So apparently the San Francisco Zoo needs a name for the below cutie-pie gorilla, which was rejected by its mom after its December 2008 birth. Mayhap she thought he was too adorable and could not look at him. That I might understand. Enter your name suggestions here through March 5th. I wanted to suggest naming [...]

I found this NYT article on how manicure salons are faring in the recession really interesting.. Apparently, there are two types of recessionistas in this world: those that either stop or space out their manis because of the recession and those that don’t. I started getting regular manis after CH proposed, b/c it seemed like [...]

. a blogumn by Jeff Rogers Dogs are like children. One of the best ways to manage them is through ritual. Dogs love ritual. They’ll even create their own rituals. Dogs, particularly working dogs, love to have a job. They love to feel that they’ve done their job and done it well. Gracie was like [...]

. Proof of Fierce Nerd ID by Else Duff Cringe worthy moments of my life! No. 2 The Air Band Years Long ago, in a time known as the 80’s, some shopping mall marketing “genius” came up with the idea that if you can’t get a star like Tiffany to perform outside your local Dillards [...]

. a blogumn by Rob Ripley So after swallowing what I thought was my pride (but wound up only being my ego), I started calling people on the list I’d made the previous week, asking if they might be interested in working on a short film for a first-time director with a minimal budget that [...]

Did you know that gaining a little more weight as you get older helps you look — well, less old after 40? I know that this is certainly true in my family. Yes, we have the whole black don’t crack thing going for us, but I’ve noticed that my thin aunts, who are now in [...]

. a blogumn by Delia Hauser Finding just the right way to say “thank you” can be tough when the gesture or work requires more of a reward than a card or pat on the back.  These little gifts are especially hard to shop for when we barely know the people we want to thank [...]

So I’ve some really good news and some potentially terrible news re: my novel, A Molly Ringwald Ending. First the potentially terrible news: As many of you know, I’m a particularly bang-up title-chooser, but I must say that of all the titles I’ve ever made up, I liked this one the best. It evokes exactly [...]

. Proof of Nerd ID by Charles Cron “REDLIGHT, GREENLIGHT” EDITION Each motorist will spend an average of 6 months over the course of his or her lifetime waiting at redlights. . flickr.com photo credit: rosefirerising

Sooo, I guess there’s this little commercial holiday called Valentine’s Day coming up and apparently the popularity of boudoir photos — risque photos that women take for their significant others — is on the rise. Supposedly their husbands and boyfriends really like these photos. Now, I’m a little too self-conscious to ever do this, but [...]