DIANE'S CORNER .. Celebrate Monkey Day
Monkeys are interesting creatures – cute, mischievous, and sometimes downright obnoxious (anyone who disagrees has obviously never had their laundry torn down by a family of primates when it’s hanging to dry). Many species of primates are also endangered, and then there are questions of animal rights and the usage of primates in medical research. That’s why there’s Monkey Day, a day that’s been dedicated to raising awareness about non-human primates.
Learn about Monkey Day
Monkey Day has been created to celebrate monkeys, as well as “all things simian,” which includes lemurs, tarsiers, apes, and other non-human primates. It is a great day when it comes to raising awareness about different types of monkeys and primates around the world, as well as the issues they face and how we can help them.
Environmental activists and animal rights activities are especially vocal and passionate about this date. The same goes for art institutions and visual artists. Supporters and celebrates of this date include the Smithsonian Institution, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Louvre Museum, London’s National Portrait Gallery, National Geographic, Greenpeace, and Jane Goodall.
History of Monkey Day
Back in 2000, Casey Sorrow was an art student at Michigan State University, and he ended up writing “Monkey Day” on his friend’s calendar as a prank. But then they actually celebrated the occasion with other art students at MSU, and Sorrow later started collaborating with fellow MSU student on the Fetus-X comic strip, where the holiday was mentioned and popularized. Since then, Monkey Day has been observed internationally as a day to celebrate primates (including monkeys, but also apes, lemurs, and tarsiers).
Sorrow himself still does much to promote the holiday and the cause of primate welfare, and in addition to the Monkey Day website, he also maintains a “Monkeys in the News” blog which discusses primate-related news around the world and comes out with a list of the top ten primate-related news stories from the past year every Monkey Day.
Since Monkey Day was created, it really has gone from strength-to-strength. It is now celebrated in many different corners of the world. This includes Scotland, Turkey, Thailand, Colombia, the United Kingdom, Estonia, Pakistan, India, Germany, and Canada. It has been described by the Washington Post as a day to do the following:
“Learn something about these adorable and highly intelligent primates. Or you could use this day to act like a monkey.”
thanks, Michele, Picture Coordinator
JOKE OF THE DAY
WORD OF THE DAY
bibliopole
Rare Book Room, Powell’s Books, Portland, Oregon
MEANING:noun: A bookseller, especially of rare works.
ETYMOLOGY:From Latin bibliopola (bookseller), from Greek bibliopoles, biblio- (book) + polein (to sell). Earliest documented use: 1775.
USAGE:“An old London bibliopole ... Heywood Hill has been selling books in Mayfair since 1936, when its catalogue included the first British edition of James Joyce’s Ulysses.”
For the Person Who Has Everything... Bespoke Libraries; The Economist (London, UK); Dec 20, 2014.
For the Person Who Has Everything... Bespoke Libraries; The Economist (London, UK); Dec 20, 2014.
TODAY'S ARTIST
IDIOM OF THE DAYWhat does 'bounce ideas' mean?
Meaning:
If you bounce ideas off someone, you share your ideas with them to know whether they think they would work.
thanks, Patsy
her 5 reasons why the tree is not going up this year....
(Not So) TOTALLY USELESS FACTS OF THE DAY
On January 24, 2006, that Walt Disney purchased Pixar films for the 'tiny' sum of $7.4 billion dollars.
Rewind to January 25, 1924, when the first Winter Olympics took place in the French Alps. This inaugural event featured sixteen countries competing in sixteen events. Norway came out on top when it was all said and done. Finland finished in second place and Great Britain came in third.
Ever wonder where the term “computer bug” comes from? It came from US Navy Admiral Grace Hopper. She was a computer scientist in 1945. She was working on a computer that was lagging. She fixed it by removing a moth that somehow became stuck inside the computer. The first ever “computer bug” was an actual bug.
The Grand Parade Christmas tree shines bright at the Halifax City Hall
Chantal’s Tortière - A Special Dish At Christmas!
PASTRY
2-1/2 c. flour
Cold water
1/2 c. butter or lard
(half and half is good)
1 t. salt
2 eggs for wash
SPICES
1/2 t. ground cloves
2 t. ground Cinnamon
2 t. sage
1 t. salt
½ t. pepper
FILLING
1 lb. ground beef
1 lb. ground pork
2 medium potatoes
1 onion
1 cup beef stock
2 c. water
3 cloves garlic. minced
CRUST:
FILLING:
Peel potatoes and boil till fork tender, remove from heat and set aside in cold water.
In a large sauce pan saute onion, and garlic until fragrant.
Add beef and pork along with seasonings and saute for 3 minutes. Then add beef stock and water. Simmer on medium - low heat till the liquid has evaporated, roughly 30 minutes.
Using a grater, grate your potatoes into the mixture, remove from heat and set aside to cool for one hour.
Adjust your seasoning. Savoury and thyme might be added, if you like.
Meanwhile prepare your crust according to the above directions. Chill for one hour, then place on a lightly floured surface and divide it in half.
Roll each half out to form a large circle shape; one for the bottom of the crust, the other for the top.
Make the egg wash, simply beat an egg or two in a bowl.
Lay one half gently over a large pie pan, brush with wash, drain and ladle in the filling to the top, and press down with a ladle till compact.
With some egg wash, brush the outside of the crust to ensure that the top sticks together during baking. Lay the other half over top and using kitchen scissors, cut around the outside edges to remove the excess dough, and with your fingers crimp all around the crust to ensure it is sealed. Finish by brushing the entire top of the tortière with remaining egg wash. With a knife slash some cuts along the top to allow for steam to escape while cooking.
Traditionally this is served with ketchup.
Peel potatoes and boil till fork tender, remove from heat and set aside in cold water.
In a large sauce pan saute onion, and garlic until fragrant.
Add beef and pork along with seasonings and saute for 3 minutes. Then add beef stock and water. Simmer on medium - low heat till the liquid has evaporated, roughly 30 minutes.
Using a grater, grate your potatoes into the mixture, remove from heat and set aside to cool for one hour.
Adjust your seasoning. Savoury and thyme might be added, if you like.
Meanwhile prepare your crust according to the above directions. Chill for one hour, then place on a lightly floured surface and divide it in half.
Roll each half out to form a large circle shape; one for the bottom of the crust, the other for the top.
Make the egg wash, simply beat an egg or two in a bowl.
Lay one half gently over a large pie pan, brush with wash, drain and ladle in the filling to the top, and press down with a ladle till compact.
With some egg wash, brush the outside of the crust to ensure that the top sticks together during baking. Lay the other half over top and using kitchen scissors, cut around the outside edges to remove the excess dough, and with your fingers crimp all around the crust to ensure it is sealed. Finish by brushing the entire top of the tortière with remaining egg wash. With a knife slash some cuts along the top to allow for steam to escape while cooking.
Traditionally this is served with ketchup.
A Barred owl hunting in daytime, December 2022
old fashioned Christmases HAD to have these
PICTURES OF THE DAY
Pittsburgh is a city in the southwest of the US state of Pennsylvania, located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, which combine to form the Ohio River. It had a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 census, and is the anchor of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, the second-largest in the state with a population of 2.37 million. Pittsburgh is known as the "Steel City", as a result of its more than 300 steel-related businesses and also the "City of Bridges", for its 446 bridges. Named in 1758 in honor of British statesman William Pitt, the city developed as a vital link of the Atlantic coast and Midwest, as the mineral-rich Allegheny Mountains led to the region being contested by the French and British empires, Virginians, Whiskey Rebels, and Civil War raiders. This picture shows a skyline panorama of Pittsburgh at night, taken from Mount Washington.
knit
thanks, Eve
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thanks, Amber
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CROCHET PATTERNS OF THE DAY
crochet
crochet
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.
COPYCAT RECIPE
SWEETS RECIPE
ADULT COLORING
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CRAFTS
PUZZLE
WORD SEARCH
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SUDOKU .. very hard
solution:
If The Internet Wasn’t Invented, How Different Do You Think We Would Be?
QUOTE
CLEVER
OPTICAL ILLUSION
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