Daily Grind 8.31.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Benison - a spoken blessing

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1949: Actor Richard Gere is born.  Read more.

1955: William Cobb demonstrates first solar-powered car.  Read more.

1985: LA mob attacks Night Stalker.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Where will you travel this Labor Day?


COCOS ISLAND from Sarosh Jacob on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 8.30.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Analgesic - a medicine used to relieve pain

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1963: Hotline established.  Read more.

1967: Thurgood Marshall confirmed as Supreme Court Justice.  Read more.

2006: Global Warming Solutions Act.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Look for this series.


Humans of New York Trailer from Brandon Stanton on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 8.29.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Belligerent - someone who fights

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1949: Soviets explode atomic bomb.  Read more.

1958: Michael Jackson is born.  Read more.

2005: Hurricane Katrina wreaks havoc.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What do you make of this?


It's all right, it's ok from Jim Cummings on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 8.28.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Disputatious - inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree; even to engage in lawsuits

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1990: Murder at University of Florida.  Read more.

1996: Charles and Diana divorce.  Read more.

2006: Warren Jeffs is arrested.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Could you handle these shopping rules?


The English Officers Policing Politeness from Great Big Story on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 8.25.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Pestilential - likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1939: The Wizard of Oz debuts.  Read more.

1984: In Cold Blood author dies.  Read more.

1985: Samantha Smith dies in a plane crash.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Do you work like Tootsie?

Daily Grind 8.24.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Consolidation - combining into a solid mass

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1875: Captain Webb swims English Channel.  Read more.

1981: John Lennon's killer sentenced.  Read more.

1982: A Wall Street scheme is hatched.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Does your dog travel with you?


Sammy Visits Asheville from Joshua Morin on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 8.23.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Migratory - habitually moving from place to place

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1902: Fannie Farmer opens cooking school.  Read more.

1989: Pete Rose gets the boot.  Read more.

1999: NYC reports first cases of West Nile.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Did you ever attend summer camp?  If so, where?

The Film Camp Giving Disabled Talent a Chance to Shine from Great Big Story on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 8.22.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1933: Barker clan kills an officer.  Read more.

1989: Nolan Ryan registers 5,000th strikeout.  Read more.

1992: Ruby Ridge.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What is a magician?


Derek DelGaudio – Invisible Dialogues from Future Of StoryTelling on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 8.18.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Duplicity - acting in bad faith

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1590: Roanoke Colony deserted.  Read more.

1963: James Meredith graduates.  Read more.

1992: Larry Bird hangs it up.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

"Well, I woke up to find the earth was round one day."

Daily Grind 8.17.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Dispirited - filled with melancholy and despondency

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1915: Charles Kettering receives patent.  Read more.

1943: Robert De Niro.  Read more.

1998: Clinton testifies before grand jury.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Could you do this summer job?


The Lone Lookout: The Man Protecting Montana’s Forests from Great Big Story on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 8.16.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Astronomical - inconceivably large

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1958: Madonna born.  Read more.

1977: Elvis Presley dies.  Read more.

1987: Plane crashes into highway.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Dance like no one is watching.


The Lone Bellow - "Time's Always Leaving" [official video] from Ryan Booth on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 8.15.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Piquant - attracting or delighting

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1899: Henry Ford leaves Edison.   Read more.

1961: Berlin Wall built.  Read more.

1969: Woodstock begins.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

"You need to be constantly feeding your sense of wonder and your sense of curiosity."


Megan Harrison: Complexity of Scale from Walley Films on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 8.14.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Permeable - allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1935: FDR signs Social Security Act.  Read more.

1945: Steve Martin born.  Read more.

2003: Blackout hist Northeast.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Don't give up.


Moving Portraits Episode 2 // Mattie Bush Amelia's Flower Truck from Seth Dunlap on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 8.11.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Nauseate - cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1973: Hip Hop's birth.  Read more.

1998: Jonesboro schoolyard shooters guilty.  Read more.

2014: Robin Williams dies.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Gone fishing.

Gulp. The world's largest stop-motion animation shot on a Nokia N8. from Nokia HD on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 8.10.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Bestial - resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1793: Louvre Museum opens.  Read more.

1821: New state west of the Mississippi.  Read more.

1981: Pete Rose sets hit record.  Read more.

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"There is more than one way to be an educated man."  - Suli Breaks

Daily Grind 8.9.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Amenities - things that make you comfortable and at ease

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1969: Sharon Tate found murdered.  Read more.

1995: Jerry Garcia dies.  Read more.

2010: JetBlue flight attendant quits.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Listen to this advice.