Category Archives: Dining Out

The Remainder Of Our Outdoor Lights Came Today!

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 by Paul

Fact: A 2014 survey from Japan-based online retailer Rakuten found three-quarters of Americans didn’t like their holiday gifts, with one-third choosing to regift, 27 percent donating to charity, and 14 percent cutting their losses and selling while the item still … Continue reading →

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Another Day On The Road!

Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 by Paul

Fact: The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1924 featured animals from the Central Park Zoo.  Though the parade stretched just two blocks, New York City went all out for what newspapers called “a marathon of mirth.” Notably, however, there … Continue reading →

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On The Go Again!

Posted on Monday, November 14, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Question: A Thanksgiving turkey mix-up inspired what popular meal trend? Answer: Frozen TV dinners In 1953, a Swanson employee accidentally ordered a colossal shipment of Thanksgiving turkeys (260 tons, to be exact). To deal with the excess, salesman Gerry … Continue reading →

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Monday And All Is Well!

Posted on Monday, November 7, 2022 by Paul

Fact: On Venus and other moons and planets, rain is made of sulfuric acid or methane. Even stranger: On a world 5,000 light years away, scientists found raindrops made of iron rather than water. Monday was slow, and that was … Continue reading →

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Moving Mountains Again!

Posted on Saturday, November 5, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  Tablespoon of soil has more organisms in it than there are people on earth The day began early as we readied for the guys to move the seventeen yards of soil in our driveway. The rolling started early, and … Continue reading →

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Finally! Two Docs In A Day!

Posted on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Hippocrates (460–377 BC) is commonly called the “Father of Medicine” or the “Father of Western Medicine.” He is thought to be one of the first physicians to treat disease as being a result of natural rather than supernatural causes. … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Charlotte!

Posted on Monday, October 17, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  When Shirley Temple turned eight, she received 135,000 gifts. Today we took it easy as we are going to a birthday dinner in Seal Beach at 5:30 PM.  We did a load of errands, including picking up dry cleaning, … Continue reading →

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Friday And We Are Going Motown!

Posted on Friday, October 14, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  While there may be some heat transfer, frying an egg requires temperatures of at least 158 degrees Fahrenheit.  While some areas have soared into the triple digits at times, that extreme temperature—thankfully—hasn’t been recorded on Earth. I had a conversation … Continue reading →

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The Word Of The Day Is “Acclimate”

Posted on Sunday, October 2, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Acclimatization or acclimatization (also called acclimation or acclimatization) is the process in which an individual organism adjusts to a change in its environment (such as a change in altitude, temperature, humidity, photoperiod, or pH), allowing it to maintain fitness … Continue reading →

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Get Ready! Get Set!

Posted on Friday, September 30, 2022 by Paul

Fact: The busiest international flight route is NOT New York – London!  In fact, the busiest international route is Hong Kong – Taipei, Taiwan: 6.5 million passengers traveled between the two Asian destinations in 2018 on almost 27,500 flights. We … Continue reading →

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