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Last week, I sort of left you hanging when I wrote about LED lights. I’m not talking about those lights usually found on the newer cars. I’m referring to those lights you might use in your home. I would like to share something about the lifespan of LEDs. The useful life of LEDs is defined differently than for other lighting technologies. Incandescent bulbs fail when the filament burns out. LEDs typically don’t burn out. They experience “Lumen Depreciation” where their brightness slowly fades over time. Research has shown that people will accept gradual light reductions of up to 30% with little notice. The average rated life of LEDs then, is established by a projection of when the light output will decrease by 30%.
If you are planning to send Christmas gifts to family and friends via the U.S. Postal System, you have less than a week to get them to the post office, if you want them to reach their destination by Christmas. By now you should have already visited the post office with your many gifts. If you have done so, there’s a very good chance your packages will arrive in time for Christmas. If you have procrastinated, the chances of your gifts arriving on time are quite slim. There will be some of you who will wait until the last minute and will then complain to the postal clerk about the possibility of a delayed delivery. Please don’t forget to take your patience with you to the post office. The average postal clerk will treat you with the same courtesy as you would have received if you had brought your packages in at the beginning of November.
We are approaching the season of holiday parties and social gatherings. This is the time when folks might enjoy an adult beverage or two. I have never acquired a taste for Scotch, but on occasion have enjoyed a beverage that contained a sampling of bourbon. Both are forms of whiskey, but here is the difference between the two. Bourbon is of American manufacture, distilled from corn. The best Scotch is made in Scotland from barley. Scotch’s distinctive taste comes from the smoking of the barley malt over peat fires before distillation. Bourbons, by law, must be at least fifty-one percent corn mash. The kinds of grain making up the other forty-nine percent can be varied, giving bourbons their own unique flavors. There are straight and bonded bourbons, but most Scotches are blended “straight”.
This year I’ve been watching more football than I used to watch. I enjoy both college and professional, but lean more toward college games. I might be the only one who noticed that the Dallas Cowboys wear their uniforms differently than other pro-teams. I’m referring to the custom of the “Home Team” wearing dark jerseys, while the visiting teams wear lighter colored jerseys. This is not a big issue, but it did tickle my curiosity. To keep me from constantly bugging him for an answer, a classmate finally googled the question and gave me the answer while at church. For those as curious as me, here is the explanation:
“In 1964, the NFL changed its rules to allow the home team to choose to wear either white/light colored jerseys or their dark, team color jersey. Previously, the home team had to wear the dark jerseys and the road team white. The reason the Cowboys decided to wear their white jerseys at home is simply because the owner at the time, Clint Murchison, Jr., was a cheapskate. By opting to wear white jerseys for home games, he could avoid the expense of actually having to purchase the second set of jerseys.”
Thank you Google and thanks again “Sticks”.
Remember, everyone seems normal until you get to know them.
Next Sunday is a very special day. It’s the first day of winter, Hanukkah begins, and the days will start getting a little longer, when it comes to daylight.
See you Out and About!
Submitted by Norm Stutesman
