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Archive for January, 2009

Sock One-up-man-ship

Posted in Uncategorized on January 25, 2009 | 12 Comments »

I am confident that if you asked just about anyone who knows me in person if I am courteous and polite, the overwhelming response would be yes.  However, I have noticed that my courtesy does not extend to my handknits.  They can be quite rude, as evidenced by this conversation I heard while photographing these [...]

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Containment

Posted in WIPs, cocktails, etsy purchases on January 19, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Earlier this past week, while M and I ate dinner one night, I looked over at an “extension” of our bar and sighed.  The extension was an old TV cart made of contact paper covered particle board from my graduate school, single days.  Liquor bottles covered the top (which could swivel!), a black plastic tool [...]

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StraTEEgy for 2009

Posted in Uncategorized on January 11, 2009 | 17 Comments »

I’ve always liked Bugs Bunny’s pronunciation of strategy as strah-TEE-gee much more than the “correct” version.  I like it so much more that professionally when talking about “cloning strategies” or “purification strategies,” I have to pay attention not to say it like Bugs.  But when considering strategies (so much nicer than resolutions) for leisure time [...]

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Four Final FOs of 2008

Posted in FOs, Grey Tweed Pullover, hats, scarves on January 5, 2009 | 12 Comments »

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season filled with peace and good cheer! M and I spent two weeks in Illinois and Wisconsin visiting family and friends. All our flights went smoothly with no delays, and we had a good time. We even got to experience quite a bit of snow in Wisconsin. Among [...]

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