Mmmm, I'm still battling morning fog here. How about one of those little sewing kits, the kind you used to get from hotels? (I don't know how much they cost or what your budget would be.)

A keychain-attachable small flashlight is a really useful thing.

I'm only thinking of expensive things. Foo.

The "zombie apocalypse survival kits" I gave my staff last year included little tins of Nivea, nail file, individually wrapped sanitizing wipes, and chocolate - all from the dollar store.

If you have any way to find out how many of your team have iPhones and how many have Android phones, here are personal mini-fans [link] .

I am incredibly sad over the Anthony Bourdain news. Some just hit you more than others. You look at someone and think they have it all, and don't see the level of pain. It feels stupid to be so choked up over someone I don't know. And yet.

Uh oh. I haven't looked at any news yet.

Oh, no! We've recently been catching up on Parts Unknown, and it is such a good show. His poor daughter.

What the fuck, man. So sad.

It's a tough time to be a member of Generation X.

I'm sitting here trying not to cry in front of ltc because it will upset her, but I'm taking this one harder than I thought I would.

Wow. Yeah, I'm taking that one hard, too.

I got all choked up about Kate Spade the other day, too.