http://easyandelegantlife.com Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:24:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For lack of anything better to say today I give you the following: I imagine you've all heard about this, but it seems a tailor-made (no pun intended) opportunity for anyone just out of school and furnishing their first post-dorm rooms. From the press release: National Search Launched for the Ugliest Couch Sure Fit ... http://easyandelegantlife.com/2008/08/21/pr-ugliest-couch-contest-by-sure-fit/ [caption id="attachment_1187" align="aligncenter" width="468" caption="The New York Times. August 20, 1968"][/caption] (Image via The New York Times "Today in History") Imagine my shock. There we were on The Outer Banks of North Carolina, beginning a week's worth of fun and sun, nothing to stand in the way of a completely invented, self-contained escape ... http://easyandelegantlife.com/2008/08/20/extra-extra/ I'll be back. I'm checking in, sometimes, on my favourite blogs, even if I'm not leaving comments. The week, so far, has been .... well... (late afternoon just arriving to read a chapter or two....) http://easyandelegantlife.com/2008/08/19/my-view/