tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130368792024-03-05T04:17:00.839-08:00For Women Old Enough to Know BetterFor ladies of a certain age - with attitude and humor!
Yes, you Red Hats and female Baby Boomers. Yes, you Moms and Grandmas. You groovy gals.chmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.comBlogger322125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-80691296866295540282008-07-14T19:29:00.000-07:002008-07-14T20:02:57.532-07:00CP Junior Jersey Sale, Also Store ClosingRepeating what I wrote in my <a href="http://wazzup-chm.blogspot.com/">"CHM Biz News Blog."</a> (Note the link to this blog in the sidebar here)...<br /><br />My <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear">"For Women Old Enough to Know Better", a.k.a. grannygear, store</a>, will be closing by August.<br /><br /><strong><em>However</em></strong>, this <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear">"For Women Old Enough..." store </a>is still open as I speak, and with a Junior Jersey Blow-Out Clearance Farewell and Closing Sale, at that.<br /><br />I have marked my Junior Jersey prices way down throughout the <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear">"For Women Old Enough..." store</a>. Add my mark-down to CafePress's Junior Jersey mark-down starting today, and you've got lots of savings. Take advantage - after all, school and Fall are coming before you know it. Get your nifty cheap Jerseys now.<br /><br />Back to the <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear">"For Women Old Enough..." store</a>... This CafePress Premium Store originated when CafePress offered me a free six-months deal for me to upgrade my Basic Store (a free store, but with limited options) to a Premium Store. I took up CafePress's offer, even though I was already busy with my first and original <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign">CafePress Premium Store, Music Stuff & More.</a> "For Women Old Enough..." store did well those first six free months, so I kept it. It has always more than paid its way, still does, but I like the idea of consolidation now - it's easier, more convenient, simpler, for me and, I believe, for you customers. Oh, and there'll be one less store to make payments on...<br /><br />You will now find your favorite graphics and merchandise from "For Women Old Enough..." store @ my <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign">Music Stuff & More store</a>. (As you may have noticed, many of these graphics and merch have been there already.) Look in the <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign/216297">"& More" area </a>for your favorite non-musical - also women-oriented - graphics. I'm in the process of "revealing" them soon, after I get them all tidy and ready-for-primetime.<br /><br />So, <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear">"For Women Old Enough..." </a>is open now as I write, with great deals on Junior Jerseys throughout the store, but will no longer be open in August. I haven't figured out yet what to do with this <a href="http://groovyladies.blogspot.com/">"For Women Old Enough...", a.k.a. Groovy Ladies, Blog</a>. It will remain open and running until I can figure out what to do with it, a decision which will be made sometime before long... Input regarding this blog is very welcome!<br /><br />Please visit - and enjoy the extra Junior Jersey savings - @ <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear">"For Women Old Enough..." store</a>.<br />And, <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign">Music Stuff & More store</a>.<br />And, my brand-new <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/chmayer">www.zazzle.com/chmayer</a>, which is Music Stuff & More @ Zazzle.<br /><br />Please note that I am newly on Facebook. Feel free to send me a Message or give me a Facebook Poke. You'll find me under my real name. And, both my CafePress store and my new Zazzle store can be found on my Facebook Profile.<br /><br />Take care. Keep cool.chmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-2352251087731352212008-07-02T16:13:00.000-07:002008-07-02T16:14:47.493-07:00Green tea protects against heart disease: study - Yahoo! News<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/heart_tea_dc">Green tea protects against heart disease: study - Yahoo! News</a> (Reuters)<br /><br /><em>Yet another</em> report about the value of green (also dark) tea.<br /><br />Neat thing about tea, unlike coffee, it doesn't matter if it's hot, cold, or room temperature.<br /><br />Drink up!chmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-63458790603662133152008-07-01T19:38:00.000-07:002008-12-08T18:47:34.865-08:00The New Stuff - Grafs & Merch<p align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218244287698015362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: left" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoHiKFGwzemiDAGRb-HlWDrY01bUjkqwfqIvEQ6TgHYaRyWB0eAiUVihqGuU20LElMx-kZEH1ee6hltujbGEI671YFMJcpW2mzUuhuK7WL0Hn8rtQDvWRuxVpTedDyovTWTEeRg/s320/265185724v13_150x150_Front_Color-Raspberry.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="left">Images of just a couple of my many new items... Above, the new Raspberry Baseball Cap with the new "InfiniStitch Embroidery." Below is one of the Obama graphics, somewhat obviously. This graphic looks great on buttons - I know, I ordered ten mini-buttons myself and am very pleased with how they turned out.</p><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKybLn3fdTCQV-CtEGCAsLYHXBwX_zPQnn6HgWkNlLcI8gUFZ8BbdeDfUCj0b1BvDgCK91KMVisZMAspLwukcKWcZl2TugFZnVaD5bPU60fmpNMEftj-10nqMaX389W15WWP2zw/s1600-h/186757_2799978Obama.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218242831527915714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: left" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKybLn3fdTCQV-CtEGCAsLYHXBwX_zPQnn6HgWkNlLcI8gUFZ8BbdeDfUCj0b1BvDgCK91KMVisZMAspLwukcKWcZl2TugFZnVaD5bPU60fmpNMEftj-10nqMaX389W15WWP2zw/s320/186757_2799978Obama.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>A few links to some of my new graphics and new merchandise:<br /><br />See <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign/276760">Music Stuff & More store's "Sales & Features"</a> and <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign/1412774">"NEW NEW NEW" section</a> and <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign/4408155">2008 Election & 4th of July </a>(Americana, generally, also includes Obama stuff). And still more Obama stuff in the<a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign/216297"> "& More" section </a><br /><br />I have mentioned previously the new *Pink* color for maternity tops, I hope. Also new: pet bowls, in both large and small sizes. Find some in the <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign/5556310">"NEW NEW NEW" section </a>mentioned above.chmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-26416467878256325522008-06-20T22:47:00.000-07:002008-06-20T22:53:59.457-07:00I'm Back!Please excuse my absence.<br /><br />Hope you're having a fun - and cool - Summer.<br /><br />I haven't - and am not going to - add anything new to the "For Women Old Enough..." store, but I've been real busy over at <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign">Music Stuff & More </a>, also have opened a Zazzle store, and started a Facebook Page. Also LOTS of new graphics, plus new merchandise, too.<br /><br />More soon - it's freakin' 10:50 pm on a Friday night and 83 degrees in this Office. <br /><br />Enough said!<br /><br />More soon (yes, soon!) - and I've begun this month's newsletter.<br /><br />Take care. Keep cool, enjoy, and take it easy.chmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-64779820511891234092008-04-23T20:30:00.000-07:002008-04-23T20:41:57.313-07:00Don't Forget Mother's DayShop at the <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear">For Women Old Enough...store </a>or at <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign">Music Stuff & More </a>for gifts for Mom, Grandma, or, heck, yourself (if you're a Mom or Grandma, you're very entitled to treat yourself, don't you think? You've earned it!).<br /><br />See a section with <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign/1412778">Mother's Day Gift Ideas</a> from my <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign">Music Stuff & More store</a><br /><br />Also check out <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear/619952">Moms Rule and I Heart Mom graphic merchandise</a> and <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear/604075">Grannies Rule, I Heart Grandma, and other loving Granny merch</a> (Find Phat Granny and Groovy Grandma merch here as well.)chmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-79390486140098711702008-03-25T16:39:00.000-07:002008-04-23T20:28:18.231-07:00My CafePress Stores & the EarthPlease visit my <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign">Music Stuff & More store</a>, too, where you'll find even more Earthly merchandise.<br /><br />And, don't forget my <em>many</em> <span style="color:#009900;">green</span> shirts, also organic T-shirts, as well as the re-usable $14 totebags available in both my CafePress Premium stores.chmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-8152087093328448102008-03-22T14:11:00.001-07:002008-03-22T14:20:22.212-07:00Happy HolidaysHappy Easter. Enjoy the holiday weekend!<br /><br />Got some new graphics in <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign">Music Stuff & More </a>store: <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign/5065517">new blue treble clef Circle of Fifths graphics</a>, also a <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign/5042753">new "HB - Huntington Beach" graphic</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign/154898">Music Merchandise</a><br /><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign/1412774">"NEW NEW NEW' section</a> and <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign/276760">"Sales & Features"</a> in <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign">Music Stuff & More store</a>chmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-45704503788325270162008-03-04T15:32:00.000-08:002008-03-04T15:36:01.168-08:00Hormone use linked to cancer risks - Yahoo! News<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/hormone_risks">Hormone use linked to cancer risks - Yahoo! News</a> (AP)<br /><br />Yet <em>another </em>news release pointing to the harmful effects of hormone replacement therapy.<br /><br />Turns out it's not "just" about breast cancer, but also lung and other cancers...<br /><br />Just do your best to avoid the nasty stuff (Prempro, Premphase, etc.). There are other, better solutions to menopausal miseries most of the time. (Heck, even <em>using a fan</em> can be a huge help for hot flashes - what a concept!)<br /><br />Signed,<br /><br />Breast Cancer/Prempro & Premphase Survivorchmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-91842497659656657192008-03-03T20:32:00.000-08:002008-03-03T20:42:35.940-08:00GREENPlugging my <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign/4774490">Green</a> feature in my other CafePress store...<br /><br />Are you a Green fan? <br /><br />Irish? Environmental and Earth-Friendly?<br /><br />Green is in.<br /><br />Have you noticed how many politicians wear green ties these days? They wouldn't have been caught dead in the past wearing a *green* tie, likely. Unless maybe they're Irish and it's St. Patrick's day, or Christmas.<br /><br />Anyway, I am featuring <em>green</em> graphics and <em>green</em> shirts in my <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign">Music Stuff & More store</a>, check out this green stuff.<br /><br />And, for the saving of the green (badly needed these days, the economy being in the state it's in...grumble...), check out the buttons, stickers, magnets, Value T-shirts (only $9.99) in both my big CafePress stores. Yes, you'll find some with <em>green</em> graphics in the feature mentioned above.chmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-37276331506488160642008-02-04T19:17:00.000-08:002008-02-04T19:39:54.704-08:00America : For Women Old Enough... : CafePress.com<a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear/3353493">America : For Women Old Enough... : CafePress.com</a><br /><br />It's Super-Duper, Tsunami Tuesday tomorrow! The Nearly-Half- the-U.S. Presidential Primary!<br /><br />Am I excited? Yes, can you tell?<br /><br />Hey, even the fact that a woman is being considered, has a real chance to be a presidential candidate, is a big deal.<br /><br />But, for me, either an Obama win or a Hillary win is a <em>very good</em> thing. I'll admit I've already mailed-in my vote for Hillary. Very hard to choose - both candidates are so good.<br /><br />The live links up top are to my American eagles and "Democratic Progress" (yes, appropriate for either Obama or Hillary) graphics/merchandise.<br /><br />For more of these 2008 Election graphic and merchandise check out my <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign">Music Stuff & More store</a>, at this <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign/2799978">link</a> and at this <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign/4408155">link</a><br /><br />(BTW, behind the scenes I'm in the process of re-organizing my stores, which will result in my not pointing out merchandise in a number of different places! It will be consolidation as well as re-organizing, making my stores easier to use for you - and for me, as well. Ties into the creation of that long-discussed new website of mine, too, which makes sense if you think about it.)<br /><br />Now, be sure to vote tomorrow!chmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-67840254391337157462008-01-30T18:45:00.000-08:002008-01-30T18:50:08.450-08:00SALES & FEATURES : For Women Old Enough... : CafePress.com<a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear/1207676">SALES & FEATURES : For Women Old Enough... : CafePress.com</a><br /><br />An update!<br /><br />Please note the <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear/4572096">Valentine section </a>here. : )<br /><br />Are you ready to vote in your Primary? I'm mailing my ballot in <em>today or tomorrow</em> and I still haven't been able to commit - Hillary? Obama? FWIW, I'd be happy with either.<br /><br />If you're either an Obama or a Hillary fan, you might want to check out...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear/3353493">Democratic Progress (as well as American eagles...)</a> in this store<br /><br />or<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign/1225101">Democratic Progress</a> found in my <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign">Music Stuff & More</a> store (lots more merch here)chmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-83437160311744108022007-12-24T17:12:00.000-08:002007-12-24T17:15:26.721-08:00Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!Enjoy a safe, happy, healthy Holiday Season! Peace & Joy to All.<br /><br />Carolynchmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-50634676482497311662007-10-31T17:27:00.000-07:002007-10-31T17:54:50.089-07:00The New Bigger Buttons are HereThe <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear/3854498">new bigger - 3.5" - buttons are now in this Store </a>in its <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear/1207676">"Sales & Features"</a> section.<br /><br />More will be coming. More are located in my other big CP store, <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign">Music Stuff & More</a><br /><br />No, I don't have any 2008 presidential election campaign buttons, etc. right now, as I don't have a favorite presidential candidate yet. Maybe I'll make one for Hillary, one for Obama, one for Edwards... <br /><br />(believe it or not, FWIW, I still do have the Kerry-Edwards stuff in the back here)<br /><br />Being in California I would get any of these presidential graphics out well before our Primary, which is in January, I believe.<br /><br />P.S. Re the Southern California fires thing... I have been safe, but sick, from it. The Santiago Canyon fire, which the firefighters are still fighting, was headed straight for one of my daughters' neighborhood until the good firefighters "corralled" the flames. Daughter Sarah lives right over that now infamous Orange County-Riverside County ridgeline/border. The firefighters held their Riverside County townhall meeting right in my grandtwins' school! Scary, but okay now. And, I don't expect this coming weekend's Santa Ana winds to be a problem. The air has been really crappy here, but slowly getting cleaner, I'm happy to say. BTW, the Orange County Red Cross has met their limit for O.C. fire donations - good for my fellow Californios. (Please note how well our evacuations to the Qualcomm Stadium went, I say, with a bit of smugness and pride for our Golden State. And, how about those firefighters?! Our heroes! As always.)<br /><br />Anyway, *big* buttons are here. : )<br /><br />Oh, and happy Halloween.chmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-45643061198291060782007-09-19T19:38:00.000-07:002007-09-19T20:14:15.993-07:00CafePress Bigger Buttons Coming......also Yard Signs.<br /><br />In mid-October this new merchandise will be rolled out. CafePress is thinking the 2008 Election especially.<br /><br />I have zero ideas for Yard Signs right now, especially since I have yet to choose a candidate. (You may notice that I have "For Gore" stuff available, but Al seems to be showing less and less interest in declaring his candidacy for president, seeming full up on other important projects, such as winning awards and climate change, etc. Darn.) So, yeah, I'll have to make my choice by January (CA Primary), but I haven't zeroed in on anybody yet. Perhaps I'll do several candidates' stuff, since I don't have a favorite right now, anyway? That's a possiblity.<br /><br />Regardless, I'll put out some of the new, bigger buttons - 3.5" - with some non-political graphics. As in, bigger versions of buttons I already have out there in my stores. Be nice stocking stuffers, etc. Nifty to stick an Earth button on your re-usable totebag (here @ only $14.99), too.<br /><br />Stay tuned. Again, this new merch will be rolled out in mid-October. The new buttons will come out fast, as they're really easy for me to whip up with the graphics already present.chmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-36631749092561010292007-09-16T20:42:00.000-07:002007-09-16T20:53:45.646-07:00News w/ More to Come RSNI've been busy working on my other blogs and stores (it's 9 pm already!), but I want to let you in on some news for now, with more later this week.<br /><br />Check out the new feed from my primary blog - CHM Biz News Blog - which you'll find on the sidebar here. There's a CafePress sale!<br /><br />It's a good idea to keep an eye on the CHM Biz News Blog, anyway, as it's the best information source about my business, with the possible exception of my monthly CafePress newsletter.<br /><br />You may also want to check out my Music Stuff Blog, also found here, with a horizontal banner toward the bottom of this Page, not on the sidebar. There's some fun stuff I just put up there you might enjoy. Involving music, of course.<br /><br />And, last, but certainly not least (and I should have mentioned this on the CBN Blog, but...later...), and that is...I think I have my price mess cleaned up. I'm not yet ready to signal the 100% all-clear, but all is looking good, and has for a few days now. CafePress IT is still working on the issue (I certainly wasn't alone with this problem!), when *they're* done, then I'll feel all is corrected. Just an FYI, especially for those of you who read my newsletter which referred to this.<br /><br />Now, I'm off to dinner and the rest of the Emmies (or is that Emmys?).<br /><br />: )chmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-91499619078281465442007-08-19T19:28:00.000-07:002007-08-19T19:30:05.866-07:00Poll: Family ties key to youth happiness<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070819/ap_en_ot/youth_poll_happiness;_ylt=AuUaNVdeTt2UHUTg4tAVIsYE1vAI">Poll: Family ties key to youth happiness - Yahoo! News</a> (AP)<br /><br />Interesting, important, and, especially if you're a mom, encouraging survey done by the Associated Press and, yes, MTV.<br /><br />IMHO, these two together - AP and MTV - could come up with a pretty good overview of what's going on with today's youth.<br /><br />Hey, some good news (for a change). : )<br /><br />Keep cool.chmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-66382040593116989502007-08-11T16:44:00.000-07:002007-08-11T17:24:47.679-07:00Stopping By & UpdateHope all are keeping cool!<br /><br />The "limited time" "Buy 3 Shirts, Get 1 Free" CafePress promotion is over now.<br /><br />I have been hard at work re-organizing my CafePress premium stores, as you may notice, also adding new graphics and merch. Been busy putting together Back-to-School Features as well (which I had better complete RSN!).<br /><br />I've been in the process of marking down my Value T-Shirts.<br /><br />My Value T-Shirt mark-down is for two reasons:<br /><ol><li>CafePress will be increasing its price for printing on a second side later this month. What this means is that either we shopkeepers can pass along the price increase to you guys (!), we can cut our mark-up (!!), or we can remove the graphics on the second side (a ton of extra work on top of an already heavy workload at the busiest part of the online retail year). I most likely will do the first and third: pass along the mark-up, plus start removing some - but not all! - of the second graphics. What this means is that all my merch printed on two sides will be slightly more expensive, but you'll start to be seeing prices drop as I remove the second graphics from many items. BTW, I have many, many items (most?) which have only one graphic, so they will not be affected in any way, price or otherwise. So....to make a long story shorter, my offering the Value tees at a lower price, may compensate a little for the increased price of the two-graphic items. (I'm giving it a shot for now, anyway. Running it up the flag pole; seeing if it will fly.)</li><li>The economy. It's getting a little ugly out there. The stock market has been like a roller-coaster this year - you have to hang on tight, and it's starting to get a little sick and nauseating. Then there's all those "sub-slime" (thank you for this apt word, Jim Cramer) and otherwise screwed-up mortgages and other "creative" financing/credit crunch. Gasoline prices, higher food prices... It's not a time to expect people to want to throw around their cash. It's a time where someone might be more interested in spending $9.99 for a tee she really likes and can afford, while, perhaps, the more expensive shirts have to be passed up (especially those with that added two-graphic CafePress mark-up!). The more flush among you won't care, but I do have sympathy for those who are uncomfortable shelling out more than $9.99 for a T-shirt at this time.</li></ol><p>Telling you far more than I should, it's good news/bad news for me when I sell stickers, buttons, magnets, Value Tees, and the like. Good news in that I made a sale and that someone has appreciated and is now enjoying my stuff. But a little disappointing in that I'm making only $1 or two on the sale. (The more expensive items bring me $5 or more...)</p><p>Anyway, I'm way long, too long here. Just updating you, and wishing you well. Keep cool!</p>chmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-19877119552594801572007-07-03T16:19:00.000-07:002007-07-03T16:19:38.821-07:00Study: Chocolate reduces blood pressure<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/diet_healthy_chocolate;_ylt=AkIb0ZAIK6QxFGEWgtUBnycE1vAI">Study: Chocolate reduces blood pressure - Yahoo! News</a> (AP)<br /><br /><em>Yet another</em> "chocolate is good for you" story...<br /><br />Note the mention, also, once again, of the healthiness of <em>red wine</em>.<br /><br />Yes, I've got my red wine and my 60% cacao dark chocolate. What a wonderful way to be healthier.<br /><br />Of course, the trick is to have <em>just a little</em> of these items.<br /><br />Along with fewer carbs, calories, "bad" fats, less salt, smaller portions... As well as plenty of regular exercise. <br /><br />Keep cool! <br /><br />Have a happy 4th of July, Americans out there!chmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-3950857859756903322007-07-01T18:10:00.000-07:002007-07-01T18:36:22.536-07:00New Merch, New Music Graphics, etc.This is bad, because I'm going to be directing you to my <em>other</em> CafePress premium store today, <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign">Music Stuff & More</a>.<br /><br />Well, for you ladies interested in music you'll appreciate my new music graphics, and all of you will get to see the new Junior Jersey.<br /><br />The new Jersey is basically an elongated T-Shirt and comes in your choice of white, a light coral pink, or a light aqua blue. <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign.144552885">See it here</a>.<br /><br />The new music graphics? Customers requested a purple Circle of Fifths and a Bass Clef Circle of Fifths, so I made some recently. Check out the <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign/1412774">"NEW NEW NEW" section in Music Stuff & More </a>to see what I'm talking about.<br /><br />Next steps? One of them will be to update the <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear">"For Women Old Enough..." store</a>! I'll include the new Junior Jersey (see above) there.<br /><br />Keep cool! And have a good 4th of July, all you Americans out there.chmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-63043043166170404652007-06-13T18:45:00.000-07:002007-06-13T20:31:56.920-07:00New Merch & Other NewsI've been literally under the weather lately (bleeping climate change affecting my eyes, lungs, and sinuses - the downside of living in SoCal), as a result I haven't been keeping up with all my work as well as I'd like.<br /><br />Can't believe I didn't post here yet about the arrival of the new Junior spaghetti tank tops and the new maternity tops, many of which have been in the <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear">For Women Old Enough... store</a> for a while now. I do plan to add yet more. Check them out in <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear/2953682">"Sales & Features"</a> The maternity tops come in black or white. The new spaghetti tank tops come in pastels as well as in white. See still more of this merch in the <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear/2616277">"Moms Rule"</a> sections, and elsewhere in <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear">For Women Old Enough</a>..., as well as in the <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign">Music Stuff & More</a> store.<br /><br />Here's <a href="http://wazzup-chm.blogspot.com/">some other - <em>this is brand-new</em> - news regarding all my CafePress stores</a> from my <a href="http://wazzup-chm.blogspot.com/">CHM Biz News Blog</a> (and please subscribe while you're there).<br /><br />Of particular interest <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear">For Women Old Enough... </a>(both you and the CafePress store), are the new Junior Jersey T-Shirts, which will be replacing the soon-to-be-former Junior Baby Doll T-Shirts. These are expected to be of higher quality - and <em>will be offered in pink or blue</em>, as well as in white. These new Jerseys ought to be in my CafePress stores within the next few days, according to CafePress, which is doing the bulk of the adding (quicker for you, easier for me - good news all around).<br /><br />To view these changes at my family-friendly, women-friendly, children-family other CafePress store - a bigger one, frankly (huge!), please visit <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign">Music Stuff & More</a><br /><br />I also recommend, once again, subscribing to my monthly CafePress newsletter. I'm really good at getting this newsletter out every month for years and years now, and still am, come heck or high water. It's probably the best way to keep up with what's going on regarding my CafePress stores. (Yes, I'm still working on my website - !, and still upgrading my blogs...).<br /><br />You'll find my monthly CafePress Newsletter subscription/sign-up thingie in a box there on the right sidebar here, as well as on my CafePress premium stores' Storefronts.<br /><br />Yet more, on a personal note: Yes, I've seen the new "Pirates", I'm happy to report : )<br /><br />And, Friday's my birthday - no milestone, though. Yes, that makes me a Gemini. Not surprising, I am pretty much of an airhead. ; )<br /><br />Be well, and do have good weather.chmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-50723227171105019282007-05-15T18:45:00.000-07:002007-05-15T19:05:26.252-07:00SALES & FEATURES : For Women Old Enough... : CafePress.comI hope that you moms out there had a good Mother's Day!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear/1207676">SALES & FEATURES : For Women Old Enough... : <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">CafePress</span>.com</a><br /><br />A "For Women Old Enough..." store update:<br /><br />This Page linked to above will give you a good summary of what's new in the store. But, I'll also make a list here:<br /><br />~ From now on, ALL of my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">totebags</span> in both of my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">CafePress</span> premium stores (that would be "For Women Old Enough..." as well as "Music Stuff & More") will be sold at the reduced price of $14.00. This is to encourage bag re-use, yet another way we can help our planet - and, ultimately, ourselves.<br /><br />These <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">CafePress</span> canvas <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">totebags</span> are good for re-use, being strong, easily washable cotton canvas. The bags can also be used as shoulder bags. (I've a couple of these bags myself, so I do have personal experience with using them.)<br /><br />~ Along that line, surely you've seen the World in the "For Women..." store. No, really, the Planet Earth. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">CafePress</span> merchandise with a high-quality NASA photo of the Western Hemisphere of the Earth graphic is now available in both of my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">CafePress</span> premium stores.<br /><br />~ There is brand-new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">CafePress</span> merchandise available. I've been starting to add the maternity tops (in both white and in black) and the new Junior spaghetti tank tops (in nice colors) to both of my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">CafePress</span> premium stores. Also, I continue to add other merchandise (always working at catching up) to both stores.<br /><br />~ As I've mentioned previously, here and/or in my monthly <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">CafePress</span> newsletter or <a href="http://wazzup-chm.blogspot.com/">CHM Biz News Blog</a>, some <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">CafePress</span> merchandise is about to be discontinued.<br /><br />In fact, if <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">CafePress</span> doesn't remove the U.S. Custom Postage right away, I should/will, because the price of postage is changing this week, while this postage is not (being 39 cents). All in all, I recommend not buying the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">CafePress</span> Custom Postage - or for that matter, the soon-to-be-discontinued <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">CafePress</span> Postage Pals. Actually, these postal items may already be unavailable.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">CafePress</span> apparel to be discontinued in early June include the Junior camisoles, the Junior baby-doll T-shirts (to be replaced with <em>new</em> Junior jerseys - stay tuned), and the <em>light-blue</em> trucker hats.<br /><br />Note that the <em>black</em> trucker hats will continue to be available and are not being discontinued.<br /><br />= <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear"><strong>"For Women Old Enough to Know Better"</strong> store</a><br />= <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/chmdesign"><strong>"Music Stuff & More"</strong> store</a>chmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-16106504220777973152007-05-06T18:24:00.000-07:002007-05-06T18:24:38.688-07:00More About the Tech Survey...<a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/quiz/results.asp?c=1">Pew Internet & American Life Project</a><br /><br />Okay, these are my results: I'm a "Connector."<br /><br />Sounds rather on the mark, actually.<br /><br />But, this is about much more than me - check out the other general definitions and information.<br /><br />Re the "Connector" definition...<br /><br />"Ethnically, it is mostly white (72%); 16% are Black and 12% are English-speaking Hispanics. The typical Connector has been online for 9 years, which suggests they were a second-wave of late 1990s adopters. Most are women (55%) and they rate above average in educational attainment and income."<br /><br />All true for me, except I've been online 17 years. What's "average educational attaiment"? I'd rate above-average income-wise if you were to average it out over the decades! (Bleeping recessions and their impact on employment...grumble, grumble.) We did have an above-average income in 1990 when I first went online. Pretty hard otherwise - it cost $25/hour! (Can you say offline-text-readers? Can you appreciate the value of a "free flag" - free access privilege -in those days?) <br /><br />All in all, however, the most interesting and important take-away from that quote just above is this: "most [Connectors] are women." <br /><br />(Why does that somehow seem not really that surprising...? Aren't we females generally a more "connecting" bunch than males?)chmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-32415953085498231972007-05-06T17:43:00.000-07:002007-05-06T17:43:41.489-07:00Survey shatters technology assumptions<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070506/ap_on_hi_te/internet_study">Survey shatters technology assumptions - Yahoo! News</a> (AP)<br /><br />What kind of technology user are you? (Gotcha, yes, you most certainly are a technology user if you're reading this.)<br /><br />Anyway, are you a "Hi-tech Elite"? A "Productiviy Enchancer"? "Lack-luster Veteran"? A "mobile-centric"?<br /><br />This article contains definitions and stats from a survey. Also contains a quiz - which I'm about to try myself.<br /><br />From the article: "Eight percent — <em>mostly women in the early 50s</em> — occasionally use technology and might use more given more experience. They tend to still be on dial-up access and represent potential high-speed customers "with the right constellation of services offered," Horrigan said." [emphasis mine]<br /><br />True and not true - I <em>fly</em> along with Verizon's FiOS, with the servers on the other end (and my "old" computer and its "old" XP OS...) trying to keep up with me. OTOH, I do live in a metropolitan area and do have a college-age son at home (yes, the FiOS was his idea - I was okay with T-W's Roadrunner cable broad-band...)<br /><br />BTW, I've been online since 1990, actively. Definitely an online veteran - not only were few people online back then, but women were only ~20% of them. I could write a book, maybe I will someday?chmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-34639717918724982282007-05-04T21:16:00.000-07:002007-05-04T21:19:54.056-07:00SALES & FEATURES : For Women Old Enough... : CafePress.com<a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear/1207676">SALES & FEATURES : For Women Old Enough... : CafePress.com</a><br /><br />Finally got my Mother's Day and Mother Earth Features added to this "Sales & Features" Section!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/grannygear">Check 'em out</a> (Please?)<br /><br />TGIF. Have a nice weekend! : )chmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13036879.post-55387511521022250602007-05-04T16:11:00.000-07:002007-05-04T21:23:44.282-07:00Sharing a Secret?The cat's out of the bag... This is not yet public, but I'll share this with you blog people and hope that CafePress wouldn't mind (I sincerely doubt it would.).<br /><br />From an official CafePress person:<br /><br />Hi Shopkeepers,<br /><br />We're adding excitement to Spring with new items and new color choices. Soon you'll see:<br /><br />-- Maternity T-shirts: It's what you've been waiting for! With this shirt, we'll be offering a special belly print (10" x 10") area. Available in black and white.<br /><br />-- Jr. Spaghetti: 3 new colors added! The colors are light pink, light blue, and lemon<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />Me again.<br /><br />Note that this merchandise is not out yet. But, it'll coming soon.<br /><br />I know this is not so much a young woman place, or its accompanying store, but I thought you'd like to know. After all, you do have daughters, some of you. I will be making the maternity tops available in my stores - I do support moms - of all ages. : ) I think my already-available "Moms rule" graphic would work on those maternity tops, for a start.<br /><br />Have a nice weekend! I'm looking forward to a quiet day by myself: baseball (just in front of the TV) while playing/working with my bead stuff, and reading my vast multitude of library books. Kicking back, relaxing, and, frankly, taking a break from this bleep electric box. Looking forward to Spiderman, too, in the next few days. Spidey's back! : ) (If you think I'm a bleep fool now, wait 'til "the Pirates"'s arrival later this month. Yo Ho, Yo Ho...) I'm just an old bleep kid. : Dchmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00721808247817478462noreply@blogger.com0