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Odds and Ends for a 'Good Friday' Morning
Friday, 9:35 am
By Cyn
Apr
02
2010
I think the weather button above should have the option of saying FULL SUN, BRIGHT SUN, GLORIOUS SUN, WARM SUN--just sayin’!! This appears as though it is going to be a TD (top down for those who do not know me) kind of day!!
Am I one of the only people in this world that had NO clue what Anime Boston is? In case you are the other person, it is an annual three-day Japanese animation convention held in Boston, Massachusetts. Anime Boston 2010 will be held Friday, April 2nd through Sunday, April 4th at the Hynes Convention Center and Sheraton Boston Hotel. Anime Boston 2010 will once again be presenting popular events which include a masquerade, an anime music video contest, video programming rooms, an artists’ alley and art show, karaoke, game shows, video games, manga library, dances and balls. See, I am doing my part to broaden your horizons. My favorite early morning radio personality spent an inordinate amount of time talking about it today so I HAD to do some research.
For once I am ahead of the curve This article begins with “Sick of Beige? Now’s the time to brighten up.” Well, you read it here, I have had COLOR in my house for a long time. Bright colors cause I love color and hate beige. My world is never beige!! (Before my older son was married-- and now divorced--I asked a friend who has two married daughters, what the mother of the groom was supposed to do. Her answer: Wear beige and shut up. Well we all knew THAT would never happen!) Granted I tend to lean toward blues and yellows, but color I have. When we were doing what turned into a total and massive kitchen renovation my boss - who works with designers all the time - said you need to do the walls in a cream or beige, surely you won’t put yellow on them, will you? Of course I was going to use yellow and I did, along with a little blue and everyone who comes into our kitchen (HA--MY kitchen) loves everything about it.
So today my horoscope is... Our spirits rise and the dark clouds are parting as the Moon enters outgoing Sagittarius at 12:52 pm EDT. Nevertheless, inflated expectations can create future disappointment. Fortunately, we become increasingly deliberate in our communications as talkative Mercury enters steadfast Taurus. Meanwhile, an unstable quincunx from Mercury to austere Saturn indicates that we still may say more than is necessary, only to realize our mistake too late. (Huh? What exactly does that mean??) The rest makes a little more sense......"The Moon’s return to your sign can be quite revitalizing today because she harmonizes with fiery Mars and the Sun. As long as you keep moving, you’ll be fine. Don’t think about what you are doing; just continue to do it. Logic is usually an essential tool for making a decision. Unfortunately, now it will only muddle your path with confusion. For the present moment, actions really do speak louder than words.”
Does this mean I should simply shut up, call it a day and go shopping?? Hmmm, makes sense to me!! I think I shall start out with a nail appointment. So, on that happy note, I wish you all a good ‘Good Friday,’ Happy Trails and all that sort of rot and off I shall go.....
Ciao’
April Fool's Pranks--one answer
Friday, 9:29 am
By Cyn
Apr
02
2010
How the custom of April Fool pranking came about remains shrouded in mystery.
When the western world employed the Julian calendar, years began on March 25. Festivals marking the start of the New Year were celebrated on the first day of April because March 25 fell during Holy Week. The adoption of the Gregorian calendar during the 1500s moved the New Year to January 1. According to the most widely believed origin postulated for April Fools’ Day, those who could be tricked into believing April 1 was still the proper day to celebrate the New Year earned the sobriquet of April fools. To this end, French peasants would unexpectedly drop in on neighbors on that day in an effort to confuse them into thinking they were receiving a New Year’s call. Out of that one jape supposedly grew the tradition of testing the patience of family and friends.
But that’s only one theory. There are more.
LLCoolJ update
Friday, 9:21 am
By Cyn
Apr
02
2010
UPDATE: A Fox News spokesperson responds, “Fox News did not commit to restrictions on its interview with Mr. Smith so therefore the network did not need his permission to use the interview in this program.” The article goes on to say that Fox News wished LL well............ Hmmm, AP’s David Bauder wrote in 2006."If someone at Fox News Channel wishes you well, watch your back,” “The seemingly benign sentiment is a creative signature of Fox’s public relations, usually accompanied by a kneecapping. It’s something like a kiss from a Mafia don.”