Leaping into Leap Year

December 30, 2011

We’d wax all nostalgic about the year that was 2011, but we’re too excited about the prospects for 2012 to get too sentimental. Still, it’s not too late to tell you that 2011 was the United Nations’ International Year of Forests and the International Year of Chemistry. Okay. Enough about that. 2012 is a leap [...]

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Cotton: An Appreciation

December 28, 2011

As a public service, and because we wear so much of it in so many ways, we figured that an appreciation of cotton was in order. First of all, cotton is a plant; it grows as a shrub in the tropics and subtropics. Its fiber is harvested and spun into thread, and from that thread [...]

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Your Only Blog to Riff on “Only”

December 26, 2011

The people in this blog’s minimalism department have requested we give some space to the word “only.” Only they know why (if only we know), but who are we to blow against the wind? Hang in there; there’s only a few of them: Only 364 days left to shop until next Christmas. Only 5 days [...]

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A Holiday Poem For You

December 24, 2011

T’was the night before Excess, when all through the house
All the closet creatures were stirring, scaring even the mouse;
The coats were hopping on their hooks with some flare
In hopes that Dave’s New York soon would be there.
The boots were stomping…because noise was the goal,
While visions of winter socks danced on their inner sole.
And jeans with [...]

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And Now a Word From Our Sponsor

December 21, 2011

This blog is not in the habit of giving time or space to product placement. And yet, every year one sponsor in particular always gives us a holiday present…and a lot to talk about. We are referring, of course, to Winter Solstice: coming tomorrow to the Northern Hemisphere nearest you. Winter begins tomorrow, yes, like [...]

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How to Prevent Gridlock

December 19, 2011

This blog’s public service department has requested space to caution you about the ongoing holiday gridlock alert. No, not cars-blocking-the-intersection gridlock. We’re speaking now of the “I’m walkin’ here” Ratso Rizzo (look it up) phenomenon you see at department stores in the chaos leading up to the night before Christmas. As in: during the gridlocking [...]

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Ten Days to Shop…Until You Shop Some More

December 16, 2011

Only 10 more shopping days until the second busiest shopping day of the year. Yes, the day after Christmas…when we’re so satisfied with our gifts and the spirit of family that we flee first thing next morning to the mall to exchange everything for something else. S’alright. It’s the hustle and bustle of commerce. It’s [...]

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Educational Gains

December 11, 2011

Our research department has discovered a very curious phenomenon, known as the Freshman 15. Apparently, when you’re in that first year of college, you put on 15 pounds from all the eating, partying, lack of sleeping and otherwise enjoying yourself…as you study, of course. Well, we looked into the situation. Scientists have studied this (really) [...]

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Your Wardrobe: Never in Jeopardy

November 30, 2011

This day in history: In 2004, Ken Jennings, who won a gazillion dollars during his longest winning streak on Jeopardy!, finally lost to a competitor named Nancy Zerg, who just happens to share the same-sounding last name as the villian in Toy Story 2. We are, of course, referring to Emperor Zurg, who looks nothing [...]

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Trailblaze Your Way in Layers

November 29, 2011

This day in history: 50 years ago, Enos the chimpanzee became the second chimp to orbit the earth. And his good work paved the way for John Glenn to become the first American to blast into space. It doesn’t look like they dressed Enos in any clothes we carry—and we’ll never monkey around with our [...]

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