Teeni’s Trivia - Slot Machines Answer
Posted on August 31, 2007 - Filed Under Teeni's Trivia | 5 Comments
The first gambling machine to really catch on was one introduced by the Mills Novelty Company in 1910. There were earlier machines going as far back as the 1890’s, but this one was actually a chewing gum vending machine. The machine dispensed cherry, orange, or plum flavored gum, depending on which fruits […]
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Read More..>>Cell Phones and Volley Blog*
Posted on August 31, 2007 - Filed Under Cell Phones, Tangents, Volley Blog | 7 Comments
If you’ve read my “About” section, you’ll have seen my little blurb where I mention that sometimes I think going back a little in time would make life less stressful. Cell phones are one of the things that sometimes make me feel this way, specifically because of things that happen such as what Thomas […]
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Read More..>>Teeni’s Trivia - Slot Machines Question
Posted on August 30, 2007 - Filed Under Teeni's Trivia | 7 Comments
Does anyone know how the modern-day one-armed bandit ended up with the cherry, orange, plum, and lemon on their spinning wheels? I found the answer interesting and thought you might as well. I don’t want to torture you too much so I will just leave this open for guesses for one day and […]
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Read More..>>One Thing That Scares Me
Posted on August 30, 2007 - Filed Under Cat, Got Me Thinking | 14 Comments
My cats love tuna fish*. I’ve had cats all my life and most of them have loved it. So, sometimes when tuna goes on sale for less money than their regular canned cat food, I will buy it to give it to them as a treat. Toast (my momma’s boy) loves to […]
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Read More..>>More Flowers for Friends Again
Posted on August 30, 2007 - Filed Under Well Wishes | 4 Comments
These flowers are for my friend Laura, who is not feeling well today.
Sorry to hear you are under the weather. Get well soon, Laura!
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Read More..>>Too Little, Too Late
Posted on August 29, 2007 - Filed Under Tangents, Virtual/Blog Party | 2 Comments
I should have been wearing these today, according to that last paragraph. LOL
Only 4 days left to the plant baby - baby shower! I just wanted to say that. Thank you very much.
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Read More..>>T ‘n’ T Times - What is It?
Posted on August 29, 2007 - Filed Under Site Info | 5 Comments
What is that mysterious tab at the top of the blog? I know you’ve been wondering and you may have even clicked there only to find that you did not know the password to go any further. What is that all about? Well, I’ll tell you because I don’t want it driving […]
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Read More..>>Today I Did Something
Posted on August 29, 2007 - Filed Under Tangents | 6 Comments
…that I haven’t done in a very long time. I don’t know why it has been so long. I guess it is just the law of probability or karma or something. When I get talking to myself this way I really start to wonder if this is what it is like to […]
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Read More..>>My niece
Posted on August 28, 2007 - Filed Under Nieces and Nephews | 3 Comments
…is nutty. No, not THAT one. Well, yeah -wait a minute - THAT one is also…but THIS other one is the one I’m talking about at the moment. Still, she cracks me up. Gotta love her! She pokes fun of my puppet twins with LOLcat twins. She’s also going […]
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Read More..>>Things I’ve Learned From Blogging 1
Posted on August 28, 2007 - Filed Under Writing/Blogging | 9 Comments
Don’t underestimate the power of the “train of thought.” One teensy little idea can turn into a bunch of paragraphs. Just when you think you’ve got nothing to blog about, you get a tiny spark of an idea - only a sentence worth, maybe. But then it snowballs, gathering steam, more words and ideas, and […]
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LOL. Glad you liked it, Romi. I have to let the little...