Everything’s gone green
Thursday, July 19, 2007
The latest thing going green- the shopping bag.  San Francisco has banned plastic bags.  Ikea is charging a nickel a bag or you can buy one of their re-usable blue totes.  All this bag angst has
 
Tunes for tots
Monday, April 9, 2007
There have been several articles recently about the appearance of new bands and music aimed at the pre-k set.  They marvel at the new CDs featuring lullaby versions of Metallica or the Cure.  They
 
The greying of punk
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
I wasn’t imagining things yesterday when the TV started blaring out “Everybody’s Happy Nowadays” by the Buzzcocks.  That in itself isn’t all that strange. Toyota used the Buzzcocks in an SUV
 
The rebirth of the ‘80s
Wednesday, August 2, 2006
Today I saw a gal in black leggings and a long v necked sweater.  It was nearly an exact replica of what I wore in high school in the mid ‘80s.  It immediately brought to mind a conversation I had
 
Every once in a while I get a bee in my bonnet about something
The occasional rants of the Maven