Dear Alka-Seltzer,
Messing with Alka-Seltzer's signature fizzy bubbles is wrong.
Love and kisses,
The Bunny
I saw a commercial on TV last night for NO FIZZ Alka-Seltzer.
I looked for it on their web site so I could point it out and make fun of it, but no mention of it anywhere, so enjoy Speedy extolling the virtues of fizzy bubbles instead.
In honor of the brutal cold snap that has an icy grip on the greater Bay Area, I dedicate this song to my neighbor, Lurkertype.
When people think of holidays
They think of cold weather
let's spend this frozen wonderland together
Not me, I'm into warmer days
Don't wanna hear bout your winter wonderland
I am into
I'm into warmer days
Well, frozen fingers, frozen toes
Topped with a frozen stare
Numb your heart, and you numb your mind
Pretend that you don't care
Not me, I'm into warmer days
Don't wanna hear bout your winter wonderland
I am into
I'm into warmer days
Well say what you want about santa claus
Go on ahead, do your thing
And solace yourself in your righteous cause
While you're holding out for spring
Not me, I'm into warmer days
Don't wanna hear bout your winter wonderland
I am into
I'm into warmer days
When you were young, you walked to school
Uphill both ways in freezing rain
And when I'm frozen in solid ice
How dare I even complain
Not me, I'm into warmer days
Don't wanna hear bout your winter wonderland
I am into
I'm into warmer days
Don't wanna hear bout your winter wonderland
I am into
I'm into warmer days
2:30 minutes of animated butterflies and dragonflies. Well worth your two minutes.
1. I tried to post a movie a long time ago, The Bat (epic fail).
2. I saw an advert for a book in the 100 years ago today New York Times called When A Man Marries by Mary Roberts Rinehart.
3. I thought Hmm, that looks like interesting... I checked gutenberg.org, and there it was/is.
4. Also in her list of books was a title I recognized, The Bat.
5. I thought, could that be the same story-line of that movie, The Bat, I tried to post so long ago? It was! I had no idea The Bat was based on a book.
Aside: Agnes Moorehead is one of my favorite actresses and she's way under-appreciated. She was such a good actress I feel badly that she's only remembered for her campy role as Endora. She was in an episode of the Twilight Zone called THE INVADERS that CREEPED ME OUT when I was a kid. CREEPED ME OUT, but I remember even at such a young age thinking she's a marvelous actress to pull that role off.
Oh My. LIFT!? Just what is that supposed to mean, lift?
December 4, 1939 Life magazine ad.
The holidays are in full effect, so tell us: What's your favorite holiday song? Bonus points if you share it with us!
EDIT 2: As I went through my collection of Christmas Carols I was going to post Sleigh Ride, by the Ventures and then I saw this and had an Aha moment and this is the one - Santa Claus by Thee Headcoatees:
EDIT: I take back my answer, first I almost posted Sinterklaas Kapoentje, then decided on "The Misers" but I re-decided, and I really hate to admit it as I stopped liking REM years ago, but Christmas Griping has to be the best Christmas Carol ever....I am a big fan of the MR. MISER brothers...
One hundred years ago today the fastest pacing race horse of the day, DAN PATCH, ran his last race. Dan was fleet footed and quick as hell. You can watch his story - The Great Dan Patch at the Internet Archive.
Learn more about Dan at the Dan Patch Historical Society.
