Thursday, December 27, 2018

Cleaning out the inbox

Our more than likely final Cleaning of the inbox starts with another reminder of anything that you would like me to answer about me, any hobby, sports etc for the upcoming Q and A.
I'll be doing that shortly after the new year.

We start with the World War I Christmas truce story that is often written about during the holidays.
I've scanned a few of these and this one from Britannica.com seems to be the best of the shorter reads on the topic.
The very unofficial truce between the British and the Germans (that didn't occur between the French and German) in 1914 was looked down upon by the military higher-ups after it was reported on after the fact and would never occur after that for the duration of the war.

The Atlantic also looks at World War I, but through the eyes of today with pictures of what the European battlefields look like today.
The pictures are quite beautiful and yet haunting- I would highly recommend taking a look and I'd go even further to say that if one had the rights to do so, it would make an excellent calendar for someone to circulate.

The New York Times food section writes of the sliding popularity of turkey brining over recent years.
Brining, which is basically salting the meat in various stages, was traditionally done in a wet manner and recently has begun to be more popular in a dry standard.
Many of the chefs questioned for the article even went as far to state their disdain for turkey, to which I give a resounding Boo.
Few things are more enjoyable than a turkey sandwich with mayo, lettuce and dill relish on white bread for this author.

Business Insider writes about the new Kindle Paperwhite.
As those that know me already know, I've been a carrier of the Kindle Fire until this spring when I moved to the IPad when the port would not charge the fire anymore.
Sidebar: If anyone out there is skilled in such things, I would still use the Kindle for reading should it be fixed.
The new version of the Paperwhite is an E-Reader only, which has its positives and negatives, but a battery that needs to be recharged in months, not days and is waterproof as well.
Rachel tells me that I don't need this, but the author of this article makes several excellent points on just what a fine addition the Paperwhite would be to my constant companion- my travel bag.

Thanks to Joe Plum for findig this, where Forbes notes a recent discovery of a bird that has a rare three species combination and its genetic pattern between a Brewster's Warbler (a species which began as a hybrid itself) and a Chestnut-Sided Warbler is one that has never been seen.
The article goes into far more detail than I will here on its genetic makeup, but it is interesting reading and it also discusses the likelihood of how the hybrid possibly could have been created and even the chances of it being able to (or a mate wanting to) reproduce.
The bird was captured and outfitted by a small band around its leg, so scientists can track the bird and its various adventures.

We wrap up with CBC's article on former Oilers and Falcons head coach Jerry Glanville, who is still coaching at the age of 77, but now for the first time in the Canadian Football League with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Glanville, who is assisting his former assistant June Jones in Hamilton as he once did for the University of Hawaii, led the Ti-Cat defense to the Eastern Final, where they lost to Ottawa 46-27.
Glanville discusses his friendships with the late Burt Reynolds and Johnny Cash and chats about the differences between the NFL and CFL in pass coverages.



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