★~ <3~ <3~ ★~ El Morno! <3~★ ~★~ <3~ November 12, 2014 ★~ Todays Quote: You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six. Yogi Berra ★~ Chicken Soup for the Soul Day: We're all aware of the magical healing powers of chicken soup. Co-authors and motivational speakers Mark Victor Hansen … Continue reading Chicken Soup for the Soul, Pizza with Everything
Shop Vac Picked Up in Cloneville
Shop Vac. My teen assured me that we needed one after he reformatted my utensil drawer. He then researched Shop-Vacs and concluded that the Ridgid WD1851 would be fine enough for US. He always uses the word us or we then describes whatever we need to buy next, like I’ve wanted one my whole life. Yep, … Continue reading Shop Vac Picked Up in Cloneville
Vanilla Cupcake Day, Forget Me Not Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ November 10, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: "Action expresses priorities." - Gandhi ★~ Vanilla Cupcake Day: While chocolate is the favorite cupcake, there is nothing plain about a vanilla cupcake dressed up with a few sprinkles. Vanilla, Vanilla Cupcakes ★~ Forget Me Not Day: A Medieval knight and his beloved were walking … Continue reading Vanilla Cupcake Day, Forget Me Not Day
Tongue Twister Day, Chaos Day, Scrapple Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ November 9, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality ~ Carl Sagan ★~ Tongue Twister Day: It’s International Tongue Twister Day! “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.” “A quick witted cricket critic.” “She sells seashells by the sea shore.” … Continue reading Tongue Twister Day, Chaos Day, Scrapple Day
Coke Life Brand Betrayal
Coke Life. The Atrocity! My brand betrayed me. Unbeknownst to me, they bottled a new type of Coke and put it not next to, but in front of, my precious little Cokes on the grocery shelves. I actually had to push the ugly green carton aside and reach back for my six-pack of little bottles of … Continue reading Coke Life Brand Betrayal
Cappuccino, Abet and Aid Punsters, Harvey Wallbanger, Bold and Pungent
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ November 8th, 2014 ★~ Today’s Pun: What do you do when chemists die? Barium. ★~ Cappuccino Day: The Cappuccino was created in Italy in the 1600’s. It got its name from an Italian order of monks known as the Catholic Capuchins—a group of friars that wore dark brown hoods, similar to … Continue reading Cappuccino, Abet and Aid Punsters, Harvey Wallbanger, Bold and Pungent
Ivory Soap Explosion
Ivory Soap: Pure, Simple, Floats, EXPOLDS! Kind of. . .maybe a better word is inflates... For more than 75 years, Ivory soap’s most famous feature—its ability to float—was believed to be the result of a lunchtime mistake. The story begins with an employee who forgot to shut off the soap-making machine when he went to … Continue reading Ivory Soap Explosion
Bittersweet Chocolate Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ November 7th, 2014 Photograph by Geir Arne Vian Bird enthusiast Skjalg-Helmer Vian (14) from Vadsø, Norway was reading about the Grey-headed chickadee (Poecile cinctus) when an actual one swooped in to see what all the fuss was about. The boy’s father, Geir Arne Vian captured, the amazing photo opp and … Continue reading Bittersweet Chocolate Day
Drop The Damn Mug!
Goodbye Old Mug! Happiness of Pursuit, by Chris Guillebeau. I finished reading this book a few weeks ago and thought it was a real gem. Chris writes as both a sage and an adventurer. He defines what a quest is and why it is important and then tells dozens of stories about people who set … Continue reading Drop The Damn Mug!
Election Day, Candy Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ November 4, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for. ~ Will Rogers ★~ Election Day: Happy Election Day. Let's do it! ★~ Candy Day: Humans have been eating candies and sweet confections for thousands of years. The ancient Egyptians preserved nuts and … Continue reading Election Day, Candy Day