#FEBRUARYISCOLDINCHICAGO
This
month we welcome the Groundhog, the Primaries, The Super Bowl, and
Valentine's Day. For my money, I bet the silly groundhog sees his
shadow and we have another 6 weeks of winter. I also think that the
primary elections will be surprising and that the Super Bowl halftime
show will be more entertaining than the game. Also, this month PITCHERS
AND CATCHERS REPORT and Spring Training will be underway. Welcome boys
of summer.
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Average Temps in February:
City Avg. High Avg. Low
Chicago 35 20
Dallas 61 41
Phoenix 72 49
New York 42 29
Miami 78 62
Puerto Vallarta 80 62
Melbourne, AUS 70 50
Anchorage 23 11
Havana, Cuba 82 62
Maybe it might be time for some sunshine and warm weather.
Also
this month you can attend NYC Fashion Week, Celebrate National
Margarita Day (22nd), go to the Daytona 500 (21st), Carnivale in Rio
(Feb. 5-9).
And now for a new
keyhole picture above- Can you guess where it is?
"This
city, founded in 1521 at an elevation of 7340 ft., has an average
temperature of 64 F and has a metropolitan population north of 20
million people. This place can be dangerous if you don't know where you
are going, so cuidado!"
Last
month, Russell Racean made the fastest guess of Disneyworld, Orlando,
FL which is incorrect. However, the picture is tricky and very
misleading. I feel bad about the tomfoolery so, Russell WINS! Congrats!
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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Disneyland Paris (formerly Euro Disney)- Keyhole Answer
"Dubbed the Happiest Place on Earth, this
place may surprise you. The secret network of underground tunnels make
it easy to remove garbage. However, that doesn't stop the feral cat
population from growing. Many people actually live here on Main Street "
Good
old Michael Eisner (remember him?) founded this place in April of 1992
and originally dubbed it Euro Disney. Located just east of the center
of Paris, this is the most visited theme park in all of Europe. This
place was fraught with problems when it first opened as many of the
Parisians viewed it as an invasion of France by American ideology.
People were not happy about American traditions and there were labor
disputes, walkouts and boycotts of the park. Attendance did not really
start picking up until Space Mountain opened up in 1995. Then things
generally picked up through 2002 when it was renamed Disneyland Resort
Paris.
There are two parks, Disneyland Park and Walt Disney
Studios Park. There are rides and attractions similar to what you would
know from the US parks but also 7 hotels that all work together to
provide a great experience.
9 things you did not know about Disneyland Paris:
1. The original location of the park wasn’t Paris at all
Disney
originally wanted to locate close to the Mediterranean Sea to try to
match the warm climate of the parks in Florida and California. Paris
eventually won out because it’s estimated to be less than a four-hour
drive for 70 million people, and a two-hour flight away from 300 million
more!
2. There’s a secret network of underground tunnels
Often
characters need to dash from one land to another, and with crowds
bustling around, they’d never get where they were going. A network of
underground tunnels were built to solve this. Equipment is also hauled
in these tunnels beneath your feet so as not to tarnish Disney’s image.
3. The park’s name changed because ‘Euro’ was too boring for Europeans
Disneyland
Paris was originally called Euro Disney, but research into low visitor
numbers found Europeans associated ‘Euro’ too much with finance and
work. Americans on the other hand, thought it sounded glamorous!
4. Hundreds of ‘Hidden Mickeys’ are scattered around the park
You
may expect to see Mickey Mouse’s round-eared emblem everywhere, but
look a little closer and you’ll find subtle, hidden Mickeys camouflaged
in the architecture, or even in much smaller details like the rust marks
on a treasure chest. No one knows how many there are!
5. It’s a Small World was supposed to be temporary
It’s
a Small World is one of the most popular rides in Disneyland Paris, so
popular in fact that it’s replicated at every park across the globe.
Originally it was just created for the 1964 New York World’s Fair, and
once the Fair ended, the ride was supposed to too.
6. An Irish team installed the props on Big Thunder Mountain with tools that were too modern
The
Imagineer involved in building Big Thunder Mountain bought old mining
tools as props. The Irish team installing the props brought modern tools
that didn’t match the machinery being used, which was from the last
century. They had to borrow tools from the past!
7. Disneyland Paris has a population of feral cats
The
upkeep on the 140 acre park is a colossal undertaking, but luckily a
legion of feral cats help to keep the rodent population in check (look
away Mickey!). Disney spays and neuters adults, brings kittens to
shelters and provides food stations to keep the cats well looked after.
8. Many of the tenants in the Main Street USA Windows are real people
The
upstairs windows of Main Street USA have the names of fictional tenants
with comical names – like Dr Bitz, the dentist. However, most of the
tenants contributed to the development of the Park. For example, Walt
Disney and his brother Roy are named founders and partners, and one
Imagineer, Martin Sklar, who produced a newspaper for guests, is
credited as a newspaper editor.
9. A man in his 80s created the stained glass window in Sleeping Beauty’s Castle
Paul
Chapman, a stained glass expert from England, who had previously worked
on the restoration of Notre Dame, was in his 80s when he supervised the
creation of the stained glass windows for Princess Aurora’s Castle.
Grand Opening from 1992 (video)
A day at the park (video)
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Your kid has something to hide (maybe)
I
am not a very good texter... I do not know all of the acronyms and
frankly would rather have a conversation on the telephone than text.
However, from the Millenials on down, texting is a way of life so people
like me had better get a translator to find out what the kids are
saying...
Here is some good ammunition:
Your kid has something to hide
CD9: Short for "Code 9," which means parents are around.
KPC: Keeping Parents Clueless
MOS: Mom Over Shoulder
P911: Parent Alert
PAL: Parents Are Listening
PAW: Parents Are Watching
PIR: Parent In Room
POS: Parent Over Shoulder
Your kid's personal information or safety is at risk
ASL: Age/Sex/Location
F2F: Face to Face. Asking for a meeting or video chat
LMIRL: Let's Meet In Real Life
NAZ: Name/Address/ZIP
MOOS: Member of the Opposite Sex
MOSS: Member of the Same Sex
MORF or RUMORF: Male or Female, or Are You Male or Female?
RU/18: Are You Over 18?
WUF: Where You From?
WYCM: Will You Call Me?
WYRN: What's Your Real Name?
BE CAREFUL OUT THERE AND PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN!
Artist Blends Celebrity Faces
 Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie  Kevin Spacey and Robert DeNiro  Justin Timberlake and Justin Bieber  Leo DiCaprio and Sean Penn  Charlie Sheen and Ashton Kutcher  Guess Who? Kind of Creepy.... See some more of these here.
The Dangers of TEXTING
THE FIRST MESSAGE :
Hey Bill ---- This is Alan next door. I’m
sorry buddy, but I have a confession to make to you. I've been riddled
with guilt these past few months and have been trying to get up the
courage to tell you to your face, but I am at least now telling in text
as I can’t live with myself a moment longer without you knowing.
The
truth is, I have been sharing your wife, day and night, when you're not
around. In fact, probably more than you. I haven’t been getting it at
home recently, but that's no excuse I know. The temptation was just too
much... I can no longer live with the guilt and I hope you will accept
my sincerest apologies and forgive me.
I promise that it won't happen again. Please come up with a fee for usage, and I'll pay you.
Regards, Alan.
THE ACTION:
Bill,
feeling insulted and betrayed, grabbed his gun, and shot his neighbor
Alan dead . He returned home where he poured himself a stiff drink and
sat down on the sofa.
He took out his phone where he saw he has a subsequent message from his neighbor.
THE SECOND MESSAGE :
Hey
Bill --- This is Alan next door again. Sorry about the slight typo on
my last text. I know you've figured it out anyway, but I’m sure you
noticed that my autocorrect changed ‘WiFi’ To ‘Wife’.
Technology hey?!? Hope you saw the funny side of that.
Regards, Alan.
Bad Slogan Translations...
Scandinavian vacuum manufacturer Electrolux used the following in an American campaign: “Nothing Sucks like an Electrolux.”  Coors put its slogan, “Turn It Loose,” into Spanish, where it was read as “Suffer From Diarrhea.”  When Gerber started selling baby food in Africa, they used the same
packaging as in the US, with the smiling baby on the label. Later they
learned that in Africa, companies routinely put pictures on the labels
of what’s inside, since many people can’t read. Frank Perdue’s chicken slogan, “It takes a strong man to make a tender
chicken,” was translated into Spanish as “it takes an aroused man to
make a chicken affectionate.”  When American Airlines wanted to advertise its new leather first class
seats in the Mexican market, it translated its “Fly In Leather” campaign
literally, which meant “Fly Naked” (vuela en cuero) in Spanish. An American T-shirt maker in Miami printed shirts for the Spanish market
which promoted the Pope’s visit. Instead of “I saw the Pope” (el Papa),
the shirts read “I Saw the Potato” (la papa). The Dairy Association’s huge success with the campaign “Got Milk?”
prompted them to expand advertising to Mexico. It was soon brought to
their attention the Spanish translation read “Are You Lactating?”  General Motors had a very famous fiasco in trying to market the Nova car
in Central and South America. “No va” in Spanish means, “It Doesn’t
Go”.  The Coca-Cola name in China was first read as “Kekoukela”, meaning “Bite
the Wax Tadpole” or “Female Horse Stuffed with Wax”, depending on the
dialect. Coke then researched 40,000 characters to find a phonetic
equivalent “kokoukole”, translating into “Happiness in the Mouth.”
Chicago Temperature Conversion Chart
60° F: Arizonans shiver uncontrollably; people in Chicago are still sunbathing.
50° F: Californians try to turn on the heat; people in Chicago plant gardens.
40° F: Italian sports cars won’t start; people in Chicago drive with the windows down.
32° F: Distilled water freezes; Lake Michigan water gets thicker.
20° F: Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves and wool hats; people in Chicago throw on a light jacket.
15° F: People in Chicago have the last cookout before it gets cold.
0° F: All the people in Phoenix die. Chicagoans close the windows.
10° below zero: Californians fly away to Mexico . The Girl Scouts in Chicago are selling cookies door to door.
25° below zero: Hollywood disintegrates; people in Chicago get out their winter coats.
40° below zero: Washington, DC runs out of hot air; people in Chicago let the dogs sleep indoors.
100° below zero: Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Chicagoans get frustrated because they can’t start ‘da car.’
460°
below zero: All atomic motion stops (absolute zero on the Kelvin
scale); people in Chicago start saying, ‘cold ’nuff for ya?’
500° below zero: Hell freezes over. The Cubs win the World Series. LET'S GO!
Profound Historic Photos
Selfies 1920s
Models of "American Gothic" stand next to the painting.
New York City 1903
Eiffel Tower Under Construction, 1887
Bill Clinton meets John F. Kennedy
Frank Sinatra mug shot at 23 in 1938
New Words (kind of)
One hundred and fifty new words were added to Dictionary.com as part of
the online dictionary's quarterly update. A handful of the new words
were first used on social media, and the update "continues to show how
social media and digital culture, in particular, affect our
communication and ever-evolving language," according to Dictionary.com.
Here are 10:
Drunk text: Typically a huge oops moment. Sending a text message to someone while intoxicated.
Feels: Informal. Means "strong, often positive feelings," according to the Dictionary.com.
Internet of Things (IoT):
You've probably heard "Internet of Things" a million times
on commercials. The Internet of Things means the everyday devices that
collect and transmit data through the Internet.
Yaaas: Slang. Means "yes" with a little more excitement.
Matchy-matchy: Informal. Matchy-matchy can relate to clothing or decor and references patterns or colors that are excessively coordinated.
Fleek: Slang.
Fleek first started swirling around the Internet in 2014, according to
Dictionary.com. The reference means "flawlessly styled" or "groomed,"
and is typically used as "on fleek."
Bestie: Informal. Everyone has one! Bestie is "a person's best friend," according to Dictionary.com.
Sapiosexual: Dictionary.com defines a sapiosexual as "a person who finds intelligence to be a sexually attractive quality in others."
Mx.: Defined
as a title of respect prefixed to someone's surname. It does not
indicate a gender and may be used by a person with any or no specific
gender identity, according to Dictionary.com.
Facepalm: We've
all been there. The moment you place the palm of your hand across
your face to show just how embarrassed or frustrated you are.
1000 words...
 This is Israel’s memorial to 9/11 ...It is called the 9/11 Living Memorial Plaza.  Completed in 2009 for $2 million, it sits on 5 acres of hillside, 20 miles from the center of Jerusalem. The memorial is a 30-foot, bronze American flag. That forms the shape of a flame to commemorate the flames of the Twin Towers.  The
base of the monument is made of melted steel from the wreckage of the
World Trade Center. And includes this engraving in Hebrew and English. “This
metal remnant was taken from the remains of the Twin Towers, that
imploded on September 11th disaster. It was sent over to Israel by the
City of New York to be incorporated in this memorial. This metal
piece, like the entire monument, is a manifestation of the special
relationship between New York and Jerusalem.”  Surrounding
the monument are plaques with the names of the victims of 9/11. It is
the only memorial outside the U.S. that includes the names of all who
perished in the terrorist attacks. Including 5 Israeli citizens. The
site solemnly overlooks Jerusalem’s largest cemetery, Har
HaMenuchot. The monument is often used for memorial and commemoration
services. A powerful memorial from a powerful ally.
OHIO Boy's $20 gift to soldier multiplies - (this will make you cry) - VIDEO
 God Bless America!
Remember the story of the boy who found $20 and gave it to a soldier? This is the follow-up. Be sure to watch to the end. Click Here
Funny words to describe someone who has been
graciously "over-served"
 bent blotto boiled as an owl boozed up boozy buttered cabbaged canned clobbered corned crunkered decimated destroyed elevated fecked feeling no pain flushed full of loud mouth soup goosed got yer wobbly boots on got your beer goggles on half in the bag half-crocked hammered having the whirlygigs howling inabstinent inebriated inebrious jober as a sudge jolly juiced kippered leathered legless liquidly exuberant lit like a Christmas tree loaded looped lubricated mashed Merle Haggard Moulin Rouged Newcastled nicely irrigated with horizontal lubricant obfuscated obliterated obliviated oblonctorated off yer face off yer pickle off yer trolley on a bender on a campaign one over the eight paralyzed pickled pie-eyed pissed piss-eyed plastered plowed rat-legged ravaged ruined schnockered sewed up shithoused slaughtered slizzard slozzled smashed snobbled steampigged stiff stinko swacked tweaked twisted twizzled vulcanized well lubricated winehoused wrecked
Computer Advertisement from 1979
Quotable
“If you believe passionately in what you are doing and whom you are doing it with, success is bound to follow. "
Anisa Kamadoli Costa
Golden Retrievers Could be Part HumanAn
unusual family of animals is winning hearts on Instagram. This has
attracted over 77,000 followers so far by regularly sharing snapshots
from the life of one man’s pets: an eccentric but tight-knit group that
consists of one golden retriever, one hamster, and eight birds. 31-year-old
Luiz Higa Junior of São Paulo, Brazil, tells PetaPixel that his golden
retriever, Bob, is a little less than two years old. In the beginning,
he just had Bob, a cockatiel and a parakeet. “Since the
beginning I put them together to see their behavior,” he tells us. “It
was nice, so I decided to have them play together sometimes during my
free time.” He then added more birds and a hamster to the group, and
his Instagram account has been steadily growing in popularity since.
Higa’s photos show the group posing, playing, exploring, and resting
together.    
SUPER BOWL PARTY TIME!
Spicy Cheeseburger DipIngredients: 1 pound VELVEETA Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 1 (10 ounce) can RO*TEL Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies, undrained 1 cup KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese 1/2 pound ground beef, cooked and drained 4 green onions, sliced Preparation:Mix all ingredients except onions in microwaveable bowl. Microwave
on HIGH 5 minutes or until VELVEETA is melted, stirring after 3
minutes. Stir in onions. Serve with crackers, cut up veggies, pita
bread, chips or whatever you like. This stuff is delicious and only
meant for a super bowl party.
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