Outfit the kids between pies

by Mir | Nov 25, 2009 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

I don’t know about you, but for me, today is International Run Around Like A Chicken With My Head Cut Off Day. (Motto: Just as uncomfortable as it sounds!) I have cornbread cooling on the counter to be made into stuffing for tomorrow, I have pies to bake and a...

It may be time to convert

by Mir | Nov 25, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

Anyone who knows me knows that I convert over to “new” technology pretty slowly, as I generally require that the predecessor die a spectacular death before I replace it. This is why we don’t own a fancy flat-screen TV, and why I felt lucky to get a...

Roar!

by Mir | Nov 24, 2009 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

Well, my holiday shopping has officially begun in earnest. Santa saw that this Struxx ROBOTRIXX is down to $20 shipped, and, well, that was hard to pass up. Er, impossible, actually. Santa has 1-click ordering enabled. Stop looking at me like that.

So tiny and cute

by Mir | Nov 24, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

I have a “conventional” iPod I got as a freebie when I bought my last computer, and compared to today’s Nanos and such, it’s a behemoth. I remember thinking it was really cool looking, at the time. But now I look at it and wish it was a pretty...

Trekkie, baby

by Mir | Nov 24, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!

I know I’m among fellow nerds here, so I can safely and proudly declare that I had a crush on Captain Jean-Luc Picard for many years, right? I mean, you did, too, surely. I can’t be the only one. I mean… oh, stop looking at me. Nevermind. Regardless...