Scrubs Day - October 9, 2018

DIANE'S CORNER ... Celebrate Scrubs Day

Aaah scrubs…one of the most comfortable clothing items ever worn by mankind. Scrubs are well known, but highly underrated. In the ancient year of 2014, one small town girl decided to do something about this dilemma. She created “Scrubs Day” on October 9th to spread the love and educate others on the benefits of scrubs.

Here is a quote from the girl herself: “Scrubs are so fun. They are basically pajamas that you can wear to school, work, or anywhere else and get away with it. You could even pretend you are a medical professional: Just use fancy terminology like ‘anisocytosis’ when you speak and no one will think twice about your outfit choices. Wearing scrubs eliminates most of the time it takes to pick out an outfit for the day, which is quite efficient in my opinion. If you look in the right places to buy scrubs, they actually can be very fashionable. No need to feel frumpy…be comfy and stylish at the same time!”

From that first day in October until present this girl has been posting pictures on social media of herself wearing beloved scrubs and holding up signs to celebrate this holiday. She has told countless people about “Scrubs Day” and will probably continue to do so until the day she dies.

If you want to be like this girl, which you do, here are just a few practical tips on how to celebrate “Scrubs Day” on October 9th: Wear scrubs and be proud of it. Shout “HAPPY SCRUBS DAY” at the top of your lungs to everyone/everything you see: the boss at work, the granny crossing the street, the dog catcher, the cashier at walmart, the ant, and the ceiling fan. Another idea is that you too can share photos of your scrubs on social media. Make signs that say, “I love scrubs” or “Happy Scrubs Day” or “Scrubs are life.” Be prepared for instant fame.

One final tip is to bake a cake in honor of your scrubs. You may have to wave the scrubs around the cake to generate enough wind to blow out the candles, as scrubs do not typically have blowing capabilities. Make sure to avoid catching on fire. If you do, stop, drop, and roll. After the fire is out, check whether or not your scrubs have survived. If they haven’t, stop all celebratory happenings immediately. Put on a sackcloth and ashes. Call your friends (medical personnel tend to be the most understanding) and hold a funeral. Don’t be ashamed of shedding tears. If the scrubs survive, rejoice and continue on with the festivities.

October 9th is a wonderful day to celebrate scrubs and their many qualities, but know that: It is simply one day out of the year. Scrubs can and should be celebrated every day, so whenever you feel the urge, in whatever way you choose to celebrate, go at it with all your might for everyone to see, hear, and join in.

Word of the Day

bumpkin
Definition:	(noun) A person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture.
Synonyms:	chawbacon, hayseed, hick, rube, yahoo, yokel
Usage:	Many people take one look at Farmer Dan and assume he is an unsophisticated country bumpkin, but his lectures on sustainable agriculture teach them never to judge a book by its cover.

Idiom of the Day

(as) sick as a parrot  — Thoroughly displeased, disappointed, or dejected (about something). Primarily heard in UK.

This Day in History

Landslide in Italy Claims More Than 2,000 Lives (1963)

One of the highest dams in the world, the Vaiont Dam was constructed on the Vaiont River about 60 mi (100 km) north of Venice, Italy. Two years after its completion, a massive landslide fell into its reservoir, causing the stored water to spill over the dam, sweeping away the village of Longarone and flooding several nearby towns. Some 2,000 people drowned. The dam itself surprisingly remained intact.

Ruth Ellis (1926)

Ellis has the notorious distinction of being the last woman executed in the UK. In 1955, a jury took just 14 minutes to convict her of murdering her lover, race car driver David Blakely. The two had had a volatile relationship, and Ellis had previously suffered a miscarriage as a result of a punch to the stomach from Blakely, but this mattered little after she admitted openly in court that she had shot him with the intention of killing him.

Uganda Independence Day

This national holiday commemorates Uganda's independence from Britain on this day in 1962, after 70 years of British rule. Uganda became a republic in 1963 on its one-year independence anniversary.

Dogs Are Not "Exceptionally Intelligent" Compared to Other Animals, Study Reveals

Dogs are often portrayed as being exceptionally clever and able compared to other animals. But is this really the case? In an attempt to answer this question, U.K. researchers from the University of Exeter and Canterbury Christ Church University reviewed more than ...

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Sorry dog lovers, dogs are not "exceptionally" intelligent

(but they are so lovable and trainable, too!)

1635 - Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island, was banished from Massachusetts because he had spoken out against punishments for religious offenses and giving away land that belonged to the Indians. Williams had founded Providence, Rhode Island as a place for people to seek religious freedom


1701 - The Collegiate School of Connecticut was chartered in New Haven. The name was later changed to Yale.

1813 - Composer Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was born. 


1855 - Isaac Singer patented the sewing machine motor. 

1872 - Aaron Montgomery started his mail order business with the delivery of the first mail order catalog. The firm later became Montgomery Wards. 

1919 - The Cincinnati Reds won the World Series. The win would be later tainted when 8 Chicago White Sox were charged with throwing the game. The incident became known as the "Black Sox" scandal. 

1930 - Aviator Laura Ingalls landed in Glendale, CA, to complete the first solo transcontinental flight across the U.S. by a woman. 


1946 - The first electric blanket went on sale in Petersburg, VA. 


1975 - Andrei Sakharov was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Soviet scientist is known as the "father of the hydrogen bomb." 

1967 - Doc Severinsen replaced Skitch Henderson as musical director of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." 

1985 - A 2½-acre garden memorial was dedicated to John Lennon by his widow Yoko Ono. The memorial in New York City’s Central Park is called Strawberry Fields.


1986 - U.S. District Judge Harry E. Claiborne became the fifth federal official to be removed from office through impeachment. The U.S. Senate convicted Claiborne of "high crimes and misdemeanors." 


2003 - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II knighted Roger Moore and made Sting a CBE (Commander of the British Empire). 

DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, October 9

You are a study in contradictions. Although compassionate, humanitarian, and egalitarian at least in theory, you can also be domineering when the mood strikes you. Your moods and behavior swings can be frustrating for others (and for yourself!) at times, but they also help fuel your powerful creativity. You love debate and you have a way with words. You are not tolerant of narrow-minded thinking. You possess considerable strength of character, and partnership is extremely important to you. You live by your own truth and you are responsible.  Famous people born today: 

1823 Mary Ann Shadd Cary, American-Canadian publisher and anti-slavery campaigner, 1st African American newspaper publisher ('Provincial Freeman'), born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 1893)

1852 [Hermann] Emil Fischer, German chemist, discovered Fischer esterification (Nobel Prize1902), born in Euskirchen, Rhine Province (d. 1919)

1940 John Lennon, British musician, pop star and member of The Beatles (Imagine), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1980)

1952 Sharon Osbourne, English-American music manager, TV personality (X-Factor, America's Got Talent) and wife of Ozzy Osbourne, born in London

1966 David Cameron, British Prime Minister(Conservative: 2010-16), born in London

READERS INFO

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Donald James Larsen (New York Yankees) pitched the first perfect game in the history of the World Series on this day in 1956.

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1936 -

The Hoover Dam began transmitting electricity to the city of Los Angeles. The gigantic structure, originally named Boulder Dam, was begun in 1931 and mainly built during President Herbert Hoover's administration. It was completed in 1935, during President Roosevelt's tenure, as a Public Works Administration project. After some back and forth, congress settled the name of the dam with House Resolution 140 in 1940, designating Hoover Dam as the name to honor President Hoover, who had adamantly supported the construction of the largest water reclamation project in the world. 

3.

Richmond Zine Fest 2018

Oct 12-13, 2018 | Richmond, VA 

Richmond Public Library|101 E Franklin St
First, let’s start by defining a “zine.” It’s derived from the word “magazine.” And it is a magazine. However, it’s of the made-by-hand, self-published variety. The Richmond Zine Fest in Richmond, Virginia, is a celebration of zines and the brave brains behind them. It attracts both local and national zine makers. It’s the chance to buy, sell and trade zines. In the DIY spirit of the zine, the event boasts different DIY items and workshops.

further information: RVA Zine Fest

4.

Craven Farm's Fall Festival 2018

Sep 22 - Oct 31, 2018 | Snohomish, WA 

Craven Farm|13817 Shorts School Road
For decades, Snohomish’s original pumpkin patch has hosted a fall festival with all sorts of seasonal fun for the whole family. Make sure to check out the Alice-in-Pumpkinland Corn Maze, the Hayride through Minionville, the Mouseville Mercantile Gift Shop, the Night Owl Corn Maze and much more. Don’t leave without visiting their awesome Pumpkin Patch, which stretches across 20 acres of land!

further information: craven-farm | Events

Pictures of the day


The Haller Madonna and Lot and His Daughters are a pair of oil paintings on two sides of the same canvas. They were painted by Albrecht Dürer, and date to between 1496 and 1499. They are in permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

The painting on the obverse depicts Mary and an athletic-looking Jesus, with a window looking out to a distant view. This scheme is similar to that Giovanni Bellini's works, which Dürer had seen in his first sojourn in Venice(1494–95). It features coats of arms in the lower corners, both representing prominent families from Dürer's home town of Nuremberg, Germany. The left-hand arms are those of the house of Haller von Hallerstein, while the right-hand arms are for the Koberger family.

The reverse of the painting features a picture known as Lot and His Daughters, showing a Biblical scene of Lot's flight from Sodom, with a landscape including explosions of fire in the background. Since the two scenes are unrelated, it has been suggested that the paintings are intended as private devotional images, each depicting one example of a just life and God's grace.

AFAR REGION, ETHIOPIA

As the most ancient and grueling trade in Ethiopia, the salt miners in the Afar region are still using the most traditional camel caravan to carry loads of salt bricks extracted from the vast salt flats everyday. However, an under-construction railway from Djibouti and new road traversing the old salt route may soon render the camel caravan obsolete

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thanks, Heide

Celtic Knot Looped Scarf pattern by Patricia Everett

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Child's flowered vest pattern by Marie Sternberg

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Nuit Poncho

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Micky monster finger puppet

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Dernhelm: a battle corselet for Eowyn pattern by Celeste Flower

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Molly's Mukluks pattern by Toni Rexroat

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Rippled Cosmetic Bag pattern by Julie A Bolduc

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Bev's Hexagon Baby Jacket pattern by Beverly A. Qualheim

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Wrap Cardigan pattern by Brenda Grobler

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Ruffled Coin Purse pattern by Stitchlogue by Calista Yoo

RECIPE

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Deviled Chicken Thighs

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/7237-deviled-chicken-thighs?

CROCKPOT RECIPE

thanks, Lily

Slow Cooker Lentil Sloppy Joes

SWEETS

thanks, Shelley

Jordan Marsh’s Blueberry Muffins Recipe

ADULT COLORING

CRAFTS ... Halloween

thanks, Emma

Crochet Pumpkins

CHILDREN'S CORNER ... Halloween activities

answers to the two above:

PUZZLE

Guinea Pig Jigsaw Puzzle



WORD SEARCH

action agenda baloney beet bill bully cellar cheat cleat

coil crane dare delivery entice entry fetid greenhorn

jagged kangaroo landlord liable light mitt

needs nerd novice objective obliterate paint priest rubbish

secret sell shard sincere snit spank stage tally taxicab trader

SUDOKU ... very hard

solution:

QUOTE

CLEVER

thanks, Heide

When making a Wreath you can use a Pool Noodle, or even a Coat Hanger as a base.

EYE OPENER

thanks, Susie

The Story of Mr. Potato Head

Imagine that the decade is the 1950s, and you’re safeguarding your spuds from kids trying to stick little plastic face pieces with pushpins into them. If you’re guessing this was the precursor to the mustachioed, bulbous figure known as Mr. Potato Head, you’d be right. And who do you think was behind it?

In 1952, brothers Henry, Herman and Hillel Hassenfeld saw a good future in the latest creation of Brooklyn-born toy inventor George Lernert. Hassenfeld Brothers (later renamed Hasbro, and now the world’s third largest toy company) sold the first Mr. Potato Head as a kit of facial parts. It came with a Styrofoam head and instructions that suggested using real vegetables and fruits instead. After parents complained about rotting vegetables and new government safety regulations restricted toys with sharp pieces, Hasbro began selling the plastic potato body in 1964. 

Mr. Potato Head was the first toy to be advertised on television, and it sold more than a million units in its first year. The next year Mrs. Potato Head was introduced, followed by Brother Spud and Sister Yam, along with cars, trailers and other accessories.

Mr. Potato Head has become an American cultural staple. And it all started with vegetables in a Brooklyn kitchen.