USELESS INFO TUESDAY

~  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has more bridges than any other city in the world, with 446.

~  The average number of kernels in a bushel of corn is 90,000.

~  During the reign of Antiochus IV in 2nd century B.C., Jews carried spinning tops when they met to study the Torah because they didn't want to be caught violating the law barring them from practicing their religion.  When soldiers approached, they would hide their books and pretend to be gambling with the top.

~  Martin Van Buren was the first president born in the U.S. and was the only one who didn't speak English as his primary language.  He was of Dutch ancestry.

~  The Dutch East India Company was the first public company in the world to issue stock.  The year was 1602.  The money raised was used to outfit a fleet of shops to engage in world trade.

WHO'S THE BEST?

We are!  Yep, Team Us won at trivia again last night!  It was soooo much fun.  Our teamconsisted of me, the Right Wrights, Wino Bill, the BigDawes, S of S&M, and Btut.  We have played three weeks in a row coming in first, third, and first again last night.  I love visiting with my friends and competing with the other teams.  We got acquainted with the team in the booth next to us.  Their name...Hartselle Assholes!  What a great time!

USELESS INFO TUESDAY

~  During a golf swing, the face of a club spends approximately 450-millionths of a second in contact with the ball.

~  If you are have diplopia, you are suffering from double vision.

~  Erik the Red, the Viking explorer gave Greenland its name.

~  The Guinness Book of World Records was the result of a friendly dispute over which bird is faster, the golden plover or the red grouse.  The dispute led the beer manufacturer to produce a small book of facts in 1955 that was distributed free to pubs to settle disagreements and sell more brew.

~  The turkeys that are reprieved by the president at the White House's annual Thanksgiving Day pardoning ceremony retire to either Disneyland or Disney World, where they get to spend the rest of their lives.

MEET MY BABIES

We finally got around to getting our kittens!  Meet Daryl and Merle...if you are a fan of "The Walking Dead," no need to explain!

They are so cute!  Merle is the black one and Daryl is the tabby.

They have adjusted to life in our crazy house just fine.  They love to be in the den with us.  They want to be wherever you are and just follow you around the house.  Look at those sleeping babies!

 

Even big brother Byebye is doing fairly well with them! (kind of freaky picture taken by L Bigdawes)

SOUTHERN FRIED THURSDAY

Being Southern doesn’t mean I am not educated.  I may say “ain’t” and “y’all” and call you “sweetie” or “honey.”  I might “bless a lot of hearts,” and I might even “piddle around.”  I will greet you with “Hey” and a hug.  All soda pop is “Coke” and I might refer to my grocery cart as a “buggy.”  By golly, that’s OK.  I am polite and say “Ma’am” and “Sir.”  We are kind.  We are caring.  We are loyal.  We are proud to be Southern, love Southern food and love the South.

WHAT'S IN MY PURSE WEDNESDAY

Or, should I ask "What's in my New Purse Wednesday?"  Yep, got a new purse, wallet and key chain on Saturday while shopping for Rayray an interview suit.  Now, you might ask, "Is this really blog worthy?"  My answer is yes.  As little as I have been blogging this is big news.  This is my 3rd blog this week...trying to get myself back in the game...so take what you can get!

Love!

USELESS INFO TUESDAY

~  In September 1971, Steven Spielberg directed the first episode of "Columbo," the TV police drama that starred Peter Falk.

~  The catfish's body is almost completely covered with taste buds.  Even a catfish just six inches long has more than 250,000 taste buds.

~  There are 454 bills in a pound of US currency.  Any US bill, regardless of denomination, weighs a gram.  There are 454 grams to a pound.

~  The largest edible fruit NATIVE to North America is the pawpaw.  It tastes like a blend of banana, mango, and pineapple.

~  The movie "Charro" was the only one of Elvis Pressley's 31 films in which he had a non-singing role.