I'm sure some of you got the idea after reading my last post that Newt is just posting for posting sake. It's true. I really don't have the most exciting life so sometimes there are long intervals when I don't have anything to say. But if I don't post every so often some readers figure I never have anything new (hmm, that might be true) to say and stop returning.
So today I said, "I'll Blog. Now, what should I Blog about? [the odor you may sense is my brain working] Let's see. It's snowing... nope, already did that. Ah, a new recipe! Naw, if someone wants a recipe they just Google it. How about that bike ride I didn't take again today! Well, I did get this garbage email that had some neat 'stuff' in it but I never forward those things. [thinking again - should I, shouldn't I, etc etc]".
What the heck - here is another post just for posting sake, however I did make a few notes in italics:
So You Think You Know Everything!
A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. (What? I can relate to that)
A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. (I don't get it, I can blink with both my eyes)
A snail can sleep for three years. (no wonder its called a slug)
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back
of the $5 bill.
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches
2 to 6 years of age. (Really? Marshall, chime in anytime.)
Butterflies taste with their feet.
Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds.
Dogs only have about 10.
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or
purple. (Naomi, can you check this out?)
On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building
is an American flag. (Ha! I caught 'em. This is not true. I looked it up on snopes.com at http://www.snopes.com/business/money/redensign.asp You have to watch these folks who make up lists. I wonder how many others are not true?)
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never
stop growing.
If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an
average of 6 months waiting at red lights. (unless you live in Atlanta)
And here is my very own worthless bit of information. An "en" is a half an "em". I never would have know that if I hadn't taken a half-semester of print shop in junior high school.
3 comments:
Susan, you obviously have too much time on your hands. Sounds like you need a new job.
Alas, Susan is not into Blogging. I have to accept total responsibility for all the content on this Blog and for having too much time on my hands. I plead guilty and I'm proud of it! Speaking of Blogs, Marc, what's your excuse for not having one? Surely with your wit you could keep us all in stitches! :)
First of all, I have no idea how to initiate a blog. The word itself, "blog". is somewhat disgusting, which makes me want to have nothing to do with it.
To be honest, the real reason I don't do a blog is that I have nothing original to say. I can only react to what others have to say. If you or others find my reactions amusing, then I have made some contribution to the blogosphere (is that a word?)
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