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  • 9 July, 2012 at 9:04 pm #52001
    Jeankit
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    Here are some great links to check out for Jeez it’s already July time!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July

    http://www.brownielocks.com/july.html

    http://wwww.todayinhistory.com/july.html

    http://www.thenibble.com/fun/more/facts/holidays-july.asp

    http://www.jokesandtrivia.com/2012/07

    9 July, 2012 at 9:19 pm #739735
    Jeankit
    Participant

    It’s National Sugar Cookie Day!

    TODAY IN TRIVIA: What you know about sugar?

    Did you know…

    ~sugar was one of the first pharmaceutical ingredients used, as it still is today, to mask the bitter taste of medicines?

    ~that in the late 16th Century, a mere teaspoon of sugar cost the equivalent of five dollars in London?

    ~a can of Coke has 39 grams of sugar and a can of Pepsi has 41 grams of sugar. That is about seven teaspoons or 13 lumps of sugar per can!

    ~Lemons contain more sugar than Strawberries.

    ~The trick to curing hiccups is to get the nerves that regulate breathing synchronized by taking a teaspoon of granulated sugar.

    ~In 1900, sugar cost 4 cents a pound and eggs cost 14 cents per dozen.

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    QUIP OF THE DAY: Happiness isn’t something you experience; it’s something you remember. – Oscar Levant

    THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!

    Thought for the day. . .

    But pain… seems to me an insufficient reason not to embrace life. Being dead is quite painless. Pain, like time, is going to come on regardless. Question is, what glorious moments can you win from life in addition to the pain? – Lois McMaster Bujold, “Barrayar”, 1991

    9 July, 2012 at 9:25 pm #739736
    Jeankit
    Participant

    Great info taken from Wikipedia:

    July (i/dʒʊˈlaɪ/ juu-LY) is the seventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. It is, on average, the warmest month in most of the Northern hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer) and the coldest month in much of the Southern hemisphere (where it is the second month of winter). The second half of the year commences in July. In the Southern hemisphere, July is the seasonal equivalent of January in the Northern hemisphere.

    July starts on the same day of the week as April in a common year, and January in leap years. In a common year no other month ends on the same day as July, while in a leap year July ends on the same day of the week as January.

    The birthstone for July is a ruby.

    In the Northern Hemisphere:

    Dog days begin in early July, when the hot sultry weather of summer usually starts.

    Summer school is under way for many students.

    Spring lambs, born in late winter or early spring, are usually sold before July 1.

    Previously, it was called Quintilis in Latin, since it was the fifth month in the ancient Roman calendar, which traditionally set March as the beginning of the year before it was changed to January at the time of the decemvirs about 450 BC. The name was then changed by Augustus to honor Julius Caesar, who was born in July. In the ancient Roman calendar the ides of July fell on the 15th day of the month.

    9 July, 2012 at 9:36 pm #739737
    Jeankit
    Participant

    Time to celebrate July with some yummy treats courtesy of the Nibble!

    National Baked Bean Month

    National Bison Month

    National Culinary Arts Month

    National Grilling Month

    National Hot Dog Month

    National Ice Cream Month

    National July Belongs to Blueberries

    Month

    9 July, 2012 at 10:56 pm #739738
    Moonshadow_NZ
    Moderator

    Hmmmm, I wonder if Lois McMaster Bujold had experienced intense physical pain when she wrote that.

    Woohoo, it’s baked bean month. Love the musical fruit.

    10 July, 2012 at 2:40 am #739739
    krazikat
    Participant

    It’s Culinary Arts Month! That should be cause for celebration, for all TDKers;)

    10 July, 2012 at 2:46 am #739740
    krazikat
    Participant

    Here’s a couple of recipes with peaches and a short article about National Culinary Arts Month.

    http://familyplusfoodequalslove-dottie.blogspot.com/2011/07/national-culinary-arts-month.html

    10 July, 2012 at 5:24 pm #739741
    Jeankit
    Participant

    It’s National Anisette Day

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anisette

    (We missed Chicken Wing Day on the 1st plus Chocolate Day on the 7th of July!)

    Pick Blueberries Day

    National Piña Colada Day

    Teddy Bear Picnic Day

    TODAY IN TRIVIA: Pina COLADA!

    ~The Pina Colada creation myth states that in 1954 a bartender by the name of Ramon “Monchito” Marrero invented the famous concoction at the CaribeHilton Hotel situated in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

    ~The literal meaning of Pina Colada is “strained pineapple”, with “colada”meaning “strained” in Spanish, rather than Coconut as some misinformed people assume. The full name of the Pina Colada is in fact “Pina Fria Colada”, with”Fria” meaning “cold”; an unstrained Pina Colada was simply called “Pina Fria”.

    ~The earliest reference to the Pina Fria (Colada):

    ~Washington Post dated 1906

    ~Pina Fria, refreshment made from the juice of the pineapple”.

    ~”PINEAPPLE CRUSH (pina fria colada — cold strained pineapple juice), made by squeezing the juice (jugo) from half a pina into an ice-filled shaker and sweetened with a little sugar.”The Pina Fria is what would now be termed as a “Bebidas”, simply a mixture of freshly pounded fruit, sugar and either ice and/or water; basically freshly prepared juice, extracted manually.

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    QUIP OF THE DAY: He who laughs last laughs best. – Heywood

    10 July, 2012 at 7:32 pm #739742
    Jeankit
    Participant

    Woo hoo found a new one earworms may be included!

    http://thisdayinmusic.com

    10 July, 2012 at 8:38 pm #739743
    HuddysMama
    Participant

    I was looking at all the ‘food’ for July. It should be TUMS month also 😉

    10 July, 2012 at 9:20 pm #739744
    Jeankit
    Participant

    hee hee…makes note to put Tums on the July psudo brownielucky’s list…

    Hey, it’s almost time to celebrate Fete de la Bastille…it’s even goin’ on in brewtown w/drinki poo as volcano courtesy of Toulouse Lautrec: Bastille specials include Thursday and Friday happy hours from 2 to 6 p.m. with $5 appetizers, Bloody Marys, mimosas and red, white or rose wines. Chez Jacques will also feature the Tremblement de Terre (the earthquake), a special cocktail created by Toulouse-Lautrec and made with half absinthe and cognac.

    http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/fetedelabastille12.html

    11 July, 2012 at 1:32 am #739745
    JerseyJoan
    Moderator

    Love fresh blueberries on cinnamon oat squares cereal. It tastes even better when I have it outside on a pretty summer morning!

    11 July, 2012 at 8:32 pm #739746
    Jeankit
    Participant

    Today is Cheer Up the Lonely Day and World Population Day!

    Plus Today we are celebrating Blueberry Muffin Day!

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    TODAY IN TRIVIA: BLUEBERRY

    ~ They have always been abundant on the North American continent, making them a staple in the diet of Native Americans as well as the first colonists who settled in North America.

    ~Native Americans once called them “star berries,” because the five points of blueberry blossoms make a star shape.

    ~They held blueberries in high esteem, believing that the “Great Sprit” created the berries to feed their hungry children during famine.

    ~During the Civil War of the 1860s, blueberries were collected, packaged, and sent to Union troops for use as a food staple.

    ~American poet, Robert Frost, loved blueberries so he wrote a poem about them. You guessed it; the poem was called “Blueberries.”

    ~Blueberries are one of the only natural foods that are truly blue in color.

    ~The pale, powder-like protective coating on the skin of blueberries is called “bloom.”

    ~Blueberries are the official berries of Nova Scotia, Canada.

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    QUIP OF THE DAY:Every cloud has a silver lining. – John Milton

    Thought for the day. . .

    If one speaks or acts with a cruel mind, misery follows, as the cart follows the horse… If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness follows, as a

    shadow follows its source. – the Dhammapada

    You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one. – James A. Froude

    12 July, 2012 at 5:26 pm #739747
    Jeankit
    Participant

    Today is July 12, 2012

    We are celebrating

    Different Colored Eyes Day

    Orangeman’s Day in N. Ireland, New Foundland & Labrador

    Today’s nom treat is Pecan Pie Day which fall during the month of:

    Grilling, Hot Dogs, Horseradish, Nectarines & Garlic…sounds like a hopple popple of a stir-fry to me!!!

    It is also Wheelchair Beautification Month plus

    Women’s Motorcycle Month…vrooom, vrooom!

    Enjoy your day kits!

    Plus today in Music History:

    1962, The Rolling Stones made their live debut at the Marquee Jazz Club, London, with Dick Taylor on bass (later of The Pretty Things) and Mick Avory on drums, (later of The Kinks). Billed as The Rollin’ Stones, they were paid £20 for the gig, the equivalent of £330 in 2010.

    Read more at http://thisdayinmusic.com/#YdfyHXGw1V8W7ShF.99

    If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. – The Dalai Lama

    12 July, 2012 at 5:43 pm #739748
    Jeankit
    Participant

    Bastille Celebratin’ is starting in brewtown this weekend!

    http://www.easttown.com/events/bastille-days

    There is a Storm the Bastille run/walk plus much more as

    culture, fun, music & food!

    Which is on my to-do list for sure tonite & maybe Sunday.

    13 July, 2012 at 8:20 pm #739749
    Jeankit
    Participant

    Holidays for Today as Friday July 13, 2012:

    *Barbershop Music Appreciation Day

    *Embrace Your Geekness Day

    *Fool’s Paradise Day

    We are celebrating Nation French Fries Day along with

    Beans & Franks Day during National Ice Cream Month!

    TODAY IN TRIVIA: Barbershop Music Appreciation Day

    ~Barbershop Music Appreciation Day is a day to relax and enjoy the sweet voices of the Sweet Adelines, or a Barbershop Quartet.

    ~Today is a great day to listen to barbershop music. Better still; join a Barbershop Quartet, or the Sweet Adelines.

    ~Barbershop Music Appreciation Day was created in 2005 by Sweet Adelines International. It was started to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of their organization. This organization boasts over 300 choruses, and 15,000 singers.

    ~In the last half of the 19th century, U.S. barbershops often served as community centers – a place where most men would gather.

    ~Barbershop quartets originated with African American men socializing in barbershops; they would harmonize while waiting their turn, vocalizing in spirituals, folk songs and popular songs.

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    QUIP OF THE DAY: We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we have only borrowed it from our children.

    Thought for the day:

    Don’t ever give up your dreams and never leave them behind. Find them; make them yours, and all through your life, cherish them, and never let them go.” – Elisa Costanza

    13 July, 2012 at 8:29 pm #739750
    Jeankit
    Participant

    Music Histoy for July 13, 2012:

    July 13th: On this Day 1963, The Rolling Stones played their first ever gig outside London when they appeared at The Alcove Club, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire supporting The Hollies.

    1964, The Animals went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘The House Of The Rising Sun.’ Recorded in one take, this was the first UK No.1 to have a playing time of more than four minutes.

    1965, Paul McCartney was presented with five Ivor Novello Awards at a lunch party at The Savoy, London. John Lennon refused to attend; Paul was 40 minutes late after he had forgotten about the engagement.

    1967, Pink Floyd made their second appearance on BBC Top Of The Pops to promote their new single ‘See Emily Play’, which was hosted by Pete Murray. The single went on to peak at No.6 on the UK chart. 1968, Black Sabbath played their first gig at a small backstreet Blues club in Birmingham, England. 1969, Over 100 US radio stations banned The Beatles new single ‘The Balled Of John and Yoko’ due to the line ‘Christ, you know it ain’t easy’, calling it offensive.

    Read more at http://thisdayinmusic.com/#Qei3eXgwhR4Az0RH.99

    16 July, 2012 at 5:29 pm #739751
    Jeankit
    Participant

    So we’ve missed a few noms/days:

    July 14th as Bastille day with Grand Marnier and Macaroni

    July 15th as Gummy Worms & Tapioca Pudding

    Happy National Corn Fritter Day as July 16, 2012!

    ~There are 5,638 people in the U.S. listed on whitepages.com with the last name ‘Corn’.

    ~Corn is used in the production of alcohol, and distilled spirits, corn syrup, sugar, cornstarch, synthetic fibers such as nylon, certain plastics, in the manufacture of wood resin, lubricating oils and synthetic rubber, as an abrasive, corn cob pipes, corn oil, margarine, saccharin, paints, soaps, linoleum and gasohol.

    ~Fresh corn on the cob will lose up to 40% of its sugar content after 6 hours of room temperature storage. The sugar is converted to starch.

    ~Corn is the third most important food crop of the world.

    ~Washington, Missouri, is known as the Corn Cob Pipe Capital of the World.

    ~Nebraska is the ‘Cornhusker State.’

    ~The world record for eating corn on the cob is 33 1/2 ears in 12 minutes, held by Cookie Jarvis.

    ~Florida, California, Georgia, Washington and New York together accounted for 66 percent of the fresh market sweet corn produced nationally in 2009.

    ~Mitchell, South Dakota is the home of the world’s only Corn Palace.

    ~Your bacon and egg breakfast, glass of milk at lunch, or hamburger for supper were all produced with U.S. corn.

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    QUIP OF THE DAY: It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved

    at all. – William Congreve

    Thought for the day. . .

    “All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.” – Ellen Glasgow

    18 July, 2012 at 7:36 pm #739752
    Jeankit
    Participant

    We are celebrating today as July 18, 2012 as Caviar Day!

    What a treat for Comet’s birfday!

    Since we missed July 17th treat as Peach Ice Cream that

    will be the additional treat today! (BTW yesterday was Yellow Pig Day?!!)

    Here are some good ones to cheer us on:

    ONE-LINERS: ** Rules of Life **

    ~I can only please one person each day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow is not looking good either.

    ~Tell me what you need, and I’ll tell you how to get along without it.

    ~Accept that some days you are the pigeon and some days the statue.

    ~You can go anywhere you want if you look serious, wear a white coat and carry a clipboard.

    ~I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by.

    19 July, 2012 at 5:57 pm #739753
    Jeankit
    Participant

    It’s July 19, 2012

    We are celebrating with Raspberry Cake & Daquiries!

    TODAY IN TRIVIA: Raspberries

    ~Raspberries can be either red, purple, gold or black in colour. Golden raspberries are sweeter than the other varieties.

    ~The difference between raspberries and blackberries is that raspberries have a hollow core in the middle while blackberries do not.

    ~In the United States, about 90% of all raspberries sold come from Washington, California and Oregon.

    ~They do not have any fat, saturated fat, sodium or cholesterol.They are high in fiber, vitamin C, potassium and folate.

    ~The latin name for the European Raspberry is Rubus idaeus and botanically it belongs to the same family as roses and blackberries.

    ~Scotland is famous for its raspberry growing and in the late fifties raspberries were taken from Scotland to Covent Garden on a steam train known as the Raspberry Special.

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    QUIP OF THE DAY: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. – Colton

    Bacon Alert…

    It is also Flitch Day:

    *Flitch Day (day for awarding a flitch of bacon (the side cut of the pig) to any married couple who could prove they lived in harmony and fidelity for the past year; very few took home the bacon)

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