April Fool's

While I do not really participate in any of the pranks and antics that surround April Fool's Day (mainly because I don't have the time to think of a good one, nor would Matt fall for anything I did try to pull...), the media is full of them and I do enjoy reading what other people would believe.

One of the better ones was in my newsfeed from Starbucks. They introduced two new sizes of coffee for their customers: The Plenta and the Micra. You can read the full article HERE, but I especially enjoyed the photos that accompanied the story. Can you imagine drinking that much coffee in one sitting? The Plenta offers java drinkers a whopping 128 ounces of coffee - that's a lot of energy! The tiny one (which is pretty darn adorable, but then again, I do love all things small and tiny...) is a mere 2 ounces.  And Starbucks is well aware of the environmental impact these cups can have, so they offer suggestions on how to reuse your mugs. Looking for a unique container for your potted plant? How about a milk dish for your kitten? These cups are prefect!

If you were browsing Wikipedia.org on Wednesday, you had better been careful NOT to believe everything you read. This site is a user-composed encyclopedia, but on April Fool's, it featured some less-than-believe stories. One story in particular discussed the practice of wife selling inold time England. This was an alternative to a long and expensive divorce for married couples, and sometimes included the sale of the mother-in-law, too! You can read the full story HERE. I wonder if this were actually true, how many takers there would be...

For the Google fans and pet lovers, there was a fake news story that Google now offers a pet translation application. If this were actually true, what would your pet say about you? Google really went the extra mile by putting together this video to explain the application. You've got to love the lengths people will go to pull one over on the gullible people around us. But that being said, I bet Google totally has a pet translation application in the works....

Sorry for the shorter post today, and for the lack of posts this week. I have plenty of things to write about... just a lack of time. Thank goodness for long weekends!