Mental Floss just shared a post about 8 back to school items with a story. One of these products is Elmer’s Glue. Apparently when the glue was first introduced in 1947, it didn’t sell very well. However, once the company added the face of a bull to the product, sales took off. Here is the
Tomorrow is National Skyscraper day. I just thought that I would give you a heads up (no pun intended) about this. I am not a great fan of Skyscrapers; however, in Toronto, and other large cities they are unavoidable. In fact, my area of mid-town Toronto has been declared a skyscraper rejuvenation zone. That is,
The other day I posted about a couple who had created a day to celebrate on August 18 – Bad Poetry Day. They claim, that because they own the “branding” of this day that if anyone wants to use it, they have to notify them or pay them. I find it very frustrating when companies
I decided to phrase the title of the post this way, rather than referring to the actual name of the day that was August 18 – Bad Poetry Day. You see someone actually created the day and copyrighted their idea, so that, if you want to make reference to this day, you have to contact
I have always wanted an AGA range!! This is ridiculous; I know. But ever since I saw a picture of one in an old Gourmet magazine, I have coveted an AGA. There is something about the aesthetics of their design that goes beyond the functional. Then, there are the 2, 3, even 4 ovens. Really
Someone posted to my FB wall a picture of a car with a gear shift, on the steering wheel. Times, like gears, have changed. I learned to drive on the proverbial “stick shift.” Actually I am told that many people, who have trouble learning to drive with automatics, do better on a stick shift. The
Every once in a while an image or a sound creeps into my thoughts from a place far away. The other day, I heard a faint cry. I was outside; I couldn’t see anyone and the sound was not repeated. Slowly, though, a scene unfolded in my mind, where the sound echoed again. It was
Some books I just couldn’t throw out in my various purges. One of these was my “Pocket Book of Ogden Nash.” I know that most, if not all, of his poems are on-line, but so many of these sites are just lists of titles. You then have to click on the title to open a
