History

Hidden Artwork!

February 27, 2015 — 9 Comments

graffiti

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Day 58 /365

I came across one of the PAWN Art Work.  Pawn is a muralist residing in Jersey City that specializes in freehand aerosol graffiti and street art themed work. For nearly 15 years, Pawn has been mastering his craft. Pursuing his passion to leave behind a body of work that the public can freely view, enjoy, and gain inspiration from.  ( http://www.pawnmd.com )

Interesting Fact: The word graffiti comes from the Greek word ‘graphein’ which means ‘to write’. Graffiti was first found on ancient Roman architecture, although back in them days there was no such thing as spray paint, they calved images out on walls. ( http://www.thefactsite.com/2009/10/facts-about-graffiti.html )

 

Jenga. JENGA! JENGA!!! TIMBER!!!

February 26, 2015 — 4 Comments

Jenga

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Day 57 /365

What goes up must come down!   🙂

Interesting Fact: Leslie Scott, game designer and author, developed the original JENGA® Classic game from a wood block stacking game her family had created in Ghana in the 1970s. Introduced to the public at the famous Harrod’s department store in London in 1982, JENGA® was launched in North America in 1986, and has since become an international game icon. ( http://www.jenga.com/about.php )

 

Mmm… Beer!!!

February 25, 2015 — 8 Comments

beer

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Day 56 / 365.

Edgar Allan Poe

“Fill with mingled cream and amber,
I will drain that glass again.
Such hilarious visions clamber
Through the chamber of my brain —
Quaintest thoughts — queerest fancies
Come to life and fade away;
What care I how time advances?
I am drinking ale today.”

( http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/160336-fill-with-mingled-cream-and-amber-i-will-drain-that )

 

Interesting Fact: Beer bottles weren’t invented until 1850. Before then, people have to carry their booze home in a special bucket. ( http://tastiger04.hubpages.com/hub/Fun-Facts-About-Beer )

Happy Birthday Joey!!!

February 24, 2015 — 19 Comments

happy bday joey

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Day 55 / 365

I would like to wish my beautiful fiancé a Happy Birthday, my wife to-be. A woman that means everything to me.

Interesting Fact: The origins of “Happy Birthday to You” date back to at least the mid-19th century, when two sisters, Patty and Mildred J. Hill, introduced the song “Good Morning to All” to Patty’s kindergarten class in Kentucky.[6] Years later, in 1893, they published the tune in their songbook Song Stories for the Kindergarten. Kembrew McLeod stated that the Hill sisters likely copied the tune and lyrical idea from other popular and similar nineteenth-century songs that predated theirs, including Horace Waters’ “Happy Greetings to All”, “Good Night to You All” also from 1858, “A Happy New Year to All” from 1875, and “A Happy Greeting to All”, published 1885. However, Brauneis disputes this, noting that these earlier songs had quite different melodies. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Birthday_to_You )

Getting Ready For Tomorrow Morning Surprise!

February 23, 2015 — 11 Comments

happy birthday cutie

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Day 54 / 365

It is hard to come out with a good surprise.    🙂

Interesting Fact: In 1974, four engineers from Pilot Pen Corporation invented a “dustless chalkboar­d.” Their invention has become one of the most popular drawing toys, with more than 40 million sold since its introduction. Countless children have enjoyed playing and learning with it. This wonderful invention is the Magna Doodletm! ( http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/magna-doodle.htm )

 

 

When Appliances ATTACK!

February 21, 2015 — 10 Comments

appliance attack

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Day 52 / 365

This easy mixer started it !

Interesting Fact: In 1908 Herbert Johnson, an engineer for the Hobart Manufacturing Company, invents an electric standing mixer. His inspiration came from observing a baker mixing bread dough with a metal spoon; soon he was toying with a mechanical counterpart. By 1915, his 80-quart mixer was standard equipment for most large bakeries. In 1919 Hobart introduced the KitchenAid Food Preparer (stand mixer) for the home. ( http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/mixers.htm )

 

Can You Smell The Flowers!

February 19, 2015 — 30 Comments

tulips

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Tulips

Day 50 / 365

STOP! Tulips Time.    🙂

Interesting Fact:  During WWII, some people in the Netherlands were forced to eat tulips because there wasn’t any other food. “Bread made from tulips is not very good … like wet sawdust” according to a Dutch man who grew up on a tulip farm during the war. (Also, part of the bulb is poisonous, apparently.) ( http://alloveralbany.com/archive/2011/05/06/20-facts-about-tulips )

Freezing And In Love!

February 14, 2015 — 4 Comments

gadwall

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Gadwall Duck
Day 45 / 365

Even on a frozen ocean you can find love today.

Interesting Fact: Gadwall sometimes steal food from American Coots and from other ducks.
( http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/gadwall/lifehistory )

Bonus Valentine Facts: 2. Valentine’s Day may have a rather gory history. As one variation of a popular myth goes, Claudius II, the Emperor of Rome, forbade young men from marrying because he wanted them as soldiers in his army instead. St. Valentine defied him and married people in secret, so he was executed on Feb. 14 in the year AD 269 – or so the story goes. ( http://m.ibtimes.com/valentines-day-facts-history-fun-ideas-free-burritos-singles-awareness-other-things-1813226 )

Guess What’s Tomorrow!

February 13, 2015 — 8 Comments

love

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Day 44 / 365

I hope you found your Valentine.

Interesting Fact:  In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who would be their Valentine. They would wear this name pinned onto their sleeves for one week for everyone to see. This was the origin of the expression “to wear your heart on your sleeve.” ( http://list25.com/25-interesting-facts-valentines-day/2/ )

Now Imagine Yourself Being Creepy!

February 12, 2015 — 6 Comments

creppy

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Day 43 / 365

And for my next trick I’ll make another photo appear tomorrow.

Interesting Fact: Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses have been manufactured by Ray-Ban since 1956, when their design was a revolutionary break from the metal eyewear of the past. Wayfarers enjoyed early popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. Though the sunglasses had faded from the limelight by the 1970s, a lucrative 1982 product placement deal brought Wayfarers to their height of popularity. Since the mid-2000s, the sunglasses have been enjoying a revival. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray-Ban_Wayfarer )