Offer expires July 1, 2010.

That said, grocerylists.org will always be a happenin’ spot, so head over there — we gave it a new paint job, updated the Ultimatest Grocery List and have been trying some new things.

Cheers!

• It actually looks cool, finally — has the feel of a publication
• Added the 2,000th list
• You can now upload a list to me through the contact form
• All blog posts now categorized
• The lists themselves are faster, easier to browse

Waste some time. Go check it out.

You know times are hard when the shopping list makes a comeback.

As the recession takes hold, consumers who used to shop impulsively are seeking ways to rein in their spending, and many are finding that sticking to a list can help them navigate through stores and limit their purchases.

Yes, I meant to post this a while ago.

You can also follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/keaggy.

The easiest thing to do at this point is to just buy people you love/like/know/owe a copy “Milk Eggs Vodka: Grocery Lists Lost & Found.” No, really. That will take care of it. You’ll be done shopping. They’ll be happy. On Christmas, your drunk uncle (known as a “drunkle”) will page through the book and claim that anybody could collect scraps of paper and other people’s garbage and put them in a book — even him! You’ll point out that he’s a no-good drunk and, in fact, he didn’t collect these found grocery lists or get a book deal or anything even close. There will be yelling and fighting. Glass will be broken and tears will be shed. People will be disowned — banned from all future holiday get-togethers.

But at least you’ll have given the best present of the day, and whoever got it will love you and thank you and finally admit that they never liked that drunkle anyway.

Um, OK. Actually, none of that would happen. Hopefully things will go a bit more like this: An amazing reader email.

PS: If you don’t think they’ll like MEV, then buy them “50 Sad Chairs” instead!

Happy Holidays everyone!

The event is sponsored by He Said/She Said, an exhibition and event series held in the home of Pamela Fraser and Randall Szott. They take turns presenting what amounts to an ongoing conversation about art and culture — Ms. Fraser presenting art and artists, and Mr. Szott sharing the activities of people who work in other contexts (that’s me :-). Together they hope to offer up a fun and thoughtful take on current ideas in art and life.

All the info you need is here: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1327562/

Hope to see you there!

-bk

Check out www.50sadchairs.com to see some page samples and (if you want) by it at Amazon or Blueq.com.

C’mon!

1. The St. Louis Area Foodbank (feeding struggling single-parent families, the elderly and the working poor)
2. Mentor St. Louis (a school-based youth and literacy organization)

Thank you! I hope everyone has a great holiday season!

And btw, “Milk Eggs Vodka: Grocery Lists Lost and Found” is now searchable through Amazon’s “Search Inside” feature.