Here are a couple more… What do you call a nun who walks in her sleep? A roaming Catholic. What’s big, green, has four legs, and if it fell out a tree on to you it would kill you? A…
Here are a few more: What city has the largest rodent population? Hamsterdam. How do you keep a bagel from getting away? Put lox on it! How can you have bread if you are on a liquid diet? Drink a…
All comments on this blog are moderated — they must be approved by an administrator at theFrankes.com before they appear. Even so, we get hundreds of spam posts in the moderation queue. A lot of the spammers try to get…
There is an excellent tutorial posted by bethany at the Vermillion Rules blog that describes precisely how to make a little girl’s tutu with only some elastic strap, a few yards of inexpensive and easy-to-find tulle, and no sewing. (I…
Here’s a great little online app that will test how good you are at “eyeballing” different measurements. Drag a point or line around to make simple geometric figures. After eyeballing seven different ones three times each, you’ll get a score…
I came home today and my son had created a suit of armor and a sword out of cardboard and paper bags. But his sword was badly damaged — dented and bent — by the kid down the street who…
Amazon’s affiliate program can be big business, and many web sites rely solely on Amazon affiliate program referral frees for their income. It’s a good business model for Amazon.com because it helps drive traffic and sales to their site, and…
Welcome to theFrankes.com. This blog has been around for decades now, and I do have a full-time job and family, so please be patient as I get it back up to modern standards. It’s a long, slow process that competes…