You Always Wanted To Blast Her Skirt Off

Via Tad Too Tan For Taupe I found Zombie Kitten and these fantastic, out of these rocket skirts!

Most Awesome Family Portrait Ever

Billy Dee Williams, Drew Barrymore, Ann-Margret and Bonnie Franklin, from Life, 1984.

Seahorses Do Not Have Legs

But are there sea-zebras?



Leila Hyams & zebra sans gams at the beach, via Flickr.

When Snow Globes Attack

OK, so snow globes aren't (as far as this report goes) "attacking" but they are igniting fires. "That's Hot," says Paris Hilton, who herself had purchased 17 of the $100 Hallmark snow globes "because she could".

New Year, New You: Workout With Dumbells

You can do it like Crawford...


I prefer Russell's method myself.

New Year? Not-So-Much

Can't you just hear him saying something like, "Gee, honey, I'd love to help; but you know how clumsy I am in the kitchen... You'd probably be happier if you just took care of this by yourself."



1960 New Years illustration via Flickr.

Playing Doctor: Scrubs & Beyond

I was reading Slip's post about how fashionable scrubs are now and it got me thinking... Maybe scrubs are the new aprons.

But more than that, I'm thinking hubby needs some scrubs. I'm tired of him ruining all his jeans and shirts with all this projects -- not to mention when we do Science In The Kitchen stuff with the kids. The Landau scrubs lab coats would be especially cool for that. (He always has reminded me of Beaker the Muppet. ...And then we could play doctor. They're only $20. Such thrills!)



Come to think of it, I wish they made scrubs in kids sizes. Science In The Kitchen gets messy sometimes.

Practicality of scrubs aside, I'm loving the kitschy fun of scrubs. There's the NASCAR scrubs, a ladybug print, cheeky monkeys, candy corn printed scrubs...



And yup, Betty Boop.



Get yer Cherokee scrub pants, Landau medical scrubs, at Scrubs & Beyond.

Modern Woman Monday: Wippette -- Wippette Real Good

A kitschy retro store display.



Via eBay.

Hires Root Beer Package, 1890

Make five gallons of beer for just a quarter -- and it's medicinal!



Ad in the December, 1890 issue of Peterson's Magazine.

Hoop-Dee-Doo, Time To Tie One On!

Vintage necktie advertising Kay Starr's version of the swing tune Hoop Dee Doo on Capitol records; via eBay.

Annual Family Tradition

After eating a big holiday meal, it was customary for the men to go into the kitchen to cut the cheese. No one knew why Sara always went along.



Maybe it's cheese; maybe it's not (you can find out at Flickr). But then the food isn't really the issue now, is it.

Why Christmas Tights Are Important For Little Girls

This looks so much like my sister -- OK, and not just as a child (she wears pants now Christmas Eve for a reason!) I wish it was a photo of her, because then we'd have had an Andy Gibb microphone!

Via Flickr

Honey, I Shrunk The Santa

Via Flickr

Trade Your Spaceship For Christmas Lights?

That's what I said.

This Is How The World's Greatest Entertainer Gets Into His Car