11 September 2018



There are 104 days until Christmas.
The aster is a member of the sunflower family. 
Sandy McTire rolled up his sleeves, pulled on his tam-o’-shanter and got to work in 1958.
Tylenol is an extremely common cause of liver failure.
My neighbour was diagnosed with neurosis of the liver. 


Straw is as a carbon-neutral energy source; Its briquettes are a biofuel substitute to coal.
Today is Leap Day in the Coptic and Ethiopian calendars. 
First Nations make use of cedar to treat patients in the healing of emotional issues. 
Easy-Off Oven Cleaner was invented by Herbert McCool in Regina in 1932.
The apartment was spotless. Then the cubs woke up. The end. 


Suriname is the smallest sovereign nation in South America.
Because of its hardiness, florists often nod to the aster as the ‘frost flower’. 
Kia has 5,000 stores in 190 countries and manufactures on every continent-save Australia. 
2,996 died as terrorists attacked the World Trade Centre in New York City, today in 2001.
The new cleaning service sends Asians; the company is called Maid in China.

September’s birthstone is sapphire; most are mined in Madagascar.
Observed in all 50 states, territories and dependancies, this is National Make Your Bed Day.
We have had a turkey in the straw since the 1820s. For reel. 
From St. John’s to Victoria, we have loved Crispy Crunch chocolate bars for 88 years.
The No. 1 selling chocolate bar at Pearson International is plane chocolate. 

Food for Thought: Education is all a matter of building bridges. ~Ralph Ellison




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