I second the balsa wood airplane rec. Much less pointy and weighty than paper. Plus, they sometimes fall apart when they hit something and then can be put back together for more. I loved them as a kid.
Oragami is awesome. Friends' kids have a really intricate design book [Harrier jet type stuff] and when I come over, they ask me to help them with the worst challenges. I've got the time and tenacity to figure out otherwise confusing directions and the kids love seeing the final results. Then I can teach them how to get past the directions that confused them before.
Huge fun for all.
I had a totally old fashioned lunch--salmon cakes, coleslaw, mashed potatoes, white bread & butter. Delicious but so bad for me!
We had a black lab as a kid, and my parents had read/decided that a good way to train her (aka stop the destruction) was to tie whatever she destroyed around her neck (it was the early 70s--don't ask).
I remember this happenening with several shoes, and some clothes, etc.
He must have looked like Marley's ghost!
I finally got my lunch -- dumpling soup. It was delicious, totally hit the spot, and now makes me want to nap.
2.5 more hours to work!!! Or "work," as the case may be -- I just watched an adorable video of my coworker's nieces and nephew wishing us a Happy Chanukah.
9 Most Brazen Ponzi Schemes in History
Including the one by the inventor of the Ponzi scheme, Joe Ponzi.
Ok, his name wasn't Joe, and he didn't invent them....
Spam Musubi, Obama's Hawaiian Lunch: History, Recipes, Video
On Sunday a New York Times pool reporter disclosed that Barack Obama ordered "spam musubi" for lunch during a golf outing in Hawaii.
Mainlanders may be unfamiliar with the local delicacy. According to the pool report, "spam musubi, a local luncheon specialty, consists of spam and a fried egg on a bed of rice, all held together with a dried seaweed wrap. (Visualize a very big sushi role, slightly larger than a Hostess Ho Ho.)"
Here's a little history on the Hawaiian love affair with Spam, sometimes referred to as "The Hawaiian Steak." According to Wikipedia, Hawaii consumes the most Spam per capita in the United States, and it was first introduced to the island during World War II.
Lewis voted for the Molasses Spice Cake with Orange Buttercream frosting. Although the Chocolate Malt Cake was a close second.
Rolling Stone
article on real-life superheros - or people who at least think they are superheros: The Legend of Master Legend
