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Vinyl Record Day

Today is Vinyl Record Day

National S'mores Day

Today is National S'mores Day and I have a few twists to add to the s'mores treat.

The standard recipes is Milk chocolate squares with a toasted marshmallow sandwiched between graham crackers. The toasted marshmallow softens the chocolate, creating a gooey treat.

My twist to this treat is Bli

go here to see how we make s'mores:

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Is this the real thing ?

Julian Beever is an English artist who is famous for his art on the pavements of England, France, Germany, USA, Australia and Belgium. Its peculiarity?

for more of his work, go here: 3D pavement drawings

Colorado - August 1, 1876

Colorado

After its first bid for statehood was vetoed by President Andrew Johnson, Colorado entered the Union on August 1, 1876, the year the United States celebrated its centennial. Thus, the thirty-eighth state is known as the Centennial State.

Ute Indian
Ute Indian Camp, Garden of the Gods, Shan Kive,
Colorado, 1913.


Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs, 1851-1991

Among the early inhabitants of the land encompassed by Colorado were the Anasazi cliff dwellers. They were forced by drought and other factors to abandon their Mesa Verde homes in the late 1200s. At the time of European exploration and settlement Colorado's population was made up of Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute peoples. Their territory was explored by the Spanish who, after Napoleon's conquest of Spain, turned over its title to the French.

Go here for more info on Colorado

The Centennial State

free Bentley Wildflower Seeds

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Penny Pincher buys '08 Truck with loose change

Accompanied by a police escort from the Clinton County Sheriff's Office, Friday he drove his old diesel pickup into the Raisor parking lot and bought himself a brand new, 2008 half-ton, shiny red Dodge Ram truck.

What made the $26,670 purchase even more interesting was the manner in which he paid for it.

Brant's payment was made up entirely of quarters and gold dollars he'd been saving since 1994 - the last time he traded enough of his hard-earned coins to buy a vehicle.


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Planet Heroes DVD: Free

PLANET HEROES DVD : Mattel is giving away their new Planet Heroes DVD, "The Ace that Jumped Over the Moon" (US residents only)

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