Category: Daily Posts

We will get started in a few minutes, but first….

We have had several requests for the location of our main graphic (the house above) on this site. The place it is located is in the media section of the site. The media section is a section that is restricted by WordPress. So to give you the opportunity to print this graphic out, I have put it below. The size of the print is much larger than what will be in the post. So when you go to print out, you can adjust the image to a larger size and will still hold its contrast and look good. I hope you enjoy the print and thank you for all the lovely comments in regards to it.

A Little Humor for Your Day – Home Remedies That Really Work

Home Remedies That Really Work

  1. If you are choking on an ice cube, don’t panic! Simply pour a cup of boiling water down your throat and presto! The blockage will be almost instantly removed.
  2. Clumsy? Avoid cutting yourself while slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them while you chop away.
  3. Avoid arguments about lifting or lowering the toilet seat by simply using the sink.
  4. For high blood pressure sufferers: Just cut yourself and bleed for a few minutes, thus reducing the pressure in your veins.
  5. A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
  6. If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives, and then you will be afraid to cough.
  7. Have a bad toothache? Smash your thumb with a hammer and you will forget about the toothache.
  8. You only need two tools: WD-40 and Duct Tape. If it doesn’t move and should, use the WD-40. If it shouldn’t move and does, use the duct tape.

Note: When applying these home remedies, remember to be really nice to your family and friends. You never know when you might need them to empty your bedpan.

– Find more great humor at Turok’s Cabana

Astronomy Picture of the Day – Unusual Clouds over Hong Kong

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2016 March 2

Unusual Clouds over Hong Kong
Image Credit & Copyright: Alfred Lee

 

Explanation: What’s that in the sky? Earlier this month, in the sky high above Hong Kong, China, not just one unusual type of cloud appeared — but two. In the foreground was a long lenticular cloud, a cloud that forms near mountains from uprising air and might appear to some as an alien spaceship. Higher in the sky, and further in the background, was a colorful iridescent cloud. Iridescent clouds are composed of water droplets of similar size that diffract different colors of sunlight by different amounts. Furthest in the background is the Sun, blocked from direct view by the opaque lenticular, but providing the light for the colors of the iridescent. Either type of cloud is unusual to see in Hong Kong, and unfortunately, after only a few minutes, both were gone.