Monthly Archives: August 2011

Steady on lads …. just like a chicken head

Posted on 2011-08-08 by betsyaoki

Smarter Every Day – I haven’t seen all this guy’s videos so I can’t vouch for them all, but I have to say, I like how he approaches the science of everyday things and does these wacky experiments to create … Continue reading →

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A dash of 80’s supreme chicken awesome

Posted on 2011-08-05 by betsyaoki

There are many mysteries in marriage. Where did the spouse “tidy up” my favorite coat to? Why is stacking crap correctly in the dishwasher so hard for the other person? And especially in my case, how the heck does Jason … Continue reading →

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Ridiculously cute chicken light bulb craft project

Posted on 2011-08-04 by betsyaoki

About.com can sometimes just be factual and helpful, and othertimes it just brings the cute overload. I won’t spoil the fun of the how-to article but I will note that you want kids doing this project to be at LEAST 5 … Continue reading →

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Playing a game of chicken

Posted on 2011-08-03 by betsyaoki

  Everyone who was once a kid knows about the “game of chicken.”  Some folks may interpret recent events in Washington DC as a game of chicken. In Seattle, chickens tend to bawk and peck at each other a lot, they … Continue reading →

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Chickens in flight

Posted on 2011-08-02 by betsyaoki

Courtney Sawdon gives Tom Parrish’s chicken a shove from the house during the chicken flying contest.  /  Buy this AWESOME photo from WENDY TORELLO/TIMES HERALD I was charmed by this news article about a Chicken Flying Contest in Goodells, Michigan: “Gentle … Continue reading →

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Chicken taunting

Posted on 2011-08-01 by betsyaoki

Sometimes, especially in the summer, the egg-laying goes on overload. It takes a chicken about 25 hours to “process” and emit an egg, but the sunnier the days are, the closer to one egg per chicken per day you get. … Continue reading →

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