Thursday, February 28, 2008

Goofy Stuff

OK. Enough of the travelogue, already. Time to get to some real news. I thought I'd highlight a few interesting items that have caught my attention, lately.

First, are you a geezer or geezer-in-training and wish that your Facebook apps were a little more, uh, your speed? Not into the "Trend Setter" or "Spark" applications? Here's the site for you--Pensionbook... http://www.straightfrommybrain.com/pages/right/pensionbook.html
Thanks to Rachel...

And, if you're a white person, here's a site to help you understand our "culture" just a little bit better. I think it's hilarious--and also painfully true, though I have no idea who Michael Gondry (#68) is--I guess I should. Oscar parties (#74) and musical comedies (#77) are on the list. http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/
Rachel and NPR (#44) were on this one almost simultaneously...


Ha ha! Tired of the old, tired Mardi Gras or St. Patrick's Day celebrations? If you lived near Nederland, Colorado (and we used to--it's up in the mountains just above Boulder) you could join in the fun at Frozen Dead Guy Days, March 6-9. I love it! Apparently, some cryogenically preserved man was left behind by his family, who were deported to Norway, and was discovered in a shed in Nederland in1994 (too bad he couldn't hang until he got back to Norway, where they could've just left him outside). By 2002, they had a full-scale, annual celebration going to commemorate "Grandpa", who still "lives" in town, in a stainless steel coffin. Where else would men paint their faces silver with blue lips, vying to win the "Grampa Look-alike Contest"? There's a coffin race, Polar plunge, and a frozen pizza toss. Here's the site: http://www.nederlandchamber.org/FrozenDeadGuyDays/
Check it out--it's a hoot!
Found this in American Profile Mag, a freebie that comes with the newspaper.