A Day in the Life | Mount Pleasant Home

Quote of the day . . .

"The star player must slay his ego and learn teamwork and communication skills before he can achieve the ultimate in sport.

--Walt Frazier

Did You Know?

Walt Frazier earned the nickname "Clyde" during his rookie year with the Knicks because he often wore a fedora like the one Warren Beatty wore in Bonnie and Clyde (1967).

We're Always Staying Busy . . .

Whether it is breakfast in the park or a ride down the Mississippi River on the Celebration Belle or music in the arboretum, we're always staying busy. Our energetic and caring activities staff make sure something is always happening to keep our residents engaged and entertained.

Stay for a couple of days on us to experience firsthand the quality of life at Mount Pleasant Home. Call our administrator, Keith Kettler, at (563) 542-1590 to arrange for a tour and stay.

Toys of Yesteryear

The Big Wheel is no ordinary tricycle. In fact, Ray Lohr invented the first Big Wheel in 1969 by disassembling a tricycle and reassembling it into an upside-down trike that was so low to the ground that, to a kid, it felt like pedaling a race car. Eventually, a handbrake was added that allowed kids to skid and slide. Today, annual Big Wheel races are still help, such as on Easter Sunday in San Francisco.

Today is . . .

Today is Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day, marking the day in 1848 when massive ice blockages stopped the flow of water over Niagara and people dared to walk on the dry bed below. The ice blockage cleared on April 1.

Set the Record Straight

A general rule of health is that we should drink eight eight-ounce glasses of water each day. New research suggests that this measure lacks real scientific evidence and that adults can remain perfectly healthy without eight cups. This guidance originated in 1945 when the U.S. Food and Nutrition Board recommended that people consume 64 ounces of water each day. But this included all sources of liquid, from juices and soups to even coffee, fruits, and vegetables. In truth, one size does not fit all; we all require different amounts of water.

Think-tionary
haimish

Haimish means "simple, cozy, homey, and unpretentious as in 'the rental house at the ski mountain was so haimish.'"

A look back in time . . .

On this date in history: March 29, 2023 . . .

1871 - Queen Victoria opened the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. Many of the world's leading artists have appeared on its stage, and it has become one of the United Kingdom's most treasured and distinctive buildings.
1939 - Clark Gable and Carole Lombard were married on this day, while Gable was filming Gone with the Wind. The marriage was considered one of Hollywood's happiest, but it ended in tragedy when Lombard was killed in a plane crash in 1942, en route from a war bond drive. Gable later joined the U.S. Air Force and rose to the rank of major.

Word of the Day

antic

\'an-tik\ adjective 1: characterized by clownish extravagance or absurdity 2: whimsically lighthearted : frolicsome

"One of his few stylistically antecedents is Pee-wee Herman, the antic character played by Paul Reubens, who inhabited a candy-colored playhouse." --Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, December 21, 2020

Did you know? When Renaissance Italians began exploring the ancient Roman ruins around them, they discovered fantastic mural paintings that they called grottesca (which means "grotesques," a name given to the paintings because the were found in caves, or grotte). Because they were so old, the murals were also called antichi, or "ancient things." English speakers adopted antichi, modifying it to antike or anticke, and eventually any behavior or dress reminiscent of the kind depicted in the Roman murals became known as an antic. In time, antic began appearing as an English adjective. Originally, it meant "grotesque" or "bizarre" (a sense now considered archaic), but today it means "playful, funny, or absurd" and the noun means "an often wildly playful or funny act."