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  • Sookie’s Got It Going On

    Posted on January 26th, 2011 in HOWDINI by Kathy Olsen

    On the long, long list of why “Gilmore Girls” was one of the best shows EVER, here’s one:  Sookie was overweight, and nobody ever mentioned it.  The best friend of the main character, Sookie was overweight the entire series, as were two supporting characters (Miss Patty & Babette), but you never heard a word about it.  I watched this show …

  • Finger, Meet Light Socket

    Posted on January 20th, 2011 in HOWDINI by Kathy Olsen

    At the end of baby #1’s second year of pre-school, she came home with a scrapbook filled with pictures of her activities throughout the year.  In one of them she was visiting baby Jesus in the church school’s manger scene, smiling like an angel, and sort of looking like one due to her halo of static hair floating around her …

  • Your Chance to Win: The Autodesk® Homestyler® New Year, New Room Sweepstakes

    Posted on January 17th, 2011 in HOWDINI by admin

    We all know what it’s like to make (and break) New Year’s resolutions. Whether it’s going to the gym more, eating better or redecorating your place, it seems like many are broken by the time February rolls around.

    Autodesk can’t help you with that gym membership that’s collecting dust, but they can help turn your redecoration resolutions into reality with the …

  • Welcome to 2010. I Mean 2011.

    Posted on January 4th, 2011 in HOWDINI by Kathy Olsen

    I can tell it’s early January not by the calendar, or the fact that every time I write the date down, I have to change the year to the correct one.  No, I always know it’s early January when I show up at the gym for my regular workout/hangout with either Regina (Tuesdays) or Jackie (most other days) and we …

  • About This Blogger

    • Unless you see otherwise, blogs are written by me. To learn a lot about me (and who wouldn’t want to?) check out the About Us page at Howdini.  But here’s enough to help you picture me, your happy blogger, as you read.  I’m a willowy blonde, fabulous figure, late 30s, Ivy League educated but very down to earth. Oh wait, that’s my imaginary alter ego. In reality, I’m none of those things, except down to earth, or maybe, uh, earthy. I’m also a long time television producer and writer, a mom, and a wife. I have written two books; the new one is called Five Lessons I Didn’t Learn From Breast Cancer (and One Big One I Did) which you can buy HERE.
    • --Shelley Lewis

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    • 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!