Morton's Fork is a coup in contract bridge that forces an opponent to choose between:  letting declarer establish extra tricks in the suit led; or losing the opportunity to win any trick in the suit led.  Find examples at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton%27s_fork_coup

The Morton's Fork Coup is a play that presents a defender with two losing options.  It's named after the Archbishop of Canterbury John Morton (1420-1500).  The late expert Alan Truscott is credited with inventing the bridge term in the 1960s.  As the tax collector for King Henry VII, the Archbishop's rule on taxes went something like this.  If the King's subjects were living lavishly, then they must be able to afford higher taxes.  If they were living modestly, then they must have the savings to afford higher taxes.  Either way . . . higher taxes.  http://www.bridgebum.com/mortons_fork_coup.php

A Hobson’s choice is a free choice in which only one option is offered.  As a person may refuse to take that option, the choice is therefore between taking the option or not; “take it or leave it”.

Buridan’s ass is an illustration of a paradox in philosophy in the conception of free will.  A common variant of the paradox substitutes two identical piles of hay for the hay and water; the ass, unable to choose between the two, dies of hunger.

A Morton’s Fork is a choice between two equally unpleasant alternatives (in other words, a dilemma), or two lines of reasoning that lead to the same unpleasant conclusion.  It is analogous to the English expressions “between the devil and the deep blue sea”, “between a rock and a hard place”… http://mirthandmotivation.com/2012/12/05/buridans-ass-when-hobsons-choice-meets-mortons-fork/

Catch-22   From the 1961 novel, it is a paradox where the solution is self-defeating.  The terms contradict the result.  The phrase is so successful in encapsulating the absurdity that the novel strives for that we now use it as an idiomatic phrase in everyday English.  Read about Cadmean Victory, Pyrrhic Victory, Cornelian Dilemma, Morton's Fork, Buridan's Ass, Hobson's Choice and Zugzwang at http://www.writerightnow.co.uk/catch-22-and-other-phrases/

Nine tips for success by novelist Amelia E. Barr.  For more of history’s timeless wisdom on writing, see H. P. Lovecraft’s advice to aspiring writers, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s letter to his daughter, Zadie Smith’s 10 rules of writing, Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 keys to the power of the written word, David Ogilvy’s 10 no-bullshit tips, Henry Miller’s 11 commandments, Jack Kerouac’s 30 beliefs and techniques, John Steinbeck’s 6 pointers, Neil Gaiman’s 8 rules, Margaret Atwood’s 10 practical tips, and Susan Sontag’s synthesized learnings.  Maria Popova  https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/02/05/9-rules-for-success-by-amelia-barr/

What is the real question?  "What are you blaming me for?"  Either you are blaming me--or what I did--depending if you emphasize me or for.

Plumb Beach (sometimes spelled "Plum") is a beach and surrounding neighborhood along the north shore of Rockaway Inlet, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.  It is located near the neighborhoods of Sheepshead Bay and Gerritsen Beach, just off the Belt Parkway.  Since 1972 it has been a part of Gateway National Recreation Area, though the parking lot and greenway that provide primary access to the shore are the responsibility of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and the New York City Department of Transportation.  Sailors stopped by the island as early as the 1800s, perhaps snacking on the beach plums that gave the island its name.  By 1900, there was sufficient demand for Reid's Ferry, which made stops at Sheepshead Bay, Plumb Beach, Barren Island, and Breezy Point, among others.  George Ayen opened a hotel in 1907, but by World War I, most of the inhabitants of Plumb Island were squatters.  This would continue until the 1938 Long Island Express destroyed most of the shanties, with the remaining squatters forced to leave when construction began on the Belt Parkway.  Hog Creek was filled in for this purpose, connecting Plumb Island to the mainland.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumb_Beach,_Brooklyn

Started in 1907 on 77 acres, Port Ivory was the second Procter & Gamble expansion outside of Cincinnati, where the company was founded in 1837.  William Procter and James Gamble had formed a partnership to sell soap, candles and oil from a small shop in Ohio.  P&G looked to Staten Island's northwest shore to build the plant because of its location, according to a brief history of the facility written in 1983 for the Port Ivory plants 75th anniversary.  Water and rail transportation were available and there was access to New York's meat markets to obtain fat for soap-making.  When the plant opened, there were 400 employees working in 11 buildings, making four different soaps (including Ivory, which had been introduced in 1879), soap chips, glycerine and cooking oil.  (The reason Ivory soap floats, plant spokesmen have said, is because it is pumped with air during the manufacturing process.)  http://www.silive.com/specialreports/index.ssf/2011/03/pg_makes_soap_float_at_port_iv.html  See also http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2007/11/staten_island_flashback_port_i.html and http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Port-Ivory-Staten-Island-NY.html

Jigidi was started in 2007 by Magnus from Denmark.  Magnus and Stefan now develop, support and maintain the site.  The goal of Jigidi has always been to offer the best online puzzle experience.  "We strive to combine the fun parts of actually laying a physical puzzle with the obvious benefits of a digital solution."  http://www.jigidi.com/about.php  

"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as "America", is an American patriotic song, whose lyrics were written by Samuel Francis Smith.  The melody used is the same as that of the national anthem of the United Kingdom, "God Save the Queen", arranged by Thomas Arne.  The song served as one of the de facto national anthems of the United States (along with songs like "Hail, Columbia") before the adoption of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the official anthem in 1931.  Samuel Francis Smith wrote the lyrics to "My Country 'Tis of Thee" in 1831, while a student at the Andover Theological Seminary in Andover, Massachusetts.  His friend Lowell Mason had asked him to translate the lyrics in some German school songbooks or to write new lyrics.  A melody in Muzio Clementi's Symphony No. 3 (also called 'The Great National' and contains the melody of 'God Save the Queen' as a tribute to Clementi's adopted country) caught his attention.  Rather than translating the lyrics from German, Smith wrote his own American patriotic hymn to the melody, completing the lyrics in thirty minutes.  Smith gave Mason the lyrics he had written and the song was first performed in public on July 4, 1831, at a children's Independence Day celebration at Park Street Church in Boston.  First publication of "America" was in 1832.  Find the lyrics for four verses and nine verses added by others--plus lists of notable performances and other anthems set to the same music at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Country,_%27Tis_of_Thee

I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills.

rill as a noun:  small stream  templed as an adjective:  inclosed in a temple   Find "templed" quotes from famous books at http://www.dictionaryone.com/dictionary/templed.html

fact-free diet  coined in 2004 (?) referring to politicians and campaigns:

In the U.S. presidential election, it seems, there are lies, damn lies and "facts."  The fact-free diet allowed partisans to adopt a version of the truth that accords with their beliefs, much as they do in the wider political debate and in their choice of information sources.  http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/these-guys-are-incorrigible-fact-twisters/article18274893/

http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com  Issue 1456  April 15, 2016  On this date in 1912,  the British passenger liner RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic at 2:20 a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg.  On this date in 1915, Elizabeth Catlett, American sculptor and illustrator, was born.  On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, became the first African-American player in major league baseball when he stepped onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers.  http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jackie-robinson-breaks-color-barrier