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A Small Pause before once more back into the Fray

| November 25, 2012

Today Ariel is back to school for a couple more weeks before her winter break begins. Peter is off on a business trip for a couple of days. Right now I sent Peter and the girls out to have a breakfast at our favorite breakfast place and give the girls some time to be with […]

Black Friday 2012 and why I am shopping locally this weekend

| November 23, 2012

Black Friday is called such because the day after Thanksgiving was the day that many retail businesses when from red in their ledger (loss) to black (profit) and the sales in December were mostly profit. That business model doesn’t really work in the retail world of today but the name stuck. For the past couple […]

Thanksgiving Countdown 2012 T-1

| November 21, 2012

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. In the immortal words of Ron Wesley, “Can we panic now?” Actually all I have left is to pick up the turkey from the meat store. I have my deposit and my time slot so it should go pretty well. It is a fresh turkey and I am in charge of it […]

Thanksgiving Countdown 2012 T-2

| November 20, 2012

I am thankful for all the different skills I learned over the years that allow me to make the art I make today. And I am thankful for all the people who have taught me various skills over the years. I am thankful for the materials I use especially the new ones that have been […]

Thanksgiving Countdown 2012 Edition T-3

| November 19, 2012

(For housekeeping purposes there is no T-4 because I counted wrong in my head. Other housekeeping notes: Peter will be handling the Spiderman balloon again this year so look for him in the Macy’s Parade) I am thankful for technology. Sometimes it can feel overwhelming how fast it is changing but it is also interesting […]