Did you know that the sprinkler is a Canadian Invention? These are pictures of Taz, who loves to play in the sprinkler. I believe in another dog life, she was a Spaniel or Portuguese Water Dog - she can not stay out of the water! (you can click on the picture to make it bigger if you want to see Taz in action)
Of course, we're also known for more important inventions like the pacemaker, insulin, the electric oven, the snowblower, the paint roller, basketball, green garbage bags, instant mashed potatoes and the Bloody Caesar!
I don't think I could ever invent anything. I never think, as I'm doing something like, say, peeling and boiling and mashing potatoes, 'There must be an easier way. What if there were instant mashed potatoes?'. See my brain just doesn't work that way. Now, as I'm preparing mashed potatoes (which I love and really would like some for breakfast, but that's just too weird), my brain is usually thinking, 'I should make mashed potatoes more often...I should check to see how many potatoes I have, I think they were on sale this week...where did I put that flyer...I'll add them to my grocery list, just in case...hmmm, I never did buy red wine vinegar...ooh, I should have a glass of wine while I'm waiting for these potatoes to boil...Would you like some cheese with that whine? *aside - yes, I make stupid jokes in my head all the time and, yes, I usually laugh out loud when I do*...Damn, I hate it when the potatoes boil over!'
OK, you get my point - the brain never thinks about invention, but, I assure you, it is busy! Then when someone does come out with, say, the paint roller, I think 'Why didn't I think of that?' That's the great thing about inventions - they seem so revolutionary, but so simple and logical at the same time!
As of right now, the best invention ever has to be the instant coffee maker (1946 Italian named Achilles Gaggia) - must pour me another cup this morning!
As of right now, People of Blogland, name your "Best Invention Ever"! And have a great weekend - I'll be doing laundry...thank goodness for the Canadian invention of the washing machine :)
Taz is so awesome. :whines: I want a dog. I mean, I love my cats, but I miss having a dog.
ReplyDeleteMashed potatoes for breakfast? Potato pancakes. There, that's settled. ;o) What I hate is when you forget about the fact that you're boiling potatoes, and by the time you remember, you have a red hot pan with charcoal briquets in the bottom. :gurk: OMG, I love Gaggia then. Can't live without my morning coffee.
Best invention ever, imo - I mean other than like fire and the wheel - has to be the printing press. Thank you, Mr. Gutenberg.
She is a beautiful baby - BTW, while you wish you had a dog, whenever you post pics of the cats, I whine: I want a cat! LOL
DeleteYes, I could have potato pancakes for breakfast, B.E. - but I'm weird enough that I would actually eat plain old mashed potatoes for my breakfast. Of course, I'm too lazy to make mashed potatoes for breakfast, but if there were some in my fridge leftover...just sayin'
Yes! Printing Press - good one. What would we do without our books!
I hear ya. I had mashed potatoes for lunch yesterday.
DeleteAnd some days, if I could ship you Max, I would. He's my baby, but he's a lot of work. Only problem is he hates dogs.
I would love to have Max - he is so adorable (and, I'll say it again, one very lucky cat). But, he may hate dogs and Taz wouldn't like him very much, the real problem is The Husband, who does not like cats - has a slight allergy :(
DeleteI have to say it's the computer/word processor. Or the IBM Selectric with the correction tape. Am I dating myself here?
ReplyDeleteTaz is made of awesome. Maybe she was a Newf in a former life? I really need to build a pool or a pond for Cooper.
I love to watch your brain in action, Janet. Just sayin'.... Happy weekend, everyone!
And the Internet - OMG, I love the Internet! Info at the tip of your fingers :)
DeleteTaz is made of awesomeness (as she shoves her head under my arm as I try to type this - obviously, time to go out). And Cooper would love a pool for the summer (get a cheap plastic kids' pool - doesn't look the best, but we're all about making the dogs happy, aren't we?
Brain scares me - glad you enjoy watching the craziness!!
We have a plastic kiddy pool for him. He's too big to lay down in it. He and Boone use it as a drinking bowl. LOLOL
DeleteToo funny, Silver - yes, you have some big dogs in Cooper and Boone, you may need to build a pool ;)
DeleteWhen I was a kid I thought it would be really cool if they could just suck the fat right out of your body. Why didn't I make a phone call????
ReplyDeleteMy favorite invention? There are so many I don't know where to begin. The computer. Love my computer. The Keurig coffee maker so I can have 1 cup of decaf at night without having to make a whole pot. Solid idea. The de-shedding comb for my big dumb blonde dog. Whoever thought of that is my hero!
I have owned 3 dogs in my life, one when I was a kid, my best dog ever Feliz (I still cry for me that he's gone) and my big dumb blonde. They are/were all labs. Only 1 of them has been a fan of the water. What's up with that???
You would have been rich, Erika!!
DeleteYou have an affinity for labs? I'm hooked on German Shepherds - Taz is The Husband's and my second one. Perhaps your two labs thought they were German Shepherds - did they herd you around?
Best invention ever when it comes to our dogs - the big, nasty choke collar with the claws. I know it sounds mean, but it isn't (tested it on my own thigh before we bought). The only thing that keeps the big dogs from pulling my arm out of the socket (our first Shepherd was terrible, would walk on her hind feet with a regular choke chain on!
Have a great weekend, Erika :)
OMG! YES! Those collars are lifesavers! Mine have so much fur they don't even feel the pokes but the toothed collars get their attention where a regular choke collar just makes them laugh.
DeleteSo glad to hear of someone else who uses those collars - and they really don't hurt, just pinch when the dog gets too far out at the end of the leash. A couple of times and they know the limit - and respect it!
Delete...a regular choke collar just makes them laugh. So true!
I tried a regular choke on my big dumb blonde and he just gags. He could care less. Hence the nickname. :)
DeleteBig dogs, I've discovered, have a mind of their own - I'm pretty sure they're all laughing at us!
DeleteWhadya mean mashed potatoes are too weird for breakfast????
ReplyDeleteHey, why didn't I know about those spike collars a couple of years ago. Pen loves collars so much she has left a display of several in the woods at the lake - but not clearly enough that I can find them.
ReplyDeleteI bought a thingummy which clips between the leash and the collar. If the dog pulls, it makes a dogs-only noise. I haven't tried it yet. It is still too slippery to take her for walks. Guess its 'laps in the yard' for a few more weeks unless it gets really cold.
That's an interesting gadget, Connie - you'll have to let us know if it works (you know, when the weather co-operates - I hear you're in the middle of a snow storm today).
DeleteAs for the spike collars - I won't use anything but! Only for walks, mind you - Taz has her regular blue cloth collar with her tags on it :)
Come on people! The greatest invention has to be the flush toilet. I'd give up my computer and my coffee maker and many, many more modern conveniences just so long as I don't have to squat in the woods!
ReplyDeleteYou're right, Sandy! Sometimes we forget about those things that are so common-place (like the toilet). Yep, wouldn't want to have to squat in the woods - or sit on a cold, stone 'throne' two or three stories up and listen to my 'product' head down the stone 'chute'...of course, I also wouldn't have to be the gongfarmer who had to clean said stone chute (my writing today has made me all medieval).
DeleteThanks for stopping by - hope your weekend is going well :)