Before I talk about MyBlogLog, has anyone noticed that the days are getting longer? I have, makes me a happy camper. I rather like being able to leave the lights off longer, saves hydro.
Anyways, onward and upward. Did you happen to notice the funny little pictures that have started to appear in the sidebar? Those are the avatars of people who have visited me from a site called MyBlogLog, a social networking site which I’ve recently joined. The basic concept behind social networking is forming community based on share interests and ability to create a network of people. Read the rest of this entry »
On July 20,1969 — just 2 years and 4 days after my baby sister Lynn was born — Neil Armstrong stepped off of Apollo 11 and into the history books as the first person to set foot on the moon. On Sunday, January 28th, Apollo Donald arrived in this world to become my baby sister’s first grandchild weighing in at 4lbs 12oz and arriving six weeks early. We’re not sure what heights Apollo will rise to but for the moment just being healthy and thriving will be enough. (click picture for a larger view) Read the rest of this entry »
The health section of the Toronto Star has been carrying reviews and comment on the various dieting plans that are out there. Not a bad idea since there is such an array of them. Their piece today caught my attention, it’s about the Reverse Diet.
The basic idea of the reverse diet is that you eat your calorie intake in reverse order. Supper at breakfast sort of idea. Read the rest of this entry »
Wordpress, which is the blogging package my blogs run on, released a major update to their package this past week. After spending some time exploring some of the wordpress guru sites looking for the updating horror stories I decided to update mine.
I didn’t find a lot of update horror stories which was a good sign. My hosting package provides me with a pretty easy installation panel called Fantastico through which I can do my updates with just a click of a button. So far, any updates I’ve done through the panel has really gone well. Read the rest of this entry »
I’ve noticed that the ads I placed on the other Valentine’s entries I did this week have been receiving several clicks the last few days. This entry might help those who are looking to order a Valentine’s Day flowers to save some time. I’ll look at the chocolates in a separate entry.
I do suggest that you visit the entry about the language of flowers for guidance in choosing flowers that say what you intend. You’ll also want to order early to ensure that the arrangement you want is available. Read the rest of this entry »
With the temperature sitting at 5F at the moment (no I don’t follow celsius) it doesn’t take much to understand it is BLOODY cold outside. I’m thankful I don’t have to go out. This morning about 6am according to the icon in my system tray which keeps me updated on the weather in Peterborough, it was -13F up there which was much better than the -4F it was here at the time. Read the rest of this entry »
Yesterday I spent some time exploring the origins of St Valentines Day which falls on February 14th, about 3 weeks away. Today I decided to have a look at one of the most popular Valentine’s gifts, chocolate.
The giving of chocolate, especially luxury chocolates, has become symbolic of Valentine’s Day. Chocolate, since it’s earliest days has been believed to have aphrodisiac qualities which is likely why men are so apt to give the love of their hearts chocolate on Valentine’s Day. During the year 75% of chocolate purchases are made by women. On Valentine’s Day, men account for 75% of the chocolate purchased for that day. Read the rest of this entry »
Are you a romantic?
If you’re married or in a relationship you may want to start doing some serious thought about finding the romantic in yourself before February 14th. That is when Valentines falls and there are some days you just need to be a bit of a brown noser and don’t forget. Read the rest of this entry »
Back in October the world was shocked when a lone gunman entered an Amish schoolhouse in rural Pennsylvania, sent the boys out of the school and then proceed to open fire on the girls. As police moved in he killed himself. A lone gunman killing other people before killing himself wasn’t the shock, that he would target the most vulnerable of a group of people like the Amish was the shock. The Amish are a peace loving people. Read the rest of this entry »
Well, here we are on Monday again and the winter that hasn’t been, has decided today was a nice day to arrive. Woke this morning to the sound of rain which of course had to be freezing rain since the temperature was below freezing. Read the rest of this entry »
While not something that I usually would bother even noticing let alone passing on, this article in today’s Toronto Star caught my attention. Having read The Da Vinci Code
and recently finished the The Secret Supper
, da Vinci’s name seems to keep popping up. The article takes a look at the possibility that one of his paintings which had been thought destroyed may actually still be around although hidden within the wall of a Florence, Italy palace. Neat stuff.
On July 20,1969 — just 2 years and 4 days after my baby sister Lynn was born — Neil Armstrong stepped off of Apollo 11 and into the history books as the first person to set foot on the moon. On Sunday, January 28th, Apollo Donald arrived in this world to become my baby sister’s first grandchild weighing in at 4lbs 12oz and arriving six weeks early. We’re not sure what heights Apollo will rise to but for the moment just being healthy and thriving will be enough. (click picture for a larger view) Read the rest of this entry »
