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March 23, 2015

National Chip and Dip Day
10 Favorite Chips & Dips Appetizers
What's your favorite chip and dip combo?  My hub LOVES (understatement) tortilla chips and salsa, when I think of chips and dip I immediately think of Lays Potato Chip and French Onion Dip.
Healthy Chips and Dips Recipes
20 Crazy Delicious Chips and Dip Combos

Near Miss Day
What's a near miss?
Some near misses are minor but some are major. Minor like tripping down the stairs and almost breaking your ankle or major like the reason why this day was created as a "holiday".
An asteroid flyby that was a near miss in 2012.
What's a near miss that you have experienced?

Melba Toast Day
What is melba toast?
Proper Melba Toast
I always thought melba toast was for teething babies only.  Then at some point I tried it as an adult and discovered its yumminess.

Puppy Day
A site just for the love of puppies

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