Archive for June, 2010
You may think that Father's Day is a modern invention, but the truth is that a Babylonian youth named Elmesu carved the first known Father's Day card in clay nearly 4,000 years ago. His special message wished his father good health and a long life. Fortunately, modern cards are a bit easier to fit in the mail box!
Sonora Dodd, of Washington, first had the idea of a "father's day." She thought of the idea for Father's Day while listening to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909.
Sonora wanted a
June 20, 2010
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Tequila history lie with the indigenous Aztec peoples of Mexico, the Chichimecans, Otomies, Toltecans and Nahuatls who made a beverage from the agave plant long before the Spaniards arrived in a village called Tequila in the shade of a dormant volcano named Tequila in a land they called Techinchan.
Tequila was first distilled in the 1500-1600's in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. Guadalajara is the capital of Jalisco and the city of Tequila was established in about 1656. This is where the ag
June 19, 2010
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Today we were at the grocery store and we bought some waffle cones to scoop ice cream into at home. Plus a box of ice cream cones (triple chocolate, my favorite). Got to have, since it is now summer, plenty of ice cream on hand for the grandkids who stop by and expect to have a cone ready.For over a century, Americans have been enjoying ice cream in an edible cone. Whether it's a waffle cone, a sugar cone, a wafer cone or a cake cup doesn't matter. Just add a double scoop of your favorite ice cr
June 18, 2010
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This morning my wife and I went and had our eyes examined. Very thorough and took a bit of time. Then came the picking out of the right frames for each of us. And that is where I wondered about eyeglasses.About 30.8 million people purchase new glasses each year and yet few know about their production, history and life cycle.Although Nero used emerald-colored lenses to view the gladiator games in A.D. 60, it's questionable whether he could actually see better. The first "reading glass" was develo
June 17, 2010
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• A Boston mayor who disliked dancing and liked to retire early once banned midnight dancing in the Hub City.• A woman can not be on top in sexual activities.• Affiliation with the Communist party is illegal.• Alcoholic drink specials are illegal.• All men must carry a rifle to church on Sunday.• An old ordinance declares goatees illegal unless you first pay a special license fee for the privilege of wearing one in public.• At a wake, mourners may eat no more than three sandwiches.
June 15, 2010
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