DiMarco Realtors - July 2021

DiMarco Realtors - July 2021

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Olympics Offer Hope and Unity And Fills Us With Pride

whether watching the USA gymnastics team

The Tokyo Olympic Games are set to begin this month after a yearlong delay, and I could not be more excited! Besides the thrill of seeing the world’s most elite athletes in action, the Olympics are an opportunity for all Americans to come together to root for our home team and reignite our sense of pride and national unity. One Olympian described how an Olympic medal not only rewards an individual athlete’s hard work but also an entire nation,“helping the nation to pride itself on its talented athletes and to unite in one voice.” Nothing brings us together quite like a common goal, and this year, the Olympics offer that at just the right time! For us viewers at home, watching these feats of excellence is awe-inspiring, but when Team USA takes the field, pool, or stage, each one of us is filled with pride no matter who we are, where we come from, or what we’ve experienced in our lives.We can all feel similar levels of patriotism,

bring home the gold with mesmerizing routines, or sharing in the excitement of a close, but hard-fought, race for the USA swim team.

As you watch your favorite event or athletes this year and feel that swelling sense of pride that comes with seeing USA athletes stand on the winner’s podium, it’s fun to remember that somewhere else in the country, someone else is sharing that same moment with you — someone possibly much different than you. In any other moment, you may have nothing in common with them, but the Olympics offer us something special.We are reminded of the common threads that unite all of us.We are all Americans after all! On a global scale, the Olympics offer this to each individual country as well, and also promote friendship among the athletes of different nations and, fortuitously, draw lines of respect across borders. Let’s carry all the goodness that the Olympic games provide us now into the remainder of 2021, and raise a glass together as we cheer for Team USA!

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Good luck to all your favorite athletes this year!

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5 Wacky Pizza Trends From Around the World

They Eat What on Pizza?!

3. Haggis Pizza (Scotland) — Pizza may be the only semi- enjoyable way to eat haggis: a mix of sheep or calf offal, oatmeal, suet, and seasonings that are boiled in an animal’s stomach. Last year, Papa John’s got in on the action when it released a limited-edition haggis pizza in honor of a Scottish poet, Robert Burns. 4. Mockba Pizza (Russia) — This local pie comes topped with four kinds of fish (sardines, tuna, mackerel, and salmon), onions, herbs, and occasionally fish eggs. Most troubling of all, it’s served cold! 5. Chickpea Pancake Pizza (Argentina) — In Buenos Aires, locals top their super-cheesy pizza slices with fainá — chickpea pancakes cooked separately from the pies and balanced on top of each slice. Keep these pizzas in mind when planning your next international vacation! They might be tastier than they sound, and if not, they’ll still make great Instagram fodder. As actor Cole Sprouse once tweeted,“You’re losing followers because you’re not relatable enough. Try mentioning that you eat pizza. If that doesn’t work, play the ukulele.”

Here in the U.S., pineapple is considered a wild and controversial pizza topping. Even celebrities take a stand. Justin Bieber is pro- pineapple, but Jimmy Kimmel is against it. According to a 2019 YouGov Omnibus study, only anchovies and eggplant are more hated. But in other parts of the world, the tangy yellow fruit is far from the strangest topping you’ll see! Here are five wacky pizza trends from around the globe that will either make you hungry or inspire you to sprint the other way. You may want to order a comforting cheese pie from your favorite local pizzeria before reading this, just in case. 1. Banana-Curry Pizza (Sweden) — The Swedes first accessed bananas in 1944, and since then, they’ve put them on everything , including pizza which they top with tomato sauce, smoked cheese, banana slices, and curry powder. 2. Ketchup and Corn Pizza (Brazil) — According to several sources, Brazilians swap pizza sauce for ketchup or tomato slices and top their pies with strange combinations of local ingredients like corn, beets, hearts of palm, and potato sticks.

Is ‘Hammocking’ a Better Way to Sleep? (Theoretical) Benefits of Sleeping While Swinging

Protection From Bugs This benefit really only matters if you’re sleeping outdoors (though, in theory, sleeping in a hammock could mean a decreased risk of dust mites). If you sleep on the ground, bugs will have easier access to you. Flying insects can still bother hammockers, but a good bug net for your hammock can fix that problem. Pressure Point Relief A good mattress can reduce pressure on the shoulders, back, and butt, while a bad mattress can do the opposite. Some hammock advocates claim that a hammock’s more flexible surface means pressure is spread more equally across all parts of the body. However, this benefit

is purely theoretical and more study is needed to confirm the hypothesis.

Hammocking has become a popular leisure activity within the last 5–10 years, with the global hammock market growing about 17% between 2017 and 2021. As fun as it is, though, could hammocking be more than that? Could it be a better way to sleep, not just on camping trips or in the park, but in our homes, too? The short answer is that the >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4

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