While in Provo, Utah this past September we read the following blurb in the local “Coffee Times” newsletter: When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat the problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion to develop a pen that writes in [...]
We saw this interesting bumper sticker the other day as we were running errands. It gave us a much needed chuckle—hope it does the same for you. Honestly though, who would put that on their car?
It’s that time of year when holiday baking begins in earnest. So we thought we’d post this recipe for fantastic fruit cake. One can never have too many good recipes… World’s Greatest Fruit Cake Ingredients: 1 c. water 1 c. sugar 4 large eggs 2 c. dried fruit 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt [...]
I don’t know if this has ever happened to any of you but sometimes I feel like I get into a cooking rut. I seem to rotate through the same ten recipes for dinner. Thankfully, Lance isn’t picky and he never complains. Determined to shake things up a bit I started flipping through some cookbooks [...]
More summertime funny stuff for you. Yet another reason to adopt the RV lifestyle! Besides, it can be a great way to de-clutter and simplify your life. And, depending on how you go about it it can actually be a less expensive way to live. Source: Close to Home, July 12th, 2008.
A little summertime humor for all you animal lovers out there. How many dogs does it take to change a lightbulb? Depends on the dog.Golden Retriever: The sun is shining, the day is young, we’ve got our whole lives ahead of us and you’re inside worrying about a stupid burned out bulb.Border Collie: Just one, [...]
When asked by our guide at the High Desert Museum to guess how many hairs per square inch we thought dogs had, one man had the perfect answer, “None, they’re all on my pant legs.” Even the guide had to stop and laugh at that one! Just so you know, our guide said that dogs [...]
ESPN lead baseball announcer Jon Miller sports a pretty nasty tie and shirt combo (seen on ESPN June 22nd before the Cubs vs. Whitesox game). I can’t pass up an opportunity to ask: is this is the worst outfit ever worn by a sports announcer?
We weren’t even remotely dissuaded by this sign! In fact, we were intrigued by the historic establishment where the sign was posted: the Drift Inn Saloon in downtown Globe, Arizona. We are happy to report that the first three items did not prove to be true.
We discovered this sign inside the Warren Tavern in Charlestown near Boston. After all our years of working with the public Lance and I found it to be oh so true. I still wonder how old that sign was; some things just never change.
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