Showing posts with label just for fun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label just for fun. Show all posts

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Just Because.....

Just because I don't need a reason to, I'm holding a contest. All you have to do is send me the name of and link to my new blog for "green" RVers - please be sure to put CONTEST in the subject. Email me (NOT comment or Shout-out) your answer by midnight Pacific Time Zone, May 5th. Here's a hint, go to my profile to get my email address.

I'll put all the names in one of my gazillion hats and choose the winner. The prize is "The Loop" (paperback) written by Nicholas Evans, author of "The Horse Whisperer".

Here is a synopsis of the book:

"...a breathtaking story of love, family and man's relationship with the natural world, set against the epic grandeur of the American West. The story surrounds wolf biologist Helen Ross who comes to the ranching town of Hope, Montana, to protect the wolves from those seeking their destruction."

It's a mystery, action, romance novel all wrapped into one. I couldn't put it down! [Side Note: THANK YOU to Bess McBride whose blog yesterday prompted this idea!]

Till next time - keep on rollin',
Froggi/Donna

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Poisson d'avril

I've never been a big practical joker....just not good at it and many seem to be mean-spirited, at least for the recipient. Over the years I've played a few April Fools jokes but not many. I've read or heard about many more, some famous, some not so much.

Google has become almost infamous in it's celebration of the day, here is today's..."A Cool World: Enjoy a rosier future as a Virgle Pioneer. Wonder how many go for it before they go to the very last FAQ question. LOL!

There is no one certain interpretation of the origin for April Fools Day but I did discover an interesting site in my search. The Museum of Hoaxes not only has the Origin of April Fool's Day but the Top 100 April Fool Hoaxes and the Top 10 Worst April Fool Hoaxes but you can search out the Foolery, as they put it, by year.

1698 | 1708 | 1844 | 1850 | 1860 | 1866 | 1878 | 1888 | 1915 | 1919 | 1933 | 1934 | 1936 | 1939 | 1940 | 1943 | 1949 | 1957 | 1959 | 1965 | 1969 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |

Great entertainment - hope you all enjoy it as much as I did!

Till next time - keep on rollin',
Froggi/Donna