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Support Local Biz: August 21, 2008
August 21, 2008 – 11:40 AM | 7 Comments
Support Local Biz: August 21, 2008

The 90210 reruns on SOAPnet have just cycled back to the beginning — and you can read S1 recaps at The HeldenFiles.
You can also get yourself a big bag of Hoffernalia while browsing the Hoff’s …

Brain freeze
July 22, 2008 – 10:12 AM | 108 Comments
Brain freeze

As the champion-foodstuffs bracket prepares to make its triumphant midsummer return with an ice-cream face-off, Keckler and I find ourselves with a few unanswered questions — starting with whether Rocky Road is the same thing …

Flotsam and jetsam
June 6, 2008 – 11:55 AM | 10 Comments

1. Reader Tina emailed to remind me that, if you haven’t used your philanthropy credits from the TN fall contest, you should head over to DonorsChoose.org pronto — they expire June 11.
2. The summer-movie fest …

Dewey Have Something To Share?
March 4, 2008 – 11:01 AM | No Comment

After posting about the Dewey Donation System last week, I got an email from Logan Kleinwaks, the president of an organization called Book Wish Foundation. Logan asked,

Dear Sarah,
I just found Tomato Nation through an article …

TN Fall Contest: Gift Certificates
November 12, 2007 – 7:09 PM | 26 Comments

Note: ALL donors to the contest received gift certificates for $100 from Donors Choose to apply to the projects of your choice. If you didn’t receive one, you should have, so please check your junk …

That’ll teach me to leave town
November 11, 2007 – 12:06 PM | 21 Comments

Apologies for the radio silence; I was in Florida on a family matter and haven’t had much of a chance to respond to various emails. Let’s just say that the phrase “stealth cat pee” figured …

TN Fall Contest: Prizing Notification Phase
November 6, 2007 – 1:33 PM | No Comment

Emails have begun to go out notifying winners of their eligibility. We did have some issues earlier with my email going into spam filters and whatnot, so keep an eye out.

TN Fall Contest: The Wrap-Up
November 5, 2007 – 4:42 PM | 9 Comments

Kudos for you guys from Jerry Yang’s blog, the Six Apart blog, and Federated Media. Well done, folks.

Tomato Dance: The Video
November 5, 2007 – 12:21 AM | 74 Comments

Woo hoo!
Super-thanks to my bro for cutting the footage so fast. Super-non-thanks to my chins for…being myriad, and to myself for not wearing makeup in the morning. Man is that hat unflattering.
The dance itself is …

Warning: Tomato May Contain Felines
November 4, 2007 – 5:04 PM | 4 Comments
Warning: Tomato May Contain Felines

…Aw.
Logistical updates: 1) Prizing is still on hold; I’m waiting for word about a couple more prizes before I start picking the winners.   You can find the updated prize list by clicking on the …