I added a few books to my Amazon wishlist on Saturday after I went in search of a good book to start reading about knowledge organization (focusing on library and information science, suggestions welcome) and realized that if you gave more weight to my wishlist than the random mental list and occasional rants I post here, I seem a lot more interesting there... if by "interesting" you mean "has expensive taste in books on information design and likes children's books that have probably been banned in conservative places". The latter spills over into my LJ -- my crafts and home/family icons are from Robert Munsch's Good Families Don't, the best children's book ever written about farts.
Through one of the book reviews I read there, I found something sure to please your inner cartography geek: the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, with over 11,000 antique maps digitized for yourlusting viewing pleasure.
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Quick notes for Vogon:
- the movie with all the hands is Quicksilver Highway;
- Topsy-Turvy Tomato Planter and Gro-Pole
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I received a pre-paid Shutterfly card as a Christmas gift a few years ago. It was due to expire at the end of the month and I had no idea what I'd want to use the 50+ 4x6" print credits for until my little sister mentioned she was planning to make a scrapbook for Laurel with photos from our vacation last month. Thanks to that, I used them up and spent a total of -- drum roll please -- $4.92 for 60 4x6" prints that my sister will be receiving in a couple of days. I am a happy consumer.
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Vogon bought a bushel box full of roasted Hatch chile peppers over the weekend that he prepared and froze in ice trays we have just for the task. I love the smell of them, but the box leaked in the kitchen so the floor was sticky until I broke down the wet box and bagged it, then used an old sponge to wipe up the worst of it until I mop. I'm not sure when I started to dislike mopping, but I suspect it has to do with the style of mop we have. We have a string-style mop, which I've only used in very large spaces like camp dining halls, and I prefer a sponge mop for home use.
I'd been thinking about buying a Swiffer WetJet to use in between full-on mopping and regularly in the bathrooms, but I don't like the continuing cost of disposable cleaning pads and cleaning solution. Now I'm trying to decide whether a mop with a microfiber pad (such as the StarMop) or a terry cloth pad would be better. Assuming they're the same price, which would you choose and why?
Through one of the book reviews I read there, I found something sure to please your inner cartography geek: the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, with over 11,000 antique maps digitized for your
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Quick notes for Vogon:
- the movie with all the hands is Quicksilver Highway;
- Topsy-Turvy Tomato Planter and Gro-Pole
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I received a pre-paid Shutterfly card as a Christmas gift a few years ago. It was due to expire at the end of the month and I had no idea what I'd want to use the 50+ 4x6" print credits for until my little sister mentioned she was planning to make a scrapbook for Laurel with photos from our vacation last month. Thanks to that, I used them up and spent a total of -- drum roll please -- $4.92 for 60 4x6" prints that my sister will be receiving in a couple of days. I am a happy consumer.
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Vogon bought a bushel box full of roasted Hatch chile peppers over the weekend that he prepared and froze in ice trays we have just for the task. I love the smell of them, but the box leaked in the kitchen so the floor was sticky until I broke down the wet box and bagged it, then used an old sponge to wipe up the worst of it until I mop. I'm not sure when I started to dislike mopping, but I suspect it has to do with the style of mop we have. We have a string-style mop, which I've only used in very large spaces like camp dining halls, and I prefer a sponge mop for home use.
I'd been thinking about buying a Swiffer WetJet to use in between full-on mopping and regularly in the bathrooms, but I don't like the continuing cost of disposable cleaning pads and cleaning solution. Now I'm trying to decide whether a mop with a microfiber pad (such as the StarMop) or a terry cloth pad would be better. Assuming they're the same price, which would you choose and why?
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I'll take care of it next time I have the minutes and remember. Feel free to remind me and I'll do it tonight.
I still want to check out new mops, though. (:
And, actually, the best mops I have used are the standard string mops like they have in the military. They're a little bit too heavy duty for home use, but they're really great. They hold lots of water and pick up things that fall to the floor.
It's angled so you don't have to bend down to reach difficult spots, it's got a tough scrubber attatchment for ground-in gook, and it lasts for-freaking-ever. I've had mine for three years and only had to replace the sponge twice. (I rinse it and spray it with Lysol after each use, which might help.) I got the mop at Target for $13, and generic mop refills are available.
Love the Mop. Be as one with the Mop.
Thanks for the recommendation!
I've read The Stinky Cheese Man but haven't read The Frog Prince Continued yet.
I am currently in search of good books about human reproduction; Laurel's suddenly curious about it and I think one of her classmates having a new baby sibling due any day now just fuels that curiousity. After giggling at a review on Amazon.com that complained that Where Do Babies Come From? had overly graphic material, I think I'm going to start with It's So Amazing! A Book About Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families because I've read It's Perfectly Normal by the same authors and thought it was great, so a similarly comprehensive book for a younger audience sounds like a good investment for both of us.
I do think the "scrubber strip" on the front helps, but I tend toward the terry types as far as absorbancy. But, I think that the other comment is right--that the strippy type would just smear the stuff around and not really do a good job of cleaning.
I'm currently looking at the Libman Nitty Gritty Roller Mop that
the stores that sell the chile's segrigated from mild to hot don't roast. the stores that DO roast don't segrigate. of all the nerve.
love hatch chiles, though. if i thought i could get away with it, it would be in gamma's eggs this morning.