January 31, 2001 - All the Rest

ALL THE REST – January 31

The Blizzard is on. Quotations, facts and words will all pertain to snow over the next week or so!

Today's Quotations — SNOW

The frolic architecture of the snow.

— Ralph Waldo Emmerson "The Snowstorm"

A traveler, by the faithful hound,
Half-buried in the snow was found.

— H. W. Longfellow "Excelsior"

Winter kept us warm, covering
Earth in forgetful snow, feeding
A little life with dried tubers.

— T. S. Eliot "The Waste Land'

As chaste as unsunned snow

— Shakespeare - Cymbeline

He disappeared in the dead of winter:
The brooks were frozen, the airports almost deserted,
And snow disfigured the public statues;
The mercury sank in the mouth of the dying day.
What instruments we have agree
The day of his death was a dark cold day.

— W. H. Auden "In Memory of W. B. Yeats"

Today's Word – CAMBER

cam·ber noun 1.a. A slightly arched surface, as of a road, a ship's deck, an airfoil, or a snow ski. b. The condition of having an arched surface. 2. A setting of automobile wheels in which they are closer together at the bottom than at the top. verb cam·bered, cam·ber·ing, cam·bers. To arch or cause to arch slightly. [From Middle English caumber, curved, from Old North French dialectal caumbre, Latin camur, perhaps from Greek kamara, vault.]

Definitions from American Heritage Dictionary

Today's Fact



Snowflakes

How full of the creative genius is the air in which these are generated! I should hardly admire them more if real stars fell and lodged on my coat.
Henry David Thoreau

The Blizzard continues (two weeks of Daily Miscellany SNOW facts)
- Day 4 -

Snowflakes 4 - WOW! What a Shape

The characteristics of the individual crystal is dependent upon the temperature and to less extent water vapor content of the cloud. Temperature tends to control the basic shape of the crystal, and the degree to which the air is saturated with water controls the crystal's rate of growth and secondary features. In general, crystals grow larger and faster under conditions of higher temperatures and good water vapor, and grow smaller and slower where lower temperatures and little water vapor exists. If enough information about the temperature and the moisture content of the cloud is known it is possible to predict the general characteristics of ice crystals which form.

At very low humidity levels crystals grow mostly as simple hexagonal prisms. The temperature at this level of saturation controls whether the shape is a plate or a column. At higher humidity levels the crystal shape is more temperature dependent. Long needle-like crystals form at -5 C, and very flat plate-like crystals at -15 C. At even higher water vapor levels the crystals become more structured displaying sectored plates at lower temperatures and fern-like dendrites with more intricacy as the temperature drops.

A snow crystal clusters may pass through several different atmospheric conditions on the way to the ground. This may alter their size and shape considerably. As the six-sided crystal blows around in the cloud, it may blow into a region with a slightly lower temperature. There the crystal will grow with a different characteristic. Each arm will develop similar characteristics, and each 'arms' will look alike, since they formed under the same conditions. And so it continues; as the crystal blows around, it encounters different growth conditions with time, and can grow into an intricate shape. And since each arm grew with the same history, the arms tend to look alike, producing a six-fold symmetry.

... Tomorrow a brief look a brief look at the size of snow flakes.

A few of the beautiful microphotographs of Mr. Bently can be found at this site.

Sources Include: The Handy Weather Answer Book - Walter A. Lyons -Visible Ink Press

You are worthy, O Lord our God,
to receive glory and honor and power.
For you created everything,
and it is for your pleasure that they exist and were created."

Rev. 4:11

Today's SMILE

A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 (NIV)



Classified Ads (Actual excerpts from classified sections of city newspapers)
Contributed by djljmoody@worldnet.att.net

Toaster: A gift that every member of the family appreciates. Automatically burns toast.

For Rent: 6-room hated apartment.

Man, honest. Will take anything.

Used Cars: Why go elsewhere to be cheated. Come here first.

Christmas tag-sale. Handmade gifts for the hard-to-find person.

Wanted: Hair cutter. Excellent growth potential.

Wanted. Man to take care of cow that does not smoke or drink.

Our bikinis are exciting. They are simply the tops.

Wanted. Widower with school age children requires person to assume general housekeeping duties. Must be capable of contributing to growth of family.

And now, the Superstore-unequaled in size, unmatched in variety, unrivaled inconvenience.

We will oil your sewing machine and adjust tension in your home for $1.00.

Get rid of aunts. Zap does the job in 24 hours.

Some of these headlines have appeared on the DM previously - Now here is the definitive collection.

60 Actual Newspaper Headlines, Collected by Journalists

1. Something Went Wrong In Jet Crash, Expert Says
2. Police Begin Campaign To Run Down Jaywalkers
3. Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be Belted
4. Drunk Gets Nine Months In Violin Case
5. Survivor Of Siamese Twins Joins Parents
6. Farmer Bill Dies In House
7. Iraqi Head Seeks Arms
8. Is There A Ring Of Debris Around Uranus?
9. Stud Tires Out
10. Prostitutes Appeal To Pope
11. Panda Mating Fails: Veterinarian Takes Over
12. Soviet Virgin Lands Short Of Goal Again
13. British Left Waffles On Falkland Islands
14. Lung Cancer In Women Mushrooms
15. Eye Drops Off Shelf
16. Teacher Strikes Idle Kids
17. Reagan Wins On Budget, But More Lies Ahead
18. Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim
19. Shot Off Woman's Leg Helps Nicklaus to 66
20. Enraged Cow Injures Farmer with Ax
21. Plane Too Close To Ground, Crash Probe Told
22. Miners Refuse to Work After Death
23. Juvenile Court To Try Shooting Defendant
24. Stolen Painting Found By Tree
25. Two Soviet Ships Collide, One Dies
26. Two Sisters Reunited After 18 Years In Checkout Counter
27. Killer Sentenced To Die For Second Time In 10 Years
28. Never Withhold Herpes Infection From Loved One
29. Drunken Drivers Paid $1000 in '84
30. War Dims Hope For Peace
31. If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last a While
32. Cold Wave Linked To Temperatures
33. Enfields Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
34. Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge
35. Deer Kill 17,000
36. Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
37. Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge
38. New Study Of Obesity Looks For Larger Test Group
39. Astronaut Takes Blame For Gas In Spacecraft
40. Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
41. Chef Throws His Heart Into Helping Needy
42. Arson Suspect Is Held In Massachusetts Fire
43. British Union Finds Dwarves In Short Supply
44. Ban On Soliciting Dead in Trotwood
45. Lansing Residents Can Drop Off Trees
46. Local High School Dropouts Cut In Half
47. New Vaccine May Contain Rabies
48. Man Minus Ear Waives Hearing
49. Deaf College Opens Doors To Hearing
50. Air Head Fired
51. Steals Clock, Faces Time
52. Prosecutor Releases Probe into Undersheriff
53. Old School Pillars are Replaced By Alumni
54. Bank Drive-In Window Blocked By Board
55. Hospitals are Sued By 7 Foot Doctors
56. Some Pieces Of Rock Hudson Sold At Auction
57. Sex Education Delayed, Teachers Request Training
58. Include Your Children When Baking Cookies
59. Police Discovered Pot Plants Were Really Cannabis
60. Headless Body Found In Topless Bar."

From: David E. Rinke II

"Tell me again," asked the judge, "why you parked there?"

The moron rose and answered respectfully, "Because, Your Honor, it said 'Fine for Parking'"

Dictionary for the Church

   AMEN: The only part of a prayer that everyone knows.

   BULLETIN: 1. Parish information, read only during the homily.
                       2. Air conditioning.
                       3. Your receipt for attending church.

   CHOIR: A group of people whose singing allows the rest of the congregation to lip sync.

   HOLY WATER: A liquid whose chemical formula is H2OLY.

   HYMN: A song of praise, usually sung in a key three octaves higher than that of the congregation's range.

   RECESSIONAL HYMN: The last song at Service, often sung a little more quietly, since most of the people have already left.

   INCENSE: Holy Smoke!

   JESUITS: An order of priests known for their ability to found colleges with good basketball teams.

   JONAH: The original "Jaws" story.

   JUSTICE: When kids have kids of their own.

   KYRIE ELEISON: The only Greek words that most Christians can
recognize
besides gyros and baklava. (Not counting the Orthodox Church!)

   MAGI: The most famous trio to attend a baby shower.

   MANGER:
1. Where Mary gave birth to Jesus because Joseph wasn't covered by an HMO.
2. The Bible's way of showing us that holiday travel has always been rough.

   PEW: A medieval torture device still found in most churches.

   PROCESSION: The ceremonial formation at the beginning of Service, consisting of priests/ministers, the choir and late parishioners looking for seats.

   RECESSIONAL: The ceremonial procession at the conclusion of Service - led by parishioners trying to beat the crowd to the parking lot.

   TEN COMMANDMENTS: The most important Top Ten list not given by David Letterman.

   USHERS: The only people in the parish who don't know the seating capacity of a pew.

TRUE FACT ...

Humans begin laughing at two to three months of age. Six year olds laugh about 300 times per day, while adults laugh from 15 to 100 times per day.

SOURCE: NYT, Dr. William F. Fry, Stanford University

Me? Tense? Stressed?
I'm a frayed knot!.

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