Author: Fiona Bayrock (on JOMB) Illustrator: Carolyn Conahan (on JOMB) Published: 2009 Charlesbridge (on JOMB) ISBN: 1570916705 Chapters.ca Amazon.com Quick! What’s used for communication, transportation, self defence, sound-dampening, warmth, entertainment and hatching and doesn’t cost ...

(Congrats to Shannon of Charming Bitch who won the year’s supply of Campbell’s Chicken and Stars soup.) Speaking of Campbell’s, the mom bloggers at the Campbell’s blog event were treated to several delicious and healthy dishes during lunch featuring one of their newest products, V8 V-Fusion...

THE LEGEND OF THE LOUISIANA SWAMP WOOKIE At Honey Island Swamp in Louisiana Sometimes called a "Wookie" The Honey Island Swamp Monster has become one of the most well-known swamp stories because of the real or imagined presence of a creature similar to what others have called Bigfoot. Sometimes know...

I am very, very concerned about the direction we are headed in with technology in both the Republican Party and the conservative movement. Frankly, I am profoundly disappointed. The RNC effort is a frustrating exercise consisting of multi-ton white papers that will no doubt be ignored. Friday’...

Two days past the Seattle Times reported that one Peter Harrison had caught a 29.5 pound steelhead on an 8 kilo tippet, and the fish died at his hand. By all measures this was a world record, and may even be an all-class plaque. The Washington Fly Fishing Forum subsequently exploded in fury, with sp...

No matter where or how hard you look, you will not find a fresh shrimp anywhere in Rhode Island.Lobster? Yes. Scallops? Of course. Clams? Dig them yourself, on the beach. Shrimp? Nope, not a one.New England may be famous for its shellfish, but our waters are too cold for shrimp......

A lot of "buzz" has been going on about Skittles "homepage redesign" For those of you who've been spared from the tempest in a teapot, essentially Skittles decided to go all Modernista! (an agency that made Wikipedia their homepage; irked Wikipedia purists and as you can see,...

A lot of "buzz" has been going on about Skittles "homepage redesign" For those of you who've been spared from the tempest in a teapot, essentially Skittles decided to go all Modernista! (an agency that made Wikipedia their homepage; irked Wikipedia purists and as you can see, became a little too tra...

Previous MMs ~ The Manic Monday Master A Net Full of Fish O kay, it's not full , but we caught our limit. We couldn't have put anymore in it legally. We spent the weekend in Mountain View, Arkansas . It was beautiful. The weather was a bit windy, but overall it was nice. We had a wonderful time! Yes...

Interesting broth. It smacked of vinegar, and it was ever so slightly more viscous than a clear soup. The fish balls ($3) — a fish-and-pork version is also available — were fine-textured, and their irregular shape strongly suggested that they're made in-house, but the English-speaking staffer wh...