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Facebook Friday

Hey it's another Facebook Friday. Here a some things form that social monster that made me laugh or smile. For Harry Potter Fans What's Your Canine Name I think they should rename it "What's Your Bitch Name?" but that's me. FYI, I'm Miss Fluffy Bunches. Alan Rickman The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore Ok, technically this was not on Facebook but I absolutely love this scene from Truly, Madly, Deeply [embedplusvideo height="360" width="640" editlink="http://bit.ly/1qcegUo" standard="http://www.youtube.com/v/AZ52td1GMT0?fs=1" vars="ytid=AZ52td1GMT0&width=640&height=360&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=" id="ep1237" /] Harry [...]

Facebook FridayMark2017-02-11T05:49:22+00:00

The Story of Noah

Noah I stumbled upon this today. It's from a project we had to do for Shabbaton last year. We had to do a retelling of a story from the old testament. I believe the synagogue asked us to convert to any other religion. The Story of Noah God saw that man had become wicked and evil. God thought this wasn’t going the way he had originally envisioned. He felt he could do better so he decided to start over again. [...]

The Story of NoahMark2017-02-11T05:49:22+00:00

Facebook Friday

Here's the first (and possibly the last) installment of Facebook Friday. A collection of things from Facebook this week that made me laugh or smile. Benedict Cumberbatch Ice Bucket Challenge First up: Benedict Cumberbatch takes the Ice Bucket Challenge. He gets it not once, not twice, but five times. [embedplusvideo height="360" width="640" editlink="http://bit.ly/1pRmmSe" standard="http://www.youtube.com/v/YOa7ZjxRuKM?fs=1" vars="ytid=YOa7ZjxRuKM&width=640&height=360&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=" id="ep7287" /] The Holderness Family Baby Got Class You may remember the Holderness family from their viral video last year Christmas Jammies. Now the family [...]

Facebook FridayMark2022-12-13T04:12:28+00:00

Yosemite Bear Sighting

Does a Playwright Butt Sneeze in the Woods? I was in Fresno the other day and came within 60 feet of a couple of bears. I don't know if "yes" is the answer to the old saying "does a bear sh*t in the woods?" but I do know the answer is yes to "does a writer crap his pants when he comes within 60 feet of a couple of bears in the woods?" Yosemite Park It all started innocently enough. [...]

Yosemite Bear SightingMark2017-02-11T05:49:23+00:00

National Cheesecake Day 2014

Who Knew There Was a National Cheesecake Day? I'm back from vacation and what better way to kick off my return to the internet than to announce National Cheesecake Day. I had no idea there was a National Cheesecake Day but it doesn't surprise me. This year we celebrate all that is good about cheesecakes on July 30, 2014. I have no idea how this day started or how long people have been celebrating it. But if they want to [...]

National Cheesecake Day 2014Mark2017-02-11T05:49:23+00:00

I’m in a Living Museum

Today I received a lovely email from a woman in Alabama. Her son's 2nd grade class is doing a "Living Museum" project. The students pick a famous American, researches this person and then dresses up like the person and reads aloud biographical information to parents, grandparents, and visitors that come that morning to listen to all the "biographers" at the school! The kid chose me. WHAT!? I thought it had to be a mistake. Surely he meant Marc Brown, the author [...]

I’m in a Living MuseumMark2017-02-11T05:49:24+00:00

Crazy Ass Italian Photoshoot

When Italians aren't going wild for singing nuns, they're doing crazy ass base jump photoshoots. This is just plain nuts. You wouldn't catch me doing this in a thousand years. But damn it looks amazingly cool. And really, who doesn't like watching beautiful people jumping off ridiculously high mountains? It must be Italy Day for me. This is my second post about Italy and for dinner I [...]

Crazy Ass Italian PhotoshootMark2017-02-11T05:49:24+00:00

Starbucks Disney – Dreams Do Come True

The other day I wrote about how you can get a free coffee at Starbucks by purchasing one of the new breakfast sandwiches. I said "if there's one thing I like more than Starbucks it's free stuff from Starbucks." Well, the one thing I like more than free stuff from Starbucks is a Starbucks Disney location. A Starbucks Disney Store That's right. Starbucks announced the opening of a store in Downtown Disneyland. It's two of my favorite things coming together for a [...]

Starbucks Disney – Dreams Do Come TrueMark2017-02-11T05:49:25+00:00

My Funny Valentine

Over the years there have been many terrific covers of the beautiful Rodgers and Hart song My Funny Valentine: Chet Baker, Elvis Costello, Sarah, Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Chris Botti with Sting, and of course Miles Davis. But I think the most mesmerizing (albeit controversial performance) of the song was by Alice Fredenham. Alice Fredenham Wows on Britain's Got Talent Alice Fredenham sang My Funny Valentine on Britain's Got Talent in 2013. She appeared nervous and insecure but then sang the daylights out [...]

My Funny ValentineMark2022-12-13T04:12:24+00:00

Two Russians Scale Shanghai Tower

How is is that two Russian daredevils scaled the Shanghai Tower and I was the one who pooped his pants? The two climbers, Vadim Makhorov and Vitaliy Raskalov, make up the duo 'On The Roofs.' They've already climbed Barcelona's Sagrada Familia, Cologne's Cathedral, and the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame in Paris. But those seem like child's play compared to the Shanghai Tower. And they do it all without ropes or harnesses. I can't make it to the second floor [...]

Two Russians Scale Shanghai TowerMark2017-02-11T05:49:28+00:00