Daily Quote
"Truly effective and inspiring leaders aren’t driven to lead people, they are driven to serve them."
Simon Sinek
Writing Prompt
How Important Is It to Have a Driver’s License?
Conversation Starter
When was the last time you had a food fight?
Joke of the Day
I tried to catch some fog, but I mist.
Fun Fact
Ketchup was sold as medicine in the 1830s.
History Fact
I Can Feel it Comin’ in the Air Tonight
For a very long time, people believed that diseases were caused by bad smelling, infected air—it’s what’s known as the miasma theory of disease. This is why plague masks look so freaky: plague doctors wore them and the masks’ long, hollow noses held flowers and other combatants of the smelly, supposedly diseased air.
Weird Laws
KANSAS
There's no place like home to get tipsy. It's illegal to sell liquor by the glass in over 25 counties across Kansas, which repealed prohibition a full 15 years after Congress.
Food Thing
Best Feta-Cheese Dishes in the U.S.
Feta cheese is a key ingredient in the Greek salad, a staple at American restaurants these days and a wonderful choice for those seeking health and flavor. The ubiquitous Panera Bread even offers two versions: one traditional and one with quinoa.
Interestingly, though, a traditional Greek salad (or horiatiki) is actually served sans lettuce. This version, too, can be enjoyed in the U.S., primarily in the Greek neighborhoods of big cities, like Astoria in Queens, New York, and Greektowns in Baltimore and Detroit.
Pictured here is a traditional Greek salad from Astoria's Taverna Kyclades, with pepperoncinis, kalamata olives, tomatoes and — best yet — a sizable block of feta.
Movie/TV Trivia
The Maze Runner
The production had to hire snake wranglers to make sure the areas where they were filming were snake free. Before filming began the wranglers found 25 venomous snakes. The biggest one they found was a 5 foot rattlesnake.
Movie/TV Quote
"Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make."
Dracula, 1931