“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
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Tidbits and Pieces – The year 2007
In General
Chrysler is sold by Daimler Chrysler to a private equity fund; the Tesla Roadster is shown at car shows prior to 2008 full production; Liberty of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship goes into service; the United Kingdom bans smoking from public places.
Tech
The first iPhone is announced by Apple Computer; The Storm botnet, created by the Storm Worm, sends out 57 million e-mails in one day; hashtag on Twitter invented by Chris Messina debuts; AOL announces plans to focus on the advertising business.
People
Nancy Pelosi is elected as the first female Speaker of the US Congress; Gordon Brown becomes the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Dalai Lama receives the US Congressional Gold Medal; Queen Elizabeth II is the oldest living Monarch of the United Kingdom.
Weather
Tornadoes with 200 mph winds destroyed the town of Greenburg, KS; wildfires destroy 400,000 acres and 2000 homes in Southern California; a 6.8 quake and 6.6 aftershocks occur off the coast of Japan damaging a nuclear power plant; an 8.0 quake shakes Peru causing fatalities and injuries; Hurricane Dean hits Costa Maya, Mexico with 165 mph winds.
Music and Culture
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in a series by J.K. Rowling, is published worldwide selling 11 million copies in 24 hours.
Something Extra
Word of the week-
Calamity-an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster. synonyms: disaster, catastrophe, tragedy, cataclysm, affliction, misfortune, misadventure.
Words that rhyme: apathy, bashfully, candidly, drastically, fallacy, gallantry, happily, lazily, magically, nastily, panicky, rackety, sanity, tapestry, validly.
Tuesday, November 28, 2017, is French Toast Day-blend up a great beginning to the day and indulge yourself with a savory treat. French toast is a great way to use up day-old bread because it soaks up your egg and milk mixture without falling apart. Once it is fried to your liking, top it with your favorite sweetness and/or lots of butter.
Basic French Toast
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon sugar
4 slices bread
1 cup pancake syrup
Beat eggs in a shallow dish, Add milk and sugar. Dip each slice of bread in egg mixture, coating each side evenly. Place coated bread on a lightly greased griddle or skillet. Use medium heat and brown on both sides. Pancake syrup can be heated in a microwavable bowl for 30 seconds. Top with butter, pancake syrup or toppings of your choice
By the way, please share your French Toast recipes! I’m sure there are many delicious ways to prepare French Toast.
BOOM shhhocka locka
Being a cad isn’t a fad
Yep, read between the lines
Is the daymare or nightmare
a sign of the times?
Nonetheless, it pays to be nice
Don’t stand in the wrong place
When they roll social dice
Mindsets off-kilter must be recast
Ridding the woes of a secret past
Does the compass lose its way
As campaigns start to sway
Liar, liar pants on fire
A calamity so dire
Has it become a new trend
To exist as a loose end?
Time to retune the forks
When we’re out of sorts
Jeepers creepers go the extra mile
It takes positive vibes to pull in smiles
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I throw in some vanilla in my french toast.
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Oh yes, I agree vanilla would make it delicious.
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French toast always reminds me of my mum. We rushed home for school lunch when it was on the menu.
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I remember French toast or pancakes being a special breakfast on Sundays. My mom used to sprinkle cinnamon on our French toast or add some fruit.
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What I love about your Tuesday Chatter’s Eugenia is you always throw a bit of UK trivia in and it takes me back to times and places I had forgotten about. Forgotten Gordon Brown was a Prime Minister 🙂
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Thank you, Davy. I try not to limit the trivia to the US because I have many followers from the UK. Also, I don’t like to include anything related to terrorism.
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The balance is good Eugenia and always good to find out what was happening in the USA at the same time.
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Yes. I love it with cinnamon. 😊
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Your poem is wonderful Franci! I want a cup of that strong coffee too
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Thank you and I bet you do need a strong cup of coffee as busy as you are.
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Haha I really do!
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I love your 2007 tidbits.
Cinnamon and honey added to my French toast 🙂
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Cinnamon and honey sound yummy and I prefer honey over syrup. Thank you for visiting.
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French crepes and French Toast-yummy- Anything that lays claim to French food influence is good enough for me except escargot.
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Oh my! French crepes sound delicious. I even like escargot.
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I read your poem this morning and was struck about how much it reflects what is going on in the news right now. Hopefully the day of the cad and the liar is drawing to a much needed close.
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I hope so, Bernadette. I believe with so many speaking out, these issues won’t be forgotten easily.
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