Notes from around the blogs

A little bit of this, a little bit of that, and a splash of humor.

If you haven't checked out my friend Diamond over at A Day in the Zone, go on over and say "Hi". With the coming holidays, she comes up with some tips on dieting and exercise.

Randy, of The Way I See it fame, has posted about his days as a backyard wrestler, complete with photos.

Jen, of Unglazed fame, has shown a side of herself we don't see often enough. Waxing poetic on her post titled Full Moon.

BusyBeeSuz and Happy Wife Happy Life have shared an idea about the environment, as they both linked to a video called The Story of Stuff. If you have about 20 minutes the video is eye opening and very much worth a look see. Suz also relates a humorous story about trying to access the site but putting in the wrong address.

If you've not been over to Jessica's Five Pines blog lately, she is attempting to put together a Christmas card exchange with all the blogging buddies. If you've never been there, check out her photography, family, birds, and dogs. If I hadn't met Jessica, Jen and Shellmo wouldn't be on my list of friends.

I also want to recognize the best comment on my blog this week. It was posted here by Jen in response to my Okay, so I'm mechanically challenged post of this past Sunday. Jen responded with "How many WIXY's does it take to change a light bulb?" The reason I choose this comment is it's totally unlike Jen. But I liked it.

Have a super weekend folks!

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