WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Today is the first day of September and for many the summer seems to be drawing to a close. Officially it is not over until September 21st and I can tell you that I plan to bask in every remaining second of the season.  Here in Toronto, we are certainly experiencing hot and humid weather as we head into the Labour Day weekend..

LANGUAGE CORNER

In my blog entry for August 30th, I provided you with a little challenge. I told you that to my knowledge, there are only four words in the English language that end in “dous” and that one of them is “tremendous”. Were you able to think of the other three?  If not, as promised, here is the list of words that end in “dous”.

1. horrendous

2. stupendous

3. hazardous

4. tremendous

If you can come up with any more, please email me and let me know or comment below this entry.


ON THIS DAY

On September 1, 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland setting off World War II in Europe.  In August of 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union had signed a 10-year nonaggression pact.  This German-Soviet Pact, is also known as the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact after the two foreign ministers who negotiated the agreement.  The signatories of the agreement promised not to attack each other and this allowed Germany to invade Poland without fear of Soviet intervention.


SPORTS

Last night the Toronto Blue Jays trounced the Tampa Bay Rays by a score by a score of 13-5. Slugger Jose Bautista hit home run Number 43. It will be fascinating to see what his final tally of homers for the season will be. I will certainly be following.


I see that pitcher Brandon Morrow will have one more start for the season and then he will rest his arm. I applaud the Jays for choosing to do that. They are not in a pennant race this year and too many young pitchers are becoming worn out too soon. A prime example is Stephen Strasburg of the Washington Nationals.

Columnist Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star estimates that the Blue Jays are set to contend in 2012. All I know is that the Jays are on the way up. They have the aura of a team on the rise about them. When they do challenge, I will not have to jump back on the bandwagon because I have never jumped off.


ON THIS DAY IN SPORTS

On September 1, 1990 the Toronto Argonauts defeated the B.C. Lions 68-43, a combined score of 111 - the highest scoring game in Canadian Football League history.


- Joanne