15 July 2019

Today in 1870, Manitoba entered Confederation as our fifth province.
To dream about mustard is a promise of wealth, success and happiness.
William Clement built the first grandfather clock in 1670.
Single-cell, multi-cell cluster, multi-cell lines and supercells: the four types of thunderstorms.
Grandfather clocks are old timers. 

There are 12 Disney resorts. 
The human foot has three arches.
Manitoba means 'the great spirit speaks', in Cree.
Coconut milk can be whipped into cream. 
Snow White treats the Seven Dwarfs equally because she's the fairest of them all. 

The Panama Canal is 82 kilometres long.
The word dinosaur comes from Greek; it means 'terrible lizard'.
Ottawa is home to 14 national museums and hosts 35 festivals each year. 
No bridges cross the Amazon River.
My neighbour thought he found a dinosaur but it was a fossil arm.

Today in 2013, Loblaws announced it would buy Shoppers Drug Mart.
Wales is comprised of 13 counties. 
The University of New Brunswick's faculty club features a Benedict Arnold Room.
Three bridges span the Panama Canal; a fourth is under construction.
My neighbour is half Welsh and half Vietnamese; he's a Wyn Nguyen.

Food for Thought: A rich man has no need of character. ~Hebrew proverb