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Today’s Thoughts
The day started with
a clear blue sky, but by 10AM many clouds were in the sky. No moisture in the
forecast.
I think I’ll start
thinking about some spring cleaning later in the month. I’ve got to be prepared
for the event that will take several days.
Terms with origins in rural America
No
dice
"No
dice" means no deal or no result. It comes from states where gambling was
illegal in the early 1900s. Gamblers would hide the dice if they were caught,
and courts would toss out gambling cases if no dice were found.
Influential Women
Phyllis
Schlafly (1924-2016). Schlafly was a
constitutional lawyer and conservative political activist. She is best known
for her critiques of radical feminism and her successful campaign against
ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. (Recommended
biography here.)
Muriel
F. Siebert (1928-2013). Known as “the
first woman of finance,” Siebert was the first woman to head a firm traded on
the New York Stock Exchange. (Recommended biography here.)
Historical Myths many believe…
Vikings
Were Bloodthirsty Raiders
While
Vikings did engage in violent raids, pillaging foreign settlements, that is
only part of the story. History shows they were also skilled traders, artisans,
and seafarers who established extensive trade networks, founded farming
settlements, and engaged in cultural exchanges, sharing knowledge, traditions,
songs, and stories.
Influential Native Americans…
Lila
Downs
Lila
Downs has always felt pulled between her cultures. The artist grew up in two
worlds, Minnesota and Oaxaca, Mexico, and is also Indigenous Mixtec, making her
a tricultural creative. Her multifaceted heritage shines through in her
entertaining and inspiring music, and she uses her songs to tell stories of her
people. Inspired by these stories, her song "Dark Eyes'' is about the
labor Indigenous communities often take on, which is often deemed
"essential" yet overlooked.
Historic Events
1913 – 20,000 homes
were destroyed, and over 360 people were killed in the Great Dayton Flood in
Dayton, Ohio.
1965 – 3,000 civil
rights demonstrators participated in the walk from Selma to Montgomery,
Alabama.
1970 – The first
Earth Day proclamation is issued by Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco.
Birthdays with some quotes
@65 – Johann Sebastian
Bach, German Baroque composer and musician (d. 1750)
@65 – Florenz Ziegfeld,
Jr., American director and producer (d. 1932)
“Half of the great
comedians I’ve had in my shows and that I paid a lot of money to and who made
my customers shriek were not only not funny to me, but I couldn’t understand
why they were funny to anybody.”
@72 – John D. Rockefeller
III, American philanthropist (d. 1978; auto accident)
“The road to
happiness lies in two simple principles: find what it is that interests you and
that you can do well, and when you find it put your whole soul into it-every
bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have.”
@83 – Julio Gallo, American
businessman, co-founded E & J Gallo Winery (d. 1993)
@56 – James Coco, American
character actor (d. 1987; heart attack)
“When a man forgets
himself, he usually does something everybody else remembers.”
78 – Timothy Dalton,
Welsh-English actor
“Real courage is
knowing what faces you and knowing how to face it.”
@70 – Eddie Money, American
singer-songwriter (d. 2019; cancer)
65 – Gary Oldman,
English actor
62 – Matthew
Broderick, American actor
62 – Rosie
O’Donnell, American actress and talk show host
24 – Jace Norman,
American actor
…The End for today…
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