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Welcome to August.
One last chance to escape.
You can see September from here and you know what that means: Long pants, pantyhose (still?), the 7:15 school bus and the 8:30 Monday morning meeting, the first oil delivery of the season - in short - all things back to "normal."
So, please, don't blow it.
Take August by the throat and give it a good shake.
Climb Mt. Washington, float down the Housatonic, sleep under the stars, nod off in a hammock, count fireflies, pick some berries, have a watermelon seed-spitting contest. Enjoy every minute of the month. Starting...now.
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In August, we are supposed to relax. RELAX. Forget the 10,000 steps your fitbit suggests you should be taking daily. But where did the fitbit GET THAT IDEA to begin with?
"In the past decade, as pedometers have proliferated in smartphone apps and wearable fitness trackers, another benchmark has entered the lexicon:
Take at least 10,000 steps a day
, which is about five miles of walking for most people..."
I-Min Lee, a professor of epidemiology at the Harvard University T. H. Chan School of Public Health and the lead author of a
new study
published this week in the
Journal of the American Medical Association
, began looking into the step rule because she was curious about where it came from.
"It turns out
the original basis for this 10,000-step guideline was really a marketing strategy
," she explains. "In 1965, a Japanese company was selling pedometers, and they gave it a name that, in Japanese, means 'the 10,000-step meter.'"
Based on conversations she's had with Japanese researchers,
Lee believes that name was chosen for the product because the
character for "10,000"
looks sort of like a man walking
. As far as she knows, the actual health merits of that number have never been validated by research."
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Aliens Among Us.
OK, we're not big on conspiracy theories but...buy/rent/steal Netflix for one night and watch the film "Bob Lazar - Area 51 and Flying Saucers."
I know what you're thinking. Plus, the film itself is basically - terrible. BUT...Bob makes an incredible case for...well, you decide.
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We've been so easy with you in the past. That ends in August.
Tell us who
this lovely lady is and what she is famous for. We'll choose a winner and send along a new $25 Visa card.
Last month we sent one of them to Heather F. and Maureen McD. - 2 of 108 people who recognized Kim Bassinger from Batman and LA Confidential. Oh and we had 22 photo caption entries - maybe two of which we could print here. You guys are hysterical, but this is a family show! Peter B. was the winner with his caption.
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Summer Propane Means
Let Daniels Do It!
Daniels is ready for summer with this propane reminder:
make sure we top off your propane powered generator - before wicked bad weather.
Daniels also has clean burning propane for your fireplace insert and your pool heater. And summer time is the perfect time to consider switching from oil to propane to heat your home.
All in all if you need propane for any
application
- give us a call.
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A Yiddish Primer.
With Pastrami on the Side
SOME YIDDISH WORDS GENTILES USE ALL THE TIME WITHOUT KNOWING THEIR ORIGIN
ay-ay-ay/ai-yi-yi/ei, yei, yei
- an exclamation of exasperation (very similar exclamation originates in mexico)
bupkes
- colloquially used to mean "nothing" (as in "after all my hard work, what did I get? Bupkes!") But actually means "goat droppings" or "horse droppings"
chutzpah
- arrogance, nerve
feh!
- a sound of contempt, disgust, or disapproval.
futz
- fool around (not sexually)
glitch
- you know how it's used in English. But it actually means "slip," or a minor malfunction
hock
- bother, pester
kitsch
- gaudy trash
klutz
- literally means "a block of wood," refers to a dense or clumsy individual
nudge
- to push gently
schmooze
- to converse informally
schmuck
- a foolish/obnoxious person
schmutz
- dirt
schnoz
- nose
shlep
- to drag or haul
schtick
- a gimmick used in a performance
spiel
- a long, involved rant. Usually a sales pitch
spritz
- the sprinkling/spray of liquid
tuchus
- butt
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Daniels Surprise Link of the Month
Nice Little Trees...1,000 of Them.
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August Art
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Sisters Chicago. 1948 Art Shay
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Man drinking Coke, Art Shay 1949
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Girls Girls Girls Art Shay 1958
Art Shay - Born in 1922, Shay grew up in the Bronx and then served as a navigator in the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II, during which he flew 52 bomber missions. Shay joined the staff of Life magazine as a writer, and quickly became a Chicago-based freelance photographer for Life, Time, Sports Illustrated, and other national publications.
He photographed seven US Presidents and many major figures of the 20th century. Shay also wrote weekly columns for various newspapers, several plays, children's books, sports instruction books and several photo essay books.
Shay's photography is in permanent collections of major museums including the National Portrait Gallery[2] and The Art Institute of Chicago.
Much more here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Shay
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August is the best month to schedule your heating system tune-up. Call Daniels today and we will help find the best date that works for you --- before the heating season gets crazy and the slots fill up! And remember, if you are in the market for a new boiler or furnace there is a
$250 Summer Bonus available if you replace your system before September 21
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One of the best actors of his generation.
Tell us here - who this is and you may win one of our brand new Visa gift cards.
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If you are a passionate lover of the great mysteries of the 40s, Raymond Chandler wrote some of the very best. We thought we'd share his rules for writing a great mystery.
If you are a passionate lover of the great mysteries of the 40s, Raymond Chandler wrote some of the very best. We thought we'd share his rules for writing a great mystery.
Raymond Chandler's 10 rules for writing a detective novel:
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It must be credibly motivated, both as to the original situation and the dénouement.
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It must be technically sound as to the methods of murder and detection.
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It must be realistic in character, setting and atmosphere. It must be about real people in a real world.
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It must have a sound story value apart from the mystery element: i.e., the investigation itself must be an adventure worth reading.
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It must have enough essential simplicity to be explained easily when the time comes.
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It must baffle a reasonably intelligent reader.
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The solution must seem inevitable once revealed.
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It must not try to do everything at once. If it is a puzzle story operating in a rather cool, reasonable atmosphere, it cannot also be a violent adventure or a passionate romance.
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It must punish the criminal in one way or another, not necessarily by operation of the law. ... If the detective fails to resolve the consequences of the crime, the story is an unresolved chord and leaves irritation behind it.
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It must be honest with the reader.
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"The Maker of the universe with stars a hundred thousand light-years apart was interested, furious, and very personal about it if a small boy played baseball on a Sunday afternoon."
-Sinclair Lewis,
Elmer Gantry
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Just One Reason Men Have A Shorter Lifespan than Women
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