DIANE'S CORNER ... Celebrate Panda Day
Pandas are big fluffy balls of fan wearing a tuxedo! Everyone knows what a panda looks like, and no one hates them. (You, in the back, the panda hater, you’re invited to leave planet Earth at any time) These cuddly little tumblers are especially known for their prodigious appetites that give them the ability to consume massive amounts of bamboo. Panda Day is dedicated to spreading awareness about this majestic teddy-bears of nature, spreading the word that deforestation is leading to the destruction of their habitats, and has placed them on the endangered animal list.
History of Panda Day
Panda Day grew out of the recognized need to help protect these beautiful bears. Yes, that’s right, any rumors you’ve heard to the contrary about them not being bears is false, they are part of the Ursidae family, which places them solidly in the bear Kingdom. (Interestingly, they’re also part of the Carnivora Order, which means they share a lot in common with dogs, like all bears) Housed in zoos and conservatories all over the world, these big guys require conservation efforts to even have a chance at recovering from their current state.
This means that even while examples of the species exist in the wild, efforts must be made to protect their habitat and even control the predators in their area. They’re very sensitive creatures and disruptions to their environment can lead to issues with them reproducing. Little success has been had in captivity, though that’s been changing in recent years. Still, they aren’t prone to giving birth very often, and that means that any loss to their number is potentially tragic.
It helps that everyone loves Pandas! (Again, you in the back, get out of here, we don’t want your kind around here)
Joke of the Day
thanks, Helen
HOW TO START A FIGHT
My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming anniversary. She said, "I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 225 in about 2 seconds."
I bought her a bathroom scale.
And then the fight started......
Word of the Day
razzle-dazzle
MEANING:
noun: Noisy excitement, showy display, or extravagant actions, especially when executed in an effort to distract or confuse.
ETYMOLOGY:
A reduplication of dazzle, frequentative of daze, from Old Norse dasa (weary). Earliest documented use: 1885.
USAGE:
“Donal Keating, a physicist who leads Microsoft’s forensics work, has turned the lab into an anti-piracy playpen full of microscopes and other equipment used to analyze software disks. ... The grand question surrounding Microsoft’s anti-piracy razzle-dazzle is whether it’s worth the cost.”
Ashlee Vance; Chasing Pirates: Inside Microsoft’s War Room; The New York Times; Nov 6, 2010.
Ashlee Vance; Chasing Pirates: Inside Microsoft’s War Room; The New York Times; Nov 6, 2010.
Idiom of the Day
TIME FLIES WHEN YOU’RE HAVING FUN
When you’re enjoying something time seems to move faster and you don’t notice the passing of time
I can’t believe it’s 10pm already! Time flies when you’re having fun!
I can’t believe it’s 10pm already! Time flies when you’re having fun!
This Day in History
1802 - The U.S. Congress established the West Point Military Academy in New York.
1850 - The novel "The Scarlet Letter," by Nathaniel Hawthorne, was published for the first time.
1883 - Susan Hayhurst graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. She was the first woman pharmacy graduate.
1918 - Tallulah Bankhead made her New York acting debut with a role in "The Squab Farm."
1963 - "Puff The Magic Dragon" was released by Peter, Paul and Mary.
1964 - U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson submitted a $1 billion war on poverty program to Congress.
1968 - U.S. troops in Vietnam destroyed a village consisting mostly of women and children. The event is known as the My-Lai massacre.
1985 - "A Chorus Line" played its 4,000 performance.
1987 - "Bostonia" magazine printed an English translation of Albert Einstein’s last high school report card.
1993 - In France, ostrich meat was officially declared fit for human consumption.
1994 - Tonya Harding pled guilty in Portland, OR, to conspiracy to hinder prosecution for covering up the attack on her skating rival Nancy Kerrigan. She was fined $100,000. She was also banned from amateur figure skating.
1995 - NASA astronaut Norman Thagard became the first American to visit the Russian space station Mir.
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, March 16
You accept little at face value, and are always looking for hidden meanings or deeper knowledge of people and circumstances in your life. You are generally very poised and charming, and have a talent for coming up with money-making ideas and creative marketing projects. Periods of solitude are absolutely essential to your well-being, as quiet time is how you refresh yourself. You are self-motivated, perceptive, and versatile. Famous people born today:
1751 James Madison, 4th US President (1809-17), born in Port Conway, Virginia (d. 1836)
1799 Anna Atkins, English botanist, photographer and the 1st person to publish a book illustrated with photographic images, born in Tonbridge, England (d. 1871)
1926 Jerry Lewis [Joseph Levitch], American comedian (Martin and Lewis, MDA Telethon), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2017)
1941 Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian director (Last Tango in Paris, The Last Emperor), born in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (d. 2018)
1959 Flavor Flav [William Drayton Jr], American rapper and reality TV star (Public Enemy), born in Roosevelt, New York
1963 Kevin Smith, New Zealand actor (Ares-Hercules), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2002)
READERS INFO
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(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day:
Everyone has a birthday, right? Well it appears that more people have a birthday on September 9. That is the most common birthday in the United States.
Birth data also shows that September is the busiest month for babies being born.
The blue whale is the heaviest animal in the world. In addition to reaching lengths of 80 feet long, they also weigh up to 200 tons, or 400,000 lbs.
The first hydraulic press was used to pump beers -
from cellars to the taps in public bars!
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1940 -
TODAY: In 1940, Selma Lagerlöf, the first woman writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, dies.
3.
Applique
1802 - The U.S. Congress established the West Point Military Academy in New York.
1968 - U.S. troops in Vietnam destroyed a village consisting mostly of women and children. The event is known as the My-Lai massacre.
1985 - "A Chorus Line" played its 4,000 performance.
1987 - "Bostonia" magazine printed an English translation of Albert Einstein’s last high school report card.
1993 - In France, ostrich meat was officially declared fit for human consumption.
1994 - Tonya Harding pled guilty in Portland, OR, to conspiracy to hinder prosecution for covering up the attack on her skating rival Nancy Kerrigan. She was fined $100,000. She was also banned from amateur figure skating.
1995 - NASA astronaut Norman Thagard became the first American to visit the Russian space station Mir.
DAILY SQU-EEK
Everyone has a birthday, right? Well it appears that more people have a birthday on September 9. That is the most common birthday in the United States.
Birth data also shows that September is the busiest month for babies being born.
The blue whale is the heaviest animal in the world. In addition to reaching lengths of 80 feet long, they also weigh up to 200 tons, or 400,000 lbs.
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Pictures of the day
Pictures of the day
James Madison (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was an
American statesman, lawyer, diplomat and philosopher who
served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809
to 1817. He is widely considered to be one of the most
important Founding Fathers of the United States, and
historians have generally ranked him as an above-average
president. This picture is a line engraving of Madison,
produced around 1902 by the Department of the Treasury's
Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) as part of a BEP presentation album of the first 26 presidents, which was reportedly given to Treasury Secretary Lyman J. Gage.
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knit ... Easter
thanks, Stella
knit
thanks, Connie
knit
knit
knit
Crochet Pattern of the Day:
thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent
crochet ... Easter
thanks, Mary
crochet
thanks, Laura
crochet
crochet ... St. Patrick's Day
RECIPE
thanks, Heide
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS ... Easter
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... codes
SUDOKU ... very hard
solution:
QUOTE
CLEVER
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS ... Easter
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... codes
| adult afraid basket bath beneath block breeze bring | comment crutch curse devour discern drowse estimate event | figure heart inspiration lash mathematics monthly | noise ocean onion parameter peek performance | scab shallow study sweat torn tram under white |
SUDOKU ... very hard
solution:
QUOTE
thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent
CLEVER
Seal Any Bag Tightly
EYE OPENER
KEEPING INDOORS DUE TO CORONAVIRUS?
HERE'S COMPANY!!!
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Who does not see that the same authority which can establish Christianity, in exclusion of all other religions, may establish with the same ease any particular sect of Christians, in exclusion of all other sects? -James Madison, 4th US president (16 Mar 1751-1836)
OPTICAL ILLUSION
Beards are in right now. They’ve been a staple of modern society for a while now, and seemed to have outlived other trends like the man bun.
However, this guy only dreams that he could get in on all the beard love that’s going around the internet.
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