Filed under: Fitness | Tags: Philadelphia, Schuylkill River, SheROX, swimming, swimming conditions, triathlon
So according to the Philly RiverCast, “recreation in the Schuylkill River presently may not be suitable due to high flows, poor bottom visibility, or physical drowning dangers.”
OH HEY, NO BIG THING.
Bring it, Schuylkill.
Filed under: Mousetraps | Tags: Mousetraps, Mousesnaps, Drexel University, starting a business, LeBow College of Business
You know you made it big when you make the Drexel University newsletter.
I’d like to point out that we are third on a list of what appears to be one million. As such, I’d like to think of Mousesnaps mousetraps as “taking the bronze” in a competition no one else knew we were having.
Stanley Braverman, Esq., ‘82, the President of Braverman Associates, LLC: Next time.
Edit: Someone just pointed out that the entries are listed in alphabetical order. True as that may be, I’m going to disregard the point and continue thinking that our ingenuity and charm sent our hand-painted mousetraps straight to the top. As opposed to the letter “D.”
Filed under: Fitness | Tags: New York, SheROX, swimming, triathlon, women's triathlon, YMCA
Well. It’s supposed to rain in Philadelphia every day between now and Saturday. I’m sure that’s going to do wonders for the current in the Schuylkill River and, in turn, my ability to swim across it.
Whatever happens, I don’t think it will cause me to react any worse than I did tonight when I found out that the YMCA was closed due to electrical work and I promptly cried at the bus station on 14th St. and 2nd Avenue. Or in other words, unreasonably and with a fair amount of embarrassment.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Etsy, etsy selling tips, i hate mice, I have mice, Mousesnaps, Mousetraps, The Abundant Artist
Mousesnaps’ Etsy selling tips have been posted over at The Abundant Artist – Enjoy!! We may or may not know a thing or two about Internet selling. We DO know a lot about hand-painted mousetraps.
And when you’re done reading that, perhaps you can put together some quick tips about how to successfully apply primer to a wall and answer a text message without hitting your head. Because I need them.
Filed under: Mousetraps | Tags: cory huff, media placement, Mousesnaps, Mousetraps, PR, public relations, the abundant aetist
Thanks to The Abundant Artist for Mousesnaps’ latest media placement!!
You can read all about our hand-painted, designer mousetraps here.
Filed under: Mousetraps | Tags: bait for mousetraps, decorative mousetraps, I have mice, mice, Mousesnaps, mousetrap tips, Mousetraps
As most everyone knows by now, I’ve fully immersed myself in the world of mousetraps over the past year or so.
As such, Mousesnaps has developed the following tips to help those of you with mice solve the problem efficiently and with style, of course.
When you have mice:
- Set them where you see them. If you’ve seen mice in your home, set traps in their common pathways. It may seem logical to set traps throughout the room, but doing so is ineffective because mice tend to stay close to their nests and return to known feeding areas.
- More is more. According to experts, the most common trapping mistake is setting too few traps. Believe it or not, a half dozen mousetraps is not too many for a single room. You increase your chances of catching your pests if you set plenty of traps.
- Give them space. It’s common for mice to jump over or run around individually placed mousetraps. Setting traps one inch apart can help disorient your pests and trick them into triggering the trap.
- Hold the cheese. Mice will eat most things, but they especially enjoy bacon bits, slices of hot dogs, peanut butter, crackers and chocolate. They’ll eat cheese, but it’s not their first choice, so save it for yourself.
- Hold the bacon, literally. Mice are pros at sneaking bait off traps. Secure your bait to the trap pedal with tape or ties to prevent mice from snacking on your trappings. When using peanut butter, only add a pea-sized amount to the trap. Using more only increases the mouse’s ability to remove the bait without triggering the mousetrap.
- Keep it clean. Wear disposable gloves when handling mousetraps and be sure to dispose of used traps in sealed plastic bags.
- Keep it cute. Visit www.mousesnaps.com to check out Mousesnaps’ hand-painted, designer mousetraps.
Filed under: crafts | Tags: cory huff, crafts, day jobs, Etsy, I have mice, Mousesnaps, Mousetraps, online selling tips, public relations, starting a business, The Abundant Artist
Mousesnaps made some new friends over the past week – most notably Cory Huff, creator of The Abundant Artist, an art blog that will make you consider quitting your day job altogether to take up jewelry making, as I did after reading this post. On Friday, Cory will be blogging about Mousesnaps, our day jobs and how the heck we think they’re at all related. (They are.)
On Saturday, Mousesnaps will be guest blogging on The Abundant Artist with tips on how to leverage an Etsy store for your business. We are not experts, nor do we pretend to be, but we will blow your mind with our insight just the same.
On Sunday, I will be undoubtedly be blogging here at mytwothousandnine about how much I hate painting rooms back to white and how I should really try to stay in an apartment for more than 6 months if I’m going to take the time to paint it in the first place.
Somewhere in between all that, I’ll turn 27. Maybe eat some cake.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: City to Shore Bike Race, cycling, eHarmony, Fitness, MS Society
This past weekend, someone from the MS Society sent a seemingly innocuous email about getting ready for this year’s City to Shore bike race. Unfortunately, she made the mistake of sending the message to all participants instead of just the first-time riders – and she had the nerve to address us collectively as “rookies.” The horror.
This touched off a firestorm of email activity, resulting in no less than 237 messages, a large percentage of which seemed to take more issue with being called a rookie as opposed to a clogged inbox. Regardless, I haven’t been this entertained by the Internet since my eHarmony days.
Highlights:
- Please Please Please Remove me – to mnay emails and I am NOT a rookie rider!!!!!
- This is my Second E-mail to you guys. I am not a Rookie Rider. Not sure where you got this from?But…….This will be my 15Year Riding. 2X PA Dutch! That reminds Me,I need to send in my info for my 3rd Plaque!
- TAKE ME OFF THIS LIST TO MANY EMAILS????????????????????????????
- You are all morons… I hate you all.
So that – multiplied by about 60.
But none of them – not a single one – compares with the person who is apparently so serious about cycling that he has presumably spent actual time creating (or re-creating) a bicycle rider out of keyboard characters.
I’m also not a rookie rider…I rode City to the Shore in 2007
Please take me off this list
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I’m still on the list. For entertainment’s sake.
Filed under: Fitness | Tags: arguing with myself, New York Sports Club, SheROX, swimming, triathlon
Last night, I walked in and out of my apartment building three times while trying to decide if I should go to the gym. Unfortunately, that’s not an exaggeration.
Here’s a sample of my internal monologue:
Try #1
(Building Vestibule; 9:30 p.m.)
Nova 1: Go to the gym. You need to swim.
Nova 2: I went to the gym every day this week! I can swim the 862 yards! I already proved it last week when I swam it all in one giant spurt and stopped only to confirm that the man swimming next to me had taken off his bathing suit. That was gross. Skip it.
Nova 1: JUST GO.
Try#2
(Corner of 14th and 1st Ave; 9:35 p.m.)
Nova 2: Eh. Maybe not.
Nova 1: Seriously. Go to the gym.
Nova 2: The pool closes at 10:30. By the time I get there, I’m going to have to get out! Just swim tomorrow, and Friday! You LOVE Friday.
Nova 1: You are an alternate on the softball team tomorrow. And you have to pack on Friday to move (yet again). Carpe diem.
Nova 2: I hate softball. Maybe I can say that I have a swim lesson tomorrow and get out of the game. Then I’ll HAVE to go.
Nova 1: GO.
Try #3
(Outside 14th St. Subway stop; 9:45 p.m.)
Nova 2: I’m tired.
Nova 1: YOU ARE GOING TO DROWN IN A RIVER
Nova 2: I have a headache.
Nova 1: Fine. DROWN.
I then spent the next hour sitting on a bench outside my apartment building doing absolutely nothing. I went to bed by 11 p.m.
And for the record, I really did have a headache.
Filed under: Mousetraps | Tags: Mousetraps, Mousesnaps, public relations, running a business, I have mice, Insects in the City, The Abundant Artist, media relations
Back in June, when I told my brother that Mousesnaps was featured in Insects in the City blog, he helpfully pointed out that most of the posts on that site don’t have any comments.
True as that may be, it was a pretty unnecessary thing to say.
But today, when I happened to visit the site again, I noticed that our little Mousesnaps post had 3 comments – and to the best of my knowledge, my mother is not responsible for any of them. And perhaps more importantly, all three seem to be in favor of our hand-painted designer mousetraps.
Tomorrow morning, I plan on updating my brother on this situation. And while I’m at it, I’ll also let him know that Mousesnaps is also going to be featured in an upcoming post on The Abundant Artist.
Maybe he’ll appreciate. Or at the very least, maybe he’ll keep his comments to himself this time around.
