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Saturdays are great… … except that so few of my favorite bloggers write on the weekend. I wake up, make a cup of tea, curl up in front of the computer, and… nothing. The internet is one hoppin’ joint; sometimes great stories or information get lost in the tidal wave of incoming new stuff. [...] 
Image by Jeff Poskanzer via Wikimedia Commons
Far Away Literary Magazine‘s new issue is now online, and guess whose story made the grade? Katie asked me to submit a true story from my life. I waited until the last possible minute, stayed up late, and sent in “Glass: It’s What’s for Dinner.” Hardcore [...] 
My friend Jacob recently introduced me to Mr. Kitty’s gallery of Stupid Comics, which is exactly what you’d expect. Personal favorites include: Lois Lane and her Astounding stalker You thought YOUR insecurities were out of hand An Archie character finds Jesus??? Eggbert the wisecracking fetus Bad parenting PLUS a goatee mobile
BONUS [...] 
You know the scene; you’re trying to clean house and wondering how on EARTH someone with your meager income managed to drag home so many piles of absolute junk.
Time to grab the nearest object, give it a good hard look, and ask these questions from Amy Rehkemper: Do you love it? [...] 
Are you, like me, wondering what the hell to do with your life? If yes, then play along with Martha: “First, imagine that you’ve moved forward in time. It’s anywhere from a year to several decades in the future. You’ve just picked up a fresh, new copy of a glossy magazine and — oh, look [...] 
(Psst! This is a guest post from Cynthia, who is both smart as a whip and smartly dressed. See it all happen at Be Fabulous Daily.)
…it provoked the idea that a woman tends to look her most beautiful in clothes that make her look strong, not glamorous or sexy or [...] 
“My clients have a very firm grasp of what Everybody thinks, and they share this information with me almost every day. They say things like: If I quit my job / have a baby / marry my secretary, everyone will lose respect for me. I can’t live in a small apartment / geodesic dome [...] 
You won’t believe this, but I finally updated my long-neglected page of links. Check it out! If you’d like your blog/website added, leave a comment or email rebekah (at) jauntydame (dot) com. I abandoned the previous categorization system (Near and Dear, Delights, etc.), as it was gettin’ us nowhere. Will alphabetization work, [...] 
Today, while leafing through the latest issue of BUST magazine, I was SHOCKED to see a large Trashy Diva advertisement featuring this girl— who is also this girl—
I recognized her not only from my desktop wallpaper—
— but from my entire life.
Interview with Amy Dacyczyn, author of my beloved Tightwad Gazette! After years of poring over her work, I feel as if I’ve finally ‘met’ Amy and her famous pre-1900 New England farmhouse (with attached barn):
Via Savvy Housekeeping. How savvy, you ask? So savvy, they make their own Italian soda. Isn’t that neat? What [...] |
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