Archive for July, 2007

30
Jul

Give My Best Friend and Lover a Click on Her Birthday

   Posted by: goinglikesixty    in Birthdays

She turns sixty on 7/31. Please click through to her blog, Keeping You In Stitches. You don’t have to comment, just give her a click to bump her stats. (I see that same expression on her face at least two or three times a week and I know somebody is in for some fun.)
30
Jul

Mr. McDonald, Want to SELL a Bunch of DVDs?

   Posted by: goinglikesixty    in Food, Money, Shopping, Technology

Dear Mr. McDonald, I got a sticky on my large Diet Coke that said I could get a free 24 hour rental of a DVD from your store. I will. While looking at the fine print (I’m that kind of guy) I noticed that for every 24 hours I kept the DVD you would charge me one dollar.  Once I [...]
30
Jul

Panda Poo Provides Profit

   Posted by: goinglikesixty    in Education, Health, Research, Technology

(You don’t know how hard it is not to alliterate this post! ) Those damn communists have pilfered (see?) another idea that originated in the U.S. A zoo in Indiana used to sell elephant crap for garden fertilizer. Bunny the elephant generated some great “Bunny Doo.” She now lives in the elephant retirement [...]
30
Jul

What Hath Blog Wrought?

   Posted by: goinglikesixty    in Education

Looks like a serious conversation broke out here. I attempted to take a light hearted poke at a Mom and she responded, as did another. Remind me to be careful around Mom With Kids. I shouldn’t poke them. I don’t think there is a difference between smart kids and gifted kids. I think the gummit has [...]
29
Jul

THE Boomer Toy Invented When Boomers were

   Posted by: goinglikesixty    in Entertainment, Technology

The Magic 8 Ball was invented in 1946. Your assignment: If the Magic 8 Ball were developed today, what would the responses be?  Write about them on your blog, or in the comments, or on the bottom of your shoe, I don’t really care, because the outlook is not so good. The 20 standard answers on a Magic [...]
29
Jul

Five Things I Like About the Irish

   Posted by: goinglikesixty    in Ireland

After checking Grandad’s links, I have found that the Irish: 1. Look good 2. Smell good 3. Sound good 4. Feel good 5. Taste good Now hug and Irish person of the opposite sex and see if you don’t agree.
28
Jul

Is Your Child Gifted or Just a Nutcase?

   Posted by: goinglikesixty    in Technology

CBS Assignment America broke this story on July 27: “Some people like baseball better than football,” Kyle says. In fact, he tells CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman in this week’s Assignment America that he likes vacuums better than “everything.” Kyle’s mom, MaryLynn, says the fire’s been burning since before he could say “Hoover.” Kyle Krichbaum is the kids [...]
28
Jul

Five Things I Love About the Irish

   Posted by: goinglikesixty    in Ireland

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. I’m thinking. I’m thinking. Can I get back to you on this one? UPDATE: Checking Head Rambles links now. Will report back soon.