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 Sprig Taster Box #2 http://sprigbox.com/ Yay Christmas in July!!! Pulled this out of the mail. Wow. Certainly is heavy . Shagbar...

Sprig had me at "you will be delivered a box of treats every month". From their website  http://sprigbox.com/ Nutritious N...

Well, hello there. Been a while, eh? No, I haven't been in Canada. Just been busy, thinking, yadayadablahblah... Today I followed a rand...

I've been having really weird dreams lately. Very fun to analyze. I can't for the life of me figure out what last night's meant:...

Via http://www.ricksteves.com/blog/ "Call me naive, but I would rather support a country which spends more money on inefficiently curin...

"Just talked with a wonderful gentleman from Focus on the Family. Some super awesome things will be unfolding soon. Stay tuned...exciti...

So I'm catching up on the RSS and one of the sites that often has some interesting stuff about Old Hollywood, Allen Ellenberger , had a ...

Claudia woke up on the wrong side of the bed:

So it seems like the only genius I'm sharing in the interwebs is twitter. Guess my ADHD has finally found a home @ctstockula. [Posted wi...

This week I learned a couple things I already knew but since I didn't have confirmation, could ignore. I love chicken wings. C-Bus has...

Oh no!!!! One of the little things I like about Columbus is thanks to the Wonder Bread bakery, it always smells really great downtown. Just ...

I have had my Yahoo account since somewhere around '95. It has served me well, as folks always know where to find me, particularly helpf...

Last night I had a weed dream for the first time in about 10 years. No, not that kind of weed. A weed dream is experienced by folks in the r...

Every year @ valentine's day, I tell Mr S that I absolutely do not want flowers. While I appreciate the thought, I don't really lik...

0545 this morning, Mitzi hops up on the bed and onto my chest. She paws at the covers to remove them from my face and sneezes at point blank...

Watched the movie Bug this weekend. While it never would have occurred to me to watch this as someone who is terrified of bugs, it had Ashle...

For some reason, our cat had never noticed tv, until 1/11/09. Then she stood in front of the tv for like 30 minutes, giving us the opportuni...

Once I was coming home to San Antonio from South Padre, where my mom always loaded me up with food. There was a guy on the freeway exit ramp...

The Weathertainment is in full swing. For the love of Mike, it is January in Ohio, If it was raining frogs, that would be news. We have ha...

For Xmas, I officially got everything I want. I am caught up on material things. Mr S got me the GPS I wanted and his folks, crazy generous ...

A while ago, a viral video went around showing Cagney and Lacey on this British talk show, Graham Norton . The video was pretty funny, if j...

Went to the Olde Towne Easte Toure Ofe Homese with D. I like these home tours. See some interesting homes, meet some nice folks, get a litt...

Update on the sky falling: Truck no biggie. Housejacking went off without a problem. Had to go down 33 feet to find solid ground. Very e...

Our holidays began with Father asking me if I would mind hosting Christmas. 2 days before. Of course I didn't have to go to any trouble....

Decided that the gym at work was too puny so I started looking at local fancy gyms. Urban Active is brand-new, the location is decent and th...

I have a huge amount of catching up to do but I wanted to throw this in before I forget. I am rethinking the utility of Facebook and Twitter...

Where the hell did college football season go?

Mr S's birthday present was AC/Dc tickets, sold out at the Schott. When he received them, he was speechless, so I knew I picked the righ...

Why is it all my favorite shows are TVMALSV? I am not attracted to gratuitous violence and tv sex just makes me sad. I'm watching Sons o...

My mom and aunt made me feel like a tech loser last night because they're on Facebook and I'm not. add that to Wii envy and I feel r...

Went to see Tab Benoit at the Thirsty Ear with R&J. OMG. I am only a fan of the blues in a "vegetables are good for you" kinda...

And then things got difficult. Our door became difficult to close. Then it was closed or open, but could not do both. Father brought over h...

The Wexner Center on the OSU campus managed a biggie by landing the Warhol Exhibit. A and I met there for Thursday happy hour and culture. ...

Mr S's pathologist in charge is fabulous. She gave us tickets to the Louisville/UConn football game in Louisville, complete with awesome...

Ok. Fine. Not a Canadian Hurricane! Our friend Ike had a strong showing here in Central Ohio. Trees down everywhere (we lost one of the prev...

( Ike ) So I'm watching Hurricane Ike coverage because I can't help it. There are a couple of things that keep going through my m...

Hooray! My Buckeyes won! Crap!! Beanie Wells is out! I must say this, though: I feel terrible for the guy and the team, but I am getting qui...

Ahhhhhh. Football season again!!!!

Based on a recommendation by Columbus Foodie, I tried Sunday Brunch at Smackie Smokehouse. Was a no-go for Mr. S and he want with a pull por...

I had read about Pistacia Vera from several local food bloggers, but never made the trip. A local restaurant organization, Dine Originals, ...

I'm going to play catch-up. Part of the reason I dawdled was the enormity of the task. So I'm going to start from the present and ca...

Testing Windows Live Writer on my new laptop. Today I was amazed to learn that someone I always felt was reaaallyy cool was even more awes...

My other friend D always goes to Romancing the Grape with her husband, also a D with 2 n's. It is a benefit for Easter Seals of Ohio: Jo...

Seemed like a really long winter. I am not usually one to get the doldrums, but this year kicked my butt. Seems like someone let spring in a...

Since the other 51 weeks a year are Nurse's Week, lab folk get one a year . Basically, we find a way to get a huge jolt of sugar in the ...

Mr Stockula had foot surgery. My turn to step up to the plate. I can't say I behaved all that admirably for the first couple of weeks, b...

So, I have a weakness for hollandaise. I am not a snob about it. Trader Joe's has taken my favorite sauce and packaged it in a jar. Alth...

They say a journey of 1000 miles starts with a single post, or something like that. So, back on the ole blogwagon I go. We've been kinda...

Since my last time at Surly Girl , I've wanted very much to return for another peeptini, both for a photo and because they are tasty. Tr...

As I was High Fork Hostess for the month of March, I selected Trattoria Roma , one of those restaurants that have been around forever, rated...

So, Mr. S's transmission died in his 2000 Mazda pickup. To repair, it would cost almost as much as it is worth. As we don't have new...

Guess the BBQ is canceled. Mr Stockula always complains that we never get any snow. For some reason, he thought central Ohio was snowed in 3...

As this year was my final 30s birthday, I decided a 4-day weekend was in order. Got a cabin at Dillon State Park with R, J, A and K. The ...

Decided to burn a coupon , so I picked Rude Dog on Sancus based on their description . The place was empty, but it was early, so we grabbed...

On to House of Blues. Loved the venue. It was really well-planned with many good places to stand with a great view of the stage. The service...