Category: Randomness

If you let me know something you have gotten Chuck, I will remove it from the list. So if there is something you thought was on here and is no longer there, it has been bought for him. Also, please let me know if any of the links don’t work so I can fix or delete them. Thanks.

Random Gifts
* Battlestar Gallactic Boxset in BluRay found here.
* Solomon shoes in Black Asphalt Aluminum in size 10.5
* Cool clock
* Magazine renewals for Popular Science, Popular Mechanics and/or Discover Magazine

Workout Stuff
Stuff from Craigslist is GREAT! There are tons of things listed on there each day. (Often for a tiny fraction of the original price.)
* Snap together floor mat
* Curling bar
* Dumbells
* Weights
* Medicine Ball

Tools
* Torx bit set (this is just an example.)
* Hex bit set in metric and/or standard (this is just an example.)
* Gorillapod SLR camera tripod

Accessories for Electronic Boards
* ScrewShield for Arduino
* Deluxe Breadboard Jumper Wires

Books
* Uncommon Sense: Economic Insights, from Marriage to Terrorism by Gary S. Becker
* The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition) by Frederick P. Brooks
* What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures by Malcolm Gladwell
* The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
* Outrage: How Illegal Immigration, the United Nations, Congressional Ripoffs, Student Loan Overcharges, Tobacco Companies, Trade Protection, and Drug Companies Are Ripping Us Off… by Dick Morris
* Tuned In: Uncover the Extraordinary Opportunities That Lead to Business Breakthroughs by Craig Stull.
* Somebody’s Gotta Say It by Neal Boortz
* Economic Facts and Fallacies by Thomas Sowell
* Books from the History section of the bookstore and more specifically, history in Minnesota.

Computer Science Books
Any of the books from Art of Computer Programming. Please note 3rd edition.
* Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms. Third Edition (Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 1997), xx+650pp. ISBN 0-201-89683-4
* Volume 1, Fascicle 1: MMIX — A RISC Computer for the New Millennium. (Addison-Wesley, February 14, 2005) ISBN 0-201-85392-2 (will be in the fourth edition of volume 1)
* Volume 2: Seminumerical Algorithms. Third Edition (Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 1997), xiv+762pp. ISBN 0-201-89684-2
* Volume 3: Sorting and Searching. Second Edition (Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 1998), xiv+780pp.+foldout. ISBN 0-201-89685-0
* Volume 4, Fascicle 0: Introduction to Combinatorial Algorithms and Boolean Functions, (Addison-Wesley Professional, April 28, 2008) vi+240pp, ISBN 0-321-53496-4
* Volume 4, Fascicle 1: Bitwise tricks & techniques; Binary Decision Diagrams (Addison-Wesley Professional, March 27, 2009) viii+260pp, ISBN 0-321-58050-8
* Volume 4, Fascicle 2: Generating All Tuples and Permutations, (Addison-Wesley, February 14, 2005) v+127pp, ISBN 0-201-85393-0
* Volume 4, Fascicle 3: Generating All Combinations and Partitions. (Addison-Wesley, July 26, 2005) vi+150pp, ISBN 0-201-85394-9
* Volume 4, Fascicle 4: Generating all Trees — History of Combinatorial Generation, (Addison-Wesley, February 6, 2006) vi+120pp, ISBN 0-321-33570-8

Think Geek Stuff
* Perplexus
* Rare Earth Magnetic Fridge Pins
* Cable Monkey Cable Organizer
* CableDrop Cable Clips
* Wire Tie Straps

Gift Cards
* Home Depot
* Lowe’s
* Circuit City
* Best Buy
* Game Stop

*Baby Things*
– We would love things off our registries (Target, Babies R Us) since the baby needs things more than we do right now!

*Random Gifts*
– Gift certificates (Michael's, JoAnn Fabric, Target, Barnes & Noble, Borders, The Bead Monkey, PaperTrey Ink, Stamping Bella!!, Ikea, The Limited, New York & Co., Sephora)
– Puzzles (1000 piece)
– Book List
– Vases
– House decorations
– This is so cute! I must have this! It's a cutting board made of Spatulas! It's from Macy's.
– These shoes. In pink. In a size 6. I think that is the smallest size available.
– This watch. In pink (it's called Magenta on their website). And in small.
– Fit Bit. Chuck has one of these and I think it's so cool! It's too hard to use his, so I really just need my own! 🙂
– These towels from Williams Sonoma in green or red. I love these towels!
– Maybe some new pot holders/hot pads that match the towels. I have had mine forever!
– Soy candles. We found that these don't bother Chuck's allergies!

*Wearables*
– Any scarves! I love them all!
– Sweaters I can wear that open in the front or have a tie… Seeing as I will be huge through winter, this seems like a good idea. But I want things I can wear after baby, too!
– Target sells Sock Monkey slippers and I think they are so cute! I couldn't find a link to them, though.

*Cookbooks*
– I want to start using my crock pot more…so some sort of crock pot recipe book would be great. Remember, I don't like crazy food! 🙂
– Sandra Lee: Semi-Homemade Slow Cooker Recipes 2
– Sandra Lee: Semi-Homemade Desserts
– Sandra Lee: Semi-Homemade Desserts 2
– Sandra Lee: Semi-Homemade Gatherings
– Sandra Lee: Semi-Homemade Cooking 3
– Sandra Lee: Semi-Homemade 20-Minute Meals 2

*From Pampered Chef*
– Mega Scraper
– Micro Scraper
– Measure-All Cup
– Mini Measure-All Cup
– Outdoor Party Sticks
– Easy Conversions Magnet
– Jar Opener
– Grapefruit Knife
(Some of these items can be found locally and don't need to be Pampered Chef brand.)

I have three new card sets for sale at SimplyWhimsical.com.

The first two are for the holidays.

The last one is a snowman set. This is wonderful for someone that loves snowmen as much as I do!

I hope you like them. 🙂

Wishing a Happy Turkey Day to all! Hope you have a great Thanksgiving.

We have a couple of rabbits that I think live under our deck. Saturday morning I was sitting on the couch and I heard something running across the deck. I finally saw them on their second pass over chasing each other. Then I saw something moving out of the corner of my eye. The little rabbit is sitting right next to the door in the back looking in the house with his ears propped up. Every time I tried to get my camera to take a picture of him, he ran away. I did get one picture of him through the window in my office.

Friday we went out with Kelly and Andy for dinner. We usually go to Don Pablo's for dinner, but we thought we would try a different Mexican restaurant. So we headed to Pepitos. They have wonderful food there! Maybe we have found a new place to go to dinner?! 🙂 We'll see.

Then they came to our place and the guys played some video games.

Kelly and I chatted and played some video games with them a little later.

Over all it was a pretty great Friday!

I have sold my first purse! I think this is going to start a chain reaction and I will sell them like hotcakes! Check them out and get one for a friend for Christmas! SimplyWhimsical.com. This gift gets sent right to you and you don't have to leave to do your shopping! 🙂

*Funny Kitty Pictures*

This link has some really funny and cute pictures of cats. Check it out!

These make me laugh. These are all from YouTube. Take a look.

• Golf Balls
• Marbles
• Rake Handle
• Credit Cards
• Ice Into Snow
• Extra Value Meal
• Coke Can Smoothie
• Coke + Chicken = Cochicken

CraftsOnAWhim.com has been launched today! This is my new craft blog with How-To projects. There will be more new and exciting things as time goes on. For now, enjoy the fun projects that are online and watch for new ones! I hope you enjoy it!