Superman Red and Superman Blue

"The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue!"
In an "imaginary story" (non-cannon stories, usually taking place in another realities), in Superman # 162, Superman decided to increase his intelligence, so he could finish his list of unaccomplished goals, such as returning Kandor to it's normal size. He did so via a machine powered by kryptonite. It made the Man of Steel 100 times smarter, but it also spilt him into two Superman-beings: Superman Red and Superman Blue. They successfully restored Kandor, but they didn't stop there. They re-created Krypton (dubbed "New Krypton") and in the process destroyed all existing kryptonite. The duo made an "anti-evil ray", designed to remove criminal tendencies from people. They used satellites to emit the ray causing not only Mr. Mxyzptlk and Lex Luthor become to good, but even Communists. The now-good Lex created a serum able to cure all known illnesses and placed in the water supply. Now that Earth became a paradise, Superman-Blue married Lana Lang, Superman-Red married Lois and even Jimmy Olsen married Lucy Lane at the same wedding. Superman-Red decided to go live on new Krypton (giving up his powers), while Superman-Blue stayed on Earth and started "Super-Family". This version of Red and Blue were seen in Infinite Crisis # 5, when Lex tried to fuse all the alternate reality Supermen together and in Superman / Batman # 25 in an army of different versions of Batman and Superman.

"Superman Red/Superman Blue"

The next version of the duo began in a 1998 storyline, where Superman got electric-based powers, later it forced him to wear a blue containment suit. He could turn the powers "off", but became as vulnerable as a normal human. Some fans call this version "Electric Blue Superman". In the Superman Red/Superman Blue one-shot, the Cyborg Superman created a trap that split Superman into a rash Superman Red and a cerebral Superman Blue. The two started to differ from each other so much, that they didn't want to turn back into the "normal" Superman. Both Supermen fought over Lois Lane, so she kicked them out her house. Perplexed, both Red and Blue went to Antarctica to see if the Kryptonian tech could help solve the issue. But, they found a woman called Obsession, previously known to have romantic lust for Superman at an insane level. Then, Maxima (another super-powered Superman-admirer) came to the scene. Although Obsession liked the idea of two Supermen, Maxima was completely opposed to it. The two woman fought over this. The Supermen stopped the fight by separating them. After battling the Millennium Giants, the two Supermen fused together. Why this happened is very vague: Superman felt "rewarded" for saving the Earth, but he later claimed to haved turned back when his "electromagnetic energy dispersed". However when he was battling Brainiac 13, in a later comic, Brainiac 2.5 manage to turn him into the "Electric Blue Superman" to stop 13.

References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_Red/Superman_Blue

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2 years and I finally finished it...

We went to Logan this weekend to help my mom with her booth at the Cache Valley Farmer's Market (she sold her lavender) and while we were up there I finally finished sewing her window curtains in their Master Bedroom. Here are some pictures of the finished product!

My mom picked out the fabric for her windows and told me what she wanted to make...and then I made them. I did all four panels over 2 years ago, but the curtains behind her window seat were made too short. I added length to them so they matched the other curtains on her patio doors (below).

It amazes me what some saffron paint color and curtains can do for a room. I absolutely love how everything comes together to create a warm and cozy bedroom retreat.

I also took the unused fabric and made coordinating pillows for the window seat and reading chair (my mom found that chair at the DI for $10 and had it reupholstered...I guess that's where I get it from).

Tinkerbell and Flower Coloring Pages

Tinkerbell and Flower Coloring Pages

Happy National Ice Cream Sandwich Day

There's only one observance celebrated today, August 2. It is National Ice Cream Sandwich Day and with something this great to celebrate who needs anything more?!

The Ice Cream Sandwich was reportedly invented in New York City during the hot summer of 1900. Several newspaper articles of the day reported on the popularity of a wonderful new ice cream invention. The stories told of a young street vendor who wheeled his pushcart onto the street one hot day in July. He had a tin mold in which he first inserted a cookie described as a water wafer or a graham wafer, he then filled the mold with ice cream and placed another wafer on top. The ice cream sandwiches were sold for 1, 2 or 3 cents depending on the thickness of ice cream.

News of this wonderful new ice cream treat spread throughout the Wall street district and the vendor's cart was constantly surrounded by a crowd of eager customers, which included everyone from bankers to messengers and newsboys, much to the chagrin of the other vendors on the street. The Washington Post said, "the man is simply coining money, where he eked out a meager revenue before. He has simply tickled the public's fancy for something new". And the rest, as they say, is history.

Here's a yummy looking ice cream sandwich recipe from NotSoHumblePie.blogspot.com.

And here's a simple and clever dessert recipe using ice cream sandwiches from allrecipes.com.

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Brief Blogging Break

In the meantime, be sure to check out our rockin' August DT Gallery here (under the gallery page) and the new Fall Crops I have listed here (under the classes page)...

Peace!

Dedicated to all our Friends

I dedicate this beautiful song to: Sister's, in honor of Sister's Day
                                                   Girlfriend's, in honor of Girlfriend's Day, &
                                                   All friends, in honor of International
                                                   Friendship Day.
Which are all celebrated today, August 1st.

Happy Rounds Resounding Day

Here's a funny video from Cuckoo Concertos. It cracks me up but my husband says it about drove him crazy. I guess he just doesn't have my kind of patience. :0)