FReeper Canteen ~ Pancakes on Wednesday ~ 14 January 2004

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[Radix]

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Pancakes on Wednesdays

Welcome to Pancakes on Wednesdays.

Wednesday, January 14, 2004

Here is an amalgamation of trivial facts and seemingly useless data.

Do not forget to hit the hyperlinks.

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From the Radixionary

SOPHROSYNE

Soundness of mind, moderation, prudence, self-control.

The Greeks had a word for it, at least classical Greeks like Plato did. Translating the idea into English, however, has always posed a difficulty, since we don’t have one word that summarizes his ideal of excellence of character and soundness of mind combined in one well-balanced individual. He defined it as “the agreement of the passions that Reason should rule”. It’s usually translated as temperance, moderation, prudence, self-control, or self-restraint. The idea of this harmonious balance is the basis of two famous Greek sayings: “nothing in excess” and “know thyself”—it’s the exact opposite of arrogant self-assertion or hubris. The word has only appeared in English within the past sixty years (W H Auden used it in 1944) but it has resonated with some moderns because the idea is quite close to that of wholeness. Note the word has four syllables, not three. It derives from Greek sophron, of sound mind, prudent.

A poem about Pancakes
by Jonathan Keiper

As I stood in the kitchen,
A pioneer in new lands.
My new friend, Mr. Teflon
Introduced and shook hands.

Saddled up my white apron,
And donned my cooking face.
Like a knight going to battle,
My spatula was my mace.

Jug of milk, three cups flour;
Break two eggs, gently beat;
Baking soda, butter, sugar;
Mix the batch and add some heat.

Pour the batter on the stove.
Not too much - Just a drop!
Watch it spread, cook, and bubble.
Flap the jacks, flip and flop.

Crispy edges, moistened middle,
Golden brown, spher-i-cal;
Soft as butter, light as air.
Silver dollar mir-a-cle!

Berries: blue, black, or straw;
Chocolate chips, pecan nuts;
Apples, peaches, banana raisins,
Topping King, the "Breakfast Muts."

Maple syrup, sticky sweet!
Drown my precious in your lake.
Early morning, late at night,
How I love thee, Pancake!

Happy Birthday

Benedict Arnold 1741

"...By rendering a cardinal service to the British, he might hope to attain a position of such eminence as to conduct these negotiations, end the war, and restore America to her old allegiance, with her freedom from parliamentary control guaranteed. In order to realize these ambitious dreams, Arnold resorted to the blackest treachery. In July, 1780, he sought and obtained command of West Point in order to surrender it to the enemy. When his scheme was detected by the timely capture of Andre, he fled to tile British at New York, a disgraced and hated traitor...."

 

Gordon Lightfoot

Love and Maple Syrup

Love and maple syrup goes together
Like the sticky winds of winter when they meet
When lonely lovers come to rest
Beneath the trees they do their best
But still they can't be free
Looking for the world to be
Anything but what they see
Longing to be understood
By the heart that shapes the wood

If you go into the forest, gaze up through the leaves
And see the sky that's almost wild
You must learn to understand
What makes the forest greet the man
Like a mother's only child

In the north when when winter's claw
Relaxes now to keep the laws of nature in control
People come and stand in line
To rob the forest of her wine
But they don't feel the cold

Looking for the world to be
Anything but what they see
Longing to be understood
By the heart that shapes the wood

Love and maple syrup goes together
Like the sticky winds of winter when they meet
When lonely lovers come to rest
Beneath the trees they do their best
But still they can't be free

Love and maple syrup shine like
Embers warm, like thoughts divine
They tell us it is spring
Love and maple syrup stir
The thoughts of people into words
Of songs that they can sing

Looking for the world to be
Anything but what they see
Longing to be understood
By the heart that shapes the wood

Happy BirthdayHenri Fantin-Latour 1836

French Realist Painter

Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904). French painter and lithographer. He is best known for his luxurious flower pieces, but he also painted several group portraits that are important historical documents and show his friendship with leading avant-garde artists.

A man was caught for speeding and went before the judge.
The judge said, "What'll it be....30 days or $30."
The man replied, "I think I'll take the money."

Happy Birthday

Albert Schweitzer 1875

Albert Schweitzer (January 14, 1875-September 4, 1965) was born into an Alsatian family which for generations had been devoted to religion, music, and education.

Schweitzer's Struggle to Find Life's Meaning ...

Pancake Puzzle

 

You must help the pancake chef!

He's desperately trying to sort his pancakes by size.

How many flips will it take?

Solution below via link

Happy Birthday

Jack Jones 1938

Happy Birthday

Allen Toussaint 1938

Happy Birthday

Julian Bond 1940

From his student days to his current Chairmanship of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Julian Bond has been an active participant in the movements for civil rights, economic justice.

For a given N, what is the least number of flips with which you can guarantee that you will correctly sort the stack?

For every N, for every initial position, can it be done in N flips?

How many flips could be required for a given N and the worst possible initial position?

 

we are counting lottery number possibilities

It is all about permutations and combinations.

Happy Birthday

Faye Dunaway 1941

Todays Wednesday field trip takes us to Area 51.

I AM  AN EXCELLENT SOPHROSYNIST

Would you like some Quarks with your pancakes?

Quarks are fundamental matter particles that are constituents of neutrons and protons and other hadrons. There are six different types of quarks. Each quark type is called a flavor.

Don't forget the Maple Syrup

We are counting cards

I am an excellent driver

On this day:

1960 - Elvis Presley was promoted to Sergeant in the U.S. Army.

On this day:

1954 - Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were married. The marriage only lasted nine months.

18 uses for Toothpicks

18 is not a prime number

18 is the sum of two cubes

The square root of 18 is 4.2426406

Apply glue.
Dip one end of a toothpick into the glue to apply small drops.

Improvise a bookmark.
Keep your place with a toothpick.

Plug small nail or thumbtack holes in wood.
Dip the end of a toothpick in glue, insert into the hole, slice flush with a single-edge razor blade, sand smooth, and refinish the wood.

Decorate cake frosting with ease.
Use a toothpick to draw your design on the cake, then squeeze the frosting over your lines.

Paint small crevices or repair scratches in furniture.
Dip a toothpick in paint to retouch fine scratches or reach small nooks and crannies

Root a potato or avocado.
Securely insert four toothpicks equidistantly around the equator of the potato or avocado. (You can use a nail to punch starter holes in the avocado.) Fill a glass with water, set the potato or avocado in the glass so the toothpicks allow only the bottom half of the potato or avocado to sit in the water. Place the glass on a window ledge to get sunlight. When roots and shoots appear, pot the plant in soil.

Repair broken eyeglasses temporarily.
If you lose a screw from your eyeglasses, substitute a toothpick in its place until you can get it fixed properly.

Mark the starting point of a roll of masking tape or packaging tape.
Stick a toothpick under the lose end of the tape so you can find it easily the next time you use the tape.

Clean tight crevices.
Dip a toothpick in alcohol to clean tight spaces

Make a garlic clove easy to handle.
Stick a toothpick into a clove of garlic before tossing it into a marinade, so you can remove it easily.

Give a broken plant stem first aid.
Make a splint with a toothpick and Scotch Tape.

Identify rare, medium, and well-done steaks on your barbecue grill.
Use colored toothpicks to mark steaks on the barbecue.

Cook sausages with ease.
Use two toothpicks to skewer two or three sausages together to make them easier to turn and brown evenly.

Tighten a loose screw.
Insert a toothpick into the screw hole, break it off at the surface, and rescrew the screw.

Push fabrics through the pressure foot of a sewing machine.
Use a toothpick to free fabric that gets stuck under the pressure foot.

Determine whether a cake is baked.
Insert a toothpick in the center of the cake and remove. If it comes out clean, the cake is ready.

Clean a dog brush.
Run a toothpick through the rows of bristles.

Repair a pinhole in a garden hose temporarily.
Insert a toothpick into the hole, snap it off flush with the hose¹s outer skin, then wrap Scotch Mailing Tape around the spot. The wood toothpick will absorb water, swelling to seal the hole.

We are counting cards.

 

  

1973 - The Miami Dolphins defeated the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII and became the first NFL team to go undefeated in a season.

Whether or not they are the greatest team of all time is debatable, but this accomplishment stands out as the greatest ever. Seventeen wins, no losses, and a Super Bowl championship put the Dolphins on a plane that has yet to be reached by any other NFL team.

On this day:

1986 - "Rambo: First Blood, Part II" arrived at video stores. It broke the record set by "Ghostbusters", for first day orders. 435,000 copies of the video were sold.

Pancakes Wednesdays

Definitely

[Kathy in Alaska]

A Mongolian honor guard salutes during welcoming ceremonies for Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Jan. 13, 2004. Myers became the first chairman to visit Mongolia. American Forces Press Service photo by Jim Garamone

A bust of Ghenghiz Khan adorns a wall in the Presidential Palace in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. The 13th-century Mongol leader razed Baghdad to the ground. Today's Mongolians are helping build a better Iraq. American Forces Press Service photo by Jim Garamone

[Kathy in Alaska]

Ensign Greg Haubner fires a dual 50-Caliber machine gun under the instruction of Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Pixley during a familiarization fire exercise while underway on HSV Swift. Photo by: Sgt. Michael Hjelmstad, USMC.

Navy's evolutionary catamaran tested during African exercise

RELEASE NUMBER: 040106-1
January 06, 2004
By Edward Baxter, MSC Europe Public Affairs

WESTERN COAST OF AFRICA (USTCNS) --- Low intensity conflict, littoral warfare, special forces that can be whisked ashore at a moment's notice-all familiar terms to describe just how the military must transform to fight the ongoing global war on terrorism, and the battles of the 21st century.

For this very reason, the Navy's Military Sealift Command, or MSC, chartered two high-speed vessels-HSV Swift and HSV Westpac Express-sleek, stealthy, high-speed catamarans with a multitude of mission capabilities to meet today's security challenges, including: mine warfare, maritime interdiction, littoral warfare, humanitarian assistance, as well as the ability to quickly deploy troops to a combat zone.

MV Swift recently wrapped up her first deployment, scouring the western coast of Africa during West African Training Cruise, or WATC, 2004-training with the militaries of South Africa, Cameroon, Ghana, the Gambia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Morocco, Nov. 3-Dec. 2.

In addition to crew orientation, the exercise was an opportunity to test the ship's multi-faceted capabilities, to include riverine operations, helicopter deck landing trials, and amphibious raids. Assigned to MSC's Special Mission program, MSC contracted the 300-ft. Swift from Bollinger/Incat USA Wave Piercing Catamaran, a consortium of both U.S. and Australian firms, as an interim Mine Warfare Command support ship. But, the Navy and Marines are looking into many different ways the ship can be used in modern warfare.

Delivered to the U.S. Navy in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, in August, Swift can carry up to 350 fully equipped troops, has a top speed of over 35 knots, and is capable of loading and unloading a multitude of military vehicles, including M1-A1 main battle tanks. Swift can also launch and recover small craft with an onboard crane, and has a helicopter landing deck capable of landing giant CH-46 "Sea Knight" helicopters.

The rest of the story

[StarCMC]

Temp on the overhead digital was 74 F, but the news said 70 F. NICE!!

My bro lives in Cedar Park and HATES the weather there. I think he's NUTS!! Last winter we came down for a couple of days warmth and brought 40 degree temps with us. What a disappointment THAT was! Of course, it was around 0 F here, so it was still warmer there.

[Arrowhead1952]

My bro lives in Cedar Park and HATES the weather there. I think he's NUTS!! Last winter we came down for a couple of days warmth and brought 40 degree temps with us. What a disappointment THAT was! Of course, it was around 0 F here, so it was still warmer there.

I drive thru Cedar Park every day. There aren't many places you can work outside during the millde of January in short sleeves.

So you were the one who brought that 40 degree weather last winter. Shame on you! </ sarcasm>

Somone else must have brought some of that with them a couple of weeks ago....

[StarCMC]

CURSES!!! Foiled again! Back to the laboratory!

BTW - the site I got the pic from is pro-military -- visit here if you are interested.

[StarCMC]

Maybe he took it back with him from here! LOL!!

[StarCMC]

BRAIN'S WORDS

At the end of every show, Brain sticks one of his words into the credits. These are the first 63? How many do you know? Do you know of any more off of newer shows?

Spizzerinctum - the will to succeed
Ultracrepidarianism - giving opinions outside of one's knowledge
Gharnao - a raft made of inverted ceramic pots
Palinoia - compulsive repetition of an act until perfect
Yerk - to beat someone vigorously
Formication - the feeling that ants are crawling on you
Hircismus - stinky armpits
Oobar - a dry fog of the upper Nile
Cynanthropy - disorder where sufferer imagines he's a dog
Psaphonic - planning one's rise to fame
Groaking - staring at someone eating in hopes they'll give you something
Myomancy - divination by movements of mice
Hamartia - the classic tragic flaw
Honorificabilitudinitatibus - with honorableness
Exophagy - cannibalism outside the tribe
Spheropygian - having full and rounded buttocks
Omphaloskepsis - contemplating one's navel
Zumbooruk - A small cannon fired from the back of a camel
Sinciput - the forehead
Anophelosis - morbid state due to extreme frustration
Unasinous - equally stupid
Empleomania - obsession with holding public office
Floccinaucinihilipilification - categorizing something as worthless trivia
Peritoneum - the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity
Aerophobia - fear of air
Sagittal Suture - jagged line on the top of your skull
Phronemophobia - fear of thinking
Anterior Nares - your nostrils
Morology - the study of foolish and nonsensical talking
Caruncle - small piece of bulging flesh
Panphobia - fear of everything
Trichotillomania - abnormal urge to pull out one's hair
Caseation - dead tissue that looks like crumbly cheese
Post-Prandial - following a meal
Azygous - appearing as one single being or part
Barophobia - fear of gravity
Genu - any body structure that's shaped like the knee
Ideophobia - fear of ideas
Helminthisasis - disease caused by worms invading the body
Introjection - building someone elses qualities into your ego
Bolus - chewed up lumps of food
Sparganosis - infection from larvae of the fish tapeworm
Ototoxic - having a bad effect on hearing organs
Bleb - small gathering of fluid under the skin
Blue Nevus - a steel blue skin lump
Buccal - the inside of your cheek
Epistaxis - a nose bleed
Quercetin - a yellow dye found in lemons
Epulis - a tumor or growth on the gums
Fasciculus - small bundle of muscles, tendons, or nerve fibers
Hypesthesia - abnormally low sense of feeling
Entropion - an eyelid turned in towards the eye
Calor - body heat
Ghost Teeth - lack of the teeth's outer layers
Pternophobia - fear of feathers
Linonophobia - fear of string
Persiflage - insignificant babble
Mythophobia - fear of stories
Enucleation - removal of an organ in one piece
Erythrocyte - a red blood cell
Schadenfreude - joy at the misfortune of others
Epimyth - the moral of a story
Fuliginous - smoky or sooty place
Refacillate - to refresh or revive
Congaudence - a celebrating or rejoicing together
Contesserate - allied in friendship
Humdudgeon - imagining pain or ailment
Periculant - being in danger
Enatic - related to on the mother's side
Basilic - royal or kingly
Viraginity - female masculinity
Capitose - having a large head
Flexanimous - able to change others' minds
Affinal - related by marriage
Otacust - a spy

[StarCMC]

Well, I'm gonna run for now -- hoefully I can come play later tonight! HUGS!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[trussell]

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Trying a new program. If these show up as smileys, I will be surprised.

[Radix]

 

 

Spc. Diagostizo Carl of Springfield, Ill., with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, mans a machine gun during a patrol in central Baghdad on Wednesday.

 

Many years ago Spc. Diagostizo learned from his father the Law of Steel.

 

You can't always trust men and you can't always trust money.

As for Steel, now this you can always trust.

 

 

An Iraqi worker sprays away debris in front of a damaged Iraqi police car at the site of a car bomb explosion in Baquba, Iraq, on Wednesday. The bomb exploded outside a police station, killing at least three people, including the bomber, and injuring nearly 30 others, police and witnesses said.

 

Preparations for the big celebration of the Cubs impending World Series Championship are being made months in advance for TomKow6's sake.

 

 

 

An Iraqi policeman stands atop a bomb-damaged wall as he guards the police station in Baquba where a car bomb exploded Wednesday.

 

Iraq new construction standards are considered by many to be not quite "State of the Art."

 

 

 

An Iraqi man suspected of being involved in attacks on coalition forces is questioned in his home during a raid by the 82nd Airborne Division on Wednesday near Fallujah, Iraq.

 

The new Worlds record for sitting immobile on one's knees was recently set by an Iraq civilian, who had never before entered the Competition. 

 

 

A soldier with the 82nd Airborne Division keeps watch over a 16-year-old Iraqi boy while his father is questioned in another room during a raid near Fallujah on Wednesday.

 

Sometimes, Guard Duty in Iraq is not nearly as glamorous as the television cameras tend to make it appear.

 

 

 

US Marine Lt. James Marsh, left, kisses his girlfriend Camille Rose goodbye while AOAN Lakesha Pollard says goodbye to her husband, Bernie Pollard, before boarding the USS Boxer at the 32nd Street Naval Station in san Diego for its return deployment to the conflict in Iraq.

 

The Marines are looking for a few good kissers.

 

 

 

Two Iraqi students talk to each other as U.S Army Specialist Craigan Battles, from Antlers, Oklahoma, of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion 6th Infantry Regiment, stands guard during a political science lecture given by Col. Robert Gordon, at Baghdad University in the Iraqi capital, Wednesday Jan. 14, 2004.

 

Some of the members of Political Science Fan Club, were anxious to be first in line for the Autograph Session which was to follow the exciting speech.

 

 

 

US soldiers target a house in Samarra. The US army said it has caught a 'most wanted' official and tightened the net around Iraq's former number two Ezzat Ibrahim al-Duri.

 

In Iraq, under Coalition auspices, defective door bells are considered to be a prosecutable misdemeanor.

 

 

Just another day at the office for our Troops.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Radix]

Hey MoJo, Do you drive a Dodge or a Ram?

 

 

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Hi Radix- Nice thread. I hope you are having a good day!

[Radix]

Thank You NMGA. I am doing OK, and I am all done with work for another day.

 

I hope that you get to read the article that RagTime Cowgirl  pinged me to. The link is in the image in case you, or others are not on her ping list

 

"The connection to home that a PX or BX can provide at what seems like the end of the earth is the quality of life troops deserve and that AAFES will deliver,"

 

 

 

Troops visit Burger King at Baghdad International Airport. The Army and Air Force Exchange Service operates three Burger Kings and two Pizza Huts in Iraq. The Baghdad facility is one of the top 10 Burger Kings in the world.

 

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

From the men in the Military and the Canteen

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Yes I am on her ping list and I saw it , thanks.

I read somewhere that the most common request from the troops is Burger King gift certificates, I don't know if that is true or not, but it sounds good.

What a great idea for a gift, or pick me up for the troops. It is so easy.. Just go to Burger King get a book of certificates , a stamp and send. How simple is that?

I think I will send some more out.

Any troops , or family members out there interested? I need names and address. Freep mail me a few addresses if you answered yes.

I will send out 10 books to the first 10 freepmails I get!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hey, beach, look at you....first #50, and now #150.

[Fawnn]

tomkow6!!! #300!!!