So in the news this morning, everyone’s talking about what Apple might announce today, and the assumption is that it is some sort of tablet device, perhaps a counter to the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes and Noble Nook.  Already, I have coworkers who are planning to buy it when they don’t even know what [...]

My roommate came back to clean up the rest of her stuff on Tuesday night, so yesterday, I went into what is now my guest room for the time being to see what I could do with the room now that she’s gone.  Not surprisingly, her version of clean and my version of clean are [...]

Are you one of those people who has “good” things that are only for special occasions?  Good plates, good clothing, good bedding, whatever it might be.

Why are you saving it?  Now, I realize you might be saving the china for a special occasion because it’s a hassle to clean and expensive if it breaks.  But [...]

Over the weekend, I was reading about Barbie collectors.  I didn’t save the link, because I didn’t think of it as a post idea until this morning.  One of the things in the article was a discussion of the concept of buying Barbies and keeping them in their original boxes – and then keeping those [...]