For only the second time in the history of The Price is Right, a contestant guessed the price of his showcase EXACTLY right. Unfortunately, the other contestant at the end of the show missed her showcase by $517.00. According to the shocked Drew Carey, the only other time this phenomenal feat occurred was in 1973 […]
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While the Benihana Christmas episode is about to begin, I saw on my email that a surprise guest is coming to The Office for the hour-long post Super Bowl episode. Jack Black will be dropping by the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin and what the plot will concern is anyone’s guess. Will he be bringing
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Saturday morning started off completely crazily of course – it was the morning of our oldest daughter’s ninth birthday party. We were running around like lunatics, trying to take care of our own 4 kids and getting last minute details for the party worked out – we didn’t even know how many kids were going
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I hope you don’t mind my not-so-good attempt at dressing the site up with a decorated header… 🙂 Derek
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It seems my new pet has gone missing. Thank goodness I didn’t end up with something bigger, like a rat or a tortoise or something I wouldn’t really want crawling around the house unattended. But I didn’t see this coming. If anything, I thought my new ladybug friend would kick the bucket. I wouldn’t have
As a change of pace from the usual “the world is falling apart”-type articles about conservation, I decided to share the following article from CNN.com about an area of Asia called the Mekong Delta region. Scientists are calling the place a “biological treasure trove” because of its rich diversity of flora and fauna. 1,068 species were discovered
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Well, I have been on the early shift for the last couple of days and I just have to say that that, coupled with my tendency to not sleep through the night, makes for one tired teacher. Yesterday I had it easy. I left to a temperature outside over 40º colder than it was the
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I’ve wanted a new pet for awhile, mostly since my cat passed away almost a year ago now. What I want most is another cat – I love cats, and it would be the perfect type of pet for our household. But unfortunately, I’m allergic to cats. When I had my cat, it was a
Last summer, I posted on the story of a young little leaguer who was snubbed because he was TOO GOOD. Well, maybe he can take a lesson from Ken Mink who at 73 years young is the oldest living college basketball player. Mr. Mink is a 6′ shooting guard for Roane State Community College. At
It started with the Billy Joel’s “Piano Man” in the car this evening. Darling youngest wanted to hear the whole thing, but we need to get out of the car. So here I am finding old songs and listening to a few tunes. Anyway there are a few Beatles songs that just hit a certain
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