There have been several incidents recently of people in China being attacked by swarms of Asian giant hornets. Each hornet is several inches long, and about the size and shape of half a hot dog. They attack in swarms, and 21 people have died this year in one Chinese province alone. Some experts believe that global warming will facilitate the spread of these enormous and terrifying wasps. Eek.
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Start your week out on a sweet note with this beautiful video of a “Here Comes the Sun” flash mob in a Madrid unemployment office.
Download a fun and free calendar of October activities at Homeschool Share. There are all kinds of activity ideas for poetry month, Dog Adoption Month, Vikings, meteor showers and much more! Be sure to check again next month for November’s activities.
When this dog owner couldn't figure out how his dog kept escaping, he set up a hidden video camera sting to catch his pup in the act. Check out the amazing contortions and acrobatics this dog goes through to get out of the house!
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For couples that want a more active urban adventure, consider taking a vacation to the Chinese region of
For a great romantic ski vacation in one of
Ravelry user Eva Christina has created this swanky tote bag to celebrate the cult hit podcast Welcome to Night Vale. It looks like just the thing to use when you're out and about running errands and NOT entering the Dog Park.
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First things first: as far as I have been able to determine, there is no functional difference between rolags and "fauxlags." It's just one of those things where spinners insist that you get the jargon right.
A rolag is a little burrito of fiber which is created by using hand cards. You card the fiber, and then carefully roll it off the hand cards into a tube. It's like a very small batt, about the size of a hot dog, with light, airy, fluffy fibers.
Cal Worthington, of the famous west coast Cal Worthington Ford car ads, has died at the age of 92. Cal's ads, featuring "my dog Spot" (which was never a dog and usually something bizarre like an elephant) were a staple of late-night television from the 1960s to the 1990s.
The man may be gone, but his jingle will live on forever.
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I posted another piece about why I don’t share photos of Wood Sprite on Facebook anymore, and some friends pointed out that the author seems to be a bit hypocritical when you see other posts she’s written. Fair enough, but I stand by the fact that our kids should get to decide when their online presences begin, who owns their photos and what is shared about them.
Last week I extolled the virtues of the slow cooker for the new college student. The slow cooker allows you to cook a lot of cheap, healthy meals while you are away at class (or in the library studying hard WINK WINK). The toaster oven is the polar opposite of the slow cooker, and just as valuable.
