I was Just Thinking.... for Monday, May 16, 2011

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Monday, May 16, 2011

Quotes for Today--Opportunity

I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one~Mark Twain If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door~Milton Berle Opportunities are never lost; someone will take the one you miss~Author Unknown I held a moment in my hand, brilliant as a star, fragile as a flower, a tiny sliver... Sign in to see full entry.

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Random Facts 30

Because the KKK was a powerful political force, Truman was encouraged to join the organization. According to some accounts, he was inducted, though he was “never active.” Other accounts claim that though he gave the KKK a $10 membership fee, he demanded it back and was never inducted or initiated.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Vlad Dracul of Romania

One of the random facts for Apr 22 was about Bram Stoker using Vlad Dracul of Romania as his inspiration for his 1897 novel, Dracula. Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia lived from 1431-1476 & was more commonly known as, Vlad the Impaler. What he was most well known for was his opposition to the Ottoman... Sign in to see full entry.

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Eugene Schieffelin

On Apr 20 I posted a random fact about all North American starlings being descended from approximately 60 birds that had been released in Central Park, New York, by Eugene Schieffelin. He was born in NY in 1827 & passed on in 1906. He was a member of the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society... Sign in to see full entry.

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