Trivia at Sticks tonight! We were completely shut out of prizes in our game last Monday, so let’s hope that was just our way of setting the… Read more “Trivia Tonight (August 19, 2019)”
Month: August 2019
Wednesday Car? Remembering “Little Guy” – The 1999 Ford Escort That Could…
Our 1999 Ford Escort, whom we nicknamed “Little Guy.” Location – McLain State Park near Calumet, MI (in the Upper Peninsula). That’s me in the passenger seat.… Read more “Wednesday Car? Remembering “Little Guy” – The 1999 Ford Escort That Could…”
Fact Du Jour – August 19, 2019 -Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Brush With Sexual Assault…
Does Laura Ingalls look like she’s seen some things in this photo? It’s because by that age, she HAD seen some things! In the annotated Laura Ingalls… Read more “Fact Du Jour – August 19, 2019 -Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Brush With Sexual Assault…”
Relaxing Weekend Winding Down – August 18, 2019…
Hey blog readers…this has been one of the most enjoyable, relaxing weekends I’ve had in recent memory. No obligations, no traveling, no shifts at work and no… Read more “Relaxing Weekend Winding Down – August 18, 2019…”
Adventures in Toy Inflation and Night Swimming…
Turns out the tubular pool toy I bought Saturday is NOT intended to inflated by one’s lung power. Which I only found out once I got home… Read more “Adventures in Toy Inflation and Night Swimming…”
Sporcle Live Final Questions – Saturday, August 17, 2019
Answers revealed in the comments. GAME 1 In 1851, French physicist Léon Foucault built a pendulum in the Panthéon in Paris that was among the first experiments… Read more “Sporcle Live Final Questions – Saturday, August 17, 2019”
Sporcle Live Final Questions – Friday, August 16, 2019
Answers revealed in the comments. GAME 1 Name the two countries that were listed most often in response to the question on the 1900 U.S. Census that… Read more “Sporcle Live Final Questions – Friday, August 16, 2019”
Sporcle Live Final Questions – Thursday, August 15, 2019
Answers revealed in the comments. GAME 1 What literary character, based on a man who was born in 1750, is referenced in the name of a foundation… Read more “Sporcle Live Final Questions – Thursday, August 15, 2019”
Sporcle Live Final Questions – Wednesday August 14, 2019
Answers will be revealed in the comments. GAME 1 Four of the 15 United States federal executive departments, often referred to as Cabinet departments, were created in… Read more “Sporcle Live Final Questions – Wednesday August 14, 2019”
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