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sunny day, sweeping the clouds away

Today is brought to you by the number 40!!!!

Happy Birthday Sesame Street!!!!

We love you Cookie Monster!!!

do good, look great and get a jump on the stocking stuffers

Shopping more for the cure....why not grab some early holiday treats packed wiith feel good glamour....heck one for you one for me. First on the list is a new favorite:Fresh Sugar Rose Lip Treatment.

But don't stop there - choose from a long list of beauty products making donations to help women surviving cancer at beauty.com

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Dress up this Halloween in some spooky sneakers to complement your ghoulish disguise. The Converse All Star Halloween 2009 shoes are Halloween inspired with eerie illustrations in the canvas upper. While you're running to the next house for candy the grippy rubber midsole and outsole will keep you on your feet. Also features iconic rubber shell toe and lace up closure for a snug fit. 20% off no minimum, use code LKS19T52 offer ends: 11-2-09

 

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As always, September 19 is Talk Like a Pirate Day. You can start practicing now and if you need help we have located a translator for you here. So you get this.....

Arrr, as always, September 19 is Talk Like a Pirate Day. You can start practicin' now and if you need help we have located a traslator for you har. A pence for an old man o'de sea?

Aye, cool flag
A pence for an old man o'de sea?

like butter

Stay organized and make a great impression with this 3 ring wonder from Levenger.   The leather is buttery soft and comes in delicious colors. 

Only you, Tonto, know I'm alive. To the world, I'll buried here beside my brother and my friends... forever.

Folks! It's Howdy Doody Time! The U.S. Postal Service has given all you aging Boomers a chance to rejoice. Now on sale at your nearby Post Office are the 44-cent Early TV Memories Stamps featuring images of 20 all-time favorite TV shows that were aired during television's Golden Age.

There is Jack Webb and "Dragnet."
There is the "Lone Ranger."
There is "Ozzie and Harriet" - the Nelsons.
The "Honeymooners" stamp is a riot!

Read more from The Denver Post story.

Buy your stamps here.

For more Ranger.

rocket man

Here I was all ready to blog about Mr Gorsky only upon closer inspection to find out it isn't true. I loved that story!!!! But snaps for fact checking, huh folks!!!!

In any case kudos to  Mr Armstrong - the 40 year old moonwalk is a heck of a thing!

On July 20, 1969, Commander Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon and gave us the classic line...."One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

Who Is Neil Armstrong?

you scream, I scream

July is National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month is National Ice Cream Day.

From the IDFA:

THE HISTORY OF ICE CREAM

The Evolution of Ice Cream
Ice cream's origins are known to reach back as far as the second century B.C., although no specific date of origin nor inventor has been undisputably credited with its discovery. We know that Alexander the Great enjoyed snow and ice flavored with honey and nectar. Biblical references also show that King Solomon was fond of iced drinks during harvesting. During the Roman Empire, Nero Claudius Caesar (A.D. 54-86) frequently sent runners into the mountains for snow, which was then flavored with fruits and juices.

Over a thousand years later, Marco Polo returned to Italy from the Far East with a recipe that closely resembled what is now called sherbet. Historians estimate that this recipe evolved into ice cream sometime in the 16^th century. England seems to have discovered ice cream at the same time, or perhaps even earlier than the Italians. "Cream Ice," as it was called, appeared regularly at the table of Charles I during the 17^th century. France was introduced to similar frozen desserts in 1553 by the Italian Catherine de Medici when she became the wife of Henry II of France. It wasn't until 1660 that ice cream was made available to the general public. The Sicilian Procopio introduced a recipe blending milk, cream, butter and eggs at Café Procope, the first café in Paris.

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Today is the birthday of haiku master Kobayashi Issa who was responsible for the creation of over 20,000 haiku in his lifetime. Our crack at the one-breath poem genre: 

shopping smart she says
what better reason for shoes
Bill Me Later please

try your own or get inspired with some Hipster Haiku at Overstock.com

Fantasy Island

Everyone should have a cluster of faux palms pre-lit with 650 clear minilights, just in case a luau breaks out.  Get well lit with this 6-foot Faux Palm Tree Accent Light.

 

 

 

 

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