Daily Quote
"The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Writing Prompt
When Have You Spoken Out About Something You Felt Had to Change?
Conversation Starter
What is the worst pickup line you have ever heard?
Joke of the Day
After the birth of your first child, your role in life will become apparent.
Fun Fact
If you lift a kangaroo’s tail off the ground it can’t hop.
Kangaroos use their tails for balance whilst hopping, so if you elevate their tail, they would have no balance and fall over.
History Fact
The UK government collected postcards as intelligence for the D-Day landings.
Starting in 1942, the BBC issued a public appeal for postcards and photographs of mainland Europe’s coast, from Norway to the Pyrenees.
This was an intelligence-gathering exercise. Initiated by Lieutenant General Frederick Morgan, he was searching for the hardest beaches to defend.
The postcards were sent to the War Office and helped form part of the decision to choose Normandy as the location for the eventual D-Day landings.
Weird Laws
OREGON
Leaving a container of urine or fecal matter on the side of the road is a Class A misdemeanor. And you can't throw it from the vehicle either.
Food Thing
Truffled Flambé Pasta at Le Petit Paris in Los Angeles
Combine dining and entertainment at Le Petit Paris for an experience you'll never forget. Order the truffled pasta, and you'll witness creamy penne placed in a hollowed Parmesan wheel and flambéed with Cognac before being topped with black Italian truffles.
The dish is prepared tableside, so be sure to have your camera (or iPhone) at the ready.
Movie/TV Trivia
Drive
In preparation for his role, Ryan Gosling restored the 1973 Chevy Malibu that his character uses in the film.
Movie/TV Quote
"You complete me."
Jerry Maguire, 1996