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The leaves have changed. And...fallen.
You've turned on the furnace for the first time and maybe thought about stacking that chord of wood you had delivered in September. November brings with it a startling change of direction. Sturdy boots and gloves are uncovered, stews make the menu and sitting by the fire watching the latest Netflix obsession seem totally natural.
We hope the few minutes you spend with us - also - feels, totally naturally.
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Ghostly Last Supper by Albert Szukalsk is located at the Goldwell Open Air Museum just outside Rhyolite Nevada. Naturally. Here's more....
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Most Googled Thanksgiving
Recipe
In Each State
Does anyone know what 7-layer salad is? Hello, Ohio? Or anyone who has ever eaten it and lived to tell the tale?
Please tell us your MUST HAVE for Thanksgiving and you may win a 20lb Turkey just in time for the holiday.
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Most Famous Locomotive EVER
Recognize this locomotive? You've almost certainly seen it before: Built in 1891, "Sierra No. 3" was adopted by Hollywood in 1948 and became "the most photographed locomotive in the world," appearing in
The Red Glove
,
The Terror
,
The Virginian
,
The Texan
,
Young Tom Edison
,
Sierra Passage
,
Wyoming Mail
,
High Noon
,
The Cimarron Kid
,
Kansas Pacific
,
The Moonlighter
,
Apache
,
The Outrage
,
The Rare Breed
,
The Great Race
,
The Perils of Pauline
,
Finian's Rainbow
,
A Man Called Gannon
,
The Great Bank Robbery
,
Joe Hill
,
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
,
Back to the Future Part III
,
Unforgiven
, and
Bad Girls
.
Gary Cooper alone starred in four movies with it, including
High Noon
; Clint Eastwood, who appeared with it in
Rawhide
,
Pale Rider
, and
Unforgiven
, said it was "like a treasured old friend." It also appeared in hundreds of television episodes from The Lone Ranger and Rawhide to Bonanza, Gunsmoke and Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman
William L. Withhuhn, former transportation curator at the Smithsonian Institution, wrote, "Sierra Railway No. 3 has appeared in more motion pictures, documentaries, and television productions than any other locomotive. It is undisputedly the image of the archetypal steam locomotive that propelled the USA from the 19th century to the 20th.
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Stephen Farffler, a 22-year old paraplegic watchmaker, developed the first wheelchair - called the manumotive carriage - capable of being propelled by its inhabitant. This invention, in 1655, was also thought to inspire the invention of the tricycle.
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Just Because It's Beautiful
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One Last Reminder
If you sign up for automatic delivery you can be assured of not running out of fuel this winter. How important is that? Plus...you'll get an instant $10 account credit just for signing up. Two good reasons to make the call.
Our CSRs are waiting (honest) at
860 342 3778!
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World travelers we wonder...where might this be? Think you know,
tell us here and you may be the proud owner of a $25 Visa gift card. Last month
Sue A recognized our mystery man -
Albert Schweitzer and
Jen D recognized the
Castle Behind the Clouds in Sintra, Portugal.
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WT? Freshwater snails? We have shark week. Why don't we have Freshwater Snail Week? And please, no emails about how cute Mosquitos are and how they are misunderstood.
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Yes, we admit it. Dude's a hunk. If you think you know,
tell us here and you may be gifted a $25 Visa gift card!
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Thought'd You'd Like To Know...
How Your Brain Ages
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Alessandro Pomi (1890-1976) Venetian was a pupil of
Ettore Tito at the Academy of Belle Arti in Venice and then completed his studies in Munich and Rome. He participated in various exhibitions in Italy and abroad in Pittsburgh, London, Buenos Aires, Monaco, Munich, Milan, Treviso and others.
Among the many works he created was the great alterpiece made in Sydney and paintings of the Way of the Cross for the Cathedral of Treviso. Pomi's offbeat paintings, a fusion of avant-garde and traditional were very much at one with his celebrated by mysterious and eclectic aesthetic. His work, was appreciated by the revolutionary Ca' Pesaro group, while at the same time he co-founded the
Scuola di Burano, a group of artists inspired by the 18
th century Venetian painter, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.
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This is a photo of people in South Africa waiting, in the hot sun, to vote. Just a reminder of how much some people value the right to vote. So...
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Reminder...Winter's Coming
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Did you replace the batteries in your smoke detectors last month? October is the favorite month to do that, but did you replace the batteries in your propane fire logs units? And in your programmable thermostats?
Those batteries need to be replaced yearly - because sure as winter follows autumn, you'll turn up the heat (or turn on the logs set) and you won't get the heat you want. It happens. So, off to CVS or Home Depot and get those batteries. It will save you on the next cold night!
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Two Chances To
Leave 'em Laughing...
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Dave, John & Bob
The Daniels Family says,
"Thank-you for reading, This Just In."
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