Friday 12/27/24
And the weekend
Celebrate:
Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day
National Fruitcake Day
Visit the Zoo Day
Going to take the weekend off to enjoy my time at Moms.
Saturday
Call a Friend Day
Holy Innocents' Day
National Card Playing Day
National Chocolate Candy Day
National Download Day
National Short Film Day
Pledge of Allegiance Day
Sunday
National "Get on the Scales" Day
National Pepper Pot (no...not a Dalek) Day
Still Need to Do Day
Tick Tock Day
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New movies in the theater
Nosferatu - A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman in 19th century Germany and the ancient Transylvanian vampire who stalks her. Starring Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Ineson, Willem Dafoe, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bill Skarsgård, Lily-Rose Depp, Simon McBurney, and Emma Corrin.
A Complete Unknown - The latest musical biopic this time about a young Bob Dylan. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Dan Fogler, Boyd Holbrook, Elle Fanning, Scoot McNairy, Monica Barbaro, and Norbert Leo Butz.
The Fire Inside - the inspirational true story of the greatest female boxer of all time. Starring Brian Tyree Henry, Olunike Adeliyi, Ryan Destiny, De'Adre Aziza, Lanette Ware, Amanda Barker, Adam Clark, and Bobby Daniels.
Babygirl - Crime drama with Antonio Banderas, Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Jean Reno, Sophie Wilde, and Anoop Desai.
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AskReddit's question is "What abbreviation did you think meant something else?"
"I though SMH (shaking my head) meant So Much Hate." Someone else added, "I thought it was Smack My Head, like a facepalm sort of thing."
"I thought IYKYK (If You Know You Know) was people just making that sound out loud."
"For your ID, I thought the I stood for I, and the D stood for Dentification." (Identity Document)
"I thought OG just meant original. I work in mortgages, and I've labeled original loan term documents as 'OG terms' and given them to my director for review not realizing I labeled them 'original gangster terms.'"
"I used to think FTW (For the Win) stood for '[Eff] the World.'"
"POS. I know it's 'Piece of [Crap],' but whenever I see it in business contexts meaning 'Point of Sale' it always takes me a minute to read it correctly." Another person added, "It's okay. Most POS systems are a POS."
"When I was a kid, I thought STFU meant "Stuff You" . . . as an alternative for "Get Stuffed."
"I thought EST after a time was short for 'estimated' for longer than I'd care to admit."
"AI. When I was growing up, it meant artificial insemination. That's how we bred our cows."
"I thought BRB was 'bath room break.'"
See the thread here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1hedcpm/what_acronym_did_you_think_meant_something_else/
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You’re an independent, capable adult all year round. But when you gather with family for a holiday such as Christmas, suddenly the child in you comes out.
Maybe you find yourself fighting with a sibling over a board game, or being sulky around your parents.
Attachment theory suggests our early experiences – especially how we “attached” to parents and primary caregivers as children – influence how we interact with family and in other close relationships.
Read the full article here.
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On OpenBenches.org you can search through a database of over 30,000 park benches all over the world, so you can pick and review your favourite ones. Towanda, Elmira, I think Tanglewood, and Corning have some on there. You can also add benches.
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The word charcuterie refers to cold cooked, cured, or smoked meats; so technically, a traditional charcuterie board is just a meat platter. It has expanded to include cheeses, dried and fresh fruits and vegetables, toasted nuts and briny olives, plus honeys, jams, jellies, chutneys, mustards and more!
How much to put on it?? There is a guide but if as an appetizer, 2 to three slices of meat per person, 3 oz of cheese per person, at least one cracker or piece of bread for every slice of meat. Extras — pickles, spreads, nuts, fruits — should all be plentiful.
Just remember, it shouldn't be out for more that 2 hours.
See more from The Food Network here.
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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - Where does the word "cowabunga" come from? No not the Turtles!!!
It comes from the TV show "Howdy Doody". It was a fake Indian word used by a Native American character named Chief Thunderthud.
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