Yup, it’s an exact replica of the some 20 year old Original Jams Skidgrip mid-shoe.

And not a moment too late, folks, the ’80s are baaack.

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Almost 6,000 pieces of Ash, Oak and Walnut from Missouri are patterned together to make this stupendous table. This would look wonderful in a minimal kitchen or against a solid, brightly painted room.

Plus his page banner rocks my socks.

Also,  watch this short video about Robin, his farm studio and his work.

Still smiling, one month later.

The children of DC are safer without Cheney’s dark shadow circling the sky. Although, baby calves thoughout rural Montana should be nervous come January, cause Cheney’s supply of fresh baby hearts is going bankrupt …this is the only recession that will effect him.

Anyway, I don’t care how broke we are as long as those “conspirators, card sharks, double-crossers, and secret betrayers of their own people” leave Washington.

Amen.

PS. I don’t remember how I found this painting from Africa, but it is super bad.

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An idiolect is a variety of a language unique to an individual. It is manifested by patterns of word selection and grammar, or words, phrases, idioms, or pronunciations that are unique to that individual. Every individual has an idiolect; the grouping of words and phrases is unique, rather than an individual using specific words that nobody else uses. An idiolect can easily evolve into an ecolect—a dialect variant specific to a household.

If you want to argue about it, go here. Personally, I’m off the Stanford Sauce.

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Kennedy… West Berlin… 1963… Jelly doughnut? …Anyone?

Well, a treat for all you Berliners, jam filled or otherwise, from JAYBO to the streets.

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The perfect gift for out of town children.

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A thought on reducing waste for tofu packaging from Japan.

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The history of origata, the art of carefully folding gifts in decorative paper, will take you to Japan, 1336. Originally developed to wrap decorative fans or kelp in handmade paper, correctly folded origata can tell you about the relationship between the sender and receiver or the event the gift forecasts.

The Origata Design Institute honors the legacy of origata by resurrecting and reinventing traditional folding techniques.