http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/when-snow-becomes-a-canvas-how-one-artist-creates-colossal-masterpieces-using-a-compass-snowshoes/70000410
For those who can't handle the frigid weather
Showing posts with label Link of the Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Link of the Day. Show all posts
Monday, January 2, 2017
Link of the Day
This is amazing.... click the link for more pictures and the full story!
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/when-snow-becomes-a-canvas-how-one-artist-creates-colossal-masterpieces-using-a-compass-snowshoes/70000410
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/when-snow-becomes-a-canvas-how-one-artist-creates-colossal-masterpieces-using-a-compass-snowshoes/70000410
Friday, December 23, 2016
Link of the Day
'Tis (or t'is?) the season: A grammar quiz
http://whatis.techtarget.com/quiz/Tis-or-tis-the-season-A-grammar-quiz
I'm posting this one for Ms. Beejay, who loves her grammar police badge. We love her for it, too!
The quiz is a little frustrating, in that you have to keep clicking back and forth for the answers. It is a good one, though, because it explains why the answer is correct.
Since it is almost Christmas, I'll give you a "two-fer" on this blog. This is the webpage where you can copy an emoji and paste into your blog, and it actually works!
https://www.piliapp.com/emoji/in-blog/#people
I'm hoping your holiday is sweet, healthy, and relaxing!
Sunday, October 30, 2016
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Link of the Day
Beautiful aerial shot of Racine harbor
A new mosaic at zoo beach overlook
Monday, July 18, 2016
Interesting Link of the Day
PC World is a magazine I usually look for when I have to sit and wait in a doctor or dentist office. I can usually find something of interest to avoid overhearing conversation or looking someone uncomfortably in the eye. This article attempts to list the "10 Funniest Sites on the Internet."
So what is humor? It is different for everyone. Can it be really be defined or quantified? For me, I just know it when I see it. There are some unusual choices in the top picks in this article, but it is still an interesting read, and you might find something there that peaks your interest and tickles your funny-bone.
In all honesty, you, my friends seem to understand how to hit that spot more than any of these "Funniest" sites. I nominate The Real Clubhouse!
So what is humor? It is different for everyone. Can it be really be defined or quantified? For me, I just know it when I see it. There are some unusual choices in the top picks in this article, but it is still an interesting read, and you might find something there that peaks your interest and tickles your funny-bone.
In all honesty, you, my friends seem to understand how to hit that spot more than any of these "Funniest" sites. I nominate The Real Clubhouse!
Along with sex and shopping, comedy is one of the biggest drivers of traffic on the Web. Especially now that a lot of regular people know how to post their homemade video and audio to the Web (along with clips from TV or radio), there's an awful lot of funny stuff online. After months of exhaustive research, including lie-detector tests performed on laboratory rats, we've gathered a list of the funniest sites on the Web. Visit these sites and try not to laugh. Also, you'll notice we've left off sites like Comedy Central and College Humor, which are funny but a little overexposed.
Read the full article and list here: http://www.pcworld.com/article/137100/article.html
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Interesting Link of the Day - Google!
Told you I have no trouble amusing myself. Some of these are really cute!
Saturday, June 25, 2016
Interesting Link of the Day
A New Minimoon for Earth
By: David Dickinson | June 24, 2016
A recently discovered minimoon, the asteroid known as 2016 HO3, follows Earth in its orbit around the Sun.
Our fair planet has a tiny companion, a minimoon that shares our annual journey around the Sun in a complex dance.
Astronomers recently announced the discovery of 2016 HO3, an asteroid between 40 and 100 meters in size that behaves as Earth's quasi-satellite.
How cool is that? Interested? Read more, here:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/2016-ho3-a-new-minimoon-for-the-earth/
By: David Dickinson | June 24, 2016
A recently discovered minimoon, the asteroid known as 2016 HO3, follows Earth in its orbit around the Sun.
Our fair planet has a tiny companion, a minimoon that shares our annual journey around the Sun in a complex dance.
Astronomers recently announced the discovery of 2016 HO3, an asteroid between 40 and 100 meters in size that behaves as Earth's quasi-satellite.
How cool is that? Interested? Read more, here:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/2016-ho3-a-new-minimoon-for-the-earth/
Friday, June 24, 2016
Interesting Link of the Day
The stuff you find browsing the internet when you should be doing
something more productive...
What do you see?
A lake? A wall?
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Interesting Links of the Day
A free lunch may be all it takes to persuade a doctor to prescribe a brand-name drug instead of a cheaper generic, a new study suggests. Doctors who were treated to a single meal, where drug companies present information about their medications, were 18 percent more likely to prescribe Crestor, a brand-name cholesterol-lowering medicine.The more meals doctors had, the more likely they were to prescribe the promoted drug.
The author questioned whether this is best practice in educating our medical field.
“Why is this our system of education for doctors?” he asked. “The cost of an alternative system of drug education would be paltry.”
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/06/20/drug-company-lunches-have-big-payoffs/?
There are lucrative jobs out there, pitching and selling to doctors. You might find yourself sitting and waiting for your doctor, while they receive their sales pitch. You might benefit from it by receiving free samples from your doctor, or by getting the most current treatment available. Like anything in life, you have to weigh the good with the bad. Ask questions about your medications, read about what is prescribed. Are there viable alternatives, generics? Does a name brand offer you any additional benefits?
There is also a very interesting website that can tell you how much your doctor has received in dollars and services.
The author questioned whether this is best practice in educating our medical field.
“Why is this our system of education for doctors?” he asked. “The cost of an alternative system of drug education would be paltry.”
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/06/20/drug-company-lunches-have-big-payoffs/?
There are lucrative jobs out there, pitching and selling to doctors. You might find yourself sitting and waiting for your doctor, while they receive their sales pitch. You might benefit from it by receiving free samples from your doctor, or by getting the most current treatment available. Like anything in life, you have to weigh the good with the bad. Ask questions about your medications, read about what is prescribed. Are there viable alternatives, generics? Does a name brand offer you any additional benefits?
There is also a very interesting website that can tell you how much your doctor has received in dollars and services.
Dollars for Docs
How Industry Dollars Reach Your Doctors
It doesn't mean that your provider is a bad doctor, it is just the facts, and how the system works. This website also shows the drugs that were pitched to your doctor. My doc is on the list. He has had some free meals. Does it make him a bad doctor? I don't necessarily think so.
Sunday, June 19, 2016
This Day in History
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| On June 19th, 1931, Wilcox's Pier Restaurant in West Haven, Connecticut opened up a whole new world of technology, with the first automatic doors. Waitressing was never the same again. STANLEY WORKS |
That was the day the Stanley Works company installed the world's first automatic doors at Wilcox's Pier Restaurant in West Haven, Connecticut.
Placed between the kitchen and the dining room, the doors sprang open the moment a photoelectric eye detected a person's approach.
"Through the invention," wrote the Hartford Courant, "there is no longer need for waitresses to kick open doors or use their hands for anything other than carrying in the trays.
In a letter to Stanley Works, the restaurant's president wrote, "They are one of the most satisfactory pieces of equipment which we have ever installed ... and have certainly speeded up the service of our waitresses."
Our popular culture has taken note of all these automatic doors, albeit with an occasional bit of skepticism: Automatic doors greeted visitors to "Jurassic Park," while a seemingly malevolent door pinned Steve Carell as agent Maxwell Smart in the film, "Get Smart."
See more of this article and other links and video, here: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/almanac-the-first-automatic-door/
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Monday, June 13, 2016
Interesting Link of the Day
http://putlocker.is/
Pick a movie or a television series you want to watch, and chances are, they have it.
Update: One of our contributors reports a negative experience with using this url.
(see comment section)
A couple of days ago, I watched The Help online. It was perfect, no buffering, and beautiful. I read the book and had always wanted to see the movie. I'm planning to watch Joy, next. There are a couple more that interest me, too. Make a bowl of popcorn, sit in your undies (if it suits you) and enjoy!
I don't know how they do it, but it is free... and so far, I've noticed no ill effects to my computer. They have every episode of Call the Midwife, a PBS series I've been watching. This series is spectacular, and I highly recommend it! You can start at the beginning and even binge if you choose.
p.s. I added the label "Link of the Day" to our sidebar. If you know of something on the internet of which others might be interested, please add the label, "Link of the Day," and blog title, "Interesting Link of the Day." It's always better when we share. :)
Pick a movie or a television series you want to watch, and chances are, they have it.
Update: One of our contributors reports a negative experience with using this url.
(see comment section)
A couple of days ago, I watched The Help online. It was perfect, no buffering, and beautiful. I read the book and had always wanted to see the movie. I'm planning to watch Joy, next. There are a couple more that interest me, too. Make a bowl of popcorn, sit in your undies (if it suits you) and enjoy!
I don't know how they do it, but it is free... and so far, I've noticed no ill effects to my computer. They have every episode of Call the Midwife, a PBS series I've been watching. This series is spectacular, and I highly recommend it! You can start at the beginning and even binge if you choose.
p.s. I added the label "Link of the Day" to our sidebar. If you know of something on the internet of which others might be interested, please add the label, "Link of the Day," and blog title, "Interesting Link of the Day." It's always better when we share. :)
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