Daily 5: Writer's Weekend, PEEPs and Spring Cleaning

Good morning, Windsor Locks and East Windsor! Today is Tuesday, April 2, 2013; there are 273 days left in the year.

Every year it seems like April Fool’s Day brings more and more elaborate pranks, even from the corporate world. Like everything else in the world, some are good, some are bad and some are just plain ugly. 

Here’s my list of the top 3 from this year:

1. Google Nose. The eponymous search engine/world ruler made me chuckle again this year, this time with a beta-tested smell function. Bravo.

2. Netflix’s hyper-focused categories. This one actually delivers a service, breaking down films into categories such as ones that feature Nicolas Cage freakouts.

3. Scope’s bacon-flavored mouthwash. Presumably this is an April Fool’s joke. But a man can dream, can’t he?

Here’s your Daily 5:

1. The votes have been tallied and the results are in: Congratulations to Lissette Comstock, who created this beautiful and colorful wreath made of PEEPs. Comstock is the winner of Patch’s PEEPs contest for 2013. Now let’s eat!

2. OK, when I got to the pump the first thing that pops into my head isn’t, “” No, I’m still in sticker shock. But, that’s what the good people at GasBuddy.com report, and they spend their time tracking this stuff.

3. These last few days have been warm enough to throw open the windows at home and air out the house. They've also been warm enough to remind you that it's time for some spring cleaning, inside and out. If you're considering doing things differently this year, and want to use more organic products to remove the dust and dirt that's built up over the winter months, Sheila Gagne of Maid Organic is offering five tips that should help in a story posted today on Windsor Locks-East Windsor Patch.

4. Calling all writers! Anita Diamant, beloved author of 'The Red Tent' and other bestselling novels, will keynote the The Mark Twain House & Museum's Second Annual Writers' Weekend. Writers in many genres, and all levels of experience, can immerse themselves in the craft at The Mark Twain House & Museum Friday evening, April 26, through Sunday afternoon, April 28.

5. Have you liked the Windsor Locks-East Windsor Facebook page yet? We post lost of interesting tidbits about what's going on around town and like to highlight other local Facebook pages, too. Check it out.