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Ooo…Boo…Woo-Hoo October Fun is Here
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28 September, 2012 at 7:44 pm #53039
JeankitParticipanthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October
http://www.brownielocks.com/october.html
http://www.thenibble.com/fun/more/facts/holidays-october.asp
http://www.jokesandtrivia.com/2012/10
Some may not be available until October 1 or 2.
Added another fun link:
28 September, 2012 at 7:48 pm #750506JeankitParticipant2012
October (i/É’ktˈoÊŠbÉ™r/ ok-TOH-bÉ™r) is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days. The eighth month in the old Roman calendar, October retained its name (from the Latin “octo” meaning “eight”) after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the Romans.
October is commonly associated with the season of autumn in the Northern hemisphere and spring in the Southern hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to April in the Northern hemisphere and vice versa.
In common years January starts on the same day of the week as October, but no other month starts on the same day of the week as October in leap years. October ends on the same day of the week as February every year and January in common years only.
28 September, 2012 at 7:49 pm #750507JeankitParticipantOctober
Month-long observances
National Pork Month (United States) [2]
Clergy Appreciation Month (United States)
Pregnancy Loss and Infant Loss Awareness Month (United States)
Filipino American History Month (in United States)
Black History Month (in United Kingdom)
National Arts & Humanities Month (in United States)
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender History Month (LGBT History Month) (in United States)
National Cyber Security Awareness Month (in United States)[3]
Fair Trade Month[4]
Dwarfism Awareness Month
Auto Battery Safety Month
Cultural celebrations
German American Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15 in the United States)[5]
National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15 in the United States)
Italian American Heritage Month: Italian Heritage and Culture Month [6]
Polish American Heritage Month
28 September, 2012 at 7:50 pm #750508JeankitParticipantMmm, enjoy some yummy treats this month:
Eat Country Ham Month
Fair Trade Month
National Apple Month
National Applejack Month
National Caramel Month
National Chili Month
National Cookie Month
National Dessert Month
National Pasta Month
National Pickled Peppers Month
National Pizza Festival Month
National Popcorn Poppin’ Month
National Pork Month
National Pretzel Month
National Seafood Month
Vegetarian Awareness
28 September, 2012 at 7:51 pm #750509JeankitParticipantNational Chili Week (1st Week)
American Beer Week (2nd Week)
National Bulk Foods Week (3rd Week)
National Food Bank Week (2nd
Week)
National School Lunch Week (2nd
Week)
World Egg Day (2nd Friday)
National Kraut Sandwich
Week (3rd Week)
Pickled Peppers Week (3rd
Week)
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Week (4th Week)
28 September, 2012 at 7:52 pm #750510JeankitParticipantTime to Eat!
October 1: World Vegetarian Day
October 1: Pudding Season
Begins
October 1: Homemade Cookies
Day
October 2: National Fried Scallops
Day
October 3: National Caramel
Custard Day
October 4: National Taco Day
October 4: National Vodka
Day
October 5: National Apple Betty
Day
October 6: National Noodle Day
October 7: National Frappe
Day
October 8: National Fluffernutter
Day
October 4 is National Taco Day. Make these delicious braised beef tacos with mole sauce.
October 8: National Pierogi Day
October 9: Moldy Cheese Day (we presume they mean blue cheese mold)
October 9: Submarine-Hoagy-Hero-Grinder Day
October 10: National Angel Food Cake Day
October 11: National Sausage Pizza Day
October 12: National Gumbo Day
October 13: National Yorkshire Pudding Day
October 14: National Chocolate-Covered Insects Day
October 15: National Chicken Cacciatore Day
29 September, 2012 at 2:24 am #750511krazikat
ParticipantSome great National Days to look forward to. I also like how Pumpkin Spice flavored coffee and creamers start appearing in the coffee shops and stores. I miss the long days of summer but I love the foods of fall !
1 October, 2012 at 4:55 pm #750512JeankitParticipantThanks KK, mmm…sounds tasty as fall flavors!
Happy October!
Today is Homemade Cookie Day plus World Vegetarian Day along
with Adopt a shelter dog month! Pudding Season starts today too!
Wishes for a great month!
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TODAY IN TRIVIA: About VEGETARIAN!
~Famous Vegetarians are Buddha, Socrates, Plato, Leonardo da Vinci, Percy Shelley, Albert Schweitzer, Leo Tolstoy, Mohandas Gandhi, George Bernard Shaw, John Harvey Kellog, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Ravi Shankar, Franz Kafka, and Oliver Goldsmith. Are you familiar with them?
~And when it comes to astronauts? There have been several vegetarian astronauts. Timothy J. (TJ) Creamer (Lieutenant Colonel, USA) NASA Astronaut (Mission Specialist Candidate). Kalpana Chawla was both a strict vegetarian and an astronaut. She died when the shuttle Columbia broke up in 2003.
~Male mosquitoes are vegetarians and live on plant nectar and juices. Only female mosquitoes drink blood – they need the protein to make eggs.
~The majority (66%) of kosher food products are consumed by non-Jews. Many vegetarians, Muslims, and Hindus, and Seventh Day Adventists (in addition to Jews) also use kosher certification as a way to adhere to religious, cultural and personal dietary restrictions.
~ In the U.S nearly 70% of vegetarians are women. (2006)
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QUIP OF THE DAY:
Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall down an open manhole cover and die. – Mel Brooks
THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!
Thought for the day. . .
The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want. – Ben Stein
1 October, 2012 at 4:58 pm #750513
JerseyJoanModeratorI got the squishy-squishy thing done today. It’s neat when you go in October – I got a pen, a pin, a wristband, a nail file, date book and a candy.
1 October, 2012 at 5:06 pm #750514JeankitParticipant?Better than going to the dentist for free toothbrush & paste!
World Vegetarian Day link:
http://www.examiner.com/article/world-vegetarian-day-2012-and-meatless-monday-s-a-perfect-combo-1
2 October, 2012 at 7:54 pm #750515JeankitParticipantIt’s Get Organized Week!
We are celebrating with Scallops
Also Name your Car Day
Custodial Workers Day
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TODAY IN TRIVIA: SCALLOPS
~A scallop is a mollusk that propels itself along the bottom of the ocean by opening and closing its shell.
~The sweet, delicate meat that we eat is the muscle used to open and close the shell.
~Sea scallops are commonly harvested with dredges or bottom trawls on gravel, sand, or sand-mud bottoms.
~Sea scallops are shucked and chilled on the boats after they are caught, this is due to the fact that they cannot live out of water.
~Another way to get scallops is through having a diver. They are commonly known as Diver Scallops. They harvest scallops by hand in about 50 to 100 foot of water and often times in very poor visibility.
~Not just jumbo or large. Sea scallops can range from 10 to 40 per pound, common sizes that you may find in markets are 10 to 20, 20 to 30 or 30 to 40.
~Some sea scallops can be 2 inches in diameter, so when shopping remember that a 10 to 20 scallop will be close to the size of a half dollar.
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QUIP OF THE DAY: It is better to fail trying, than failing to try.
THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!
Thought for the day. . .
The greatest of all miracles is that we need not be tomorrow what we are today, but we can improve if we make use of the potential implanted in us by God. – Rabbi Samuel M. Silver
~A scallop is a mollusk that propels itself along the bottom of the ocean by opening and closing its shell.
~The sweet, delicate meat that we eat is the muscle used to open and close the shell.
~Sea scallops are commonly harvested with dredges or bottom trawls on gravel, sand, or sand-mud bottoms.
~Sea scallops are shucked and chilled on the boats after they are caught, this is due to the fact that they cannot live out of water.
~Another way to get scallops is through having a diver. They are commonly known as Diver Scallops. They harvest scallops by hand in about 50 to 100 foot of water and often times in very poor visibility.
~Not just jumbo or large. Sea scallops can range from 10 to 40 per pound, common sizes that you may find in markets are 10 to 20, 20 to 30 or 30 to 40.
~Some sea scallops can be 2 inches in diameter, so when shopping remember that a 10 to 20 scallop will be close to the size of a half dollar.
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QUIP OF THE DAY: It is better to fail trying, than failing to try.
THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!
Thought for the day. . .
The greatest of all miracles is that we need not be tomorrow what we are today, but we can improve if we make use of the potential implanted in us by God. – Rabbi Samuel M. Silver
2 October, 2012 at 7:59 pm #7505162 October, 2012 at 8:03 pm #750517JeankitParticipantThanks Commune for the timely link for World Animal Day as Oct 4th!
October is also Go Unprocessed in Eating Month:
http://www.care2.com/causes/can-you-go-for-a-month-without-processed-foods.html
2 October, 2012 at 9:43 pm #750518JeankitParticipantFeast of St Francis is Oct 4 this year in honor of our special furry family!
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/st-francis-assisi-feast
3 October, 2012 at 5:51 pm #750519JeankitParticipantToday in Music
1945, Elvis Presley made his first ever-public appearance in a talent contest at the Mississippi Alabama Dairy Show singing ‘Old Shep’, Elvis was 10 years old at the time and came second.
1967, American singer, songwriter Woody Guthrie died after suffering from Huntington’s Chorea disease. Guthrie was a major influence on Bob Dylan and American folk music. The 70’s film ‘Bound For Glory’ is based on his life. His best-known song is ‘This Land Is Your Land’, which is regularly sung in American schools.
1968, Working at Trident Studios in London, The Beatles recorded the new George Harrison song ‘Savoy Truffle’. George, Paul, and Ringo recorded just one take of the basic track (drums, bass, and lead guitar). The song was inspired by Eric Clapton’s love of chocolates, particularly Mackintosh’s Good News. 1978, The members of Aerosmith bailed thirty fans out of jail after they were arrested for smoking pot during an Aerosmith concert at Fort Wayne Coliseum.
Read more at http://thisdayinmusic.com/#z40r8jbcrQqP6p1h.99
3 October, 2012 at 5:53 pm #750520JeankitParticipantHolidays for Today:
October 3, 2012
*Techies Day…Lol, just my style!
*Virus Appreciation Day
*National Caramel Custard Day…mmm!
http://www.food.com/recipe/danish-caramel-custard-93796/photo
*Computer Learning Month
*American Pharmacist Month
3 October, 2012 at 5:57 pm #750521JeankitParticipantMore for Oct 3, 2012
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TODAY IN TRIVIA: Its COMPUTER Month. Here’s a computer class!
~It took the radio 38 years and the television only 13, but the internet reached 50 million users in only 4 years.
~The computer mouse was invented by Doug Engelbart in 1963. It was made out of wood at first. Weird, right?
~In 2009 the average number of Internet transactions per second was 2,000. The total number of goods sold was worth $60 billion.
~ Previously, hard disks in personal computers held only 20 MB of data and cost around $800. In 2010 you could get a 2 GB flash drive for around $8.
~Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, the first female admiral in the US Navy is also known in the computer world for creating the popular programming language COBOL. She also came up with the term ‘debugging’ after removing a moth from a computer.
~The computing power in today’s cell phones is much higher than the processing power of all the computers in the Apollo 11 Lunar Lander that put 2 men on the moon.
~There are over 20 billion web pages on the internet, and that number is rapidly growing every day.
~There are over 2 billion internet users worldwide at present.
~RIM (the BlackBerry operating system company) co-CEO and cofounder Mike Lazaridis dropped out of college to start his own company. He did so after reading Microsoft’s founder, Bill Gates, book.
~The first hard disk drive was created in 1979 by Seagate. Its capacity was a whopping (not!) 5 MB.
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QUIP OF THE DAY: You all laugh at me because I’m different. I laugh at you because you’re all the same. – John Davis
THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!
Thought for the day. . .
Be open to your dreams, people. Embrace that distant shore. Because our mortal journey is over all too soon. – David Assael, Northern Exposure, It Happened in Juneau, 1992
4 October, 2012 at 3:04 pm #750522JeankitParticipantHappy World Animal Day or Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
http://www.altiusdirectory.com/Society/2008/09/world-animal-day-4th-october.html
With this year’s theme honoring Strays.
This FB link is very touching/yes, the little stray kit was saved:
http://www.facebook.com/lynne.larson.14/posts/161058090700595
It is also Taco Day & Vodka Day, enjoy!
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TODAY IN TRIVIA: TACO Trivia
~In 2000, Taco Bell ran a full-page ad in the New York Times announcing that it bought the Liberty Bell to “reduce the country’s debt†and renamed it “the Taco Bell Liberty Bell.†April Fool’s!
~In September 2004, Taco Bell invited customers to “Share Your Sauce Wisdom,†printing witty phrases on hot sauce packets.
~On July 21, 2009, Gidget, the Chihuahua featured in Taco Bell ads, was euthanized after suffering a stroke. She was 15 years old.
~On January 17, 2010, founder Glen Bell passed away. He was 86 years old.
~Taco Bell is open in the US, Guam, Canada, Cyprus, Greece, Iceland, India, Philippines, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic.
~But did you know that Taco Bell got its start as a hot dog stand?
~The “Bell†in Taco Bell comes from founder Glen Bell. The 23-year-old former Marine, arrived in San Bernadino, California, just after World War II with dreams of opening a miniature golf course. But after considering the costs of starting up such a venture, Bell opened something a little more affordable – a hot dog stand. Bell’s drive-in was a one-man operation.
~By 1975, Bell made a deal with PepsiCo, selling them his controlling shares of Taco Bell and in turn becoming millions richer as a major PepsiCo shareholder.
~PepsiCo opened its first international Taco Bell in Guam in 1977. And from there a taco phenomenon was launched.
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QUIP OF THE DAY: Warning: Dates in calendar are closer than they appear.
THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!
Thought for the day. . .
Surely there comes a time when counting the cost and paying the price aren’t things to think about any more. All that matters is value – the ultimate value of what one does. – James Hilton
We are celebrating this along with Taco Day & Vodka Day!
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TODAY IN TRIVIA: TACO Trivia
~In 2000, Taco Bell ran a full-page ad in the New York Times announcing that it bought the Liberty Bell to “reduce the country’s debt†and renamed it “the Taco Bell Liberty Bell.†April Fool’s!
~In September 2004, Taco Bell invited customers to “Share Your Sauce Wisdom,†printing witty phrases on hot sauce packets.
~On July 21, 2009, Gidget, the Chihuahua featured in Taco Bell ads, was euthanized after suffering a stroke. She was 15 years old.
~On January 17, 2010, founder Glen Bell passed away. He was 86 years old.
~Taco Bell is open in the US, Guam, Canada, Cyprus, Greece, Iceland, India, Philippines, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic.
~But did you know that Taco Bell got its start as a hot dog stand?
~The “Bell†in Taco Bell comes from founder Glen Bell. The 23-year-old former Marine, arrived in San Bernadino, California, just after World War II with dreams of opening a miniature golf course. But after considering the costs of starting up such a venture, Bell opened something a little more affordable – a hot dog stand. Bell’s drive-in was a one-man operation.
~By 1975, Bell made a deal with PepsiCo, selling them his controlling shares of Taco Bell and in turn becoming millions richer as a major PepsiCo shareholder.
~PepsiCo opened its first international Taco Bell in Guam in 1977. And from there a taco phenomenon was launched.
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QUIP OF THE DAY: Warning: Dates in calendar are closer than they appear.
THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!
Thought for the day. . .
Surely there comes a time when counting the cost and paying the price aren’t things to think about any more. All that matters is value – the ultimate value of what one does. – James Hilton
5 October, 2012 at 6:56 pm #750523JeankitParticipantHolidays for Today:
*Do Something Nice Day
* World Teacher’s Day
* National Apple Betty Day
http://southernfood.about.com/od/dessertrecipe1/ig/Fabulous-Desserts/Apple-Betty.htm
* National Pizza Month in October!
QUIP OF THE DAY: The ultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but still hold hands. – Alexander Perry
THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!
Thought for the day. . .
Luck is what you have left over after you give 100 percent. – Langston Coleman
8 October, 2012 at 7:41 pm #750524JeankitParticipantTODAY – OCTOBER 8th – MONDAY
282nd of 2012 with 84 to follow.
Holidays for Today:
*American Touch Tag Day
*Columbus Day – second Monday of month
*Canadian Thanksgiving
*National Fluffernutter Day
http://www.food.com/recipe/polish-pierogi-cheese-filling-111913
*National Pierogi Day
http://www.food.com/recipe/polish-pierogi-cheese-filling-111913
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pierogi-Polish-Dumplings/
*Apple Jack Month
http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1913,157191-230202,00.html
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Apple-Jack/
QUIP OF THE DAY: Life is uncertain. Eat dessert FIRST!
THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!
Thought for the day. . .
Magnificent promises are always to be suspected. – Theodore Parker
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