Weather ~ Picture of the Day ~ Tricycle ~ Veggie Biscuits ~ National Nothing Day

  

Good 34º foggy morning. 

 

Yesterday we had a touch of sunshine and the geese........... we topped at 55º.

 

Picture of the Day...surf boarder pulled by car

 

 

Interesting about tricycles........

 

A tricycle, sometimes abbreviated to trike, is a human-powered (or gasoline or electric motor powered or assisted, or gravity powered) three-wheeled vehicle.

 

Some tricycles, such as cycle rickshaws (for passenger transport) and freight trikes, are used for commercial purposes, especially in the developing world, particularly Africa and Asia.

 

In the West, adult-sized tricycles are used primarily for recreation, shopping, and exercise. Tricycles are favored by children and senior adults for their apparent stability versus a bicycle; however a conventional trike has poor dynamic lateral stability, and the rider must take care when cornering to avoid tipping the trike over. 

 

A three-wheeled wheelchair was built in 1655 or 1680 by a disabled German man, Stephan Farffler, who wanted to be able to maintain his mobility. A watch-maker, Farffler created a vehicle that was powered by hand cranks.

 

In 1789, two French inventors developed a three-wheeled vehicle, powered by pedals; They called it the tricycle.

 

In 1818, British inventor Denis Johnson patented his approach to designing tricycles. In 1876, James Starley developed the Coventry Lever Tricycle, which used two small wheels on the right side and a large drive wheel on the left side; power was supplied by hand levers. In 1877, Starley developed a new vehicle he called the Coventry Rotary, which was "one of the first rotary chain drive tricycles." Starley's inventions started a tricycling craze in Britain; by 1879, there were "twenty types of tricycles and multi-wheel cycles ... produced in Coventry, England, and by 1884, there were over 120 different models produced by 20 manufacturers." The first front steering tricycle was manufactured in 1881 by The Leicester Safety Tricycle Company of Leicester, England, which was brought to the market in 1882 costing £18. They also developed a folding tricycle at the same time.

 

On May 8, 1888 in Washington D.C Matthew A. Cherry patented new inventions to the Velocipede which could cary up-to three persons.

 

Tricycles were used by riders who did not feel comfortable on the high wheelers, such as women who wore long, flowing dresses.

 

If you want to read a lot more, go here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricycle

 

 

 

I posted this before...yummy and easy!

from Mr. Food...

"We've taken canned biscuits and laced them with bits of chopped veggies and shredded cheese for a pull-apart bread that's almost a meal in itself."

 

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped red or green bell pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 3 (12-ounce) cans flaky biscuits
• 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese

 

 

1. Preheat oven to 350º. Coat a 10-inch Bundt pan with cooking spray.
    
2. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and celery and cook until tender, stirring often. Allow veggie mixture to cool slightly.
    
3. Cut biscuits into quarters. In a large bowl, toss biscuit pieces, veggie mixture, and cheese until well combined. Place in prepared Bundt pan.
    
4. Bake 40 minutes or until golden. Cool in pan 10 minutes; invert onto a serving platter, and serve immediately.

 

 

 

Historically this date........

1847 – John C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory.

 

 

1942 – Crash of TWA Flight 3, killing all 22 aboard, including film star Carole Lombard.

 

 

1945 – Adolf Hitler moves into his underground bunker, the so-called Führerbunker.

 

 

1979 – The Shah of Iran flees Iran with his family and relocates to Egypt.

   

 

1991 – The United States goes to war with Iraq, beginning the Gulf War (U.S. Time).

 

 

2003 – The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which would be its final one. Columbia disintegrated 16 days later on re-entry.

 

And births this date include.....

1634 – Dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (d. 1716)

 

    Glad I didn't have to learn how to spell that as a kid!

 

 

1878 – Harry Carey, American silent film actor (d. 1947)

 

 (The father of Harry Carey Jr..)

 

 

1901 – Frank Zamboni, American inventor (d. 1988)

 

 

 

  You only get one guess as to his invention!

 

 

 

1908 – Ethel Merman, American actress and singer (d. 1984)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1917 – Carl Karcher, founded the Carl's Jr. hamburger chain (d. 2008)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1935 – A.J. Foyt, American race car driver and team owner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All I know. Nuff said. Have a good Monday. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

Each year on January 16th, people across the nation recognize National Nothing Day.

The observance was created as a day to provide Americans with one National Day when they can just sit without celebrating, observing or honoring anything.  (National Day Calendar only reports the Days, sometimes they may contradict themselves.)

Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on the third Monday of January which means that one-in-seven January 16th’s will fall on the same day as Nothing Day, effectively usurping the nature of Nothing Day.

While it may be a good day to celebrate nothing at all, we suppose putting nothing in a glass and setting it on a table might suffice for celebration. You might leave your diary page blank on every January 16th. Don’t mark anything on the calendar on the 16th, either. It would be interesting to see what would happen if you sent a blank email dated January 16th. How many replies would you get saying, “There’s nothing here.”

For people whose birthday lands on January 16th, wrap an empty box. That should elicit and a nothing response appropriate for the celebration.

When asked, “What are your plans, today?” your response should definitely be, “Nothing.” What else would your answer be on a day like today? Now that we think about it, “Nothing” works well as an answer when recognizing the day.

Q: What’s for supper?

A: Nothing

Q: What are you reading?

A. Nothing. (Even though you’re clearly reading something.)

Q. What’s your homework assignment?

A. Nothing. (As you’re working on your homework.)

Q. What are you drinking.

A. Nothing. (As you sip on the best non-fat latte ever.)

HOW TO OBSERVE

 

NATIONAL NOTHING DAY HISTORY

In 1972, columnist Harold Pullman Coffin proposed National Nothing Day. The day has been observed in all its nothingness since 1973.  The observance is sponsored by Coffin’s National Nothing Foundation, registered in Capitola, California.