8/6/2022 We have chopped down two invasive trees that were growing too close to an Elm Tree that we wanted to save. The two trees were a Honey Locust and a Red Cedar. As you may have seen from my videos Red Cedars are ok trees but they very invasive. We will be keeping a … Continue reading Progress Report Land Restoration
Author: Laurel Zito
I was born in 1965 in San Francisco, and moved to the Midwest.
Literary Magazines
The New Yorker and The Paris Review Ideas for increasing readership of literary magazines.
Clearing Native Land of Invasive Non Native Plants
Clearing out native land to create a healthy environment for plants animals and pollinators I am updating my progress which so far is not much.
Jefferson City Doll Club
The Jefferson City Fashion Doll Club features Modern Dolls from 1960 onwards up to the newest dolls of Today.
The Runaways and Cherie Currie Book Review
My impressions after reading and listening to the “Neon Angel Book”. I found the book to have a serious creditability issue. I never knew who the Runaways were at the time in which they were famous.
Lost in the Valley of Death: Book Review
Book Review Harley Rustad’s , “Lost in the Valley of Death.” Justin Alexander Shetler disappeared in India in 2016 while on a spiritual quest.
Juana Leno Pig Acoma Pottery
Juana Leno was born and lived in Acoma Pueblo where she was a respected pottery master. Did she make this pig?
Like his name sake Mr. Gone is Gone
What happened to the actor who played Mr. Gone in the animated series The Maxx by Sam Kieth. What does The Maxx have in common with The Prisoner?
Caffeine
I love the feeling of drinking coffee or tea but ultimately there is a price to pay.
Malibu P.J.
Repo Malibu P.J. has been released but do I want to buy her?
Oblivion Book Review
I found an essay by author Andrew Altschul on the story “The Suffering Channel” from the Book Oblivion by David Foster Wallace and it inspired me to take the essay a little bit farther with extrapolation.
Bose Hearphones
Why did they stop making Bose Hearphones? They were better than hearing aids.
Parodies Can Exceed The Original Song
These songs are not really song parodies., They were imitations which exceeded the singer’s original material. The song are “Long Cool Woman” and “Stuck In The Middle.”
Why did Brad Delp Commit Suicide?
We look at the cause of Brad Delp’s suicide and consider the words in his note.
Audible Returns
Today I got banned from Audible Returns for 6 months in spite of being promised unlimited reviews book younger then one year. Audible invented this return policy and now they blame me for using it. How much time does one have to read and listen to book anyway in the modern age?
Buttercup Ivy
We consider how difficult it is grow buttercup ivy because it can not take the cold.
Composting with Coffee Grounds
In 2015 Starbucks was giving away coffee grounds. They stopped because of Covid. Hopefully they will start up again. How to keep composting without coffee grounds.
Track Listing for Untitled
Track Listing for Woodleaf’s latest musical creation.
Hunter Toys
Not much is known about the Hunter Doll Company. This is what I have on them.
Integrity Fashion Dolls
Integrity Fashion Dolls. There is no good explanation of these dolls anywhere online, so I had to make up these ideas by looking at the lines of dolls.
Warhol by Blake Gopnik
My thoughts on the Andy Warhol Biography by Blake Gopnik titled "Warhol".
Dedo Sutton Doll
These early Blythe type dolls are from the 50s and feature moving eyes.
Dime Store Dolls
Dime Store Dolls vs. Dress Me Dolls how are they different? What are Souvenir Dolls? What about Pee Wees and Trolls?
Erin Moran Death Mystery
Erin Moran was a 70’s TV Star on the Show Happy Days which I watched as a child in afternoon reruns. But what was her cause of death?
Jan and Dean
Jan and Dean considered what they were and what they could have been. Jan and Dan as the Monkees? Jan and Dean as The Beatles? Psychedelic Jan and Dean?
Shannen Doherty Badass Book Review
Shannen Doherty Book Badass is a Self Help Book published in 2010 and this is my review of it. Doherty played the iconic role of Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills, 90210.
Living In The Past
I've Seen the Future and I'm Not Going: The Art Scene and Downtown New York in the 1980s Book Review
Argument Against Tourism
I love to see new places. I wish to see as many places as possible before I die. But there is an argument against tourism.
Worse Plastic Surgery List
My list of the worse plastic surgeries undergone by celebrities.
John Wellington Wells
Prologue or spoken part of My Name is John Wellington Wells from The Sorcerer by Gilbert and Sullivan
Idol Truth Book Review
Idol Truth is the story Leif Garrett's life and this is a book review.
Ranger Rick Magazine
Ranger Rick is a talking Racoon who teaches children about the environment. And why I missed the Super Bowl on TV this year. Clearly I did not care that much about the Super Bowl or I would have tried harder to see it.
Herman Pecker Dolls
Herman Pecker Dolls are impossible to define because they lack a trademark.
Cabbage Patch Dolls
Cabbage Patch Dolls had a remarkable line of clothes made by Totsy in 1982 and 1983.
Project Gutenberg is illegal
Project Gutenberg has gone off the rails. See why in this blog post.
King Woodleaf
An altered version of the poem by A. A. Milne, and a short story about Woodleaf.
Remain In Love Book Review
Book Review of Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club by Chris Frantz who was the drummer in both bands. He is married to Tina Weymouth who was the bass player for the band.
Time For Timer
Time For Timer PSAs. In the 70’s along with junk food commercials on TV there were also health food PSAs. Cheaper foods with low quality were passed off to children who were willing to eat them.
He Who Dies Last Wins
Book Review Michael Kinsey on Competitive Longevity and Parkinson's Disease
Salt Dough Art
Salt Dough projects from the 70's
Spill The Wine
Spill The Wine by Eric Burdon and War may be one of the best Psychedelic Era songs of all time. But by 1970 the hippy thing was not working anymore.
WPOD
I breakdown the song “White Punks On Dope” by the Tubes which came out in 1975. Affectionately known as WPOD some kids wanted to be that.
Hello Kitty Land
Discussion of the Hello Kitty Sanrio Brand and the corresponding theme park in Japan.
Triki Miki Dawn Clone
Triki Miki was a Dawn Clone Produced by Uneeda. Dinah Mite was a clone of Triki made by Mego. Both of these were jumpsuit dolls.
Madonna
I look at what went wrong with Madonna’s Career in my opinion.
Candy Spelling Dolls Blog
Candy Spelling's collection of Madame Alexander Dolls was sold at Auction. What can we learn about these dolls?
GM Dagy Doll
Everything I know about Dagy Dolls. How can you find a Dagy Doll? How much should you pay for her?
We need to go to simply short names
Long complicated unusual names are hard to remember if that person were to become missing.
Taxi Song 1972
“The Ballad of Harry and Sue” or “I’m Flying in my Taxi” was a popular song from 1972. Read about how an archive of 70s stories was created.
Lou Reed and Nico
I examine the career of Lou Reed in terms of his best songs. Nico is compared to Adrian in the Movie Liquid Sky.
Macy Makes Magic 
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