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Calamity-free cookies

Calamity-free cookies

Delicious cookies that even a novice baker can bake. Charming crisp texture with light, melt-in-your-mouth, buttery goodness that goes great with coffee.

December 21, 2016
2 min read
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Scorpions in your shoes?

Scorpions in your shoes?

Before I put on my shoes, I check for scorpions. You should too.

December 06, 2016
1 min read
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Where the jigsaw-puzzle faces came from

Where the jigsaw-puzzle faces came from

Don explains why he draws faces and how someone you know may be part of the crowd of faces in the Evil Twins Jigsaw Puzzle.

November 19, 2016
2 min read
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Review A Calamity Giveaway

Review A Calamity Giveaway

Write a product review. Calamityware will randomly draw 50 winners to receive unusual rewards. All you have to do is rate our products by November 23, 2016.

November 09, 2016
1 min read
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About evil twins

About evil twins

Why lookalikes are often a sign of trouble and a way to sharpen your doppelgänger-detection skills.

October 26, 2016
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Faces: Unexpected help

Faces: Unexpected help

The fun of drawing the faces of strangers and the wonderful help artists get from an unexpected direction.

October 12, 2016
2 min read

Devil or Doofus?

Devil or Doofus?

If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it is probably worth it. A brief lesson in human nature.

September 28, 2016
2 min read
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Sad history of a pocket square

Sad history of a pocket square

The story of how wearing a pocket square could utterly change your life.

September 14, 2016
1 min read
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Process 3: The fun of feedback

Process 3: The fun of feedback

Four varieties of feedback, why they are fun, and which one Don thinks is the most dangerous.

September 01, 2016
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Process 2: Thrill of minutia

Process 2: Thrill of minutia

Grinding through the details of a design project and where to look for the fun.

August 17, 2016
4 min read
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Process 1: Wallowing fun

Process 1: Wallowing fun

Don thinks the beginning of a design project is a special place with special delights. Why would you want to leave?

August 03, 2016
4 min read
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Don’s Faulty Predictions

Don’s Faulty Predictions

A glimpse of the process of collecting faces for a jigsaw puzzle project.

June 08, 2016
2 min read
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