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Celebrate Int'l Read to Me Day
When we’re young, bedtime meant a number of things. It often meant taking a warm bath to get clean before shuffling off to bed, begging for a glass of water no less than three times and, of course, cuddling down with our parents for a bedtime story. There was something about the sound of their voice telling us our favorite stories that helped drag us into a contented slumber, where perhaps we’d dream these tales they told us. There’s a day to recall these days and even to remind you to share these moments with your loved ones, and that’s International Read To Me Day.
History of International Read To Me Day
International Read To Me Day was established by the Child Writes Foundation to encourage the growth and spread of adult literacy. It became clear that in countries throughout the world adult literacy is a problem, and many adults simply lack the ability to read even for pleasure. When trying to find ways to help offset this, it became apparent that being read to as a child helped to encourage literacy and a love of reading in adults. The result of these findings was obvious! A holiday needed to be established to encourage the foundations of literacy by reading to our children, and thus was born “International Read To Me Day”!
While the holiday is definitely focused on encouraging children to read, some of the fundamental facts about this holiday extend even into adults. Reading to someone is an intimate act, something that can create closeness between two people and bring comfort to those we share it with. In Victorian times it was not at all unusual for an elderly person with failing eyes to employ someone strictly to read to them from their favorite tales. Reading a story to our partner at bed time can help foster a sense of togetherness far more intimate than watching a movie together.
SPRING IS HERE ... We Made It! We Made It! We Made It!
Joke of the Day
Do Not Bend
A man spies a letter lying on his doormat. It says on the envelope "DO NOT BEND ".
He spends the next 2 hours trying to figure out how to pick it up.
Word of the Day
flimflam
MEANING:
noun: 1. Nonsense. 2. Deception. verb tr.: 1. To deceive. 2. To swindle.
ETYMOLOGY:
A reduplication, probably of the Old Norse flim (mockery). Earliest documented use: 1538.
USAGE:
“James Stewart, a business columnist for The Times, noted that Citigroup’s flimflam made ‘Goldman Sachs mortgage traders look like Boy Scouts.’”
Thomas Friedman; Did You Hear the One About the Bankers?; The New York Times; Oct 29, 2011.
| noun: | 1. Nonsense. |
| 2. Deception. | |
| verb tr.: | 1. To deceive. |
| 2. To swindle. |
Thomas Friedman; Did You Hear the One About the Bankers?; The New York Times; Oct 29, 2011.
Idiom of the Day
THROUGH THICK AND THIN
To continue to support someone even during difficult times
John and Chloe have stayed together through thick and thin.
John and Chloe have stayed together through thick and thin.
This Day in History
1822 - The city of Boston, MA, was incorporated.
1831 - The first bank robbery in America was reported. The City Bank of New York City lost $245,000 in the robbery.
1900 - Archaeologist Arthur John Evans began the excavation of Knossos Palace in Greece.
1915 - Pluto was photographed for the first time. However, it was not known at the time.
1931 - The state of Nevada legalized gambling.
1953 - The Academy Awards aired on television for the first time.
1957 - Elvis Presley bought the mansion he called Graceland.
1964 - Sean Connery began shooting his role in "Goldfinger."
1965 - Rembrandt's "Titus" sold for $7,770,000.
1977 - The last episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" aired.
1979 - The U.S. House of Representatives began broadcasting its daily business on TV.
1990 - The first world ice hockey tournament for women was held in Ottawa.
1994 - The largest omelet in history was made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama, Japan.
2002 - Actor Ben Kingsley was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.
thanks, Alice
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, March 19
You are a little hard to understand, but that is part of your quirky charm. You have an original sense of humor, and you are given to extremes of feeling. You can certainly be temperamental, and often very determined to get your way, but you are also a caring, compassionate, and perceptive person who is forgiving and aware. Famous people born today:
1813 David Livingstone, Scottish explorer (found by Stanley in Africa), born in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1873)
1821 Richard Burton, English explorer and translator (Arabian Nights), born in Torquay, Devon (d. 1890)
1848 Wyatt Earp, American frontiersman and marshal who participated in the gunfight at the OK Corral, born in Monmouth, Illinois (d. 1929)
1860 William Jennings Bryan, American orator and statesman known as "The Great Commoner", born in Salem, Illinois (d. 1925)
1891 Earl Warren, Governor of California/14th supreme court chief justice (1953-69), born in Los Angeles, California
1955 Bruce Willis, American actor (Moonlighting, Die Hard), born in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany
thanks, Judy
1822 - The city of Boston, MA, was incorporated.
1831 - The first bank robbery in America was reported. The City Bank of New York City lost $245,000 in the robbery.
1964 - Sean Connery began shooting his role in "Goldfinger."
1965 - Rembrandt's "Titus" sold for $7,770,000.
1977 - The last episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" aired.
1979 - The U.S. House of Representatives began broadcasting its daily business on TV.
DAILY SQU-EEK
READERS INFO
1.
(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day:
Tulip bulbs had more value than gold in Holland in the 1600s.
Kites originated in China and were used to measure distance, test wind, and for military operations.
Pangolins can eat close to 200,000 insects per night? That totals to about 70 million per a year
2.
1933 -
TODAY: Philip Roth is born.
Tulip bulbs had more value than gold in Holland in the 1600s.
Kites originated in China and were used to measure distance, test wind, and for military operations.
Pangolins can eat close to 200,000 insects per night? That totals to about 70 million per a year
1933 -
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TODAY: Philip Roth is born.
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3.
FELT MAKING -
Pictures of the day
3.
Pictures of the day
The cliff flycatcher (Hirundinea ferruginea) is a species of bird
in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. Native to South
America, it is found among mountain crags, cliffs and gorges. It
is also found, particularly in the south of its range, around
buildings in cities, where window sills and facades provide a form
coloring and behaviour are distinctive. It has a wide beak and long
pointed wings, resembling those of a swallow. The overparts are
dusky brown, with a distinctive rufous rump and tail base. The tips
of the wing feathers are dark, but the remaining parts are cinnamon-
rufous, and are exposed in flight. The underparts are pale cinnamon-
rufous, with some grey speckling on the throat. This picture shows a
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knit
thanks, Nancy
thanks, Connie
knit
knit
Knit Pattern of the Day:
thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent
crochet
thanks, Helen
crochet
thanks, Helen
BB Dolls
crochet
thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent
CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Shirley
ADULT COLORING
by Alfons Mucha for "F. Champenois Imprimeur-Editeur Paris" (1897)
CRAFTS
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... Easter
WORD SEARCH
SUDOKU ... hard
QUOTE
CLEVER
CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Shirley
SWEETS
thanks, Jane
ADULT COLORING
by Alfons Mucha for "F. Champenois Imprimeur-Editeur Paris" (1897)
CRAFTS
thanks, Kathy
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... Easter
thanks, Gwen
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“Clippity” Hoppity Cuties
Kids will love giving these clothespin bunny crafts.
Paint a wooden clothespin ($4; buybuybaby.com) white. Create bunny's inner ears by cutting washi or double-sided tape into ear shapes and then dusting with glitter. Make the body by cutting two small pear shapes out of stiff white felt and gluing to the front and back of the clothespin. Glue a small pink pom-pom and pieces of floral wire to the front of the clothespin to create a nose and whiskers. Lastly, decorate and personalize with buttons or washi tape.
Kids will love giving these clothespin bunny crafts.
Paint a wooden clothespin ($4; buybuybaby.com) white. Create bunny's inner ears by cutting washi or double-sided tape into ear shapes and then dusting with glitter. Make the body by cutting two small pear shapes out of stiff white felt and gluing to the front and back of the clothespin. Glue a small pink pom-pom and pieces of floral wire to the front of the clothespin to create a nose and whiskers. Lastly, decorate and personalize with buttons or washi tape.
PUZZLE
WORD SEARCH
| addictive been better boon brat cable cheer clear | does dread fiber gloss heavy includes invest | lien losing lost money mourn neap night ours | porch reef relinquish scientific scientist second speech sport statistics stocks | storm story street studio sums tour treat winch worsen |
SUDOKU ... hard
solution:
QUOTE
CLEVER
thanks, Mia
EYE OPENER
Experience the best museums from London to Seoul in the comfort of your own home.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism. -Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court (19 Mar 1891-1974)
OPTICAL ILLUSION
It has been said that your mind can play tricks on you, but many people don’t realize just how powerful the mind can be.
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