There’s no point in asking, you’ll get no replyOh just remember I don’t decideI got no reason it’s all too muchYou’ll always find us out to lunch Oh we’re so prettyOh so prettywe’re vacantOh we’re so prettyOh so prettyA vacant Don’t ask us to attend ‘cos we’re not all thereOh don’t pretend ‘cos I don’t […]
Father Slawomir Kostrzewa believes that Lego has gone to the dark side with their line of Zombie and Monster Fighter mini-figures. Given the track record of the church I think kids have more to fear from the priesthood. ( I will not go there.) Obviously the good reverend is living in the past, there are […]
Noah bottled water? Why not? What else could you sell as a promotion for the oldest story ever told? Coming to a store near you. I hear they plan to flood the market with the bottled water. Don’t miss the boat. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you […]
Just how much does it cost to propose to your loved one at a baseball park? Guys are suckers for punishment. How could your honey turn you down at a baseball game in front of over 30, 000 plus people? Stranger things have happened. I guess marriage at times is like baseball. Swimmingly contacted all […]
The mothers of Henry Hargreaves and Caitlin Levin had trouble with these two when they were kids. They were told not to play with their food. Here they are as adults and still playing with food. They created amazing maps based on the native foods of each country. You are what you eat. Tony M.If […]
I am not much of a bicyclist as I should be. I certainty do not eat bananas when I cycle, if you have a need to then the bicycle banana-hammock is ideal for you. Be ready for numerous phallic jokes. Your significant other will most likely ask you if you are happy to see them. […]
Radical parenting anyone? Some parents are now exploring controversial ways to raise children. Unschooling approach. Free-range reading. Alpha parenting. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. I read every message personally and, with […]
I do not wish to get political but Vietnam got a McDonald’s for the first time. It seems all they wanted was a Happy Meal from the get go. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an […]
Vincent Van Gogh’s life might have been dark but his paintings were full of coloring underling his sadness. What a novel idea to learn about Van Gogh through graphic novelization in conjunction with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The graphic novel was illustrated by Dutch artist Barbara Stok and published by SelfMadeHero. It is […]
Jimi Hendrix would give his stamp of approval for his new stamp from the post office. Wonder if 45 years ago they would even consider creating a stamp with his image, most likely the post office was reading his mail on the behalf of Nixon. We have come a long way. Born in Seattle on […]
I am sick and tired of snow. It’s just a few days shy of spring and it is still bitter cold. Damn you Al Gore! Go, snow. Go! Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email […]
Herge & The Treasures of Tintin looks at the influences on Herge and the backgrounds to the stories of Tintin and how they were produced. Integrated with over 180 illustrations and around 20 beautifully reproduced facsimile documents, the book explains how Georges Remi became Herge, how his private life and interests influenced his work, how […]