DIANE'S CORNER ... Celebrate Ballet Day
Andrea Thompson
When life takes me on a new journey, I simply remember the smile my first ballet recital put on my face and I move forward.
There’s something magical about going to ballet. The music, the outfits, the utter passion of the dance as the ballet artists lose themselves to the performance, all of it comes together to create a beautiful, otherworldly experience for those in attendance. There is an almost magical power in their graceful movements across the stage, like flower petals on a stiffening breeze. Ballet Day encourages you to get out and see the ballet again, or for the first time if you haven’t already.
History of Ballet Day
Ballet found its origins during the Renaissance throughout Italy and France, though it had yet to evolve into the form we know it today. There were no tutus, no ballet slippers, and the iconic pointe work of ballet were all things to come in the future. It found its roots in court dances, and thus incorporated the proper dance dress of women at the time, formal gowns that descended to the ankle. Unlike modern performances, the audience would join the dance as it came to a close.
Later, it would come to take influences from the French ballet de cour, a form of performance which were performed strictly by the nobility, and would blend dance with speech, music, verse, song, and a great amount of pageantry. Ballet was beginning to take the shape we know of today, and it was here that it developed into a true art form.
Since then it has spread throughout the world, from Russia to Germany, and is loved everywhere for its intrinsic beauty. Since then it has been driven to new artistic heights and embraced multiple cultures, and Ballet Day encourages you to get out and experience its beauty for yourself.
I asked my daughter if she’d seen my newspaper. She told me that newspapers are old school. She said that people use tablets nowadays and handed me her iPad.
Word of the Day
epigeal
MEANING:
adjective: Living close to the ground, as certain plants.
USAGE:
“He trotted along as if stepping on epigeal plant life, no longer concerned about his height above the true floor of the forest.”
Steven L. Davenport; A Father’s Love; Tate; 2011.
Yesterday I saw a guy spill all of his Scrabble letters on the road.
I asked him, "What's the word on the street?"
Steven L. Davenport; A Father’s Love; Tate; 2011.
Yesterday I saw a guy spill all of his Scrabble letters on the road.
I asked him, "What's the word on the street?"
Idiom of the Day
Start from Scratch
To start from scratch means to start at the very beginning, when a first attempt has failed.
Example: I ruined the cake I just baked. Now I have to start from scratch.
Did you know...? The word 'scratch' has been used since the 18th century as a sporting term for a boundary or starting point which was scratched on the ground, for example the line drawn on the ground as a starting point for a race. Therefore, 'scratch' has been associated with starting from the beginning.
Q: Why do we tell actors to "break a leg?"
A: Because every play has a cast!
This Day in History
1877 - The first Guernsey Cattle Club was organized in New York City.
1882 - The last bareknuckle fight for the heavyweight boxing championship took place in Mississippi City.
1893 - Elisha Gray patented a machine called the telautograph. It automatically signed autographs to documents.
1936 - The U.S. Vice President’s flag was established by executive order.
1940 - "Pinocchio" world premiered at the Center Theatre in Manhattan.
1962 - The U.S. government banned all Cuban imports and re-export of U.S. products to Cuba from other countries.
1969 - "This Is Tom Jones" premiered on ABC-TV.
1976 - Darryl Sittler (Toronto Maple Leafs) set a National Hockey League (NHL) record when he scored 10 points in a game against the Boston Bruins. He scored six goals and four assists.
1984 - Space shuttle astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart made the first untethered space walk.
1985 - "Sports Illustrated" released its annual swimsuit edition. It was the largest regular edition in the magazine’s history at 218 pages.
1985 - "New York, New York" became the official anthem of New York City.
2000 - California's legislature declared that February 13 would be "Charles M. Schulz Day."
2008 - The Space Shuttle Atlantis launched with the mission of delivering the Columbus science laboratory to the International Space Station.
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, February 7
You are a popular, interesting, and sociable person who truly loves people, but who also values down time and privacy. You are congenial but nobody can push you to do anything! You work on your own instincts, and you have to feel something from inside before you decide what to do next. You enjoy traveling and learning, and you intuitively know that there are so many things to discover and learn in life than what meets the eye. You have a distinct and particular sense of style. Famous people born today:
1688 Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel [Marijke Meu], Princess of Orange and ancestor of all currently reigning monarchs in Europe, born in Kassel (d. 1765)
1804 John Deere, American blacksmith and manufacturer (founded Deere & Company), born in Rutland, Vermont (d. 1886)
1812 Charles Dickens, English novelist (Oliver Twist, Tale of 2 Cities), born in Portsmouth, Hampshire (d. 1870)
1962 Garth Brooks, American country singer (No Fences, Double Live), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1978 Ashton Kutcher, American actor (That 70s Show), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
READERS INFO
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1812 -
Charles John Huffam Dickens (February 7, 1812 – June 9, 1870)
Charles Dickens was a prolific and highly influential 19th century British author, who penned such acclaimed works as ‘Oliver Twist,’ ‘A Christmas Carol,’ ‘David Copperfield’ and ‘Great Expectations.’
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1877 - The first Guernsey Cattle Club was organized in New York City.
1962 - The U.S. government banned all Cuban imports and re-export of U.S. products to Cuba from other countries.
1976 - Darryl Sittler (Toronto Maple Leafs) set a National Hockey League (NHL) record when he scored 10 points in a game against the Boston Bruins. He scored six goals and four assists.
1984 - Space shuttle astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart made the first untethered space walk.
1985 - "Sports Illustrated" released its annual swimsuit edition. It was the largest regular edition in the magazine’s history at 218 pages.
1985 - "New York, New York" became the official anthem of New York City.
2000 - California's legislature declared that February 13 would be "Charles M. Schulz Day."
2008 - The Space Shuttle Atlantis launched with the mission of delivering the Columbus science laboratory to the International Space Station.
DAILY SQU-EEK
1688 Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel [Marijke Meu], Princess of Orange and ancestor of all currently reigning monarchs in Europe, born in Kassel (d. 1765)1804 John Deere, American blacksmith and manufacturer (founded Deere & Company), born in Rutland, Vermont (d. 1886)  |
TODAY: Laura Ingalls Wilder is born on this day.
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The reason I am adding this to today's Corner is because this man is the nephew of a man who was my next door neighbor when I lived in an apartment building in Brooklyn, just a few years before moving to Canada. He had used our home address as his own so many police were in our lobby for several days as they were protecting us in the event that any crazies wanted retribution for what he had done.
Ramzi Yousef, a Pakistani national who planned and carried out the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center that killed six people and injured 1,000 others, was arrested on this day.
What do you call two crows?
Attempted murder.
Minggu Pagi (Indonesian for Sunday Morning) is a general interest weekly published by the Yogyakarta-based Kedaulatan Rakyat Group. The magazine was established on 7 December 1948 and switched to a tabloid-format newspaper in the 1980s. This magazine cover, published 65 years ago today, features a photo of the actress Lies Noor. Born c. 1938, Noor was rapidly becoming a popular actress when this photo was published in 1954. During her career, she appeared in a number of films including Rajuan Alam (1956) and Pedjuang (1960). Noor died in 1961 of encephalitis at the age of 23.
Bright Minuet
Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, three girls in traditional Korean dress. Their presence underlines the contrasts in that fast-changing city, where traditions and modernity are often crossing each other,
A man opens his door and finds a snail on his front porch.
He picks it up and throws it across the street.
A year later the man opens his door and finds the same snail on his front porch.
The snail looks up and says, "What was *that* all about?"
He picks it up and throws it across the street.
A year later the man opens his door and finds the same snail on his front porch.
The snail looks up and says, "What was *that* all about?"
knit, Valentine's Day
thanks, Sandra
knit
thanks, Rae
knit
Garter Stripe Baby Socks
https://jenniferhoel.wordpress.com/2008/11/25/garter-stripe-baby-socks/
knit
6:30 is hands down the best time of day.
The Secret Service just had to change protocol for when the president is in danger. Instead of yelling "get down!" they have to yell "Donald, duck!"
crochet, Valentine's Day
thanks, Gabby
crochet
thanks, Ava
crochet
crochet
"Well I'm sure everybody here already knows about Murphy's law, but you guys probably don't know about Cole's law, am I right?"
"Whats Cole's Law?"
"Well, it's thinly sliced cabbage. Sometimes it has vinaigrette or mayonnaise"
RECIPE
Cheesy Cauliflower Bites ... KIDS LOVE EM!
These vegetarian patties can be baked or fried, but the ingredients are the same either way.
To make:
Mix together 2 cups of frozen cauliflower (thawed, drained and chopped) plus 1 cup of cheddar cheese, two eggs, two slices of finely diced sandwich bread and a teaspoon of basil. Combine everything in a bowl and either form into patties to fry in a pan (5 minutes on each side, medium heat) or fill a well-greased muffin pan and bake for 12 minutes at 400 degrees F.
I love to tell dad jokes, but I don’t have any kids.
I guess that just makes me a faux pa.
CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Amy
A Roman walks into a bar, holds up two fingers and says "Five beers please." (as in the Roman number "V")
SWEETS
thanks, Shelley
I've found a job helping a one armed typist do capital letters.
It's shift work.
ADULT COLORING
This is my step ladder. I never knew my real ladder.
CRAFTS ... Valentine's Day
thanks, Helen
Wear My Heart on My Sleeve Tees
Q: What do you get when you mix a tortoise and a porcupine?
A: A slow poke.
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... Valentine's Day
thanks, Iris
Q: What do you call a dog that does magic tricks?
A: A labracadabrador.
PUZZLE
Q: What's the difference between a hippo and a zippo?
A: One is really heavy, and the other is a little lighter.
WORD SEARCH
| agile ardent blend caustic clash clinic components coordinate corn | device dirty drain drool eels engine events fluid | gait gondola irony lode lucid match mode | neon night normal ordinary people plant plump poise positive | ration roil shadow stint tale tied underneath |
My wife told me I had to stop acting like a flamingo. So I had to put my foot down.
SUDOKU ... hard
solution:
Why don't ants get sick?
Because they have little antybodies.
QUOTE
thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent
Q: What do you get when you cross the Atlantic with the Titanic?
A: About halfway.
Hey, Hey Ho, Ho ... King Tut has got to go (hehehe)
A woman walks into a library and asked if they had any books about paranoia.
Librarian: "They're right behind you!!"
CLEVER
thanks, Sheri
Soda Tab
Double up your closet space by using a soda tab to hang a second hanger on the first one.
Q: Why do chicken coops have two doors?
A: Because if they had four they’d be chicken sedans.
EYE OPENER
thanks for sharing your love of this art and the philosophy behind it, Patty
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