Life is short - begin every day with a smile!
Do you have a door, a cabinet or most anything else that has a sticky lock? You know, a lock that won’t let you insert the key smoothly (or at all)?
If you’re like most folks the answer is probably yes.
The first thing that usually pops into someone’s mind when this situation arises is “I’ll give it a good shot of WD-40”.
Well, I’ll admit that WD-40 is awesome and it certainly has tons of great uses, but fixing a sticky lock isn’t one of them. [Read more…]
“Give thanks not just on Thanksgiving Day, but every day of your life. Appreciate and never take for granted all that you have.”
–Catherine Pulsifer
For most folks, Thanksgiving is a season of joy.
It’s a day for spending time with loved ones, enjoying the most awesome meal of the year and then spending the rest of the day doing whatever it is that makes Thanksgiving special for each of us.
Truth be told, Thanksgiving isn’t just a name we chose to assign to the fourth Thursday of every November.
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I’ll admit it – back in my younger days I loved to live life on the edge.
Yep, I would drive all around town or even on the interstate and backroads with my car running on fumes, waiting until the very last minute to wheel into a gas station and pump a gallon or two in the tank.
The first time I ran out of gas it was sort of a thrill. I had lived on the edge and finally teetered over it. Even the two mile walk to the nearest gas station and the two mile walk back had me humming to a great tune. [Read more…]
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If you’ve ever spent any time shopping on Amazon you’re probably aware of the mind-boggling selection of items you can find on there.
But if you’re like me, there are probably some things that you’d never expect to find on the equivalent of an Internet “big box” store.
Well, every now and then I like to peruse the offerings on Amazon to see what unusual (and very unexpected items) they happen to be selling at the time. Here are five that just might blow your mind: [Read more…]
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One of the first things we learn as youngsters is how long a day and a year is. After all, birthdays wouldn’t make much sense without this basic understanding of time. And as you surely know, kids are all about birthdays.
Here on planet Earth, one day is roughly 24 hours in length and one year is roughly 365 days.
But the lengths of the days and years on other planets are vastly different than here on Earth. And in some cases, they are mind-bogglingly different. [Read more…]