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"And now, for a little traveling music..."
"This Just In..."
Happy New Year!
We wish you all health and happiness as we start a new year and a new decade.
This month we've got a new grab bag of hints of opportunity and surprise.
We'll help you take better care of your health and make a case for finding beauty everywhere.
In fact, that is going to be a theme for us in 2020.
There is so much...vitriol and anger out there that we want
"This Just In..." to be a place where you can always depend on finding a bit of humor and a bit of beauty.
And, hey...maybe a good deal on Heating, AC, Fuel Oil and Propane!
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In the new year, may your right hand always be stretched out in friendship, but never in want.
~ Unknown
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One of the ways languages expand is to borrow words from other languages. After the borrowed word gets comfy in its new language, it can get transformed in such a way that the original language finds a reason to borrow it back in its transformed version.
Here are some words that found new meanings on a foreign exchange adventure and returned home with a fresh perspective.
1. TURQUOISE French called the blue-colored gem "Turkish stone," and then the Turquoise part of pierre turquoise came to stand for the color on its own. It was then borrowed into Turkish as tukuaz-which does not mean "Turkish," but rather the blue-green color.
2. TORNADO Borrowed from Spanish tronada (for thunderstorm) into English as tornado. Borrowed back into Spanish for the funnel cloud storm as tornado.
3. ANIME Animation was borrowed from English into Japanese as animeshon, and shortened to anime. Borrowed back into English as anime.
4. SAFARI Borrowed from Arabic safar (travel) into Swahili as safari and from there into English and other languages. Borrowed back into Arabic for wildlife tour, specifically as "safari journey."
5. CAMP Borrowed from French champ for "field" into English. Borrowed back into French from English as camping for tent camping.
6. MANAGE Borrowed from Italian maneggiare into English as manage (to handle or direct). Borrowed from English into Italian il manager for music, talent, or sports manager.
7. CRAVAT Borrowed into French from the Croatian word for Croatian person, Hrvat, after the scarf they saw on Croatian mercenaries that became the style in Europe. Borrowed back into Croatian for the necktie specifically as kravata.
8. MANNEQUIN Borrowed into French from Dutch manneken, for little man. Borrowed back into Dutch as mannequin for runway model.
9. BEEF Borrowed into English from French boeuf for the meat of a cow, ox, or bull. Borrowed back into French in the term for roast beef as rosbif
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May the best day of your past be the worst day of your future.
~ Unknown
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We went looking for ways to help you get the best sleep and stay healthy this year. It's - by no means - an exhaustive study - but it is our January start. Hope it works for you.
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You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.
~ C.S. Lewis
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Quiz #1
A magnificent skyline. But, where is it? Tell us here and you may win a $25 Visa gift card. Good luck!
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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
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Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to.
~ Bill Vaughn
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Beauty Everywhere.
From the shape and color of your house to the walls inside your home there's always an opportunity to bring beauty and a bit of mirth to the task of decorating. Each month we'll search for something beautiful and share it with you.
Consider this room...
And this escape...
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With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.
~ William Shakespeare
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Tipsy? I Guess.
The 10 "Drunkest" Cities in the US!*
Appelton, Wis. Oshkosh/Neenah, Wis. Green Bay, Wis. Madison, Wis. Fargo, N.D. La Crosse/ Onalaska, Wis. Fon du Lac, Wis. Ames, Iowa Eau Claire, Wis. Mankato/North Mankato, Minn.
So...I'm guessing the COLD HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS study!
*To identify the U.S. cities with the highest and lowest excessive drinking rates, the WSJ reviewed the percentage of adults who report binge or heavy drinking across 381 metro areas. Data was aggregated and reported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin.
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For last year's words belong to last year's language. And next year's words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.
~ T.S. Elliot
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Wait, What?
In the year 1611, when the King James Version of the Bible was published, William Shakespeare was 46 and then, 47 years old.
Recently someone, with too much time on their hands, read the 46th Psalm and noticed...
The 46th word from the start of the 46th Psalm is
shake
, and the 47th word from the end is
spear
.
Also, the 14th word is
will
, and the 32nd word from the end is
am
, preceded by
I
.
And... 14 + 32 = 46. Remarkably, these coincidences obtain also in Richard Taverner's 1539 Bible, which uses a different wording.
Now... where else would you get this kind of information?
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In victory, you deserve Champagne, in defeat, you need it.
~ Napoleon Bonaparte
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As Good A Resolution As Any
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May your giving hand never fail you.
~ Unknown
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A Good Deed Done
He's carrying a 50-pound hose to your house.
It's raining.
Sleeting.
Snowing.
Bad snow.
And occasionally, a dog is going to bite him.
He's going to eat quick. In his truck.
And then he's going grab that hose...30 more times.
Today.
So you're warm tonight.
Our drivers.
We think the world of them.
Daniels Energy.
Thank you for the opportunity.
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Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true.
~ Alfred Lord Tennyson
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So...a new year DEMANDS a tough quiz to start. So just who is this rockin' singer?
and perhaps you'll win a lovely new Visa gift card to kick off 2020. Last month 77 of you recognized at least one of our Santas and our winners were Tricia L and Rosemarie T and thank you to all who played.
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Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
~ Oscar Wilde
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Tick Tock
We thought we'd remind you that tempus is wickedly fugit. Embrace the day, don't miss an opportunity.
This year do something you've never done before - water ski, learn Latin, build a boat, sew on that button, learn origami, do Paris really well, dance like no one is watching, build a house with Habitat for Humanity, kiss the girl. Enrich your inner life.
Speaking of tick and tock...thought you'd like a peek at the oldest operating astronomical clock in the world, direct from Prague via those lovely folks at Wikipedia.
The
Prague Astronomical Clock
, is a medieval astronomical clock located in Prague, the capitol of the Czech Republic. The clock was first installed in 1410, making it the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest clock still operating.
On the edge of the circle is a church calendar with fixed holidays and the names of 365 saints. The board displays allegories of the months. Smaller images represent zodiac signs.
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May you live as long as you want and
never want as long as you live.
~ Unknown
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Surprise Link of the Month
Dessert, anyone?
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Meanwhile, inside the box, Schrodinger's cat plans its revenge.
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(May be why Santa was late coming to my house.)
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