Listen hard, speak soft, and laugh with reckless abandon.
This is always my motto, especially for enjoying a Happy Friday!
Sep 25, 2015
Johnny Appleseed Day
On Saturday Sep 26 we celebrate the guy who introduced apple trees to large parts of Pennsylvania, Ontario, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and West Virginia. He became an American legend while still alive, due to his kind, generous ways, his leadership in conservation, and the symbolic importance he attributed to apples.
National Drink Beer Day
It is celebrated on Monday, September 28, 2015. Not to be confused with National Beer Day an unofficial holiday in the United States celebrated every year on April 7, celebrating the day in 1933, the first day in 13 years, that people could legally buy, sell, and drink beer.
The best way to celebrate Drink Beer Day is to gather a group of friends for a beer tasting at home or at your favorite pub. Be sure to check for promotions and giveaways that might be going on in your area.
The best way to celebrate Drink Beer Day is to gather a group of friends for a beer tasting at home or at your favorite pub. Be sure to check for promotions and giveaways that might be going on in your area.
What's in a Name, Starbucks
Seems
appropriate when
talking about coffee to add this tidbit from Starbucks. “The name,
inspired by
Moby Dick evoked the romance of the high seas and the seafaring
tradition of
the early coffee traders. Our mission to inspire and nurture the
human spirit.”
During 1971, when Starbucks was first coming to
be, it was
searching for a way to capture the seafaring history of coffee and
Seattle’s
strong seaport roots. The owners read old marine books. They found
a 16th
century Norse woodcut of a twin-tailed mermaid, or Siren. There
was something
about her – a seductive mystery mixed with a nautical theme that
was exactly
what the founders were looking for. The logo was designed around
her, and their
long relationship with the Siren began. Lofty goals, a mermaid,
and coffee are
all good ways to start a Friday.
Stumptown
Stumptown is one of several
nicknames for
Portland, Oregon. In the mid-19th century, the city's growth led
residents to
clear much land of trees quickly, but the tree stumps were not
immediately
removed. In some areas, there were so many stumps that people
would jump from
stump to stump in order to avoid the muddy, unpaved roads.
The nickname is used in the names of several
local
businesses, including Stumptown Coffee Roasters, an independent
coffee roaster
and retailer located in Portland; StumpTown Kilts, a maker of
men's and women's
modern kilts; Stumptown (comics), a creator-owned detective
fiction comic book
series set in Portland.
Portland-based Stumptown Coffee offers its
cold-brew coffee
on nitro at Stumptown Cafes and wholesale to businesses that it
distributes to.
It looks like a beer, has the creamy mouth feel of a stout, and is
available at
the bar.
Austin, Texas-based Cuvee Coffee Roastery’s
Black and Blue
has a cold-brewed coffee that mimics the frothiness of a Guinness
the same way
they do it in Dublin: with nitrogen. It is the first to make the
coffee
available in widget cans. When opened, these cans agitate their
contents and
produce a creamy texture in much the same way a can of Guinness
does.
In Vitro vs. In Vivo
We hear these terms in the medical
context, but they can be confusing. In vivo, (within the living)
means within the body and in vitro, (within the glass) means outside
of the body, such a test tube.
Krispy Kreme Dog
A hot dog is being offered to fans
at Wilmington Blue Rocks minor league baseball games this season.
The “Krispy Kreme Donut Dog” is placed between a glazed Krispy
Kreme donut, packed with bacon and topped with raspberry jelly.
Contact Juggling
Contact juggling is a form of object
manipulation that focuses on the movement of objects in contact
with the body. It involves the rolling of one or more objects
without releasing them into the air. It is divided into three main
techniques: Body rolling means manipulating one or more
props around the hands, arms, and other parts of the body.
Palm spinning means manipulating one or more balls in the open hand so that at least one ball is in motion. Balls may be in both hands or transferred between hands to form graceful and fluid patterns, including rotating a pyramid made of four or five balls in one hand.
Isolation refers to the manipulation of a ball so that it appears to be suspended in place, creating the effect that the ball is still while the performer moves around the ball.
I placed this three minute video link of a master juggler at the end, so you did not get distracted from the rest of the interesting tidbits above. LINK
Palm spinning means manipulating one or more balls in the open hand so that at least one ball is in motion. Balls may be in both hands or transferred between hands to form graceful and fluid patterns, including rotating a pyramid made of four or five balls in one hand.
Isolation refers to the manipulation of a ball so that it appears to be suspended in place, creating the effect that the ball is still while the performer moves around the ball.
I placed this three minute video link of a master juggler at the end, so you did not get distracted from the rest of the interesting tidbits above. LINK
Cutting Phone Lines
Seems like old wired telephones may
be going the way of the Edison light bulbs, in favor of newer
technology. AT&T and others are trying to cut the cord on the
old analog telephone system that has been used for generations,
with a coordinated campaign to change telecommunications law,
state by state.
In Illinois, the industry wants to rescind a state requirement that it maintain those copper-wire networks. In terms of just residential phone lines that use traditional telephone technology, just 1.3 million are left in Illinois today. At the same time, the number of wireless subscribers in Illinois has climbed from about 5.6 million in 2001 to about 12.8 million by the end of 2013.
Some major carriers, including AT&T, are designated in the current law as “carriers of last resort,” meaning they are obligated by law to maintain those copper analog landlines within their service areas. The companies say it is a matter of giving consumers what they want, cell phones, broadband, and other 21st-century digital options instead of keeping their capital tied up in the telecom equivalent of a horse-and-buggy system.
In 2011, Missouri eliminated its previous “carrier of last resort” obligation on carriers in St. Louis County, St. Louis, and Kansas City. In 2014, Michigan joined more than 30 other states that have passed or are considering laws that restrict state-government oversight and eliminate "carrier of last resort" mandates, effectively ending the universal-service guarantee that gives every US resident access to physical wire-line telephone service.
In Illinois, the industry wants to rescind a state requirement that it maintain those copper-wire networks. In terms of just residential phone lines that use traditional telephone technology, just 1.3 million are left in Illinois today. At the same time, the number of wireless subscribers in Illinois has climbed from about 5.6 million in 2001 to about 12.8 million by the end of 2013.
Some major carriers, including AT&T, are designated in the current law as “carriers of last resort,” meaning they are obligated by law to maintain those copper analog landlines within their service areas. The companies say it is a matter of giving consumers what they want, cell phones, broadband, and other 21st-century digital options instead of keeping their capital tied up in the telecom equivalent of a horse-and-buggy system.
In 2011, Missouri eliminated its previous “carrier of last resort” obligation on carriers in St. Louis County, St. Louis, and Kansas City. In 2014, Michigan joined more than 30 other states that have passed or are considering laws that restrict state-government oversight and eliminate "carrier of last resort" mandates, effectively ending the universal-service guarantee that gives every US resident access to physical wire-line telephone service.
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