Blogs Posts on "Life In General"

An Opportunity to Shoot A Meteor by Atomic Vision on Nov 16, 2009If you have been wanting to photograph or video tape a meteor, tonight might be your chance. Take your cameras and tripods out, there might be an amazing meteor shower coming your way.One of the best annual meteor shows, the Leoni...

Aseptic Halloween by Atomic Vision on Nov 2, 2009Halloween was very different for us this year.  Instead of dressing up to 'haunt' the neighborhood for candies in the traditional way, we went to the shopping center instead.We have a favorite 'Trick or Treat' street we regularly...

Decorate Your Pumpkins with Stencils! by Condo Blues on Oct 29, 2009Husband wanted to carve pumpkins this year for Halloween. Intricate carving with stencils kind of pumpkins like the Bruce Campbell/Evil Dead pumpkin our friend carved last Halloween. I wasn’t...

Blitzkrieg’s Balloon Boy Costume! by Condo Blues on Oct 27, 2009Blitzkrieg needed a costume for the Capital Area Human Society’s Halloween Pet Parade but what do you do if you dog hates costumes? Hmmmm…Think. Think. Think. After watching way too much of the...

Reverse Trick or Treat: Green or Just Mean? by Condo Blues on Oct 23, 2009I’ve tried writing this post for two weeks. The subject turns one of the happiest times of my year into a depressing stress ball of emotions. I’m talking about Reverse Trick or Treat. Here’s the...

I’m an Outlaw, a Craftin’ Outlaw That Is by Condo Blues on Oct 19, 2009Last Saturday I went to the Craftin’ Outlaws craft fair. It's a far cry from the doily covered craft fairs I went to as a kid with my Grandmother. Many of these artists use reclaimed materials,...

What Are Your Favorite Homemade Gifts for Men and Boys? by Condo Blues on Oct 4, 2009OK gang. I need your help. Even though I try to Christmas shop for ideas and gifts all year round, I’m a little behind this year. Yes, I realize that it’s barely October and I should be writing about...

"Out of Work" Super Heroes? by Atomic Vision on Oct 2, 2009Are these Super Heroes and Super Villains' outfits for sale? Has this Recession forced them to give up their secret identities?I spotted these "authentic movie costumes" at a Department Store in the Century City Mall recently.   "Super...

I Paid 17 Cents for a Big Bag of Groceries - No Lie! by Condo Blues on Sep 30, 2009I used to be a coupon grocery shopper just like my mother and her mother before me. Then Husband took over the cooking. Husband cooks from scratch. You know from items that don’t have coupons,...

Talk Like a Pirate Day and Flip Flops - What Could be Better? by Condo Blues on Sep 19, 2009Ahoy! My name’s Captain Blitzkrieg the one eyed Pekingese Pirate Dog and I’ve commandeered this here blog in honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Arrrr! First I’m going to start...