Sunday, December 20, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
The World's Smallest Postal Service
Maybe I still want to be 3" tall and live in a doll house, but who wouldn't want to send or receive a teeny, tiny letter, addressed & stamped, complete with a minuscule wax seal?
Lea Redmond is the postmaster at WSPS - the World's Smallest Postal Service, run out of San Francisco. She will transcribe your letter & send it off with a magnifying glass.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Cleanup on Aisle Three, Irv!
Just wondering, why does this never happen to me when I'm at the grocery store? Because I would really appreciate it.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
He's So Funny
Here's a gem from the genius, Dave Coverly. He's the syndicated cartoonist of Speedbump fame (AND a resident Ann Arbor). Dave was recently crowned this year's Cartoonist of the Year from The National Cartoonist Society. Congrats, Dave! www.speedbump.com
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Here's the beef!
Way to go Ruth Frith! This granny broke records in the shotput competition at the World Masters games in Australia.
Did I mention? She's 100 and began her Masters competitions career at age 74.
(photo and source: Rueters)
Monday, October 12, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Ironmen
This is one of those videos that gets passed around and around, but with good reason.
Beezing is about looking for happiness and fulfillment, being determined, and having the gumption to follow your passion.
Team Hoyt!
Beezing is about looking for happiness and fulfillment, being determined, and having the gumption to follow your passion.
Team Hoyt!
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Love Cake?
Although "moist" is one of my least favorite words, I find its use here quite acceptable. If only I had two cute girls with ukeleles and kazoos serenading me while I bake, the kitchen of happiness would be complete.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Honorary Beezer
I think this video definitely qualifies Amy Krouse Rosenthal for honorary beezer status, don't you agree?
It's always good to bump into another member of the tribe, even if only online.
It's always good to bump into another member of the tribe, even if only online.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Make Something Happy
The son and I are teaching ourselves to crochet. I spent years wishing someone would teach me how to knit before I taught myself from a book (duh!). Challenging, but satisfying. And then I found that Youtube is full of tutorials for anything you would want to learn how to do. Yippee!
I like this one for both the product and presentation.
But wait, there's more!
How to jump-start your car!
How to dance the cha-cha!
How to tie a tie!
How to Moonwalk!
How to do the world's best banana trick!
What do you want to do?
I like this one for both the product and presentation.
But wait, there's more!
How to jump-start your car!
How to dance the cha-cha!
How to tie a tie!
How to Moonwalk!
How to do the world's best banana trick!
What do you want to do?
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Make Someone Happy
Do you remember when s n a i l m a i l was all we had? I haunted the mailbox in search of news from camp friends, grandparents, or magazines. Getting mail was tangible proof that someone, somewhere, had been thinking of you.
And then there were packages! What a treat!
Here is a fantastic little video about the joy of unexpected mail. (I'd embed the video but vimeo informs me that's not possible).
As a grown-up, I've developed some sort of postal phobia. I still like making packages and writing letters, but I can't seem to finish the task: wrap up the package, drag myself to the post office, and drop it in the slot or bin. This is silly on so many levels, mostly because once I finally do it, I thrill with anticipation of the receiver getting it. Sending a package is just as good as getting one!
So here is a beezer challenge: make someone happy. Send a package! If funds are short, send a letter! Make it yourself or handpick the contents. Let someone know you were thinking of them. And in case you, too, have postal phobia, here's a deadline: send it by Monday, Sept 28. (This will go down on your permanent record.)
And then there were packages! What a treat!
Here is a fantastic little video about the joy of unexpected mail. (I'd embed the video but vimeo informs me that's not possible).
As a grown-up, I've developed some sort of postal phobia. I still like making packages and writing letters, but I can't seem to finish the task: wrap up the package, drag myself to the post office, and drop it in the slot or bin. This is silly on so many levels, mostly because once I finally do it, I thrill with anticipation of the receiver getting it. Sending a package is just as good as getting one!
So here is a beezer challenge: make someone happy. Send a package! If funds are short, send a letter! Make it yourself or handpick the contents. Let someone know you were thinking of them. And in case you, too, have postal phobia, here's a deadline: send it by Monday, Sept 28. (This will go down on your permanent record.)
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Packajectic
I've always loved stuff made out of paper and stuff made out of music so I thought this was pretty cool:
Two Weeks - Grizzly Bear from Gabe Askew on Vimeo.
(It's not even an official video for the song, just a fan version! Gabe Askew is Most Obviously A Beezer!)
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Appearantly, I think you're cute.
Wowie, wow, wow! I want a Buddha pear!
Do you think eating these pears would give you a Buddha belly?
Do you think eating these pears would give you a Buddha belly?
Friday, September 4, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Smarter Than The Average Bear
I love a large lumbering animal with mad skillz...
What do you think his CareBear name would be...SK8R BEAR?
What do you think his CareBear name would be...SK8R BEAR?
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Happy Beezeday, Number Three!
Hope it brings you every Ting-Ting you ever wanted!
But wait, there's more!
Slightly less intelligible:
And an end note:
But wait, there's more!
Slightly less intelligible:
And an end note:
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Bookalicious
This is wicked fun and funny.
If the production values were a little higher, they could go national!
If the production values were a little higher, they could go national!
Friday, August 7, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Now that you've taught your kids not to...
There's a Brazilian campaign to get people, pets, and aliens to pee in the shower. Apparently, doing so saves more than 1,000 gallons/year per household!
Monday, August 3, 2009
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Can't do this on Twitter
Check out this collection of illustrated envelopes over at the children's book design blog Apple and the Egg. Makes me want to write some letters.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Crazy...
I have always loved foxes*. Every once in a while I will see one in the fields or crossing the road and it makes me feel lucky.
I also love shoes. So I really loved this story about a fox who stole more than 120 shoes from the residents of a German village. I'm sure there's a book in it, but I'm still thinking on it.
In the event that you like foxes as much as I do, you might like this little story, too:
*The picture is from thefoxwebsite.org. I'd like to give credit to the photographer, but clicking around on the site doesn't show who took this particular picture.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
It may be a small world after all
Check out these ethereal photographs by Erin Tyner (more on her website). It may be a miniature world, but the drama is large scale.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
Shadow Dancing
Color Me Katie is a fresh blog I like to read because Katie Sokoler puts so much positive energy out into the world. Here's a picture from her latest fun urban art project:
Doesn't it make you feel like dancing? At least skipping?
Happy May Day, people. Here's hoping you either find some flowers on your front porch or you decide to plant some on somebody else's!
Doesn't it make you feel like dancing? At least skipping?
Happy May Day, people. Here's hoping you either find some flowers on your front porch or you decide to plant some on somebody else's!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
The Pursuit of Happyness
It's time for Maira Kalman's monthly installment of And The Pursuit of Happyness published in the New York Times. dreamy sigh.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Tiny, meticulous things
Photo of Mike Sparrow's silver at the Miniatura International Dolls House Modelling Show in Birmingham, England. March 2009.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
I Don't Know about you...
...but I'll have what she's having.
(and I'd like to live in a house like that).
(and I'd like to live in a house like that).
Monday, April 20, 2009
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Doe, a Deer
This makes me inordinately happy. If I were ever to have the good fortune to be a bystander at one of these clever events, I'd probably turn into a shimmering puddle of happiness.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Making Lemonade at Nashville International Airport
And the award goes to andre3000 for the best use of an interminable layover!
Copa Cabana from andre 3000 on Vimeo.
Copa Cabana from andre 3000 on Vimeo.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Tiny Beautiful Things
I came across this beautiful miniature garden on Apartment Therapy's sister site ohdeedoh and I am besotted. I can't wait to make my own version as soon as the weather allows! Should we make this a beezer challenge?
Monday, March 23, 2009
Delite-ful Home Shopping
This looks way more fun than any of the home shopping parties I've been coerced into attending.
Funky Tupperware from Capucha on Vimeo.
Funky Tupperware from Capucha on Vimeo.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Need a hug?
At first I thought this was a little weird -- I am not a big fan of hugging strangers. But that first granny in the beginning did me in. The huggers look really happy. Even the people walking by are smiling...
Friday, March 20, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Ooh...pretty
Some of the Beezers took a field trip to visit the Button Lady.
They bought some shiny, colorful things.
It made them happy.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Teeny Tiny Itty Bitty Little Knitting
This is truly impressive. (But there's a small part of me that wonders why she didn't scrub her fingernails for the close up.)
Friday, March 6, 2009
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Mama Mia
I love a special talent, don't you?
This video was produced to promote the upcoming book, Tony and The Pizza Champions. Please play with your food!
This video was produced to promote the upcoming book, Tony and The Pizza Champions. Please play with your food!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Future Children's Book Author
This clip has been everywhere, but I wanted to make sure it stays in our archives.
kiTTens!
kiTTens!
Sunday, March 1, 2009
We all need a little Validation
This is a sweet, goofy and a little bit sappy short movie. It has been out a while, but if you haven't seen it yet, it's 15 minutes well spent.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
The Beckoning of Lovely
Thanks to Lisa C. for telling us about this video created by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. It is Lovely indeed.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
So happy together...
Imagine me and you, and you and me--
We're hopping on a trampoline, it's meant to be!
I hop on you, you hop on me, and then we squee,
so happy together!
We're hopping on a trampoline, it's meant to be!
I hop on you, you hop on me, and then we squee,
so happy together!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Hallelujah for Maira Kalman
This illustrative essay from Maira Kalman is enchanting. Her paintings & insightful observations find beauty and wonder in both the ordinary and exquisite.
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