Afghanistan’s major cities William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-25-18

Alexander the Great founded six of Afghanistan’s major cities.

Afghanistan’s major cities William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-25-18

Afghanistan's major cities William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-25-18

Fotomat William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-24-18

Remember Fotomat? Remember when drug stores would develop film? Believe it or not, there are still 23,853 photo processors in the United States.

Fotomat William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-24-18

Fotomat William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-24-18

Earliest autumn snow William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-22-18

Chicago’s earliest autumn snow occurred on Sept. 25 in 1928 and in 1942.

Earliest autumn snow William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-22-18

Earliest autumn snow William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-22-18

 

 

Bread Upon The Waters William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-21-18

Casting thy bread upon the waters for thou shalt find it after many days, is business advice. The verse is Ecclesiastes 11:1 and the well-known wording comes from the King James Bible. A modern translation is “ship your grain across the sea; after many days you may receive a return.”

Bread Upon The Waters William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-21-18

Bread Upon The Waters

Biofeedback headache cure William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-20-18

Biofeedback headache cure  — Can you really cure 90-percent of headaches by lying down with your eyes covered and an ice pack at the back of your head?

The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NIH) says that while the jury is out on “relaxation techniques” biofeedback works.

Biofeedback-assisted relaxation, however, uses electronic devices to teach you to produce changes in your body that are associated with relaxation.

An icepack sounds cheaper.

Biofeedback headache cure William Lawrence Sr Omnibit

Biofeedback headache cure William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 

 

Largest supplier of sailors William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-19-18

The Philippines is world’s largest supplier of sailors with 700,000 of its people being mariners.

Largest supplier of sailors William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-19-18

Largest supplier of sailors William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-19-18

Surfeit of lampreys William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-18-18

England’s King Henry I died of a “surfeit of lampreys”. That means he ate so much lamprey — a jawless fish — that it made him sick.

Surfeit of lampreys William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-18-18
Surfeit of lampreys William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-18-18
Yes Anthony, lampreys are not eels.

Favorite color is gray William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-17-18

You want to be a one-percenter? Say gray is your favorite color. One-percent of people say their favorite color is gray.

Favorite color is gray William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-17-18

Favorite color is gray William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-17-18

SPQR William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-15-18

Ever see in a movie about Rome something labeled SPQR? It stands for Senatus Populusque Romanus i.e. “Senate and the People of Rome”.

SPQR William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-15-18

SPQR William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-15-18

Pescetarian William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-14-18

So what’s a pescetarian? It’s someone who will eat seafood but not the flesh of other animals.

Pescetarian William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-14-18

Pescetarian William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-14-18