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Today is…Temporary Insanity Day. NO! I am not kidding! Actually, that’s how the day made the calendar. February 19 is the first day a plea of temporary insanity was accepted as a plea in court.
Watch the video People doing the Most INSANE TRICKS EVER! Plus MORE…
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What does Presidents’ Day mean to you? Do you have the day off from work? Are you seeking out the best deals and sales? Are you into Clothing and Accessories, Shoes and Purses, Home and Garden, Health and Well Being, Tech/Computers/Accessories? Slow down. . .actually, STOP!
My contribution is a video poem in honor of seven of Our Founding Fathers, many of whom went on to become President of the United State.
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Today is…
You are challenged to make that prickly, stern, cranky individual smile if nothing else…make him or her show the pearly whites! Go for it! You just may make someone’s day or that person will walk away just as grumpy as ever. At least you will know you gave it your best shot and that, my friend, will keep YOU smiling!
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This Day in History: February 14, 1912
Saddle Up! This is America, this is Arizona!
Arizona’s state motto is Ditat Deus in Latin, translating as “God Enriches.” Its nickname is The Grand Canyon State named for its unmatched vistas riding along its rim. The grand canyon was formed by the uplifting of the Colorado plateau and erosion caused by the Colorado River over a period of 6 million years. Nearly two billion years of the Earth’s history can be observed in the layers of exposed rock. Prehistoric native Americans built settlements within the canyon and its many caves. The Pueblo people considered the Grand Canyon a holy site and made pilgrimages to it.
Watch National Geographic’s breathtaking video, Amazing Flight Over the Grand Canyon. Priceless!
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This Day in History: February 14, 1859
Two states joined the union on February 14 in different years, of course. First up today is Oregon, The Beaver State.
Oregon Flies With Her Own Wings and is a Land of Many Changes…
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To all our soldiers, every branch, near, far and wide
Happy Valentine’s Day sent to you with pride!
Take care, soldiers, while away
With love this Valentine’s Day
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Valentine’s Day: The day of love! Like all things there is history behind this day known for its everlasting expressions of love. Its roots date back to ancient times. Do you know why we celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14th and where the holiday customs come from?
For whatever reason you will be celebrating on Valentine’s day, with that one someone special or not, just remember it is a day of love:remembering in ways to show you care.
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Today we don’t think much about writing or receiving hand-written letters. Each seems to be a framed image of the past stored away in our mental scrapbooks. Nowadays communication comes too easy with the push screens of a cell phone and the strokes of a computer keyboard. The words may be the same, sentiments may still be expressed, but what’s missing is the intimate touch of pen to paper.
Watch the video with thoughts first only of a person sitting in a military camp, dim to no lighting, possibly cold and damp, maybe in a trench, fear and terrors of war as the backdrop with a parchment of paper and meager pen in hand. Listen to the lettered words and the emotion felt upon writing and reading a hand-written letter. It is not until later in the video where the mode of communication shifts from postal letters to video and telephone. Yet the letter is still an intricate, important part.
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This Day in History: February 6, 1788
What do a codfish and chocolate chip cookies have in common?
Did you know the turkey was almost our national bird?
While many states have a designated state animal, which state(s) have a state cat?
Where does Arlo Guthrie fit into this picture?
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This Day in History: February 5, 1917
A half century ago John F. Kennedy could call America “a nation of immigrants,” and publish a book with that title: We remain a nation of immigrants today. Even if many of us did not have the courage or vision to uproot and move to America, many of our parents, grandparents and great grandparents made that difficult journey. Our diversity is what makes America unique and is a source of our fundamental strength and long term prospects.
Source: The Importance of Immigration
If each American were to trace his or her ancestry, there would probably be few who would be far removed from immigrant roots.
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