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sharon watterson has written 124 articles so far, you can find them below.
‘SOCHOIC’ stumps ‘Ferris Bueller’ fans in Super Bowl ad
Fans of the iconic film, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” are holding court across the Internet, discussing the similarities and subtleties of the movie contained in the 2012 Super Bowl commercial aired this week by Honda on YouTube. The popular film’s would-be authorities are finding long-forgotten references to Matthew Broderick’s hilarious performance in 1986, produced anew Read More… »
Posted February 2, 2012 at 10:50 am no comments
Urban knitting comes full circle
Beginning with a Texas door handle cozy in 2005, Magda Sayeg’s, alias Poly Cotn, the guerilla knitting graffiti frenzy has traveled around the world a few times and back again now to Vogue Knitting Magazine’s premier crafters’ NY weekend, VogueKnitting Live, January 14 -16, 2012. A secret UK band of mystery knitters and crocheters has been Read More… »
Posted January 10, 2012 at 7:55 am no comments
Helena Bonham-Carter confirms Johnny Depp’s Dark Shadows role
Much to the chagrin of loyal fans of vampires and the 1960′s Dark Shadows soap opera, Helena Bonham-Carter, in a recent interview, confirmed the vampire movie’s director, Tim Burton’s intention for Johnny Depp in the role of 200-year-old chief vampire Barnabas Collins. The soap’s cult-like following has taken offense to the fish-belly white make-up Depp Read More… »
Posted December 5, 2011 at 4:22 pm no comments
America’s Cup livestream video of Plymouth races is awesome!
Yesterday’s, September 11th AC45 races in Plymouth, England under bright blue skies and strong 30 knot winds gave thrills and chills to sailing fans around the world via awesome livestream coverage of the America’s Cup World Series. Close-up and personal, virtual viewers were able to communicate with other sailors around the world through a blogroll Read More… »
Posted September 12, 2011 at 6:46 am no comments
Angry Birds take to needles and hooks
Leave it to some crafty knitting pattern writer to come up with video games hottest, addictive Angry Birds red bird to knit or crochet just in time for holiday giving and stocking stuffers. Complete with stuffed nose and angry bird scowl, the red bird hat is a winner! Crochet lots of the angry bird amigurumi Read More… »
Posted July 27, 2011 at 2:37 pm no comments
Some airlines use FAA shutdown to hike rates
When Congress locked horns on Friday and caused a partial FAA shutdown, cheap airline tickets became available at some airlines, but not all. While airlines have lost the authority to charge federal taxes, several airlines took the opportunity to raise airfares, negating the airfare savings to consumers. Delta, which operates Southwest and Air Tran as Read More… »
Posted July 24, 2011 at 10:40 am no comments
Sock Monkey hat pattern
A new sock monkey pattern…Have you searched and searched for just the right sock monkey hat pattern to knit? Last fall, knitnscribble did the same thing, looked high and low for a sock monkey hat with earflaps, warm and toasty for her granddaughter to wear on chilly NJ mornings as a safety patrol. Necessity being Read More… »
Posted July 21, 2011 at 9:56 am no comments
New fish for Phish fans
Concert-goers with Phish tickets or just fans of the popular Vermont-based band can sport these live bait fish hats, a scarf, and even ‘half a fish’ hats are better than none at all. The free knitting fish patterns by Dutch knitting designer Thelma Egbert are available to download and print out. There’s even a crochet Read More… »
Posted July 17, 2011 at 10:45 am no comments
Puma sailing ‘smoking’ hot in TR2011
Puma Ocean Racing’s new ‘Mar Mostro’ VOR 70 is streaking across the Atlantic at an average of 16.7 kts with 575 nm days. “It’s ridiculous,” says Skipper Ken Read of Newport RI, as he predicts the hottest Volvo Ocean Race ever beginning in Nov 2011 from Alicante, Spain. The Transatlantic Race is in its last Read More… »
Posted July 9, 2011 at 9:12 am no comments
Social Security cuts vs. financial disparity
What if the US Government and its legislators enacted a democratic solution to our financial conundrum, instead of forcing Social Security cuts on the poorest of its population? While corporation CEO salaries continue to climb in the midst, of what is now years, of this great recession and downward spiraling economy, jobs tumble, health insurance Read More… »
Posted July 8, 2011 at 10:29 am no comments