Category Archives: Working Around House

New Members Of The “Girls Night Out” Gang

Fact: McDonald’s introduced drive-through service due to the military.  The first McDonald’s Drive-Thru was installed in a restaurant based in Sierra Vista, Arizona, near the Fort Huachuca military installation.  Military rules forbade the soldiers from wearing their military uniforms in … Continue reading

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Busy Day And The Starlighters Are Coming!

Fact: Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower) in London is leaning over so much it can now be seen with the naked eye.  In 4,000 years, it will be at the same angle as the tower in Pisa is now. The day … Continue reading

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Tuesday And All Is Well!

Fact: Dolly Parton once lost a Dolly Parton look-alike contest.  Dolly Parton once entered a celebrity look-alike contest as herself – and lost.  The competition was held in a San Francisco club.  To somewhat disguise herself, Parton exaggerated her features … Continue reading

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Monday; We Week Has Started; Hopefully Not Without Us!

Fact: There are more card deck combinations than atoms on Earth. – Don’t blame your bad hand at the poker table on a stroke of bad luck; it’s just a matter of math, seeing as there are more ways to … Continue reading

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Time To Dance!

Fact: In the continent of Asia, the Chinese dance known as lion dance has managed to become one of the most popular religious and entertaining dances.  After more than a thousand years of its use in China, surrounding countries of … Continue reading

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It’s Only Saturday Dear!

Fact: In folklore, Saturday was often viewed as the best day to hunt vampires, as this was the day of the week when they were restricted to their coffins.  The Balkans also believed that if somebody was born on a Saturday, … Continue reading

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April Fools Day; Yeah!

Fact: Mr. Potato Head was the first toy advertised on TV. The sun rose; we rose, and the roses rose!  We looked at the calendar of events, and it was zero; we can do anything we want!  It is Friday! … Continue reading

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Wednesday! Yeah! Hump Day!

Fact: The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. It was a relaxing day, NOT!  We hit the garden Brighton early before it got too hot. I was working in the backyard minding my own business all of a sudden I heard … Continue reading

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Something Was Odd!

Fact: Uranus was first named George. – When William Herschel first discovered the planet in 1781, the English astronomer named it the Georgium Sidus (the Georgian Planet) in honor of King George III. The shades flew open to a beautiful … Continue reading

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Eight Months And Counting

Fact: 90% of U.S. money has cocaine on it.  Either from exposure or drug use, a study revealed that 90% of the dollars circulating in the economy have cocaine on them.  Traces of cocaine were found to reach 0.006 micrograms … Continue reading

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