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alteredzedAbout four days late.
I had a post ready for June 30th, but a thunderstorm swept though right about dinner time and knocked out the power. It was out for just a brief period but we lost internet and that wasn’t restored until mid-morning the next day. And each evening (when I usually have time to post) since then we’ve had more storms, which have messed with our connections. I’ve learned my lesson (sorta, maybe) and am doing this on my lunch break.
Most of what I have today is Question of The Day catch ups. Not everything, but stuff I had already done. When I was planning my post for the 30th, I found a started post from June 21st so I’m just going forward from there.
Question of The Day:
July 3 - In 1861 the Pony Express successfully made its way with letters from New York to San Francisco - do you still receive letters through the mail?
No. Letters weren’t something that were all that big in my circles, we used to send cards for most occasions, but not anymore. Between the costs of stamps and cards and the difficulty everyone had getting out and about during assorted lock downs, we’ve all switched to text/email options.
Question of The Day Catch Up:
June 21 - Can you do the 'downward dog' pose on International Yoga Day?
Maybe once upon a time, but not these days.
June 22 - International Being You Day - a day to celebrate our differences, and our unique qualities. Do you have a unique quality you'd like to celebrate today?
Creativity. That’s pretty general, but my expression of it is unique to me.
June 23 - Board games - yay or nay? What's your favourite, or the one that fills you with horror at the memory of playing?
Eh, depends on my mood. Clue was always fun and so was The Game of Life. Horror was reserved for anything that used a lot of math and/or intense strategy (chess? No Thank You!)
June 24. International Fairy Day - when you were small did you believe in fairies (do you still believe?)
I did. And I shan’t rule them out.
June 25 - Ultra Processed Food (UPF) is making the headlines at the moment - do you know which everyday foods are classed as UPF (here's an article to help you *g*)?
Some I know, others I can guess at, but there’s probably some that will surprise me.
June 26 - Have you ever used a supermarket barcode reader or a "Scan and Go" App to pay for your groceries at the self-checkout?
Once, way back in the day when the barcode readers were first introduced. I hated it and I must not have been the only one as they didn’t last long. Now I hate to even use self checkout.
June 27 - Is there a good bus service close to where you live? Do you use the bus to get around?
No, there is no bus service here. Or any other type of public transport. There was an experiment with bus service to the City, but it didn’t survive the pandemic. Small town living don’cha know.
June 28 - It's International Cream Tea Day (the last Friday in June)! Do you put the jam on a scone first, followed by the clotted cream (the Cornish way), or the other way around (the Devon way).
Devon way, not that I’ve had Cream Tea more than a couple of times about a decade and a half ago.
June 29 - Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell was published today (1936). Have you ever read it, or did you watch the movie instead?
Not read nor seen the movie (aside from clips). I do remember when the Carol Burnett show did a spoof of the dress from curtains scene though.
June 30 - International Asteroid Day - meteor is what happens when a small piece of an asteroid or comet (called a meteoroid) burns up upon entering Earth's atmosphere. Have you ever seen a meteor shower?
Yes, many times.
July 1 - Halfway through the year, how have you done with your New Year resolutions?
I don’t do resolutions. I have goals, plans, aspirations and/or themes, but not resolutions. And so far, I’m eh, on the plans/goals etc. I’m working from the Good-Better-Best theory of goal setting (concept attributed to Retro Claude). The only area I haven’t managed to achieve even Good levels is blogging. For me, Good was once a month, Better was once a week and Best would have been a couple of times a week (no way was I going to try for daily, I know myself better than that).
July 2 - In 1814 an alligator fell from the sky during a thunderstorm. Do you know the difference between an alligator and a crocodile and have you ever seen either of them?
I know they are different, especially around the snout/mouth (crocodiles have blunter snouts), but I couldn’t say I could I identify one or the other unless I saw them side by side. I may have seen alligators at some point (we visited a lot of zoos/animal parks when I was a kid) but for sure I’ve seen crocodiles, the City zoo has West African Dwarf crocodiles.
Zed
P.S. It’s cool and grey today, high of about 18C / 64.4F, but no rain or storms in the forecast. We’ll see about that.
