Adventures
Guys Day Out; or the Tale of the Tarp-strap Trail
Long, long ago in a city far, far away Dave visited the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Home to the Cardinals and company that makes a product that resembles beer. He decided that since he had not been there in 20 years it was time for a return trip. So Dave, DJ, John, Sam,…
Read MoreWordless Wednesday – Poor Car
This is what it looks like when someone in an SUV rear ends your car at 30 miles an hour when you’re stopped at the light.
Read MoreStop CISPA
Last week, the House of Representatives voted for CISPA. So what is it? CISPA stands for the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. The way the bill is written, it won’t actually protect you, but it will violate your 4th amendment right to privacy. If you wish to you could read into this broadbandsearch.net cyber…
Read MoreFriday Favorites – Spiral Bound Sewing Books
I love reference books for sewing. And I don’t mean the digital kind. When I’m doing something as tactile as sewing, I love a physical copy of my instructions, which is why I am in love with sewing books that are published in hard bound spiral editions. Here are a few from my collection. The…
Read MoreIT Help Desk
I’m apparently the family help desk, because I spent an hour and a half last night helping my sister deal with some malware she got from a business site she was dealing with. So today is a little PSA about malware and what to do about it. Malware as you might know stands for malicious…
Read MoreHappy Birthday!
Happy Birthday to me, and a Happy Tax Day to you. I’ve done a lot of things in the last year. I saw Red Green live. I saw my sister graduate from college. And I was in her wedding. I helped build outhouses for the Tractor Club. Ok… mostly Matt helped and I watched and…
Read MoreStyling the Taffy Blouse
I love this version of the taffy blouse with a pair of black skinny jeans and a black biker jacket. With the black pumps and super cute sunglasses, all I’m missing is a cool vintage car, so I can be a greaser.
Read MoreJunk Shop Finds
I stopped by a couple of the local junk/antique shops recently and made some good finds. I picked up a vintage hem marker for much less than I would have gotten one new, and it’s probably better made. I also got a nice collection of “The Art of Sewing” books – yes they are Time…
Read MoreVintage Patterns
After I picked up my copy of Gertie’s New Book for Better Sewing, I knew I wanted to try out working with a vintage pattern. I looked around at the local antique shops, but didn’t find any patterns in my size, so I went to the internet. There were a lot of amazing patterns on…
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