DIANE'S CORNER ... Celebrate Int'l Sloth Day
Look at that face. Look at it. Over the centuries, people have derided sloths for being either stupid or lazy or a combination of both, but have you ever thought they might just be onto something? After all, they always kind of look like they’re smiling. Don’t you wish you could have that serene expression on your face every now and then? If you don’t, you should.
Everyone deserves to relax every now and then. International Sloth Day is in fact about two things: learning to take a lesson or two in being as cool as a cucumber from the sloths of the world, and raising awareness about the many sloths that get get injured, captured to be sold as pets, or even killed by humans. So help keep those sleepy smiles on sloths’ faces and take part in this year’s International Sloth Day!
The History of International Sloth Day
International Sloth Day was created by AIUNAU, a non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting all forms of wildlife. The AIUNAU members in Columbia have been working with sloths since 1996, as they became appalled to find out how many sloths every year were being killed by cars or power lines, and how many other were being captured to be made into household pets.
Once they rescue a sloth, they nurse it back to health, and then proceed to release it back into the wild, where it belongs. International Sloth Day was established in November 2010 as a way of helping people get to know a little more about these shy, quiet creatures that are known for their tenderness for one another and keep them from going entirely extinct, as several species of sloth have already.
This is How Our Beautiful Planet Earth Looks From Above These Days of Global Pandemic
Joke of the Day
August 16, 2020
A large historical white-red-white flag of Belarus is pictured next to demonstrators forming a heart during a protest against the results of the Belarusian presidential election in Prague, Czech Republic
Word of the Day
trumpery
MEANING:noun:
1. Something showy but worthless.
2. Nonsense or rubbish.
3. Deceit; fraud; trickery.
ETYMOLOGY:From French tromper (to deceive). Earliest documented use: 1481.
USAGE:“The room was crowded with a chilly miscellany of knick-knacks and ornaments, gewgaws, and trumpery of every kind.”
Leo Bruce; Case for Three Detectives; Academy Chicago; 1980.
“History, made up as it is of so much trumpery, treachery, and tyranny, needs deeds of valor, of sacrifice, and of heroism if it is to be palatable.”
The Medal of Honor: A History of Service Above and Beyond; Zenith Press; 2014.
August 19, 2020
An aerial view shows a traditional wooden boat market in Manikganj
1. Something showy but worthless.
2. Nonsense or rubbish.
3. Deceit; fraud; trickery.
Leo Bruce; Case for Three Detectives; Academy Chicago; 1980.
“History, made up as it is of so much trumpery, treachery, and tyranny, needs deeds of valor, of sacrifice, and of heroism if it is to be palatable.”
The Medal of Honor: A History of Service Above and Beyond; Zenith Press; 2014.
Idiom of the Day
All alongIf you have known or suspected something all along, then you have felt this from the beginning.
August 8, 2020
A picture taken with a drone shows a capsized ship lies at port area four days after explosions that hit Beirut port, in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanese Health Ministry said at least 171 people were killed, and more than 6000 injured in the Beirut blast that devastated the port area on 04 August and believed to have been caused by an estimated 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse.
This Day in History
1803 - The U.S. Senate approved the Louisiana Purchase.
1818 - The U.S. and Great Britain established the boundary between the U.S. and Canada to be the 49th parallel.
1910 - A baseball with a cork center was used in a World Series game for the first time.
1947 - Hollywood came under scrutiny as the House Un-American Activities Committee opened hearings into alleged Communist influence within the motion picture industry.
1955 - "No Time for Sergeants" opened on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre. The show starred Andy Griffith and Don Knotts made his Broadway debut. The last show was on September 14, 1957.
1955 - "Day-O" was recorded by Harry Belafonte. The name was changed to "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)."
1968 - Jackie Lee Bouvier Kennedy married Aristotle Onassis.
1973 - The Sydney Opera house officially opened.
1979 - The John F. Kennedy Library in Boston was dedicated.
2003 - A 40-year-old man went over Niagara Falls without safety devices and survived. He was charged with illegally performing a stunt.
2009 - European astronomers discover 32 exoplanets.
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DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, October 20
You are warm and enthusiastic in your approach to the world. Your face is expressive, and you are moody, fun-loving, and compassionate. You have a real way with words--people listen when you speak. You are a romantic person with a distinctly gentle side to your nature. Music, lyrics, and poetry appeal to you and touch you deeply. Your sense of humor is well developed, and you make each person you talk to one-on-one feel very special. Your talents and interests are diverse. Famous people born today:
1632 Christopher Wren, English astronomer and architect (St. Paul's Cathedral), born in East Knoyle, Wiltshire (d. 1723)
1854 Arthur Rimbaud, French poet and adventurer (Illuminations), born in Charleville, France (d. 1891)
1859 John Dewey, American philosopher, educational theorist and writer (learn by doing), born in Burlington, Vermont (d. 1952)
1882 Bela Lugosi [Blaskó], Austrian actor (Dracula, Plan 9 From Outer Space), born in Lugos, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1956)
1891 James Chadwick, English physicist (Nobel 1935 discovered neutron), born in Bollington, Cheshire (d. 1974)
1904 Tommy Douglas, Canadian politician (Father of Medicare), born in Falkirk, Scotland (d. 1986)
1931 Mickey Mantle, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (1956 Triple Crown, 20-time All Star), born in Spavinaw, Oklahoma (d. 1995)
1953 Keith Hernandez, MLB 1st baseman (St Louis Cardinals, NY Mets), born in San Francisco, California
1964 Kamala Harris, American lawyer and politician, 1st African-American, Asian-American attorney general of California, born in Oakland, California
1971 Snoop Dogg [Calvin Broadus], rapper (What's My Name, Gin & Juice), born in Long Beach, California
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READERS INFO1.
(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day:
The only plane allowed to fly on 9/11 after the attacks was a plane from San Diego to Miami delivering anti-venom to a man bitten by a highly poisonous snake. It was accompanied by two jet fighters.
Horses cannot vomit. They are physically unable to do so, partly due to the fact that they have weak vomiting reflexes. While all humans and many animals use vomit to rid their body of something toxic, horses (and rats and rabbits) do not.
The last letter to be added to our alphabet was J.
2.SOLD LAST YEAR ON THIS DATE
A 12-pound chunk of the moon that fell to the Earth as a lunar meteorite was sold last year at auction for more than $600,000. It was found three years ago in a remote area of Mauritania in northwest Africa.
Boston-based RR Auction announced the $612,500 winning bid for the meteorite, composed of six fragments that fit together like a puzzle, came from a representative working with the Tam Chuc Pagoda complex in Ha Nam Province, Vietnam. They predicted it would get $500,000 at auction.
It is considered one of the most significant lunar meteorites ever found because of its large size and because it has "partial fusion crust" caused by the tremendous heat that sears the rock as it falls to Earth.
3.Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent
A 12-pound chunk of the moon that fell to the Earth as a lunar meteorite was sold last year at auction for more than $600,000. It was found three years ago in a remote area of Mauritania in northwest Africa.
Boston-based RR Auction announced the $612,500 winning bid for the meteorite, composed of six fragments that fit together like a puzzle, came from a representative working with the Tam Chuc Pagoda complex in Ha Nam Province, Vietnam. They predicted it would get $500,000 at auction.
It is considered one of the most significant lunar meteorites ever found because of its large size and because it has "partial fusion crust" caused by the tremendous heat that sears the rock as it falls to Earth.
Vegan Blinis With Lemon Cream
Lemon Cream:
½ c. soy or nut milk
1 small clove garlic
1/2 t. Himalayan or sea salt, to taste
1 t. lemon juice
Fresh dill (to taste)
1/2 t. shredded horseradish (optional)
½ c. olive oil
Blenderize all ingredients except olive oil for a minute, before very slowly adding the olive oil while still on full speed. The slower you drizzle in the olive oil, the more the sauce will emulsify. Adjust the seasoning before placing it in the fridge – where it will thicken further while you prepare the blinis.
Blinis:
1 c. chickpea flour
½ t. baking powder
1/2 t. Himalayan or sea salt, to taste
1/5 c. water
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1 small handful chives, finely chopped
1 medium-sized carrot, finely shredded
1 T. extra-virgin olive oil or coconut oil, for frying
Mix all the blini ingredients and whisk until smooth, then allow to sit a few minutes. Meanwhile, heat a frying pan to low-to-medium heat and add the oil. Add spoonfuls of the blini mix, enough to get to your desired size. Flip them over after about a minute to fry on the other side. They should be firm throughout and start to go a little brown.
Take the sauce from the fridge, and serve while the blinis are still warm.
July 30, 2020
½ c. soy or nut milk
1 small clove garlic
1/2 t. Himalayan or sea salt, to taste
1 t. lemon juice
Fresh dill (to taste)
1/2 t. shredded horseradish (optional)
½ c. olive oil
Blenderize all ingredients except olive oil for a minute, before very slowly adding the olive oil while still on full speed. The slower you drizzle in the olive oil, the more the sauce will emulsify. Adjust the seasoning before placing it in the fridge – where it will thicken further while you prepare the blinis.
Blinis:
1 c. chickpea flour
½ t. baking powder
1/2 t. Himalayan or sea salt, to taste
1/5 c. water
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1 small handful chives, finely chopped
1 medium-sized carrot, finely shredded
1 T. extra-virgin olive oil or coconut oil, for frying
Mix all the blini ingredients and whisk until smooth, then allow to sit a few minutes. Meanwhile, heat a frying pan to low-to-medium heat and add the oil. Add spoonfuls of the blini mix, enough to get to your desired size. Flip them over after about a minute to fry on the other side. They should be firm throughout and start to go a little brown.
Take the sauce from the fridge, and serve while the blinis are still warm.
Tourists play in a water park to escape the heat, in Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, China
Pictures of the Day
101955 Bennu is a carbonaceous asteroid discovered by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research project in 1999. Bennu has a roughly spheroidal shape, an effective diameter of about 484 m (1,588 ft), and a rough, boulder-strewn surface. It is a potentially hazardous object, with a cumulative 1-in-2,700 chance of impacting Earth between 2175 and 2199. It is named after the Bennu, an ancient Egyptian bird deity associated with the Sun, creation, and rebirth. This mosaic image of Bennu consists of twelve PolyCam images taken by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a range of 24 km (15 mi). The primary goal of the mission is to collect a sample from the asteroid's surface, which is scheduled to take place on October 20, 2020, and return the sample to Earth for analysis. |
Giant Cat Etched into Peruvian Hillside Believed to be Over 2,000 Years Old
knit
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knit
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crochet
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crochet
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crochet ... Halloween
crochet
Quarantine Cooking Recipes
Oatmeal Flavors to Make Yourself
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 .. Thanksgiving
ADULT COLORING
August 5, 2020
2. How many channels on a VHF TV dial?
3 On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons?
4. Which way do fans rotate?
1. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run?
TOWARDS BOTTOM RIGHT
2. How many channels on a VHF TV dial? 12 (no #1)
3 On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons? LEFT
4. Which way do fans rotate? CLOCKWISE AS YOU LOOK AT IT
CRAFTS .. Halloween cross stitch
CHILDREN'S CORNER .. Thanksgiving
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August 6, 2020
PUZZLE
WORD SEARCH
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SUDOKU .. medium
September 6, 2020
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QUOTE
September 26, 2020 (wow .. my kids were actually there too!)
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