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Did you know…? (the Christmas Version)
“Jingle Bells” is one of the best-known and commonly sung winter songs in the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893) and published under the title “One Horse Open Sleigh” in the autumn of 1857. Even though it is commonly thought of as a Christmas song, it was actually written and sung for Thanksgiving.[1]
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Robert L. May created Rudolph in 1939 as an assignment for Montgomery Ward. The retailer had been buying and giving away coloring books for Christmas every year and it was decided that creating their own book would save money. May considered naming the reindeer “Rollo” and “Reginald” before deciding upon using the name “Rudolph”.[2] In its first year of publication, 2.4 million copies of Rudolph’s story were distributed by Montgomery Ward. The story is written as a poem in the meter of “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”. “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” is loved by millions and still selling copies. Publication and reprint rights for the book “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” are controlled by Pearson Plc.
Thanks to Dr. Skelley for the Did you know idea with “Jingle Bells”
and Wikipedia for the answers
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Boy Scouts has been a major part of my family’s activities. I will always remember our first winter campout with a Boy Scout troop about eight years ago. My oldest son was just finishing his time as a Cub Scout. He was invited to camp with a local troop to see if that was the troop he wanted to join in the spring. He took them up on their offer and asked me if I would camp with him. Being an Eagle Scout myself, He didn’t have to twist my arm to go. His little brother, not wanted to be left out, also begged to go along. My wife said she would come to the campfire that night to eat supper with us, but said there was no way she was camping in the snow on a cold January night!
Saturday afternoon was a cold clear day at West lake Park, where the troop had decided to camp. After an afternoon of clearing fallen tree branches in the park and recovering picnic tables that had been tossed in the lake by vandals, the scouts had worked up a good appetite. On the campfire menu that night was “Chicken in the Woods”. This is a one pot meal consisting of chicken breasts and richly seasoned rice with just the minimum amount of vegetables an 11 year old would find appealing. Food naturally tastes better in the out-of-doors, and with the temperature below freezing, the hungry scouts polished off steaming platefuls of the tasty entree. Luckily there was just enough room left in those stomachs for mugs of hot chocolate and a s’more or five.
Sitting around the campfire kept us warm. We were fortunate that the sky was clear, beacuse there was a partial eclipse of the moon that evening. Mother Nature gave us a wonderful show and science lesson while we watched the moon change from bright to shadow, and then return to its full brightness again.
It was finally time to turn in for the night. My wife was worried, of course, that her sons would freeze to death in the 17 degree night. We came prepared though. With the proper gear, the three of us stayed warm in our tent all night. My sons still talk about that campout - and they both went on to become Eagle Scouts too.
RPH
I went fly fishing for trout about two weeks ago with a friend. We headed out early to a stream about an hour and a half North of the Quad Cities. About 45 minutes into our trip my friend says “I think I forgot my wading boots”. We glance at each other, him knowing we aren’t turning around and me knowing he probably won’t have as good a day fishing as he had hoped. We get to the stream and start putting our gear together and sure enough he forgot his wading boots. I’m thinking I may have a chance of catching more trout today than my friend, when I realize I forgot my polarized fishing glasses. Polarized lenses cut the glare so you can actually see under the water. It’s easy to see the fish in the water and in many cases you can actually see your fly. Sometimes you can watch the fish take your fly, more often you can watch the fish ignore your fly. Turns out that without my polarized lenses I didn’t see the water or the fish very well so I was the one who who didn’t have a very good day fishing. If I had to choose I think I would rather have forgotten my wading boots than my polarized lenses.
It doesn’t really matter what you’re doing on the water. Whether you’re fly fishing, bait fishing, boating, skiing or just laying on a float tube, you’ll see better with polarized lenses. Just remember to take them with you. They seem to work better that way.
