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  • Clean as A Hound’s Tooth? You Haven’t Met Chester…

    Posted on January 28th, 2008 in HOWDINI by admin

    Joanna (Howdini’s co-founder) and I love, love, love our dogs. Her black lab mix, Lola, often graces our offices with her presence. Until we sound-proofed our studio, she could bring a taping to a temporary halt by lapping water so loudly in her bowl that you could hear it in the next room.

    Did I mention that she is …

  • I Like To Watch

    Posted on January 14th, 2008 in HOWDINI by admin

    I love fitness videos. I don’t actually do the exercise, of course, but I enjoy watching other people while pondering how I would look if I were in that exercise studio, next to those toned and trim workout wizards.

    Actually, depending on the outfits they’re wearing in the video, I often can’t really imagine myself having the courage to come …

  • Happy New YOU

    Posted on January 7th, 2008 in HOWDINI by admin

    Welcome to Howdini. If you’re just dropping by for the first time, we’re thrilled to have you. And if you’re returning, thank you very much for coming back.

    I’ve been thinking that one of the Frequently Asked Questions in our FAQ section ought to be, “Geez, Shelley, you’ve put on some weight, haven’t you girlfriend?”

    The answer to that FAQ (asked …

  • About This Blogger

    • Helen Jonsen is Editor-in-Chief of Howdini, a broadcast journalist turned digital and social media communicator. She has traveled extensively and covered news in the US and Australia. She is mom to four and aunt to many. For fun, she enjoys photography, hand-painting rooms and furniture, creating costumes, scrapbooking and gardening (growing weeds mostly). She has been known to let her children draw on walls and invite their friends to do the same!
  • Blog

    • While hundreds of how to videos await you at Howdini, The Howdini Blog is where you’ll find out what goes on behind the scenes.  We blog about what’s hot, what’s new, what makes us laugh, and sometimes, what drives us crazy.  It’s our chance to share our opinions, and it’s your chance, too.  Feel free to post a comment…please!