Saturday 10/16/21
Celebrate National Sports, Liqueur, Dictionary, Global Cat, Bridge, Cut Up Your Credit Card, International Sloth, Fetch, Learn A Word, Sweetest, Spine, and Department Store Day.
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The word liqueur comes from the Latin liquifacere, which means to liquefy. A liqueur is an alcoholic beverage made from a distilled spirit. Distillers flavor the spirit with fruit, cream, herbs, spices, flowers, or nuts. Next, they bottle it with added sugar or other sweeteners. While liqueurs are typically considerably sweet, distillers do not usually age their product long. They do, however, allow a resting period during production, which allows the flavors to marry.
With the broad selection of spirits available in seasonal, fragrant, and often curious flavors (vodkas and rums in particular), there is often confusion of liqueurs and liquors. In the United States and Canada, spirits are frequently called liquor. The most reliable rule of thumb to follow suggests that liqueurs comprise a sweeter, syrupy consistency, while liquors do not. Most liqueurs also have a lower alcohol content than spirits. However, some do contain as much as 55% ABV.
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Dictionary Day commemorates the birthday of Noah Webster.
In 1806, American Noah Webster published his first dictionary, A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language. Webster immediately began compiling an expanded and fully comprehensive dictionary, An American Dictionary of the English Language in 1807; it took twenty-seven years to complete. To evaluate the etymology of words, Webster learned twenty-six languages, including Old English (Anglo-Saxon), German, Greek, Latin, Italian, Spanish, French, Hebrew, Arabic, and Sanskrit.
Webster completed his dictionary during his year abroad in Paris, France, at the University of Cambridge. His book contained seventy thousand words, of which twelve thousand had never appeared in a published dictionary before.
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Benjamin Moore just announced October Mist as its 2022 Color of the Year. October Mist (1495) is a gorgeous soft and earthy shade of green. This dusty hue connotes restoration, relaxation, and peace, and it is often tied to growth. It also sits in the center of the color spectrum, symbolizing balance and harmony. In addition, green represents the heart chakra or energy center, signifying a sense of love and compassion.
Pantone has other ideas.
The Spring/Summer 2022 colors and descriptors are as follows: 14-5713 Cascade, “connected to cleansing waters, cools and refreshes”, 16-1349 Coral Rose, a floral tone “whose energizing presence brings a sense of excitement”, 18-4143 Super Sonic, “electric in intensity”, 12-0825 Popcorn, a bright and cheery yellow hue that “radiates warmth to all who embrace it”, 13-2004 Potpourri, a “lighthearted and carefree fresh pastel pink”, 17-1928 Bubblegum, “sends a message of playfulness and positivity”, 18-1160 Sudan Brown, a “naturally rich earth-baked brown tied to the great outdoors”, 15-0549 Fragile Sprout, “sharp and acidic, visually arresting”, 14-3612 Orchid Bloom, “reminiscent of our heightened love for nature’s florals”, and 18-1307 Coffee Quartz, a “flavorful brown that touches on both the basic and the glamorous”.
https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/pantone-color-trend-report-spring-summer-2022-36978201
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