Category Archives: Dining Out

We Worked Today After We Ate And Visited!

Fact: Museums support over 726,000 American jobs. Museums contribute $50 billion to the U.S. economy each year. Jon and I were up with the chickens and began to fly a new drone.  We decided it was too complex for us, … Continue reading

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Return To “Normal”

Fact: Japan consists of 6,852 islands. The islands were originally attached to the eastern coast of Asia, until tectonic activity caused them to split off, creating the Sea of Japan around 15 million years ago. The kids departed early and … Continue reading

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Happy 51st Birthday Joe!

Fact: When a person’s birth date and age are the same, it is called a golden birthday.  For example, if you were born on the 11th and turn 11, it is your golden birthday.  The most common birth date in … Continue reading

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New Members Of The “Girls Night Out” Gang

Fact: McDonald’s introduced drive-through service due to the military.  The first McDonald’s Drive-Thru was installed in a restaurant based in Sierra Vista, Arizona, near the Fort Huachuca military installation.  Military rules forbade the soldiers from wearing their military uniforms in … Continue reading

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Thursday And We Were Hopping!

Fact: Dolphins sleep with one eye open!  Dolphins are known to be one of the world’s most intelligent animals—possibly because they can conserve their brainpower.  Because they must constantly be looking for predators, the marine mammals have developed a neat … Continue reading

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Something Was Odd!

Fact: Uranus was first named George. – When William Herschel first discovered the planet in 1781, the English astronomer named it the Georgium Sidus (the Georgian Planet) in honor of King George III. The shades flew open to a beautiful … Continue reading

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Saturday And Mary Is Getting Smarter!

Sad Fact: 30 years ago, America was the leader in the quantity and quality of high school diplomas, and today, our nation is ranked 36th in the world. 5:30 AM, and the Alexa goes off!  What?  Saturday morning and Alexa … Continue reading

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A Wiring We Will Go!

Fact: Master Electricians Train Almost as Long As Doctors– There is no room for error in the highly hazardous field of electrical work.  Electricians who have become Master Electricians have been training through classroom work and hands-on experience for many years.  … Continue reading

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Sunday And Time To Dance With The Starlighters!

Fun Fact: The dancing plague of 1518, or dance epidemic of 1518, was a case of dancing mania that occurred in Strasbourg, Alsace (modern-day France), in the Holy Roman Empire from July 1518 to September 1518.  Somewhere between 50 and … Continue reading

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The Guys Returned At 8:00 AM

Fact: Electric eels can produce strong electric shocks of around 500 volts for both self-defense and hunting. Minding my own business at 8:00 AM, the doorbell rang.  Say what?  Our head electrician lives in Fountain Valley and was supposed to … Continue reading

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