DIANE'S CORNER ... Celebrate Int'l Cat Day
History of International Cat Day
International Cat Day was first created by Colleen Paige, a strong animal welfare advocate, to bring attention to the plight of the domestic cat. Cat’s are closely tied to humans, whether as pets or as feral animals ranging throughout cities and towns. As pets they are dearly loved and have been the source of some of the most ridiculous memes on the internet, and have brought joy and laughter to millions of people around the world.
Joke of the Day
The joke is a wordplay with the fact that Einstein developed a theory about space-time relativity.
Word of the Day
vaporous
MEANING:adjective:
1. Relating to vapor.
2. Producing vapors; volatile.
3. Vague; hazy; obscure; insubstantial; transitory; unreliable; fanciful.
4. Translucent.
ETYMOLOGY:From Latin vapor (steam). Earliest documented use: 1527.
USAGE:“Our mother was vaporous. She emerged from her bedroom only at night and always in her nightgown, a sheath of flowered flannel with a disturbingly childlike bow at the neck.”
Karen Joy Fowler; We are All Completely Beside Ourselves; Penguin; 2013.
1. Relating to vapor.
2. Producing vapors; volatile.
3. Vague; hazy; obscure; insubstantial; transitory; unreliable; fanciful.
4. Translucent.
Karen Joy Fowler; We are All Completely Beside Ourselves; Penguin; 2013.
Idiom of the Day
What does 'All ears' mean?
If someone says they're all ears, they are very interested in hearing about something.
This Day in History
This Day in History
1682 - William Penn landed at what is now Chester, PA. He was the founder of Pennsylvania.
1863 - The International Committee of the Red Cross was founded.
1929 - America's Great Depression began with the crash of the Wall Street stock market.
1945 - The first ballpoint pens to be made commercially went on sale at Gimbels Department Store in New York at the price of $12.50 each.
1956 - Maria Callas made her Metropolitan Opera debut in "Norma."
1960 - Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) won his first professional fight.
1966 - The National Organization for Women was founded.
1975 - Joan Baez became a member of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue.
1991 - The U.S. Galileo spacecraft became the first to visit an asteroid (Gaspra).
1998 - The space shuttle Discovery blasted off with John Glenn on board. Glenn was 77 years old. In 1962 he became the first American to orbit the Earth.
2014 - The smartwatch Microsoft Band was released.
thanks, Becky
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, October 29
You are playful and spontaneous, and you are usually up for an adventure. Your attachment to your family and to your private life is very strong, and you will do pretty much anything to defend a loved one. You are a passionate person who enjoys debates and shaking things up once in a while. You can be hard to read, simply because there is a decidedly intense side to your nature, yet you can come across as quirky at times as well. Overall, you tend to be respected, and when people you don't know well seem to be intimidated by you at first, it's likely because they are in awe on one hand, and are unsure how to read you on the other. Famous people born today:
1923 Carl Djerassi, Austrian-born American chemist and father of the contraceptive pill, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2015)
1938 Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of Liberia (2006-2018) and the first elected female head of state in Africa, born in Monrovia, Liberia
1947 Richard Dreyfuss, American actor (Jaws, Nuts, Mr Holland's Opus), born in Brooklyn, New York
1948 Kate Jackson, actress (Rookies, Charlie's Angels), born in Birmingham, Alabama
1971 Winona Ryder, American actress (Heathers, Edward Scissorhand), born in Winona, Minnesota
READERS INFO1.
(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day: Halloween
Picky Eaters
50% of children prefer to receive chocolate on Halloween over other types of treats. 24% of children like candy, and 10% would choose gum. Toothbrushes didn’t make the list.
House Colors
Halloween is traditionally associated with the colors orange and black: orange because of its link to the fall harvest, and black because of its connection to darkness and death. After all, Samhain was about celebrating the boundary between life and death.
The Great Pumpkin
Ron Wallace holds the world record for the largest pumpkin ever grown: a 1,502 pound behemoth he grew in 2006.
2.CELESTIAL EVENT TONIGHT
October 29, 30 - Southern Taurids Meteor Shower. The Southern Taurids is a long-running minor meteor shower producing only about 5-10 meteors per hour. This shower is, however, famous for producing a higher than normal percentage of bright fireballs. The Southern Taurids is produced by debris left behind by Comet 2P Encke. The shower runs annually from September 10 to November 20. It peaks this year on the the night of the 29th and morning of the 30th. The nearly full moon will block out all but the brightest meteors this year. If you are patient, you may still be able to catch a few good ones. Best viewing will be just after midnight from a dark location far away from city lights. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Taurus, but can appear anywhere in the sky.
3.thanks for the Offbeat Holidays, PattyOCTOBER 30: NATIONAL CANDY CORN DAY
Feel free to debate the merits of a holiday for this highly controversial, tricolored confection.
4.OCTOBER 31: NATIONAL MAGIC DAY
Feel free to debate the merits of a holiday for this highly controversial, tricolored confection.
Halloween, shmalloween. This holiday is fittingly held on the anniversary of the death of Harry Houdini.
5.CELESTIAL EVENTSOctober 31 - Full Moon, Blue Moon. The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 14:51 UTC. Since this is the second full moon in the same month, it is sometimes referred to as a blue moon. This rare calendar event only occurs every few months, giving rise to the term "once in a blue moon".
October 31 - Uranus at Opposition. The blue-green planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. It will be brighter than any other time of the year and will be visible all night long. This is the best time to view Uranus. Due to its distance, it will only appear as a tiny blue-green dot in all but the most powerful telescopes.
6.Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent
Halloween, shmalloween. This holiday is fittingly held on the anniversary of the death of Harry Houdini.
October 31 - Full Moon, Blue Moon. The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 14:51 UTC. Since this is the second full moon in the same month, it is sometimes referred to as a blue moon. This rare calendar event only occurs every few months, giving rise to the term "once in a blue moon".
October 31 - Uranus at Opposition. The blue-green planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. It will be brighter than any other time of the year and will be visible all night long. This is the best time to view Uranus. Due to its distance, it will only appear as a tiny blue-green dot in all but the most powerful telescopes.
Hot Cheesy Dip
When you make this, you can use light, fat-free and skimmed milk versions of the dairy products, as you prefer.
1/2 c. sour cream
1/4 T. freshly ground black pepper
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 (14-ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained, and squeezed dry
2 (8-ounce) cream cheese, softened
6 oz. Mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 1-1/2 cups)
4 T. Parmesan cheese, grated
Preheat oven to 350°.
Beat cream cheese in a large bowl, then stir in everything else except the cheeses until well blended. Add 1 cup of the Mozzarella and 2 tablespoons of the Parmesan and mix in well. Spoon the mixture into a buttered broiler-safe glass or ceramic baking dish (1-1/2-quarts). Sprinkle with remaining Mozzarella and Parmesan. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until bubbly.
Leaving the dish in the oven, turn on the broiler. Broil dip for 3 minutes or just until cheese is lightly browned.
Serve with good bread or crackers. Be nice and share!
Hot Cheesy Dip
When you make this, you can use light, fat-free and skimmed milk versions of the dairy products, as you prefer.
1/2 c. sour cream
1/4 T. freshly ground black pepper
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 (14-ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained, and squeezed dry
2 (8-ounce) cream cheese, softened
6 oz. Mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 1-1/2 cups)
4 T. Parmesan cheese, grated
Preheat oven to 350°.
Beat cream cheese in a large bowl, then stir in everything else except the cheeses until well blended. Add 1 cup of the Mozzarella and 2 tablespoons of the Parmesan and mix in well. Spoon the mixture into a buttered broiler-safe glass or ceramic baking dish (1-1/2-quarts). Sprinkle with remaining Mozzarella and Parmesan. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until bubbly.
Leaving the dish in the oven, turn on the broiler. Broil dip for 3 minutes or just until cheese is lightly browned.
Serve with good bread or crackers. Be nice and share!
Pictures of the Day
Just a Beautiful Photo of Earth Taken in 1967 from 18,000km Away
knit
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crochet
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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.
COPYCAT RECIPE
Cracker Barrel chicken n’ dumplins
Ingredients:
2 cups Flour
½ teaspoons Baking Powder
1 pinch Salt
2 Tablespoons Butter
1 cup butterMilk, A Bit Less Than A Full Cup (you can use regular milk if needed)
2 quarts Chicken Broth
3 cups Cooked Chicken
A bowl of chicken and dumplings. A glass of sweet tea. It’s a meal any Kentuckian would be proud to fix and danged happy to sit down to. And it’s not hard to make. Come on, I’ll show you how.
Instructions:
In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Cut the butter into the dry ingredients with a fork or pastry blender. Stir in the milk, mixing with a fork until the dough forms a ball.
Heavily flour a work surface. You’ll need a rolling pin and something to cut the dumplings with. I like to use a pizza cutter. I also like to use a small spatula to lift the dumplings off the cutting surface.
Roll the dough out thin with a heavily floured rolling pin. Dip your cutter in flour and cut the dumplings in squares about 2?x2?. It’s okay for them not to be exact. Just eye ball it. Some will be bigger, some smaller, some shaped funny.
Use the floured spatula to put them on a heavily floured plate. Just keep flouring between the layers of dumplings.
To cook them, bring the broth to a boil. Drop the dumplings in one at a time, stirring while you add them. The extra flour on them will help thicken the broth. Cook them for about 15-20 minutes or until they not doughy tasting. Add the cooked chicken to the pot and you’re done!
SWEETS
ADULT COLORING
FUN
thanks, Lila
If you look closely, you can spot this Outback animal’s ears sticking up among the grass. Here’s a hint: They’re right in the middle.
CRAFTS
CHILDREN'S CORNER
thanks, Iris
PUZZLE
thanks for the funnies, Bev
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