Brrrr! but THANKS!
November
is here and you know what that means...WINTER IS COMING SOON. It also
means Thanksgiving and the beginning of Christmas Season. I know that
political correctness dictates we talk about it as the Holiday Season,
but I personally hate that. Seasons Greetings and Happy Holidays just
doesn't have the same cheerfulness as "Merry Christmas". This is meant
as no slight to any other Holiday - just my thing.
So Happy Thanksgiving to start the season...
It truly is a wonderful time of year to be thankful, to cherish friends and family and enjoy each other...
On
another note, Derek Eskew won the Chili cookoff with a venison based
chili (but it was close). His award winning recipe is at the end of this
newsletter. This year, we actually had a trophy and will be placing a
permanent plaque in the office with each winners name and year won.
Nice.
1.
Bambili Chili Wins the 5th Annual Chili Cookoff
It was a great event and was followed by a fabulous Cubs game where the Cardinals were bested. Thank you to all who attended.
And
thank you Cubs for a fun season and a horribly big let down at the very
end. As a tortured fan, I hope for another chance next year. At least
we beat the Cardinals and things are looking up for the first off
season in a LONG time.
And now for a new
keyhole picture above- Can you guess where it is?
"The
name of this city is an oxymoron in and of itself. It has been seen in
many movies throughout history and if you can generate enough power you
just might travel through time. Name the city."
Last
month, Carolyn Kolssak (thanks Mom) guessed correctly with Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii. Interestingly enough, I remember when she and my father
went to Honolulu at the last minute because Gordon Dunker (the
neighborhood service station owner) had paid for a trip and couldn't
go. It was a good deal for them and some lasting memories were
created. Good for them. That's why we travel...
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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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - Keyhole Answer
"You can still see bubbles of oil escaping
from the wreck below. It is just a short boat ride from shore but so
moving that you may be moved to tears. It is a must see and part of our
history as a nation."
My
wife and I took a trip to Hawaii just after 9-11 because frankly, it
was cheap and we didn't have kids to worry about at the time. We spent 5
days on Kauai (where they filmed Jurassic Park) and 5 days on Waikiki
beach in Honolulu. If you have never been, you should definitely go.
It is a very long flight and you simply can't believe that it is part of
the United States. People are laid back, they speak English (albeit
some crazy words) and did I mention it's part of the US?
Anyways,
if you go, you HAVE TO see Pearl Harbor and visit the Arizona
memorial. At that time, we were still pretty amped up about being
attacked on 9-11.
When
you arrive at the memorial, there is a place where you wander around
and look at objects and memorabilia from that day. There are replicas
of aircraft carriers, torpedos, Kamikaze clothing, and many other things
that take you back in your mind's eye. Also, Did I mention that Hawaii
is also a major destination for Japanese tourists...
Once
they call your number (you are put in groups of 150 or so), you enter a
movie theater and watch a 10 minute movie about that day and actually
see footage from the bombing of the Arizona. It is moving and makes you
mad...Then the lights go on and you see yourself in a room full of
Japanese people. Again, it was quite something.
Then
you get in a boat with the same people you just watched the movie with
and take a short, narrated ride to the sunken ship just under the
surface. When we reached the memorial, it was quiet and generally we
were reflective realizing over 2500 people lost their lives there. When
we got off the boat, there was a survivor from the Arizona who greeted
us. It moved us to tears and we shook his hand with gratitude. Not
many of those guys are left.
You
only spend about 15 minutes out there and then the next group is on its
way. However, what strikes you are the tiny black bubbles of oil still
coming up after all of these years. Pearl Harbor is a very important
part of our history and one that should be remembered with reverence.
Like Father Like Son...Happy Halloween.
Hope everyone had a great Halloween. Parenthood goes by too fast.
Enjoy!
Bye-bye passwords: Windows 10 now supports FIDO biometric authentication
That’s
a great thing for the average Joe, who relies on “123456” to
secure banking and other details. Essentially, biometric authentication,
although it sounds like something out of a Phillip K. Dick novel, will
become more prevalent in the future and will make logging in to accounts
more secure than simple passwords. Hopefully, that makes it easier to
log into EVERYTHING!
DuoLingo - the Language App for WINDOWS 10
This
article is for my sons who love to play on their devices and drive me
crazy... Here is an app that is FREE and you can learn languages.
Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Irish, Dutch, Danish and English
all featured. Available online and for Windows 10 and most other
operating systems too.
Website here.
Google Forgot to Renew their Domain Name.
Ex-Googler Sanmay Ved was the lucky buyer of "Google.com," if only for a minute.
Ved told Business Insider that he was up late and searching Google
Domains, Google's website-buying service, when he noticed that Google.com was available.
Instead of a gray sad face that indicates a domain has an owner, the green happy face showed it was available.
The cost to buy the most-trafficked domain in the world? Only $12.
"I used to work at Google so I keep messing around with the product. I type in Google.com and
to my surprise it showed it as available," Ved told Business Insider.
"I thought it was some error, but I could actually complete check out."
Ved added it to his shopping cart and, surprisingly, the transaction went through.
It didn't last long...complete article here.
STRANDBEEST
This
is a very strange art-life form video. This guy takes plastic tubes
and makes skeletons that walk with the wind. It is very creepy and
interesting all at the same time.
Take a look.
Wedding Picture captured in Time Lapse Video
Sam Yeldham knew he'd captured something special when he snapped a
photograph of a bride and groom in a loving embrace as a spectacular
storm rolled across Sydney Harbour.
He just needed to find out who the mystery couple was.
How to Make Your Last Name Plural This Christmas Season
With
the Christmas Season quickly approaching, many of us are starting to
get our cards ready for mailing. Some of us really like the tradition
of sending family photos and updates each year. Some of us don't. My
rule is pretty simple - I get a card from you, you will continue to be
on my list. If you miss a year, I keep you on my list. You miss two
years, you are off my list.
I
also don't like those cards that say Seasons Greetings with no
personalization whatsoever. Sorry to whom I am offending. I want
pictures and I want to see the parents too. I don't care if you have
lost some hair or gained some weight. I want to see the photos and a
quick message.
I
also don't need a book either... and you know if you are one of these.
Shirley had foot surgery, Timmy had his first play, Tom got a new job
at LinkedIn, Jenny is getting her masters in philosophy. That's too
much information especially if you are already posting all over facebook
(which I also think is too much).
Christmas
cards should be sincere and fun with just the right amount of
information. And you know that a picture says a thousand words.
And
one more thing - email Christmas cards don't count either. They only
count if you can tape them to your fridge or place of display.
Now for the salutation, is it The Kolssaks, The Kolssak's, The Kolssakes...
Find out now. And get to it.
Amazing Mail
Every
year I design a Christmas Card, upload it to this site along with my
mailing list and hit send. It is AMAZING, EASY and (kind of) FUN -
although don't tell my wife I said that.
I discovered this site years ago when a friend turned me on to it. It's a great mailing tool for business too.
If you add up the amount of time it takes to do all of this by hand, this site is worth its weight in gold.
amazingmail.com
Good Memories Chicago...
Remember Poplar Creek? It sure seemed a lot bigger way back then.
Just down the street from TURNkey. Now just a memory (and a big bunch of stormwater retention).
Villa Venice opened in Wheeling, IL in 1924. There was gambling in this location as early as 1918,
when it was The House That Jack Built. When Sam Giancana took over the
gambling was moved to an old metal shack on a remote part of the
property.
Oh the Oktoberfests of yesteryear....Those were fun!
Tubing!
The Trout Farm in Des Plaines
Charlotte's Pizza off of NW Highway. (My Dad's favorite - EVER)
Channel 44ish at 10pm made you understand why they called it the Boobtube. So I have heard...
Parent of the year - NOMINEES
Sway - another Windows 10 App
Sway
is a digital storytelling app for work, school and home that makes it
quick and easy to create and share interactive reports, presentation,
personal stories and more. Add your content and Sway will do the rest.
It's fun and very productive. Another something my kids should like but probably won't.
Go to the site to download.
Best Inventions by State
Alabama Windshield wipers Real estate
developer and rancher Mary Anderson filed a patent for a lever-operated
“window cleaning device” for vehicles in 1903, which ended up on some of
the earliest popular car models
Illinois The cell phone While working
for Motorola in the ‘70s, Martin Cooper conceived the first handheld
mobile phone, paving the way Zack Morris’s brick phone, that clunky
Nokia you had in college, and the mini computer in your pocket right
now. That is right - CHICAGO.
Michigan The stop sign Driving would
also be a hell of a lot more dangerous today if Michigan hadn’t
originated the octagonal stop sign back in 1915, which initially
featured black letters on a white background. This makes so much sense. Go Detroit (in 1915).
Full Article
Motorola - A Chicago Startup
Motorola
started in Chicago, Illinois, as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation (at
847 West Harrison Street) in 1928 when brothers, Paul V. and Joseph E.
Galvin, purchased the bankrupt Stewart Battery Company's
battery-eliminator plans and manufacturing equipment at auction for
$750. Galvin Manufacturing Corporation set up shop in a small section of
a rented building. The company had $565 in working capital and five
employees. The first week's payroll was $63.
The company's first
products were battery-eliminators, devices that enabled battery-powered
radios to operate on household electricity. Due to advances in radio
technology, battery-eliminators soon became obsolete. Paul Galvin
learned that some radio technicians were installing sets in cars, and
challenged his engineers to design an inexpensive car radio that could
be installed in most vehicles. His team was successful, and Galvin was
able to demonstrate a working model of the radio at the June 1930 Radio
Manufacturers Association convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He
brought home enough orders to keep the company in business.
Paul
Galvin wanted a brand name for Galvin Manufacturing Corporation's new
car radio, and created the name “Motorola” by linking "motor" (for
motorcar) with "ola" (it was a popular ending for many companies at the
time, e.g. Moviola, Crayola.).The company sold its first Motorola
branded radio on June 23, 1930, to H.C. Wall of Fort Wayne, Indiana, for
$30. The Motorola brand name became so well-known that Galvin
Manufacturing Corporation later changed its name to Motorola, Inc.
Galvin
Manufacturing Corporation began selling Motorola car-radio receivers to
police departments and municipalities in November 1930. The company's
first public safety customers (all in the U.S. state of Illinois)
included the Village of River Forest, Village of Bellwood Police
Department, City of Evanston Police, Illinois State Highway Police, and
Cook County (Chicago area) Police.
Many of Motorola's products
have been radio-related, starting with a battery eliminator for radios,
through the first hand-held walkie-talkie in the world in 1940, defense
electronics, cellular infrastructure equipment, and mobile phone
manufacturing. In the same year, the company built its research and
development program with Dan Noble, a pioneer in FM radio and
semiconductor technologies, who joined the company as director of
research. The company produced the hand-held AM SCR-536 radio during
World War II, which was vital to Allied communication. Motorola ranked
94th among United States corporations in the value of World War II
military production contracts.
Motorola went public in 1943,and
became Motorola, Inc. in 1947. At that time Motorola's main business was
producing and selling televisions and radios.
Quotable
'I haven't left my house in days.
I watch the news channels incessantly.
All the news stories are about the election.
All the commercials are for Viagra and Cialis.
Election - erection - election - erection ------
Either way we're getting screwed!'-- Bette Midler.
Bambili Chili - by Derek Eskew
2 lb ground venison
2 yellow onions, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 whole jalapeno, diced
1 14oz can Mexican style tomatoes
2 8 ounce cans tomato sauce
2 tablespoons cumin
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon smoke paprika
1 14oz can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 14oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup beer of choice
3 dried ghost peppers, very finely diced (optional)
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Cook meat, onions, and peppers
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Add all ingredients save the beans and bring to
a boil
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Add beans, cover, simmer 1-2 hours
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Serve with desired toppings (crackers, fresh
onions, cheese, etc.)
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