Soda Free Summer!
Summer days mean beaches, barbeques, and more outdoor activities. We all know the importance of staying hydrated on hot days—it’s our bodies’ natural response to reach for a cold drink. But not all beverage choices are created equal. Why not try to make this summer a soda-free summer? The cola wars are over, […]
A Fruitful Holiday Season
Fruit + Mouth = YUM When you read a digital clock, do you try to make equations out of the time? When you’re driving, do you calculate factors of the mile markers and add license plate numbers up to 24? I do. But sometimes my daydreams about being John Nash don’t add up in the […]
Are Your Boots Made For Walking?
Regular exercise is great for you, even without any other complicated changes to your daily routine. A Duke University study showed that walking just 30 minutes a day could help you lose weight and body fat and improve muscle tone. The eight-month-long study involved men and women over age 40 who made no additional dietary […]
Yosemite Gold Rush
Prospecting for gold always makes me hungry. Panning for flakes gets me thinking about crispy corn cereal and managing a sluice box always leaves me craving a juice box. It’s been a long time since anyone struck a million dollar nugget, but The FruitGuys are serving up something for West Coast customers to stake their […]
ORANGE = EGNARO
The sound is deafening. In the post-Thanksgiving haze of sleeping babies and whispering adults tip-toeing on sock feet, the plastic-on-plastic rumbling of the Boggle game sounds like a string of exploding M-80s, inside of a metal trash can, attached to a megaphone system, mounted on top of a steamroller flattening a 10-foot-thick tower of bubble-wrap. […]
This Week in History: 7 letters, rhymes with Puma…
1938 – Bartholomew Cubbins takes off first of 500 hats 1957 – IBM 704 plots Sputnik’s exact orbit over a period of six days 1981 – Kwicky Koala premiers following The SuperFriends Hour, 8 am Saturdays 1996 – The Artist Formerly Known as Prince marries girlfriend Mayte Garcia. During ceremonial vows, the bride silently points […]
Move Over Charlie Brown, it’s the Great Pomegranate!
By Jeff Koelemay Dracula and Linus walk into a Halloween pumpkin patch. Linus says, “Hey, are you waiting for the great pumpkin too?” Dracula strokes his pointy chin and looks a little embarrassed. He’s been trying to go vegetarian lately. He tried the patch and hypnosis but only ended up getting twitchy and sleeping soundly […]
