What Do Other Nations Eat for Breakfast

Rice Congee (China): When the call goes out, “What do you want for breakfast?”, the answer is a resounding, “Rice Congee, please”, according to a nationwide poll of no one whatsoever. You might think this rice porridge is just a bland soup… until you add the peanuts and squid; then, what you have is a […]

Facts about Rice

In India, the first solid food given to children is often rice; whereas, the last solid food given to someone is often poison. Two makes of car, Honda and Toyota, are named after rice. Kind of stupid, I know, but not as dumb as naming a car after a Papal decree, as in “Fiat”; or, […]

About the Kite

Kites are great for getting outside on a beautiful, slightly windy, spring day and showing all those around you just how much of a dork you are. There is no reason why box kites should be able to fly; therefore, they are a tool of the devil. Others tools of the devil include the scythe […]

Fun Facts about Independence Day

When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, he left the names of the two nations blank so that, if the American Revolution fizzled out, he could sell the document to Ireland. A big part of celebrating how independent we are is buying hundreds of millions of dollars worth of fireworks from China. Only two […]

Fun Facts About Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman won an Emmy award for hosting the Tony Awards which is like a merit badge for getting the most merit badges. After getting a journalism degree at Sydney’s University of Technology, he pursued a drama career and caught it just before it could climb a fence and get away. He adopted a son […]

Double Happy Family Four Treasures Random Thoughts

If you bury a vampire upside down, eventually he becomes China’s problem… There are so many things you can do with jellied eel. Sadly, none of them involve using it as food. I told her, “You’ll never know how much I love you”. But, she tried to find out, anyway. Obviously, I had to stop […]