ALL THE REST –    February 1
  

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

Today's Quotations — SNOW
 

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He  giveth snow like wool; and scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
He casteth forth his ice morsels; who is able to abide his frost.

— Book of Common Prayer Psalm 148, vs. 7  



Often you must have seen them
Loaded with ice a sunny winter morning
After a rain. They click upon themselves
As the breeze rises, and turn many-coloured
As the stir cracks and crazes their enamel.
Soon the sun's warmth makes them shed crystal shells
Shattering and avalanching on the snow crust --
Such heaps of broken glass to sweep away
You'd think the inner dome of heaven had fallen snow .

— Robert Frost "Birches"

 
 

Hollywood money isn't money. It's congealed snow, melts in your hand, and there you are.

— Charlie Parker

Now fades the last long streak of snow,
Now burgeons every maze of quick
About the flowering squares, and thick
By ashen roots the violets blow.

— Lord Tennyson

 
 

When men were all asleep the snow came flying,
In large white flakes falling on the city brown,
Stealthily and perpetually, settling and loosely lying,
Hushing the latest traffic of the town.

— Robert Bridges "London Snow"

 

word puzzleToday's Word – BURAN

 



bu·ran noun A violent windstorm of the Eurasian steppes, accompanied in summer by dust and in winter by snow. [Russian, probably from Tatar.]


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 (two weeks of Daily Miscellany SNOW facts)
- Day 5 -

Snowflakes 5 - Size Does Matter

Snow

One must distinguish the difference between a snow crystal and a snowflake. Snowflakes, as opposed to individual snow crystals, may consist of clumps of many crystals. In some extreme cases a snow flake may consist of over 100 snow crystals. Nevertheless, snowflakes are generally small. Their intricate structure is best seen under magnification. On average a two-foot square of snow ten inches deep contains about a million snowflakes.

In 1888, in Shirenewton, England, it snowed and covered things with a white blanket in a real hurry. Giant snowflakes, 3 1/4 inches across and a quarter-inch thick fell and covered the ground to a depth of two inches in only two minutes.

It appears that the world record in size of snowflakes goes to Fort Keough, Montana. In January 1887 some snowflakes that fell were measured at 15 inches in diameter. It was said that some snowflakes fell that made splotches in the fields that were "larger than milk pans."


... Tomorrow a brief look a brief look at the water content of snow. 

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

 

 

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Today's SMILE

 

 

"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable."

Joseph Addison

 

 

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

 
   

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One Sunday a pastor told his congregation that the church needed some extra money and asked the people to prayerfully consider giving a little extra in the offering plate. He said that whoever gave the most, would be able to pick out three hymns. 

After the offering plates were passed, the pastor glanced down and noticed that someone had placed a $1,000 bill in the offering. He was so excited that he immediately shared his joy with his congregation and said he'd like to personally thank the person who placed the money in the plate. 

A very quiet, elderly, saintly lady all the way in the back shyly raised her hand. The pastor asked her to come to the front. Slowly she made her way to the pastor. He told her how wonderful it was that she gave so much and in thanksgiving asked her to pick out three hymns. 

Her eyes brightened as she looked over the congregation, pointed to the three handsomest men in the building and said, "I'll take him and him and him." 


 

"Veterinarian's Joint Business Venture"

My brother got tired of being a taxidermist after 15 years, and went to veterinarian school.  His new business never got off the ground so he decided to operate both his taxidermy and vet business together to save money.

His new slogan was:

"No Matter What Happens -- You Get Your Cat Back!" hours.

From: Kasha Linka


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A three-year-old boy went with his dad to see a litter of kittens.
On returning home, he breathlessly informed his mother,
"There were 2 boy kittens and 2 girl kittens."

"How did you know?" his mother asked.

"Daddy picked them up and looked underneath," he replied.
"I think it's printed on the bottom."

From: Kasha Linka


Salesman of the Year

This man works as a salesman, and every year he goes to the salesman`s dinner/dance. At the end of the evening, the award is made to the salesman- of-the-year. This year, as for the last three, the award goes to Brian Smith, who collects the award without giving a speech.

The man waits until after the dinner and then hunts out Brian.

Man: Hello, you`re Brian Smith aren`t you?

Brian: Yyyyyyyyyyes, Thhhhhhhhhhaatsss Rrrrrrright! (He has a terrible stutter By The Way)

At this the man is somewhat taken aback.

Man: Don`t you find any problems having a stutter like that.

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Man: But how do you manage to win the Salesman Of The Year award year after year?

Brian: Wwwwwwwell, I sssssssell books. I gggggggggggo up to ppppppeople`s hhhhhouses and ssssssay: "Wwwwwwwwwwould you llllllllike to bbbbbbbbbbbuy my bbbbbbbbbbook, or ssssssssssshould I rrrrrrrrread you a bbbbbbbbbbit?"

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A blonde woman walks into a store. Curious about a shiny object, she asks, "What is that?"  The store clerk responds, "It's a thermos." 

The blonde then asks, "What does it do?"

The clerk says "It keeps hot things hot and cold things cold." So she buys one.

The next day, she brings it to work with her.

Her boss, also a blonde, asks, "What is that shiny object?" 

She replies "It's a thermos." 

He asks, "What does it do?"

She says, "It keeps hot things hot and cold things cold."

He then asks, "What do you have in there?"

"Two cups of coffee and a popsicle."


A plane was taking off from Kennedy Airport.  After it reached a  comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over the intercom, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome  to Flight Number 293, nonstop from New York to Los Angeles.  The weather  ahead is good and therefore we should have a smooth and uneventful flight.  Now sit back and relax - OH MY GOSH!"
 
 Silence followed and after a few minutes, the captain came back on the  intercom and said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so sorry if I scared you  earlier, but while I was talking, the flight-attendant brought me a cup of
 coffee and spilled the hot coffee in my lap.  You should see the front of  my pants!"
 
 A passenger in Coach said, "That's nothing. He should see the back of mine!"



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

 

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