Inventor of the Dishwasher

The inventor of the first commercially successful dishwasher was Josephine Cochrane, a socialite politician's wife who was fed up with servants breaking her expensive dishes.

To All

Here's hoping that everyone who visits this blog - friends, family and everyone else - has a:

astraphobia

astraphobia noun [as-truh-foh-bee-uh]

Psychiatry. An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning

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I love to watch lightning and hear the thunder, but prefer to watch it off in the distance. Like most normal people, I'm afraid of getting hit by lightning and have had some close calls in the past.

To calculate how far away the lightning strike is, use the "flash-to-bang" method: count the seconds after you see the flash, then divide by five to get the number of miles you are from the lightning. The National Weather Service recommends taking cover if the time between the lightning flash and the rumble of thunder is 30 seconds or less, which indicates the lightning is about 6 miles away or closer.

Lightnin' Strikes - Lou Christie

Close Lightning Strike Compilation

Warning: some cursing...and I can't say as I blame 'em.  I wouldn't even go so far as to call it "inappropriate".

Flippin' Out

You Are Genuine

You are focused and inner-directed. You know who are, and you live a very authentic life. You are quite modest and never too in love with yourself. You aren't perfect, and you don't take yourself too seriously. You are more ambitious than you let on. You strive to be better without beating up on yourself. You are highly effective, and others have taken notice. People want to be like you when they see who you really are.

What Does Your Pancake Say About You?

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The title of this quiz post is an homage to an old friend; he was manic-depressive (or bi-polar, if you prefer) and his mood swings were severe, going from sleeping for days at a time to staying awake days at a time, frantically painting or writing. Most of the time his mood was even, though, but when he felt a bout coming on, he'd tell me "I'm goin' to see Aunt Jemima." (meaning, "flipping out", as in pancakes.

Personally, I'd have rather visited with Betty Crocker or even Little Debbie, but that's just me. (not a racist, I just prefer cakes and sweet snacks over pancakes)