70s Christmas…
Before the Internet, cell phones, Twitter and Google. If you’re under 40, you’ve probably never seen this.
December 25, 2009
Merry Prankmas!
The moral of this story is never give your apartment keys to friends who like to gift wrap and have lots of time on their hands.
Toys That Make You Wish You Were A Kid Again
Raising kids to be design-minded and eco-conscious isn’t always easy, but Fast Company has put together some products that kids will love just as much as adults. Skip Hop’s Wishbone bike is eco-friendly and practical–this recycled-plastic and sustainable-wood 3-in-1 bike goes from three-wheels to two with a quick switch, and also adjusts its height for
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Star Wars Holiday Special?
The original Star Wars film was actually an unexpected hit, so in retrospect, it’s no surprise that some enterprising TV network would win a bidding war to host a Christmas TV special, according to a story at Mental Floss. Of course, after the show laid a massive ratings goose egg, everyone from George Lucas to
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RealKidz Clothing Receives Micro Loan
Crain’s Detriot Business: Washtenaw County and Ann Arbor Spark awarded RealKidz $50,000 — the fund’s maximum award — toward operating expenses, including the hiring of a director of sales. “That was the missing piece,†said Merrill Guerra, founder and CEO of RealKidz, a direct-sales company that makes clothes for plus-size girls age 5-12. “We have
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More US Workers Try Direct Sales
Reuters: More US workers, hoping to make ends meet in the recession, have turned to direct selling, but revenues are not keeping pace with growth in the sales force. The ranks of people selling wares out of their homes, at parties and door-to-door grew by 100,000 last year to 15.1 million in the United States,
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Wrapped Too Tight…
For many, it’s the most wonderful time of the year – at least until it’s time to open all that packaging. Odds are that’s when someone in the household will contract a serious case of wrap rage, reports The Philly News. Terminology unfamiliar? It’s the maddening frustration that builds as you work laboriously to extricate
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Creative Mom Finds A Way To Work
TuscaloosaNews.com: Martha Pennington, 33, formerly of Tuscaloosa, was a full-time property manager known around the office for her shopping skills. Friends often asked her to shop and wrap gifts for them. When she left her job to be a stay-at-home mom, the requests kept pouring in. She was offered lunch for her trouble. ‘That wasn’t
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Mall of America Tweets Holiday Parking Updates
It may not be rocket science, but it is pretty cool: The Mall of America is using Twitter to tweet parking info for last-minute holiday shoppers hoping to avoid the ever-annoying quest for a space, according to a story on Mashable.com. The official Twitter (Twitter) account was launched on December 19 and will actively tweet
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