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Today's Questions: Do the roads in your community have many potholes or bumps? No, there's not very many of those here and when there is one the city seems to patch them up fairly quickly.
Where are the worst roads you've seen? A two-lane county road I was driving on in eastern Oklahoma one time. It was so rough that I had to slow down to about 30 miles per hour even though the speed limit was 55 or 60.
Bonus Questions: Today's bonus questions are dedicated to our good friend, wit-nit.
If you have stir fry at home, do you:
use a wok,
use a skillet, or
order from a restaurant? <<<This...lol.
Just for fun:
Do you own a record player? Not anymore. When I was a kid I had a record player and when I was a teenager I had a nice stereo system that included a record player.
If you have stir fry at home, do you:
use a wok,
use a skillet, or <-----------------------We make it a couple of times a month with brown rice.
order from a restaurant?
Just for fun:
Do you own a record player? ....Yes.
If so, how old is it? ....It is John's from the 80's.
Does it work?....Yes.
Today in History: 1793 Spanish inventor Aguilera flew a glider 360 meters at a height of 6 meters, during an early manned flight
1858 Opening of the present Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London
1886 American poet Emily Dickinson died in Amherst, Mass, aged 55
1905 Las Vegas, begun when 110 acres (0.45 km2) are auctioned off in what later would become downtown
1928 Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premiered in his first cartoon, Plane Crazy
1930 Ellen Church, a nurse, became world’s 1st airline stewardess. 11 passengers flew United from San Francisco to Cheyenne. The meal: chicken, fruit salad & rolls
1970 President Richard Nixon appointed Anna Mae Hays & Elizabeth Hoisington the 1st female US Army Generals
1991 Famous Paris cooking school, L'Ecole de Cordon Bleu, opened a branch in Tokyo, Japan
2010 Australian Jessica Watson became youngest to sail, non-stop, unassisted around the world solo at age 16
Today's Quote: "If you butter your bread on both sides, you'll end up with greasy hands."
~bjh
Today’s Word: ba·thym·e·try [buh-THIM-i-tree] noun
the measurement of the depths of oceans, seas, or other large bodies of water
Today Is: Straw Hat Day
Nylon Stockings Day
Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
This Week Is: International Pickle Week
American Craft Beer Week
Children's Book Week
Reading for Fun Week
Transportation Week
Today's Nostalgia Picture:
Record playing in May 1943 at Point Pleasant WV, by a Miss Nancy Fergusen.
US government photo by US Farm Security Admin, public photo
May your Thursday go spinnin' 'round. As long as that doesn't make you dizzy.
Thanks bjh. I imagine her listening to Glenn Miller's Moonlight Serenade. I'll try again to upload some pictures from the Chicago Theater
Today's Questions:
Do the roads in your community have many potholes or bumps? - Hmm.. a side-walk.. that felt like a bad pothole.. does that count? - Just kidding, No, we don't have them here..
Where are the worst roads you've seen? - The Road To Nowhere? I couldn't tell ya.... maybe in some areas in southern California.. if you consider traffic that's almost stopped on some freeways or highways, "worst roads"..
Bonus Questions:
Today's bonus questions are dedicated to our good friend, wit-nit.
Any interesting fossils you've seen or heard of? - Not really..
If you own any fossils, what kinds? - My right knee?
Foodie Questions:
What kind(s) of tempura do you like or would you try? - I.. have no idea what that is.. but I'll try, as long as it doesn't have any sugar..
Do you know what shabu shabu is and would you try it? - Shab..who? Never heard of it..
If you have stir fry at home, do you: - I try to Stir up trouble sometimes.. does that count?
use a wok, - Hmm.. I try to wok around the block sometimes..
use a skillet, or - Nah.. I don't have the Skills for a skillet.. except maybe to burn things in it..
order from a restaurant? - Not really.. I have to be careful with stirred up and fried foods..
Just for fun:
Do you own a record player? - Hmm.. I had one, a Thorens... (see 3rd answer below)
If so, how old is it? - Not sure..
Does it work? - Hmm... Nah.. for some reason it didn't want to play my CDs so I got rid of it..
Today's Questions had a very bumpy ride getting here. Tell me about it, our puter system has been down for the past 24 hours. grrr..
Today's Questions:
Do the roads in your community have many potholes or bumps? Not here but where we're heading to in MN there's usually one or the other every 50 feet or so where it's front-end alignment heaven they say.
Where are the worst roads you've seen? Around the Minneapolis MN areas.
Bonus Questions:
Today's bonus questions are dedicated to our good friend, wit-nit. LOL, for the past 12+ hours my wife has been receiving condolences, people thinking I was deceased.
Any interesting fossils you've seen or heard of? At several museums. I've been called an old fossil a few times.
If you own any fossils, what kinds? Can't say or I'll get slapped.
FYI:
Look here for pictures of fossilized raindrop patterns! ---> File:Raindrop prints - Springfield Science Museum - Springfield, MA - DSC03338.JPG - Wikimedia Commons
And here are some weird fossils! ---> 10 Weirdest Fossils - ODDEE
Foodie Questions:
What kind(s) of tempura do you like or would you try? None, I like permanent things, not tempuraly things. ---> Tempura - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Do you know what shabu shabu is and would you try it? No, sounds like something shameful to me. Is it anything like nanu nanu as Mork from Ork says. ---> Shabu-shabu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
If you have stir fry at home, do you: No stir frying here.
use a wok,
use a skillet, or
order from a restaurant?
Just for fun:
Do you own a record player? Yes, an RCA Victrola.
If so, how old is it? Very very old, over a century ago, I think it was given to me when I was a kid.
Does it work? When I wind it up. Hey wanna hear Al Jolson singing Mammy..
Just for fun:
Do you own a record player? Yes, an RCA Victrola.
If so, how old is it? Very very old, over a century ago, I think it was given to me when I was a kid.
Does it work? When I wind it up. Hey wanna hear Al Jolson singing Mammy..
Fun questions bjh...
Oh yes! I forgot about that record player. We have one of those as well. It's as large as a small dresser and plays records that are 1/4" thick!
Today's Questions: Do the roads in your community have many potholes or bumps?
Potholes? Bumps? In Vermont? Haha...Yes, more than a few.
Where are the worst roads you've seen?
There is a two mile stretch of road I travel every day before reaching my dirt road. Our town's entire budget for resurfacing roads this year is being spent on this road.
Bonus Questions: Today's bonus questions are dedicated to our good friend, wit-nit.
Any interesting fossils you've seen or heard of? I've seen fossils in Maine.
If you own any fossils, what kinds? I don't own any.
Today's Questions: Do the roads in your community have many potholes or bumps?
And how! I like the small city we live in, but good grief! I don't know what the city spends its money on, but not much of it is spent on pavement!
Where are the worst roads you've seen?
Probably here as far as widespread bumpiness. We don't have much in the way of potholes because our winter weather is not that bad. It's bumpy stuff that needs refinishing, especially after they've torn it up for some reason then patched it badly.
Bonus Questions: Today's bonus questions are dedicated to our good friend, wit-nit.
Any interesting fossils you've seen or heard of? Let's see, petrified wood, is that a fossil.
If you own any fossils, what kinds? I know I had a couple of fossils years ago, but don't remember what they were. Must not have been terribly exciting then. lol
If you have stir fry at home, do you: a skillet or go to a restaurant. use a wok, use a skillet, or order from a restaurant?
Just for fun: Do you own a record player? Yes.
If so, how old is it? A few years.
Does it work? Definitely.
Today’s Word: ba·thym·e·try [buh-THIM-i-tree] noun the measurement of the depths of oceans, seas, or other large bodies of water
Does that count for measuring bathwater? lol
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