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Monday, May 9, 2011

Quotes for Today--Spring

Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night~Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters of Rainer Maria Rilke Science has never drummed up quite as effective a tranquilizing agent as a sunny spring day~W. Earl Hall... Sign in to see full entry.

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Random Facts 25

Look at your zipper. See the initials YKK? It stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushibibaisha, the world's largest zipper manufacturer. On the average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily. Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time. Because metal... Sign in to see full entry.

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Missing Canadian Woman Found Alive After Seven Weeks

Rita Chretien, of British Columbia, was found in the remote mountains of Nevada after having been missing for seven weeks. She was discovered by hunters who saw her van wedged into the mud on a national forest road in Elko County. Her husband, Albert, is still unaccounted for. He set off, on Mar 22,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 8, 2011

Quotes for Today--Mother's Day Edition

A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie~Tenneva Jordan Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever~Author Unknown Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Random Facts--Mother's Day Edition

Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia who started Mother's Day celebrations also filed a lawsuit in an effort to stop the over- commercialisation of Mother's Day. She lost her fight. Anna had hoped for a day of reflection and quiet prayer by families, thanking God for all that mothers had done. The highest... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 7, 2011

Quotes for Today--Teachers

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called, truth~Dan Rather A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.~Horace Mann... Sign in to see full entry.

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Random Facts 24

Because ducks mate for life, a Korean groom will ask a happily married friend to make him two small wooden ducks for his new household. The Boxer Rebellion between 1898 and 1901 in northern China was against Christian missionaries, foreign diplomats, and technology by a secret group called the... Sign in to see full entry.

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50th Anniversary of the Freedom Riders

On May 4, 1961 the first of the Freedom Riders(six blacks & six whites), left Washington, DC on a bus, heading for the southern states. To see if Boynton v. Virginia, a U.S. Supreme Court decision that barred segregation in public-transportation facilities, was being implemented. Even amidst... Sign in to see full entry.

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Arthur Laurents--1917-2011

The playwright, screenwriter and director who wrote and ultimately transformed two of Broadway’s landmark shows, Gypsy and West Side Story(one of my favorites), has passed on. He also wrote for films, including, Rope, Anastasia, Turning Point & The Way We Were(which was based on his novel of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 6, 2011

Quotes for Today--Dessert

Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first~Ernestine Ulmer Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread and pumpkin pie~Jim Davis Age does not diminish the extreme disappointment of having a scoop of ice cream fall from the cone~Jim Fiebig I don't drown my sorrows; I suffocate... Sign in to see full entry.

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