Looking for the Union Label

September 12, 2007

...d a highly catchy ad jingle from the roller disco era, “Look for the Union Label” (youngsters can watch it on youtube here). We looked for the union label and we were surprised to find it via a company called Union House which carries a functional, if unexciting line of apparel. Unless hipsters take to golf shirts in an ironic fashion judo move, these offerings will never be cool like the domestically made clothes made by the union busting folks o...

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Shamelessly Tooting Our Own Horn

Mr. Homegrown

October 8, 2006

Fitness

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...e this new urban homesteading lifestyle involves a fair amount of physical fitness. We’ve found that the best way to keep up with SurviveLA’s strenuous fitness requirements is to have a goal such as a race, or a particularly difficult hike. This is why we’ve been obsessed over the years with the Ketchum Downtown YMCA’s oddball Stair Climb to the Top which involves a heart-pounding and vomit-inducing journey up 75 floors via the stairwell of the US...

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Kelly’s Goals for 2014

Mrs. Homegrown

January 2, 2014

Fitness, Thoughtstylings

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...eady to surf, as well as attempting it, will make me fit. When it comes to fitness, I don’t find either health or vanity particular good motivators–health becomes a very abstract notion when I’m confronted with a cookie jar, and as far as vanity goes, I’m married and middle aged. Really, how worked up can I get on the subject? But I do respond well to the fear of a) death (i.e. drowning) and b) humiliation (e.g. the pitying yet somehow unsurprised...

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Review: Quaker Lower Sugar Instant Oatmeal

Mrs. Homegrown

September 10, 2013

Food, Reviews

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...about artificial sweeteners. Diet foods will have a jaunty “With Splenda!” label, but this cereal apparently isn’t being marketed that way. The only indication that you’re dealing with a fake sugar product is in the list of ingredients, which I hadn’t checked. And that was a mistake, I know. When treading the dangerous waters of industrial foodstuffs, you really do have to bring your magnifying glass–and a chemical reference–and read the ingredien...

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The Root Simple Workshop

Mr. Homegrown

June 22, 2016

Design

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...bright orange/white/black color scheme. Our friend Lee Conger noticed the labeling on these cabinets that point to our overly eclectic interests: It’s like our heads need to be KonMaried! And fencing purists will note that the label should be “epee parts” not “swords.” Our three bikes and cycling accoutrements are kept locked to a pole. Always lock your bikes, kids, even when they are in the garage! The one last touch I want to add to the worksho...

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