As a full disclosure, Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. There’s something beautiful and majestic about combining the candy giving of Easter with kids in costumes. (Ninety percent of them will probably be a super hero this year. Do your part and if you have a kid, be sure they dress up as Batman […]
I’d imagine the people that follow PBR religiously know what’s coming: that’s right, start of the World Finals. So this one’s more for the people curious, the casual watchers, things like that. Starting tonight at 8:30 Eastern Time and continuing until the 25th, check CBS Sports Network every night for all the action of the Finals. […]
And, at long last, we’ve come to the current end of the state series. If I was an unimaginative teenager, I’d say something like, “what a long, strange trip it’s been.” But, since I’m a man of refined taste, I’ll say it was a lot like Frodo and Samwise on their quest to deliver the […]
We’ve got one heck of an auction this go-around, covering such variety as pearl premieres, John Deere’s, orange pumpkins, even spooky skeletons—well, zombies, technically. But let’s face it; zombies are just skeletons that haven’t gone on a weight loss program. (and, if the movie they’re in lets them talk, zombies don’t have nearly as good […]
Well, it was fun while it lasted, but we’re winding down now. Only got this one and one more after it, might as well enjoy ‘em while they last! Today we’ll be covering Illinois, home of the windy city, and Florida, home of enough alligators that every minute you spend wandering off the roads should […]
We’re doing good, let’s keep up the pace! Today we’ll cover Kentucky and Indiana and get some fun info for y’all! Kentucky The Kentucky Derby is the oldest continuously held horse race in the US Mammoth Cave is the world’s longest known cave and is the 2nd oldest touristist attraction in the ‘States. Promoted in 1816, […]
We’re moving right along; today I bring you two, that’s right, two more states and their facts! No need for me to be long-winded, let’s just jump right in, shall we? Oklahoma The National Cowboy Hall of Fame is located in Oklahoma City It has more man-made lakes than any other state Henry Starr […]
Now, the other day we covered Missouri, this time we’ve got a dynamite pair to show off with Texas and Tennessee. Here are ten interesting facts about both! Tennessee: A replica of The Parthenon, a famous Greek building in Athens, stands in Nashville’s Centennial Park The Grand Ole Opry is the longest-running live radio […]
So, the first time I heard of the B&O Railroad was when I was playing Monopoly during a power outage. I didn’t think about it being necessarily a real thing. (In the same vein, I just assumed the Reading Railroad on Monopoly was just a play on the TV show “Reading Rainbow.” I was not […]
The State Series came out pretty recent for us. So far we’re up to eleven of the states being released and we thought it might be fun to share some facts about the nation with everyone. So, over the next few days, check back here for a new state fact (or two or three) until we […]