of Wichita’s web site calls its Route Maps.
18 ounces
March 29th, 2009
Why are James and Miranda raising money for the March of Dimes?
A. It’s easy in this economy
B. Everyone loves asking other people for money
C. They are grateful for what the fund meant to their daughters.
The box on the upper right of The Wilson Triplets Blog page is your opportunity to help the next Lily.
Understanding comes before repair
March 29th, 2009
What is the cause of the disproportionate number of African American children in the child welfare system in a number of Kansas counties, including Sedgwick County? That is the question the NAACP has been asking for at least two years.
The answers are getting closer.
The Hadron Collider of dating
March 29th, 2009
This could be a spectacular success or a spectacular column.
30 days. As many dates as possible. No one gets turned down.
What could possibly go wrong?
“A cross between being sainted and being disemboweled”
March 29th, 2009
So says Emily, in an honest account of what its like to close a business you started.
