More of this and That

Of the 70+ blog entries that I have penned, none have received the hype as my writing on fleece (you can never have too much fleece). As we kick off the new year here in a few days, I wanted to reflect on fleece and expand the "You Can Never Have Too Much" list.

Atlases - I received the world's heaviest and perhaps largest atlas for Christmas with images of cities and global terrain from space - very cool stuff and the photos are crystal clear. Topographically speaking, the world hasn't changed much in thousands of years, but man's ability to showcase the various facets of the earth certainly has. Go out and treat yourself a new atlas.
Maps - I will just say this: I have dozens of pictures (I have three very cute kids), paintings, carvings and other types of artwork in my house. NOTHING gets more interest than the $80 Costco replica map of the USA from the early 1900's. Everyone who enters my house checks it out and wants to talk about it. Did you know that around 1900, Oklahoma was know as “Indian Territory?” Not very P.C., but true nonetheless.

Flashlights - see previous posting.

Storage containers - you can never be TOO organized, and it always seems that every time you go to Target, some company has done some little thing to improve the lid on the plastic bins. Also, it seems like the colors keep getting more interesting (red and green for Christmas storage, orange and black for Halloween, etc).

Fleece - I received some more fleece for Christmas - another jacket. This brings my total of fleece items up to 14 and number of jackets to 9. I didn't even consider returning it - even though I have one that is the same color (gray), a full zip, and looks pretty much identical. The new fleece is just a bit softer, and what if I were to lose one of these treasures? I have a replacement.

More later...