Manic Monday 'Snap"

“Listen to the fairy song of health, the merry chorus sung by Kellogg's Rice Krispies as they merrily snap, crackle, and pop in a bowl of milk.” (1932 radio ad)








Originally designed by illustrator Vernon Grant, they made their debut in 1933.

Snap!™ is the oldest and the leader of the group. He solves the problems his two brothers create and wears a baker’s hat.

Crackle!™ is the good-hearted, fun middle child. He gets stuck keeping order between his brothers’ personalities and wears a red-and-white-striped stocking cap.

Pop!™ is the mischievous, clumsy younger child. He plays jokes, doesn’t take things seriously and wears a military hat.

Snap, Crackle, Pop! (and Pow?) In the 1950's a concept for a fourth brother named "Pow" was created but never used.

5 Fun Facts for Friday

Did you know.....

There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.

There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. (now use them all in one sentence)

Most car horns honk in the key of 'F'.

Slugs have 4 noses.

Eye Exam

If you can't read the eye exam below try squinting.










Todd, thank you for making me laugh every day.
(I'm glad)

Two for Tuesday Gadgets

1. Bendy LED people for home, office or car.

These guys know how to lend a helping hand.
They are pen holders and note wavers.
Flexible appendages with magnetic feet let them bend over backward to illuminate a spot where needed.

read more or order here

2. The Memphis BBQ

Add some blues and boom to your burgers with the world's first MP3 blasting barbecue!
Powered by two gas burners, the music comes courtesy of a hidden speaker in the 50's style cooker's front panel, while your player hooks into an MP3 adaptor 'round the back.

Currently only available in the UK for around £230 (approx. $451)

Manic Monday Branch

Branch is the word for today's manic monday. To see all manic monday participants visit Mo at It's a Blog Eat Blog World.

My favorite branch is one covered with the glowing colors of autumn.

Central Park 2006

Two for Tuesday NYC

New York City in twos.

Two new sweet treat eateries visited.


Rice to Riches (a rice pudding shop with almost as many flavors as Baskin Robbins) In Little Italy on Spring Street, near Mulberry.























Magnolia Bakery
Just like grandma used to make, beautifully decorated sweet cupcakes.
401 Bleeker Street

Two for Tuesday Shows

Two amazing shows experienced.

The untold story of the witches of oz.

Elton John's 60th Birthday Bash at Madison Square Garden.

Two for Tuesday Art

Two pieces that say NYC.

Goin to the big city

central park

nov. 2006

I am leaving for NYC tomorrow for the weekend.

Shows, shopping, and sushi! (say that 3 times fast)

Hope you all have a great weekend.

FUN!

That was what the Blue Man Group How to Be a Megastar Tour 2.0 was!

A concoction of beautiful color, bodacious music, movement, and light. Drums, strings, airpoles and tubes created phenomenal sound with a rockin backup band and vocals that did justice to their original songs as well as the covers.

If you ever have a chance to go see them, do. It was a happy place to be!

want to create a little blue man group art? Give it a try here- create

Extra Extra

March 21st is free iced coffee day.
FREE.
Iced Coffee.
Yum.

Two for Tuesday Spring

Two signs of spring today

"It's spring fever.... you don't know what it is you DO want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so." Mark Twain

Manic Monday Chip

Chip is the word for today's manic monday. To see all Manic Monday participants visit It's" a Blog Eat Blog World .

Yesterday we had a post St. Patrick's day dinner party. Corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, shepards pie, irish soda bread, etc. The house smelled of Irish goodness.

But to start us off I made a non Irish buffalo chicken wing dip.
and served it with tortilla chips.


Recipe is below.
If you've never had it, try it.
It will soon become a favorite.


4 boneless chicken breasts, pre cooked and shredded
1 cup ranch dressing
1 12 oz container cream cheese
1 cup Hot Sauce (I use Franks)
8 oz shredded cheddar or taco cheese

Mix all ingredients together and microwave for 7 minutes on high or bake in 350 oven until hot and bubbly.

Serve with celery sticks or tortilla chips.

Five Fun Irish Facts for Friday

(Blarney Castle 2004)

The wolfhound is the official dog of Ireland. It is the largest of all dogs and can be up to six foot four when standing on its hind legs.

Famous wit Oscar Wilde was born Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde in Dublin in 1854.

A single day of good weather that pops up in a long stretch of bad days is known in Ireland as a "pet day."

The longest named place in Ireland is Muckanaghederdauhaulia, in County Galway.

One of the most popular radio shows in rural Ireland is still the weekly broadcast of local obituaries.

and for those of you who would like to be a little more Irish tomorrow, you can learn to say:

Kiss me, I'm Irish!
Is Éireannach mé, ‘dom póg!
[Is Air- an- ack may, do pogue]

cat mouse

I was flipping through an optical illusion book tonight while watching the end of the SU game. (They won, thank God. It looked iffy at halftime)

Thought this was cool in a creepy kinda way.



















AND.....

figure or ground? they are both there.

Two for Tuesday

Two aeriel photographers I really like.

Ian Coristine
1000 Island Photo Art

Ian Coristine does wonderful photography of one of my favorite places in the world, The 1000 Islands. He first experienced The 1000 Islands in a float plane in 1992 and has built a library of 20,000 photos of the region. I especially like how you can visit the different "neighborhoods" on his website. Camp Ryan is in the Chippewa Bay neighborhood.

Factoid:

To officially be counted an island in the region it must be above water 365 days a year and must be home to at least two living trees. There are actually 1865 islands in the region.

Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Earth from Above

Yann Arthus-Bertrand created an exhibition with a collection of 100,000 photographs taken in 76 countries which make up his Earth from the Air exhibit. Some of these have been published in his book Earth from Above His photographs and essays invite everyone to reflect on the evolution of the planet and on the future of its inhabitants.

Manic Monday Click

Click is the word for today's manic monday. Go visit Mo over at It's a Blog Eat Blog World to see the Manic Monday participants.

One click of a mouse burns 0.0000024kcals of energy, so if you eat a chocolate bar you'll need to click your mouse 765,551,000 times to burn it off.

Woo Hoo, a new exercise!

Wait.

It took me 152 clicks to create this post.

Survey says average mouse clicks per day range from 1500 - 2300. (per 2 hour usage)

I'll be dead way before I can burn a candy bar off.

this is the candy bar I'd click for.

what's yours?

Five Fun Facts for Friday

The bumblebee bat weighs less than a penny and full grown is about 11 mm in length.

Fresca, the soft drink, had problems when it was sold in Mexico.
There, Fresca is slang for lesbian.





On average, 80 people shoot at the Goodyear blimp each year.

No one knows why, but 90 percent of women who walk into a department store immediately turn to the right.



You can now buy a coffin which can be used as a bookcase before you are buried in it.

If and If and If and If

It's that time of year again.
Where we wait with bated breath to see how SU will fare in the Big East Tournament.
IF SU wins against UConn today, they are guaranteed a bid in the NCAA Championship. (They would most likely make it anyway, but a win today would seal the deal)
IF SU wins against UConn today, they will play again tomorrow afternoon.
IF SU wins tomorrow afternoon, they will play Friday night.
IF SU plays on Friday night then I will be heading to NYC to watch the game. (and stay in a lovely hotel, and shop, and have a very fun weekend in the city)

Could we have a win please?!

Two for Blues Tuesday

Two Good Blues

Kate's blue eyes.

Blue skies, blue water on the river.

Two Bad Blues

Going to work tired and cranky.

Coming home from work still tired and cranky.

Manic Monday Blow

Blow is the word for today from Mo at It's a Blog Eat Blog World.

I tried my hand (er, mouth) at glass blowing 2 summers ago at the Corning Museum of Glass.

Glassblowing is the process of forming glass into useful shapes while the glass is in a molten, semi-liquid state. A person who blows glass is called a glassblower, glasssmith, or gaffer.

You attach your mouth to the other end of this rod and blow.
HARD.










and the finished glass blown vase......

The Corning Museum of Glass is nestled in the Fingerlakes wine country, the scenery is beautiful and there are some exellent wineries to visit should you ever have a chance to head that way.

Cosmotherapy

Are you feeling blue?
Cold temperatures and grey skies got you down?
If Prozac is just not doin it for you and you don't feel like exercising to boost those endorphins, give Cosmotherapy a try.
Cosmotherapy sessions are held in a relaxed, friendly environment with a certified cosmotherapist. All certified cosmotherapists have extensive research in cosmotherapy techniques.









(cosmotherapy session, Austin TX 2005)
Feel better in just one 60 minute session!

March special: unlimited free popcorn.

Interested in becoming a certified cosmotherapist?
Training sessions availble on request.

Ahhhhhhh-Choo!

I have been sneezing since I woke up this morning.

Or, worse yet, been on the verge of a sneeze.

You know, the annoying tickle starts in your nose, then your face scrunches up, aaaahhhh......... nothing.

No sneeze.

Not even a little wimpy one.

I hate that.

Some cultures have considered sneezing as a sign of good fortune whereas others have seen it as an omen of death. The saying "God Bless You" is thought to have arisen during the Bubonic Plague of the 6th century, where sneezing was one of its early symptoms.

"Sun sneezing (Photic sneezing)" often runs in families, and occurs in around one in four people. (I did this today, about 50 gazillion times on the way to work, driving into the sun.)

The world record for sneezing is held by Donna Griffiths from Worstershire in the UK, who sneezed for 978 days in a row, stopping on 16 September 1983 (Guiness world records)just shoot me now.

By the way, your heart doesn't stop, nor does your soul get expelled, nor will your eyes pop out if you try to keep them open, when you sneeze.