24 Jun 2010  A Mood Lightener  We were in a little bidding war
for a great apartment yesterday and didn't get it. Boo.  And so,
I take my solace in Muppets. This video gets bonus points for
its cameos with Ira Glass and Zac Galifianakis:   21 Jun 2010
What Do You Value?  WARNING: This post is loooooong (even by my
standards). Do yourself a favour; go to the washroom, pour
yourself a drink and then settle in. I also admit to show my
bias throughout - but, hey, that's my right as a blogger and not
a journalist. But please read it all the same.  During our most
recent trip to Europe, I took a lot of photographs of darling
old buildings and homes. I'm a sucker for history and
architecture, although I don't claim to be an expert in either.
I'm really more of an ignorant admirer of it all - someone who
finds romantic beauty in old glass windows, wrought iron
balconies and rusted, ornate door handles. I dreamily envision
all the people throughout history who touched these objects and
then I feel a funny, fuzzy conn