Category Archives: Working Around House

We Get A Visitor Today! Yeah!

Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 by Paul

Fact: 7% of American adults believe that chocolate milk comes from brown cows. –  I know that seven percent doesn’t sound like a lot, but it works out at 16.4 million American adults.  So it’s an alarming fact when you think … Continue reading →

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Hello Monday

Posted on Monday, March 14, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Psycho was released in black and white because it was too gory.  Alfred Hitchcock kept receiving backlash for the 60’s slasher for its gory shower scene.  Refusing to cut the scene, Hitchcock instead released the film in black and … Continue reading →

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The Race Has Started And We Are On The Back Stretch!

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Eukonkanto is a wife-carrying contest.  Originating from 19th century Finland, this wife-carrying contest is exactly what it sounds like: Competitors race each other while carrying their spouses.  Traditionally, the winner gets his wife’s weight in beer as a prize.  The cuckoo … Continue reading →

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Hump Day; A Day To Relax!

Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 by Paul

Fact: The scientific term for brain freeze is “sphenopalatine ganglion neuralgia.” Yesterday is gone.  Tomorrow has not yet come.  We have only today.  Let us begin. The cleaning folks came at 8:00 AM, which means we had to get up … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Was A Busy Day

Posted on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 by Paul

Fact: The inventor of Vaseline used to eat it. – Robert Chesebrough invented Vaseline in 1872 as a medicinal product.  Chesebrough discovered that oil field workers would use “rod wax” or residue from oil rig pumps on wounds and cuts.  … Continue reading →

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This Is Another Fine Mess You Got Me Into!

Posted on Monday, March 7, 2022 by Paul

Fact: It’s Impossible to Hum While You Hold Your Nose. – Try it! We woke up early to go planting, and when we looked outside, the wind was blowing so hard the anemometer was spinning, and smoke was coming out. … Continue reading →

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A Day To Visit!

Posted on Saturday, March 5, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Why are school buses yellow?  The color is officially called “national school bus glossy yellow,” and it’s standard across the United States.  Back in 1939, at a conference funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, transportation officials from all of the … Continue reading →

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We Were Invaded!

Posted on Friday, March 4, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Fact: A one-way trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway involves crossing 3,901 bridges – Not only is the Trans-Siberian Railway the longest railroad in Russia, but it’s also the longest one in the world.  The journey takes seven days, during which time passengers … Continue reading →

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Busy Day But That Is Good!

Posted on Thursday, March 3, 2022 by Paul

Fact: A narwhal’s tusk reveals its past living conditions.  Much like the rings of a tree can tell you its age and provide clues about the life it has lived, so too does the long tusk of the narwhal.  Recent … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Is Here; Goodbyes Are Neear

Posted on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Rednecks have manners: 1.  Never take a beer to a job interview. 2.  Always identify people in your yard before shooting at them. 3.  It’s considered poor taste to take a cooler to church. 4.  If you have to … Continue reading →

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