Oooh, just my speed- flea, swap, thrift and more!

SF Pulp babes! What’s not to like?

Loyal reader John again comes through with a link to raptureready, taken from the lead article in the always entertaining Economist Christmas issue. Also in that issue, a modest proposal in response to the shortage of legally employable nannies: outsource the kids to India!

RaptureReady’s tips on surviving after the rapture (assuming you aren’t whisked away) are a bit one-sided. The emphasis is squarely on accepting Jesus, rather than how to score the best free stuff from now-vacant houses.

Through Steve, Don’t Eat It! comes the stunning Hispanical porktastic product line of Dolores canning. I’m sure it’s entirely possible that the sadness of the Blessed Virgin was caused by pickled pigs’ feet.

Another trailer link: Retro Camping Club of France.

While looking up the use of another fantastical food product obtained at Big Lots!, obleas, I found that they are eaten with cajeta– a previous BL score! Excellent!

An outfit in Peru (Indiana) is a source for vintage trailers– they don’t make em like that anymore! When they are remade again, they look like this.

Based on the book Jennifer Government, NationStates lets you be your own dictator.

It’s like seeing some alternate timeline version of me: an art taxidermist! There’s your standard jackalope, and your less-standard punk squirrel (mother’s day is coming up….). If I worked in an elementary school, I would have one of the creepier items in my office, so the kids would gape at it, eyes like saucers. Since I only visit schools from time to time, I could perhaps settle on one of the smaller items to carry on my person.

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Adapted from Bernat patterns for knitting for the troops in WWII, an assortment of practical protective clothing. A few others, mixed in with some general patterns. And bless their boots, the Red Cross has ressurected some of their patterns, too!

More misc wartime patterns.

Article on wartime knitting.