Each New Day

share a song

sowingseeds — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:40:26 +0000

I heard a song today that really hit me. I wanted to send it to my husband on his phone. I did not know how to do it. My son said it is possible but he did not have time to help me figure it out just then. After we found the song on Playlist.com I searched through the FAQs to see if it was possible. Not only is it possible, it’s easy! Just find the song. Under the title is a “share” button. Push it and it says you can email it to a friend.

santeria

sowingseeds — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:50:18 +0000

My son was letting me listen to one of his favorite songs. It begins with “I don’t practice santeria…”. I had no idea what that meant. So I looked it up.

Santeria is a form of religious worship which combines Yoruba with Roman Catholic and Native American traditions. It became prevalent in the Caribbean countries when slaves were brought over from Africa and were commanded to give up their religion. It is now practiced in Cuba and the United States as well.

commensalism

sowingseeds — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:50:34 +0000

In helping my daughter study for her upcoming science test, I learned about “commensalism “. When hearing the questions, I knew what parsitism and mutualism were, but had not heard of commensalism. This is the relationship between two organisms where one is benefitted and the other is not harmed.

cell phone calendar

sowingseeds — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:06:38 +0000

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!

extra

sowingseeds — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:30:35 +0000

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.

leftovers

sowingseeds — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:13:34 +0000

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.

concrete boxes

sowingseeds — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:45:39 +0000

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!

Each New Day

sowingseeds — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:47:10 +0000

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.

Free theater tickets

sowingseeds — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:21:59 +0000

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!

Cacique

sowingseeds — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:51:11 +0000

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!