charity: water

I just want to say thanks to everybody.  I've had somebody donate towards my $500 goal.  Thats great and I wanted to say thank you.  I know, as my blog gets more and more out to other people I will get more readers, and hopefully more people will donate to my cause.  Thats all for now.

Idea's, idea's...

Well...I haven't posted in awhile.  I've been thinking, now that al least 2 people read this,   I think I'm going to do a poll on my next topic (or something like that).  If you have a good idea for a topic, put it in the comments and I'll get to it as soon as possible!  So I'll play around with some idea's on how to get you guys to submit a topic, but for now I guess that posting in the comments will work ☺ If I don't get any comments my next topic will be tea!  Who drank it first, why, and other neat stuff about it, until then,  Bye!

Also, before I go that little donate button on the side there.  That will give me money I am going to donate to a great charity called charity: water.  Charity: water is a charity that gives people that don't have clean water, the water they need to live.  Imagine not having clean water to drink.  How we take clean water for granted and don't even think about how it impact's our lives.  Charity: water gives people peace of mind that they can drink the water without getting sick.  You can donate and join my cause.  My goal is to raise $500, thats all, $500.  With that money we can give 25 people clean water or 5 families.  I'll put a link to my cause.  You can donate there at my page for the fund called "Blog" or donate here using Paypal™.  Thanks for the support, it means a lot to me.

Here's the link to my cause: http://mycharitywater.org/Blogwhatdoyouknow 

Okay...

Okay...This is not a story, but a quick note... Recently I've started up my old blog that I did once or twice a year.  Now i've redone everything and made it soooo much better.  And, honestly, it's great, because of googles AdSense I've made some (light) money.  Well, basically I'm saying, thanks, to anybody and everybody that reads this blog I picked out from the dumps.  When I started this I did it because I wanted a Facebook but I was't allowed to have one, so I shared a bunch of random post's like "going to a museum!"
But, yeah thanks for everything everybody.  Also, a quick link to get a kindle from Amazon:

    And I'm not just doing this because I'm payed too, but because the Kindle is actually really great!  With the ability to read anywhere, whenever you want, whatever you want is great.  I have one and LOVE it!!  If you get yourself one I hope you enjoy it as well!  You can also get great skins, and cases!  Well,  hope you enjoy reading on.  And stay strong!  Anyways, enjoy :)  

Puzzle Mania!

Right now our family officially has puzzle fever. We've done one 750 piece puzzle in a day.  Were also working on a 1000 piece puzzle.  Well that brings me too a couple of interesting story's.  First, when I was little I would always ask my dad to cut my pieces of ham into shapes, and I would put them back together like a puzzle, and thats how I got into puzzles!  Next, how were puzzles invented?  Why?  hmmmm, well lets see.  Let's start with the Dutch, a very reasonable possibility. According to Betsy and Geert Bekkering, two of the oldest surviving puzzles made in the Netherlands were made from maps that were printed in the early part of the 18th century. It is generally believed that, being an educational device, "dissections" were made with current maps. 

As always, there are some exceptions to the rule. If the country's boundaries did not change, a older map would work just the same as a newly printed one. Paper and printing were both expensive so any existing stock would likely be used without regard to current borders. The Bekkerings note that the two dissected maps were not of professional quality and one includes a cutting style (interlocking) that was not seen elsewhere in England or on the continent until after 1770. Most likely, an amateur cut some maps from an out-of-date atlas in the late 18th or early 19th century.

I've come across a few different pages with some sort of official looking document that notes the invention of the jigsaw puzzle in France, circa 1830. Running it through an online language translator (French to English) does the usual hack job but seems sufficient to give me the gist of it. This document makes no mention at all of the existance of the puzzle manufacturers who were in business before then or of surviving puzzles that are dated prior to that. This includes 18th century French puzzles. There is a French connection (more about this later), but these particular claims have no merit.

The Germans were early manufacturers and exporters of puzzles but there is simply no evidence of them being first. There are no known 18th century dissections extant and no records (tax, occupational, etc) of early involvement. The above mentioned picture puzzle at the Lilly Library was designed by Johann Claudius Sarron and engraved by Martin Engelbrecht of Augsburg, Germany. The caption (in German and Latin) reads: Whoever has never seen a picture puzzle can use this sheet as a modest example. Note: in my collection, some of my earliest examples of puzzles made in America were produced by Jacob Shaffer and Thomas Wagner. Both worked in Philadelphia and produced puzzles starting around 1860. Their style was identical to those being produced in Germany so I guess that they were immigrants or first generation offspring who received German made puzzles from their parents. (maybe from a favorite Aunt!)

Original post:  http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_invented_the_jigsaw_puzzle

Want a puzzle?

 

Well...

Oh!, why hello there. Hmmm, I wasn't expecting you. If I was I would have a story for you. Oh, yeah thats what I'm going to do...lots of stories. mkay, well, what do you want to tell you about? Oh, whats that? you don't care. Okay then, I'll make it something nobody cares about but always wonders. Where do christmas ornaments and tree's come from? Well it starts way back when, in Germany 16th century. Germany was credited with creating the christmas tree tradition when devout Christians would bring decorated tree's into their homes. If tree's were scarce, then they would decorate wood pyramids with evergreens and candles! Should I keep going? Oh, it's neat you say, okay...MORE! Okay, where were we? Oh, yes decorating tree's/log's. The decorated tree became more and more popular in Europe and got the name the christmas tree. Believe it or not in England price Edward, enjoyed making christmas tree's very "fashionable". well everything went downhill from there, and the christmas tree caught on. If you want to know more, I'll put a link. Don't know where, but I will...Despite the fact that nobody's reading this! okay, right here! |

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http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/history/xmas_tree.htm

Okay

Okay, so even thought NOBODY reads this, I;m going to start making more legitimate blog posts. About what? Well, whatever I fell like! Considering my new Macbook Pro, It'll be easier to do these things. Also, some new changes(for good) to the: title, layout, and other things I can't think of right now! So for now, good bye, and enjoy your Christmas!