Monday, April 13, 2009

A Long Winter

I began wearing my Lands' End hooded down coat in mid-October, 2008. Today--April 13--the day after Easter and the day of the Cubs' home opener, I'm still wearing that coat. And a space heater still hums next to my feet in my office.

I'm in the midst of my 11th winter in Chicago. The severity no longer surprises me: Every year, I expect feet of snow and sub-zero temperatures, possibly even burst plumbing in the condo above ours.

But the duration ... the duration grinds on me every single year. Six months in a down coat. Too long.

But 60 degrees is on the horizon, maybe even by the end of this week. :-)

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Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Reccommended: First Guns

So, it's been more than a month since I last wrote in this space. Too long! I've had a lot going on, but nothing that should have kept me from writing. A sick child, a sick "me," busy at work, snow in April (ugh!) but mostly, I've just been uninspired. However, this morning, I found something that inspired me.

The "busy at work" part has been a deep dive into social media: blogs, Twitter, Facebook, etc., all for the purpose of driving traffic to the Imaginepub.com website. It's all very, very interesting and exciting, but after a while it's a little repetitive, too. Everyone I follow on Twitter writes about SEO and social media and analytics, and they all have blogs about the same subjects, too. So, this morning I was happy to find a blog that cracks me up. It's imaginative and funny, but manages to maintain good taste, too.

First Guns is a blog on Tumblr written by Michelle Obama's arms. Yes, you read it right; each post is written from the point of view of her arms. The blog's description: "Everyone's been writing about us. Now we're speaking out. We're Thunder and Lightning, the First Guns."



Yesterday's post, On Meeting the Queen: Yeah, We Touched Her There, chronicles the uproar that ensued in the British press when, apparently, Queen Elizabeth put her arm around Ms. Obama's waist and Ms. Obama (who absolutely towers over the Queen) reciprocated with an arm on the Queen's back.

I have no idea who the author is, but "First Guns" is written by someone who is absolutely partisan and adores Ms. Obama for her sensibility and style. It is a great fun read for a girl who enjoys reading US magazine while watching The Biggest Loser while eating ice cream and Triscuits when she gets home from work. It's a nice break from all of the bad stuff going on out there.

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