Zombies

I don't know a single person who hasn't gone bowling at least once in their lifetime. Yes, the vast majority of us have visions of childhood birthday parties, smelly ill fitting shoes, and spilt beer. Then there are those who take this bowling thing very seriously, special lanes, team league shirts and custom bowling balls.

Also, there are some folks out there who actually make a darn good living throwing their balls down shinny maple lanes.

Murrey Bowling Equipment has just introduced their new Zombie Head Bowling Balls.

This would most definitely get me to go bowling with my own head ball!

Saint Patrick's Day

Welcome to the green pastures of Ireland and Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Funny thing is, that they say everyone is Irish on this day and celebrations around the United States are filled with green beer, corned beef and cabbage and being sure to dress up in green.

So how much of the celebration is Irish and how much American?

Where do we start? Saint Patrick's Day is a holy day as well as a holiday for Ireland. It is a celebration in honor of a Christian missionary who was born Maewyn Succat some time around 385 AD to a Roman nobleman. Yes, at this time the Green Isle was under Roman rule. After his village was attacked, Maewyn was captured and sold into slavery at the age of 16. After six years he escaped to France (known at that time as Gaul). During his twelve years following he studied under St. Germain, the bishop of Auxerre. When his studies were completed, he returned to Ireland and took the name of St. Patrick, after his baptismal name Patricius. St. Patrick believed it was his calling to convert Pagans to Christianity. He was very successful in his thirty year endeavour and is credited for converting the Irish population to Catholicism. St. Patrick died on March 17th, 461 AD.


The very first St. Patrick's Parade in the United States was held on March 17, 1762 in New York City. It was organized by Irish American soldiers serving in the English military.
Corned Beef & Cabbage is not Irish but a food adopted by the Americans.
A customary meal in Ireland would be Ham or Bacon with cabbage.
In years past, St. Patrick's Day was considered a holy day and all pubs were closed.
Green beer is an American travesty, no Irishman worth his salt would ruin a good ale.
The wearing of green is also another American idea. Any real Irishman will tell you the wearing of green is not a good idea. The color green is considered unlucky in Ireland.

Blizzard of 1888

The most severe winter storm to ever hit New York City occurred on this day back in 1888. Hard to believe that 124 years ago today 40 inches of snow feel in a 36 hour period. At 4:35 on a Monday afternoon it is 61F outside.

Although the storm struck most of New England, the city was hardest hit. Hundreds of lives lost and millions in damage, the city was virtually isolated from the rest of the world.
Commerce came to a complete halt causing shortages of coal, food and making transportation impossible.

Storm Moon

The full moon today is referred to as the Storm Moon in our circles. Just twelve days before Ostara, the Vernal Equinox, it is a wonderful time for rebirth, fertility and new growth, both spiritually, emotionally and physically.

As the Wheel of the Year takes another turn we can expect heavy rains and grey skies to nurture the needs for the coming growing season.

WD-40 Great stuff.

WD-40 literally stands for Water Displacement, 40th attempt. That's the name straight out of the lab book used by the chemist who developed WD-40 back in 1953. The chemist, Norm Larsen, was attempting to concoct a formula to prevent corrosion-a task which is done by displacing water. Norm's persistence paid off when he perfected the formula on his 40th try.

President for a Day

President William Henry Harrison

The 9th President of the United States died on April 4th, 1841

After only 23 days holding the highest political office in the nation he expired from complications of pneumonia. President Harrison actually held many firsts as it were for presidents. At the age of 68, he was the oldest elected president till Ronald Regean. He was also the last president born before the Declaration of Independance.

How it Began

A little known organization called 'Orangutan Outreach' founded and headed by Richard Zimmerman is testing "Apps for Apes"! You may laugh right now but our grandchildren won't be. This is probably how it all started, you know........

the real story behind Planet of The Apes.

Currently Mr. Zimmerman has donated IPads, yes real IPads, to zoos in Florida, Milwaukee, Houston and Atlanta. Not really sure if they are WiFi or 3G but in the very near future (we are talking weeks here, not years) orangutans across the country will be plotting their eventual dominance of the Human Race.