Because Ikea says so…

According to The Economist, IKEA will release a new version of its classic BILLY bookshelf next month, one that’s focused less on storing books than storing, well, anything and everything else. The company is finding that customers use their shelves increasingly for “ornaments, tchotchkes and the odd coffee-table tome,” and less so for reading material.

http://www.economist.com/node/6919139

They’ve realized we don’t need fixed shelves 12 inches high and 9 inches deep. They’ve realized we’re more comforted by the endless capacity of a millimeters-thin box of transistors. And most importantly, they want us to keep buying their furniture. So by changing the depth and height and adding decorative glass doors to their bookshelves, they’ll ensure that the world will still have a use for their some-assembly-required furniture. Go ahead, store your souvenirs on our bookshelf, they’re saying.

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/09/10/ikea-redesigns-classic-bookshelf-foreshadows-the-demise-of-books/

This may be of interest to you if you are one of those who care about hair… specifically mine…

Its’ a website!:bookshelfporn.com

Well not really… but some of them are people, and some of them are from my neighbourhood…

We finally made it out to the farm in Redwater. Which really isn’t a farm; except for the part that is. The house and and half of the back yard are in a suburban-looking townsite, but just beyond the trees and the gazebo you find the traditional old wooden granaries and automobile-stuffed shop which border on acres of pasture and canola. Pretty place.

The weather sucks pretty much every night but the light can be awesome with storm clouds and setting suns.

“I’m hungry: feed me.” “Ok, I’ll whip up some pasta…” And this is what I get: flowers in my salad! Some neighbours just don’t appreciate the art of ordering a pizza when you are lazy 😉

HABÜRMAS!

A weekend at William Watson Lodge in Canmore with the extended family. Lots of pics, some not bad; but here’s a bad one made purty by the magic of Photoshop Express:

…And Goldschlager’d his mother… And neighbour…

Summertime and the livin’ is easy…

Moving Day 1

Zak’s got an apartment in Baywood all on his own credentials. Stu will move in with him and hopefully help out but the place is all Zak’s.

Carmen took him shopping for staples and spoiled him. He should be in by the end of the weekend.

Sigh… I want