Saturday, July 11, 2020

The Saturday Picture Show, July 11, 2020


The storms along the Atlantic Coast this past Monday were responsible for this waterspout in the Atlantic Ocean off the beach at Stone Harbor, New Jersey. A waterspout is the same as a tornado, except that it forms over water, not land.
 A longtime salad bar favorite, it turns out that red cabbage is more than just colorful. It's extremely useful for fighting kidney disease, osteoarthritis, and rheumatic pain. And it's packed with vitamin C, which increases the body's immunity against breast cancer. So what if it doesn't look all that "red"? Pass the red cabbage!
 This is what you get when you tell a baby grey seal harp, "It's Monday! Time to get up for work!"
 In the first place, a lot of people are surprised to learn that the Robin Roberts on Good Morning America is not the first famous person with that name. GMA Robin is a fine broadcaster and this Robin was such a fine pitcher that his 286-245 win-loss record over 19 seasons put him in the Hall of Fame. Most of that pitching was done for some frankly poor Phillies teams in the 50s and early 60s, but when the Orioles picked him up for four seasons ('62-65), he not only helped the club get ready for their 1966 Championship season, he also was mentor to young Jim Palmer, who to this day credits Robin for tips that put HIM in the Hall of Fame.
This is a thing now and I think we all ought to try it. Ladies and Gentlemen, you have now been introduced to the world of Table Nachos. Make of this what you will.
Deep thoughts from the outstanding "Macanudo" comic strip, which does not appear in the Baltimore SUN because they need the room for "One Big Happy," "The Middletons," "Shoe," and "Zits." I must say that kids reading books in bathtubs, although a staple of comic strip depictions of life, is not a good idea.

These intricate soapstone carvings are made on the Six Nations Iroquois Reservation in Ontario, Canada. I like this because it depicts a smile!
Suddenly, we're all Sheldon, even if we can't find Lysol Spray.

1 comment:

AC Cage said...

Waterspouts are usually not as destructive like tornadoes. I remember one forming in Middle River about five years ago.