Cats in Curlers
Mad Men (and the women they loved)

Ah, the ’60s were great, weren’t they? Doris Day, clean-cut all-American astronauts, Mitch MIller, Look magazine... How we all long for that joy-filled, unpretentious time. Let’s take a look back at that wonderful era as seen through the lens of our advertising media. What were we selling ourselves? What did we want? Oh, and see if you spot the fake ad...
Read More...Girl of Summer
As a girl, I looked forward to being an adult when I'd have the means to drive to the beach (or maybe even live there) whenever I wanted. Then, the long summers at the bikini girl/surfer beach where we went to see and be seen: smuggling in wine coolers which we'd sneak drink when the beach patrol wasn't looking. It would have been inconceivable to me to find that the adult me might only make it to the beach once a summer... Read More...
The Last Day and the Fake Moustaches

Husband and I have our own coping method which involves going to the very farthest booth away from the action and trying to stay above the fray...
Read More...This Is Just To Say...
This Is Just To Say...
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast.
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold.
-- William Carlos Williams
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Random Thoughts On a Workday

The couple at the next table bring out their Wet Wipes to clean their hands before they eat, then ask for paper napkins instead of cloth. I have a fascination with pandemics, possibly because I am a direct descendant of a Spanish flu victim or maybe because I watched the movies Andromeda Strain and Omega Man too many times as a child...
Read More..."Unnecessary" Quotations

Instead of simply stating the plural
"Smiths" on the mat, it reads "Smith's." This begs the question,
does one person live here? Why an apostrophe at all? This drives me
crazy...
I Heart Jack Johnson
18 Kids and Counting and the Tater Tot Casserole Recipe: Updated
Update: "The ultimate Christmas gift from God," said Jim Bob. Well, it's "18 Kids and Counting" now...
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Bye, Bye, Bettie

Yes, she was the “notorious” pin-up girl in sometimes ridiculous-looking outfits, but she retained a lovely lightness about everything she did...
Read More...15 Strange Things I Saw in the Harriet Carter Catalog

First of all, we're way too cool for this catalog (or so I thought), yet it comes anyway...
Read More...Domo Arigato, Target

Gift cards have now crossed over from the realm of the merely functional to become toys and collector pieces? This particular card features a cutout "Domo" with magnetic Halloween costumes (included inside the gift card packaging) so you can dress your Domo in different Halloween costumes...
Read More...New! JC's Blog's Monthly Poll
The Federation for Relevance Presents Free Slogans - Limited Time Only...
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More...Life is Random and You Can Too
Fossil Hunters

In upper 90s weather, with full sun, no shade in sight, we grab pieces of rock and break them open with our little hammers looking for anything interesting. I sat there and hummed "Breaking rocks in the hot sun, I fought the law and the law won..." Read More...
Getting Happy
We Love "WALL-E" (And Why You Should Too)

My 80s Mix Tape
Embracing My Dork Side

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Happy Father's Day
Anniversary and Cosmos

"Lost" & Found..? New! Now 30% More Lost...
Finale Update: "Is he talking about what I think he's talking about?" "If you're talking about time traveling bunnies, yes."
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The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: A Review (and the Discovery of the Weebeasts)
Kathy, The Bunny Queen

Every night when the moon is out, Kathy the Bunny Queen takes her
basket and goes outside...








