WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR EVERY MOMENT
YOU SHARE WITH US IN TOURS. YOUR
PRESENCE BRINGS LIFE, LAUGHTER
AND SPIRIT TO OUR LEAGUE AND
WE’RE SO GLAD YOU’RE HERE!
WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS!
CHOOKIE10 & BARBARALYN5
WELCOME TO SEPTEMBER — THE BRIDGE
BETWEEN SUMMER’S GLOW AND AUTUMN’S
COLORFUL ARRIVAL. AS DAYS GROW A BIT
COOLER AND EVENINGS A LITTLE COZIER,
WE HOPE YOU FIND PLENTY OF MOMENTS
TO RELAX, SMILE AND ENJOY THE SEASON.
FIND A COZY SPOT AND HAVE A REFRESHING
GLASS OF APPLE JUICE OR CIDER MADE FROM
FRESH-PICKED APPLES OR STORE-BOUGHT
IF MUST 😉 AND ENJOY THE READ…
ANNOUCEMENTS & SHOUT OUTS
CONTEST TOURS STARTED TODAY, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST. THERE ARE 3 A DAY. COLLECT ALL THE ITEMS DURING THE MONTH TO BE ENTERED INTO THE MONTHLY DRAWING!
GRANNY'S LABOR DAY SPECIAL TOURS ARE ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH IN DICE CITY ROLLER @ 6:00 PM EDT AND CASE'S ARCADE BINGO @ 7:00 PM EDT
TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS (TOC) FOR AUGUST TOUR WINNERS IS ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH IN DICE CITY ROLLER @ 6:00 PM EDT.
JULIE'S END OF SUMMER SPECIAL TOUR IS ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH IN DICE CITY ROLLER @ 10:00 AM EDT.
NEW WEAKEST LINK TOURS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY GRANNY IN THE LEAGUE CHAT BOX.
BIG BUX TOURS EVERY SATURDAY @ 7:00 PM EDT IN CASE'S ARCADE BINGO AND EVERY SUNDAY @ 6:00 PM EDT IN DICE CITY ROLLER (EXCEPT WHEN THERE ARE SPECIAL TOURS).
1:00 PM EDT TOURS HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING AGAIN. PLEASE HELP IF YOU ARE ABLE AND COME & PLAY. WE AND OUR REGULAR PLAYERS GREATLY APPRECIATE IT!
PRAYERS & PRAISES
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS/FAMILY OF MEMBERS:
GRANNY'S HUBBY - DOING WELL BUT HAD A BLOOD CLOT BEHIND HIS KNEE THAT WAS REPLACED
CATS - HIP REPLACEMENT
TODD - HEALING OF HIS BROKEN ARM
MUVER - ON-GOING HEALTH ISSUES
DARYL - LIFE-LONG HEALTH ISSUES
DONNA - LIFE-LONG HEALTH ISSUES
PRAY THAT GOD GUARDS US, CLEARS OUR MINDS, AND STRENGTHENS OUR FAITH IN EVERY BATTLE WE FACE. MAY HIS LOVE RISE WITHIN US SO WE CAN UPLIFT ONE ANOTHER AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY WITH COURAGE, KINDNESS, AND DEEP COMPASSION.
PRAISE GOD IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES, FOR IN EVERY TRIAL HE PROVIDES THE POWER TO ENDURE AND THE COMFORT THAT RESTORES OUR HEARTS. HIS LOVE IS OUR FOUNDATION, AND HIS PRESENCE LIGHTS THE PATH BEFORE US.
WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT/INSPIRATION
FOR I THE LORD THY GOD WILL HOLD THY RIGHT HAND, SAYING UNTO THEE, FEAR NOT; I WILL HELP THEE.
ISAIAH 41:13 (KJV)
TIDBITS OF HISTORY
SEPTEMBER 1, 1905 — THE ACCIDENTAL INVENTION OF THE POPSICLE:
AN 11 YEAR OLD BOY NAMED FRANK EPPERSON LEFT A CUP OF SODA MIX WITH A STIR STICK OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT. BY MORNING, IT HAD FROZEN SOLID — CREATING THE FIRST POPSICLE COMPLETELY BY ACCIDENT.
SEPTEMBER 2, 1752 — BRITAIN “LOST” ELEVEN DAYS:
WHEN BRITAIN SWITCHED FROM THE JULIAN TO THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR, SEPTEMBER 2 WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY SEPTEMBER 14. CONFUSED CITIZENS RIOTED IN THE STREETS, SHOUTING “GIVE US OUR ELEVEN DAYS!”
SEPTEMBER 5, 1882 — THE FIRST AMERICAN LABOR DAY PARADE WAS ONLY 10 BLOCKS LONG:
THE VERY FIRST LABOR DAY PARADE IN NEW YORK CITY FEATURED ABOUT 10,000 WORKERS, BUT MANY OF THEM WERE SO WORRIED ABOUT LOSING THEIR JOBS THAT THEY TOOK UNPAID LEAVE JUST TO MARCH. SOME EVEN BROUGHT THEIR ENTIRE FAMILIES TO MAKE THE CROWD LOOK BIGGER. IT WAS SMALL, BUT IT CHANGED HISTORY.
SEPTEMBER 6, 1522 — THE FIRST CIRCUMNAVIGATION ENDS WITH ONLY 18 SURVIVORS:
MAGELLAN’S EXPEDITION RETURNED TO SPAIN AFTER CIRCLING THE GLOBE — BUT OUT OF THE ORIGINAL 270 CREWMEN, ONLY 18 SURVIVED. MAGELLAN HIMSELF NEVER MADE IT BACK. THE MEN WHO RETURNED WERE SO THIN AND WEAK THAT WITNESSES SAID THEY “COULD BARELY WALK” OFF THE SHIP.
SEPTEMBER 8, 1930 — THE STRANGE CASE OF THE “VANISHING” U.S. FARMER:
ON THIS DAY, A KANSAS FARMER NAMED CHARLES WINSTEAD REPORTEDLY “DISAPPEARED” WHILE WALKING ACROSS HIS FIELD — ONLY TO BE FOUND HOURS LATER STANDING IN THE SAME SPOT, CLAIMING HE HAD NO MEMORY OF WHERE HE WENT. LOCAL NEWSPAPERS CALLED IT A “MYSTERIOUS GAP IN TIME,” AND THE INCIDENT WAS NEVER EXPLAINED.
(IT BECAME ONE OF THE QUIRKIEST SMALL TOWN STORIES OF THE 1930S.)
SEPTEMBER 10, 1945 — THE CHICKEN THAT LIVED WITHOUT A HEAD:
ON SEPTEMBER 10, A FARMER TRIED TO BUTCHER A CHICKEN — BUT MISSED THE BRAIN STEM. THE BIRD, LATER NAMED MIKE THE HEADLESS CHICKEN, LIVED FOR 18 MONTHS WITHOUT A HEAD AND EVEN WENT ON TOUR.
SEPTEMBER 13, 1922 — THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED… THEN DISPUTED:
ON THIS DAY, LIBYA CLAIMED A WORLD RECORD OF 136°F, BUT DECADES LATER SCIENTISTS FOUND THE INSTRUMENT WAS MISREAD BY AN INEXPERIENCED OBSERVER. THE RECORD STOOD FOR 90 YEARS BEFORE BEING OVERTURNED.
SEPTEMBER 14, 1956 — THE INVENTION OF THE “CLEAN DESK” POLICY:
IBM INTRODUCED A COMPANY RULE REQUIRING EMPLOYEES TO LEAVE THEIR DESKS COMPLETELY EMPTY AT THE END OF EACH DAY. THE POLICY WAS SO STRICT THAT MANAGERS PERFORMED NIGHTLY “DESK INSPECTIONS.” IT BECAME A CORPORATE LEGEND.
SEPTEMBER 23, 1846 — NEPTUNE IS DISCOVERED… BY MATH, NOT A TELESCOPE:
ASTRONOMERS CALCULATED THAT AN UNKNOWN PLANET MUST EXIST BECAUSE URANUS WASN’T MOVING AS EXPECTED. THEY POINTED A TELESCOPE EXACTLY WHERE THE MATH SAID — AND THERE IT WAS. NEPTUNE IS THE ONLY PLANET FOUND BY PURE CALCULATION.
SEPTEMBER 25, 1639 — THE FIRST PRINTED MATH BOOK IN AMERICA WAS A DISASTER:
THE BOOK, PRINTED IN CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, WAS SO FULL OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS THAT TEACHERS COMPLAINED IT MADE STUDENTS “MORE CONFUSED THAN ENLIGHTENED.” IT’S CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST EMBARRASSING EARLY AMERICAN PRINT JOBS.
SEPTEMBER 26, 1960 — THE FIRST TELEVISED DEBATE CHANGED HISTORY WITH MAKEUP:
THE FIRST U.S. PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ON TELEVISION REVEALED A STRANGE TRUTH: VIEWERS WHO LISTENED ON RADIO THOUGHT ONE CANDIDATE WON, BUT TV VIEWERS PICKED THE OTHER — BECAUSE HE WORE MAKEUP AND LOOKED CALM. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME APPEARANCE OUTWEIGHED WORDS IN POLITICS.
SEPTEMBER 30, 1954 — THE FIRST NUCLEAR SUBMARINE SURFACES WITH A SECRET:
THE USS NAUTILUS, THE WORLD’S FIRST NUCLEAR POWERED SUBMARINE, COMPLETED ITS FIRST TEST RUN. WHAT MOST PEOPLE DIDN’T KNOW: THE CREW HAD TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE WITH CONSTANT HUMMING FROM THE REACTOR, WHICH MADE SLEEPING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.
NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL OR WORLD DAYS
SEPTEMBER 1ST — NATIONAL NO RHYME (NOR REASON) DAY:
CELEBRATES WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE THAT HAVE NO RHYME, LIKE “ORANGE,” “MONTH,” AND “SILVER.” A QUIRKY DAY FOR LANGUAGE LOVERS.
SEPTEMBER 6TH — NATIONAL READ A BOOK DAY:
ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO PICK UP A BOOK, RELAX AND ENJOY A FEW PAGES OF QUIET INSPIRATION OR ADVENTURE.
SEPTEMBER 16TH — NATIONAL PLAY DOH DAY:
CELEBRATES THE COLORFUL MODELING COMPOUND THAT HAS SPARKED CREATIVITY IN CHILDREN FOR DECADES.
SEPTEMBER 28TH — NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY:
ENCOURAGES KINDNESS, CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY — A REMINDER TO CHECK IN ON THOSE WHO LIVE AROUND US.
SEPTEMBER 30TH — NATIONAL HOT MULLED CIDER DAY:
A COZY CELEBRATION OF WARM SPICED APPLE CIDER — PERFECT FOR THE START OF FALL. IT’S A DAY TO ENJOY COMFORTING AUTUMN FLAVORS AND SHARE A CUP WITH FRIENDS OR FAMILY.
SEPTEMBER 31ST — JUST KIDDING, SEPTEMBER HATH NO 31ST!
MEMBERS' SPOTLIGHT
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
SLUGGS19 - 3RD
SWEETROSE25041A - 19TH
CHOOKIE10 - 25TH
CUTEASHLEY1989 - 28TH
WAY TO GO AUGUST TOC WINNER!
SHEY0270
NICE GOING ON 2ND PLACE!
BREND105
CONGRATS TO THE CONTEST DRAWING WINNERS FOR AUGUST!
1ST PLACE: HAPPYLADY07P - 25 GEMS
2ND PLACE: RABBITNO44 - 20 GEMS
3RD PLACE: STEVESAM37 - 15 GEMS
4TH PLACE: GRANDMAX6X3X - 10 GEMS
5TH PLACE: BREND105 - 5 GEMS
WAY TO GO FOR COLLECTING ALL OF THE ITEMS
IN AUGUST & WINNING 3 GEMS EACH!
BARBARALYN5, CATSRFUN5488, CHOOKIE10, CRAZYDARYL, CRAZYNTHE70S, DONNAFROMCINCY, JENNQUEEN, JULLOVESJESUS, MASSKELLIE04, KERMITTHEFROG99, SEY12, SHEY0270, SLUGGS19 & SWEETROSE25041A
CONTEST ITEMS TO COLLECT IN SEPTEMBER:
APPLE PICKING, AURORA BOREALIS, BIRD WATCHING, FROGS & TOADS, HIKING, HOSTA, MONARCH BUTTERFLY, POMEGRANATE, SCAVENGER HUNT & TULIP POPLAR
DID YOU KNOW?
HONEY NEVER SPOILS. ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE FOUND POTS OF HONEY IN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN
TOMBS THAT ARE OVER 3,000 YEARS OLD — AND STILL PERFECTLY EDIBLE.
A BIT OF HUMOR
I’M AT THE AGE WHERE “HURTING MYSELF” MEANS I SLEPT WRONG.
MY HOUSE DOESN’T NEED A SECURITY SYSTEM — MY BILLS SCARE EVERYONE AWAY.
I’M NOT LAZY… I’M JUST ON ENERGY SAVING MODE.
I TOLD MY SUITCASE WE WEREN’T GOING ON VACATION THIS YEAR… NOW IT’S
DEALING WITH A LOT OF EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE.
“I TRIED TO EAT HEALTHY TODAY.”
“HOW’D THAT GO?”
“I MADE A SALAD… THEN POURED RANCH ON IT UNTIL IT WAS BASICALLY SOUP.”
“I THINK MY BRAIN NEEDS A SOFTWARE UPDATE.”
“WHY?”
“IT KEEPS FREEZING EVERY TIME I HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION.”
“I BOUGHT A NEW VACUUM.”
“NICE! DOES IT WORK WELL?”
“IT SUCKS… BUT IN A GOOD WAY.”
RIDDLE
I AM TAKEN BEFORE I EXIST,
I AM REMEMBERED AFTER I AM GONE.
I CAN BE PERFECT WITHOUT BEING TRUE,
AND BROKEN WITHOUT MAKING A SOUND.
I LIVE IN MINDS, BUT I CHANGE WITH TIME,
SOME SAY I’M “CAPTURED,” YET I NEVER MOVE.
WHAT AM I?
(ANSWER AT THE END OF THE NEWSLETTER)
FEATURED POEM
"SEPTEMBER"
SEPTEMBER WHISPERS SOFTLY,
WITH COOLER WINDS THAT GLOW.
THE SUMMER TAKES A BOW,
AND AUTUMN STEPS INTO THE SHOW.
LEAVES BEGIN THEIR COLOR TALK,
THE DAYS GROW CALM AND SLOW—
SEPTEMBER IS THAT GENTLE DOOR
WHERE ALL THE BEST SEASONS GO."
~ COPILOT
FEATURED RECIPE
MAPLE DIJON GLAZED CHICKEN WITH ROASTED APPLES & ONIONS
INGREDIENTS:
4 BONELESS CHICKEN BREASTS (OR THIGHS)
2 APPLES, SLICED (HONEYCRISP OR GALA WORK BEST)
1 LARGE SWEET ONION, SLICED
3 TBSP PURE MAPLE SYRUP
2 TBSP DIJON MUSTARD
2 TBSP OLIVE OIL
1 TBSP APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
2 CLOVES GARLIC, MINCED
1 TSP SALT
½ TSP BLACK PEPPER
½ TSP DRIED THYME
OPTIONAL: A PINCH OF RED PEPPER FLAKES FOR HEAT
INSTRUCTIONS:
*PREHEAT OVEN TO 400°F.
*IN A SMALL BOWL, WHISK TOGETHER MAPLE SYRUP, DIJON, OLIVE OIL, VINEGAR, GARLIC, SALT, PEPPER, AND THYME.
*PLACE CHICKEN IN A BAKING DISH AND POUR HALF THE GLAZE OVER IT.
*ADD THE APPLE AND ONION SLICES AROUND THE CHICKEN AND DRIZZLE THE REST OF THE GLAZE ON TOP.
*BAKE 28–32 MINUTES, UNTIL CHICKEN IS COOKED THROUGH AND APPLES ARE SOFT AND CARAMELIZED.
*SPOON PAN JUICES OVER EVERYTHING BEFORE SERVING.
FEATURED DESSERT RECIPE
WARM APPLE CINNAMON CRISP CUPS
INGREDIENTS:
2 MEDIUM APPLES, DICED
2 TBSP BROWN SUGAR
1 TSP CINNAMON
1 TSP LEMON JUICE
1 TSP VANILLA
½ CUP OLD FASHIONED OATS
¼ CUP FLOUR OR WHOLE-WHEAT FLOUR
¼ CUP BROWN SUGAR
4 TBSP BUTTER, MELTED
PINCH OF SALT
INSTRUCTIONS:
*PREHEAT OVEN TO 375°F.
*TOSS APPLES WITH BROWN SUGAR, CINNAMON, LEMON JUICE, AND VANILLA.
*DIVIDE APPLES INTO 6 MUFFIN TINS OR SMALL RAMEKINS.
*IN A SEPARATE BOWL, MIX OATS, FLOUR, BROWN SUGAR, BUTTER, AND SALT UNTIL CRUMBLY.
*SPOON THE CRISP TOPPING OVER EACH CUP.
*BAKE 15–18 MINUTES, UNTIL TOPPING IS GOLDEN AND APPLES ARE SOFT.
*SERVE WARM — OPTIONAL VANILLA ICE CREAM OR WHIPPED CREAM ON TOP.
ANSWER TO THE RIDDLE
A MEMORY
IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE
ADDED TO OCTOBER'S NEWSLETTER MESSAGE
JULIE VIA EMAIL/TRILLIAN OR POGO MESSAGE
GRANNY OR DONNA BY SEPTEMBER 25TH.
MAY SEPTEMBER GATHER SUMMER’S LAST
LIGHT WITH GRACE, AND MAY GOD GUIDE
YOU GENTLY INTO AUTUMN’S COOL AS
PEACE SETTLES, HOPE GROWS, AND
REST FINDS YOU SOFTLY EACH NIGHT...
GOD BLESS YOU, YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS!
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