Rocky Road Day - June 2, 2020

DIANE'S CORNER ... 

Celebrate Rocky Road Day

Rocky Road Day is a day dedicated to the eating of Rocky Road ice cream; a dessert made from marshmallows, nuts, and chocolate. As well as an ice cream flavor, Rocky Road has become a popular dessert that uses these same ingredients.

The Rocky Road dessert was first created in Australia in 1853. Unscrupulous businessmen took confectionery items that had been spoiled by their journey from Europe and mixed them with local nuts as well as low quality chocolate. The name was used as reference to the rocky road that travelers used in order to access the gold fields.

Rocky Road ice cream, however, was invented by William Dreyer in Oakland, in 1929. He created an ice cream that included the same ingredients as the original dessert as a means to lift the spirits of those affected by the Wall Street crash.

In order to celebrate the day, you can eat Rocky Road ice cream, make your own desserts, or make sure that you include Rocky Road as your dessert when you eat out.

Saddam Hussein

George W. Bush paintings of world leaders, celebrities, and his bathroom. The leaders range from his father, George H.W. Bush, to Russian President Vladimir Putin and less-flattering portrayals of figures such as Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein.

Joke of the Day

thanks, Mary

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

Word of the Day

sensei

MEANING:

noun: A teacher, mentor, or a master in a field.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Japanese sensei (teacher, master), from sen (earlier) + sei (birth), meaning a teacher was born earlier and knows more and has more experience. Earliest documented use: 1874.

USAGE:

“Kim Severson has a terrific story in The Times about a mom at her daughter’s school who has become Kim’s school-lunch sensei.”
Sam Sifton; How To Win School Lunch; The New York Times; Sep 22, 2019.

Vladimir Putin

Idiom of the Day

40. Blood is thicker than water

Meaning: Family relationship is stronger than others.

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai

This Day in History

1835 - P.T. Barnum launched his first traveling show. The main attraction was Joice Heth. Heth was reputed to be the 161-year-old nurse of George Washington.

1857 - Composer Sir Edward William Elgar was born.

1883 - The first baseball game under electric lights was played in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

1886 - Grover Cleveland became the second U.S. president to get married while in office. He was the first to have a wedding in the White House

1897 - Mark Twain, at age 61, was quoted by the New York Journal as saying "the report of my death was an exaggeration." He was responding to the rumors that he had died.

1953 - Elizabeth was crowned queen of England at Westminster Abbey.

1969 - The National Arts Center in Canada opened its doors to the public.

1998 - Royal Caribbean Cruises agreed to pay $9 million to settle charges of dumping waste at sea.

2003 - In Seville, Spain, a chest containing the supposed remains of Christopher Columbus were exhumed for DNA tests to determine whether the bones were really those of the explorer. The tests were aimed at determining if Colombus was currently buried in Spain's Seville Cathedral or in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.


2003 - William Baily was reunited with two paintings he had left on a subway platform. One of the works was an original Picasso rendering of two male figures and a recreation of Picasso's "Guernica" by Sophie Matisse. Sophie Matisse was the great-granddaughter of Henri Matisse.

thanks, Michelle

DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, June 2

You are a true companion who comes alive in any one-to-one relationship. Thoughtful, kind, funny, and warm, you can also be very stubborn! Your desire for security and reliability is so strong that at times you may try to control your life and those in it. You are an excellent mediator or go-between as you not only crave peace and balance, you also intuitively understand how to resolve conflicts fairly. You are extremely sensitive and imaginative, and possess quirky charm. Famous people born today:

1731 Martha Washington, 1st US First Lady (1789-97), born in Kent County, Virginia (d. 1802)

1740 Marquis de Sade, French philosopher and writer (Justine). The words sadism and sadist are derived from his name., born in Paris, France (d/ 1814)

1857 Edward Elgar, English composer (Coronation Ode, Pomp and Circumstance), born in Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire (d. 1934)

1941 Charlie Watts, drummer (Rolling Stones), born in London, England

1972 Wayne Brady, American actor and comedian (The Wayne Brady Show, Whose Line Is It Anyway?), born in Columbus, Georgia

thanks, Patty

READERS INFO

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(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day:

NASA plans to probe Uranus in about 15 years.

Arizona Iced Tea has cost 99 cents a can since 1992.

The word "crisp" starts at the back of your mouth and ends at the front.

2.

1953 -

 

Elizabeth was crowned queen of England at Westminster Abbey on this day in 1953. 

3.

Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent

So this morning I go to pick up my money-pit of a car (last week a , a few weeks after I had taken it to my mech for overheating - subtotal $175), then yesterday to have the drive shaft fixed.

The taxi took its time, not because of so many clients, but because there are fewer cabbies since 10 who have picked up airport clients have died.

After picking up the car, I thought I would swing by the hospital and get tested, but they gave me a ticket and said to come back at 2:30 -- they would call me.

I was already too late for my morning Zoom meeting, so decided to make a quick run to the grocery store before the great line-ups...but a block away my car exploded in white smoke, as if I were in a cloud atop Mt. Everest. I cold not see a thing.

CAA asked if I would sit with the driver - YES!!! - and asked me a series of questions to ensure his safety.

I waited.

Then he said, no, he would not give me a lift back to the garage. Is it an ethnic thing that some people cannot think things through without fear? He had no mask, I did. So I got the rolator out and was very good. I did not say anything that I would regret, nor anything unkind that I wouldn't.

It took me 40 minutes to hobble home. So.

I made my amazing Korean lunch (rice, lettuce, omelet julienned, tuna, homemade teriyaki sauce and mayo) caught the tail end of my third Zoom meeting of the day (a presentation that was truly, out of date at this point, all about safe distancing and wearing masks - puh-LEASE!!!) and

took calls for the foodbank.

Then I had to call another taxi who was, again, on his way. When dispatchers say that, I think they mean 50 minutes, no?

And I stood in the drizzle awhile because when he finally phoned to confirm, he wanted to pick me up at the front of the building instead of at the main entrance (don't ask). His was the inverse of most men's ideas of measurement...his two minutes was actually 12. Happy wife, his. Though climbing in was like going into a fetishist's boudoir with all

the hangings of thick, shiny plastique. Then I learned that if you use a card, they charge you a service charge. Not the cost of doing business.

Then off to the bank to get another $50 for today's

froo-fraah...subtotal now $225 for hot car. I miss my Grand Am.

At the end of the day, my solace was a bowlful of Tim Horton's Birthday Cake cereal, dry, and via The Great Courses learning about ancient Chinese cuisine, fermenting soy beans, and coming to an understanding of why my homemade seitan (back when I ate gluten) turned out so damned inedibly yucky and nothing like the professor's.

Basic Homemade Seitan Recipe | DIY Seasoned Wheat Gluten

And I am going through Blacklist withdrawal.

That's it. I'm having a drink.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon

Pictures of the day

The Magistrate is a farce by the English playwright Arthur Wing Pinero. The plot concerns a respectable magistrate who finds himself caught up in a series of scandalous events that almost cause his downfall. It was Pinero's first attempt at farce, and he tried to raise the genre from the low, pantomime level by creating believable characters in credible situations. The play was a great success, opening at the Court Theatre in London on 21 March 1885, where it played for 363 performances in its first run. Three touring companies were needed to meet the demand for the play in the provinces. This poster, depicting the titular character, is an advertisement for the premiere of The Magistrate at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh on 20 July 1885.

Mother defender, Spain

A large Alchisme treehopper guards her family as the nymphs feed on the stem of a nightshade plant in El Jardín de los Sueños reserve. Unlike many treehoppers, which enlist the help of other insects (mostly ants), this species is guarded by the mother alone. She lays her eggs on the underside of a nightshade leaf, covers them with a thin secretion and then shields the clutch with her tiny frame.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper

knit

thanks, Sally

Single Layer Fixation Mask

knit
thanks, Cindy

knitted Book Bag

knit

thanks, Rae

Knit women's sleeveless top
knit

American Flag Garland pattern by Kristen Cooper

knit

Chick That Hatches from an Egg

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Knit Pattern of the Day: 

thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

LOOK AT MIDDLE OF PAGE FOR ALL THE TRAVELLING SQUARES

TRAVELING AFGHAN SQUARE #6

The Downtown Cardigan

Sergeant Leslie Zimmerman

crochet ... Father's Day

thanks, Sharon

Easy Wrist Pouch

crochet

thanks, Ava

Seeing Spirals Washcloth

crochet

Nightfall

crochet

Amigurumi Scrub Nurse Keychain Crochet pattern

crochet

Datura Bloom Top

Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany

Quarantine Cooking Recipes ... crockpot

thanks, Debbie

Easy Slow Cooker Beef Goulash

Tony Blair

RECIPE

thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent

Cheesy, Spicy Black Bean Bake Recipe

Artist In The Tub And Shower

CROCKPOT RECIPE

Contest-Winning Bavarian Meatball Hoagies

Crown Prince Of Abu Dhabi Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

SWEETS

thanks, Tina

No Bake Blueberry Cheesecake Dip

Sergeant First Class Ramon Padilla

ADULT COLORING

Bush's Family Pet

FUN

thanks, Alice

answer: 

Wounded U.S. Military Veterans

CRAFTS

thanks, Stella

DIY Hanging Crochet Plant Holder

Bush's Dog, Barney

CHILDREN'S CORNER

thanks, Renee

Design a Paper Plate Marble Maze

Sergeant Daniel Casara

PUZZLE

Green Tea Pot Jigsaw Puzzle

Sergeant Michael Joseph Leonard Politowicz

WORD SEARCH

addict already amber annoy between blurt budget

capricious cheer church daily defeat defied disgust doors double

export fable faith figure force golden laugh loose

metal naughty peace peek piece radio rake rash return

stink stuck surreal touch wager

9/11 Service Responders

SUDOKU ... very hard

solution:

Liberia's Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

QUOTE

thanks, Helen

George H.w. Bush

Jay Leno

CLEVER 

The Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave in the Ardèche department of southern France is a cave that contains some of the best-preserved figurative cave paintings in the world, as well as other evidence of Upper Paleolithic life.

Chauvet Cave

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

EYE OPENER 

thanks, Becky

30 Secret Messages Hidden in Popular Logos

Osama bin Laden

The Dalai Lama

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

The capacity to produce social chaos is the last resort of desperate people. -Cornel West, author and philosopher (b. 2 Jun 1953)

Self Portrait

OPTICAL ILLUSION

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