Belly Laugh Day is a day for having a good chuckle at anything at all. Did you know that laughter has been know to causes the tissue lining our blood vessels to expand increase blood flow? This in turn makes you feel more positive, boosts your immune systems and generally just makes us feel happier! Even just looking forward to something in advance has similar positive effects as the act itself! It reduces stress and increases chemicals that help relaxation. Let’s get people laughing anywhere and everywhere!
thanks for the optical illusions, Tina
A fascinating illustration. Find the seven boys.
This optical illusion from 1887 appeared in an advertisement for children's health care products. What makes this image interesting is how the three heads and sets of arms, and three sets of legs are cleverly positioned so that seven boys are formed. The trick to seeing all seven boys is to adjust your perception of which head and arms go with which pair of legs.
Word of the Day
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| Definition: | (noun) (Law) The reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law. | ||
| Synonyms: | re-sentencing | ||
| Usage: | The change from consecutive prison sentences to concurrent sentences is a commutation of punishment. | ||
 | Look steadily, in a good light, for 30 seconds at the "X" in the eye of the skull, and then at a sheet of paper, a wall, the ceiling or elsewhere, and continue your gaze fixedly for another 30 seconds. An amazing ghost-like skull will appear before your eyes. |
Idiom of the Day
look for a dog to kick— To seek out someone to blame or castigate, especially someone who is not at fault. (Usually said in the continuous tense.) |
What do you see when you look at this picture? Do you see the girl? Or do you see her haggish looking mother? They are both there. See if you can find them.
History
Edith Wharton (1862)
Born into upper-class American society, Wharton was privately educated. She married a Boston banker in 1885, but as her older husband's mental health deteriorated, she devoted herself to writing. The success of her 1905 novel The House of Mirth established her as a leading writer, but she is perhaps best known for 1911's Ethan Frome, which explores the grimmer possibilities of New England farm life.
Alasitas Fair
Each year on this day, a large marketplace in La Paz, Bolivia, is full of merchants who traditionally call out "Alasitas," an Aymara word meaning "buy from me," to potential buyers of their miniature wares. Shoppers can find tiny replicas of just about every kind of object—cars, houses, foods, furniture, clothes, tools, household goods, and, especially, money—and seek those which represent items they would like to have in the coming year. Presiding over all this downsized commerce is Ekeko, an Aymara god of material wealth, fertility, and good luck.
Ultraviolet Lizards: Chameleon Bones Glow Fluorescent Under UV Light
| Chameleons don't just change the color of their skin. Scientists have discovered their bones can glow fluorescent under ultraviolet light, creating intricate luminous patterns. The ability, it turns out, is widespread among chameleons from Madagascar ... |
Scientists just discovered chameleons can make their bones glow
1848 - James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill in northern California. The discovery led to the gold rush of '49.
1899 - Humphrey O’Sullivan patented the rubber heel.
1908 - In England, the first Boy Scout troop was organized by Robert Baden-Powell.
1922 - Christian K. Nelson patented the Eskimo Pie.
1935 - Krueger Brewing Company placed the first canned beer on sale in Richmond, VA.
1952 - Vincent Massey was the first Canadian to be appointed governor-general of Canada.
1961 - Bob Dylan arrived in New York City. He made his professional singing debut when he opened for John Lee Hooker at Gerde's Folk City on April 11.
1962 - Brian Epstein signed with the Beatles as their manager and began to direct their image away from leather jackets. He led them toward a smarter stage presentation, with matching suits and bows to the audience.
1985 - Penny Harrington became the first woman police chief of a major city. She assumed the duties as head of the Portland, Oregon, force of 940 officers and staff.
1986 - The Voyager 2 space probe flew past Uranus. The probe came within 50,679 miles of the seventh planet of the solar system.
1995 - The prosecution gave its opening statement at the O.J. Simpson murder trial.
If You Were Born Today, January 24
Multi-talented and diverse, you are an interesting person who can draw upon both creative and logical sides of the brain equally. Others find you funny, great for advice, and extremely perceptive. Always interested in how people tick, you are a natural psychologist. You are security-minded but although you don’t like too much change, you do require stimulation in your day to day affairs. Many of you hold more than one job. Famous people born today: Desmond Morris, Mary Lou Retton, John Belushi, Oral Roberts, Neil Diamond, Nastassja Kinski, Warren Zevon.
thanks, Lyn
READERS INFO
Once upon a time, Susie and I were neighbors in an apartment building in Brooklyn. We ate dinner together every night (she being a great chef and my last husband was a good cook). I later became the godparent of her chocolate lab (she had had a black lab and would later get a yellow lab), Duncan, as we drove to the breeder together and spent the entire car ride home thinking of names for the dog. By the next day, she had selected a name which is wonderful but wasn't mentioned once in that long car ride! lol
She writes a blog of her experiences. She is articulate and very smart. Visit her blog and enjoy yourself!
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Gasparilla Pirate Festival 2018
Jan 27, 2018 | Tampa, FL
Bayshore Blvd and Bay to Bay Blvd|2905 Bayshore Blvd
Ahoy mateys! The Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, is a celebration of all things pirate, with major attractions that swashbucklers of all ages can enjoy. The one-day event features the docking of vintage ships manned by fully garbed buccaneers, a parade of hundreds of pirates that’ll shiver your timbers, a themed brunch and a street festival packed with live musical performances from noteworthy bands.
further information: Pirate Fest
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Pirates of the Cure-I-bbean Booty Run 2018
Jan 27, 2018 | Fresno, CA
Woodward Park|7775 N Friant Rd
It doesn't matter if you're the worst pirate that guy has ever heard of. Prepare your sea legs for some swashbuckling fun that'll have you chasing booty for a good cause. Whether you walk like a drunk, peg-legged sailor or run like the winds of the Seven Seas, you'll be raising money to support the American Cancer Society in their quest for finding a cure.
further information: Pirate 5K Booty Run
This ambiguous image shows either a lady peering at herself in her mirror, or a grinning skull. To see the skull, back up a distance from the picture.
Entitled "All Is Vanity", this certainly is one of the most famous optical illusions of all time. Drawn by Charles Allen Gilbert in 1892, the illustration was not seen by the mass public until 1902 when it appeared in a magazine. It has been published many times and to this day prints of it are still sold.
Pictures of the day
A 40 shilling note from Connecticut Colony, the English colony that became the U.S. state of Connecticut. The Connecticut pound was introduced in 1709 to replace the British pound. Three series of paper money – known as "Old Tenor", "New Tenor", and "Lawful Money" – were issued before the pound was discontinued in favor of the United States dollar in 1793.
MARBLE CAVES
Las Cuevas de Mármol (The Marble Caves) sit in the middle of General Carrera Lake, which lies between Chile and Argentina. The tunnels and caves are only reachable by boat. The swooping arches have been formed by more than 6,000 years of water lapping against the rock, and the waters change color depending on the time of year.
This metamorphic image of German composer Wilhelm Richard Wagner is comprised mainly of the strategically placed bodies of several ladies.
knit
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Tech support for marriage
The young woman who submitted the tech support message below (about her relationship to her husband) presumably did it as a joke. Then she got a reply that was way too good to keep to herself. The tech support people's love advice was hilarious and genius!
The query:
Dear Tech Support,
Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slowdown in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications and intimacy, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5, and then installed undesirable programs such as: NBA 5.0, NFL 3.0 and Golf 4.1.
Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and House cleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system. Please note that I have tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail. What can I do?
Signed, Desperate
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The response (that came weeks later out of the blue):
Dear Desperate,
First keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system. Please enter command: I thought you loved me.html and try to download Tears 6.2. Do not forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update. If that application works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0 and Flowers 3.5
However, remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0, or Beer 6.1. Please note that Beer 6.1 is a very bad program that will download the Farting and Snoring Loudly Beta version. Whatever you do, DO NOT, under any circumstances, install Mother-In-Law 1.0 as it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources.
In addition, please do not attempt to re-install the Boyfriend 5.0 program. These are unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0. In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider buying additional software to improve memory and performance. We recommend Cooking 3.0.
Dear Desperate,
First keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system. Please enter command: I thought you loved me.html and try to download Tears 6.2. Do not forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update. If that application works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0 and Flowers 3.5
However, remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0, or Beer 6.1. Please note that Beer 6.1 is a very bad program that will download the Farting and Snoring Loudly Beta version. Whatever you do, DO NOT, under any circumstances, install Mother-In-Law 1.0 as it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources.
In addition, please do not attempt to re-install the Boyfriend 5.0 program. These are unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0. In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider buying additional software to improve memory and performance. We recommend Cooking 3.0.
crochet
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At first glance, when viewing this picture you will see "The Man in The Moon".
Look at the moon up close and you will find the heads of a man and woman facing each other. Once you see the man and woman, they seem to stand out more when you look at the picture than the face of The Man in the Moon.
RECIPE
thanks, Shelley
| This antique advertisement for flour is a topsy-turvy picture; the faces in it can be viewed two different ways. As-is, the picture shows the faces of five little girls. By holding your mouse pointer over the picture, the card will turn upside down. Once it flips, the girls faces become the faces of five strange looking bearded men. |
CROCKPOT RECIPE, adult
| Depending on how you view this picture, you can see either two children holding a dog, or a skull. If you can't immediately see the image of a skull, back up a few feet. |
SWEETS
thanks, Shelley
| Look at this picture up close and three woman can be seen. Back up a few feet and you will see that their bodies have been positioned to form the shape and features of a man's head. |
| To see the ghost of General Grant, use the following directions: Stare at the tiny star located in the center of the face shown above. Keep staring for about 30 seconds. Then immediately look at a blank spot on the wall or at the ceiling. The face of General Grant should appear before you. It will go away after several seconds. |
CRAFTS
office desk stand
This metamorphic image of Napoleon Bonaparte is from an early 1900's postcard.
Close examination of Napoleon's head will reveal pieces of imagery relating to his life and the battles he fought.
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... crafts
thanks, Kris
| This picture shows a man kneeling face down. The magic of this topsy-turvy picture lies in its ability to show a grotesque second picture by turning it upside down. |
PUZZLE
Lion Bamboo Jigsaw Puzzle
This dual-image picture shows a romantic couple and also shows a spoon. The picture was used in 1909 by The Towle Mfg. Company, Colonial Silversmiths, to promote their "La Fayette Spoon".
WORD SEARCH
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In the picture shown above, the two ladies are quite unhappy that their teapot and cup are empty. Turn the picture upside down by holding your mouse pointer over it. Now, the two ladies are smiling and enjoying their tea.
SUDOKU ... hard
solution:
Cheese won't harden if you butter the exposed edges before storing
50 Years Ago in Photos: A Look Back at 1968 (Part 2)
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The Beatles pose together on February 28, 1968. From left are Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison. This was the year they released the White Album.
American actor Gary Lockwood on the set of 2001: A Space Odyssey, written and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The groundbreaking film premiered in April of 1968, and earned the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
A street scene from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Grant St. at 5th Ave. on August 24, 1968.
Original caption: A Feminine First. Mexico City: Mexico's Norma Enriqueta Basilio, the first woman in the history of the modern Olympic Games to light the Olympic Fire, runs up the 90 steps with the Olympic Torch during the opening ceremonies here on October 12, 1968
Senator Robert F. Kennedy is surrounded by hundreds of people as he leans down to shake hands during a presidential campaign appearance at a street corner in central Philadelphia on April 2, 1968. Kennedy had declared his candidacy for the presidency of the United States only weeks earlier, on March 16.
A large crowd lines railroad tracks as the funeral train of Robert F. Kennedy passes on its way to Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C
Youths prepare to board buses for Chicago in August of 1968. Peace activists and anti-war groups organized to travel to Chicago to demonstrate outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
Original caption: Several hundred hippies gathered at "Hippie Hill" in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park for a happening at which several bands played rock 'n' roll music. Most of the hippies sat and listened, but some just couldn't keep from dancing to the rhythms.
SRI’s Bill English, the engineer who built the first computer mouse prototype, prepares for the December 9, 1968 "mother of all demos." The demonstration is hailed as one of the most significant technological presentations in history, showcasing technologies that have become what we now know as modern computing. He gave the first public demonstration of a computer mouse, a graphical user interface, windowed computing, hypertext, word processing, video conferencing, and much more.
A heavy beard covers the face of astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., Apollo 7 commander, as he looks out the rendezvous window in front of the commander's station on the ninth day of the Apollo 7 mission on October 20, 1968. Apollo 7 was the first Apollo mission to carry a crew, and it made 163 orbits around the Earth in 10 days, setting the stage for Apollo 8, which was heading to the moon.
Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968. That evening, the astronauts—Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders—held a live broadcast from lunar orbit, in which they showed pictures of the earth and moon as seen from their spacecraft. Said Lovell, "The vast loneliness is awe-inspiring and it makes you realize just what you have back there on Earth." They ended the broadcast with the crew taking turns reading from the book of Genesis.
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