J Smiley Outlook Email: Problem and Fix!

Jun 25, 2010 | 13 Comments

What’s up with that J, yo? I’m going to assume you’re using Microsoft Outlook 2010 at this point – or you know someone who uses it. But even if you’re not in either camp, you should pay attention. The following fix applies to every single Microsoft Office program that uses its universal AutoCorrect feature. I’ve [...]

A Children’s Guide to Splattered Bugs

Nov 11, 2009 | One Comment

This is an actual sign I saw on the side of a gas pump I used today. Why didn’t I ever think of doing something like this?! It seems like something I would have enjoyed having around when I was a kid. Then again, I think I’m more impressed with the ad campaign itself (and [...]

Bug Vacuum

Jul 18, 2006 | 6 Comments

I gotta get me a bug vacuum – or a spider vacuum, if I have to get something pest-specific. It’s spider season here in Seattle, and Ponzi and I are crawling out of our respective skins. She’s already gone through 14 magazines today (with the victims getting anything but more literate). If there’s a can [...]