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Don't even try and act like you already knew this either.

I got this in an email. Who ever looks at the end of an aluminum foil box? You know when you try to pull some foil out and the roll comes out of the box. Then you have to put the roll back in the box and start over. The darn roll always comes out at the wrong time.

Written on the end of a Reynolds foil box are the words: Press here to lock end.

Right there on the View image end of the box is a tab to lock the roll in place. How long has this little locking tab been there? Generic brands of aluminum foil and plastic wraps have one, too.

I can't count the number of times the Saran wrap roll has jumped out when I was trying to cover something up.
I hope I'm not the only person who didn't know about this. I will say this though, when I tried it last night, it was really hard to push open. Does anyone else have this problem?

Happy New Year!

Posted by Dymphna Harrigan at 04:48 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)

Did you know that First Night Danbury is being held on Wednesday, December 31st from 4 to 8? You can buy buttons at a variety of places including City Center Danbury or the Danbury Library.

Anyone wishing to volunteer can call the toll free number (1-888-588-7880). More information on volunteering can be found on the First Night Danbury website.

Happy New Year!

Posted by Dymphna Harrigan at 04:21 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

I was looking for something new to put in the blog and realized I didn't know much about Kwanzaa. I spent some time poking around the internet and enjoyed learning something of the history of this holiday which celebrates family, community and culture. Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor of Africana Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Dr. Karenga stressed the indispensable need to preserve, continually revitalize and promote African American culture. If you want to learn more about this unique holiday, visit some of the links above. And let me know what you think.

Posted by Dymphna Harrigan at 11:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)

These are just two book covers from the many new books we received in November. Death Run is an exciting thriller and will be enjoyed by fans of Alex Rider. Jack Higgins is well know by adults, but he has turned his skills to writing a young adult series. The best-selling Isle of Swords adventure continues in Isle of Fire as ancient mariners rise from legend and cut an all-too-real swath of destruction across the Atlantic. The newly formed Wolf Fleet scours the Caribbean, hunting the pirates they once called comrades. And in the pitiless winds of a monstrous hurricane, whole fleets will be blasted apart and devoured.

Posted by Dymphna Harrigan at 02:08 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)