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#851 The seahorse has me swimming with joy

Posted on 2015/04/13 by Troy — 14 Comments ↓
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According to Wikipedia, seahorse is the name given to 54 species of small marine fishes from the genus Hippocampus which comes from the Ancient Greek hippos meaning “horse” and kampos Continue Reading →

Posted in Animals | Tagged China, fish, humming bird, hummingbird, medicine, mermaid, mermaids, ocean, sea monkey | 14 Comments ↓

#852 Mother’s Circus Animal Cookies makes me smile bigger than any clown!

Posted on 2015/04/08 by Troy — 16 Comments ↓
circus animal cookies girl kellogg

Mother’s Cookies is a company that originally had a bakery based in Oakland, California, which operated between 1914 and 2008. A sister company, Archway Cookies of Battle Creek, Michigan, was Continue Reading →

Posted in Animals, Food and Drink | Tagged animal, baking, circus, circus animal cookies, cookies, Mother's, treats | 16 Comments ↓

#853 Bamboo: Soft as cotton yet stronger than steel

Posted on 2015/04/06 by Troy — 39 Comments ↓
bamboo colorful

I have written about Lucky Bamboo and the luck it could bring to your home or business but there are many other uses for bamboo. Bamboo is very interesting in Continue Reading →

Posted in Architecture, Nature | Tagged architecture, Asia, bamboo, China, green, Japan, linens, panda, tree house, treehouse | 39 Comments ↓

#854 The escalator gets you going places

Posted on 2015/03/30 by Troy — 11 Comments ↓
escalator yellow submarine

Whenever I see an escalator I start to smile. Whether it an escalator that goes up and down like a staircase or in a spiral or helix shape it is Continue Reading →

Posted in Architecture, Technology, Travel | Tagged elevator, escalator, science, technology, transportation | 11 Comments ↓

#855 Playing chess makes me feel like a King

Posted on 2015/03/25 by Troy — 18 Comments ↓
medieval chess set

Chess. What a game. Most every one I know has played it at some time or another yet people do not really seem to stick with it. At least that Continue Reading →

Posted in Entertainment | Tagged Benjamin Franklin, chess, entertainment, games, King's game | 18 Comments ↓

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