for my own reference

and perhaps your edification, too:

filched from i love typography

Facts!

So the ice cream business is more interesting than I would’ve guessed:
Fun fact #1: Dreyer’s is the world’s largest ice cream company, doing more than $2 billion  (BILLION) in business annually.  And they’re headquartered in Oakland.  I had no idea.
Fun fact #2: They own Häagen-Dazs.
#2.a: Häagen-Dazs is an entirely American company, the name means absolutely [...]

craig, lead me not into temptation

I lurk the craigslist free section a lot, I don’t really know why.  everything I’ve gotten off there has been a “but” situation–it works fine, but…
craigslist free lamp: standard floor lamp, with a dimmer dial.  thing is, (other than it’s being ugly as sin) the dimmer doesn’t work quite right–the dial has to be turned [...]