Wish list

I ran across this really nifty article about “must have” toys from the 1950s on. I think it’s pretty cool that most of the toys from the 50s are still around today.

Also, I have one thing to add – I had a Betsy Wetsy doll and it CREEPED ME OUT. First of all, it’s face was [...]

Earthquake!

We had our first earthquake last night and it was CRAZY! I’ve felt tremors in St. Louis before but not like that! It was like we were under attack by a giant! No damage here and we’re both just fine. Here’s some local coverage of the event.

We live by San Jose on the map.

Happy [...]

Lobsters on the loose!

This story cracked me up: 
Lobsters in Germany took fate into their own claws and broke out of an Asian supermarket. They now face a brighter future in an animal home.
Dozens of lobsters destined to be boiled alive made a successful getaway from an Asian supermarket in the German city of Stuttgart in the early hours [...]

A slew of weekend posting

I had time for several posts this weekend so keep on scrolling down!

There’s a second sequel to Gone With the Wind coming soon. Called Rhett Butler’s People, it’s a kind of retelling of the story from Rhett’s point of view, with more information on his childhood and family.

I read Scarlett, years ago when [...]

The Last Supper online

This is pretty cool – Da Vinci’s famous painting of The Last Supper has been posted online in a very, very high resolution version. Check it out.

I didn’t know that you had to walk thru a special filtration system to see the painting. Anyone seen it live? I’ve heard that it looks fantastic after the [...]

Good omen

So I’m up for a big promotion at work that I really, really want. It’s tough competition though so I dunno.

BUT.

Last night I pulled two fortune cookies out of the box that they have and they were identical. The message?

An ambition is in reach.

That job is so mine – fortune cookies don’t lie!

Get [...]

Lance Livestrong

Between severe bronchitis ad a special event at work, I’m too tired for a real post so here’s a movie clip that cracks me up, every time.

Happy Saturday!

NOW READING: The Royal Harlot: A Novel of the Countess Castlemaine and King Charles II by Susan Holloway Scott

California sports

Now HERE is a sport that I can get into.

A description of what they are, in their own words:
The CTFL was created out of a desperate need to better train and arm citizens with cardboard tubes. While many speculate that our fore fathers, when drafting the constitution, originally intended the fourth amendment to [...]

Death by… monkey?

This caught my eye as I was reading world news the other day:
Wild monkeys reportedly set upon New Delhi’s deputy mayor while he was reading on his balcony Saturday, causing the politician to fall to his death while he grappled with the horde.
S.S. Bajwa, 52, officially died of “serious head injuries” sustained when he lost [...]

Demon Barber of Fleet Street

I don’t know why I’m obsessed with this, but the official trailer for Sweeney Todd is out:

Oh wait, I know, Johnny Depp and Alan Rickman.