Month: June 2011

Things the Puppy Learned While I Was Out of Town

Spooky is a mean, mean cat Not all toys squeak alike To bark like a Big Boy Runrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrun Thunderstorms don’t bother me:

Reflections on SHRM

If you are looking for an intelligent review of this conference, please go here.  Now that’s out of the way..I don’t like Vegas.  But this was the first time I had the time and the budget to attend SHRM.  Also, this was the first… Continue Reading “Reflections on SHRM”

Thunderstruck, by Erik Larson

http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=leartojugg-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1400080673&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrBook 33Thunderstruck has been on my shelf for awhile, I have read two previous books by Erik Larsen and loved them. Then I saw the library had a “Plaway” audio copy. It is an MP3 player that has one audio book loaded on it.… Continue Reading “Thunderstruck, by Erik Larson”

Shakespeare’s MacBeth

My friend, John Wilson, is finishing up a run in Roundhouse Productions’ MacBeth.  As I type, so my blogging about it will be of no use to him. The most interesting thing about this interpretation is the use of green screen technology to add… Continue Reading “Shakespeare’s MacBeth”

Product: Big Sexy Hair Dry Shampoo

http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=leartojugg-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B001U6FIVE&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrYesterday, I had the day off of work.  I was on puppy training duty and had several errands to run before I went out that evening.  And I had an appointment for a facial.  While the aestheticians try not to get soap and oil… Continue Reading “Product: Big Sexy Hair Dry Shampoo”

Blankets 27 and 28

I have several posts churning in my head, but little time to post them, so for now, you are stuck with another blanket post. With the fleece blankets, there are three ways to fancy them up: Awesome print Creative stitching Interesting yarn As creative… Continue Reading “Blankets 27 and 28”

Blanket 26

This was supposed to be my first “scrap” blanket: using yarn leftover from other projects.  Then several colors in Bernat’s satin line went on clearance, so it is a Scrap and Clearance yarn blanket: I did circles rather than rows because I have no… Continue Reading “Blanket 26”

Back to Juggling

I’ve been thinking lately about revamping the blog.  It was created, you might remember, early in my graduate program as a class assignment.  I was rather worried about how I was going to get it all done and still manage to be an active… Continue Reading “Back to Juggling”

Too Much Yarn

The Project Linus people, and my own mother, will tell you that there is no such thing as too much yarn. ‘Cause we’re going to use it all, right? Just like I am going to read all of these books “sometime”. Yarn is overflowing… Continue Reading “Too Much Yarn”

Adopting the Puppy

As I mentioned, we went nine days without a dog before we cracked. As a rescue volunteer (albeit with exotic parrots), I am committed to pet adoption. I also understand that my home is not the best for every dog. What with the cat… Continue Reading “Adopting the Puppy”