Thought for the day- July 11, 2008 "I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, If this isnt nice, I dont know what is". -- Indianapolis' own late and much lamented Kurt Vonneguthttp://www.mikerzz.com/blog/archives/2008/07/thought_for_the_30.html Ego boost- July 11, 2008 So a while back, Miss Ann sponsored a raffle. I have very few models--it's either the fence of BaileyI donated a scarf as one of the prizes, chose the yarn carefully, knit it up and sent it off to the winner, fully expecting a repy saying "what the HELL is this ugly piece of shit that showed up on my doorstep" Imagine my shock when I got this instead: Mike; I just got home from a trip and found your package on my doorstep. The scarf is unbelievable. The yarn is sooooooo soft. I love the...http://www.mikerzz.com/blog/archives/2008/07/ego_boost.html Of hats and horrible miscalculations- July 10, 2008 I'm beginning to have grave doubts about the latest knitting project. I'm knitting the House Hat from Charmed Knits but without the stripes because I've A) never attempted stripes when knitting in the round and B) think a solid gray will go nicely with a black leather Kenneth Cole jacket I own. What I'm having doubts about is the sizing. I tend to knit tight little stitches and compensate by using larger needles. Didn't work this time though. The yarn I was using was too thin, resulting in...http://www.mikerzz.com/blog/archives/2008/07/of_hats_and_hor.html Hoofin' it- July 9, 2008 Since the widget Dept&153; relocated to The Big House I now drive about 344 miles to and from work per week, versus the roughly 40 I drove before. Needless to say, putting 40 bucks a week into Vega$' tank is quite a shock considering that I used to fill up once every three-four weeks. So I figured that since I live in a city and relatively close to things, I'd attempt to hoof it wherever I needed to go on my days off this week. Good thing I didn't need to go anywhere outside of the major...http://www.mikerzz.com/blog/archives/2008/07/hoofin_it.html Day off, hangin' at home- July 8, 2008 She's a cool doggie-o, chillin' on the patiohttp://www.mikerzz.com/blog/archives/2008/07/day_off_hangin.html |