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‘give yourself the gift of bacon’

mama — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 03:12:34 +0000

Shortstack, a breakfast meat connoisseur through and through, is just the sort of child who would put this on his Christmas list. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better, I found the list of membership perks. As if TWELVE different artisinal bacons a month wasn’t enough…

Twelve different artisan bacon delivered to your door each month*
Informative notes on all bacon selections
Discounts on Grateful Palate bacon products and bacons
Bacon of the Month Club Membership Card
The Bacon Strip—Our monthly bacon comic strip for members only
The Bacon of the Month Club Pig Ballpoint Pen
A Little Rubber Toy Pig
One free Bacon Tee-Shirt

Thanks for the link, Mighty Goods!

man toys

mama — Sat, 12 Nov 2005 15:12:04 +0000

Shortstack announced this morning that he had to ‘catch up on the news’ rather than watch cartoons. I happily oblige and arm myself with the remote, hoping it’s not a morning full of coverage about homicide/suicide bombings. So far it’s been pretty light, thankfully. He saw a commercial for the DR® LEAF and LAWN VACUUM and said, ‘Daddy and I need that for the yard!’ And you’re not going to hear one peep of argument from me! (I’m usually on leaf duty, the first year we lived here I raked almost 300 bags myself…) In so many ways, it’s better than him begging for Power Rangers, ‘Injun (Ninja) Turtles’ and all the other garbage he sees during commercials now that our beloved Tivo is out of commission. (We’re so peeved about so many issues with that box that we’re not going to even fix it, but we’re going to build our own open source machine that does the same stuff, and more! By the way, you will NEVER hear us argue with you about what giant geeks we are in this family…) His request reminds me of that Sears commercial from a while back when the parents bought the baby a washer & dryer for his first birthday.

surfin’

mama — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 21:03:05 +0000

I’m a little late in posting this link, but think of it as a planning tool for next year’s Jack-o-Lantern!

singing

mama — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 02:40:59 +0000

Today Shortstack again declared ob la di, ob la da by the Beatles his “favorite-est” song. Rock on little dude!

reading

mama — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 02:25:09 +0000

Shortstack is really having a blast with the Firefly book club. The class earns free books based on how much is purchased. The books are very reasonably priced (there are usually at least two $0.95 options), so it makes it quite easy to buy a good number of them. It’s also been a great way to discover new books we probably wouldn’t have come across otherwise, and it’s always a nice surprise when they arrive. This month Shortstack chose:

Dem Bones
Wee Witches’ Halloween
The Halloween Play
The Nutty Nut Chase
Clifford’s Thanksgiving Visit

The service is pretty good, too. Shortstack got Count on Clifford free this month because one of the other books he wanted wasn’t in stock. And they’ll still be sending his original choice as soon as it’s available.