Posts Categorized: Quirky Stuff
Ah, the Scooby-Doo Phenomenon: what started out as a popular 1970s Saturday-morning cartoon soon grew into a pop-culture icon of teen-mystery-solving grooviness. And it doesn’t matter that you’re all grown-up and don’t watch cartoons anymore (although if you’re lucky enough to have kids, you have an excuse to watch the episodes again). Scooby-Doo is different.…
We love chocolate! It’s hard to imagine a world without it. As promised in my previous post on chocolate, today we’ll take a quick look at the history behind it. When did folks first discover it, and what forms did it take? How did it change over time? The beginnings: Mesoamerica…
Welcome to Tuesday Terrific, where we celebrate getting over the Monday bump and picking up speed for the rest of the week. Valentine’s Day – a week from today! The occasion means different things to different folks. For the kiddos, it could mean Batman/Hello Kitty classroom valentines, or those “sweetheart” chalky candies with the goofy…
