Project 10^100

A few months ago, Google asked the world to submit an idea that would help as many people as possible. They got over 150,000 responses and narrowed down the list to 16 “big ideas” that encompassed the majority of ideas submitted. Now, between Sept. 24 and Oct. 8, we get to vote which one Google [...]

We Got Obama*

* Sung in the style of “We Got Annie”
The International Olympic Committee is meeting on Oct. 2nd in Copenhagen to decide where the 2016 Olympic Games will be held. It’s down to Tokyo, Chicago, Rio and Madrid and nobody seems to know what the decision will be. First, Michelle was flying solo to put in [...]

Congress Gets Leid

Yes, my friends, that is the White House. THE White House. The Obamas threw a special Hawaiian luau for Congressional members yesterday.

Personally, I wish they’d spent the cash entertaining a more worthy bunch (like school teachers or military families or non-violent first-time offenders) , but it was nice of the administration nevertheless.

Dig This

Things that have been making me happy lately…
Design is Mine’s “Ten Images of Inspiration”

I love the way Summer has set up her site here- it brings joy to my own acutely organized heart (Flickr Friday, Etsy Finds of the Week, Thought of the Day, Interior Inspirations, etc) but it’s her images of inspiration that are [...]

Happy Memorial Day!

Although no sculptured marble should rise to their memory, nor engraved stone bear record of their deeds, yet will their remembrance be as lasting as the land they honored.
Daniel Webster

The Good News About the New Depression

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, it might surprise you to find out that I’m actually a pretty cynical person. You know, considering the “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” attitude I sport on this website, day in and day out. Pretty houses! Shoes I can’t afford! Websites that make me smile! Sometimes I [...]

Ta Me Beo

HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY!!!

We Are

If I hadn’t walked in a particular direction yesterday, I would’ve missed it- a small sign in the storefront window of a used book store proclaiming that March is Women’s History Month.
So today I’m celebrating the impact of learning something new.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, [...]

Spicing up the White House Briefings

Before the internet, before iPods, before CD players (see I knew those contraptions weren’t worth the investment), I used to dream up really awesome techie gadgets.
One of my favorites was a timex-looking video watch, on which I could catch the latest episode of Beverly Hills Teens while kneeling in the Our Lady of Grace pew [...]

“21st Century Hero” -or- “I wonder if that bank is hiring??”

From the Huffington Post:

Leonard Abess Jr.
After selling a majority stake in Miami-based City National Bancshares last November, all he did was take $60 million of the proceeds — $60 million out of his own pocket — and hand it to his tellers, bookkeepers, clerks, everyone on the payroll. All 399 workers on the staff received [...]