Our turn

Since moving to California, I have become more conscious of energy usage and especially electricity consumption. I rarely run any major appliance before 8pm, and we use our air conitioner so infrequently I didn't even realize it worked! I try to do my part to not overload our ailing powergrid. But today I guess our neighborhood drew the short straw and we had the priveledge of helping our fellow Californians stay cool by going without power for the entire afternoon. The power company decided roll down our street and flip us off.

A house guest

Why is it when someone comes to stay at our home, I suddenly feel the need to tidy and rearrange? Thomas would be content to leave yesterday's wardrobe stuffed between the couch cushions. Me on the other hand, I run around like a maniac five minutes before people arrive. I get sweaty, exhausted and out of breath I'm in such a cyclonic frenzy.

We can live with our own mess for years, but it's only when a visitor is on their way that I decide we really shouldn't be living with dog hair dust bunnies billowing around the foyer. I not only vacuum, but for some reason I find new storage solutions. I suddenly decide my stuff looks cuter in baskets, and why didn't I ever move my orchids on to those odd shelves in the bathroom?

They look so pretty in there, and they might ACTUALLY get watered!

Sally Melville

If you're a knitter you definitely recognize the Knit Stitch. I've taught lots of things out of this book, read the lesson, and learned lots of things. I've also thought it to be a bit strange style-wise. I never imagined I'd have the pleasure of listening to Sally Melville herself speak.

She's a very intelligent and articulate woman, discussing knitting and how it moves you to be patient. She didn't give the typical knitting guild trunk show but rather an inspiring talk about how knitting not only relaxes, but motivates and brings people together. How knitting isn't about the time you put into a project but rather the love of knitting. How knitters are the only people that are excited the doctor is running late.

A positive speech capped off with this quote from Albert Einstein: "The most significant decision we make is whether we live in a friendly or hostile universe."

I totally agree.

Heart patients to get valves grown from their cells

What an amazing discovery! Click here to read the entire article.

Only in America

This has to be the most bizarre thing I've come across in this marketing mecca we call America. Printed potato chips? Why? Are NASCAR fans to dumb to remember who to cheer for while they sit on their couch watching cars go round and round a big circle? They're going to look down at their chips and change their weak mind "Go Dale, uh... er... I mean... oh, yea! Go Jimmy Johnson! Come on kids, yell it loud, go Jimmy!"

They are too dumb, but this is just overkill.