Sunday, April 1, 2018

Where did the word EASTER come from?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%92ostre

Theories connecting Ēostre with records of Germanic Easter customs, including hares and eggs, have been proposed. Old English Ēostre continues into modern English as Easter and derives from Proto-Germanic **Austrǭ, itself a descendant of the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ews-, meaning 'to shine' (modern English east also derives from this root). In Northern Europe, Easter imagery often involves hares and rabbits. Citing folk Easter customs in Leicestershire, England where "the profits of the land called Harecrop Leys were applied to providing a meal which was thrown on the ground at the 'Hare-pie Bank'", late 19th-century scholar Charles Isaac Elton theorizes a connection between these customs and the worship of Ēostre.


Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Moving pictures

Royal Gorge Route Railroad 1:36:08

Experience America’s most spectacular rail journey aboard the Royal Gorge Route Railroad. In 1905, President Teddy Roosevelt described it best as “the trip that bankrupts the English language!” Come experience not just a memorable train ride through the Colorado Rockies, but also enjoy classes of service where we combine gorgeous scenery, great service, with delicious food, sourced locally and prepared fresh right on board the train for lunch. The train is running DAILY in Coach, Club, and Vista Dome. First Class lunch is available on weekends, beginning January 27th . Welcome Aboard!

Saturday, February 10, 2018

Dollar Tree books

Creators of Fifty Shades of Chicken hack a new parody cookbook filled with snacks for every occasion, all accompanied by food photography that will ignite your palate. A Walking Dead Parody.

For fans of AMC's The Walking Dead (more than half of whom are female), Max Brooks, and all things zombies, the crazy-clever creators of Fifty Shades of Chicken hack a new parody cookbook filled with snacks for every occasion, tips for cooking under duress, and a love story that will send ripples down your spine--all accompanied by food photography that will ignite your palate. Recipes included in this excerpt: - Guac and Load Guacamole - Semiautomatic Garlic-Parmesan Popcorn - Sweet-ish Fleshballs with Red Berries D.B. Walker is a pseudonym. Walker also wrote 50 Shades of Chicken.
Here is a preview: the photography is fine and fine parody.
https://www.scribd.com/document/172827542/Recipes-from-The-Snacking-Dead-A-Parody-in-a-Cookbook-by-D-B-Walker

ISBN_978-0-7704-3544-8 by DB Walker 2013 


Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety, a true-life account of the United States’ misadventures with nuclear weaponry by Eric Schlosser 2013.

A 2013 nonfiction book about the history of nuclear weapons systems in the United States. Incidents Schlosser discusses in the book include the 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion and the 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash.

Speaking of the book, domestic security adviser Lee H. Hamilton said, “The lesson of this powerful and disturbing book is that the world’s nuclear arsenals are not as safe as they should be. We should take no comfort in our skill and good fortune in preventing a nuclear catastrophe, but urgently extend our maximum effort to assure that a nuclear weapon does not go off by accident, mistake, or miscalculation.”

ISBN_978-1-59420-227-8 by Eric Schlosser 2013


Title:
American statecraft : the story of the U.S. Foreign Service
Author:
Moskin, J. Robert.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, [2013]

©2013
Physical Description:
ix, 932 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary:
"This magisterial work on American diplomacy by a veteran journalist and historian is the first complete history of the U.S. Foreign Service American Statecraft is a fascinating and comprehensive look at the unsung men and women of the U.S. Foreign Service whose dedication and sacrifices have been a crucial part of our history for over two centuries. 
American_Statecraft_ISBN_978-1-250-03745-9

The Way Forward: Renewing the American Idea 


Hardcover, 304 pages
Published August 19th, 2014
by Grand Central Publishing

THE WAY FORWARD also offers a detailed critique of not only President Obama but of the progressive movement as a whole--its genesis, its underlying beliefs and philosophies, and how its policies are steering the country to certain ruin.

ISBN_978-1-4555-5756-1 

Added to Private Personal Collection http://justrluck.cctu.us/Books/

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles BEER






Terrapin Beer Company is a brewery founded in 2002 by Brian "Spike" Buckowski and John Cochran in Athens, Georgia, USA. In July 2016, MillerCoors announced its majority stake in Terrapin, ending its status as a craft brewery.