Archive for October, 2011

Happy Halloween ~ You’ve Been Mooned

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Pass it on!

Google Halloween Doodle 2011

A fun time-lapse video of the Google doodle team

& friends carving giant pumpkins

in the Halloween spirit. Shot on location at

Google’s Headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

Music by Slavic Soul Party! Composed by Matt Moran.

Vampire Troubles

When confronted by a Vampire…

Creative and Healthy Lunches For Kids ~ Pictures

Many kids are picky eaters. Some prefer sandwiches without crusts, some like their sandwiches cut diagonally, while others only like plain hamburgers. It’s difficult for parents to provide nutrious lunches that they know their children will eat.

Any teacher will tell you how frustrating it is to see a beautiful apple just thrown in the garbage. The really sad thing is that it happens so often.

Here is one way that you can make your kids lunches more appealing.

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What other ideas do you?

Happy Halloween ~ I has super powers!

Jokes About Witches

Let me know which jokes about witches you like best!

Do witches stay home on weekends?
No. They go away for a spell

How do you make a witch scratch?
Take away her “W”

When a witch lands, where does she park?
In a broom closet.

What happens to a fast witch on a slow broom?
She flies off the handle.

What happens when a flying witch breaks the sound barrier?
You hear the broom boom.

What happened to the witch who hooked her broom to a space shuttle?
She got spaced out.

Which story do all little witches love to hear at bedtime?
“Ghoul Deluxe and the Three Scares.”

How does a witch tell time?
She looks at her witch watch.

Why don’t witches like to ride their brooms when they’re angry?
They’re afraid of flying off the handle!

What do witches use on their hair?
Scare spray

Why did the witches’ team lose the baseball game?
Their bats flew away.

What would you find on a haunted beach?
A sand witch.

What did the bat say to the witch’s hat?
You go on ahead.  I’ll hang around for a while.

What does the Coven’s softball team do on Halloween?
They practice pitchcraft.

What is a witch’s favorite subject in school?
Spelling!

Cute Halloween Dogs and Cats

What is Dracula’s favourite dog?
A bloodhound!

Using Online Travel Companies to Plan and Book Your Vacations

Without having to leave the comfort of you home, you can plan your trips or vacations and make reservations quickly with just a few mouse clicks. Booking your vacation online is gaining in popularity because of the ability to do it from anywhere, at any time and because technology is making it increasingly easy to do in a safe and secure environment. Online travel sites let you be your own travel agent.  You can make reservations for a flight or a cruise, hotel or car rental, and pay and get your confirmation numbers online.

In the past, travel planning often took hours, now it takes only a few hassle-free minutes. Another advantage of booking a trip through an online travel company is that you can find very good deals because they are often given exclusive discounted rates to sell to customers. There are quite a few travel sites on the internet. Finding which site to use can be very difficult. It is recommend that you look around at several sites before making any decisions about where to book your vacation. Almost all travel web sites have the same basic purpose: they try to provide you with the vacation that you want and convince you to buy it online.

I have found the iTravel2000 site one of the most flexible and easy to use. One of their main flight providers is Air Canada, which is the largest airline company in Canada.  iTravel2000 has done an incredible amount of research and presents the information in an easy-to-read way on the screen. After you’ve submitted your search, you quickly get an idea of pricing, resort information and further narrowing options. You can be as specific as you want with your search and modify the information very easily. A great feature is the table that allows you to quickly find the lowest price over a span of multiple days and star ratings.

Let the online travel companies do all the research and work for you. Enjoy your next vacation.

Great Angry Birds Poster

American Dream ~ Bottom of the Heap

We sold ourselves a pipe dream that everyone could get rich and no one would get hurt — a pipe dream that exploded like a pipe bomb when the already-rich grabbed for all the gold; when they used their fortunes to influence government and gain favors and protection; when everyone else was left to scrounge around their ankles in hopes that a few coins would fall.

We have not taken care of the least among us. We have allowed a revolting level of income inequality to develop. We have watched as millions of our fellow countrymen have fallen into poverty. And we have done a poor job of educating our children and now threaten to leave them a country that is a shell of its former self. We should be ashamed.

America’s Exploding Pipe Dream

By CHARLES M. BLOW

Published: October 28, 2011