Today’s Word
Concatenate Link (things) together in a chain or series.
Happy President’s Day!
The best way to predict the future is to create it. Abraham Lincoln, #16
Today’s Word
Notabilia Things worthy of notice.
Today’s Quote
Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong. Ella Fitzgerald
The Dark Origins of Valentines Day
The Roman romantics “were drunk. They were naked,” Noel Lenski, now a religious studies professor at Yale University, told NPR in 2011. Young women would line up for the men to hit them, Lenski said. They believed this would make them fertile. NPR: The Dark Origins of Valentines Day
Happy Day, Thomas Paine!
“He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression.” Thomas Paine was an England-born political philosopher and writer who supported revolutionary causes in America and Europe. Published in 1776 to international acclaim, “Common Sense” was the first pamphlet to advocate American independence.
Today’s Quote
Truth is proper and beautiful in all times and places. Frederick Douglass
Today’s Quote
It is so easy to give, so exquisitely rewarding. John Steinbeck
How Was Your Burns Night?
Burns Night honors the iconic Scottish poet Robert Burns, who wrote the New Year’s Eve anthem Auld Lang Syne. Many Scots host a Burns supper on January 25, the poet’s birthday, although they can be held throughout the year. Some of the suppers can be grand affairs; others less formal. The events will often feature […]
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Prefatory Serving as an introduction; introductory.