Post by markcameron on Mar 23, 2009 23:03:20 GMT -5
Team Cameron,
The Cannonballers win again! I'm here to tell you they have definitely mastered the sport. Next week they will be playing at 3 p.m. and with last season's 8-zero record and their performance from this season they could be playing for 11 wins in 11 games. Wish them luck.
The golf committee wanted me to pass along that it's just a few short weeks until the May 1 golf tournament. We will undoubtedly fill the tournament again this year so you'll want to get your teams registered.
They also wanted to be sure everyone is marking down Thursday, April 30 for the next Brown Bag Liquor Wine Tasting. It will be held at the Ball Conference Center on Loan Elm Road. As information becomes available for registration I will pass it along.
For those of you traveling from out of town for the golf tournament I did talk with the Holiday Inn in Olathe and they offered a special of $69 a night during your stay. An additional bonus would be their shuttle would be available to get you to and from any of the events. Be sure to mention the Team Cameron tournament when registering.
With all of this talk about the golf tournament I was reminded of an e-mail that I receive.
An interesting fact
Manure: In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before commercial fertilizers invention, so large shipments of manure were common.
It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when wet, but once water (at sea) hit it, it not only became heavier, but the process of fermentation began again, of which a by product is methane gas. As the stuff was stored below decks in bundles you can see what could (and did) happen.
Methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern, BOOOOM! Several ships were destroyed in this manner before it was determined just what was happening
After that, the bundles of manure were always stamped with the term 'Ship High In Transit' on them, which meant for the sailors to stow it high enough off the lower decks so that any water that came into the hold would not touch this volatile cargo and start the production of methane. Thus evolved the term ' S.H.I.T ' , (Ship High In Transport) which has come down through the centuries and is in use to this very day.
You probably did not know the true history of this word. Neither did I. I had always thought it was a golf term.
Have a great week.
Love,
Mark
The Cannonballers win again! I'm here to tell you they have definitely mastered the sport. Next week they will be playing at 3 p.m. and with last season's 8-zero record and their performance from this season they could be playing for 11 wins in 11 games. Wish them luck.
The golf committee wanted me to pass along that it's just a few short weeks until the May 1 golf tournament. We will undoubtedly fill the tournament again this year so you'll want to get your teams registered.
They also wanted to be sure everyone is marking down Thursday, April 30 for the next Brown Bag Liquor Wine Tasting. It will be held at the Ball Conference Center on Loan Elm Road. As information becomes available for registration I will pass it along.
For those of you traveling from out of town for the golf tournament I did talk with the Holiday Inn in Olathe and they offered a special of $69 a night during your stay. An additional bonus would be their shuttle would be available to get you to and from any of the events. Be sure to mention the Team Cameron tournament when registering.
With all of this talk about the golf tournament I was reminded of an e-mail that I receive.
An interesting fact
Manure: In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before commercial fertilizers invention, so large shipments of manure were common.
It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when wet, but once water (at sea) hit it, it not only became heavier, but the process of fermentation began again, of which a by product is methane gas. As the stuff was stored below decks in bundles you can see what could (and did) happen.
Methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern, BOOOOM! Several ships were destroyed in this manner before it was determined just what was happening
After that, the bundles of manure were always stamped with the term 'Ship High In Transit' on them, which meant for the sailors to stow it high enough off the lower decks so that any water that came into the hold would not touch this volatile cargo and start the production of methane. Thus evolved the term ' S.H.I.T ' , (Ship High In Transport) which has come down through the centuries and is in use to this very day.
You probably did not know the true history of this word. Neither did I. I had always thought it was a golf term.
Have a great week.
Love,
Mark