Day: November 10, 2019

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Drinking Coffee From Saucer is a Retro Way to Cool Your Hot Coffee

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Drinking Coffee From Saucer is a Retro Way to Cool Your Hot Coffee

Drinking coffee from a saucer was certainly done as a way to quickly cool down the hot beverage inside the cup. Because coffee was boiled, it was served extremely hot. Saucers, some of which were more like shallow bowls, allowed the liquid to cool faster by spreading it over more surface area. It was more efficient, and more polite, to drink coffee from a saucer rather than slurping it while it was hot.

It's not clear where drinking coffee or tea from the saucer started as a practice. There are references to the practice being common in Russia and Scandinavia. In Sweden, they purposely overfilled their cup so they could drink from the saucer; they would hold a lump of sugar in their front teeth and sip the hot beverage through it in a tradition called "dricka pοΏ½ bit" or "drink with a lump."

Edmund Fitzgerald sinks | Editor S Pick | wnem.com

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November 10th, 1975: Edmund Fitzgerald sinks | Editor S Pick | wnem.com

At the time of her launch in June of 1958, the Edmund Fitzgerald was the largest vessel of her kind. At a length of 729 feet long and 75 feet wide, and equipped with a 7,500 horsepower steam turbine engine, she had the ability to carry an incredible 27,500 tons of cargo.

She and her crew served the Great Lakes for 17 years, until November 10th, 1975. It was on that day, according to the famous tune by Gordon Lightfoot, that the “Witch of November came stealin’.”

That tragic November day marks the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Click here to see underwater video of the wreck.

 

One Advantage of Being Sick.

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One advantage of staying home lately due to being sick …

Is I am saving money, which is good because my budget is a bit out whack. I did turn up the heat a few degrees, because I don’t want to be cold while I am sick. I am finally feeling better, and after next week’s paycheck, hopefully finances will be better, although I still have bills to pay. But step by step, I’ll dig myself out of the hole I am in, and I do believe I will finally rid myself of my cold.

November 10, 2019 afternoon

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I have to say it’s been a rather gray and cold afternoon. ☁ It’s about 40 degrees locally. It would have not been a good day for camping – still looks like they are getting some snow or rain in Brookfield Ina few hours and it will be all snow by morning. I would have had to come back this afternoon to avoid the bad roads tomorrow.

Feeling a fair bit better this afternoon but I decided not to go for a walk somewhere as it’s pretty gray and to put off shopping until tomorrow when the crowds will be less. 🚲 I am currently getting some excerise in on the bike now.

Soon I’m heading out to my parents house for Sunday dinner 🍲. They’re making chilli and that should be good on a cold gray day like today.