December 16, 2024 - January 12, 2025 | |
Note to readers: This newsletter is taking a break over the holidays. The next newsletter will be published on January 13, 2025. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! Thank you for your support in 2024. I look forward to connecting with you again in 2025! | |
In this issue...
• Kylie Kelce claims #1 podcast spot, dethroning Joe Rogan
• Mocha Mousse named Pantone's Colour of the Year for 2025
• By the numbers X 10 + 1
• April's solar eclipse was the top search topic on Google Canada 2024
• Moncton's Project Linus Chapter celebrates 15th anniversary
• Give the gift of delicious recipes this Christmas! Buy them now! Acadian Recipes and More - Volumes 1, 2 & 3, and Forgotten Recipes - Volume 1
• The next Greater Moncton Sunrise Rotary Trivia Night will be held on Monday, January 27!
• Subscribe to my cousin Kim Mooney's newsletter: cynthiagraceLIVING
• Christmas Day is on Wednesday, December 25!
• Before you go: 7 things you may have missed in the news
• Enjoy the outdoors with the Greater Moncton Walking Group
... and trivia, quotes and more!
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Kylie Kelce claims #1 podcast spot, dethroning Joe Rogan
Joe Rogan - the Internet's consistently most popular podcaster - has been dethroned from the top spot by Kylie Kelce after her debut episode. Kelce is a mother of three (with a fourth on the way) and is married to former Philadelphia Eagles footpall player Jason Kelce, whose brother Travis famously dates Taylor Swift.
Article excerpt: "Kylie Kelce's podcast is already taking the top spot.
Following the release of the first episode on Dec. 5, the 32-year-old's new podcast Not Gonna Lie has hit No. 1 on Spotify and Apple's podcast charts, PEOPLE confirms. She dethroned Joe Rogan, bumping The Joe Rogan Experience down to the second spot.
In the first episode, Kelce opened up about her family with her husband Jason Kelce, and how she's embraced newfound attention on her life, despite preferring to live out of the spotlight.
The mom-of-three - who recently announced that she's pregnant with her fourth child - shared that while she prefers to stay 'behind the scenes,' she has found a way to 'turn (the attention) into a positive' and use the opportunity to 'control the narrative' about herself.
According to the article, Kelce's podcast will cover "gossip, parenting, social media and women's representation in sports, among other topics."
Is her time at the top short-lived or will she have staying power? Rogan has been #1 for a long time - and with "bro culture" only growing, he probably won't be going away anytime soon.
Read: Kylie Kelce's podcast soars to No. 1 on the charts after debut episode - dethroning this popular podcaster. Related 1: Kylie Kelce unseats Joe Rogan as top podcast with debut episode. Related 2: YouTube channel: Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce.
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Mocha Mousse named Pantone's Colour of the Year for 2025
It's that time of the year again when Pantone tells everyone what colour they should be painting their walls in the new year. In 2025, it will be Mocha Mousse!
Article excerpt: "Each year, since the turn of the millennium, word arrives from on high: Pantone, the self-described world's authority on color, announces its Color of the Year.
On Thursday, Pantone declared Mocha Mousse as the color for 2025.
The 'evocative soft brown' or 'warming rich brown hue,' the company said in a press release, 'nurtures with its suggestion of the delectable quality of cacao, chocolate and coffee, appealing to our desire for comfort.'
In unveiling a hue meant to reflect the culture through the language of color, Pantone also forecasts what's next in design trends.
The earthy color seizes on 'a growing movement to align ourselves with the natural world,' the release read.
Pantone's Color of the Year is meant to capture the zeitgeist, said Laurie Pressman, vice president of the Pantone Color Institute. At the same time, it's also intended to serve as a cultural antidote.
'It's emblematic of a snapshot in time and it's giving people what they feel they need - that that color can hope to answer,' Pressman said. 'It's us taking the temperature: What's taking place in the world around us and how does that get expressed into the language of color?'"
Well, that's quite a quote about the colour brown, eh? Expect paint stores to be busy in the next year with Mocha Mousse flying out the doors as people keep up with the trends!
Read: Pantone's 2025 color is Mocha Mousse: How the company sold colour to the world.
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April's solar eclipse was the top search topic on Google Canada 2024
Curious about what Canadians searched for on Google in 2024? The search engine giant has released its list of most popular search terms of the year.
Article excerpt: "The solar eclipse was top of mind this year for Canadians, according to a new report from Google showing the things Canadians searched for the most in 2024.
'What time is the solar eclipse?' and 'why can't you look at a solar eclipse?' were two of the top trending searches Canadians wanted to know the answer to.
(In case you didn't Google the latter: it's always dangerous to look at the sun with the naked eye. Space agencies and ophthalmologists agree that looking at a partial solar eclipse without approved eye protection can cause lasting eye damage.)
U.S. politics, the Euro Cup, various natural disasters, strikes and celebrities also made the list."
Other top searches included:
• Strikes at Ontario liquor stores, Air Canada and Canada Post
• Fire in Jasper, Alberta
• Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis
• Baby Reindeer Netflix series
Check out the linked article below for the complete list.
Read: You asked, Google answered: Don't look at an eclipse, Kate is doing well and, yes, Trump won.
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Moncton's Project Linus Chapter celebrates 15th anniversary
Founded 15 years ago by retired Moncton educator Janet Longaphie, who passed away in 2018, the Moncton Chapter of Project Linus continues its compassionate mission to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children of all ages who are seriously ill, traumatized, experiencing various difficulties or otherwise need a comforting hug. Each child receives this warm hug though the gift of a new, homemade, washable blanket lovingly crafted by volunteers named “blanketeers”.
Project Linus was named for the beloved comic book character Linus from the Peanuts comic strip. Linus was never without his trusty security blanket, which provided him with constant comfort. Peanuts creator Charles Schulz was aware of the project and was delighted to have Linus-inspired blanketeers to help comfort children throughout Canada and the United States.
Always remaining anonymous, these “blanketeers” have donated their homemade blankets to local hospitals, wellness centres for women and children, multicultural agencies, youth organizations, as well as first responders, neonatal units and funeral homes. They are always well received. Throughout the organization’s history, more than 16,000 blankets have provided a gesture of kindness to help brighten a child’s day.
Congratulations to Project Linus - Moncton Chapter on their 15th anniversary!
To learn more about the Moncton chapter of Project Linus, visit their Facebook page. To learn more about Project Linus Canada, click here. To watch a tribute to Project Linus - Moncton Chapter in the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly delivered by Moncton Northwest MLA Tania Sodhi on December 12, click here. (Correction to video statement: The number of blankets is 16,000, not 1,600.)
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Give the gift of delicious recipes this Christmas! Buy them now! Acadian Recipes and More - Volumes 1, 2 & 3, and Forgotten Recipes - Volume 1
My three volumes of Acadian recipe books (English and French) and Forgotten Recipes - Volume 1 (English only) are out now and make a great Christmas gift. They are available on Amazon Canada, Amazon USA and in some local retail outlets. (Click on the photo for a larger version.)
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The next Greater Moncton Sunrise Rotary Trivia Night will be held on Monday, January 27!
The next Greater Moncton Sunrise Rotary Club Trivia Night of the 2024-2025 season will be held at St. Louis Bar & Grill, 1405 Mountain Road, Moncton, on Monday, January 27, beginning at 6:30 p.m. $10 per person (cash only). (Facebook event listing: bit.ly/3Z9PQ3m)
Participants may play as teams or individuals. The winning team gets 50% of the door receipts as their prize.
It is strongly suggested that participants arrive by 5:15-5:30 p.m. for a seat. Trivia begins at 6:30 p.m. sharp and is usually over by 8 p.m. Everyone welcome!
Please note that restaurant reservations are NOT available for this event. First come, first served. Limited seating of approximately 50 guests.
Participants may bring an optional non-perishable food item (box of granola bars, Kraft Dinner, cereal, etc.) for distribution at Krista Richard's Community Sports Program events, of which the Greater Moncton Sunrise Rotary Club is a sponsor. Any donations will be gratefully received and provided to Krista for distribution to her program participants (school-aged children from Moncton-area schools).
Since Rotary Trivia Nights began in 2016, the Greater Moncton Sunrise Rotary Club has donated more than $20,000 to Atlantic Wellness, Karing Kitchen, Ray of Hope Kitchen, Salvus Clinic, The Humanity Project, BGC Moncton (Moncton Boys & Girls Club), Junior Achievement New Brunswick, Project Linus - Moncton Chapter, Habitat for Humanity, Junior Achievement New Brunswick, Children's Wish Canada and Krista Richard's Community Sports Program, among others.
The Greater Moncton Sunrise Rotary Club gratefully acknowledges the kind and generous sponsorship of our restaurant partner, St. Louis Bar & Grill.
PLEASE NOTE: There is a no telephone rule at these events. The answers cannot be researched except among discussion with your team members.
The remaining Trivia Night schedule for 2024-2025 is as follows:
• Monday, January 27, 2025
• Monday, February 24, 2025
• Monday, March 24, 2025
• Monday, April 28, 2025
• Monday, May 26, 2025
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Trivia: Did you know?
Before turkey came into fashion, a common Christmas dinner in jolly ol' England consisted of a pig's head smothered in mustard.
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Quotes of note
• 1. "Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality."
- Washington Irving (1783-1859), author (see photo)
• 2. "I like to compare the holiday season with the way a child listens to a favourite story. The pleasure is in the familiar way the story begins, the anticipation of familiar turns it takes, the familiar moments of suspense, and the familiar climax and ending."
- Fred Rogers
• 3. "The earth has grown old with its burden of care, but at Christmas it always is young, the heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair, and its soul full of music breaks the air, when the song of angels is sung."
- Philips Brooks
• 4. "One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas Day. Don’t clean it up too quickly."
- Andy Rooney
• 5. "As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December’s bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same."
- Donald E. Westlake
• 6. "I don’t think Christmas is necessarily about things. It’s about being good to one another, it’s about the Christian ethic, it’s about kindness."
- Carrie Fisher
• 7. "Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone."
- Charles M. Schulz
• 8. "I hate housework. You make the beds, you do the dishes, and six months later, you have to start all over again."
- Joan Rivers
• 9. "I drink too much. The last time I gave a urine sample it had an olive in it."
- Rodney Dangerfield
• 10. "My mother-in-law has come round to our house at Christmas seven years running. This year we’re having a change. We’re going to let her in."
- Les Dawson
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Enjoy the outdoors with the Greater Moncton Walking Group
In December, the group is walking on the Humphrey Brook Trail in the Lewisville area of Moncton from Tuesday, December 3, until Tuesday, December 31. Meet-up is at the bottom of Martin Street. (Participants may park on the street.)
In January, the group will be moving to Mapleton Park from Thursday, January 2, until Thursday, January 30. Meet-up is in the parking lot next to the Rotary Lodge off of Mapleton Road.
The group meets for walks every Tuesday and Thursday at 8:30 a.m. New participants are always welcome! For more information, please contact Wayne Harrigan at 506-386-2187 or via email.
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