happy chinese lunar new year 2015
apparently
there is some controversy.
is this
the year of
the sheep,
the ram,
or
the goat?
opinions differ
but
everyone agrees
on one thing
it’s a horned animal
of some sort
and
it
looks like
these two
either
started early
or
wandered in
from an
extended
mardi gras
celebration.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-31511109
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– credits: google images, bbc.com
today is a day of celebration
mardi gras
fat tuesday
and
new orleans
is
in full swing
in keeping with
the spirit
of the holiday
i
shall celebrate
with
a bag of
flamin’ hot cheetos
and stay up
one hour late.
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it has been said that a scotchman has not seen the world until he has seen edinburgh; and I think that I may say that an american has not seen the united states until he has seen mardi-gras in new orleans.
– mark twain – march 1859
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image credits: ‘life n the mississippi’ first edition, tumblr
here’s the most amazing thing you’ll ever read about our 10th president:
john tyler was born in 1790.
he took office in 1841, after william henry harrison died.
and he has two living grandchildren.
not great-great-great-grandchildren.
their dad was tyler’s son.
HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?
the tyler men have a habit of having kids very late in life.
lyon gardiner tyler, one of president tyler’s 15 kids, was born in 1853.
he fathered lyon gardiner tyler jr. in 1924, and harrison ruffin tyler in 1928.
harrison tyler has been interviewed in the last few years for new york magazine.
lyon tyler spoke to the daughters of the american revolution a while back.
it’s all in the math.
his living legacy continues.
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credits: j.english, mentalflossmagazine, google images
happy valentine’s day
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image credit: smithsonian
once in a while
there are those perfect days
when holidays collide
today is one such day
groundhog’s day
and
an official snow day from school
a surprise gift from the universe
and i will celebrate both
“today is “ground-hog’s day” in many parts of the united states,
and candlemas day in many other parts of the world.
from time immemorial,
it has been a critical day in the affairs of the weather.
the character of the second of february is
really of much more importance
than whether the first of march comes in like a lion or a lamb.”
the simplest form of the adage is:—
if candlemas day be bright and clear,
there’ll be two winters in that year.
~hartford courant, 1877
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image credits: genuinemudpie.org, brownie groundhog, the february fox, by susan blackaby
happy international hot and spicy food day
january 16
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image credit: dreamstime.com
how did it get so late so soon?
it’s night before its afternoon.
december is here before its june.
my goodness how the time has flewn.
how did it get so late so soon?
-dr. seuss
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image credit: smithsonian
babies j, b and f
believe
waiting
and
hoping
for a glimpse
of santa
8 tiny reindeer
and
for
all
of
their wishes
to
come true.
clothing is optional.
—
all human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope.
-alexandre dumas
a merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.
– king solomon
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image credit: etsy.com
now you might reasonably say to me: “why put yourself through all this? why go up to the loft when you know the decorations won’t be there? why untangle the lights when you know they haven’t a chance of working?” and my answer to you is that this is part of the ritual. christmas wouldn’t be christmas without it.’ bill bryson – ‘notes from a big country’
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
