The Good Old Days, Wanderlust & Happy Thoughts

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

This Has Always Been One of My All Time Favorites

Nearly everyone recognizes the brightly colored packaging along with that happy face. My top pick is the strawberry shortcake rolls, but I would never turn down a zebra cake roll. Debbie McKee Fowler, the face of “Little Debbie” snack cakes since 1960 turned 67 on March 26th. Little Debbie Cakes –... Sign in to see full entry.

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Soar With These Guys Who Challenge Negativity in the Most Interesting Way

The only bird that dares to peck the eagle is the crow. It sits on its back and bites its neck. However, the eagle doesn't respond, nor does it fight with the crow; it doesn't waste any time or effort on it, it just opens its wings and begins to climb up the highest place in the sky. The higher the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

As Easy as Sliced Bread...Staying Sane and Moral

Our government sometimes recognizes errors and once in a great while they even fix them. In the case of sliced bread, they did just that. As part of the rationing measures taken during World War II, officials banned sliced bread on January 18,1943. Hoping to save the wax paper used to preserve... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 26, 2023

The Mystery Has Finally Been Solved

There has always been a lot of speculation as to why a round pizza is placed into a square box for delivery. Pizza is a food of many shapes that comes in circles when whole, triangles when in slices, and then packaged in a square box. But why isn't the box round to hold the circular pizza? Round... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

Drowned By Her Lover, Grace's Ghost Continues to Be Seen Today on the Lake

Uneducated and brought up on the wrong side of the tracks, laborer Grace Brown was 19 when she worked at the Gillette skirt factory in 1905. There, she met the handsome nephew of the owner, Chester Gillette. The two dated, but Gillette would not commit, often being seen with other young women. When... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

This Gorgeous and Talented Birthday Girl Was Destined to Be Famous

This witty blue-eyed blonde is not only beautiful, but she is also a talented actress who has played the main character in several of my favorite movies. Born on March 22, 1976, her full name is Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon, and "Reese" is actually her mother's maiden name. Although she is a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

They Were Happy with the Corn Until They Heard That It Was Taco Tuesday

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Monday, March 20, 2023

This Was Once a Popular Place Brought on By a Western Favorite

Some of the last Bonanza Steakhouses are located in hidden corners of the Midwest and East Coast, including locations in Presque Isle, Pennsylvania, Maine, New Columbia, Lebanon, Virginia, and St. Cloud, Minnesota, but they no longer guarantee those affordable prices from days gone by. There are... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 19, 2023

If I Could Walk Straight Back Into Time, I Would Be Okay with This

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Saturday, March 18, 2023

Mind Your Manners...Do Not to Fart, Scratch Flea Bites or Pick Your Nose

Uncooked food including raw vegetables was thought to cause disease during the Middle Ages. To kick off the meal, intricate sugar displays would be brought out. These sugar sculptures could be shaped like castles, faces, ships, or fairytales. The more detailed, the more it showed off the host's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Our world is bursting with nostalgia, unexplained, beautiful, fascinating, and hidden situations and destinations. When it comes to the paranormal and ghosts, "for the believer no proof is necessary. For the skeptic, no proof is possible."

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