Monthly Archives: July 2022

Just Monday!

Posted on Monday, July 11, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Lion roars are the loudest of any other big cat.  Their roars can reach 114 decibels (the same loudness as a chainsaw) and be heard from as far as five miles away.  This is because lions have a square … Continue reading →

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It Was A Slow Day By Our Standards.

Posted on Sunday, July 10, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Sue would have been seventy-one today. Happy birthday! Thank you family and friends for calling today and checking up on me! We were up with the roosters this morning and decided no swim spa for a few more days … Continue reading →

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Trenching Begins In Earnest!

Posted on Saturday, July 9, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Paraskavedekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th. I woke up, and no Mary; she was already in the kitchen fixing me a great breakfast.  Robin, Mary, and I did bacon and eggs!  Wow, it was delicious!  Robin had … Continue reading →

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Off I Go!

Posted on Friday, July 8, 2022 by Paul

Fact: The first Hershey’s chocolate bars with almonds were produced in 1908 because they were cheap to make.  The nuts took the place of some of the more expensive milk chocolate, which meant Hershey’s could keep the price of the … Continue reading →

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Busy As A Bee All Day

Posted on Thursday, July 7, 2022 by Paul

Fact: You can eat the labels on fruit. They’re totally edible much of the time… they might not taste that good. Still, probably a good idea to peel them off first. I woke up this morning coughing badly, I think … Continue reading →

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Errands Day!

Posted on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 by Paul

Fact: The giraffe has no vocal cords and communicates by vibrating the air around its neck. It’s Wednesday and that means we are up early and cleaning the house before the house cleaners arrive.  The activity mostly involved the kitchen and … Continue reading →

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Doctor’s Day

Posted on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 by Paul

Fact: During Europe’s Dark Ages, ca. 476 AD to the 14th century A.D., many diseases were thought to be caused by an excess or plethora of blood.  Bloodletting with incisions or leeches was a cure-all during the time and was … Continue reading →

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Happy Independence Day! God Bless America!

Posted on Monday, July 4, 2022 by Paul

Fact: The ‘Pennsylvania Evening Post’ was the first newspaper to print the Declaration.  It came out in the newspaper on July 6, 1776, for everyone to see after a local printer named John Dunlap produced copies of the declaration’s manuscript. … Continue reading →

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Just Relaxin’

Posted on Sunday, July 3, 2022 by Paul

Fact: John Hancock was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.  Likely because he was the President of Congress at the time, he signed in a large hand and at the center of the document, according to the … Continue reading →

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Saturday, Time To Get Pretty!

Posted on Saturday, July 2, 2022 by Paul

Fact: In folklore, Saturday was often viewed as the best day to hunt vampires, as this was the day of the week when they were restricted to their coffins. It was also believed in the Balkans that if somebody was … Continue reading →

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