My Own Thoughts

Category: Fun Facts

  • Balloons = Decorations

  • Lemonade Pie recipe

    Lemonade Pie Ingredients 1 (6 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust Directions In a large bowl, mix together concentrate and sweetened condensed milk. Fold in whipped topping. Pour filling into crust, and chill…

  • Math Magic

    259 x age x 39 = interesting number

  • Zombies in Church

    “He died, and they buried him. The third day he rose again. It’s not like a zombie, no, because he is alive for sure.” from “Alelouya” (Haitian Easter song), sung at Easter Sunrise Service of Worship in Durham, NC

  • For all the April birthdays….

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  • If Crimes Were Elevation

    Doug McCune has mapped San Francisco’s crime and turned it into an elevation map. Very interesting. See all the pictures here, as he has arranged them by crime. Upon closer inspection the prostitution arrests are peaking on Shotwell St. at the intersections of 19th and 17th. I’m sure the number of colorful euphemisms you can…

  • Indian Pudding

    Someone recommended Indian pudding, specifically this recipe. I’ve never had it before, but it might be fun to try it. The intro begins: My first encounter with Indian Pudding was over 20 years ago at Durgin Park, a landmark restaurant in Faneuil Hall, Boston, famous for its home-style Yankee cooking and, at the time, its…

  • Reener’s Grama’s Stuffing Recipe

    I need that smell too–then it is Thanksgiving, says Reener. I melt a stick of butter (yes, entire stick) in a cup of milk until butter is melted. I mix the pepperidge farm stuffing mix with some bread I’ve let sit out and get dry overnight. Then I grind a few sticks of celery and…

  • Albuquerque Turkey: A Song for Kids

    Albuquerque Turkey (sung to the tune of “Clementine”) Albuquerque is a turkey And he’s feathered and he’s fine And he wobbles and he gobbles and he’s absolutely mine. He’s the best pet that you can get.. Better than a dog or cat. He’s my Albuquerque turkey And I’m awfully proud of that. He once told…

  • Anakin’s Grama’s Gravy Recipe

    You can do homemade gravy! My grandmother taught me. Do it right in the roasting pan on the stove. First skim off the juices and fat, if any – leave the crispy bits in the pan. Add 1 tablespoon fat back into the pan for each cup of gravy. Heat on the stove, then add…

  • Songs of Christmas: Disguised

    I want to put these up on Facebook next year, so I am writing it today (December 20, 2009 and posting it next November. Identify the following Christmas tunes: 1. The apartment of two psychiatrists. 2. the lad is a dimunitive percussionist. 3. Decorate the entry-ways 4. Sir Lancelot with laryngitis 5. ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 6. Present…

  • Living Like a Tsar

    A guy in Russia has apparently made it his goal to live like a czar. I love his floor! Beautiful pics at the link.

  • Lottery Winnings: Given Away

    A retired Canadian couple who won $11.3 million in the lottery in July have already given it (almost) all away. “What you’ve never had, you never miss,” 78-year-old Violet Large explained to a local reporter. found because I am a facebook’ing fiend. The Yahoo article.

  • Recycling: A 1600-year Tradition

    According to Discovery.com, the ancient Romans recycled glass. The 21st century’s three Rs — Reduce, Reuse, Recycle — were all the rage in Britain during the last century of Roman rule, a compositional analysis of ancient Roman glass tableware has revealed. According to the study, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, large quantities of…

  • Soccer-Playing Buffalo

    I used to own a very scratchy video of elephants playing soccer. They had folks riding on them, as I remember it. This article, though, is about buffalo whose soccer playing was started by them and ended up saving their lives. Very cool.

  • Grandfather’s Story Leads to Mass Grave

    CNN has the story which caught my attention. “This is a murder mystery from 178 years ago, and it’s finally coming to the light of day,” Frank Watson said. The brothers first heard about Duffy’s Cut from their grandfather, a railroad worker, who told the ghost story to his family every Thanksgiving. According to local…

  • Delightful Knightly Jokes

    from Happy Catholic Just a tease: What do you call a knight who has won an award? Sir Tificate. What do you call a knight who always gives up too quickly? Sir Render.

  • Who said math class wasn’t fun?

  • Origin of Rednecks

    Turns out, the origin is probably from Mississippi: PJM posted about it after his Sharecropper’s Daughter picture.

  • Benign Delusions

    My wife and I often have very different recollections of events. And not just the little details. Sometimes our shared memories don’t even feature the same mammals, themes, or points. The scary part is that we don’t realize these differences until we have some reason to compare memories, which doesn’t come up that often. Every…