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Through the Keyhole - June 2018





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guess the location

JUNE 2018
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Through the Keyhole
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June is here and we have seen many excited graduates celebrate their ending of one chapter only to begin another anew.  Congrats to all the grads out there!  Whether it's grade school, high school, prep school, trade school or college, it is a big step towards adulthood.  With all that is bad in the world, young people accomplishing good things is something to really celebrate.  Good luck to all our grads!

Some GIFT suggestions for that grad in your life (something they may actually want):
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As we speed through another year, we begin summer officially on June 21st!  There are also many quirky days this month (I did not make this up):

June 1 - Donut Day
June 2 - I love my dentist day (how funny right after donut day)
June 4 - Cheese Day
June 12 - National Peanut Butter Cookie Day
June 14 - Pop Goes the Weasel Day (really?)
June 16 - Fudge Day
June 25 - National Catfish Day
June 29 - Camera Day
June 30 - Meteor Day

And away we go.  Check out this really cool street performer who does some amazing stuff with cotton candy.  Nothing gets you prepared for summer more than a guy who loves his job more than most...  Check him out by clicking on the image below or here.
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And now for a new picture above- Can you guess where it is by looking "through the keyhole"?   Can you guess the location?

"Built in the 7th century, at an altitude of 12,000 ft., this
artistic and architectural marvel used to be the chief residence of the Dalai Lama until 1959."

Correct answers will be given recognition but half the fun is trying to figure it out.  The correct answer will be revealed in the subsequent issue.  Good luck and have fun.

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Mount Fuji, Japan - Keyhole Answer


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"As the highest Mountain in this country, you'll find a volcano at its peak.  But don't think it will be warm when you summit as climbing season is officially in July and August where you'll need more than a t-shirt to keep you warm.  This scene has inspired artists and poets and been the object of pilgrimage for centuries."

Last month, Carrie Oakey won the location by guessing correctly.  Great job!

I saw this lovely place on a television show called "Better Late Than Never".  The show stars George Foreman, Henry Winkler, Terry Bradshaw and William Shatner as they travel to far off places.  The show is really funny and there is a great chemistry between these men.  There are certainly hilarious moments juxtaposed with sentimental ones.  In this episode, the guys visited a Geisha House, Tokyo (in a hilarious tiny hotel) and Mt. Fuji.  Watch complete shows HERE.

So you want to see Mount Fuji, that 3,776-meter-high icon of Japan? It’s a volcano, but let’s not think too much about that.  Most visitors to the mountain seem to go for this option. In season (July to September), you can take a bus directly from the Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to the 5th Station (the Fuji Subaru Line one), which is the starting point for the popular summer sunrise hike that follows the Yoshida Trail. Bus tickets cost 2,700 yen ($25 USD) one way, and the trip takes about 2.5 hours.

Outside the climbing season, your choice of bus is limited to the regular services that operate between Shinjuku/Shibuya/Tokyo and the broader Fuji area. Kawaguchiko Station, Fuji-Q Highland (the theme park for thrill-seekers), Fuji-San Station and Lake Yamanakako are the major get-off points. Where you alight depends on what it is you want to explore. Kawaguchiko and Yamanakako give you access to some of the lakes around Mount Fuji, which make for excellent walking and hot spring-ing spots.

It takes an average of 6 hours to climb up to the summit of Mt. Fuji. This course is recommended for it has many mountain huts on the way, but this also means that, during the peak season, it becomes so packed that you will have a hard time to even weave your way through the crowd.

If climbing is not your thing, you could always take the Hakone Ropeway which provides great views of Mt. Fuji from a distance.
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This is not photoshop-ed.  These are actual clouds.
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Great Sentiment.

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It just doesn't have the same effect in lower case...

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I'd roll through that one.



Randomness

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"Mad Dog" Mattis REAL Quote of the month
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“What I've learned in 35 years of service is Improvise. Improvise. Improvise.” 

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German Amphibious Bus (video)
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In Hamburg, Germany, there is a really interesting vehicle that transports people via land and water.  It takes a lot of skill not only to build this vehicle but to drive it... Video HERE


Paint Complicates Automobile Accident
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Not in MY house but...


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Robots that cook your dinner
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These MIT grads have opened a restaurant where everything is cooked by a robot they started in the basement.  It's a long ways from then and everything on the menu is healthy and only $7.50.  Video HERE


Chinese Food Delivery Containers Explained
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Folded white cardboard boxes are a universally recognized symbol of Chinese food across America. Seemingly employed by every neighborhood Chinese restaurant across the country, they’re used to package orders for delivery or takeout (or sometimes to package up leftovers), and can typically found stuffed full of Americanized fare like General Tso’s chicken and lo mein.

These boxes are so ubiquitous that they frequently appear in pop culture, spotted in movies like Rush Hour and Dude, Where’s My Car; TV shows like Friends, The West Wing, and Gilmore Girls; and even in modern art. A history of the paper pails was also included in an exhibit at New York’s Museum of Food and Drink.

But where did these containers come from, and how did they come to be used so widely? Here’s a look into the history of these iconic vessels, at least a few of which have probably haunted your refrigerator in recent months.

INGENIOUS!

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Complete Article HERE


While We're at it...Why is Bread in Brown Bags?
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Grocery store bread is typically displayed in brown paper bags. And, believe it or not, there’s actually a specific reason they do that—and, no, it’s not to make it look like a French bakery.

It has to do with freshness. '[Storing the bread in paper bags] keeps the air on the bread allowing the crust to stay deliciously crisp,' says David Cummings, the Bakery Buyer at Fairway Market. If you store bread in a plastic bag, the moisture within the bread gets trapped in the bag causing the crust to become mushy. Make sure you don’t fall for these supermarket tricks.
Complete Article HERE


For my Irish Friends...
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THE IRISH NEVER HESITATE TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR FELLOW MAN, AIR PASSENGERS, IN THIS CASE!
SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF ON AN OUTBOUND, EVENING AER LINGUS FLIGHT FROM DUBLIN TO BOSTON, THE LEAD FLIGHT ATTENDANT NERVOUSLY MADE THE FOLLOWING PAINFUL ANNOUNCEMENT 
IN HER LOVELY IRISH BROGUE:

"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'M SO VERY SORRY, BUT IT APPEARS THAT THERE HAS BEEN A TERRIBLE MIX-UP BY OUR CATERING SERVICE. I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS HAPPENED, BUT WE HAVE 103 PASSENGERS ON BOARD, AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE RECEIVED ONLY 40 DINNER MEALS. I TRULY APOLOGIZE FOR THIS MISTAKE AND INCONVENIENCE."

WHEN THE MUTTERING OF THE PASSENGERS HAD DIED DOWN, SHE CONTINUED, "ANYONE WHO IS KIND ENOUGH TO GIVE UP THEIR MEAL SO THAT SOMEONE ELSE CAN EAT, WILL RECEIVE FREE AND UNLIMITED DRINKS FOR THE DURATION OF OUR 10 HOUR FLIGHT.”

HER NEXT ANNOUNCEMENT CAME ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER:

"IF ANYONE IS HUNGRY, WE STILL HAVE 40 DINNERS AVAILABLE."



Profound?  NAH.
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One day your parents put you down and never picked you up again.

Lead rhymes with read.  Lead rhymes with read.

Cleopatra lived closer in time to the moon landing than the construction of the pyramids.

You can make a human being, a real living person, completely by accident.

A million seconds is 11 days.  A billion seconds is 31 years.

North Korea and Finland are only separated by one country (Russia).

Outer space is only an hours' drive away - if your car could drive straight up.

The Nintendo Corporation was created before the fall of the Ottoman Empire.

You have never seen your face, only pictures and reflections.

Your age is the number of times you have orbited the sun.

You see people every day that you'll never see again.

There are more people learning English in China than there are native English speakers in the entire world.

It takes Pluto 248 years to orbit the sun.  That means from the time it was discovered to the time it was stripped of its status as a planet, Pluto had not made a full trip around the Sun.



Local Gas Station Sign in Seattle

Back in 2005, the local Chevron gas station in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood converted their auto repair shop into a convenience store.  Their outdoor sign—once used for service promotions and store specials—became redundant with the inside of the store already plastered with signage.  So the owners decided to have fun with the outdoor sign instead, and the @WallingfordSign was born.  This weekly sign message has become so popular, it has become a more effective marketing tool for the gas station than anything prior.

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French Apple Cobbler
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Ingredients
    3 pounds apples (peeled, cored and sliced)
    3/4 cup sugar
    2 tablespoons flour
    1 teaspoon cinnamon
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    1/4 cup water
    1 tablespoon butter
    1/2 cup flour
    1/2 cup sugar
    1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    1/4 salt
    2 tablespoons butter
    1 egg (beaten)
Topping
    1/2 c flour
    1/2 c sugar
    1/2 t baking powder
    1/4 salt
    2 T butter
    1 egg beaten
Instructions
    preheat oven to 350 degrees F
    grease a 9-inch pie plate with butter
    in a med bowl combine the filling ingredients and toss to mix
    pour into the pie plate
    in a small bowl mix topping ingredients
    the dough will be sticky so just place dollops around the apples
    bake for 35-40 minutes until topping is golden brown
    top with vanilla ice cream and enjoy!


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