Jan 13, 2017
Idle Thought
Politicians have the unique ability to believe they are the one
in seven billion people, rather than just one of
seven billion people.
Jan 6, 2017
Happy Friday
Happy roads are created
by happy feet.
Wake up and be happy, especially on a Happy Friday!
Wake up and be happy, especially on a Happy Friday!
Wordology, Old Chestnut
An 'old chestnut' is another way of saying a
joke is old or stale. The origin appears to be eating roasted
chestnuts at the fireside while listening to old stories.
The Broken Sword, was a melodrama by William Dimond (1816) in which one of the characters, Captain Xavier, is forever telling the same jokes, over and over, with slight variations. As he repeats a certain joke involving a cork tree, he is corrected. The man says, "A chestnut. I have heard you tell the joke twenty-seven times, and I am sure it was a chestnut."
The Broken Sword, was a melodrama by William Dimond (1816) in which one of the characters, Captain Xavier, is forever telling the same jokes, over and over, with slight variations. As he repeats a certain joke involving a cork tree, he is corrected. The man says, "A chestnut. I have heard you tell the joke twenty-seven times, and I am sure it was a chestnut."
Clear Cookies, Cache
Hey, it is a new year, why not get a head start on some Spring
cleaning. Does your web surfing seem to slow down? Are the pages
loading a bit slower lately? Maybe it is time to clear the
clutter. Every so often we need to remove the crap that browsers
and web sites deposit onto our computers. There are programs,
like 'CCleaner' to do this for your entire computer, but below
is an easy and quick way to clean up just your browser.
Cookies and cache are supposed to help make web surfing and streaming experience better, but as they accumulate, they also bog things down. A quick way to freshen up your browser is by clearing the browsing data, such as cookies, cache, history, etc. If you save passwords, be careful to uncheck that box, or you will be doing a bunch of typing as you get back into those sites.
Here is how to clean up:
Launch your Web browser (Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Internet Explorer, etc),
Press Ctrl+Shift+Delete at the same time,
Select the items you would like to clear, at least cache and cookies,
Select the Delete or Clear button, depending on your browser type,
Close and re-start your browser and try streaming again.
Things should be much quicker for a while.
Cookies and cache are supposed to help make web surfing and streaming experience better, but as they accumulate, they also bog things down. A quick way to freshen up your browser is by clearing the browsing data, such as cookies, cache, history, etc. If you save passwords, be careful to uncheck that box, or you will be doing a bunch of typing as you get back into those sites.
Here is how to clean up:
Launch your Web browser (Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Internet Explorer, etc),
Press Ctrl+Shift+Delete at the same time,
Select the items you would like to clear, at least cache and cookies,
Select the Delete or Clear button, depending on your browser type,
Close and re-start your browser and try streaming again.
Things should be much quicker for a while.
What's in a Name, Pineapple
Pine cones used to be called pineapples and
pineapples got the name because they resembled pine cones.
Originally, the word pineapple in English was first recorded in 1398, when it was used to describe the reproductive organs of conifer trees (now called pine cones).
When European explorers discovered the tropical fruit in the Americas, they called them pineapples, because they resembled pine cones (with the original name). Most European countries eventually adapted, and still use the name ananas, which came from the Tupi word nanas (also meaning pineapple).
Incidentally, The pineapple “fruit” is not really a fruit, but is a mass of individual berries fused to the central stalk. This is why the “fruit” has leaves on top. They are actually the continued growth of the stalk beyond where the berries are attached. Pineapples are not grown from seed.
Originally, the word pineapple in English was first recorded in 1398, when it was used to describe the reproductive organs of conifer trees (now called pine cones).
When European explorers discovered the tropical fruit in the Americas, they called them pineapples, because they resembled pine cones (with the original name). Most European countries eventually adapted, and still use the name ananas, which came from the Tupi word nanas (also meaning pineapple).
Incidentally, The pineapple “fruit” is not really a fruit, but is a mass of individual berries fused to the central stalk. This is why the “fruit” has leaves on top. They are actually the continued growth of the stalk beyond where the berries are attached. Pineapples are not grown from seed.
Utility Blades
Many of us have those little utility knives with multiple snap
off blade pieces, so we can break them when the blade gets dull.
The problem is trying to snap a bit of blade with pliers,
tapping with a hammer, using a rag or other protective material.
If you look close, a good number of those products have a removable tip at the other end that is to be used to snap off the blade. Pop off the tip, insert the blade into it and snap. Wow, easy.
If you look close, a good number of those products have a removable tip at the other end that is to be used to snap off the blade. Pop off the tip, insert the blade into it and snap. Wow, easy.
Spacebar Scrollbar
You know you can scroll down a web page by holding down the
spacebar. By holding the shift key and pressing the spacebar you
can scroll back up.
NCIS Fact
NCIS during 2016 had about 18 minutes of ads for every 1 hour episode. During 2003 NCIS had about 16 minutes of ads per episode.
Those extra few minutes over a 23-episode season add up to an additional 46 minutes of ads. If you watched a typical 23-episode season of NCIS today you would watch about 414 minutes worth of ads or almost 7 hours.
Those extra few minutes over a 23-episode season add up to an additional 46 minutes of ads. If you watched a typical 23-episode season of NCIS today you would watch about 414 minutes worth of ads or almost 7 hours.
Dec 30, 2016
Happy Friday
A smile awhile is
always in style.
I always while away my days with smiles, especially on a Happy Friday!
I always while away my days with smiles, especially on a Happy Friday!
Happy Bacon Day
Bacon Day is celebrated annually on December 30th.
Bacon is a very popular food and you can find many items also flavored or scented with bacon including popcorn, soap, candles, air fresheners, and more. Do not fill up too much on Christmas. You need to save room for Bacon Day. It is the second day of the year we celebrate bacon and its wonderfulness.
Bacon is a very popular food and you can find many items also flavored or scented with bacon including popcorn, soap, candles, air fresheners, and more. Do not fill up too much on Christmas. You need to save room for Bacon Day. It is the second day of the year we celebrate bacon and its wonderfulness.
Leap Second
Twenty-six times since 1972, the world's
timekeepers have added a leap second to the clock to make up
for time lost to Earth's slowing rotation. The adjustment is
necessary because Earth's rotation is not regular. It
sometimes speeds up, sometimes slows down, but is gradually
slowing overall.
It will happen again tomorrow. That's right, we get one more second of 2016 added to our lives. The final minute of 2016 will have 61 seconds. After all of the political nonsense during these past twelve months, it is almost like adding insult to injury to have a leap day and a leap second in the same year. Oh well, savor the extra second of life. We can never get too many of them.
It will happen again tomorrow. That's right, we get one more second of 2016 added to our lives. The final minute of 2016 will have 61 seconds. After all of the political nonsense during these past twelve months, it is almost like adding insult to injury to have a leap day and a leap second in the same year. Oh well, savor the extra second of life. We can never get too many of them.
Saudi Calendar Change
As we look forward to a new year, thought I
would pass along some calendar info. Saudi Arabia adopted the
lunar Islamic calendar when it was founded in 1932. In October
2016, that all changed. Saudi Arabia moved from the lunar based
Hijri calendar, which starts with the emigration of Muhammad
from Mecca to Medina, and adopted the standard Gregorian
calendar as a leap into modernity and as a basis for paying
civil servants.
Government employees complained they would have to work an extra 11 days each year, because the Islamic lunar calendar is 11 days shorter than the 365-day solar year.
There are other calendars still in use around the world. It is 1395 in Iran, 2628 in Kurdistan, and 5776 in Israel’s Knesset, 2559 in Thailand, and year 28 (of the Heisei era) in Japan.
Government employees complained they would have to work an extra 11 days each year, because the Islamic lunar calendar is 11 days shorter than the 365-day solar year.
There are other calendars still in use around the world. It is 1395 in Iran, 2628 in Kurdistan, and 5776 in Israel’s Knesset, 2559 in Thailand, and year 28 (of the Heisei era) in Japan.
Political Time
Less than one hundred years ago, the US Congress passed the
Standard Time Act in 1918, which established a single, standard
system of timekeeping for the entire US and designated its five
time zones by reference to the Greenwich meridian. 'An Act to
preserve daylight and provide standard time for the United States'
was enacted on March 19, 1918. It both established standard time
zones and set summer Daylight Saving Time to begin on March 31,
1918. Daylight Saving Time was observed for seven months in 1918
and 1919.
After the War ended, the law proved so unpopular that it was repealed the next year with a Congressional override of President Wilson's veto. Daylight Saving Time became a local option, and was continued in some states and in some cities.
After many changes to the clocks, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 extended Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. Beginning in 2007, Congress retained the right to revert to the 1986 DST law should "the change prove unpopular or if energy savings are not significant". Going from 2007 forward, Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. begins at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday of March and ends at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday of November. There are now seven time zones for the United States, EST (Eastern), CST (Central), MST (Mountain), PST (Pacific), AKST (Alaska), and HAST (Hawaii).
The earth is about 4.5 billion years old and finally, nine years ago, US politicians finally agreed to what time it is (unless it proves unpopular). Luckily they have not seen fit to change the calendar and we can still celebrate the New Year on January 1.
These same politicians tell us they can predict the future about many things, including global warming, but they cannot even agree on what time it is or if "energy savings are not significant".
After the War ended, the law proved so unpopular that it was repealed the next year with a Congressional override of President Wilson's veto. Daylight Saving Time became a local option, and was continued in some states and in some cities.
After many changes to the clocks, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 extended Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. Beginning in 2007, Congress retained the right to revert to the 1986 DST law should "the change prove unpopular or if energy savings are not significant". Going from 2007 forward, Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. begins at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday of March and ends at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday of November. There are now seven time zones for the United States, EST (Eastern), CST (Central), MST (Mountain), PST (Pacific), AKST (Alaska), and HAST (Hawaii).
The earth is about 4.5 billion years old and finally, nine years ago, US politicians finally agreed to what time it is (unless it proves unpopular). Luckily they have not seen fit to change the calendar and we can still celebrate the New Year on January 1.
These same politicians tell us they can predict the future about many things, including global warming, but they cannot even agree on what time it is or if "energy savings are not significant".
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