DIANE'S CORNER .. (adult issue)
Celebrate Nat'l Brownie Day
Brownies: that rich, decadent, purely hedonistic blend of cake and cookie that feels amazing in the mouth and leaves the taste buds craving more.
While the classic brownie still reigns supreme, now there are what seems like a million different derivations of how to make these delicious treats, but there’s one thing they all have in common. Levels of chocolate so thick and rich they should be illegal!
In fact, brownies are so popular that they can be found served as the foundation for sundaes, chopped up in milkshakes, or even made into a version of breakfast cereal.
National Brownie Day is the perfect chance to get in and indulge in all that decadent goodness that might be avoided the rest of the year. It’s an ideal opportunity to go into some serious brownie overload–and not even feel bad about it. Because it’s National Brownie Day!
History of National Brownie Day
The first brownies ever made set the bar for the grand indulgence that was to follow. Created for a ladies’ fair luncheon in the late 1800’s, the first variety of these was found bedecked in an apricot glaze and inundated with delicious walnuts. To this day the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago serves the same recipe as that served to these ladies well over a hundred years ago.
National Brownie Day was established by the millions of fans of this chocolatey-cakey treat, and the recipes that have cropped up over the years have been legion. From Chocolate Mint brownies to those made with rich swirls of caramel, the variations of brownies are limited only by the extent of the imagination.
WORD OF THE DAY
xylophilous
MEANING:adjective: Growing on or living in wood.
ETYMOLOGY:From Greek xylo- (wood) + -philous (liking). Earliest documented use: 1862.
USAGE:“Almost any type of nook or cranny may be used, but the most common are tubes in the hollowed pith of twigs or vacant insect borings in dead wood (xylophilous wasps).”
Kenneth G. Ross and Robert W. Matthews; The Social Biology of Wasps; Cornell University Press; 1991.
TODAY'S ARTIST thanks, Natalie
Kenneth G. Ross and Robert W. Matthews; The Social Biology of Wasps; Cornell University Press; 1991.
TODAY'S ARTIST
Arturo Rivera was born in Mexico City in 1945. 
He studied painting at Academia de San Carlos in Mexico City (1963–68) and silk-screen process and photo-silk screen process at the City Lit Art School in London (1973–74).
IDIOM OF THE DAY
What does 'Beg the question' mean?
Meaning: In philosophy "to beg the question" is to assume something to be true that has not yet been proved. I have seen the idiom also to mean that a question is crying out to be asked.
DAILY SQUEEK
DAILY SQUEEK
If You Were Born Today, December 8:
You are an enthusiastic and determined person who has high ideals, as well as very big plans and goals. A deep thinker, your morals are unusual yet strong, and your courage is great, particularly when it comes to standing up for a cause you believe in. You have a definite religious or philosophical bent. You are exceptionally attractive no matter what you look like, as you have much in the way of personal charisma. You are frequently devising new plots and challenges for yourself. Famous people born today:
65 BC Horace, Roman Republican poet (Odes), born in Venosa, Italy (d. 8 BC)
1542 Mary, Queen of Scots [Mary Stuart], Queen of Scotland (1560-87), born in Linlithgow Palace, Scotland (d. 1587)
1765 Eli Whitney, American inventor (Cotton Gin), born in Westborough, Massachusetts (d. 1825)
1865 Jean Sibelius, Finnish composer (Valse Triste, Finlandia), born in Tavastehus, Finland (d. 1957)
1925 Sammy Davis Jr., American vaudeville, stage, and screen singer ("The Candy Man"), dancer, actor (Ocean's 11), and Rat Pack member, born in NYC, New York (d. 1990)
1930 Maximilian Schell, Swiss-Austrian actor and director (Odessa File, Julia), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2014)
1943 Jim Morrison, American singer-songwriter (The Doors) and poet, born in Melbourne, Florida (d. 1971)
1953 Sam Kinison, American screaming comedian and actor (Back to School, Charlie Hoover), born in Yakima, Washington (d. 1992)
1966 Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer-songwriter (Nothing Compares 2 U), born in Glenageary, Ireland
1982 Nicki Minaj, Trinidadian-American rapper and singer (Super Bass, Starships), born in Saint James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
thanks, Patsy
(Not So) TOTALLY USELESS FACTS OF THE DAY
If You Were Born Today, December 8:
You are an enthusiastic and determined person who has high ideals, as well as very big plans and goals. A deep thinker, your morals are unusual yet strong, and your courage is great, particularly when it comes to standing up for a cause you believe in. You have a definite religious or philosophical bent. You are exceptionally attractive no matter what you look like, as you have much in the way of personal charisma. You are frequently devising new plots and challenges for yourself. Famous people born today:
(Not So) TOTALLY USELESS FACTS OF THE DAY
Having red hair and blue eyes is the rarest hair-eye color combination possible. The odds of someone having both recessive traits is about 0.17%
The 8-hour workday was adopted so people could evenly divide the 24 hours in a day. "Eight hours labor, Eight hours recreation, Eight hours rest".
Aerosmith made more money from "Guitar Hero" than from any of their albums.
READERS INFO1.
1941 -
President Roosevelt gave an inspiring speech before a joint session of Congress in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that had occurred the day before. In the first draft of the speech, President Roosevelt referred to Dec. 7, 1941, as a "date which will live in world history," but he later changed the line to the now famous phrase, "a date which will live in infamy." During the approximately five-minute speech, which was also broadcast across the country via radio, President Roosevelt discussed Japan's attack on Hawaii and his conviction that the United States would win an "absolute victory." It was a short but incredibly powerful message to Congress and the American people. Less than an hour after President Roosevelt finished his speech, Congress declared war against Japan and the United States officially entered World War II.
2.Dec 9, 1979 -
Some 10 years after the World Health Organization began a global vaccination program against smallpox, the disease was officially declared eradicated.
3.Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent
READERS INFO
ORANGE-CINNAMON SWAG .. Christmas
This aromatic garland brings holiday fragrance to the fore. Simply cut oranges into thin slices and dry them on a baking sheet in the oven at 170°F for about five hours, turning occasionally. Let the slices cool completely before threading them onto fishing wire or rope, interspersing them with cinnamon sticks.
COFFEEthanks, Ella
COFFEE
PICTURES OF THE DAY
The Cape starling (Lamprotornis nitens) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae, found in southern Africa. It is a gregarious bird and forms large flocks outside the breeding season. It usually feeds on the ground, often foraging alongside other species of starlings. Habituated to humans, its diet includes fruit, insects and nectar. It sometimes feeds on ectoparasites that it picks off the backs of animals or visits bird tables for scraps. This Cape starling, of the subspecies L. n. phoenicopterus, was photographed in Damaraland, Namibia. |
knit .. Christmas
thanks, Sue
thanks, Martha
crochet .. Christmas
thanks, June
crochet .. Christmas
thanks, Lois
crochet .. Christmas
CROCKPOT 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
SWEETS RECIPE
CHILDREN'S CORNER .. Christmas
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SUDOKU .. medium
solution:
ICE BREAKER
With Whom Did You Make Your Last Phone Call?
QUOTE
CLEVER
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