Monthly Archives: August 2018

My trip to Portland: the adventures, the misadventures, and everything in between.

Posted on August 28, 2018 by

Note: this is one of those epic posts that goes on and on. And on. Grab yourself a cup of your favorite beverage and settle in. I am experienced air traveler. Back in the day when I was working I … Continue reading →

Posted in Jeopardy!, Travel | 8 Comments

Coloring FTW.

Posted on August 27, 2018 by

Illusion knitting a baby blanket. Paging Mick Jagger. Double-knitting FTW! Crouching tiger, hidden dragon. Cat! I would knit a colorful tortie from this yarn. WTF? Calling the elementary school librarian. A project for anyone on the autism spectrum. Velociraptor! Just read. … Continue reading →

Posted in LInks knitting | 7 Comments

Blue links.

Posted on August 25, 2018 by

Anybody else dreading certain aspects of getting older? 60-80% of gun deaths are suicides.

Posted in Links | 5 Comments

Confession time. And stuff.

Posted on August 23, 2018 by

I am roughly a month behind in reading the blogs in my Feedly feed. (Thank you, Polk County fair and Jeopardy trip to Portland. I wouldn’t have it any other way.) So yesterday I did something I really, really hate … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogroll, Instagram, Silliness | 7 Comments

Gonna recycle me some knitting photos.

Posted on August 20, 2018 by

It’s crochet, but who’s counting? Crochet humor. Spinning humor. Yarn humor. Nope. Yep.

Posted in LInks knitting | 6 Comments

Linkety, linkety.

Posted on August 11, 2018 by

The Wisdom of Zelda. Contrary to what Fox News pushes, the country is getting safer, much safer, both because violent crime rates have dropped dramatically and because evidence-based programs within prisons have caused the recidivism rate to drop.

Posted in Links | 6 Comments

Tidbits from their travels.

Posted on August 6, 2018 by

Elder Son, who speaks neither German nor Norwegian: When I spoke in English to someone in Germany, they looked at me with a look as if someone had just asked them to recite the process to solve a quadratic equation … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew, Matthew, Travel | 6 Comments

No links this Saturday. IG screenshots instead. Why not?

Posted on August 4, 2018 by

        And now, we move into the political. If you are a Trumpster, first of all, what are you doing here? and second, you may want to skip these, just sayin’.                   

Posted in Instagram, Links | 5 Comments