DIANE'S CORNER ...
Celebrate Vascular Birthmark Day
I have a birthmark on the inside of my left knee that resembles an upside-down sea horse.Gabourey Sidibe
It’s incredibly likely that, at some point in your life, you’ve encountered someone who has a birthmark, and odds are about even that you yourself have one. Vascular Birthmark Day is a day of support, awareness, and recognition for those who have birthmarks and is there to help people understand those who have them. It’s surprising that bullying for birthmarks is such a common concern, especially given that nearly half of all people have them! If you’re one of those who has a birthmark or knows someone who has one, Vascular Birthmark Day is for you!
History of Vascular Birthmark Day
Birthmarks are incredibly common, though most of the time they’re not visible to people due to their location. If you have a birthmark, don’t fret, nearly half of all babies are born with a Stork Bite birthmark, which is merely a discoloration that feels exactly the same as any other skin on the body. Strawberry marks, another kind of Vascular Birthmark, are another common thing seen in young children, forming during the first weeks of someone’s life and ultimately finishing its growth by the time they reach age 10. Another common kind of Vascular Birthmark is the Port-Wine Stain, resulting from the nerve supply to the blood vessels in the are being absent or deficient.
The most important thing to know about birthmarks is that the vast majority of them are completely harmless to the patient, and all of them are harmless to everyone around them. While they can be unsightly, they can also be beautiful and iconic parts of someone’s appearance. Vascular Birthmark Day is intended to raise awareness of these common features and prevent bullying based on shaming birthmarks.
Jasper Johns (May 15, 1930) is an iconic American artist who came to define the period between Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art. Johns was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale in 1988, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. He currently lives and works in Sharon, CT. The artist’s works are held in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Tate Gallery in London, among others.
Joke of the Day
CENSUS TAKER
Census Taker: "How many children do you have?"
Woman: "Four."
Census Taker: "May I have their names, please?"
Woman: "Eenee, Meenee, Minee and George."
Census Taker: "Okay, that's fine. But may I ask why you named your fourth child George?"
Woman: "Because we didn't want any Moe!"
Census Taker: "May I have their names, please?"
Woman: "Eenee, Meenee, Minee and George."
Census Taker: "Okay, that's fine. But may I ask why you named your fourth child George?"
Woman: "Because we didn't want any Moe!"
Word of the Day
gazunder
MEANING:
verb tr.: To reduce the amount of an offer after it has been accepted by the seller.
ETYMOLOGY:
A blend of gazump + under. Earliest documented use: 1988.
NOTES:
To gazump is to raise the price after accepting an offer from a buyer, but buyers are not always angels. Sometimes a buyer reduces the offer, just before signing the contract. These typically happen in the housing market. A real-estate company even offers a helpful article on How To Gazunder Successfully. While legal, the practice is clearly unethical. It’s fitting then, that the word gazunder has another slang meaning, though it’s unrelated to today’s word. It also refers to a chamber pot, from the condensed spelling of “goes under” referring to where a chamber pot is placed.
USAGE:
“What if the buyer tries to gazunder you?
‘If you feel your boundaries were transgressed, but you sell, that may affect your self-esteem for decades. But if you are too rigid, that could cost you. Meditation* helps you find a pragmatic middle ground.’”
Hugh Graham; What’s the Secret of Sealing the Deal? For Britain’s First “Mindful Estate Agent”, It’s a Meditation Session; Sunday Times (London, UK); Feb 9, 2020.
‘If you feel your boundaries were transgressed, but you sell, that may affect your self-esteem for decades. But if you are too rigid, that could cost you. Meditation* helps you find a pragmatic middle ground.’”
Hugh Graham; What’s the Secret of Sealing the Deal? For Britain’s First “Mindful Estate Agent”, It’s a Meditation Session; Sunday Times (London, UK); Feb 9, 2020.
Idiom of the Day
- You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
Meaning: To get what you want, be nice to people instead of yelling at them or being mean.
This Day in History
1602 - Cape Cod was discovered by Bartholomew Gosnold.
1856 - Lyman Frank Baum, author of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," was born.
1926 - Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth were forced down in Alaska after a four-day flight over an icecap. Ice had begun to form on the dirigible Norge.
1930 - Ellen Church became the first female flight attendant.
1940 - Nylon stockings went on sale for the first time in the U.S.
1941 - Joe DiMaggio began his historic major league baseball hitting streak of 56 games.
1958 - Sputnik III, the first space laboratory, was launched in the Soviet Union.
1964 - The Smothers Brothers, Dick and Tom, gave their first concert in Carnegie Hall in New York City.
1970 - U.S. President Nixon appointed America's first two female generals.
1972 - Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace was shot by Arthur Bremer in Laurel, MD while campaigning for the U.S. presidency. Wallace was paralyzed by the shot.
1990 - Vincent Van Gogh's "Portrait of Doctor Gachet" was sold for $82.5 million. The sale set a new world record.
1998 - Sonny and Cher received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2014 - The National September 11 Memorial Museum was dedicated in New York City.
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, May 15
You are a hard worker who possesses strong values. Motivated by a great need for security, you are organized and cautious for the most, although sometimes restless. You are forthright, saying it as it is, dependable, and trustworthy. You also possess excellent business sense and manage money quite well.
1953 George Brett, American Baseball Hall of Fame 3rd baseman (13-time All Star), born in Glen Dale, West Virginia
1969 Emmitt Smith, American NFL Running Back (Dallas Cowboys, 3-time NFL rushing leader), born in Pensacola, Florida
1978 David Krumholtz, American actor (Billy Kulchak-Chicago Sons), born in NYC, New York
1981 Zara Phillips, English daughter of Princess Anne, born in London
thanks, Frances
READERS INFO
1.
1942 -
President Franklin Roosevelt signed Public Law 554 creating the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). Originally designed to work with the Army to help with the shortage of manpower created by World War II, the initial recruitment goal was 25,000. Recruitment was later increased to the maximum 150,000 allowed by the signed law, and Oveta Culp Hobby became its first director. On July 1, 1943, WAAC became a part of the Army and was renamed the Women's Army Corps (WAC). Women initially serving in WAAC/WAC worked in areas such as clerical, mechanical and baking. Later during the war, the types of positions expanded into numerous other jobs including translators, electricians, airplane mechanics, radio mechanics, cryptographers, map analysts and many other positions. Many women also worked on overseas assignments, providing critical support during World War II.
2.
May 16, 1929
The 1st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, honored the best films of 1927 and 1928 and took place on May 16, 1929 at a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The academy’s president
Douglas Fairbanks hosted the show. Tickets cost $5 and 270 people attended the event. The presentation ceremony lasted 15 minutes. The Awards were created by Louis B. Mayer, founder of Louis B. Mayer Pictures Corporation which merged into Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is the only Awards ceremony not to be broadcast either on radio or TV. The
radio broadcast was aired the following year in 1930. The first television broadcast was made by NBC on March 19, 1953.
Emil Jannings with the first ever Academy Award “Oscar”. He was one of Germany’s most popular actors.
Janet Gaynor won the first Best Actress Academy Award
in the 1929 ceremony.
3.
May 17, 1900 -
TODAY: In 1900, L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is published.
4.
thanks for the Offbeat Holiday, Patty
MAY 15: NATIONAL PIZZA PARTY DAY
Party is a relative term, by the way. You and a pizza is definitely a party.
5.
Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent
I had finished cutting out some highly floral-yet-tasteful fabric from an old shower curtain to make palazzo pants; there's proof of boredom for you - a fat lady making palazzo pants. So I turned on YouTube to kill 20 minutes until a meeting started up on Zoom. A new cooking channel popped up with a young Asian guy I had never seen before, but he was so cheery and insisted on sharing some recipes, feeding them all to his gorgeous girlfriend who proclaimed them all yummy. Of course she would on camera. But they were delightful.
At first I thought they were Japanese, so wasn't looking for my pen and paper because except my culinary appreciation for Japanese cuisine is pretty much limited to roasted nori and tempura, and Kikoman soy sauce and S&G curry powder. I just don't feel the glee with wasabi, cold sticky rice, or raw seafood. I had a brother-in-law many years ago, who married a Japanese nurse...nice girl, but he wasn't. Anyway, I was asked to take the wedding photos, so got invited to the rehearsal, and the ladies were gathered together at the bride's home beforehand. Out came this lingerie type gift box, and the girls started squealing and cooing, and out came what I thought were pastel desserts like Hostess snowballs with a tiny bit of candied cherry on top.
Nope.
As I bit into mine, I was astonished (a more polite word for horrified?) to find it was just a pretty, big ball of cold, gelatinous, flavourless plain rice. I was good and successfully suppressed the stricken look of horror that my facial muscles struggled for as the good sisters continued to squeal, asking me if I liked mine, while vigorously nodding to me inches away from my face. I had no idea why there were so excited. I never knew what the little green thing was. The marriage did not last long enough for me to ever find out what this bizarre family tradition was or from whence it came.
But back to the YouTube. It turned out that this cute young couple was Korean, and I do like a couple of Korean dishes I have had, so I kept watching, and out came my pen and pad. The tuna pancakes I will try tomorrow, but the tuna bowl was such a conglomeration of umami (I LOVE UMAMI) and sweet that I could not imagine the flavors, so having all the ingredients, I decided to whip up some teriyaki sauce (homemade is so much better) and build myself the bowl.
Korean Tuna Fish Bowl
1 c. cooked rice
1 scrambled egg, flat like a little omelet
1/2 c. finely shredded lettuce
1/2 tin tuna
1 T. mayo
1 T. teriyaki sauce
- Pack the rice in a cup and plop it into the middle of a bowl.
- Lay the scrambled egg on top.
- Cover with the lettuce
- Add the tuna.
- Dollop with the mayo.
- Drizzle all over with the teriyaki sauce.
The first few bites may be a little weird because we are not generally used to umami and sweet in North America; but after about five bites it's an OMG! moment and you want more. I seriously was thinking about doing another one an hour later, but decided to put it off until tomorrow. But then there are those tuna pancakes with teriyaki sauce I have to make, too...
And I wonder why the poundage has snuck up on me whilst in isolation...😋
1602 - Cape Cod was discovered by Bartholomew Gosnold.
1958 - Sputnik III, the first space laboratory, was launched in the Soviet Union.
1964 - The Smothers Brothers, Dick and Tom, gave their first concert in Carnegie Hall in New York City.
1970 - U.S. President Nixon appointed America's first two female generals.
1972 - Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace was shot by Arthur Bremer in Laurel, MD while campaigning for the U.S. presidency. Wallace was paralyzed by the shot.
1990 - Vincent Van Gogh's "Portrait of Doctor Gachet" was sold for $82.5 million. The sale set a new world record.
2014 - The National September 11 Memorial Museum was dedicated in New York City.
DAILY SQU-EEK
President Franklin Roosevelt signed Public Law 554 creating the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). Originally designed to work with the Army to help with the shortage of manpower created by World War II, the initial recruitment goal was 25,000. Recruitment was later increased to the maximum 150,000 allowed by the signed law, and Oveta Culp Hobby became its first director. On July 1, 1943, WAAC became a part of the Army and was renamed the Women's Army Corps (WAC). Women initially serving in WAAC/WAC worked in areas such as clerical, mechanical and baking. Later during the war, the types of positions expanded into numerous other jobs including translators, electricians, airplane mechanics, radio mechanics, cryptographers, map analysts and many other positions. Many women also worked on overseas assignments, providing critical support during World War II.
2.
May 16, 1929
The 1st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, honored the best films of 1927 and 1928 and took place on May 16, 1929 at a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The academy’s president
Douglas Fairbanks hosted the show. Tickets cost $5 and 270 people attended the event. The presentation ceremony lasted 15 minutes. The Awards were created by Louis B. Mayer, founder of Louis B. Mayer Pictures Corporation which merged into Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is the only Awards ceremony not to be broadcast either on radio or TV. The
radio broadcast was aired the following year in 1930. The first television broadcast was made by NBC on March 19, 1953.
Emil Jannings with the first ever Academy Award “Oscar”. He was one of Germany’s most popular actors. Janet Gaynor won the first Best Actress Academy Awardin the 1929 ceremony.
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TODAY: In 1900, L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is published.
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MAY 15: NATIONAL PIZZA PARTY DAY
Party is a relative term, by the way. You and a pizza is definitely a party.
I had finished cutting out some highly floral-yet-tasteful fabric from an old shower curtain to make palazzo pants; there's proof of boredom for you - a fat lady making palazzo pants. So I turned on YouTube to kill 20 minutes until a meeting started up on Zoom. A new cooking channel popped up with a young Asian guy I had never seen before, but he was so cheery and insisted on sharing some recipes, feeding them all to his gorgeous girlfriend who proclaimed them all yummy. Of course she would on camera. But they were delightful.
At first I thought they were Japanese, so wasn't looking for my pen and paper because except my culinary appreciation for Japanese cuisine is pretty much limited to roasted nori and tempura, and Kikoman soy sauce and S&G curry powder. I just don't feel the glee with wasabi, cold sticky rice, or raw seafood. I had a brother-in-law many years ago, who married a Japanese nurse...nice girl, but he wasn't. Anyway, I was asked to take the wedding photos, so got invited to the rehearsal, and the ladies were gathered together at the bride's home beforehand. Out came this lingerie type gift box, and the girls started squealing and cooing, and out came what I thought were pastel desserts like Hostess snowballs with a tiny bit of candied cherry on top.
Nope.
As I bit into mine, I was astonished (a more polite word for horrified?) to find it was just a pretty, big ball of cold, gelatinous, flavourless plain rice. I was good and successfully suppressed the stricken look of horror that my facial muscles struggled for as the good sisters continued to squeal, asking me if I liked mine, while vigorously nodding to me inches away from my face. I had no idea why there were so excited. I never knew what the little green thing was. The marriage did not last long enough for me to ever find out what this bizarre family tradition was or from whence it came.
But back to the YouTube. It turned out that this cute young couple was Korean, and I do like a couple of Korean dishes I have had, so I kept watching, and out came my pen and pad. The tuna pancakes I will try tomorrow, but the tuna bowl was such a conglomeration of umami (I LOVE UMAMI) and sweet that I could not imagine the flavors, so having all the ingredients, I decided to whip up some teriyaki sauce (homemade is so much better) and build myself the bowl.
Korean Tuna Fish Bowl
1 c. cooked rice
1 scrambled egg, flat like a little omelet
1/2 c. finely shredded lettuce
1/2 tin tuna
1 T. mayo
1 T. teriyaki sauce
- Pack the rice in a cup and plop it into the middle of a bowl.
- Lay the scrambled egg on top.
- Cover with the lettuce
- Add the tuna.
- Dollop with the mayo.
- Drizzle all over with the teriyaki sauce.
The first few bites may be a little weird because we are not generally used to umami and sweet in North America; but after about five bites it's an OMG! moment and you want more. I seriously was thinking about doing another one an hour later, but decided to put it off until tomorrow. But then there are those tuna pancakes with teriyaki sauce I have to make, too...
And I wonder why the poundage has snuck up on me whilst in isolation...😋
FRIDAY'S INTERESTING FACTS
Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
They were originally developed as crepe paper and used for gas mask filters. The actual Kleenex product we know of today evolved from that by accident.
They were originally developed as crepe paper and used for gas mask filters. The actual Kleenex product we know of today evolved from that by accident.
Samuel L. Jackson requested a purple lightsaber in Star Wars in order for him to accept the part as Mace Windu.
Jackson wanted to be able to find himself on screen in big fight scenes, so he managed to get George Lucas to approve his request and grant him with a purple lightsaber.
Madonna suffers from brontophobia, which is the fear of thunder.
This scary sounding word isn’t so complicated – it’s the fear of thunder. Madonna is so scared of it that she has been known to frequently check weather reports before shows. The fear of thunder is also known as astraphobia, astrapophobia, keraunophobia or tonitrophobia.
Strawberries can be red, yellow, green or white.
This scary sounding word isn’t so complicated – it’s the fear of thunder. Madonna is so scared of it that she has been known to frequently check weather reports before shows. The fear of thunder is also known as astraphobia, astrapophobia, keraunophobia or tonitrophobia.
This of course refers to the different maturity stages of a strawberry. Before it’s ripe and red, it will be green. Yellow strawberries are a different type altogether – called Alpine Strawberries.
This of course refers to the different maturity stages of a strawberry. Before it’s ripe and red, it will be green. Yellow strawberries are a different type altogether – called Alpine Strawberries.
Each year there are more than 40,000 toilet related injuries in the United States.
Some of these make sense, like a child of infant falling in. Others are attributed to toilet seats falling down, or complications due to bowel movements.
PATTERN BOOK FRIDAY
Pictures of the day
Some of these make sense, like a child of infant falling in. Others are attributed to toilet seats falling down, or complications due to bowel movements.
PATTERN BOOK FRIDAY
Pictures of the day
Bonaparte Crossing the Alps is an oil-on-canvas painting by French artist Paul Delaroche, completed in 1850. The work depicts Napoleon Bonaparte leading his army through the Alps on a mule, a journey they made during the War of the Second Coalition in the spring of 1800. Napoleon is portrayed as downcast, gaunt and chilled, his expressionless face evidencing his weariness resulting from the long, arduous trek. This representation is in marked contrast to Jacques-Louis David's idealistic depiction of the same historical event in Napoleon Crossing the Alps, where the protagonist wears a pristine uniform, rides a fiery steed and is depicted as a hero. This painting is now in the collection of the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, England.
Russia
A tomtit on a bird feeder at a park in Moscow.
knit
thanks, Rose
Knit Pattern of the Day:
crochet
Quarantine Cooking Recipes
Bisquick® Substitute Recipe
RECIPE
thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent
CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Lesley
SWEETS
thanks to our niece, Jennie
She shopped for all the 'different' ingredients and then appeared at our porch to sing the Happy Birthday song to Ray yesterday!
Keto vanilla cake diabetic birthday cake
Keto vanilla cake diabetic birthday cake
thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent
Ray adored this!!!
COOKBOOK FRIDAY
ADULT COLORING
FUN
thanks, Nina
answer:
CRAFTS ... sewing
thanks, Kris
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... Coronavirus Activities
Easy activities made with stuff from around the house - occupy children while isolating
| appraise barrier bite bluster boundaries bushel case charm cite | delay duds either gourmet incidental incise inspiration | moderate nail never parse party pause permit please | pleat pose prayer puss read reel scribble sharks shear | silo slope summer svelte toes turnout wisdom |
SUDOKU ... very hard
solution:
QUOTE
thanks, Mia
CLEVER
thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent
BEFORE YOU WATCH, TRY TO GUESS WHICH CHAIN IS THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD!
Watch all the way to 2019. Year in bottom left corner. Amazing.
EYE OPENER
thanks, Amy
Numbers are great: Constantly updating tallies for global births, daily video game spend, total TV sets sold today, and much more can all be found
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
As a leader, you have to have the ability to assimilate new information and understand that there might be a different view. -Madeleine Albright, diplomat and author (b. 15 May 1937)
Jasper Johns
OPTICAL ILLUSION
AMERICA'S DAD OR SLY COMEDIAN?
Laura R. of Scotland originally submitted the photo in question to the parenting blog "Reasons My Son is Crying" back in May 2013. The puzzling snapshot resurfaced in October 2016 and immediately divided the internet into two camps: some thought it was America's dad Tom Hanks, while others were convinced it was the elusive comedian Bill Murray.
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