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Educational Vacation Destinations

The school year may be over, but the learning shouldn’t stop… sound familiar? My dad used to use that line on me as a kid. It was his way of trying to convince me (and my brothers) that our summer days would be better spent at the museum rather than at the local pool. In previous blogs I have offered many suggestions for summer vacation destinations, though I will sheepishly admit many of them fall under the amusement park/water park category. That said the following more-educationally-friendly destinations (my dad would be so proud) are ones you may want to add … Continue reading →

Disney “Crazy 5s” Sale – $5

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How much for that beach towel? $5. How about those PJs? $5. That stuffed Minnie? $5. Yep, Disney is crazy about fives. Through May 6th, get a variety of items for only $5. Or choose other items and get $5 off. How do you top that? Flat rate shipping is only… yep, you guessed it, $5. The majority of the $5 items are markdowns from $9.95, so they’re basically half-price. The dolls and the plush are an even better bargain. They’re up to two-thirds off. Still, $5. We browse the Disney store when we’re at the mall and often come … Continue reading →

Are You Better at Facts or Relationships in Business?

Remember that character on television years ago who used to say: “Just the facts, Ma’am.” Of course, as a police detective, he was in the business of working with people and figuring out relationships, but he was determined to stay focused on the quantifiable facts. I think most of us feel comfortable in one world or the other—either in working with facts and figures, or in working with relationships and people. “Facts” people feel most at home working with terms, prices, dates, calendars, contracts, conditions, and other specifics in the business world. Things that can be written out on paper … Continue reading →

My Life With Cats

As I wrote in parts One and Two of My Life with Dogs, I was born into a family of dog lovers. We never had a cat. But once on my own I was free to get one if I pleased. Trouble was, I didn’t quite know what I was doing when it came to caring for them… [h]Einstein[/h] Einstein was my first cat. As I’ve now learned that cats sometimes do, he adopted me, I didn’t adopt him. It happened my junior year of college. My boyfriend at the time, Wayne (who has since become my husband) and I … Continue reading →

The Fitness Blog Week in Review November 18-24

Good morning and Happy Saturday – what a crazy week this has been. For me, it involved taking some much needed down time and time off from the writing. Though you saw blogs from me here, most of these were written ahead of time when I could and others were written on the fly. My daughter and I planned to do a lot together this week, but she came down with a nasty cold at the beginning of the week so we spent a lot of our week snuggled up together and watching movies as we nursed her through her … Continue reading →

More Crazy Cat Facts

Need more knowledge for your mental library? Didn’t get enough crazy cat knowledge yet? Here are some more amazing cat facts you may not know! Julius Caesar and Emperor Napoleon were known ailurophobes — they had a fear of cats. King Henry II and Queen Elizabeth I also feared felines. Some famous felinophiles (cat lovers) are poets Edgar Allen Poe and William Wordsworth, Renaissance poet Christina Rossetti, and writer Mark Twain. Lest you think it is only the literary types who love cats, remember cat loving American Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. Cats are not mentioned in the translated … Continue reading →

Crazy Cat Facts

Want to wow friends and family with your knowledge of all things feline? Here are some wild cat facts to add to your collection! The family Felidae is divided into four groups: Cheetahs Panthera group, including large cats like lions, tigers, and jaguars Ocelots Wild cats, including jungle and desert cats and our own domesticated cats Fossil evidence suggests that felines, canines, and bears shared a common ancestor — a land based, carnivorous mammal. The total cat population in the world is thought to be around two hundred million. Approximately a quarter of the world’s cat population resides in the … Continue reading →

Mercedes-Benz Disses Freemasonry?

Oh, that crazy Super Bowl XLVII!  First, Beyonce flashes a little diamond sign and before the game is over, the Internet is abuzz about how she and hubby Jay-Z must be a part of the Illuminati, that secret group trying to rule the world. And, speaking of secret groups trying to rule the world, there was another Super Bowl controversy you may not have heard about.  There was a Mercedes-Benz ad, which featured Willem Defoe as a character who appeared to be the devil. I watched the ad and honestly, I paid so little attention that I didn’t even know … Continue reading →

Playing With Food

(Want fries with that?) Santa brought this McDonald’s Drive-Thru playset to my daughter a couple of Christmases ago. So now, whenever I get a hankering for Ronald’s fries, all I have to do is belly up to the plastic window and yell for the short order cook. Or, in my case, the short cook. The interactive toy has yielded hours of fun for our family, and while my daughter is still nearly a decade away from officially working under the real Golden Arches, the kid can flip a burger and swirl a McFlurry better some of Mickey D’s paid employees. … Continue reading →

What Do You Get When You Cross a…

…horse with a zebra? Or a lion with a tiger? Would you believe new animals? (Nope, I’m not kidding!) A Horse is a Horse, Of Course, Of Course, Unless It Is a…Zorse? I can’t remember where it was I first saw the image of the zorse. I believe someone sent me an email with a picture of one. My first reaction was, “No way!” But, yep, there before my very eyes was a horse with stripes…also known as a zorse. I had to find out more, and here’s what I came across at a place called the Spots ‘N Stripes … Continue reading →