Archive for November, 2007

Non-choking Cracker Jack toys make my soul sad. What the hell, Cracker Jack? You seriously expect me to convince my kid that a half-inch square of paper with cartoon drawings of centipedes is mind-blowing fun? Do you think my kid is stupid, Cracker Jack?
While American kids are clapping and mewling over paper “pencil toppers,” […]

Mighty Goods 2008 Calendar Guide is up!

This is from the prompt on page 49 of No One Cares What You Had for Lunch: 100 Ideas for Your Blog. The first part of my timeline is here.
Age 11: When I babysit, we pretend there are refrigerator elves who will leave toys in the cripser if you put raisins out for them.
Age 12: […]

I’m talking about diapers in this post. If you don’t care, you should totally check out this awesome article on the erotic appeal of the Land’s End Catalog.
All right, now a while ago I mentioned that we were switching out to G-Diapers and I’d tell you how it went. The verdict is, I still love […]

New Mighty Goods Finds items for today:
-Wire Apple Basket
-Owl Napkin Holder/Mail Keeper

Holy crap, you guys like to shop. Etsy doesn’t let you see the stuff that’s already been sold, so I thought I’d post some photos of the goods gone by. Some of this stuff is still available, however. Today’s new items are the Bisque dolls from Japan and the toy car ornaments.
Also, there’s an […]

-Kinda Anthropologie:
Vintage 1950’s CASHMERE EMBROIDERED sweater Never Worn
-Rad:
Victor Costa for NEIMAN MARCUS ASSYMETRIC Gown Dress 8
-The ultimate maternity coat:
ViNTAGE 50s NEIMAN MARCUS RED SILK PARTY COAT
-Love the hood:
Vintage 60s 70s SAKS FIFTH AVE Camel Hooded Long Coat, size 4
-I have one of these, and I adore it:
ANTIQUE EGG CHARM WITH HAND CARVED BIRD INSIDE
-Cock cuffs:
VINTAGE […]

-Kutani Covered Bowl
-Vintage California Pottery Crane

In addition to all the personal shopping we did in Michigan, Melissa and I picked up a few things for you as well. We’ve launched an Etsy store called Mighty Goods Finds with all the awesome finds we’d have squirreled away if only we had endless space.
I’ve been daydreaming about doing little travel stores ever […]

I find myself oddly in love with Detroit. I didn’t know much about it before we left, but it turns out to be kind of magically empty. There are people everywhere, just not as many as you expect to see given the infrastructure. All these gorgeous buildings are being left to themselves, like giant, crazy-expensive […]