Charles Ormond Eames, Jr. (1907–1978) and Bernice Alexandra "Ray" Kaiser Eames (1912–1988) were an American married couple of industrial designers who made significant historical contributions to the development of modern architecture and furniture through the work of the Eames Office.  They also worked in the fields of industrial and graphic design, fine art, and film.  Among their most recognized designs is the Eames Lounge Chair and the Eames Dining Chair.  Charles Eames secured an architecture scholarship at Washington University, but his devotion to the practices of Frank Lloyd Wright caused issues with his tutors and he left after just two years of study.  He met Ray Gayber at Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1940.  Charles arrived at the school on an industrial design fellowship as recommended by Eliel Saarinen, but soon became an instructor.  Ray enrolled in various courses to expand upon her previous education in abstract painting in New York City under the guidance of Hans Hofmann.  Charles entered into a furniture competition—with his “best friend” Eero Saarinen—hosted by the Museum of Modern Art.  Eames and Saarinen's goal was to mold a single piece of plywood into a chair; the Organic Chair was born out of this attempt.  The chair won first prize, but its form was unable to be successfully mass-produced.  Eames and Saarinen considered it a failure, as the tooling for molding a chair from a single piece of wood had not yet been invented.  Ray stepped in to help with the graphic design for their entry.  Eames divorced his first wife Catherine Woermann, and he and Ray married in June 1941.  Their honeymoon was a road trip to relocate to Los Angeles.  Their first home, after staying in a hotel for a few weeks, was Neutra's Strathmore Apartments in the Westwood neighborhood.  Charles and Ray began creating tooling and molding plywood into chairs in the second bedroom of the apartment, eventually finding more adequate work spaces in Venice.  Find list of works and graphics at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_and_Ray_Eames 

Pew Research Center considers anyone born between 1981 and 1996 (ages 23 to 38 in 2019) considered a Millennial, and anyone born from 1997 onward part of a new generation.  Generational cutoff points aren’t an exact science.  Generations are often considered by their span, but there is no agreed upon formula for how long that span should be.  At 16 years (1981 to 1996), our working definition of Millennials is equivalent in age span to their preceding generation, Generation X (born between 1965 and 1980).  By this definition, both are shorter than the span of the Baby Boomers (19 years)–the only generation officially designated by the U.S. Census Bureau, based on the famous surge in post-WWII births in 1946 and a significant decline in birthrates after 1964.   Baby Boomers grew up as television expanded dramatically, changing their lifestyles and connection to the world in fundamental ways.  Generation X grew up as the computer revolution was taking hold, and Millennials came of age during the internet explosion.  In this progression, what is unique for Generation Z is that all of the above have been part of their lives from the start.  The iPhone launched in 2007, when the oldest Gen Zers were 10.  By the time they were in their teens, the primary means by which young Americans connected with the web was through mobile devices, WiFi and high-bandwidth cellular service.  Social media, constant connectivity and on-demand entertainment and communication are innovations Millennials adapted to as they came of age.  MICHAEL DIMOCK  https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/01/17/where-millennials-end-and-generation-z-begins/  tory

We originated in a research project created in 1990 called the Times Mirror Center for the People & the Press.  In 2004, The Pew Charitable Trusts established the Pew Research Center as a subsidiary to house its information initiatives.  Read more  https://www.pewresearch.org/about/ 

Books fall open, you fall in,
delighted where, you've never been.
Hear voices not once heard before,
Reach world through world, through door on door.
Find unexpected keys to things,
locked up beyond imaginings . . .
True books will venture, Dare you out,
Whisper secrets, Maybe shout,
across the gloom, to you in need
Who hanker for a book to read.”  David T.W. McCord  https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/44686-books-fall-open-books-fall-open-you-fall-in-delighted  Thank you, Muse reader!   

David Thompson Watson McCord (1897-1997) was an American poet and college fundraiser.  See awards and works at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_McCord   

PICKLE CUCUMBERS

White Wonder - otherwise known as Albino, Ivory King, Jack Frost, Landreths White Slicing or the long white is an heirloom variety introduced in 1893.  It's known for its clean, cool taste and crunchy texture.  Ideal for slicing into salads or pickling.  Crystal Apple - a rotund cucumber from New Zealand, that looks more like an apple.  They’re white-skinned with just the faintest hue of green.  Salt And Pepper - pale yellow, almost white with translucent seeds and a crisp, mild flavour.  Himangi  - creamy white, cylindrical, crispy and tasty.  White Angel - crisp and delicate flavour with tender less-bitter skin.  Snow Leopard - good fresh or salted.  Snow White - popular and easy to grow in greenhouses.  Thin skin and small seeds.  The Bride - more demanding to grow, but delivers excellent flavour.  Bidigo-Lungo - great for use in salads as well as eating fresh.  https://www.finedininglovers.com/article/white-cucumber-what-it-and-how-use-it  See also blonde cucumbers at https://heirloomgardener.net/2015/10/05/some-heirloom-cucumbers/ 

Just miles off of the Ohio Turnpike in Elmore, OH, Shared Legacy Farm has been providing community members locally grown produce since 2008.  Farmer Kurt and his wife Corinna, as well as their two young sons, have been committed to producing a wide variety of high quality produce for the past 10 years.  Situated behind a beautiful farmhouse, 20 acres of certified organic land yields great tasting food that people will feel good about!  This produce makes its way out into the community via Farmers’ Markets, locally owned restaurants, and most notably, their flourishing Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. https://lucas.osu.edu/news/shared-legacy-farms-farmerfocusfriday 

“Betty bought a bit of butter.  But the butter Betty bought was bitter.  So Betty bought a better butter, and it was better than the butter Betty bought before.” 

“Scissors sizzle, thistles sizzle.”  Morgan Cutolo  https://www.rd.com/list/toughest-tongue-twisters/ 

A flea and a fly in a flue Were imprisoned, so what could they do?

Said the fly, “let us flee!”  “Let us fly!” said the flea.

So they flew through a flaw in the flue.  Ogden Nash  https://www.poeticous.com/ogden-nash/a-flea-and-a-fly-in-a-flue 

http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com  Issue 2557  August 29, 2022