Archive for January, 2009

So, my sister-in-law has lost 11 pounds as part of her New Year’s Resolution. I don’t like her very much right now. Kidding! Really!

In honor of my own struggles with resolutioning, I’ve done some research and – as a public service to Something To Smile About readers – I provide the answers to some nagging questions below.

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Links Worth Sharing: January 28th, 2008

Inside the Super Bowl Kitchen: Pretty neat profile of what it takes to feed the masses in Tampa Bay this weekend. Includes an interview with the Chef.

Budget Travel’s Real Deals: As I type this, snow and sleet pile up outside my window. Even if we can’t afford traveling right now, looking at these warmer weather deals lights a fire under me.

Pandora: Do you know about this online music site? This … FREE … online music site? Enter an artist or a song, and it’ll stream music based on your tastes. It introduces you to music it knows you’ll like. Weird but amazingly cool.

Daily Routines: This is a neat blog that looks at how artists, writers, and other folks organize their days. I wish they updated it more often, but if you’re visiting for the first time, you can pick up a lot of insight into the inner workings of genius.

Smile: New Beginnings

Happy New Year! Hope you had a great holiday season. We most certainly did and meet the new year with optimism and hope. Speaking of which, no matter your personal and political beliefs, a big change begins Tuesday in the United States with the Inauguration. With that in mind, I dug up some trivia about one of America’s great dates of change.

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Links Worth Sharing: January 14th, 2008

The US Government’s Official Inauguration Site

Andy Rooney’s monologue on the Inauguration: From 60 minutes, I thought it was interesting, and I hope you feel the same way.

Historical Inauguration Day Photos: This is a pretty neat little slideshow with archival photos and captions.

And please remember, the day before we honor and remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. here in the States.