fun stuff

RIP Guard Kitty

Miri on my shoulders

Meaning of passover

Yum yum Yummy Power

HOW TO SOLVE A RUBIK’S CUBE

Origami microwave Popcorn popper

Origami Popcorn BOX

Guard Kitty - i trained our cat to growl & snarl whenever anyone is on the front porch. delivery men laugh & keep taking pictures of him. kitty cat makes a great guard dog!

RIP 02-03-2025 - With a heavy heart it pains me to announce our beloved kitty cat died of cancer. it came on suddenly with no signs except he lost his appetite & started to eat the soil from the potted plants. we took him to the vet where they found a large inoperable mass near his stomach & colon. if your cat starts to eat potting soil then take them to the vet immediately. unfortunately by then it is probably too late as was our case.

Bye Sham Sham! i love you…

I WILL FOLLOW HIM by Little Peggy March

I used to carry my daughter to preschool on my shoulders. She would often sing or make up very special stories to entertain us on the journey. I love this one because she was very entertaining this day & i was so lucky to catch her singing this song - I WILL FOLLOW HIM by Little Peggy March. One of my absolute favorite videos.

THE MEANING OF PASSOVER

I asked my daughter to explain what Passover was. Here is her hilarious explanation.

YUMMY POWER!

a neat way to make sure your iPhone is charging when put on a wireless charging stand. annoyingly, sometimes if it is slightly off axis it refuses to charge & there is no way of know this unless you are watching the tiny charge icon. to remedy this, i came up with a way to have the phone tell you it is happy gobbling up some yummy power.

SIDENOTE - you can download other voices for you iPhone. i prefer the Austrailian - Catherine

ON YOUR IPHONE:

  • Open Shortcuts app

  • Automation ( + ) to create a new automation

  • search “charger” - When my iPhone connects to power

    • Is Connected

    • Run Immediately

  • Add Action - “Speak Text”

    • type in what you want your phone to say when it is plugged in

    • turn OFF “Wait until Finished”

    • Adjust the rate, pitch, language & voice to your liking

  • Search Action “Set Volume” & add

    • adjust volume to your liking.

I place my iPhone on a wireless charger every night. One night when i really needed it to be chargeed it turned out it didn’t charge all night because it was slightly off center & did not indicate it to me. so now i have it tell me it is munching on Yummy Power when it starts to charge.


HOW TO SOLVE A RUBIK’S CUBE

Here is the simplest algorithm to solve a 3x3 Rubik’s cube. Sure there are shorter, quicker methods but the moves are complicated. You only need to practice 2 moves - Left & Right side (Front is actually Left just turned). Then just keep repeating the moves at different times.

Best if you first get yourself a speed cube ($12-20) so that turning the sides is easy. those cheapo ones with the stickers are hard to turn.

Origami microwave Popcorn popper

instructions for making a popcorn popper out of parchment paper. so much healthier & cheaper than prepackaged popcorn.

no need for oil, special equipment & no mess. prepackaged microwave popcorn bags are lined with PFAs which accumulate in the body. the buttery flavor is diacetyl which can lead to “popcorn lung” when breathed. it also contains a whopping 250-300 mg of sodium. Yikes!! They also use Palm oil which wreaks havoc to the environment.

you can have the kids make their own origami popper bags.

Origami Popcorn Box

directions on how to fold an origami popcorn box. this is an 8.5” x 11” paper version which can easily be scaled up as needed. i tried several box designs, but this one turned out to work the best because it is sturdy and doesn’t need tape or glue. have the kids decorate the paper before you fold it.

 
 
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