Today is Independence Day in Namibia, a public holiday. The holiday celebrates Namibia’s independence from South Africa on March 21st 1990.
Today is the birthday, in 1685, of Johann Sebastian Bach. There are so many pieces to choose from but this one is kind of spring-like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdsyNwUoON0
Today is Saint Joseph’s Day, a public holiday in Colombia. Saint Joseph’s Day is the feast day for Joseph, the husband of Mary and the adoptive and earthly father of Jesus according to Christian belief. In Colombia, Saint Joseph’s Day is also referred to as “Dia del Hombre”, meaning “Day of Men”. It is seen as a celebration not only of Joseph and of the role of good fathers, but also of the role of men in general in society.
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Today is the Spring Equinox in the northern hemisphere. In pagan circles it is a day to honor the Goddess of Spring known as Ostara or Eostre (from whose name the word “Easter” comes).
Saturday was the birthday, in 1844, of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian romantic composer. Here is the amazing Yuja Wang playing ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’ a musical interlude from his opera – the Tale of Tsar Saltan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8alxBofd_eQ
Today is Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Birthday, a public holiday in Bangladesh. This holiday may also be known as ‘Father of the Nation’s birth anniversary’ and it commemorates the birthday in 1920 of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who is regarded as the father of the nation of Bangladesh and is popularly known as Bangabandhu (“Friend of Bengal”).
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“Don’t forget that Saint Patrick is not the only saint whose feast day is March 17. It is also the feast day of Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, the patron saint of cats and the people who love them.”
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jgd07Ica5s
Today is Mid-Lent Thursday in Guadalupe. Many shops and businesses will be closed; businesses that remain open are not legally obliged to give employees a day off, but some employees tend to take the time off.
Today is the birthday, in 1954, of Nancy Wilson who with Heart had the 1986 US No.1 single ‘These Dreams, and the 1987 US No.1 & UK No.3 single ‘Alone’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cw1ng75KP0
Today is J. J. Roberts birthday – a public holiday in Liberia. Joseph Jenkins Roberts was born in Norfolk, Virginia, USA on 15 March 1809. The Republic of Liberia began as a settlement of the American Colonization Society (ACS), who believed black people would face better chances for freedom in Africa than in the United States. As part of this initiative, Roberts emigrated to Liberia in 1829. When Liberia gained its independence from the US on 26 July 1847, Roberts was elected as the first president for the Republic of Liberia.
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What do you get when you cross poison ivy with a four-leaf clover? A rash of good luck.
My goal in life is to piss off at least one person a day. So far, I’m about 4 years ahead of schedule.
I thought there was a spider on the rug, but it was just yarn. It’s dead yarn now, though.
We fell seriously behind construction schedule today just because one of the roofers didn’t show. He has the shingles.
The older I get, the more I understand why roosters scream to start the day.
As I watched the dog chase his tail, I thought dogs are easily amused. Then I realized I was watching the dog chase his tail.
Guess who I bumped into on my way to get my glasses fixed. Everybody.
Raise your hand if someone is alive today because you didn’t want to go to prison.
A Canadian visits America and gets held at gunpoint by a stranger. The stranger says, “Give me all your money and I’ll let you live!” The Canadian replies gleefully, “Oh! You must be what they call a doctor!”
It’s a good day. The bulb finally burned out on my check engine light.
How many times do I have to click “I accept cookies” before I’m sent cookies?!
On this day in 1975, the Doobie Brothers went to number one in the US with this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4oZCtfmh44
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