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Animal fun – The Zedonk

Bruce Littlefield — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:01:06 +0000

A Zedonk is cuteness defined.

You’re looking at a Zedonk… an adorable cross between a donkey and a zebra. She’s becoming a star attraction at the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve in Dahlonega, Georgia after being born there about a week ago. She has black stripes that she gets from her zebra father and a great ass she gets from her donkey mother. (But that’s just my opinion!)
C.W. Wathen, the preserve’s founder, said the foal has a zebra’s instincts, sitting up to stay alert for predators rather than lying on her side. Awww. I’m in love.

Garage Sale – Find of the week!

Bruce Littlefield — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:24:51 +0000

$200 million return on $45 garage sale grab.

Rick Norsigian is my kind of garage sale shopper. He bought a collection of 65 glass negatives at a garage sale for $45. Today, his find–a never before seen collection of photographs by Ansel Adams–will go on display in California. They are estimated to be worth $200 million!!! Pardon me while I run out to follow the arrows. Surely someone has something way underpriced. I’m finding it before someone else does.

Garage Sale – Real Housewife foreclosure style

Bruce Littlefield — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:30:33 +0000

New Jersey Garage Sale (aka Teresa's foreclosure)

Teresa Giudice, the Real Housewife of NJ foreclosure princess who is $11 million in debt, is selling the overblown monstrosity of a house for a few dollars shy of $4 million. But if that’s out of your budget, can I interest you in her grill, her boat, her tractor, or her wedding ring? Gawker has the photos and is saying all of these items and more (aka, everything the bank now owns) are being sold in a giant foreclosure garage sale. I must remind you: Buyer beware.

History of Fun – Legos!

Bruce Littlefield — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:58:17 +0000

Legos are internationally beloved by kids of all ages, the perfect plastic medium to build anything your mind can invent. I just visited the Lego store in NYC and was inspired. Did you know Legos began in a small village in 1930s Denmark, a carpenter named Old Kirk Christiansen opened a store to sell the wooden toys he carved in his spare time? He named the shop “leg godt,” which means “have fun!” in Danish. In the 1950s his son took over and switched building materials from wood to plastic. Not long after adopting plastic, he came up with the stud and tube brick system used in modern Legos, and… today nineteen billion bricks are made every year. Have FUN!

Life 101 – We all bark for…

Bruce Littlefield — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:46:31 +0000

Westminster recently asked me if he could go to England. I thought it might be to sniff out the Abbey, but then I heard about this: a doggone smart entrepreneur in England is serving up doggie ice cream in flavors to make you bark. Chicken flavored ice cream served in a wafer cone with a crunchy canine biscuit bone topper. Mmmm, chicken ice cream. I think I’ll go with the K-9 Cookie Crunch.

Dinner Party Talk – Paris Live

Bruce Littlefield — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:46:43 +0000

If you love Paris, and you love spying on people, then Paris Live is for you. The borderline creepy/awesome site features six webcams strategically placed around the Eiffel Tower, so you can view the tower (which looks exactly the same from the front and back) at all hours of the day. What’s really fun are the webcams located inside restaurants and shops. I can only imagine the tantrums people would throw if they placed a webcam in Bergdorf Goodman so we could watch Beyonce shop via the Internet. The last time I was at Bergdorf, I stalked Oprah.

Garage Sale – Find of the Week!

Bruce Littlefield — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:55:52 +0000

LeBron James pendant - Paid $5, worth $10,000

Yard saler Vaneisha Robinson thought she was buying costume jewelry when she paid $5 for this diamond studded pendant. When she had it appraised, she discovered it is worth almost $10,000. According to the AP, 20 year old Vaneisha said she used to wear the jersey-shaped pendant to high school until gemologist Jerry Ehrenwald appraised the 14-karat white gold pendant sports more than 2 carats of diamonds for a small fortune. The # 23 jersey says ‘King’ on the front and ‘James’ on the back. Maybe Lebron wants to buy it off Vaneisha as a good luck charm as he heads to Miami. Or… go to ebay and buy a tinfoil one.

Holidays – National Watermelon Month

Bruce Littlefield — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:01:37 +0000

Polar Bears love watermelon too!

July is National Watermelon Month, so proclaimed by Congress. Did you know that the United States produces 4,200,000,000 pounds of watermelon annually and it’s grown in 49 States? (I’m guessing Alaska is stuck on wolf hunting.) Read the House Proclamation here. Or enjoy these darn cute pictures of polar bears eating watermelon.
This weekend I’m making vivacious Paula Deen’s Watermelon Salad with Mint Leaves. Now, that’s a party in your mouth, y’all!

Dinner Party Talk – The Candwich

Bruce Littlefield — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:09:10 +0000

We’ve now reached a whole new funky fresh level of GROSS. Eater has the unbelievable, but true, story of The Candwich, a sandwich in a can that comes in three flavors: peanut butter and strawberry jam, peanut butter and grape jam, and, the most one that sends shivers down my spine: BBQ Chicken. But wait! There’s more. Plans for Pepperoni Pizza and French Toast Candwiches are in the works. The Candwich, of course, comes with its share of controversy. If anyone buys one, please tell us what exactly is the “Candy Surprise Inside.” Icky poo. No, thanks! I’ll just make a homemade PBJ and wrap it in a baggie. Here’s a funtastic musical recipe for peanut butter and jelly. Or, even better, check out the Peanut Butter Song from Inside out. “I’m peanut butter and you’re jelly and we’re so happy on our little piece of bread.” DEFINITELY worth a listen! Enjoy your uncanned dinner!

Life 101 – BP Oil Crisis and Surfer Mag

Bruce Littlefield — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:27:09 +0000

While we’re hearing about BP and the oil spill on the news every night, I’m a little surprised the coverage hasn’t gone much beyond the politics and finger-pointing. Turns out I’m not the only one, and my friends at Surfer magazine just started a BP Oil Crisis blog. It’s equally refreshing as it is tear-jerking: stories and photographs from real people along the coast. Articles betray shock and emotion as the bloggers watch the tragedy unfold on their precious seas. Because after all, who loves the beach more than surfers? Kudos to Surfer mag for bringing some heartfelt media coverage to the crisis.