8/14/26 - Snow Rooms, Bananas, and The Funeral Mystery Woman
- bribriny
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Friday 8/14/26
Celebrate:
Color Book Day
National Creamsicle Day
National Financial Awareness Day
National Navajo Code Talkers Day
National Tattoo Removal Day
National Wiffle Ball Day
Social Security Day
Saturday
Break the Monotony Day
Chant at the Moon Day
I Love Cowboys and Cowgirls Day
International Geocaching Day
International Homeless Animals' Day
National Back to School Prep Day
National Best Friends Day
National Check the Chip Day (for your pets)
National Failures Day
National Leathercraft Day
National Lemon Meringue Pie Day
National Relaxation Day
World Honey Bee Day
Sunday
National Airborne Day
National Bratwurst Day
National Roller Coaster Day
National Rum Day
National Tell a Joke Day
True Love Forever Day
World Clap Day
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This Weekend at the Box Office
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie - the latest from the franchise!
The End of Oak Street - Action movie with Dinosaurs!!!! with Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Christian Convery, P.J. Byrne, Maisy Stella, and Jordan Alexa Davis
Six the Musical Live! - It's a Rock Concert with the wives of Henry the VIII.
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The Guardian Newspaper says Forget swimming pools. If you really want to show you’re one of the ultra-rich, you need your own snow room. You can even put one on your yacht.
The technology is similar to the snow-making machines used by ski resorts. The snow room was, in a sense, a product concept awaiting a sufficiently bloated sense of entitlement.
What do you do in your snow room? You sit in it – preferably in a bathrobe so you can head to your sauna afterwards – and let it snow on you.
They’re surprisingly reasonable, starting at about $130,000. Custom features – marble, fake rocks, fake trees – can increase the price.
If you have huskies...they'll love it!
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Tired of trying to come off cool and aloof on dates? Then you're going to like this trend.
It's called "chalance" − yes, the opposite of "nonchalance." Instead of a care-free, go-with-the-flow, whatever-happens-happens approach to dating, those embracing chalance strive for the opposite. They're openly enthusiastic. They don't hide that they care. They freely yearn. And they put in effort.
Chalant daters take action. They're not afraid to make a reservation or send the first text. They're also transparent. A chalant dater will tell you how they feel, if they want to see you again or if they'd like to respectfully part ways.
Think Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsie.
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in Oban Scotland, police have charged a man after he grabbed two live seagulls and used them to assault someone in the street outside the railway station there.
Police haven’t explained exactly how the birds were involved but the good news is that the seagulls were not injured.
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We are getting into the pumpkin spice season, but hold on!!!
Is Banana the new pumpkin spice?
The yellow fruit is rapidly emerging as the latest dominant flavor trend, popping up in everything from ice cream and seltzers to energy bars and coffee creamers.
Everything from Gummy Bananas to Banana Nut Bread flavor M&Ms have been seen.
The trend has heavily impacted the beverage market, particularly coffee chains and plant-based alternatives. Establishments like Starbucks, Dunkin’, and Dutch Bros have integrated the fruit into their seasonal menus with items such as the Banana Bread Matcha, Banana Cold Foam, and the Banana Bread Mocha.
Building on this momentum, Califia Farms, a popular plant-based creamer company, announced it will soon launch a banana-flavored drink and creamer.
There's already a Banana Bread Flavored Coffee-mate creamer.
And yes, I sang it like Gwen Stefani to spell it right!
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There's a new trend at funerals. The mystery woman. Here's the scene.
As people gathered at the grave sight, a woman caught the attention of some attendees. As the service began, she remained stoic and silent, observing the proceedings from a distance. The woman was dressed in an all black. Her crimson red lip stick was all that could be seen as her face was obscured by a black velvet brimmed hat and large black aviators. A black umbrella held in her left hand provided shade from the sun as she clasped the stem of a white rose in her right. Her demeanor was reserved and detached. No one knew who she was, and some whispered that she must be an acquaintance of Alex’s from out of town.
After the ceremony, as the mourners began to disperse, the woman stepped forward, making her way towards the grave. She stopped a few feet away, observing the flowers and cards left by loved ones. She stepped closer to the grave and stood there for a brief moment before tossing the white rose onto the casket. She moved her hand toward her mouth, kissing her fingers and gestured as if she was blowing Alex a kiss goodbye.
Without a word, she turned and walked away, disappearing as mysteriously as she had arrived.
If approached she will not give an explanation for why she's there.
The service can be found online for $500.
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Who says you have to be a kid to enjoy Play-Doh?
Now the Adult version is here!
The Blooms by Play-Doh kit is the first-ever Play-Doh line marketed specifically for adults. It guides consumers on how to craft realistic floral arrangements, was designed to "reimagine the Play-Doh experience."
According to Hasbro, each kit includes everything needed to complete an arrangement, including Play-Doh compound, tools, molds, a vase and finishing spray.
The finishing spray helps ensure that the whole bouquet maintain its structure, so the arrangements can be enjoyed for months.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - The Origin of the Creamsicle: The classic ice cream pop on a stick was patented by an 11-year-old boy named Frank Epperson in 1905—though he originally invented the "Epsicle" (later renamed the Popsicle) by accident when he left a cup of soda with a mixing stick in it outside overnight during a freezing winter night!
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