Check out this great project I found on Instructables:
bike innertube wallet – More DIY How To Projects
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Mar
09
2010
Panic Day
We all do it. We panic over things. Well, if you are going to panic, March 9th is the day to do it. Panic day, is a light-hearted holiday about the panic and stress we all experience from time to time in our everyday lives.
I couldn’t find any information on the origins of this day, so I thought I would look for ways we could all celebrate this funny holiday. Here is a great schedule for your day:
- 7 am: Gear up with seven cups of espresso to get nice and jumpy.
- 8 am: Hide in a wardrobe chewing your fingernails at the thought of Global Warming and ninjas.
- 9 am: Two more cups of espresso.
- 10 am: Check under and behind every item of furniture in your house for ninjas.
- 11 am: Shopping. Run away from an old lady who looks like she might be a ninja in disguise.
- 12 noon: More espresso.
- 1 pm: Sit in a chair in the very middle of my empty living room, periodically turning around quickly to check for ninjas sneaking up on you. (you can’t be too careful, they are everywhere)
- 2 pm: Panic break. Take a few deep breaths and try to stop your heart from racing.
- 2:15 pm: More espresso.
- 3 pm: Dive into cupboard under the stairs when a delivery guy knocks on the door, he could be a ninja.
- 4:00 pm: Emerge cautiously, checking the doors and windows.
- 4:27 pm: Back into cupboard for the rest of the day.
So, if you need more, here is a funny Zombie Panic video:
Chia Pet Rescue
Mar
08
2010
Altered Thrift Store Art
I found an article on altered thrift store art that I thought I would share:
Altered Thrift Store Art
Check out all the images on the Makezine site here: Makezine
Chia Pet Rescue
Mar
08
2010
Name Fun Facts
Did you know that the week of March 7 through 13th is Celebrate Names Week? March 8th is Fun Facts about Names Day. Have you ever wonder where some names come from or what their meaning is? I took a little time this morning to look up a few names and ran across a lot of fun facts about names.
Did you know:
- Some people actually have the last name of Name
- The name of the dog on Cracker Jack’s is Bingo
- Barbie’s last name is Roberts
- The “S” in Harry S. Truman isn’t short for anything
- The names of Popeye’s four nephews are Pipeye, Peepeye, Pupeye, and Poopeye
My family has had their share of odd names. For example, I had a aunt who’s name was Haddie Fuschia Boozer. I’m sure everyone knows of someone in their family who’s name was a bit different.
Celebrate today by finding some random fact about names!
Chia Pet Rescue
Mar
07
2010
The Invention of Monopoly
Many list this day as the day that the game Monopoly was invented. However, that is very controversial. Charles Darrow is credited with inventing this game. But if you check history, a very different story emerges.
I found that in 1903, a woman named Elizabeth Magie came up with an idea for a game called The Landlords Game. Her game was played on a board with 40 spaces arranged ten per side. The four corner squares were Mother Earth collect $100, Goal, Public Park, and Go To Goal. In the center space on each side of the board was a railroad. The rest of the spaces consisted of properties to be purchased and fines that had to be paid. This sounds to me very much like Monopoly.
Her version of the game was patented in 1904 and began production in 1906. The game actually did not sell well except in the northeast. The rules on the game were fairly loose as fans of it would amend the rules when they played.
When the patent expired in 1921, Elizabeth made some changes and was granted a new patent in 1924. The changes included two sets of rules.
Ruth Hoskins learned about this game and when she moved to Atlantic City, she played the game with her friends where they continued to change it.
One of her friends (Raidford) taught Charles Todd the game. Charles Todd was also friends with Charle’s Darrow’s future wife Ester. The Todd’s had invited Charles and Ester to a Monopoly night. Darrow asked Todd for written copies of the rules. An interesting fact was that after he received them, he never spoke to Charles Todd again.
Once Charles Darrow had the rules, he rewrote them slightly and then had them copyrighted. From there he changed the board to what we are more familiar with and Monopoly was born.
Eventually, Charles Darrow sold the patent to Parker Brothers. But Parker Brothers knew that there were other versions of the game, so they made sure to buy the patents for the other versions also. They also decided that in order to truly make it their own, they needed to make more modifications to the game.
So, there you have it. I’m sure I haven’t covered the entire history of this game, but I have just provided a brief history!
Chia Pet Rescue
Mar
06
2010
National Frozen Food Day
National Frozen Food Day is an actual national holiday, as it should be. There are few things that have changed our lives in the way that frozen foods have.
Congress designated March 6, 1984, as Frozen Food Day and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation for this amazing invention. Ronald Reagan proclaimed it a national holiday on that date.
This day celebrates all those yummy foods and snacks. Frozen foods first hit store shelves in 1930 in Springfield, MA by Clarence Birdseye who is considered the father of frozen foods. Frozen vegetables were one of the first frozen foods offered.
When researching the history of frozen foods, I was amazed at how this industry has progressed throughout the years:
- March 6, 1930: The frozen food industry is born with the first line of frozen foods.
- 1934: Birds Eye introduces an inexpensive freezer display case that is leased to retailers, aiding those that couldn’t afford the new appliance during the Depression.
- 1941-45: A tinplate shortage creates a greater demand for frozen food and large quantities are shipped to military personnel in World War II.
- 1944: National distribution of frozen food gets easier as the first insulated railroad cars are leased.
- 1946: The frozen french fry is introduced.
- 1948-49: The first frozen food ads appear on television.
- 1949: Frozen pizza arrives. A personal favorite!
- 1953: As television enters more American homes, the TV dinner is born.
Thanks to the frozen food industry, you can celebrate Frozen Food Day with some great frozen food activities:
- Start your day with by popping a frozen breakfast into the microwave.
- For lunch, select a frozen lunch.
- Stock up on frozen dinners at the grocery store.
- For dinner, frozen pizza!
- And the best of all, eat plenty of ice cream today!
I think I’ll start celebrating this day with a big bowl of ice cream.
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