"You and me could never hide, Too busy walking out of stride..."

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Well I survived work this week and it was my first full week of full time work, so that was pretty cool.  And I got off three hours early on Friday and still got 5 hours of overtime, so that means more money for Brian.  Woohoo!!  And as tiring and boring as my job is, I don't abhor it.  I just have to remember to turn my brain to standby or else bad things happen, like me blowing up.  Probably.  I haven't done that yet, but I think I would if my brain was trying to work at the same time.  Something about pulling thousands of deodorants off the shelf and thinking deep thoughts don't go together.

 

Aaaaaaand, today is Beauticians' Day.  How fitting since it's my friend Kim's birthday too.  She's a cute girl, as anyone who knows her will testify!  Happy birthday Kim!

It's also Do Something Different Weekend.  Sorry I didn't give yous any advance notice, but maybe you can still pull off something exciting for tomorrow.  Maybe... uh... write a letter to you grandparents or something...  Haven't done that in a while, eh?
And in Spain, today is the celebration of Feast Of The Shepherds.  And for the Native Americans, we have Green Corn Festival.  And of course all of us can enjoy National Chocolate Pudding Day!  It's also Baseball Day, Summerfest (in Iowa) and Blueberry Festival (in New Jersey).

Tomorrow, so that yous can prepare, is National Orange Blossom Day.  I might find some more, but I won't be writing tomorrow, so I might have to catch you up on Monday or something.

 

Today is the 177th day of the year, with 188 remaining.

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And some birthdays for today are:

Charles Joseph Messier, 1730

Abner Doubleday, 1819 (ahhh... one of my heroes!)

Pearl S. Buck, 1892

Lord Rawlinson, 1919

Ian Prestt, 1929 (he's an ornithologist, thought my sister would like that :)

Ruth Kempson!!!, 1944
Zeng Jinlian, 1964 (tallest woman in recorded history: 8'1")

Kirk McLean, 1966

 

Some famous deaths for today:

Johann Wilhelm Stadler, 1819

Samuel Crompton, 1827 (inventor of the mule-jenny)

Georg A Erman, 1937 (he studied the Egyptian language, back when no one had any clue what those wacky symbols meant)

 

And the fun things that happened today in history:

Pied Piper lures 130 children of Hamelin away, 1284 (actually happened)

Toothbrush invented, 1498 (I heard a good joke about this, from my high councilman in Provo.  I won't tell it here, but if you want to know it, email me!)

Cawnpore England massacre, 1857

Wagner's opera "Valkyrie" premieres in Munich, 1870

Karl Benz of Germany receives US patent for gasoline-driven auto, 1894

Gustav Mahlers 9th Symphony premieres in Vienna, 1912 (I really like Gustav Mahler...)

End of USSR experimental calendar; Gregorian readopted, 1940 (this really messes me up when I try to read about Russian history, but I guess its just one of those things I'll have to get used to)

Elvis Presley sings in Indianapolis, last performance of his career, 1977

Brittany separatists bomb Palace of Versailles, 1978

Supreme Court rules 16 year olds can receive death penalty, 1989

Supreme Court upholds doctor-assisted suicide ban, 1997

 

I just want to make a quick public announcement to say that I am very much proud of my friends Elizabeth and Rachael for going to Wal*Mart.  With no shoes on!!  Way to go, girls!

 

And here are your words for today:
Curple: 1) the hind quarters or rump of a horse  2) the posterior (there you go michael!  And to anyone who was wondering, this is one of those rhymes for "purple" that everyone says doesn't exist)

Smaragd: the emerald

Storge: parental affection, the instinctive affection which animals have for their young

Martinet: a strict disciplinarian

Woolgathering: Indulgence in idle daydreaming

 

I have a favor to ask yous.  I saw sooo many movies while I was in Provo, and now I can't remember the titles... If you know the name of that movie about the two Australian Aboriginal kids that ran away from their camp, or the crayonish looking movie about the old man who planted trees, I would appreciate if you told me.  Thanks bunches.

 

And I need to be going now, I kind of have to teach sunday school tomorrow, so we'll see how that goes.  And I hope you all have a good remainder of the weekend, and hopefully I'll be able to write another little email on Monday after work, but I don't know that I'll have the time.  Maybe just a quick one.  Well, keep the emails coming, and I'll see you all later!
Brian

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