Business Acumen

Posted by on May 10, 2007 in Family, General Ranting, Knitting |

I know, I know I’m way behind the times on this story, but it just bears repeating. I wonder what the actual numbers (subscribers and cash) actually were that these fools walked away from?! I’m used to stupidity like this in, say, the NYC Bored Board Department of Ed, but for an actual BUSINESS?!

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My Happy Birthday

Posted by on May 9, 2007 in Family, Knitting | 2 comments

The short version: My husband surprised me with a long weekend in NY to see my friends.The long version:Last Thursday, May 3, 2007, we were having a very nice dinner on our back patio–it was warm, we’d all been swiming, Andrew played a CD he made me of birthday music he thought I’d like and he’d just swept me away to dance. When the song was over we started cleaning up and I hear, “Hellooooooo!”My Mom’s...

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The Sock: Complete

Posted by on May 8, 2007 in Knitting | 1 comment

Well, my Huffle-buddy’s sock is complete. Now I just have to get needles and stitch markers. Think I’ll make those.So I’ve posted the start of my socks, the plan for my socks, the heel turn for my socks, and now, I can post some pics of my complete project:All in all, I’m happy with the outcome. I’ve got about two inches of black ribbing at the top–looks very sharp.So!This was my first “pattern”...

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Anatomy Lesson

Posted by on May 2, 2007 in Knitting | 1 comment

So, I’ve been using the Sock-U-Lator to calculate toe-up socks with a heel flap (I prefer to short-row heels, plus for my Badger-licious socks I needed to be able to pattern the heel and this was the easy way).However, I find that I’m baffled by the “anatomy” of what I’m doing.So.Here’s my play by play of the instructions, complete with photos to clarify for me, God, and Everyone.So, after using the Super...

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Found!

Posted by on May 1, 2007 in Web Fun |

I used to use this doc in my high school class–FUN!Tenth Circle Added To Rapidly Growing HellCITY OF DIS, NETHER HELL-After years of construction, Corpadverticus, the new circle of Hell, finally opened its doors Monday.I am also nearly done with the little badgers on the heels of my sock-swap pal’s socks. Pics to come, soon…

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