“When we argue for our limitations, we get to keep them.” ~ Evelyn
Waugh
I never place limitations on enjoying a Happy Friday!
Oct 30, 2015
Daylight Saving
Finally the US catches up with the rest of
the world. In the US, 2am Sunday morning, November 1. Remember to
"fall back." Also, replace your smoke and fire detector batteries.
Keeping Pumpkins Fresh
It is that
time of year again and we all know pumpkins can
turn mushy after a few days.
Here are a few hacks to keep it fresh longer. After your pumpkin has been carved, rinse it out with water to get rid of excess strings and gunk. Take a large bucket or tub and fill it with a few gallons of water.
Stir in three teaspoons of bleach, dunk in the pumpkin. Be sure to hold it down as it will try to float. Let it sit in the solution for two minutes, remove and let dry.
Spray the whole thing, inside and out with WD40 to keep it fresh and shiny.
If you want to spend a bit more, you can now buy a product, Pumpkin Fresh to spray the whole thing. Of course, you need to apply daily.
Vaseline or any oil you might have in your kitchen applied to the inside and cut edges will keep it fresh, but are all a bit messy.
Here are a few hacks to keep it fresh longer. After your pumpkin has been carved, rinse it out with water to get rid of excess strings and gunk. Take a large bucket or tub and fill it with a few gallons of water.
Stir in three teaspoons of bleach, dunk in the pumpkin. Be sure to hold it down as it will try to float. Let it sit in the solution for two minutes, remove and let dry.
Spray the whole thing, inside and out with WD40 to keep it fresh and shiny.
If you want to spend a bit more, you can now buy a product, Pumpkin Fresh to spray the whole thing. Of course, you need to apply daily.
Vaseline or any oil you might have in your kitchen applied to the inside and cut edges will keep it fresh, but are all a bit messy.
Helpful Happiness Hack
At the end of the day just before
you go to bed, write down something good that happened to you, or
something that made you happy, or made you smile that day. Put the
note where you will find it in the morning as you are getting ready.
It also helps if you look in the mirror and smile when you read the
note in the morning.
Do this for seven days and you will be at least 20% happier - and it will last for another week, even if you stop doing it.
If you want to stay happy, date the notes and save them. You will be amazed when you go back and look at them, the smallest things keep you happiest the longest.
Do this for seven days and you will be at least 20% happier - and it will last for another week, even if you stop doing it.
If you want to stay happy, date the notes and save them. You will be amazed when you go back and look at them, the smallest things keep you happiest the longest.
Lasgna vs. Lasagne
North American English speakers use
lasagna. English speakers from outside North America usually use
lasagne. The word comes from Italian, of course. In that language,
lasagna is the singular noun and lasagne is the plural, but this
does not carry over into the words’ treatment in English. Both the
plural and the singular forms are usually treated as mass nouns,
taking singular verbs.
Beer Benefits and Sexual Performance
Moderate beer drinking
decreases risk of heart disease by 31 percent (the same as wine). A
study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of
Nephrology also found that moderate consumption of beer reduces the
risk of developing kidney stones by 41 percent, and is one of the
few plant sources of vitamin B12.
It makes you last longer. The phytoestrogens in beer can help delay premature ejaculation.
Dark brews can help get you in the mood better, because they increase both red blood cells and overall circulation. Dark contains more iron than pale beers.
Beer increases stamina and is good for heart health.
Guinness is great for stomach issues, low in calories and alcohol content, and is rich in vitamins, minerals, and probiotics. It contains only 128 calories and 11 grams of carbohydrates per serving.
50 Shades of Green beer is like green juice and Viagra combined. It is specifically engineered to enhance performance. It contains ginseng, ginkgo biloba, and damiana to achieve increased sexual desire, blood flow, and nerve stimulation. Gives a whole new meaning to 'Bottoms up!'
It makes you last longer. The phytoestrogens in beer can help delay premature ejaculation.
Dark brews can help get you in the mood better, because they increase both red blood cells and overall circulation. Dark contains more iron than pale beers.
Beer increases stamina and is good for heart health.
Guinness is great for stomach issues, low in calories and alcohol content, and is rich in vitamins, minerals, and probiotics. It contains only 128 calories and 11 grams of carbohydrates per serving.
50 Shades of Green beer is like green juice and Viagra combined. It is specifically engineered to enhance performance. It contains ginseng, ginkgo biloba, and damiana to achieve increased sexual desire, blood flow, and nerve stimulation. Gives a whole new meaning to 'Bottoms up!'
Grammagrams
A Grammagram is a word, made of
letter sounds which are pronounced aloud. Great way to code things.
Here are a few interesting ones:
DEVIOUS - DVS (say each letter quickly D V S)
EFFENDI - FND
ENEMY - NME
ENVIOUS - NVS
ESCAPEE - SKP
ODIOUS - ODS
OPIUM - OPM
TEDIOUS - TDS
EXCELLENCY - XLNC
DEVIOUS - DVS (say each letter quickly D V S)
EFFENDI - FND
ENEMY - NME
ENVIOUS - NVS
ESCAPEE - SKP
ODIOUS - ODS
OPIUM - OPM
TEDIOUS - TDS
EXCELLENCY - XLNC
Weather Patterns
As we begin another change of season,
the weather changes dramatically from day to day. Seems like many
of us check the weather to see what to wear, should we take an
umbrella, etc. The Weather Company owns the fourth-most used
mobile app in the U.S., and their cloud handles 26 billion
requests a day.
IBM just made a bid to buy the digital assets for a few billion dollars and will feed the info into Watson for even more analysis. IBM said, "Weather is probably the single largest swing factor in business performance - it impacts 1/3 of the world's GDP and in the US alone; weather is responsible for about half a trillion dollars in impact." Next spring we might see a battle between Punxsutawney Phil and Watson.
IBM just made a bid to buy the digital assets for a few billion dollars and will feed the info into Watson for even more analysis. IBM said, "Weather is probably the single largest swing factor in business performance - it impacts 1/3 of the world's GDP and in the US alone; weather is responsible for about half a trillion dollars in impact." Next spring we might see a battle between Punxsutawney Phil and Watson.
Oct 23, 2015
Happy Friday
"Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness." Frank
Tyger
I am free to do what I like and I like smiling and celebrating a Happy Friday!
I am free to do what I like and I like smiling and celebrating a Happy Friday!
Daylight Saving
"Daylight Savings Time" is incorrect, but is commonly used, especially in Australia, Canada, and the United States. Officially, it is Daylight Saving Time.
The US and Great Britain used DST during World War I and II and reverted to standard time during peace years. It was not until the energy crisis of the 1970s that Daylight Saving Time was made permanent in many areas.
The US Energy Policy Act of 2005 was signed into law on August 8, 2005. Among other things, the Energy Policy Act extended the Daylight Saving Time period by starting DST several weeks earlier (second Sunday in March) and ending it one week later (first Sunday in November).
- Countries and territories which do not observe DST 161, including China
- Countries and territories where at least one location observes DST 79
- Countries and territories where all locations observe DST some part of the year 68
- Countries and territories where many, but not all locations observe DST part of the year 11, including United States
- Countries and territories where at least one location observes DST all year 2
The majority, including Europe end DST on Sunday Oct 25. In the US, it ends 2am Sunday, November 1. Some other countries end it on other dates, such as: March 8, March 22, April 5, April 25, April 26, January 18, February 22, September 22, September 26, October 23, October 30, and November 8. Must be interesting for the global airlines to change the flight times almost monthly for beginning and ending DST.
On 31 October 2007 in a Press Release, Western Power researched and reported DST caused "a 0.6% increase in electricity consumption in Washington's main grid". It also stated that "The daylight saving research showed slightly less power was used on days when the temperature went below 30 degrees, and slightly more power when the temperatures went above 30 degrees."
The US and Great Britain used DST during World War I and II and reverted to standard time during peace years. It was not until the energy crisis of the 1970s that Daylight Saving Time was made permanent in many areas.
The US Energy Policy Act of 2005 was signed into law on August 8, 2005. Among other things, the Energy Policy Act extended the Daylight Saving Time period by starting DST several weeks earlier (second Sunday in March) and ending it one week later (first Sunday in November).
- Countries and territories which do not observe DST 161, including China
- Countries and territories where at least one location observes DST 79
- Countries and territories where all locations observe DST some part of the year 68
- Countries and territories where many, but not all locations observe DST part of the year 11, including United States
- Countries and territories where at least one location observes DST all year 2
The majority, including Europe end DST on Sunday Oct 25. In the US, it ends 2am Sunday, November 1. Some other countries end it on other dates, such as: March 8, March 22, April 5, April 25, April 26, January 18, February 22, September 22, September 26, October 23, October 30, and November 8. Must be interesting for the global airlines to change the flight times almost monthly for beginning and ending DST.
On 31 October 2007 in a Press Release, Western Power researched and reported DST caused "a 0.6% increase in electricity consumption in Washington's main grid". It also stated that "The daylight saving research showed slightly less power was used on days when the temperature went below 30 degrees, and slightly more power when the temperatures went above 30 degrees."
National Greasy Foods Day
Only in America do we celebrate greasy foods day. It is on
Oct. 25. This might be a good day to try something different,
like a breakfast dog, with a hotdog
topped with a fried egg, bacon, hash browns, and cheese, wrapped in bacon.
Time to think outside the box and go crazy for grease. If time
change and greasy foods are not
enough, October 25 is also Mother-in-Law day.
Visual Puzzle
This one is more simple than meets the eye, but is very
interesting about 4 minute video. LINK
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