This was funny. I have a friend whose birthday is on Halloween. Imagine that!!
I was at the store and came across this Halloween phone. A shame, I think it needed a battery, so that the skeleton’s head would light up while dialing/calling someone.
Dialing the phone was fun, like the “old days,” when as you dial, you hear a clicking sound.
I imagined being in a haunted house, finding this phone and calling GHOST BUSTERS!
I was up in Canada and a friend said, “LOOK, there are the Northern Lights.”
Funny, I could not see them, but I indulged my friend and took a picture. GUESS WHAT – in the picture, I could see the Northern Lights. The stars were amazing, they felt so close as if you could touch them.
One night I saw the Big Dipper, it was so clear, but I did not have my cell phone with me to take a picture.
I loved how the sky would be mirrored in the lake. So many great nature photos.
Also, a Canadian magnet puzzle – that was funny!
Canada is beautiful, I look forward to going back. I’d like to visit Quebec.
I was on Meetup.com looking at different events and found a speed puzzling one. I signed up. It was fun.
You could sign up Solo or in Teams of 2-4.
When I got there, there were two puzzles on the table. The 100 piece was for practice while we waited for other participants to arrive.
The 500 was for the competition. This was my FIRST time doing this. There was a time limit on completing the puzzle, I forgot what that was. As I was Solo, I wasn’t going to win.
I focused on 1) Making sure pieces didn’t fly all over and 2) I completed part of the puzzle.
Somehow, when I opened my bag, ONE piece flew into the open box. Of course, I didn’t see that until the end. The host laughed when he told me HE had seen it, but rules are rules, he could not alert me to this.
That was definitely a “newbie / rookie” puzzling mistake.
I believe the first and second teams won two Ravensburger puzzles each. Then those teams would have to flip a coin on WHO brings a puzzle home.
So, if you are getting bored at home, sign into Meetup.com or EventBrite, lots of activities out there.
Fun events at museums too. I haven’t been to a museum in ages, that will be NEXT.
I’ve never been a big Game Show person, ie Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, The Price is Right, etc.
However, recently I was visiting my Mom, 85, and she’s started watching Game Shows.
One morning, as I made her some oatmeal, Cash Cab came on. Wow, such a FUN show!
Basically, Host – Stand up Comedian Bill Bailey, drives a cab. People get in the cab, not knowing it’s a game show until flashing lights goes off on the ceiling. He drives them to their destination, asking questions. They have two shout outs, one to a person on the street, one to a person they call. Three strikes they are out. If they lose, he boots them out of cab BEFORE their final destination. If they win, they get cash.
Brilliant Viewpoint 