Wednesday, January 18, 2006

This 'n That

Are you Coulrophobic? It's not all that uncommon, you know. Coulrophobia is the fear of clowns & some experts believe that 1 in 7 suffer from this. Symptoms include: shortness of breath, irregular heartbeat, sweating, nausea and feelings of dread. Ihateclowns.com is a website dedicated to this phobia. Warning: If you're a clown, DON'T go there and I'm not clowning around!

It's Girl Scout cookies time! That's right, those yummy cookies that I can't eat anymore, are now sale for advance orders. From Feb. 24 - Mar. 12 they'll be selling them at various locations. To find the location in your area, click here. Eat some for me, would ya?

Grammar ` So, I'm reading this website on grammar and lo and behold, something confusing appears! Are you ready?
"In the United States, periods and commas go inside the quotation marks regardless of logic. In the United Kingdom, Canada and Islands under the influence of British education, punctuation around quotation marks is more apt to follow logic."
United States example: My favorite poem is Robert Frost's "Design".
UK, Canada, Etc's example: My favorite poem is Robert Frost's "Design".

Got COPD? If you don't, you surely don't want to get it! The American Lung Association is putting on an educational campaign with 20 people telling their stories on www.lungusa.org. COPD is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease & if you or someone you love is a smoker, please research it. After 30 years of smoking, I quit on Dec. 3, 2003. Tarzan quit on Jan. 1, 2004. If we can do it, so can you. Please consider quitting.

Are you having a multi-racial wedding? If so, you may just have found your wedding cake topper! For the first time, brides and grooms are offered in 4 ethnicities and are interchangeable. They're offered in Hispanic, Asian, white and black. In 2003, over 2 million marriages were interracial ones and in Hawaii, 85% of marriages are interracial.

Champion socks have come out with a new sock: Advanced Performance. If you're athletic & have stinky feet, they may be just the fit for you! The socks are made to pull moisture away from the foot, balance foot temperature and prevent bacterial growth. They sell for about $9 each pair & come in an array of styles.

Cleaning votive holders - To clean a votive holder, let it chill for a few hours in the freezer. The wax will shrink & pop right out! (I tried this & it really works)

The word: polka dots gets it's origin from the popularity of polka dancing in the 19th century; it really has nothing to do with the dots themselves. Retailers capitalized on the craze by tacking the word polka to unrelated products.

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posted by jane at 3:20 AM