Answer to last weeks question: 

Antarctic - 5.5 million sq. mi. (14.245 million sq. km.)Arctic - 5.4 million sq. mi. (14 million sq. km.)Sahara - 3.5 million sq. mi. (9 million sq. km.) Arabian - 1 million sq. mi. (2.6 million sq. km.)Gobi - 500,000 sq. mi. (1.3 million sq. km.) 
There were some good answers from Kimmi and Megan [...]

The Miss Universe pageant was on tonight. I sometimes watch it to see if I can pick who is going to win. It usually isn’t tough because if you pick USA and Venezuela as 2 of the final 5 then you are 40% there.
It is usually interesting to see the beginning of the show [...]

This is so true…as I found out on Sunday night.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone. – Anthony Burgess (1917–1993), was a British novelist, critic and composer. He was also active as a librettist, poet, pianist, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, essayist, travel writer, broadcaster, translator, linguist and educationalist.
It has been getting [...]

The trial continues in Edmonton of the 4 year old girl who was tortured and abused as I previously posted {1} {2}.
Details are now coming out about how the grow-op house she was forced to live in was a “house of horror“. These are the words of the crown prosecutor as she made [...]

The word for May 23rd is “Rambunctious”.
Pronounciation: ram-BUHNGK-shuhs
Meaning: Boisterous and disorderly. Noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline. Exuberant; noisily overactive. Loud & energetic.
Rambunctious is a state that Traz goes into when he is really wound up. We have called it the Traz-manian Devil mode. Do you remember seeing “Taz” the tasmanian devil on the “Bugs Bunny” show? How [...]

Answer to last weeks question: 

Aswan, Egypt 0.02″ Luxor, Egypt 0.03″ Arica Desert, Chile 0.04″ Ica, Peru 0.1″ Antofagasta, Chile 0.2″
Patti was the first to answer the question right with Kimberly right behind her.
Question for this week:
Nearly 1/3 of the earth’s land surface is covered in deserts. With that in mind, what are the 5 largest [...]

This is so true…at least the old barber part as I found out on Saturday.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber. – Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), was one of the best-known Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a leading author, political theorist, politician, printer, scientist, inventor, civic activist, and diplomat. As a [...]

Traz in his Bed

Originally uploaded by EclecticBlogs.

Traz is now just over 11 weeks old and has now been here 10 days. It has been an interesting time. Lots of picture taking required of course.
As a puppy he likes to chew. Anything. Stuffed toys, rope toys, fingers, toes, blankets, towels, shoes and slippers…you name it and [...]

Cellblock at Night

Originally uploaded by EclecticBlogs.

Yesterday I posted pictures of our trip last year to Alcatraz Island. It is funny how today there was a program on Discovery Channel that detailed the Dungeons of Alcatraz.
It was interesting in the fact that yesterday I took a look at the pictures and remembered the tour we [...]

The symbol to the right is Chá, the Chinese symbol for Tea.
My latest taste test to report on is the Lapsang S0uchong that we purchased from Acquired Tastes Tea Company. I did the tasting as this is a tea that Mrs. EB doesn’t even like to smell.
Tea type & form: Black Tea; leaves are fresh picked and withered [...]