Sven Sundgaard is a Minnesota weather man who is tan, cute and speaks Norwegian. I was living in California when he hit the airwaves in 2006, but from what I can gather he caused a major stir among usually mild-mannered Minnesota women. When I first saw Sven's photo all I could think of was how he looked part Asian.
David Bromstad destroyed competitors on HGTV's original season of
Design Star, and went on to star in his own home design series,
Color Splash. (I accidentally called it
Colon Splash once in an email to a friend, and that's how it will forever be known.) David is a hot piece of you-know-what who wields brushes and fabric samples like blazing weapons. His designs are surprising, fresh and classy, kind of like his on screen personality. Someone please tell me he's half Asian.
Sven at work. He's probably talking about cumulus clouds.
David at work, laying color on the walls. The man can redo my house anytime. Not only do these two fellows look alike, they're both native Minnesotans.
Arctic weather is expected to blow into Minnesota this week. The *&%^$#* freezing temps have me longing for warm Korean ondol. There's no feeling like sitting on a toasty floor eating jjigae while snow flies outside. Practically as wonderful as ondol, but less likely to melt your CDs and whatever else is on your floor, is a Japanese kotatsu.
Kotatsu is a special table with an electric heater mounted underneath. A heavy duvet is placed between the table frame and the tabletop. Kotatsu are so commonly used to get the Japanese (who don't have central heat) through winters that Rement released a kotatsu toy.
The warmth and coziness of kotatsu are awesome. Leaving a kotatsu behind, however, can feel like torture. Marukai markets sell square kotatsu for $228.
Kermit's family enjoy their kotatsu together.
Speaking of packages, 
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