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Naughty or Nice Christmas Ornament

 

One side of this ornament reads “Nice”, while the other reads “Naughty”. I wonder which side I should leave facing out…

Let Santa know if you have been Naughty or Nice this year with our Naughty or Nice Christmas Ornament. One side of the ornament reads, "Nice" and the other side reads, "Naughty". This ornament will truly stand out amongst your traditional decorations.

Patina at the Party Dress

It’s mid-November. Holiday parties will be starting really soon if they haven’t already. What are you going to wear? I’m thinking of trying something bronze this year. Just as eye catching as gold, but a little more unexpected.

The dim lighting over dinner creates a dreamy glow that emanates from the breathtaking bronze sheen between tactically tarnish-like black muted blooms on this marvelous party dress. Bashful eyes gaze over at you as you dab your lips.

Morticia Halloween Costume

It's that time of the year again! And this year, since we're into all things shopping, we've decided to start a Halloween Costume feature, complete with its own category. We'll try to post as many costumes as we can between now and the Big Dress-up Day, looking for, of course, the best of the best that's out there.

Our first pick? Morticia, of the Addams Family, of course! Could it be any easier? Classic, classic Halloween wear. It's the kind of thing that's perfect for hanging in your closet, awaiting that invite to the first (or second, or third ...) Halloween bash this year.

Click here to check price and availability at CostumeMan.

Easter Egged!

Here's a fun one to say Happy Easter with!

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.:

"With this faith we will be able to hew out of
the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be
able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a
beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to
work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail
together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be
free one day."

Immortal words that hold as much faith, hope and vision today as they did back in 1963.

Hear excerpts from "I Have a Dream" and other speeches by Martin Luther King Jr. here.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

We want to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and extraordinarily happy holidays! Don't stress, eat lots and lots, and be pleasant to your relatives - you only have to do this once a year, right?

And we can rest easy - the big guy won't run into any problems making his rounds tonight - Google's tracking Santa's flight ;)

Send a Gingerbread Man E-Card

If you're tired of the regular old Christmas e-cards, try this gingerbread man e-card instead. It's just a little bit different - you start out with a plain gingerbread cookie, and you can decorate it with icing and little candy buttons.

It's kind of cute, and kind of fun - perfect for the holidays.

Melting Snowmen Canisters

We're not too sure how festive these are.

The snow kind of fits the season (especially up north here), but to be honest, the faces kind of remind us of Scream.

Anyway, you can order these Marcel Dzama Melting Snowmen Canisters here for $129.00.

Via OhGizmo.

Turkey Carving How-To

Just in time for the major turkey holiday (well, not for the turkey, of course): How to Carve Turkey.

There are apparently two methods: Standard style and Side style.

We didn't know this. Both look terribly complicated, which is why it's great that this article tells you how.

We also didn't know this:

The choice dark meat above the thigh in the spoon-shaped section of the backbone is called the "oyster". Use the point of the knife to lift it out.

Our motto? Have someone else cook the turkey. You can bet there will then be someone proficient at getting the turkey in neat slices onto the table, where we will then proceed to stuff our faces. Easy.

Hey, it works for us.

Annual Family Computer Fixing Event

aka Holidays at Home.

How to Fix Mom and Dad's Computer is definitely one article you'll need to print out and keep in your backpack or suitcase for that trip home for Thanksgiving (or Christmas or what-have-you).

Don't know about you, but it always happens to us.

(Actually, we do a ton fo phone support around here, too - we get "help my pc is doing x" calls from relatives about three days out of seven. One of our mothers is now working on a volunteer thing that requires her to FTP ... make that five days out of seven, okay?)

But get our physical bodies actually inside a parental home and we've got to watch out. We definitely want to have time for turkey and all, you know? Rather than being stuck in the den while everyone else is munching away.

Before you nobly trudge into helpdesk hell, here’s a little checklist of ways to get your parents’ creaky PC back in tip-top shape - at least, until next year.

So print out the article, laminate it, scrunch it up and stick it in your wallet or purse, memorize it, whatever - we think it will definitely come in handy.