This is Dexter Leland.  He started life out as an accessory.  He was itty bitty.  He's a cuddler.  On the bed.  Under the covers.  On top of your pillow.  Wherever he can wedge himself.  Do not try to eat a cheesestick in his...

Gosh, to "borrow" some less than holiday-ish lyrics I feel like time is "rolling down hill like a snowball headed for hell".  I CANNOT KEEP UP!  I'm having a blast, but it is going by in a serious blur.  I need a small notebook just to remember what I had fo...

Friday, Dec. 5th: Picked the kids up early from school.  Z had a hair appointment at the mall so we thought we'd do a family night @ the mall and kill 2 birds with 1 stone.  Z's hairdresser is chatty and while talking a mile a minute gave my son a "elf-like" haird...

(photo by meggie age: 10 years 10 days in low light conditions!) Mr. Dexter Doolittle got a new fence on Father's Day! Behold the fence!  Needs paints, but it's gorgeous!  Pickets done in one day by Mr. Fix It and his trusty sidekick, Mr. Fix It Jr.  Such a team.  Meg...

No matter how many times I asked or how well I behaved, my dad always refused to get me a pony when I was growing up. Something about them not being allowed in the apartment building. Well I've never forgiven him and had to live out my fantasy of having one by playing with girl's toys and dressing u...

I own a large format scanner.  I do.  It took up so much room.  I put it in a closet.  I needed it when I was scanning two page 12x12's for design teams and publishing my work.  Now I do a bit here and there, but mainly just for me.  A few layouts from last month: The f...

I'm sitting in my desk chair working on the computer (a rather permanent position of late!) and as I glanced out the window I noticed: THINGS ARE STARTING TO GREEN UP AROUND HERE! Patches of grass are getting green. The jonquils are blooming big time!  As are the tulips! I noticed yellow jacket...

The Atlas Kinetic Cell Phone concept is made out of aluminum and glass. In the center you get to see the kinetic energy harvesting unit, which is similar to those in fancy kinetic watches. Turning the phone upside down a few times will juice the unit up enough to make and receive calls and text mess...