Showing posts with label Fun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fun. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Candy Corn traffic cones

Candy Corn traffic cones on DC streets for Halloween

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Laughing Squid has photos of the "Candy Corn Cones" that street artist diabetik is plopping around in Washington, DC.

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/10/28/candy-corn-traffic-c.html

Sunday, August 30, 2009

30 Classic Childhood Games

These just bring back memories:

I found this fascinating quote today:

Red Rover: Divide everyone into two teams, each forming a long line, holding hands, facing the other team. The two teams should be around 20 or so feet apart. The teams take turn calling out, “Red Rover, Red Rover, let <insert child’s name> come over!” That child leaves their team’s line, runs as fast as they can toward the other line and tries to break through the held hands. If they break through, they get to take someone back to their team. If they don’t, they join the new team. When a team only has one person left, that person tries to break through the other team. If they do not, then their team loses. If they do, they gain a player and play continues. Number of Players: Any decent size group. Equipment: None.wired.com, 30 Classic Games for Simple Outdoor Play, Aug 2009

You should read the whole article.
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/08/simpleoutdoorplay/

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Brunette = Awesome!

10 Reasons Why Being Brunette Is Awesome
Posted by: Kate Torgovnick, Thursday July 16th 2009
Source: The Frisky
  1. Roots are not an issue.
  2. A study by Garnier done earlier this year revealed that brunettes are twice as likely as their blonde counterparts to earn more than $65K a year.
  3. You look great in jewel tones like bright blue, green, and red. Pastels have never been my thing.
  4. We get to claim cool-girl beauty icons like Elizabeth Taylor, Katherine Hepburn, Thandie Newton, Mary Louise Parker, and Zooey Deschanel.
  5. Speaking of, most of the world’s most famous blondes—Marilyn Monroe, Bridget Bardot, Pamela Anderson, and, uh, Lauren Conrad—would be brunette without hair dye.
  6. Two words: serious shine! Also, brunettes tend to have fuller, thicker hair. Yes, I just sounded like a shampoo commercial.
  7. People tend to take you more seriously, because of the old (though admittedly totally untrue) blondes are dumb, brunettes are smarties stereotype.
  8. James Bond prefers brunettes.
  9. Seventy one percent of guys say brunettes would make better wives. Not that I think this is true, but it’s an interesting perception.
  10. We save a ton of money and time not going to the salon for highlights and bleaching. So technically, we do end up having more fun.
10.http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-why-being-brunette-is-awesome/#When:15:30:16Z?eref=RSS