Club Q Q107-Loyalty Club (Southern ON Only) v4

[kenrod]

WASHINGTON — When talking about something rare or unusual, people might say it happens “once in a blue moon.” A walk in the moonlight Friday might inspire a person to appreciate the expression.
There’ll be a full moon Friday, the second one this month. Whenever there are two full moons in the same calendar month, which occurs about once every 2 1/2 years, the second one is called a blue moon.

--- looking out tonight it's a beautiful sight. it's almost full.

Yes, this month is Blue Moon month. It is not to say that the moon turns blue. That would mean there might have been a volcanic eruption or something like that. But two full moons in one month doesn't happen often.

[Lee03]

Here is a link you can have some fun with. Find out what the #1 movie was on the day you were born. For me it was Cat On a Hot Tin Roof.


http://playback.fm/birthday-movie

Mine was "A Hard Day's night"

[Lee03]

Happy Friday Jr Q sters,

Another scorcher on the way, woohoo! Too bad i have to spend it at work, but unlike Kenrod, i get to enjoy the full warmth of the day, due to lack of that frigid stuff. 1st summer in a long time that i wasn't dressed in a coat & mitts, trying to do my job. I can actually dress for the weather, t-shirt & capris.
Have a great day everyone.
Thanx for the iced tea, HG.

I'm working remotely today and tomorrow (so that I can enjoy the boat a little more). I love going to work in my pj's and bikini!!

[kenrod]

Happy Friday Jr Q sters,

Another scorcher on the way, woohoo! Too bad i have to spend it at work, but unlike Kenrod, i get to enjoy the full warmth of the day, due to lack of that frigid stuff. 1st summer in a long time that i wasn't dressed in a coat & mitts, trying to do my job. I can actually dress for the weather, t-shirt & capris.
Have a great day everyone.
Thanx for the iced tea, HG.

Actually today I will be enjoying the full warmth of the day. I am taking my son and his friend to Canada's Wonderland. Tomorrow I can enjoy this splendid weather from inside my workplace once again.

Crap, that is like having two Mondays in one week. Didn't we go through that on the Canada Day week?

[kawam]

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Thanks all. Have a Great Day!

[kenrod]

Good morning fellow racers!

What a lovely week to take off. I can't do that, but at least I can take a day off today and enjoy some summer.

Thanks in advance for the Van Halen words today. I will harvest them (and rep you in the the process) later on.

Have a great day folks!

[Lee03]

WASHINGTON — When talking about something rare or unusual, people might say it happens “once in a blue moon.” A walk in the moonlight Friday might inspire a person to appreciate the expression.
There’ll be a full moon Friday, the second one this month. Whenever there are two full moons in the same calendar month, which occurs about once every 2 1/2 years, the second one is called a blue moon.

--- looking out tonight it's a beautiful sight. it's almost full.

Yes, this month is Blue Moon month. It is not to say that the moon turns blue. That would mean there might have been a volcanic eruption or something like that. But two full moons in one month doesn't happen often.

This was posted on the Weather Network's FB page a few days ago:



Tuesday, July 28, 2015, 4:21 PM - Friday, July 31 will see a rarity in our night skies - the first "blue moon" since 2012, and the last one until 2018. But what is a blue moon and why are they so rare?

Look up on Friday night and, provided that you have reasonably clear skies, you'll see a fairly average full moon crossing the sky. It might look a little bit bigger than normal for anyone who happens to be keeping close track, but it won't be at closest approach (perigee) or farthest approach (apogee). It won't even be blue (at least not any more blue than it normally looks). However, it will still be a rare occurrence - enough to invoke the phrase "once in a blue moon."

What is a "Blue Moon"?
There are actually two definitions of "blue moon."
One definition states that the "blue moon" is the third of four full moons in one season. There are three full moons during Summer 2015 - July 2, July 31 and August 28 - so this full moon doesn't satisfy that condition. The next full moon that will qualify is on May 26, 2016.
The second definition (by the calendar) is what we're seeing on Friday - the second of two full moons that occur within the same calendar month.

How rare is "rare"?
The phrase "once in a blue moon" is closely linked with rare and special events. How rare is a blue moon, though?
Seasonal blue moons happen just about once every three years. The last one was on August 20, 2013. The next will fall on May 26, 2016.
The last calendar blue moon was on August 31, 2012. This next full moon, coming on July 31, will be the 36th full moon since then, and after this there are 30 full moons until the next one, on January 31, 2018.
That's not exceedingly rare, but waiting nearly 3 years for something can certainly make it seem so.
The reason for the rarity is due to the difference between our calendar months and a lunar month.

How fine particles make the Moon look blue.

While our calendar months last anywhere from 28 to 31 days, depending on the month and the year, a lunar month - the time between reaching the same phase, Full to Full, New to New, etc - is always 29.53 days. The difference not only throws off when different lunar phases happen from month to month, but the timing of full moons and even how many full moons during a year changes over time. It's not often when that 29.53 day lunar month happens to squeeze into one of our calendar months, though. It takes awhile for everything to line up properly.

A truly blue moon?
As for the full moon actually looking blue, as the Science@NASA video above details, that is exceptionally rare.
This only happens when tiny particles - volcanic ash particles or smoke particles from forest fires - measuring around a millionth of a metre (a micron) across get lofted up into the sky. Particles of this size scatter red light stronger than other wavelengths, while allowing blue to pass through. So, when moonlight shines through a layer of these particles, it can make the Moon look blue.

[rock lobster]

[22hicks]

Good morning folks. Busy day ahead, so I just want to wish you all a great day.

Kenrod - have a great time @ Canada's Wonderland. When the kids were young, we had seasons passes, & had a great on the rides all day. I miss that.

[22hicks]

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[rockit]

Morning Q-sters

Been absent for a few days. Busy with Dr. appointments, flat tires, gaping hole in tire (no good), bad brakes (no good also). swimming (1st time in a few years), chlorine (yuck!!!)
Took Dad to Hamilton yesterday for his consultation and it looks like they will cut the cancer out on his nose, no radiation, should be a 45 minute procedure. My dad had a few tire issues on his car with slow leaking tires then one blistered and failed big time, Luckily he was close to my aunts and stopped there. I brought my compressor over to fill it up but that was useless with the hole in it! Put the donut on it and took it to tire shop. Already had 2 new tires for the car (Why he never got them on earlier is beyond me) so they changed the bad one, replaced the next worst one and changed a leaking valve, $30 dollars well spent! Brakes will get fixed tomorrow. Dr. ran a few tests on dad for his Alzheimer's and he failed. He had no idea what month or year it was...Will go back to Dr. in another month for more testing and if still that bad he will probably have his license taking away...

Enjoy the day Q-mates

[heartgirl99]

I'm working remotely today and tomorrow (so that I can enjoy the boat a little more). I love going to work in my pj's and bikini!!

hey! i don't that outfit qualifies as "business casual"

Actually today I will be enjoying the full warmth of the day. I am taking my son and his friend to Canada's Wonderland. Tomorrow I can enjoy this splendid weather from inside my workplace once again.

Crap, that is like having two Mondays in one week. Didn't we go through that on the Canada Day week?

have fun at wonderland! going to the waterpark?

Good morning fellow racers!

What a lovely week to take off. I can't do that, but at least I can take a day off today and enjoy some summer.

Thanks in advance for the Van Halen words today. I will harvest them (and rep you in the the process) later on.

Have a great day folks!

the passwords are all on the spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing

[Lee03]

[heartgirl99]

from the chfi newsletter:

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"Pick your battles. You don't have to show up to every argument you're invited to." ~Mandy Hale

[SillyLoocie]

Good Morning yet again, It's looking like another dreamy summer day.

Rockit - It isn't going to be easy with your Dad & I hope you have help. Darn Alzheimer's!!!! It's one of the most helpless situations we can be in with our parents. My Mother had her driver's licence revoked & she was so upset. It was probably a good thing as she was past the point of belonging behind the wheel.

I sure hope one of you dear people win the Van Halen contest.