I learned today that my cell phone calendar not only lists the days of the month, but also lists the weeks of the year. I was trying to count up what week we were on not too long ago! Now I know where to look to find out more quickly!
Working as an extra in a commercial shoot I learned a lot this week. I learned how long it takes to shoot just one scene. The shots are taken from many different angles, different distances, and using different lenses. And then of course there are loss of power, blown fuses, monkey problems (yes, there was a chimp in this shoot!), etc! I was happy that I had already learned a few things just from watching my family perform community theater. It was lots of fun and interesting to watch what all it takes to put together such a video.
I try to serve leftovers or eat them for lunch. However sometimes there is such a small amount left that it really won’t serve for a meal. If it is meat, I’ll give it to the dog. But when it’s fruits or vegetables, I usually end up throwing it away. I recently read a great idea for leftover veggies. Keep a baggie in the freezer into which you put the small portions of leftover veggies like carrots, green beans, corn, etc. When you get enough, put them into a soup! Perfect! As for the leftover fruits, I now do the same. Only when I get enough, I use them to make fruit smoothies.
I have not done any research to find out if this is true, but my husband told my son today that most people are buried in concrete boxes, that the caskets are placed down in concrete. We thought that was weird. It seems more natural to allow the body to decompose back into the soil and allow nature to take its course this way. Of course my son had to expand the idea that if all the concrete cracked at once and then the fumes of the decomposing bodies escaped all at once….well, he said it would make a cool movie!
As I was finishing a short biography on Corrie ten Boom last night, I read that she had written a book called Each New Day. I had not heard of this book before and was pleased that I had chosen that as the name of this blog! I’d like to think that great minds think alike, but I know that I am nowhere on the same plane as Ms. ten Boom.
I have learned that month of October marks Free Night of Theater throughout the nation. Simply go to the site and choose the location nearest you. You will find listings for FREE performances of local and national shows. For example, in our city, there are several listings for local performances including Agatha Christie, Into the Woods and Little Shop of Horrors. I was also thrilled to see that there is even one free performance for Meet Me in St. Louis! Most of these shows will only allow you to get two free tickets. You must make reservations through the site. These free tickets will be ready to reserve Oct. 5. I don’t know if you can get tickets to more than one show, but I am going to try!
I am always on the lookout for a new word to play in Scrabble, particularly if it uses the “Q”. My daughter actually found one for me yesterday while doing research for a school assignment. She asked me what “cacique” is. I told her I’d never heard of it. So she looked it up and found out that it is a tribal leader from Mexican or West Indian regions.It is also a variety of Oriole. I was happy because now I’ve got a new word to use in Scrabble!
My daughter got an online quiz bowl from her school today. It was 20 trivia questions. I decided to take it too, since I like those kinds of things. I got 19 of the 20 correct, several lucky guesses! It’s cool though that some of the things I’ve learned before were still stuck in my mind somewhere!
I have just been learning how to keep score in volleyball. Now keep in mind this is junior high volleyball. I can do ok as long as nothing “unusual” happens, which of course in jr. high, you never know! At any rate, I have been blessed to have the lady who taught me to sit by me during the games, to help make sure I have everything covered. But we have a tournament this weekend, so we’ll see how well my talents have been honed! If you want to learn to keep score, get a good score book that has the instructions in front and the symbols at the top. You can find instructions online. Then, attend some games to practice your skill! I would suggest a junior high game as they are much slower moving and instructional than older groups.
Yesterday was busy. I was learning a lot about the direction of our nation. I learned about the speech Barak Obama intends to give to public school children during school hours, while parents are not with them.
In researching all of that issue, I found out how to brainwash a nation (the video is only about 8 minutes long. And it only takes a generation to complete the brainwashing, as can be seen throughout history.) It only takes four steps, which again can be seen happening throughout history.
In addition to these issues, I learned about the boycott/buycott against/for Whole Foods Market in response to the CEO’s alternative health care plans.
It was indeed an interesting day yesterday.
