Christmas Rush! When Do You Start Shopping?
Christmas seems a lot closer on this side of Remembrance Day! November will fly by and by the time we get into December the major holiday will already be upon us! One of the biggest stresses at least for me during the holiday season, is getting all of my Christmas shopping done on time! Every year I say I'm going to ge...
Nov 14, 2022
When do you start decorating for Christmas ?
Good Morning ! If I had it my way, Christmas decorations in my house wouldn't go up until Dec 1st at the earliest . To me December is the " Festive" month , when some snow fly's and children are excited at the sight of every shopping Mall Santa . Then there are those who just can't wait to decorate the house ...
Nov 14, 2022
53 Years and going strong . It's "Sesame Street Day" .. "Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street"!
Good Morning ! As a kid , watching Sesame Street was a daily routine and a huge part of growing up. The influence that show has on us as kids was increasable , from the food we ate to the songs we could sing along to and of coarse the education value ! .. Let me not forget the many characters like Oscar / cookie monst...
Nov 10, 2022
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That Bright Moon You See is The Beaver Moon :
Good Morning ! Nov. 7, 2022, was the last total lunar eclipse of the year. The next total lunar eclipse will occur on March 14, 2025, but there will be two partial lunar eclipses in 2023 and two more in 2024. The Beaver Moon is known as such because ...This is the time of year when beavers begin to take shelter in thei...
Nov 09, 2022
Check Out These Great Time Wasting Websites!
We've all been there, especially if your job involves a computer! You can get sidetracked and sometimes go down a game or internet rabbit hole! Well with the help of our CoOp student Ethan, I've found some very interesting and pointless websites to visit! Check these out! Blob Opera This Google AI experiment website le...
Nov 08, 2022
HOW TO KEEP YOUR POPPY FROM FALLING OFF:
Good Morning ! I am always faced with the same dilemma every year leading up to Remembrance Day and that is ... How to keep my Poppy from falling off . Over the years I have lost numerous Poppy , either just falling off or catching on something and being torn off, blowing away in the wind or just getting lost in the cl...
Nov 08, 2022
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2022 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame! Check Out The Clips Here!
Did you have a chance to watch the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame this year? I haven't watched the full thing yet but there are some low quality clips online already! Check them out! I can't wait for the better quality ones to come out because this show was for the record books! For a refresher the list of inductees t...
Nov 07, 2022
Lest We Forget .
Good Morning ! As a young student in School it was customary to recite In Flanders Field with the class. In my blog today I have included the poem and some videos for you to watch ... Enjoy ! In Flanders Fields BY JOHN MCCRAE In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; ...
Nov 07, 2022
This Listener Saw Elvis Live In 1970!
A few days ago I posted a blog about concert tickets and how expensive some are! Ilonka Venier Alexander commented on the post and said that she used to get free or cheap tickets to some big shows! The biggest being Elvis live in 1970! Well. I was instantly interested and had to hear the story for myself! I gave her ...
Nov 04, 2022
Is it time to stop Falling Back and stay on Daylight Saving Time ?
Good Morning ! When you go to bed Saturday Night , remember that we will be setting our clocks BACK one hour ! , this practice has been going on for far too long in My opinion . So why do we do this? The idea of 'Daylight Saving Time' was 1st proposed in 1895 by New Zealand entomologist George Vernon Hudson, it never ...
Nov 04, 2022