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You wouldn’t think that correctly filling out a paper ballot would be such a challenge. Sure, you only do it once every couple of years, but the instructions are printed right there. And didn’t we all learn to color inside…

Christmas Cheer: All-natural wreath from Joe’s Place Farm. Spirits acquired at Trader Joe’s on our last visit to California, because I’ve been too lazy to go find the nearest state liquor store. At least the local Costco still sells beer….

D woke me up at 9:30 AM today so I could see snow falling–our first of the season here in Portland. It’s still going now, and has built up a pretty good ground cover outside. I haven’t lived in a…

If you’re seeing this at snout.org, it means the DNS changes have propagated. Please leave a comment! ~CKL

“Everyone’s really self-employed. If you work for a company, you just have one client,” says Gregg Fisher, 35, founder of Gerstein Fisher, a New York financial-planning firm. “If they fire you, you’re out of business.” — “6 financial milestones before…

My friends Crissy and Elena feature prominently in today’s San Jose Mercury News story about the city’s annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon: Eschewing the mental “zone” that long-distance runners try to enter, Crissy Gugler and Elena Melendez decided they…

Instead of browsing teh internets. And yet… HowManyOfMe.com There are44 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name? ~CKL

A handy, printable calendar showing sfnal media events in October. Includes conventions, author appearances, book and DVD releases, movie openings, and new episodes of TV shows. The “new comics” dot on Wednesday is unnecessary, but overall, a nice planning aid…

Take a picture of yourself right now.don’t change your clothes, don’t fix your hair…just take a picture.post that picture with NO editing.post these instructions with your picture.   I call this one “Scenes From an Earthquake.” ~CKL

And you can be, too: Visit ordinarypeoplechangetheworld.com to help. ~CKL