This was yesterday's sunrise as it bounced off the sky looking north along the beach and then looking towards the sun as it rose in the sky. The pinky coral colour was very pronounced. The progression of the day in pictures went: Before Sun, Sun's Up, Surf's Up, Sails Up...
I was told by a boater yesterday that this is unusual to have such windy weather and such waves. He wasn't able to launch his boat because of the winds. There were a few hardy athletes out on the water.
I wondered about those trademark names like Kleenex and Windex as I was walking through the grocery store. Here's my answer:
An eponym is someone or something whose name is or is thought to be the source of something's name (such as a city, country, era, or product); alternately it can be used to refer to the name of something that is based on or derived from someone or something else's name. Albert Einstein is the eponym of the element einsteinium; conversely, einsteinium is an eponym of Albert Einstein.
Active Trademarks Often Used Generically
Alka Seltzer
AstroTurf
Band Aid
Beer Nuts
Benzedrine
Boogie Board
Breathalyzer
Brillo Pad
BVDs
Chapstick (Chap Stick)
Cheerios
Claymation
Coke (Coca Cola)
Cola (Coca Cola)
Cool-Aid (Kool-Aid)
Cuisinart
Demerol
Ditto Machine
Dixie Cups
Dumpster
Erector Set
Fiberglass (Fiberglas)
Fig Newtons
Freon
Frisbee
Green Stamp
Hacky Sack
Hi-lighter (Hi-Liter)
Hoover
Hula-Hoop
Jacuzzi
Jeep
Jello (Jell-O)
Jockey Shorts
Kitty Litter
Kleenex
Laundromat
Levi's
Life Savers
Mace
Magic Marker
Microchip
Novocain
Oreo
Palm Pilot
Parcheesi (replacing the generic word "Pachisi")
Ping Pong (replacing the generic term "Table Tennis")
