Here Is the Magnificence of One World Trade Center — All 1,776 Feet of It
Alexander Abad-Santos, theatlanticwire.comFriday morning, after a week-and-a-half delay due to bad weather — and many more delays before that — the spire on top of One World Trade Center was permanently installed, enabling the magnificent building to achieve its full height and…
From the blog “i am a liver”
I think this wish, that doctors knew everything, goes hand in hand with all the other truths in youth that turn out to not be true as one gets older. I wish my parents could solve every problem. I wish Santa Claus were real. I wish doctors could fix everything. Even more than that, I wish doctors were omniscient.
When I was young, a visit to the doctor could fix my ear infection, eye infection, or rash. Oftentimes I went to the doctor for no reason at all–just to make sure I was healthy. The doctor was a miracle worker. As I got older my problems became more obtuse. They often couldn’t be fixed with antibiotics, eye drops, or creams. More than that, I had to pay copays and handle billing on my own. I started to see doctors not much older than myself. My friends became doctors. Doctors became just people…
Cord Tacos look like a great and elegant way to keep your cords wrapped. Made out of 100% leather with a button snap closure to keep things wrapped up. Plus, it’s just a fun phrase to say…
Cord Tacos, Cord Tacos, Cord Tacos!
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Good idea.
Jupiter embroidery - done! My own design, loosely based on a series of photos by NASA showing the Great Red Spot devouring nearby little spots :-) Chain stitch in cotton, silk and specialty threads.
Edit: because I’ve had so many queries, I’ve blogged about this piece, here: http://www.pardalote.net/makes/index.php/jupiter-embroidery
This is what happens when Guy Fieri, he of Guy’s American Kitchen and Bar, doesn’t buy the full URL. Go big or go home.
My personal favorite is Football: The Meal.
