Category Archives: Austin
Candle supposedly smells like "Grandma's Kitchen". I think that smell is different for everyone.
Here's an interesting early Christmas gift idea, a candle that smells like Grandma's kitchen. That's how they're describing it. When I first saw that, I couldn't decide on what a grandma's kitchen wou...
Jul 25, 2022 Smabs Sputzer (1956-2017) / CC
Woman guilts bear into running off after it gets on her porch. Vid in blog.
Debbie Tomilson saw a black bear had climbed up on her back deck. Instead of locking the door, she opened it and started telling him to go away in what's been described as her "teacher voice". And the...
Jul 25, 2022 Marie Hale / CC
Cop shoots giant snake that was killing its owner.
A man in Pennsylvania had a 15 foot pet snake. The giant snake wrapped itself around his neck and squeezed. He'd have died if not for the police showing up and shooting the thing. Someone else in the ...
Jul 22, 2022 Shelly Prevost / CC
Factory takes CO2 from atmosphere & turns it into baking soda. This is the most innovative way to save the planet yet.
A large factory in the UK is turning carbon dioxide in the atmosphere into.... Baking soda. Science! Tata Chemicals opened up one of those carbon capture plants that will help try to deal with climate...
Jul 22, 2022 Aqua Mechanical / CC
New Doritos flavor uses fruit from Africa...... and isn't "flamin'" for once.
Doritos has a new flavor called Tangy Tamarind. What's a Tamarind? It's found in South America and Africa. It's actually a neat little fruit because there are a lot of healthy things in them. Of cours...
Jul 21, 2022 tacowitte / CC
Netflix's commercial tier might come with less programming available.
We know that Netflix will make a commercial version of its service available towards the end of the year. No biggie. What a lot of people will be surprised to learn is that if you use that tier, you m...
Jul 21, 2022 Abhijit Bhaduri / CC
$5 mill suit over socks. Also, why I think the guy doin' the suin' is right.
If you say you're going to do something, then you do it. That's how I was raised and that should go double for businesses servicing customers. Kent Slaughter of Missouri bought some socks from Bass Pr...
Jul 21, 2022 star athena / CC
Hotel has emergency champagne hotline.
This sounds like it's straight out of The Lives Of The Rich and Famous. The Harper hotel in Fort Worth, Texas has installed fancy phones in every room that are dedicated to one thing only, champagne. ...
Jul 20, 2022 whatleydude / CC
Toys R Us stores are back across the U.S.
Toys R Us is trying to make a comeback. They're placing smaller versions of their store inside of all the Macy's across the United States. Store sizes will vary, but some will have as much as 10 to 13...
Jul 20, 2022 Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine
Study shows how to make people happy.
Science has once again proven that you can feel better if........ people are nice to you. And vice -versa. A study has shown that people really appreciate it when you reach out to them. And, the more ...
Jul 20, 2022 Ochre Jelly