A Frappe for Frappe's Sake.

Today is National Frappe Day! Did you know that frappes used to be ice cream drinks? No, really, it's true. REALLY! Well, fine. The starbucks addicts may not believe me, but the rest of you can. It wasn't until fairly recently that the popular flavors of frappes even involved coffee at all. Some places still stick to ice cream, and if you wanted to be historically accurate, that would be the kind to get today. If not, then get any frappe from starbucks. Go right on ahead. They're pretty much all good. I think I'm actually going to make my own today, though. No, not at work where all the supplies are so readily waiting to be mixed. I'm going to try to look up a few recipes and make my own cool recipe. If it's good, then I may post how I made it and you can try it yourself. If it isn't good, then we won't ever speak of it again. Deal? Deal.

Thanks for reading!
~Kyle

[UPDATE!]
After minutes upon minutes of finding a recipe online and changing it according to what I had at home, I've made a frappe!

PUMPKIN PIE STYLE!

Pay no attention to the nasty looking, used mixing supplies. The cup is what counts. Er... more accurately: what's in the cup. Delicious pumpkin pie goodness. Holiday: Successfully celebrated.

Seriously, Take It.

Today is Come-and-Take-It Day! Today celebrates the day that the first shot of the Texas Revolution was fired. Which is weird, because the first shot was fired on October 2, 1835. The town of Gonzales, Texas actually holds a festival for today every year. You can celebrate today by having a "Come and take it" attitude. I'm using my "Come and take it" attitude to say "Please, dentist, come and take away this excruciating toothache that has woken me up at 2 in the morning. The only good side of which is that it reminded me that I forgot to update this blog on time. Only two hours off, though.

Thanks for reading!
~Kyle

Pay it forward

Today is the National Do Something Nice Day! Today is a day to do ... Something nice. Whether it be donating money to the charity of your choice, or something as simple as picking a piece of trash off of the ground. There are quite literally millions of nice things you could do, and even more ways to do them. So put on a big ol' smile, go out there, and do something nice! ... Dial the smile down a bit, you're starting to creep me out.

Thanks for reading!
~Kyle