As always, I hope you enjoy the
holidays and observances, factoids of interest and a relevant quote from Julius
Caesar on the anniversary of his death, enjoying a pears Helene, blessed with a positive attitude even though you know
you will have to wade through tons of spam in your inbox, and secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for
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1. World
Consumer Rights Day—creating awareness of the rights of consumers when
dealing with the providers of goods and services whether purchase in bricks and
mortars or on line.2. World Contact Day—created by the International Flying Saucer Bureau in 1953 to encourage its members to contact extraterrestrial beings by telepathy; no word on how successful the effort has been.
3. 1982 Number One Song—celebrating the number one song on this day in 1982, as part of a 7 week run I Love Rock ‘n Roll by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Joan is considered by some to be the Queen of Rock and Roll and is an inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015. Here is a link to her performing the song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3T_xeoGES8
4. National Pears Helene Day—great desert poached pears, vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce.
5. Stagger If You Swagger Day—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1935
of Jimmy Swaggart, a televangelist whose ministry was rocked by his dalliances
with prostitutes.
On this day ina. 44 B.C. Julius Caesar is assassinated in the Roman Senate by Roman Senators including his friend Brutus alarmed over Caesar’s threats to the Roman Republic.
b. 1493 Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after his first voyage to North America.
c.
1916 President Woodrow Wilson ordered 4,600 U.S. troops to cross the border
into Mexico to pursue Poncho Villa who had been attacking U.S. border towns.
d. 1935 in a move to promote highway safety at night Percy Shaw formed
his company Reflecting Roadstuds Limited to make cat eyes.
e. 1965 in response to Selma’s Bloody Sunday, March 7, 1965, President
Lyndon Johnson told the Congress “We shall overcome,” and advocated the passage
of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was passed and signed into law on
August 6, 1965.
Reflections that even a Caesar is
not always infallible: “Men in general are quick to believe that which they
wish to be true…If you must break the law, do it to seize power; in all other
cases observe it.” Julius Caesar He, after watching President Obama’s foreign
policy for six years was right on the first statement and watching the
executive orders of this administration was wrong on the second.
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