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What did you learn today?
- Thread starter PWRL
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Only if you do dates the incorrect American way. In civilized countries, the date is written either day/month/year or year/month/day as these are logical. It is not logical to put the date in the middle.
Further, those concerned with accurate transmission of information will write the short form of the month to avoid confusion i.e. 22 Feb 2022 or 22 Feb `22.
Otherwise, things here in the Colonies are going just swimmingly…. 
After watching "A Charlie Brown Christmas" for decades, I finally looked up "Graphic Blandishment," which appears in the closing credits:
Apparently, "blandishment" has nothing to do with graphics or animation. According to Merriam-Webster.com, "blandish" means "to coax with flattery" or "to act or speak in a flattering or coaxing manner." So "Graphic Blandishment" was an unusual and creative way to acknowledge and compliment the animators.
I guess it's sort of a 57-year-old inside joke!
Apparently, "blandishment" has nothing to do with graphics or animation. According to Merriam-Webster.com, "blandish" means "to coax with flattery" or "to act or speak in a flattering or coaxing manner." So "Graphic Blandishment" was an unusual and creative way to acknowledge and compliment the animators.
I guess it's sort of a 57-year-old inside joke!
Watching a Surfing instructional Podcast to improve my Snowboarding skills. So much detailed and very useful information, I’m itching to apply it. A lot like learning music theory to understand how music all goes together.
They recommend training the fundamental skills on dry land on a surfskate (a skateboard with special front axle that tilts AND swivels to better replicate surfing motion). A lot like doing scales & other exercises on bass to refine and extend your playing.
They recommend training the fundamental skills on dry land on a surfskate (a skateboard with special front axle that tilts AND swivels to better replicate surfing motion). A lot like doing scales & other exercises on bass to refine and extend your playing.
Dyscalculists untie! Time is running out.
TIL that today is
International
Sportsmanship Day.
International
Sportsmanship Day.
Sportsmanship. John Landy died last week but will be remembered as the 2nd man to run a 4 minute mile and for a great piece of sportsmanship in a 1 mile race in 1956.
from the article…
Both his talent and sportsmanship came into play when during the race a number of athletes fell in the third lap, with future Olympic medallist Ron Clarke among them.
Landy stopped to check if Clarke was uninjured, before deciding to chase down the leaders to win the event.
The performance is often considered one of the greatest moments in Australian sporting folklore and was voted the finest sporting moment of the century at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame Gala in 1999.
Link below.
Australian athletics great John Landy remembered as an 'inspiration' - ABC News
from the article…
Both his talent and sportsmanship came into play when during the race a number of athletes fell in the third lap, with future Olympic medallist Ron Clarke among them.
Landy stopped to check if Clarke was uninjured, before deciding to chase down the leaders to win the event.
The performance is often considered one of the greatest moments in Australian sporting folklore and was voted the finest sporting moment of the century at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame Gala in 1999.
Link below.
Australian athletics great John Landy remembered as an 'inspiration' - ABC News
Trying to memorize the words to a Cajun song in French while playing bass I discovered that my key for that song is D.
I'm a poor singer so usually depend on the chords of a guitar to guide me.
I'm a poor singer so usually depend on the chords of a guitar to guide me.
Well done, young man. Looks like somebody was raised well.
(You too, Harp.)
You wanna talk about my Mom?!!
I got all night!
On the strength of this — Electrify everything – a blueprint for decarbonising Australia — and the good people of talkbass, I'm now going to build a battery-powered pedalboard. And it won't stop there. … Vroom vroom.
Today I was reminded that human beings can be breathtaking, and not always in the ‘she scored 42 points and grabbed 42 rebounds’ sense of that word.
Ukrainians feed starving, surrendered Russian soldier who breaks down during video call with mom
Ukrainians feed starving, surrendered Russian soldier who breaks down during video call with mom
World Obesity Day is March 4th every year.
World Obesity Day 2022: How to prevent this dreaded disease | NewsBytes
World Obesity Day 2022: How to prevent this dreaded disease | NewsBytes
There are two sides to every story. It is possible during a war for neither side to be in the right. But one side can be more wrong than the other.
Does this mean we should eat as much as we can on March 4th?
