Murphy, The Eagle Who Became Dad To A Rock
This month in 2023, a big moment in the life of an eagle named Murphy, who had become internet famous for raising a rock.
Tomatoes Are Fruit, But The Supreme Court Once Ruled That They’re Vegetables
Today in 1893, the highest court in the land made a controversial ruling that would profoundly affect Americans to this day: the US Supreme Court ruled that the tomato was a vegetable.
The Jetsons Gave 1962 A Glimpse Of The Future
Today was the day in 1962 that “The Jetsons” premiered on ABC. Fitting for a show about the future, it was the first color broadcast for the network.
James Bond’s Favorite Food Was Going To Be Scrambled Eggs
Agent 007 is known for living as large as you can, but writer Ian Fleming once admitted that Bond was originally going to eat pretty much just one food.
The Story Of How Frisbees Flew Into Millions Of People’s Hands – And Hearts
Today's the birthday of one of the great toys of our time: the Frisbee. Though if the man who put that toy into millions of hands had his way, it would’ve been called the Pluto Platter.
The Kansas Town Where Even Popeye Got His Spinach
It’s Spinach Festival weekend in Lenexa, Kansas, a time for games, crafts, music, the world’s largest spinach salad and a visit from noted cartoon spinach addict Popeye the sailor. That’s fitting, since it was Popeye’s popularity that helped make Lenexa’s spinach famous in the first place.
Pie Day 2015
Tomorrow is Pie Day, and my entry is ready!
Always remember the crust
In the Pie Day bakeoff, my only chance to overcome a complete lack of technique was stark pandering.
Birthday pie
Singing happy birthday to the one year old and his birthday treat, a banana pudding pie.
Dark pumpkin
This is not my pumpkin, this is my neighbor’s pumpkin. I bring it up as a comparison to my pumpkin-related efforts this past week, which were somewhat less successful. We [...]