by theferretonline | Oct 28, 2014 | great sites, guilty pleasures, shoes, trends
Gnome shoes and more gnome shoes. Did you know that was a thing? Neither did I. My friend Lydia found these and others at ModCloth. It is a great site – lots of fun things. I’m not sure who wears these shoes, but check them out for a little...
by theferretonline | May 19, 2014 | pop culture, products, rants, time wasters, trends
The Rubik’s cube is 40 today. How did that happen? I was never talented enough to solve the puzzle, but it was so popular when I was growing up… Google is celebrating the anniversary today with an interactive doodle that I’m certain I will have less...
by theferretonline | Oct 29, 2012 | books, guilty pleasures, trends
Google is honoring his birthday, so I thought I would too… Bob Ross’ patient teaching and “wet on wet” painting techniques helped introduce thousands of amateur painters to the art world. The “serious” art establishment might not have had much time for Ross—and...
by theferretonline | Dec 21, 2009 | beauty, causes, guilty pleasures, products, rants, trends
I visited 29 Spa this week-end; my massage was fantastic and I wanted to live in the spa…really amazing place! I have visited a few nice spas in my life, but 29 offered me something I have never seen before…a disposable bathing suit…brilliant idea!...
by theferretonline | Nov 4, 2009 | kids, pop culture, trends
Sesame Street is celebrating its 40th birthday today. For a stroll down memory lane, you can purchase the commemorative DVD, Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days. You can also vote for your favorite episode on the Sesame Street...
by theferretonline | Oct 15, 2009 | books, pop culture, trends
I loved Freakonomics and was very excited to learn about the “freakquel”, SuperFreakonomics. How can it not be awesome? The book covers topics such as: How is a street prostitute like a department-store Santa? Why are doctors so bad at washing their hands?...
