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Blue Posts

Santa Clause Uses Selsun Blue To Disguise Himself as the Easter Bunny

by Yancey Grantham

Hi there! I have a long White beard that extends down to the middle of my chest. I am often mistaken for Santa Clause by people and kids on the street because of my long White beard and long White hair. Actually I am the Easter Bunny in disguise. (ho, ho, ho).

I wash my White beard in Selsun Blue. That stops my face skin from flaking and gives me a shiny, silky finish for my long White beard. I then condition it in my regular shampoo conditioner. It is not Blue. It is White. The White conditioner keeps me from having the Blues (ha!)

My White beard is much longer than this now. Notice the Blue shirt and the Blue sky. And although you can’t see them, I have on Blue jeans, They match my Blue eyes… and yes, Mary Ann, they do twinkle. The sunglasses, Blue Blockers, help hide my Easter Bunny Identity. I have no desire to enter the Federal Witness Protection Program. That would make me Blue!

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Blue Moon, Blue Lobster, Blue Butterflies, Blue Creatures and Blue Icing to be Discovered

by Yancey Grantham

Blue Butterfly by Bensonkua

Find out exactly what a Blue Moon is by reading BLUE MOONS AND NATURE’S OTHER BLUES at Carolyn Cholland’s Weblog.

She finds out that there really are blue butterflies.

Carolyn also makes Blue lobsters part of her vacation goals.

Find out if the blue icing incident helps our writer think “outside the box.”

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How would you finish the story of the restaurant called “The Blue Lobster?”

by Yancey Grantham

Blue Lobster by Leslie Ricker

Blue Lobster by Leslie Ricker

The Blue Lobster

That is how it starts, simple enough, “The Blue Lobster.” Virginia DeBolt who runs the About First 50 Words starts the story with, yep, the first 50 words.

Her story is about the beginnings of a restaurant. How would you finish the story? Use her comment form to show your next 50 or so words.

There really are blue lobsters. Apparently, the blue is caused by a genetic mutation that causes an excess amount of protein to be produced.1

This is what I wrote but you will have to go to First 50 Words to see the beginning.

During the discussion of money we got a call from Gordon Ramsay saying that he would be willing to back the restaurant.

He heard about the adventure and agrees that any placed called “The Blue Lobster” should have the blue boy front and center. He just wants to make sure we don’t server the blue lobster until we offer the dinner on ebay. Blue Lobsters are very rare.

  1. Retrieved from Wikipedia Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_lobster Around one in two million lobsters is blue. A research study conducted by Professor Ronald Christensen at the University of Connecticut discovered that a genetic defect causes a blue lobster to produce an excessive amount of protein. The protein, and a red caratenoid molecule known as astaxanthin, combine to form a blue complex known as crustacyanin, giving the lobster its blue color. ^ Dennis Hoey (2005-05-04). “Professor finds key to rare lobster color”, MaineToday.com Website: http://travel.mainetoday.com/news/050404blue.shtml [↩]

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We don’t have enough blue, set your camera to capture more. Blue Color Cast tip from Mark Hemmings

by Yancey Grantham

Learn how to put a blue cast to your pictures with this tutorial for photography.

Mark, from Free Weekly Photography Lessons & Tips, suggests changing the white balance on a subject that you would like to give a blue cast to.

From Mark Hemming’s site Free Weekly Photography Lessons & Tips.

Mark is a professional photographer who has specialized in Travel, Fashion, and Adverting photography.

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