DIANE'S CORNER ... Celebrate Kazoo Day
Kazoo Day celebrates the noble history of the buzzing distinctive music that comes only from the fantastic Kazoo! This is a sound that’s well known to students of all ages, and it has a truly unique sound. If you love the sound of this buzzing little pipe of madness, Kazoo Day is your opportunity to celebrate it!
History of Kazoo Day
This distinctively American musical instrument was designed in 1840 and brought to the world as the “Down South Submarine” in 1852 during the Georgia State Fair by Alabama Vest and Thaddeus Von Clegg, the latter a German-American clockmaker. Nearly 60 years later the commercial production of this device started, and it began to enter the world created out of the dully shining silver of Tin.
Rather than having any particular keys or tuning devices, the music of the Kazoo is created by humming into the instrument, and actually heralds back to earlier instruments based on this kind of vibration. Believe it or not there is a strong history of instruments that function by altering the voice of the musician.
Joke of the Day
HAIRY SITUATION
I went bald early in life...
I have a comb...
I just can’t part with it.
I have a comb...
I just can’t part with it.
Word of the Day
chrestomathy
A Mencken Chrestomathy
MEANING:
noun:
1. A volume of selected literary passages, usually by one author.
2. A selection of literary passages from a foreign language, especially one assembled for studying a language.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek chrestomatheia, from chrestos (useful) + manthanein (to learn). These two parts of the word ultimately derive from Indo-European gher- (to like or want) which gave us yearn, charisma, greedy, exhort; and mendh- (to learn) that resulted in the terms mathematics and polymath. Earliest documented use: 1832.
USAGE:
“In a word, they think [Ted Cruz] is a supremely self-absorbed show pony. Perhaps relevant: The Ted Cruz 2016 pocket Constitution that his volunteers distribute features a Ted Cruz introduction and a Ted Cruz chrestomathy before the document’s text.”
Joseph Rago; Ted Cruz Likes Being Hated; The Wall Street Journal (New York); Jan 23, 2016.
1. A volume of selected literary passages, usually by one author.
2. A selection of literary passages from a foreign language, especially one assembled for studying a language.
Joseph Rago; Ted Cruz Likes Being Hated; The Wall Street Journal (New York); Jan 23, 2016.
Idiom of the Day
(AND) PIGS MIGHT FLY
Something that will never happen or is very unlikely
Person A: “I’m going to play tennis at Wimbledon one day!”Person B: “And pigs might fly!”
Person A: “I’m going to play tennis at Wimbledon one day!”Person B: “And pigs might fly!”
This Day in History
1807 - London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight.
1878 - The first telephone switchboard was installed in New Haven, CT.
1902 - The Carnegie Institution was established in Washington, DC. It began with a gift of $10 million from Andrew Carnegie.
1915 - The Coast Guard was created by an act of the U.S. Congress to fight contraband trade and aid distressed vessels at sea.
1916 - Louis D. Brandeis was appointed by President Wilson to the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming its first Jewish member.
1935 - Iceland became the first country to introduce legalized abortion.
1957 - The Brooklyn Dodgers announced that circus clown Emmett Kelly had been hired to entertain fans at baseball games.
1973 - CBS-TV debuted "Barnaby Jones."
1985 - The song "We Are the World" was recorded. More than 40 artists were involved. The proceeds went toward worldwide hunger prevention.
1986 - The U.S. space shuttle Challenger exploded just after takeoff. All seven of its crewmembers were killed.
1997 - Clive Davis received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2002 - Toys R Us Inc. announced that it would be closing 27 Toys R Us stores and 37 Kids R Us stores in order to cut costs and boost operating profits.
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, January 28
You are highly idealistic and a bit of a perfectionist. You have excellent instincts and generally can size up a person or a situation quickly and quite accurately. While gentle and considerate overall, you do have a dominant or "rule the roost" side, and you can be quite stubborn. You are also very patient and strategic when you need to be, but you have little patience for close-minded people. You are clever and charismatic, with a flair for the dramatic. Famous people born today:
1225 Saint Thomas Aquinas, Italian theologian and saint, born in Roccasecca, Italy (d. 1274)
1807 Robert McClure, Irish explorer who discovered the Northwest passage, born in Wexford, Ireland (d. 1873)
1841 Henry Morton Stanley, Welsh journalist and African explorer (found Livingstone in Africa), born in Denbigh, Wales (d. 1904)
1873 Colette [Sidonie-Gabrielle], French novelist and performer (Gigi), born in Paris, France
1912 Jackson Pollock, American expressionist painter (Lavender Mist), born in Cody, Wyoming (d. 1956)
1940 Carlos Slim, Mexican business magnate (América Móvil) once ranked as the richest person in the world, born in Mexico City, Mexico
1955 Nicolas Sarkozy, 23rd President of France (2007-12), born in Paris, France
1981 Elijah Wood, American actor (The Good Son, The Lord of the Rings), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
thanks, Lila
READERS INFO
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(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day:
The State Hermitage Museum is a 22 km (about 13.5 miles) art museum located in St. Petersburg, Russia. It consists of five interconnected buildings and has a total of 1,057 rooms. It has been open to the public since 1852.
Like many women in the 1950s, Bette Nesmith Graham made a living as a secretary. The problem was that she wasn’t a good typist, and kept making mistakes.
So she began experimenting with ways to cover up errors. She mixed ingredients such as white tempera water-based paint in her kitchen blender and painted over her mistakes with a thin paintbrush. She began marketing her typewriter correction fluid as "Mistake Out". The name was later changed to Liquid Paper. In 1979, she sold Liquid Paper to the Gillette Corporation for $47.50. Her son, Michael Nesmith, would also find fame as a member of the rock band The Monkees.
As a society, we take more pictures in two minutes today than were taken in the entire 19th century.
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1986 -
1807 - London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight.
1878 - The first telephone switchboard was installed in New Haven, CT.
1225 Saint Thomas Aquinas, Italian theologian and saint, born in Roccasecca, Italy (d. 1274)
1807 Robert McClure, Irish explorer who discovered the Northwest passage, born in Wexford, Ireland (d. 1873)
1841 Henry Morton Stanley, Welsh journalist and African explorer (found Livingstone in Africa), born in Denbigh, Wales (d. 1904)
1873 Colette [Sidonie-Gabrielle], French novelist and performer (Gigi), born in Paris, France
1912 Jackson Pollock, American expressionist painter (Lavender Mist), born in Cody, Wyoming (d. 1956)
1940 Carlos Slim, Mexican business magnate (América Móvil) once ranked as the richest person in the world, born in Mexico City, Mexico
1955 Nicolas Sarkozy, 23rd President of France (2007-12), born in Paris, France
1981 Elijah Wood, American actor (The Good Son, The Lord of the Rings), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1986 -
Challenger space shuttle explodes with astronaut Judith Resnik on board
The Challenger space shuttle exploded on January 28, 1986, just seconds after taking off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Among the seven crew members killed was Judith Resnik, the first American Jewish astronaut in space. Resnik joined the space program in 1978 after graduating from Carnegie-Mellon with a B.S. in electrical engineering and the University of Maryland with a Ph.D. in electrical engineering. Prior to the 1986 Challenger tragedy, Resnik served as the mission specialist on Discovery's maiden voyage in 1984, logging 144 hours 57 minutes in space. Resnik was the second American woman in space (after Sally Ride) and the fourth worldwide.
Before joining the space program, Resnik worked in the radar division of RCA, as a biomedical engineer in neurophysics at the National Institute of Health, and finally for the Xerox corporation. She was accepted into the NASA program, along with five other women, in 1978. Raised in Akron, Ohio, Resnik was a classical pianist and a gourmet cook, and also enjoyed running and bicycling. She was active in the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the IEEE Committee on Professional Opportunities for Women, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Association of University Women.
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The Challenger space shuttle exploded on January 28, 1986, just seconds after taking off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Among the seven crew members killed was Judith Resnik, the first American Jewish astronaut in space. Resnik joined the space program in 1978 after graduating from Carnegie-Mellon with a B.S. in electrical engineering and the University of Maryland with a Ph.D. in electrical engineering. Prior to the 1986 Challenger tragedy, Resnik served as the mission specialist on Discovery's maiden voyage in 1984, logging 144 hours 57 minutes in space. Resnik was the second American woman in space (after Sally Ride) and the fourth worldwide.
Before joining the space program, Resnik worked in the radar division of RCA, as a biomedical engineer in neurophysics at the National Institute of Health, and finally for the Xerox corporation. She was accepted into the NASA program, along with five other women, in 1978. Raised in Akron, Ohio, Resnik was a classical pianist and a gourmet cook, and also enjoyed running and bicycling. She was active in the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the IEEE Committee on Professional Opportunities for Women, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Association of University Women.
CHEESEBURGER WEEK IN PASADENA
January 26-31, 2020
Pasadena, California
Forty of Pasadena's favorite restaurants, lounges and burger joints offered their signature burgers, some special creations and a deals during Pasadena Cheeseburger Week.
further information: Pasadena Restaurant Week
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Pasadena, California
MILE 0 FESTIVAL KEY WEST 2020
January 28-February 1, 2020
Key West, FL
Mile 0 Fest is 4-day Red Dirt Americana music festival in paradise -- in this case Key West, Florida. A boutique festival with an attendance cap, Mile 0 puts the fans first with a lineup that brings in fresh talent and Americana tastemakers.
further information: Mile 0 Festival Key West 2020 - Music Festival Wizard
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Key West, FL
Houston Early Music Festival
Jordi Savall, internationally acclaimed viola da gamba virtuoso, makes a highly anticipated return visit to the Houston stage with a program inspired by the 1991 French film Tous Les Matins du Monde. Savall is joined by artists of Le Concert des Nations performing works by French Baroque composers Marin Marais and his mentor M. de Sainte-Colombe.
The tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) is a large tyrant flycatcher, growing to a length of about 22 cm (8.7 in). It feeds on insects, either catching them in flight, or gleaning them from the surface of foliage, and also eats some fruit. The birds remain in pairs all year round, and drive intruders from their territories, including birds much larger than them. It nests high in trees, usually in the fork of a branch, building a bulky, untidy structure. The female incubates the typical clutch of two to four eggs and the young fledge in about 18 days. Its breeding range extends from the southern United States to central Argentina, with birds near the northern and southern limits of the range being migratory. This picture shows a T. m. melancholicus individual in the Pantanal, Brazil.
Macro
A yellowbanded pipefish, off Tikehau Island, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia
knit
thanks, Sarah
knit
thanks, Ivy
knit
thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent
thanks, Patsy
CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent
thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent
SWEETS ... Valentine's Day
thanks, Beth
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... Valentine's Day
thanks, Mindy
PUZZLE
| alert appreciate bones caddy cease chime cleanse | close clothes cradle delve dinner eave examine | gable heart helmet investigate latex lover | never paper previous principles problems rail realize | sleep sleeve smell spine vector ween while worse |
SUDOKU ... very hard
solution:
QUOTE
thanks, Ella
Calvin Graham
CLEVER
Simmer rosemary and lemons on the stove
Freshen the air inside your home quickly by tossing these into a pot and simmering it on the stove.
EYE OPENER
thanks, Frances
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff's worth, without pity, and destroy most of it. -Colette, author (28 Jan 1873-1954)
Jackson Pollock
OPTICAL ILLUSION
What do you see in-between the zigzag lines?
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Are you able to see anything in this picture? If not, move yourself away from the picture till you see the hidden object in this picture.
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