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Think Outside The Box!

March 11, 2015 — 8 Comments

tic tac toe

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Day 70 / 365

Who is going to win this one?  Think about it.         🙂

Interesting Fact: An early variant of Tic-tac-toe was played in the Roman Empire, around the first century BC. It was called Terni Lapilli and instead of having any number of pieces, each player only had three, thus they had to move them around to empty spaces to keep playing. The game’s grid markings have been found chalked all over Rome. However, according to Claudia Zaslavsky’s book Tic Tac Toe: And Other Three-In-A Row Games from Ancient Egypt to the Modern Computer, Tic-tac-toe could originate back to ancient Egypt.[1] Another closely related ancient game is Three Men’s Morris which is also played on a simple grid and requires three pieces in a row to finish.  ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tic-tac-toe )

Orange Is The New Black!

March 9, 2015 — 11 Comments

paint

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Day 68 / 365

Let’s bring happiness back!    🙂

Interesting Fact:  Paint colors can affect your mood. Cool tones invoke feelings of calm, peace and happiness. Warmer tones can provoke feelings of anger or energy. ( http://www.futurecitygroup.com/10-interesting-facts-about-paint/ )

Don’t Waste Your Time!

March 3, 2015 — 12 Comments

watches

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Day 62 / 365

What if you were able to freeze time?  Well I did, with a photo.    🙂

Interesting Fact: Many years ago, devices for telling the time were created by the Egyptians around 1500BC. Known as sundials time was measured by a shadow falling in sections across a marked area. Water clocks were used later with more accuracy. ( http://www.westcoastwatch.com/blog/8-fun-facts-about-watches/ )

I Got The Power!!!

March 2, 2015 — 12 Comments

batteries

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Day 61 / 365

We are energetic and really positive, but we have a negative side.

Interesting Fact:  In 1800 Alessandro Volta invented the first voltaic cell battery. This battery did not look like modern batteries, but still worked the same. ( http://sciencewithkids.com/science-facts/facts-about-batteries.html )

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 )

 

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 )

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 )

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/ )