We’re back at it, and the days are dropping like flies. Leigh always says, “The time just clips on by.” Indeed. Scary, really. The thing is, you just gotta dig each and every one you got, right?

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WE’VE GOT SOMETHING WE’D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU: A couple years back, Matt Kass and I were at The Bins here in Portland, digging through waves of Goodwill donations, searching for treasures. I came across this one old Childcraft encyclopedia book with the most amazing gold foil illustration of a factory on the cover. I knew right then and there that one was coming home with me. A couple minutes later, I find another book from the series, and another, and another, until I’ve got a stack of 14 of the things. I had 14 of the 15 in the set. So good.

I’ve had them on the shelves since the transaction and always swore I’d get these amazing icons out into the world. So here you go. Enjoy: The Vintage Childcraft “How and Why Library” Icon Gallery.

If anyone has “Vol. 05” they’d want to part with, well, get in touch. We’d make an offer on it.

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AND ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL CHILDCRAFT SET: Here you go.

AND ONE MORE: God, so good. A beautiful old set I scrounged up on Flickr.

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I LOVE WHEN THE MAILMAN COMES THROUGH THE DOOR: Two records showed up just before the bell went off last Friday. From those wild mid-90s. Of the Chicago variety. A band called, “Seam.” These showed up, in just about mint condition, and man, they are home for good: “Are I Driving You Crazy” and “The Problem With Me.” This is the kind of stuff I was listening to in 1995. There you go.

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DECISIONS, INFORMATION: Geoff Wagner down in Frisco sent us a link that really got us thinking about the “old ways” and “how great it was” and man, enjoy it. Here goes: “It’s 1975 And This Man Is About To Show You The Future.”

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SWEAT IT OUT IN THE SUN FOR A BIT: Kelly Blumberg has one hell of a “Southern Californian Signs Gallery” going on her site, and man, you need to go there.

And hey: Wine is fine, but liquor is quicker! Bravo, all around.