Hmm, starting to collect a little dust in these warm summer months around here .  The excitement has been coming to you all summer at Bingo Vega, and it seems that our lovely little blog is due for some much needed love by all of the team.

We’ve been lucky enough to have our very own CM LeeAnn to submit some horoscopes for the month of August.  Being a somewhat superstitious person myself (I won’t leave the house on Friday the 13th if I can avoid it), I’m glad to announce that this will be a feature that will continue on the Vega Vine.  Thanks for submitting this wonderful idea, LeeAnn; when my lottery winnings are deposited into my bank account, I’ll be sure to splash it in the right direction

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Hi All!   I just thought it would be fun to share some facts about bingo that you might not know.   :)

1. Bingo was originally called Beano and was played at fairs in the country.  A dealer would have numbered discs in a cigar box, and when he pulled the disc out he called the number on it.  The person who won would yell “beano”, instead of “Bingo”.
2. Edwin S. Lowe, a toy salesman is credited with inventing the modern day game of bingo, as well as renaming it Bingo
3. After this Bingo was introduced again in 1930 and by 1934 there were 10,000 Bingo games being played each week.
4. Last year more people played Bingo than attended NFL games. WOW
5. There are more than 1,474,200 unique Bingo cards possible.
6. 96% of all Bingo players have won a game at least once.
7. The largest Bingo game ever played had 60,000 players, an additional 10,000 were turned away at the door.

Do you have any fun facts you’d like to share with us? Link us in the comment box below.

Hi All!

I just wanted to share a little something that is non -  bingo related..

I think most of you know that I’m a die hard football fan…   I go to the games, wave my terrible towel lol   Yes that’s right a CRAZY Pittsburgh Steeler fan! lol

This year of course my team won the superbowl, and we had our big welcome home Steelers Superbowl Champs parade.    It was crazy downtown, they estimated 700,000 fans all dressed in black gold waving our terrible towels of course.   It was total chaos, and I loved every minute of it.  I can’t wait to do it again next year, that’s right i’m predicting a 7th championship!  So I wanted to share a pic from that day. Beth

I’m very lucky.  Being a Canadian with American parents, I’m spoiled with the prospect of eating Thanksgiving dinner in October and November.  I look forward to the chance of driving 5,000 calories into my body in one sitting, becoming lethargic, and then vowing to never eat again.  I swear that after eating Thanksgiving dinner my house could catch on fire and I’d still think it would have been a pretty decent day. I’m like a tranquilized dog who lies on the grass and doesn’t care that the mailman is coming.

I have to admit that there’s something about Thanksgiving which piques my curiosity, as I’ve never tried it before and have always wondered about it.  I’m talking about the ominous cylinder of red goop — cranberry sauce.

photo credit: Daniel Morrison

Some people go absolutely insane over cranberry sauce.  While some people build their entire Thanksgiving dinner fantasies around Grandma’s Pumpkin Pie or Aunt Mary’s stuffing, there are some that salivate at the thought of cranberry sauce (and after hearing a bell, I’m sure).  I like to consider myself a brave person; I’ve tried a lot of foods in my 28 years.  Heck, when I was a baby I used to try all kinds of crazy things: peas, carrots, and beef puree come to mind.  I just can’t bring myself to try this one thing.

Yet, I find myself at the dining table staring at it.  I’m helpless under cranberry sauce’s spell.  I get the 1000-yard stare, and by this time I’m probably mouth-breathing as I try to unravel its many mysteries.  Do I eat it with turkey in the same bite? Do I cut it with a knife or just mash it around into easily manipulated shapes with my fork?  Has the sauce somehow defected from the desert line-up, and if so, are the other deserts angry?

Thinking about it logically, I know that I’m missing out on something.  Something that looks the way that cranberry sauce does couldn’t be featured in so many Thanksgiving dinner productions if there wasn’t something remarkable about it.

I think I’ve just talked myself into it.  I’ve been married, I have children, I think it’s time for me to move onto the next phase of my life and try cranberry sauce.  Wish me luck.

And here’s to wishing everyone luck today with our Thanksgiving specials today.  Have a happy Thanksgiving everyone, and thank you for playing at Vega!

Another week at Vega!  We all know that you’re excited to see the winners of our “Name our Blog” contest, and I’ll assure you that the judging is underway.  There will be a post up in the next couple days with the results of the winners along with the option to vote for what name you think should be at the top of this blog.  We are weighing the choices very carefully, and giving lengthy consideration to all of your suggestions.

All of this judging has made the staff at Bingo Vega very hungry, and we’ve heard that a few of our Roomies might have just the treat that we need to satisfy our munchies.  I have to admit that I’m a horrible cook, but I’m asking for you to lend us some of your favorite bingo food recipes.   Maybe if one really piques my interest, I will document my misadventures in my kitchen preparing your recipe.  Hillarity will probably ensue!

photo credit: chatirygirl

photo credit: ЕленАндреа

I love this time of year.  The leaves are turning into beautiful autumn colors, the air is getting colder, and the nights seem just a little bit darker.  For me, October instills that feeling of being a kid again, knowing that Halloween is right around the corner.   It’s the season for apple picking and carving pumpkins, for hay-rides and jumping in leaf piles, and considering that Halloween happens to fall upon a Friday; the potential exists for some really great parties.

Usually, I have the pleasure of trick-or-treating with my kids.  This year I’ve found myself kid-free and with an invitation to what sounds to be a very interesting party.  The only catch – I have no idea what I’m going to wear as a costume.   Yes, I do realize that it might be a little late in the game to be worrying about what I’m going to dress up as; however, I’m a natural procrastinator.  Fortunately, I do have ten days and a very active imagination… not to mention the help of great friends.

So how about it Vega’ers (Vegans?), do you have any suggestions?    Care to tell what you’re going to be wearing on the spookiest night of October?  Perhaps share a funny or scary Halloween moment?  Let’s all get in the Halloween spirit and share some stories!