The world has their eyes on Brazil for the World Cup. National pride is at an all-time high for many countries. The soccer ball has evolved since the first World Cup in 1930. Long gone are the hand-sewn leather balls. The newest balls are heat-sealed, with fewer panels and a more aerodynamic seam pattern. Though […]
Donald Duck has always been the everyman. I always hated the falseness of Mickey Mouse. Donald might be a cluck but he was more human than all the Disney characters. Happy 80th birthday Donald. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear […]
Stay cool as a cucumber this summer with Mr. Q. Cumber beverage. My eyes and stomach are at conflict right now. I am trying to figure out how this tastes. I hate cucumbers, so I think I will pass. It claims to be all natural. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a […]
Society is always looking for patterns when it comes to conspiracies when there is fowl play in our culture. Where there is tragedy, there are a group of individuals who wrap their brains with theories that breed new life and grow as years pass from the actual event. This week, The Ultimate Warrior, died from […]
Batman is 75 years old. He has no super-powers, plenty of money and a cool car. He has information on all his friends and foes and carries kryponite with him just in case he has to kill his best friend. What are pals for. Happy birthday, Batman, you don’t look a day over 75. Tony […]
Sometimes I feel my wife pampers our dogs at times more than our family. Food advertising is a big industry. Warren Dotz the author of Ad Boy: Vintage Advertising with Character and Meet Mr. Product: The Art of the Advertising Character is up to his old tricks with his co-author Masud Husain. They amassed a […]
Let the game begin! 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 USS Enterprise has traveled past the Neutral Zone, to the future and to the past. Now it will travel to a bottle cap near you. Sure you have the USS Enterprise pizza cutter, why not add a bottle opener? What an enterprising idea? Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, […]
There is a better way to gift wrap without scissors. I am the designated wrapper at birthday and Christmas time. I found a new way around that. I give cash. Envelopes are stress free. The only thing I have to worry about if cutting my tongue when licking it. Tony M.If this article made you […]
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 […]