Category Archives: American Fun
Dinner Party Talk – For your weekend
It’s Thanksgiving week. So, let’s talk turkey: Turkey lingo. A “fryer” is a turkey under 16 weeks of age and a “roaster” is 5 to 7 months old. An old male turkey is better eating than a “young tom,” which … Continue reading
Household tips – Marshmallow roasting
Idea for the weekend: roast marshmallows! It’s cheap, easy, and fun. I LOVE campfires and the debate as to whether “lightly toasted” or “raging flamers” tastes better. On a crisp night, there’s nothing better than marshmallows, a campfire, and hot … Continue reading
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American Fun – American talk
Those of you who know me know I don’t speak foreign words. They didn’t teach us those in South Carolina! So, I love today’s episode of MTV’s American Talk With Josh Horowitz (the only episode of American Talk), host Josh … Continue reading
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Life 101 – Power of ten
I remember a teacher showing Powers of Ten in school. I didn’t understood it’s magnitude then, and I’m sure it’s over my head now. It’s a fascinating intellectual journey that transports us from a lakeside picnic in Chicago to the … Continue reading
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Talented kids – 8-year-old yo-yo master
Meet Spencer Nelson. He’s 8. He’s a yo-yo prodigy. He makes me think I should have started younger. Spend two minutes of your day and give him some attention. His yo-yo tricks are amazing at any age.
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American Fun – Datemypet.com
If you’ve seen Must Love Dogs with Diane Lane and John Cusack, you’ll know what I’m talking about here. Datemypet.com, despite its kinda misleading name, is an online dating site for pet lovers, not for the pets themselves. Think Okcupid.com … Continue reading
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Travel – Dead Apple Tours
Why on earth would anyone want to see New York City in one of those giant tour buses with no tops (those things are freezing in the winter), when you can experience the city from the back of a hearse? … Continue reading
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Household tips – Remote control pillow
Looking for that special gift for the friend who has everything? Well, I bet they don’t have this! It’s Brookstone’s Remote Control Pillow. Here to solve a need you didn’t know you had! Oh, wait, it promises you’ll never lose … Continue reading
Dinner Party Talk – For your weekend
Trade in. A Florida woman was charged this week with trying to sell her 8-week-old son so she could buy a new car. The baby’s grandma brokered the deal, initially demanding $75,000, but cut the price to $30,000 when the … Continue reading
American icons – Marilyn Monroe stuffing
This week Ted Lee and Dan Lee stepped into the kitchen to make Marilyn Monroe’s stuffing recipe for the New York Times. They found the recipe in the new book “Fragments”– a collection of Marilyn’s scribblings, mostly when she was … Continue reading
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