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American Pets – Dog Memorizes Over 1,000 Words
Have you heard that a U.S. Collie named Chaser recently proved man’s best friend’s amazing capacity for words? Chaser was able to memorize the distinct names of 1,022 different toys, far surpassing the 200 words memorized by a German dog … Continue reading
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Tagged #americana, #bruce littlefield, Bedtime Book for Dogs, Chaser, dog vocabulary, Rico, westminster
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Life 101 – Go play outside!
I had a great time playing in the snow this weekend wearing my fishing waders. I bought them for $69 at Gander Mountain sporting good store to wear while cleaning out my koi pond. Who knew they’d be the perfect … Continue reading
Posted in American Fun, Household Tips, Life 101, Quick Fixes, Uncategorized, What I'm Doing
Tagged #americana, #bruce littlefield, fishing waders, snow play
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Dinner Party Talk – For Your Weekend
Honk! Everywhere I turn someone is sniffling, sneezing, coughing, and aching. Enough already with the nasal New Year. Lucky Day. After the blizzard, NYC has been a mountain of trash! Bad for most of us, but good for one suicidal … Continue reading
Pop Culture Pop-Up – Human Tetris
French-Swiss artist Guillaume Reymond is pure genius. His video performance pieces take pop culture icons and turn them into performance spectacles. Watch his interpretation of the game Tetris played by real human-beings sitting in an auditorium and shot stop-motion. I … Continue reading
Dinner Party Talk – The Golden Voice
This New Year has brought us a star in its first week. I’m sure you’ve now heard of Ted Williams, the homeless man with the golden voice. Watch the new team at the CBS Early Show wow us with both … Continue reading
American Hype – The Situation Shirt
I’ve been crunching for 6 days now awaiting the imminent arrival of my “Situation Shirt.” Yes, MTV’s Ab-centric sensation, “The Situation,” has introduced the “perfect gift for any occasion” – a tank top with a plastic peek-a-boo panel, perfect for … Continue reading
American Hype – Mega Winners!
Congratulations to the TWO winners who will share the $355 Mega Million jackpot! You lucky dogs! Tuesday’s real world winning numbers were 4, 8, 15, 25, 47 and 42. But there were 25,587 tickets that matched three of the winning … Continue reading
Life 101 – Diet crazes
So, we’re five days into the New Year. How’s that new diet working? There’s the Atkins Diet, the Dukan Diet, the South Beach Diet, the Beverly Hills Diet, the New Evolution Diet, Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Nutrisystem, … I’ll give … Continue reading
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Tagged #americana, #bruce littlefield, diet advice, diet crazes
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Dinner Party Talk – 7 Billion People
The geniuses at National Geographic Magazine have created a MUST WATCH video about the world’s population, which is expected to exceed 7 billion people in 2011. The magazine will be featuring a 7-part series examining specific challenges and solutions to … Continue reading
American Fun – Stupid human tricks
I’m always amazed at what humans can accomplish if we put our minds to it. As we go into the new year, we’re all setting goals, trying new things, and generally trying to do better than the year before. Well, … Continue reading
