Jan 16
This started out being the least favorite of my three shines that I made, and turned out to be the most favorite. My goal was to try to use different materials for the surrounding frame, and decide which one was the best. For this one, I used two part epoxy paste. It comes in …
Jan 14
My Korean Deli: Risking It All for a Convenience Store by Ben Ryder Howe I got this from audible, so my enjoyment was influenced by the fact that it had an excellent narrator, who made each voice distinct. Maybe it was in part because he had a lot to work with. This memoir features a …
Jan 10
David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell I received this book as a gift from someone who knows I’ve enjoyed Malcolm Gladwell’s work for a long time. I found it as good as Outliers, if not quite as good as Blink. The book is, as it claims on the cover, about underdogs and misfits, but it’s …
Jan 06
Don’t throw that calendar away yet! You loved it, right? Here’s something cool and easy you can do to reuse those prints. First, get some cardstock to use as notecards. Set it in the middle of the sheet you’ve torn from the calendar, and fold it up around, making crease lines. If the …
Jan 02
Black Heart by Holly Black I knew this book came out a while ago, but I’d been sort of saving it, figuring that since I adored the first two, I’d adore this one as well. It did have a lot to live up to. Both the first two books were just about perfect. If you …
