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Today’s Thoughts
Really nice spring
day. I took a walk though the neighborhood with no jacket.
It must be spring. I
cleaned out my vehicle, vacuumed the interior, then did a super wash & wax
instead of the regular wash. I’m ready for good weather.
My lunch group all
headed to Phx for the Easter holiday. No weekly lunch today.
Interesting: The US
has 4% of the world population and hold 40% of civilian firearms.
Sorry to read of Senator
Joe Liberman’s passing at 82. It happened at the hospital after a fall at home.
Got an extra $59.99
laying around. You can buy the new ‘bible’ being sold by Trump along with Lee
Greenwood, the singer of ‘God Bless the USA’. It is a King James version with a
copy of the Constitution, The Bill of Rights, and the Pledge of Allegiance. So
much an affront to Separation of Church and State.
Terms with origins in rural America
Open a
can of worms
To
"open a can of worms" means to cause a multitude of problems in the
process of trying to solve one. It dates to the 1950s when fishermen would buy
sealed metal cans of earthworms for bait, and opening the can to get one worm
could mean many would crawl out.
Native Cultures
'Spirit
Animal' Remarks Are Culturally Appropriative
It
is popular to refer to certain animals as a "spirit animal." This is
typically used in conversations, television show scripts and even certain stage
productions. What most people do not realize is that referring to something as
your "spirit animal" is viewed as cultural appropriation and can be
exceptionally harmful and offensive to Native Americans.
Historical Myths many believe…
The
Mona Lisa Was Smiling
The
woman’s enigmatic smile in DaVinci’s world-famous ‘Mona Lisa’ is one of the
painting’s most debated aspects. Scholars have interpreted her expression as a
subtle smile, a smirk, a sad acceptance, or even an ambiguous neutrality. The
true meaning behind her expression is entirely unknown, lost to history after
the artist’s death.
Historic Events
Ë 845 – Paris was
sacked by Viking raiders, possibly under Ragnar Lodbrok.
Ë 1848 – Large blocks
of ice blocked Niagara Falls until April 1.
Ë 1951 – Ethel and
Julius Rosenberg were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage with the
Soviet Union.
Ë 1999 – The Dow Jones
Index topped 10,000 for the first time.
Birthdays with some quotes
@88 – Denton
True ‘Cy’ Young, American
baseball player and manager (d. 1955)
81 – Eric Idle,
English comedic actor
“A lot has been said
about politics; some of it complimentary, but most of it accurate.”@79 – Vangelis,
Greek keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2022; heart failure)
@74 – Sam Walton, founded
Walmart and Sam’s Club (d. 1992)
“There is only one
boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman
on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.”
@71 – John Tyler, 10th
President (d. 1862; stroke)
@72 – Pearl Bailey,
American actress and singer (d. 1990; heart disease)
“People see God
every day, they just don’t recognize him.”
63 – Amy Sedaris,
American actress
“Before you can give
of yourself to others you must know what of yourself you have to give. Every
person is special. In all the land there is only one you, possibly two, but
seldom more than sixteen.”
@62 – Warner Baxter,
American character actor (d. 1951; pneumonia)
60 – Elle
Macpherson, Australian model
56 – Lucy Lawless,
New Zealand actress
“Happiness is a
choice. You grieve, you stomp your feet, you pick yourself up and choose to be
happy.”
…The End for today…
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