Don Cherry feels that women have no place in male dressing rooms in sports. Walt Disney felt women had no place in animating movies. Here is a 1938 rejection letter sent to Mary V. Ford from the studio who just put out Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It is ironic that an animated film […]
Doctor what? 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 your permission, may feature your thoughts in a future article because the best stories are the ones […]
Branding cows has a rhyme and reason. There are basically four types of branding systems. Lifestock branding began in 1877 to deter rustlers from the stealing farmer’s cattle. Branding did not prevent the stealing of the farmer’s daughter. TSCRA traces its beginning to 1877, when a group of ranchers formed an association to combat livestock […]
http://player.ooyala.com/player.js?embedCode=4zdTgwYjrLemfva768KtaJ1Lk_La8Ql1&video_pcode=VmM2U6ccX_RqI0rIzEgAxHoRsgRL&width=610&deepLinkEmbedCode=4zdTgwYjrLemfva768KtaJ1Lk_La8Ql1&height=343 Do not let Howie Mandel know this but microbes are good for you. The human body hosts more than ten thousand different kinds of microbes. Most of them help the immune system in fighting other microbes and diseases. Lactic acid bacteria are used to make yogurt, cheese, sour cream, buttermilk and other fermented milk […]
May 4th is Free Comic Book Day all across North America. The world awaits for Iron-Man 3 as he ushers in this summer’s crop of comic book related movies. Comic Book Day is a great way to introduce kids to comics as a learning tool for reading and writing. Take you kids to you […]
I grew up chewing Bazooka Joe gum and reading those free cheesy wrapper comics included inside. They were so corny but I enjoyed them for those brief few seconds. They finally managed to collect some of these not so great Bazooka Joe moments in book form. Can you believe it has been 60 years since […]
There are those who believe that man never landed on the moon. Darryl Cunningham explores these silly scientific notions that are falsely consumed by society. Who knew that reading about science could be fun. Is hydro-fracking safe? Is climate change real? Did the moon landing actually happen? How about evolution: fact or fiction? Author-illustrator Darryl […]
Blogging does not have to be hard. Ghost is making it easier for blogging to be enjoyed on all social media levels. Content is king and John O’Nolan has the Midas touch, he brings blogging into a whole new level of simplicity. Ghost will save you time and John O’Nolan knows how valuable it is. […]
Give yourself or others an official Awesome Award. Put a smile on a face today when you award them a no-prize awesome award. You are awesome! 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 believe that IKEA is a front to sell mashed potato and meatballs. They just happen to sell assembly furniture on the side. The furniture are man-sized puzzles made out of wood. Just picture it as a Kinder Surprise in a box without the chocolate. On many afternoons my fingers were blistered as I slaved […]
Step right up, folks, because we're about to dive headfirst into the wonderfully wacky world of Bizarro!
There was a time when music played a significant role in movies. The soundtrack and Hollywood are natural companions. Mojo magazine has a nifty collection of soundtrack music and a list of the best 100 greatest film music. Some well known movies and some cult movies make it on this list. The magazine is worth […]