Day 5-the Seattle Mariners and the Colorado Rockies

Today's topics?

The Seattle Mariners and the Colorado Rockies.....

the Seattle Mariners.......

1. The Seattle Mariners were enfranchised in 1977, as part of the American League.

2. Since 1999, Safeco Field has been the Mariner's home field.

3. The name "Mariners" originates from the marine culture of the city of Seattle.

4. The current team colors are teal, navy blue and silver.

5. The team mascot is the Mariner Moose.

6. Any real success eluded the Mariners until 1995 when they defeated the New York Yankees in the American League Division Series.

7. The Mariners hold the record for the most season wins with 116, which they achieved in 2001.

8. The Mariners are owned by Nintendo of America.

9. The original home of the Mariners, the Kingdome, is now the home of the NFL team, the Seattle Seahawks.

10. There are currently 4 Mariners in the Mariners Hall of Fame; Dave Neihaus (Broadcaster, 1977-current), Alvin Davis (1st Base, 1984-1991), Jay Buhner (Outfield, 1988-2001) and Edgar Martinez (Designated hitter, 1987-2004).

the Colorado Rockies.....

1. The Colorado Rockies were established in 1991 and began playing baseball in 1993.

2. The Rockies are part of the National League.

3. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains, which pass through Colorado, just west of Denver.

4. Following multiple losing seasons, the Rockies finally won the National League pennant in 2007

5. The first game in Rockies history was on April 5, 1993.

6. In 2006, Matt Holliday hit 34 home runs and was named to the All Star Game.

7. In 2007, the Rockies made the playoffs for the first time since 1995.

8. The Rockies made it to the World Series in 2007 but were swept in 4 games against the Boston Red Sox.

9. July 1, 2008 was the shortest, 9 inning game in Coors Field history; 1 hour and 58 minutes.

10. The team colors are black, purple, silver and white.

You learn something new every day. :D

Day 4-Lord of the Rings and Sublime

Lord of the Rings and Sublime

Lord of the Rings.......

1. Lord of the Rings was written by J.R.R. Tolkien.

2. Tolkien came up with the idea for the story in 1917.

3.The story takes place in Middle Earth and follows Frodo Baggins in his quest to destroy the Ring of Power.

4. Main characters include Fordo Baggins, Samwise Gamge, Merriadoc Brandybuck, Perigrin Took, Gandalf the Grey and Aragorn, Son of Arathorn.

5. Smaller characters include Legolas, Prince of the Woodland Elves, Gimli, Son of Gloin, Boromir, Son of Denethor, the Nazgul and Gollum.

6. Lord of the Rings was originally entitled "A New Hobbit", but after several false starts, Tolkien came up with the story of the one ring.

7. Tolkien incorporated many of his own interests into his story, including philology (the study of linguistics), religion, fairy tales and Finnish mythology.

8. The novel the Lord of the Rings has been translated into at least 38 different languages.

9. In 1957, Lord of the Rings was awarded with the International Fantasy Award.

10. In the 1933 movie "Six Degrees of Separation", Will Smith's character mocks the Lord of the Rings books in front of Ian McKellan's character. Over a decade later, Ian McKellan was asked to play the role of Gandalf in the movie trilogy.

Sublime.....

1.Sublime formed in 1988.

2. Sublime is an American reggae fusion band.

3. Sublime consists of Bradley Nowell (vocals and guitar), Bud Gough (drums and percussion), and Eric Wilson (bass guitar).

4. Sublime has released 3 studio albums, 1 live album, 5 compilation albums and 1 box set.

5. "What I Got" remains the band's only number 1 single.

6. Sublime played it's first gig on July 4, 1988 in a small club in Harbor Peninsula.

7. Main singer Bradley Nowell died on May 25, 1996 of a heroin overdose.

8. After Brad's death, Wilson and Gough formed the Long Beach Dub Allstars in 1997.

9. In 2009, the remaining band members decided to reform the band with a new main singer, Rome Ramirez.

10. The band was banned from using the name "Sublime" so they called themselves "Sublime with Rome" instead.

You learn something new everyday...... :D

Day 3.....Muse and Surfing......

Today's topics?

Muse and Surfing

Muse.....

1. The band Muse originated in 1994.

2. They have put out 5 albums so far; "Showbiz", "Origins of Symmetry", "Absolution", "Black Holes and Revelations" and "The Resistance".

3. Muse consists of 3 members; Matthew Bellamy (lead vocals, guitar and piano), Christopher Wolsentholme (bass guitar, backup vocals, and keyboards) and Dominic Howard (drums, percussion and synthesizer).

4. Muse is considered "alternative rock" but is actually a fusion of multiple genres including progressive rock, classical music, heavy metal and electronica.

5. Matthew Bellamy and Dominic Howard were originally in a band together called Gothic Plague.

6. "Absolution" debuted at number 1 in the UK in 2003.

7. It had 1 number 1 hit as well as 3 top 20 hits; "Time is Running Out" along with "Hysteria", "Sing for Absolution" and "Butterflies and Hurricanes".

8. Matthew Bellamy is mostly recognized by his use of vibrato and falsetto when he sings.

9. The band has only 1 live album out-"HAARP" and it was made in 2008.

10. "Black Holes and Revelations" earned the band a Mercury Prize, their first official musical award.

Surfing....

1. There are 2 divisions of surfing- Longboarding and shortboarding (what are the odds?!)

2. "Tow-in surfing" involves a water vehicle towing the surfer to the wave.

3. Paddleboarding (another form of surfing) doesn't involve waves at all! Just the board!

4. Surfing was first done by the Europeans in Tahiti in 1767.

5. Artificial reefs have been constructed in certain areas to promote more surfer tourism.

6. The "Shaka Sign", made by turning your fingers into the sign language sign for the letter "y", is big in surfing culture, meaning many things, from "hang loose" to "cool" or "smooth".

7. The unbroken portion of a wave is called the "shoulder".

8. Accidentally driving the nose of your board into the water is called a "pearl" and it will generally cause the surfer to be thrown from his board, ending the ride.

9. Surfboards in the 1940's and 50's were made from Balsa wood. Modern boards are made from polyurethane foam, fiberglass cloth and polyester resin.

10. Things such as collisions, marine life, riptides and the sea bed itself can sometimes present problems for many surfers!

.......You learn something new every day!

(I'm giving up on the pictures at this point. Sorry guys......)

Today's topics.....

Great White Sharks and Disney World.....

Great White Sharks....

1. Great White's are the only sharks in the ocean to leap out of the water to catch their prey.

2. The scientific name of this shark is Carcharadon Carcharias.

3. Most Great White's live to be over 30 years old.

4. Great White's are mainly found in Australia, California and South Africa.

5. The biggest Great White on record was caught in 1959 and weighed 2,660 pounds!

6. Great White's approximately 20 feet long can exert a bite force of over 18,000 newtons (4,000 lbf).

7. Peter Benchley's novel "Jaws" was made into a major motion picture in 1975.

8. In 1936 a Great White reportedly jumped into a South African fishing boat and knocked a crewman into the sea.

9. Prior to 1981, no Great White had ever survived captivity for longer than 11 days.

10. In 2004, the Montery Bay Aquarium housed a female Great White for 198 days before she was released in March 2005.

Disney World.....

1. Disney World opened it's doors officially on October 1, 1971.

2. They've since added "Epcot", "Disney's Hollywood Studios", and "Disney's Animal Kingdom".

3. In 1959, Walt Disney Productions began making plans for the park to supplement Disneyland in Anaheim, CA.

4. Walt Disney died on October 15, 1966.

5. The Magic Kingdom is recognized by the iconic Cinderella Castle.

6. There are 2 water parks in Disney World; Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach.

7. Disney's River Country was the first water park in Disney World. It opened on June 20, 1976 and closed on November 1, 2001

8. There are 33 hotels and resorts located on Disney World property.

9. In May 2010, Disney Parks announced development of a new resort; Disney's Art of Animation Resort.

10. In May of 2008, Park World recorded an amazing 17 million visits to the Magic Kingdom. Epcot followed with 10.9 million. Hollywood Studio's came next with 9.51 million and last but not least, Animal Kingdom with 9.84 million visits.

You learn something new everyday. :)

(Again, no pictures. I apologize for the inconvenience.....)

I'm posting again!!!

So I've decided that since I'm so bored all the time,

I'm going to do something to make the time go faster. . . Every day for the next 40 days, I'm going to pick 2 topics that I don't know much about and read up on them.

Then I'm going to blog 10 random facts about them right here.

The first two topics???

Stan Lee and the Angora Rabbit. :D

Stan Lee.......

1. Stan Lee's full name? Stanley Martin Lieber

2. Stan Lee was born on December 22, 1922. That makes him 88 years old!

3. The first superhero group that Lee created was The Fantastic Four.

4. Lee worked with artist Jack Kirby to create Marvel's most succesful hero, SPIDERMAN!

5. Throughout the 1960's, Lee wrote a monthly collumn called "Stan's Soapbox".

6. The city of Los Angeles as well as the city of Long Beach both declared October 2, 2009 as Stan Lee Day.

7. Stan Lee cameos in many of the movies based on Marvel superheros including Spiderman I, II and III, The Incredible Hulk, The Fantastic Four, Iron Man I and II, and X-Men.

8. Lee played a bus driver in the 16th episode of the first season of Heroes.

9. He also narrated the video game "Spider Man" and it's sequal, "Spider Man 2: Enter Elctro".

10. At the 2007 Comic-Con International, Marvel Legends introduced a Stan Lee action figure. (The body beneath the clothing on the figure is actually a re-used mold from a previous Spiderman figure, slightly altered.)

Angora rabbit......

1. The Angora rabbit originated in Ankora, Turkey.

2. These rabbits were popular pets of French royalty in the mid-1700's.

3. They are bred for their long wool, which is removed by plucking or shearing.

4. These furry animals first appeared in the US in the early 1900's.

5. There are 4 different ARBA (American Rabbit Breeder's Association) recognized Angora rabbit breeds: English, French, Giant and Satin.

6. Other breeds include German, Swiss and Finnish, to name a few.

7. Keeping to it's name, the Giant Angora rabbit weighs the most out of the four different breeds, weighing an average of 9.9 pounds or more!

8. If not cared for properly, an Angora rabbit may develope a condition called "wool block" in which their innards become clogged with hair.

9. Not only is the English Angora rabbit the smallest of the four recognized breeds, but it also can be bred to have mulitple colors (ie: white with black spots).

10. The French Angora rabbit only posesses large amounts of fur on it's rear legs and actually sports a clean face and front feet.

Sooooo, weird topics, I know. But hey, you learn something new every day!!!! (There will be pictures posted with each topic as well but for some reason, it won't let me post any today. You should look up the Angora rabbit tho. It's super funny looking!!!)