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E-Bulletin for November 26th, 2018
"I have walked with people whose eyes are full of light but who see nothing in sea or sky, nothing in city streets, nothing in books. It were far better to sail forever in the night of blindness with sense, and feeling, and mind, than to be content with the mere fact of seeing. The only lightless dark is the night of darkness in ignorance and insensibility."(Helen Keller)
From our club to all our bulletin readers, we hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving Day.
The program for this coming week will be presented by Doug Balkman and will be bringing Paul, who is the manager of Grin's Restaurant, where we meet every week.
"Here is the list of Greeters for the month of November 2018
If you are scheduled to be Greeter for a particular Thursday, try to arrive at Grins by about 11:30am, put on the special Greeter's badge and then greet each and every member and visitors as they come in.
…….November 29, 2018...………..Moe Johnson
San Marcos Kiwanis Board Meeting.
Board members! Remember the Board will be meeting at 5:00pm in the upstairs conference room #305 of CTMC on Thursday, November 29th 2018.
Thanksgiving Interclub at Marble Falls
A funtime was held for these five members of our club who drove to Marble Falls on November 20th. We had great fellowship, and a fine meal. Those who went from our club was Del Brown, John Polk, Kelli Whigham, Glen Rydl and Chester Bank. We need more of these trips. Remember anything extra that we engage in beside our regular meeting counts toward perfect attendance...that is any Kiwanis activities.
"Christmas Interclub Celebration"
Our club invites other clubs in our Division to join our club in a Christmas Interclub celebration. It will be held on December 13th at the newly renovated Casa Maria Restaurant at 706 S. Guadalupe St, San Marcos, TX. It will be held at 12:00 noon, but come early. Spouses are invited. The restaurant has lunch specials for $6.99 or you can order from the menu for under $15.00. Y'all come, ya hear!
From November 23 to 29
November 23, 1890 - - Ten year old Princess Wilhemina became Queen of the Netherlands upon the death of her father William III. Her mother Queen Emma acted as Regent until 1898.
November 24, 1863 - - The Battle of Chattanooga took place during the American Civil War as General Ulysses Grant's soldiers scaled heavily fortified Lookout Mountain and overran Confederate General Braxton Bragg's army.
November 25, 1963 - - Three days after his assassination, John F. Kennedy was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
November 26, 1703 - - A "Great Storm" lasting two days struck southern England, flooding the Thames and Severn Rivers, killing at least 8,000 persons.
November 27, 1701 - - Anders Celsius was born in Sweden. He invented the centigrade (Celsius) temperature scale commonly used in Europe.
November 28, 1520 - - Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan passed through the strait of Magellan) located at the southern tip of South America, thus crossing from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific.
November 29, 1864 - - U.S. Army troops led by Colonel John Chivington attacked and killed at least 400 Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians at Sand Creek, Colorado after had already surrendered.
"Mixing Medicine.....a Brainteaser!!
"You have been feeling very sick lately and decide to visit your doctor. He gives you two medications to take, Medicine Y and Medicine X. You are instructed to take one pill of each every day and the pills must be taken together. If you take less than this amount you will die from illness, and if you take more you will die from an overdose. When putting the pills away in your medicine cabinet you accidentally drop the bottles and three pills fall out. You count the remaining pills in each bottle and determine that on the floor there is one X pill and two Y pills. Unfortunately the pills look identical and you have no way of telling them apart...….so.....How can you save the pills on the floor and still maintain the proper daily dosage and take all of the pills." (Try figuring it out yourself, but if you can't, you can find the answer somewhere implanted in this bulletin)
"If I turn my head, you may go where you want, but if I turn again, you could stay and rot. What am I? (Answer given on November 29)
Riddle for November 29.....FO A EAFHTRE LFOKC TGEHTREO...(answered on the 29th)
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"A Roland for an Oliver"
"Tit for tat; a blow for a blow; an eye for an eye. There was an actual Roland, a knight who fought under Charlemagne and who was killed in a rear guard action in the Pyrenes in A.D. 778. From his heroic action grew the famous medieval Chanson de Roland (Ballad of Roland) and other legends that spread into all parts of Europe.
In one popular form the story was of a most romantic friendship between Roland and one of his companions, Oliver, who was the equal of Roland in every respect. They remind one of the Bobbsey twins.' Whatever one could do, the other could do with precisely the same ability. Eventually the two engaged in a combat which, though fought for five days, ended in a tie. In some accounts, both were killed in the action of the Pyrenes, Roland by an accidental blow by his friend Oliver, who had himself received a fatal wound. Thus the two remained equal in death. Because of the various monumental deeds accredited to the two heroes, the saying is also sometimes employed to mean one tall tale to match another."
""While conducting a routine inspection, the colonel arrived at the mess hall door where he met two KPs with a large soup kettle. 'Let me taste that,' the colonel snapped. One of the men fetched a big spoon and handed it respectfully to the CO, who plunged the ladle into the pot and took a large mouthful of the steaming liquid, smacking his lips critically. Then he let out a roar that could be heard back at headquarters, 'Do you call that soup?' he bellowed. 'No, sir,' explained one of the KPs. 'It's dishwater we were just throwing out.'" (James Mutch)
What About the Ohio State Flag?
The official flag of Ohio, called the Ohio burgee, was adopted in 1902. John Eisemann designed this flag; it was based upon the pennant used by the Ohio cavalry between 1862 and 1865.
This is the only American state flag that is not a rectangle. The 13 stars near the circle represent the original 13 states in the USA; the 4 extra stars near the peak of the triangle symbolize the fact that Ohio was the 17th state admitted to the union. The blue triangle represents Ohio's hill country. The white "O" may stand for Ohio (but it isn't certain)
1...Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th".
2...There is an opera house on the U.S.-Canada border where the stage is in one country and half the audience is in another.
3...The harder you concentrate on falling asleep, the less likely to fall asleep.
4...You can't hum while holding your nose closed.
5...There are more stars in space than there are grains of sand on every beach in the world.
6...For every human on Earth there are 1.6 million ants.
7...The total weight of all those ants, however, is about the same as all the humans.
8...Blue eyed people tend to have the highest tolerance of alcohol.
9...The tongue is the strongest muscle in the body.
10..A traffic jam lasted for more than 10 days, with cars only moving 0.6 miles a day.
"A Parting Anecdote"
"Thomas Edison was deaf but only a few of his friends were aware that in his case deafness was more psychological than physical. (The key to this riddle is to break the pills in half. Take all three pills from the floor and break them each in half. Split the halves up equally into two piles so that both piles contain one half of each of the three pills. Now you take one pill of Medicine X out of the bottle and split it in half and put one half in each pile. Now you have piles that each contain two halves of Medicine X and two halves of Medicine Y, which is your appropriate daily dosage. Once a specialist in diseases of the ear called upon Mr. Edison and unfolded a plan of treatment which he was sure would restore his hearing. To the proposition that he submit to treatment, however, Mr. Edison opposed an emphatic negative. 'What I am afraid of,' said he, 'is that you would be successful. Just think what a lot of stuff I'd have to listen to that I don't want to hear! To be a little deaf and be the only one who knows just how deaf you are has its advantages. I prefer to let well enough alone.'"
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"A Roland for an Oliver"
""While conducting a routine inspection, the colonel arrived at the mess hall door where he met two KPs with a large soup kettle. 'Let me taste that,' the colonel snapped. One of the men fetched a big spoon and handed it respectfully to the CO, who plunged the ladle into the pot and took a large mouthful of the steaming liquid, smacking his lips critically. Then he let out a roar that could be heard back at headquarters, 'Do you call that soup?' he bellowed. 'No, sir,' explained one of the KPs. 'It's dishwater we were just throwing out.'" 
