A chance question the other day made me wonder where Boxing Day came from. The notion of a public holiday for boxing (as old and respected a sport it is), did not… quite… seem right (although as mentioned, a public holiday for the sake of eating is not unheard of). So I endeavoured to research […]
An oldie, but still good…
Did you know?
1) No known species of reindeer can fly. BUT there are 300,000 species of living organisms yet to be classified, and while most of these are insects and germs, this does not COMPLETELY rule out flying reindeer which only Santa has ever seen.
2) There are 2 billion children (persons […]
Apparently, today is my lucky day because a bird pooped on my arm. I’m not even mad, but I do wish I got to eat a whole wheel of cheese after.
Here are some random things I discovered that have been happening in the world of bird droppings:
- Bird droppings could be the secret to Posh […]
Earlier this month, we witnessed a Jupiter-Venus conjunction in the sky - the two planets so tightly packed in together, that when the moon came along for a visit, it created an astronomically pretty smile. I think it is pretty amazing that all over the world, people could witness this (although, over the in the […]
Billy Joel. It’s near 24 hours later, and I am still reeling from the performance; I know not what I expected, but whatever it was, it certainly was not what I got. The word ‘Entertainer’ is more than simply the title of one of his songs — that is simply what he is. A year […]
… or so one lady would have you believe.
As some would be aware, I was recently in the market for a new mobile phone. My beloved 6131’s calendar decided to stop working, which made it incredibly useful. My needs for a phone are exceedingly complex:
must be able to send and receive texts
must be able to […]
I’m told this is pretty old, but I’m always the last to hear about things..
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=cyheJ480LYA
I’ve not seen anything so moving in ages.
Thanks to Kate who drew my attention to it.
He will never leave you nor forsake you, life
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