Category Archives: Just Us

We Done Opted Out!

Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  Jingle Bells’ was the first song played in space! I was up at 5:30 AM, and it was raining like a cow peeing on a flat rock; we are talking buckets of well-needed water!  Scout looked outside, looked up … Continue reading →

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We Went From Zero Yesterday To Eighty-Five Today

Posted on Friday, December 9, 2022 by Paul

Fact: 1 in 3 men wait until Christmas Eve to do their shopping. Well, yesterday was a zip, nada, nuttin’, boring!  However, today made up for it! We were up at the crack of dawn, well, perhaps just after the … Continue reading →

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We Are Talking Big!!

Posted on Thursday, December 8, 2022 by Paul

Fact: The Statue of Liberty was gifted to the US by the French on Christmas day in 1886. It weighs 225 tons, and thus you could consider it the biggest Christmas gift in the world. Today was a zip!  Mary … Continue reading →

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Now We Gone And Done It!!!

Posted on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 by Paul

Fact: In Japan, a traditional Christmas dinner is to go to KFC.  Christmas in Japan is a secular holiday, with less than 1% of the Japanese population identifying as Christian.  KFC launched its “Kentucky for Christmas”  marketing campaign in 1974, … Continue reading →

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Hither And Tither!

Posted on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  The Jamestown settlers created the first American batch of eggnog, although it likely bore little resemblance to today’s comforting tipple.  The word nog comes from the word grog or any drink made with rum, and an early nog didn’t … Continue reading →

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We Are Tired Of Being Sick!

Posted on Friday, December 2, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  Christmas decorating sends nearly 15,000 people to the ER. If you’ve ever watched Clark Griswold decorate his house in Christmas Vacation, that stat likely doesn’t shock you. The Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that 14,700 people visit hospital emergency rooms … Continue reading →

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Work Work Work; I Need to Go Back To Work To Rest Up!

Posted on Thursday, December 1, 2022 by Paul

Fact: “Silent Night” is the most recorded song.  We all know the same few handfuls of Christmas songs play at stores and on the radio in a loop all season long.  But one of them has adapted more than the … Continue reading →

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The Fun Begins!

Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  The tallest Christmas tree ever displayed was in Seattle, Washington.  According to the Guinness World Records, the world’s tallest cut Christmas tree was a 221 ft Douglas fir that stood at Northgate Shopping Center in Seattle, Washington, during Christmas … Continue reading →

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Tuesday; Time For Getting Ready To Decorate!

Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Many of us have done a prank that almost went too far.  Nine days before Christmas in 1965, two astronauts aboard the Gemini 6 told Mission Control that they saw an “unidentified flying object” about to enter Earth’s atmosphere, … Continue reading →

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Stayin’ Home; Takin’ Care!

Posted on Sunday, November 27, 2022 by Paul

Fact: St. Nick was more generous than jolly.  You probably already knew that the idea of Santa Claus came from St. Nicholas.  The saint wasn’t a bearded man who wore a red suit; that look came much later.  In the … Continue reading →

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