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PopStuff Show Notes: Episode 26, PopStuff’s Pop Culture Wish List
by Tracy V. Wilson | December 21, 2011
‘Tis the season for giving, but Holly and I are all about asking, wishing and taking in this episode. It comes down to our wish lists — both physical, tangible consumer goods and more abstract wishes for our own entertainment.
Americans bought around 2 billion Christmas cards in 2010, according to the Greeting Card Association. Despite women making 85 percent of greeting card purchases these days, we send and receive Christmas and holiday cards thanks to a British fellow (kind of like how men invented high heels).
PopStuff Show Notes: Episode 25, PopStuff’s Holiday Favorites
by Tracy V. Wilson | December 19, 2011
Christmas movies, made-for-TV Christmases, Christmas episodes of our favorite shows … there are so many other holidays in December, but Christmas gets the vast majority of entertainment face time. Here’s what we loved, hated or used to love but are now a little over it.
Robert and Julie’s Amazing Stuff to Blow Your Mind Christmas
by Robert Lamb | December 16, 2011
There’s absolutely no denying that it’s Christmas. Heck, it’s apparently been Christmas for months here in Atlanta, where the MARTA train service pipes in horrific holiday music as if a high enough dosage will inoculate us against unknown ailments while we wait for the train. Meanwhile, there’s extra snack food in the HSW break room, holiday celebrations abound and SOMETHING WEARING JINGLE BELLS moves around in the walls.
Strange Souvenirs: Catalonia’s el Caganer
by Amanda Arnold | October 24, 2011
Let’s just say that Catalans are comfortable with poop.
If you ever visit the Catalonia region of Spain, you may find yourself face-to-face with a figurine called “el Caganer” — or “the great defecator.” He’s not exactly a religious figure. He’s more just a guy who’s pulled his pants down, squatted and right now is doing a No. 2. In front of you.
How to Ensure Unblinking Eyes in Christmas Photos
by Jessika Toothman | December 22, 2010
While researching for a recent blog post detailing the nomination process for the Ig Nobel Prizes, the research of two particular winners caught my eye. The scientists who received the 2006 prize in mathematics — Nic Svenson and Piers Barnes — studied how many photographs a person needs to take to ensure he or she will get at least one blink-free shot.
As promised, this month I’m bloggin’ about the holidays. Today, I’d like to talk a little about holiday traditions. Take a moment to think of some traditions you and your family have for the holidays. Perhaps it’s gathering for cocoa after lighting the Menorah each night. Or maybe it’s going to a choose-and-cut Christmas tree farm each year on the day after Thanksgiving to find the perfect tree. Whatever your traditions are, and no matter how dear they are to you, sometimes it’s time to consider some new ones. And no, that doesn’t mean you have to ditch the old ones; the holidays are stretching out longer and longer each year, so there’s plenty of time to go around.
Owl Vomit: Best Holiday Stocking Stuffer Ever?
by Robert Lamb | November 3, 2010
If two things in this life are certain, it’s that owls love to puke up lumps of undigested prey and that children of all ages love to dissect the resulting pellet of vomit. Yep, there’s your recipe for the greatest stocking stuffer ever.
Each pellet contains a great deal of information about the bird’s recent meal and overall diet. In fact, you’ll often find entire rodent or bird skeletons inside.
You know the drill – Christmas is coming up, and retailers make most of their money in November and December leading up to Christmas, so retailers hire extra salespeople to meet the November/December crush of customers.
So, let’s say you are unemployed, and you would like to try to hook up with a holiday sales position in order to have any job. Or perhaps you are looking for a second job or part-time position to pay off some credit card debt. Now is the time to start looking for that November/December sales position. This article contains some fascinating facts about your upcoming job hunt…
As you may know, we have four kids in our family, ages 12, 10, 8 and 8. The idea I am going to share here seems to work well on kids under 10, especially on those 8 and under, and it can save a lot of money by extending the play-time of toys…
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