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Celebrate Walk on Stilts Day
If you’ve ever been to the circus or a parade, you have without a doubt seen someone walking along high above the crowd on a pair of stilts. To the common man, stilts are the mainstay of theatrical performers, clowns, jugglers, and that odd looking fellow from the Liberal Arts College in their annual parade. What most people don’t know is that stilts have a long and august history in many cultures, for reasons varying from ceremonial to purely practical. Walk on Stilts Day is the perfect time to learn about this surprisingly useful tools, and maybe try out a pair for yourself!
History of the Stilt
A Stilt is described as a ‘pillar, post, or pole employed to assist a person or structure in standing above the ground’. While most of us, as mentioned previously, have only seen them employed for the purposes of entertainment, they have also been used in many industries, from shepherding to construction. In some cases stilts are actually employed in the construction of a building as part of the permanent structure. After all, if you find yourself living in a flood plain, upon the beach, or some other area where the ground is less than reliable, what better way to protect yourself than raising yourself above it all?
The process of employing stilts for mobility, however, has been around since as far back as the 6th Century BC. In the Landes region of France, shepherds would use them to watch their flocks from an elevated position, while those who lived in town often used them to traverse the sodden earth in their normal activities. While they fell out of use for such practical uses for many years, recently there has been a resurgence in those industries where there is a need to work at a height further above ground than the worker can reach, and consistently enough where moving a ladder is at best inconvenient. The most common of these is the drywall industry, so commonly used is it, in fact, that a special design, and a name to match, has been put together for them. In Germany they are called Handwerkerstelzen. Or Drywall stilts.
thanks, Michele, Picture Coordinator
WORD OF THE DAY
Jones
“More people named Jones own Chevrolets than any other car. Are you keeping up with the Joneses?” Chevrolet ad, 1956
MEANING:noun: 1 One’s neighbors or social equals. Typically used in the phrase: keeping up with the Joneses.
noun: 2. An addiction or craving, especially for drugs.
verb intr.: To have an intense longing.
ETYMOLOGY:For noun 1: From Jones, a common surname. The phrase was popularized by the comic strip Keeping up with the Joneses that ran in newspapers from 1913 to 1938.
For noun 2, verb: Of uncertain origin. Earliest documented use: 1965. Earliest documented use: 1879.
USAGE:“Dunton had kept his private life completely separate from his profession and avoided any nonsense of competing with Joneses.”
Geoffrey Household; The Courtesy of Death; Brown; 1967.
“And aren’t we all always jonesing for a way out or in, a better deal, a shorter distance to x, morey.”
Ellen Doré Watson; In Which We Are What We Repeatedly Do; Ploughshares (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Spring 2022.
noun: 2. An addiction or craving, especially for drugs.
verb intr.: To have an intense longing.
For noun 2, verb: Of uncertain origin. Earliest documented use: 1965. Earliest documented use: 1879.
Geoffrey Household; The Courtesy of Death; Brown; 1967.
“And aren’t we all always jonesing for a way out or in, a better deal, a shorter distance to x, morey.”
Ellen Doré Watson; In Which We Are What We Repeatedly Do; Ploughshares (Cambridge, Massachusetts); Spring 2022.
TODAY'S ARTIST
IDIOM OF THE DAYWhat does ' black sheep' mean?
Meaning: Someone who is the black sheep doesn't fit into a group or family because their behaviour or character is not good enough.
they ARE true friends
thanks, Patsy
thanks, Patsy
must follow the recipe...
(Not So) TOTALLY USELESS FACTS OF THE DAY
Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them use to burn their houses down -- hence the expression "to get fired."
- The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth 2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
The childrens' nursery rhyme 'Ring-a-Round-The-Rosies' actually refers to the Black Death which killed about 30 million people in the fourteenth-century.
hum... now I wonder...
READERS INFO
Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO CorrespondentCoincidence
- The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth 2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
The Wizard of Oz jacket that found its way to both the author and the Wizard
Actor Frank Morgan played numerous roles in the iconic film The Wizard of Oz. He was a taxi driver in Emerald City, fortune teller Professor Marvel and the Wizard of Oz himself.
For Professor Marvel, MGM's wardrobe department wanted the look of a down-on-his-luck gentleman. So, Frank Morgan and director Victor Fleming went to a second-hand store and bought a nice looking – but tattered – coat.
While shooting the film, Morgan turned a pocket of the coat inside out and incredibly saw the name L. Frank Baum, the author of The Wizard of Oz! Both Baum's widow and the coat's tailor confirmed that the jacket originally belonged to Mr. Baum.
For Professor Marvel, MGM's wardrobe department wanted the look of a down-on-his-luck gentleman. So, Frank Morgan and director Victor Fleming went to a second-hand store and bought a nice looking – but tattered – coat.
While shooting the film, Morgan turned a pocket of the coat inside out and incredibly saw the name L. Frank Baum, the author of The Wizard of Oz! Both Baum's widow and the coat's tailor confirmed that the jacket originally belonged to Mr. Baum.
one for the black fur on the chairs....
COFFEE
thanks, Ella
if you choose to 'rock the dock'....
PICTURES OF THE DAY
The diamond firetail (Stagonopleura guttata) is a species of estrildid finch that is endemic to Australia. The species generally inhabits drier forests and grassy woodlands west of the Great Dividing Range, and can be distinguished by a black band on a white breast. Their flanks are black with white spots with a scarlet rump and a black tail. This diamond firetail was photographed in |
Salmon Swipe, Katmai national park, Alaska
Freddy Is 7 Feet 6 Inches Tall And Weighs 200 Pounds. ‘Guinness’ Recognizes Him The World’s Largest Dog!
knit
thanks, Ivy
knit
thanks, Marilyn
knit
knit
knit
Bubble Trouble Throw Blanket
crochet
thanks, Ava
crochet
crochet
CROCKPOT RECIPE
VEGAN/ VEGETARIAN RECIPE
Both vegetarian and vegan diets may provide health benefits, including reduced body weight, lower cholesterol levels, and decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, it is important for vegetarians and vegans to ensure that they are meeting all of their nutritional requirements.
SWEETS RECIPE
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS
Barefoot kids, were grateful for lending library & for older sibs who could read
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