It’s beginning to look a lot like Halloween. Riding through my neighborhood the other day, I started to see various Halloween decorations appearing on houses: a few ghosts hanging from nooses here, some spider webs and bats there. It’s kinda funny, no matter how old I get, seeing Halloween decorations

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Cereal is as important to a broke-ass as ramen noodles. It has zero prep time and requires only two items which can usually be purchased at any corner store. Plus, it’s tasty and has vitamins and calcium and all that. Hell, I’d be having some myself, RIGHT NOW, if I

Like most things in life, Etsy has already done it better than you I do firmly believe, despite the cliche, that the little things that matter. If it makes the world more livable to have skull socks or sushi bandaids, then so be it! There’s no reason to be bland.

San Francisco is in the midst of its annual indian summer – a final fling with the season where the temperatures actually get above 80 degrees and no one can stop talking about how hot it is, I mean, really, can you believe how hot it is? Um…yes, I can

We all know the old punk trick of turning your socks into arm warmers, or tying them into knots to use as a dog toy, but if you can work your way around a needle and a thread (like, at all) you suddenly have a lot more options for those

It’s a pity that plastic is so popular, because glass really has it beat. It’s solid, feels sturdy in the hand, doesn’t ooze any chemicals when you microwave it or get stained strange colors and it’s much more satisfying to use if you have to say… smack a fool down.

I was standing in line for a burrito today behind a group of ladies, all wearing spectacular summer shoes: hooved, heeled leather creations that encompassed the ankles, high-heeled strappy sandals that laced up the calves, cute 50’s style memorabilia heels…I looked at my feet and gave a silent prayer to