Monthly Archives: May 2009

Baby ducks

Poor pic­ture because my cam­era is old and cranky, but here are the sweet lit­tle baby ducks I fol­lowed at the park today.

May 31, 2009 – 8:52 pm | By Laura Bird | Posted in albany, animals | Tagged , , , | Comments Off

My professional life is now complete.

Dave Barry linked to one of my Con­sumerist posts. For­get the master’s degree, for­get every­thing else I’ve done. I can’t top that. Time to retire.

May 29, 2009 – 9:09 am | By Laura Bird | Posted in work | Tagged | Comments (2)

Grocery deal tip: splitting up our Triscuit

I wish that the “Still have our dig­nity” sketch from Kids in the Hall were avail­able some­where online on video. I sing it to myself every time I eat Triscuits. I admit that I have a prob­lem.
But, a quick tip for peo­ple who live near a Price Chop­per and like snacks. Wheat Thins and Triscuits …

May 18, 2009 – 2:14 pm | By Laura Bird | Posted in bad housekeeping, food, york state | Tagged , | Comments Off

Like an electric blanket! For muffins!

I stopped by a church garage sale over near SUNY on Fri­day evening.  I didn’t buy this bun warmer, but it made me smile for some rea­son. I like say­ing “bun warmer.” I also really love the avo­cado cof­fee per­co­la­tor in the back­ground.
Most of what was at the garage sale, like this bun warmer, seemed …

May 18, 2009 – 10:23 am | By Laura Bird | Posted in albany, bad housekeeping, garage sales | Tagged | Comments Off

I miss you so!

My Pow­er­shot is on its way home! I’ve had it since the end of col­lege, so about six years. It’s been bro­ken and unus­able for a year now. No word on whether they’ve repaired it, or I’m get­ting a dif­fer­ent cam­era. Either way, I’ll be able to take decent pic­tures again! My cell phone cam­era …

May 15, 2009 – 11:06 pm | By Laura Bird | Posted in gadgets, photography | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

Maybe I should just move.

It is unbe­liev­ably weird to see a story that we broke at Con­sumerist on Mon­day as a “details at eleven” teaser on the local news before “Lost,” com­plete with exte­rior shot of the restau­rant where it happened.

May 7, 2009 – 2:30 am | By Laura Bird | Posted in albany, blogs, internets, work | Tagged , , | Comments Off

Canines, cupcakes, and the hazards of butter

I hadn’t made cup­cakes in a while, so I decided to make some up for my trip north­ward to see Naomi and Mark’s new place, and to meet their new dog­gie. DOGGIE! I didn’t have the sup­plies on hand for home­made dog treats, but human cup­cakes I could do.
I pulled out Amy Sedaris’s book, where the …

May 3, 2009 – 2:17 am | By Laura Bird | Posted in albany, animals, bad housekeeping, cooking, doggies, friends, misc life, pets, recipe corner | Tagged , , , , | Comments (1)