» Thanks to automatic teller machines, children no longer believe that money grows on trees. Now they think it comes out of walls. » While we try to teach our children all about life, Our children teach us what life is all about. » I dreamed that God sneezed, and I didn’t know what to say. » A lot of …
The Logical Absurdity TV Channel 6 a.m. – Morning News – To get your day off on the wrong foot, all the bad news that happened overnight is presented. The depressed mindset you develop counterbalances the stimulants you took in at breakfast in the form of sugar, caffeine and fried pork. 9 a.m. – The Whiners – Reality Show – …
The mark of a true artist is the ability to take the ordinary and make it extraordinary. For a musician, it is a simple note. For an artist, it’s a stick of graphite, and to a writer, it’s life. Case in point is ‘Someday Forever’, by John Moelaert. Someday Forever is a literatical land made up of many things, from …
The ultimate jaw-numbing wall-crawling sugar rush is here, an Edible Gummy Party Python. As far as we’re concerned, you can never go too big when it comes to colossal things made out of gummy. And, the Edible Gummy Party Python is every gummy muncher’s dream. It’s a twenty six pound edible python gummy nearly eight feet long, almost five inches …
Not Your Mother’s Book On Being A Stupid Kid | A Classic Collection Of True Americana | Or, The Best Brain Farts Ever! I read a lot because I enjoy reading, though occasionally I read something that I don’t enjoy. When I received ‘Not Your Mother’s Book On Being A Stupid Kid’, by Dahlynn McKowen, Ken McKowen and Laurel McHargue, …
By Clifford T. Hofferd Hey it’s time for a flashback! To a time when people were looking forward to what 2013 had to offer. Others (like me) were looking forward to the summer movie season, and what Hollywood has to offer moviegoers. With that in mind I have decided to compile a list of movies by movie studio which are …
From A Galaxy Far, Far Away Now papyrus Jedis can create their own light sabers with easy to follow instructions and pre-printed paper. Chris Alexander has searched the reaches of the Empire and brought us ‘Star Wars Origami: 36 Amazing Paper-folding Projects from a Galaxy Far, Far Away’. Paper Folding Adventure This book is a paper-folding adventure and Star Wars …
New Zealand–based tour operator, Forgotten World Adventures, has taken an old abandoned rail line, and turned it from a rusting eyesore, into a profitable business. They invite folks to drive “rail carts” along the old Stratford to Okahukura Railway Line, which was originally built between 1901 and 1933, and runs parallel to the Forgotten World Highway. The “rail carts”, however, …
Dink Shrinking Popular With Children While shopping the other day, Crazy Lady came across Shrinky Dinks and just had to take a picture of this interesting named toy. After reading up about Shrinky Dinks though, I realized I must be living a sheltered life, because Shrinky Dinks have been around for quite some time! Brainstorming Activity Ideas Faced with a …
Extract: The Pipeline Wars Vol. 1: Enbridge by Fram Dinshaw As we approach the end of 2012, Planet Earth is a condemned prisoner, sentenced to death, strapped into an electric chair gasping its last terrified breaths, as it awaits a final throw of the switch to die. The execution switch is the development of the Alberta oil sands, which companies …
Did The Price Is Right Show Rig Game? Generations of people have watched the Price is Right, with baited breath, as Bob Barker (and now Drew Carey) led contestants to a staircase, at the top of which, with all the scientific precision of a government, they dropped large flat disks down a sloped board with round stakes protruding. Fishing Lines …
Will’s Thoughts about celebrity websites that suck. I reckon that in the light of the digital dawn, it’s become incredibly easy for anyone to tell the world their story and interact globally with others using websites. So, I find it puzzling that a celebrity, who makes a living by getting into the spotlight, digitally gives their fans the middle finger …
In April of 2011 director Peter Jackson announced on his Facebook page that he was shooting the upcoming Hobbit Trilogy at 48 frames per second.Using the Red Digital Cinema Company’s Epic Camera, Jackson intended to shoot the film at 48 frames per second, instead of the usual 28 frames per second. He’s not the only filmmaker to be doing this, …
The Inspiration For Indiana Jones Movies The character Indiana Jones wasn’t based solely on the imagination of George Lucas. Lucas suggested that the late Percy Fawcett, archaeologist, adventurer, and explorer was largely credited for inspiring the Jones Saga. Anaconda 62 Feet In Length Fawcett was first sent to South America in 1906 where he mapped a significant area of jungle …
Have you ever wondered what happened to all the Soviet spies, secret police, etc, from the cold war era? Trust me, you really don’t want to know, because one may be involved in your life, and you’d have no idea who they really were. Espionage is a part of all nations throughout all history, but, modern history has had a …