Category Archives: Austin
6th grader saves 2 lives, in separate instances, in one day.
On December 9th, a 6th grader in Oklahoma saved one life at school in the morning. Then later that day he saved another life. Davyon Johnson, 11 years old, after three squeezes to the midsection, help...
Dec 27, 2021 Anh Henry Nguyen / Unsplash
Delicious looking, giant model train made completely out of chocolate. Really interesting video of how it was made in blog.
There is a model train that is 32 feet long. Yes, that's impressive. What's more impressive is that the whole thing is made of chocolate! The Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando is displaying this magnific...
Dec 23, 2021 zibik / Unsplash
Hallmark must have been reading my blog and your responses about the over priced paper cards. Now they have new cards with video greetings at half the price of what I was charged. Video example in blog.
Last week I was complaining about the price of birthday cards. This week, Hallmark announces that they have video greeting cards. Obviously they were listening and are trying to up their game. And, th...
Dec 23, 2021 JJBers / CC
Adults acting and lip synching to kids telling the nativity story. Fun, funny, and family friendly video in blog.
This is super cute and funny. This is one of those "Adults acting and lip synching to what kids say" videos, but they did it with the story of Jesus's birth. The acting is hilarious and the second han...
Dec 23, 2021 Rick Oldland / Unsplash
Candy Cane Shortage? Whut?
If you have candy canes, hoard them or put them on E-bay because now there's a peppermint shortage. At least that's what Big Cane wants everyone to think. Big Cane, not to be confused with Big Daddy K...
Dec 22, 2021 Pen Waggener / CC
Autistic girl saves life in drive through.
Here's an inspiring story out of Minnesota where a young woman working at McDonald's saved a customer's life. 15 year old Sydney Rayley isn't just any woman. She has autism, but she's been working har...
Dec 22, 2021 Robert Couse-Baker / CC
Make your own Christmas doughnuts with special holiday spices.
One up everyone with the holiday desserts. Bring homemade Christmas doughnuts this year. They involve pumpkin sweet potatoes, cloves, cinnamon, and even a bit of brandy. Are you feeling the hungry hol...
Dec 22, 2021 Helen.Yang / CC
Best/ Worst movies of 2021. Let's see how many you've heard of.
I know Variety is one of the expert magazines when it comes to Hollywood, but I've never heard of a single movie on their Worst Films Of 2021 list. In order from 5th to 1st are "The Woman In The Windo...
Dec 21, 2021 Felipe Bustillo / Unsplash
Rocks that look like Muppet are worth $10K. Obviously you need them as stocking stuffers. Video in blog.
Yesterday I talked about the giant blue sapphire. Here's another story about an expensive rock. But it's nor expensive for the reasons you're thinking. It's not beautiful or a giant karat size. It's v...
Dec 21, 2021 Bill McChesney / CC
College player spreads Christmas spirit by giving his NIL money to kids.
Here's a nice holiday heart strings story out of Iowa. Tyler Linderbaum, who played for the Hawkeyes at the University of Iowa, made a nice chunk of NIL money this past season. With his endorsements, ...
Dec 21, 2021 Dave Adamson / Unsplash