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Punxsutawney Phil

January 31, 2025/0 Comments/in Friday Afternoon /by Steve Kowalski

This weekend we again get to be a part of a fun and very important tradition – Groundhog Day. This blend of history, folklore, and modern culture makes Groundhog Day a unique and enduring American tradition. Without the groundhog, February 2 would be just another day on the calendar. But the great Punxsutawney Phil is also our harbinger of warmer weather to come. Will he see his shadow or won’t he? Why do we care so much? Groundhog Day combines humor, tradition, and community engagement and serves as a great way to break the monotony of winter and bring people together. Here in Cleveland, any opportunity to get the clubs out faster is always appreciated. Besides predicting the weather, here are some other quirky facts surrounding this kooky holiday that you need to know. Special thanks to Google, goodhousekeeping.com and YouTube for the info, and let’s all hope we see spring come a bit earlier this year.

Getting Nutty Today

January 24, 2025/0 Comments/in Friday Afternoon /by Steve Kowalski

We all do it. Every once in a while, we get a craving for peanut butter. On toast or in a sandwich, there’s something in our brains that says – yep, now’s a good time for a PB & J. I was poking around the internet, and found out today is National Peanut Butter Day, recognizing the American staple we all have in our pantries. Variations are very personal – spread it with grape or strawberry jam. On white bread with bananas. In cookies of course. How about in a morning smoothie? Or just on a spoon. To celebrate today, I brought my lunch to the office and enjoyed a toasted crunchy peanut butter and strawberry jelly sandwich (with chips of course). Here’s to the inventors, farmers and processors (lots of fun heat treating going on in the process – read below and be sure to watch the video – I LOVE harvesting machines!). If you have an awesome family recipe with peanut butter, please send it my way to share: skowalski@khtheat.com). Enjoy!

The Undersea World of …

January 17, 2025/0 Comments/in Friday Afternoon /by Steve Kowalski

It’s fun sometimes to look back at events that shaped our fascination with the world around us. For me, seeing rocket ship launches, a man walking on the moon, jets overhead, up close photography of creepy, crawly things like fascinating fly eyes and hairy spiders (still very creepy!), steam power and crystal snowflake formations (ok, so I’m a thermal processing geek), I’ve always been interested in our oceans and the undersea world. Like our team here, with their dedicated exploration into solving your PIA (pain in the @%$) Jobs!, I love it when a team takes on their own explorations and discovers things we didn’t know existed, like GPS, energy, weather forecasting, computers of all kinds, medical breakthrough cures, and so much more. Technology is in a word…. AMAZING As a kid, there was a TV show that I loved – I was glued to the television set every time Jacques Cousteau’s “Undersea World” was on. His amazing camera photography caught my attention, as I could feel myself swimming along with the divers. Today marks 57 years ago when his famous TV show debuted. Here are some fun trivia, links, and background on one of our greatest explorers, and teachers, who touched so many kids in his amazing explorations. Thanks to Britannica.com, Wikipedia.org, YouTube.com, and thelegendsofq.com for the links, images and history. Enjoy!