Famous to the End

Hey blog buds. This weeks little find comes courtisey of StumbleUpon.com.

It's Martin Luther King Day as I write this, and since work has been slow as molases in winter time, I decided to mess around on the internet. I came across this website that offers famous last words from people you may or may not know.

For example, Voltaire, a French Philosopher that died in 1778 was counseled by a priest giving him his last rights to "Renounce Satan." Voltaire replied, "Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies." Couldn't make this up if I wanted to. See the entire list from popcrunch.com here. Wiki Quote has a few good ones too. Not laid out as fancy as the other site, but just as interesting. Try them here. My favorite one is, Edward Abbey, a writer that advocated for environmental reform. When asked if he had any last words, he replied "No Comment." His epitaph eventually became "No Comment". Makes sense I guess.

Because it is MLK Jr Day, I only see it fitting to make a quote about the only true American King. MLK Jr Day is in celebration of Martin Luther's birthday, which is actually Jan 15th. King was highly spoken as a non-violent activist for civil rights. (Honestly, if you didn't know that, you are either not from America, or you need to go back to school :D). According to Wikipedia.com, MLK Jr Day was signed into law in 1983 by President Reagan. It was officially observed for the first time in all 50 states in 2000, with good 'ol Utah being one of the last to officially celebrate the holiday. In Utah, it used to be known as "Human Rights Day" until Governor Leavitt signed a bill pushed through the Utah legislation was signed in 2000.

Does anyone know a place outside of America that celebrates MLK Jr Day? I'll give you a hint, one of them is an island. They celebrate the day by holding a special banquet at the mayor's office that unifies the call for peace with King's message of human rights. Okay, I'll just tell you. That example was from Hiroshima Japan. If you haven't heard of it, recheck your WW2 history. Also Toronto, but it has a large population of American Canadians. Israel celebrates it too. Go figure right.

So hit me up a comment if you love the post. (And Paul, if you have more than 3 Os in your comment line, we may have words. Hehe.)

This is Cool

Hey bloggers. You might not find this as cool as I do, but I thought I'd post it anyways.

Did you know that Walmart will match the price of a competitor's ad? It has to be a printed ad and not just, "I took a photo of the price on the shelf." Trust me, I've tried. And there are other restrictions too, like it has to be within so many miles, and if there is a Walmart closer to the other store...blah, blah, blah. Talk to your friendly Walmart cashier or customer service rep for more info. And if you do non-grocery or 'GM' (General Merchandise) items, you have to have the ad. Especially if it's more than $5 from Walmart's price

Well I don't know about you, but when I get the ads, they usually go to line the bird cage, or into the recycling bin without being looked at. Well, I happened to find a site that lists the weekly ads of all the stores near your zip code. I price matched an entire month's worth of groceries for less than $100. The same products would normally cost me $175 - $250. Hey, for an hour or so going through the site, I'll take the $150 savings. GroceryGuide.com is amazing. If your local store has an ad, it will be here. Then you take your list to Walmart, and get the best of both worlds. No running around everywhere to get the deals, and you still get the same price. At Christmas time, I bought my mom a gift for her co-worker. I bought a Nintendo 3DS for $75 less than Walmart's price. It was awesome. Joyous right? Let me know how much you saved. I'd be interested to know. Enjoy folks!

Weekly Find

Did you ever get one of those Facebook friends that like to show off all the pictures of kittens doing crazy things? Don't you just love those pics? Well, on my Facebook page, I subscribe to Clean Funny Pics, and they have some of the best photos ever! As recommended by a fellow blogger, here is digest of all the best the inter-webs has to offer. One of these pics is of my sister (or at least from my sister). See if you can figure out which one it is. **WARNING** Video link may aggravate seizures. You have been warned. (By the way, if you don't find them on Clean Funny Pics, memebase.com, failbook.com, and other such sites have the rest). ENJOY!






















































































































Sick of my pics yet? That's not even HALF of them too. If you want more, leave a comment and tell me so. I only went back to November and some of them aren't exactly "kid friendly." They like to swear. Let me know if you want them and I'll post them. LOVES!!