Category Archives: Friends

Friends are what the world is about!

Wind Wind Go Away!

Posted on Thursday, February 10, 2022 by Paul

Fact: An instrument to measure wind speed is called an anemometer. A gale is officially defined as a wind of between 32 and 63 miles per hour, and a wind blowing from 4 to 31 mph is a breeze. Our anemometer … Continue reading →

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Hump Day!

Posted on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 by Paul

Fun Fact: The small intestine is bigger than the large intestine. The human body is pretty weird. The small intestine measures 20 ft long and 1″ in diameter. Meanwhile, the large intestine is 5 ft long and 3″ in diameter. … Continue reading →

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Zoooooom!

Posted on Saturday, February 5, 2022 by Paul

Fact: There is a word for someone giving an opinion on something they know nothing about. An ‘ultracrepidarian’ is someone who voices thoughts beyond their expertise. We had a 9:30 AM appointment with our new hairdresser as the one Mary … Continue reading →

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Thursday; The Week Is Getting Weaker!

Posted on Thursday, February 3, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Roller coasters were invented to distract Americans from sin! – In the 1880s, hosiery businessman LaMarcus Thompson hated that Americans were tempted by hedonistic places like saloons and brothels. So he set out to straighten up one of the most immoral … Continue reading →

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The First Month Of 2022 Is Now In The Can!

Posted on Monday, January 31, 2022 by Paul

Fun Fact: Violet Jessop survived three of the largest ship disasters in history. Violet Jessop may be one of the luckiest or unluckiest women in history, depending on how you look at it. The ocean liner stewardess not only survived … Continue reading →

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Sunday Has Arrived; We Are Ready!

Posted on Sunday, January 30, 2022 by Paul

Fact: All of the water on Earth would form a ball that’s 860 miles wide. About 71 percent of the surface of the Earth is covered with water. However, it’s hard to fully grasp just how much water that actually … Continue reading →

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Scout Is Our 6:00 AM Alarm Clock!

Posted on Saturday, January 29, 2022 by Paul

Fact: The Supreme Court has its own private basketball court with an amazing nickname. There’s a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. Its nickname? You guessed it: “the highest court in the land.” Scout … Continue reading →

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Six Month Anniversary!

Posted on Friday, January 28, 2022 by Paul

Fun Fact: The last letter added to the English alphabet was ‘J..’ The letter “j” dates back to 1524, and before that, the letter ‘i’ was used for both the ‘i’ and ‘j’ sounds. We were lazy today and just … Continue reading →

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It’s A Zoom Day

Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 by Paul

Fact: You can hear a blue whale’s heartbeat from more than 2 miles away. – The world’s largest animal’s heart weighs about 400 pounds — approximately the size of a small piano. It was cold and froggy out this morning; I could … Continue reading →

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An Interesting Day

Posted on Sunday, January 23, 2022 by Paul

Fact: The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer due to thermal expansion, meaning the iron heats up, the particles gain kinetic energy, and take up more space. We did some work in the office in the … Continue reading →

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