| An Entrapment My love, I have tried with all my being to grasp a form comparable to thine own, but nothing seems worthy; I know now why Shakespeare could not compare his love to a summer’s day. It would be a crime to denounce the beauty of such a creature as thee, to simply cast away the precision God had placed in forging you. Each facet of your being whether it physical or spiritual is an ensnarement from which there is no release. But I do not wish release. I wish to stay entrapped forever. With you for all eternity. Our hearts, always as one. ~*~ Anthony Kolos ~*~ |
| Have a most blessed and awesome day! |
Today is...
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| February 8 |
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| You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your lover's arms can only come later when you're sure they won't laugh if you trip. ~ Jonathan Carroll, "Outside the Dog Museum" |
| The story you are about to read is true. The name(s) may have been changed to protect the stupid... The Bozo criminal for today comes from Virginia Beach, VA. Bozo Allen Hansen was due in court to face charges of auto theft. Police detectives watched in amazement when the Bozo pulled up in front of the courthouse driving a beautiful new Volvo with New York license plates. Since the cops knew the Bozo couldn't afford a new car and wasn't living in New York, they decided to run a license plate check on the auto. Sure enough, our Bozo had stolen a new car to drive to his court appearance on the auto theft charges. |
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| " avenaceous " PRONUNCIATION: ( av-uh-NAY-shuhs ) MEANING: adjective: Relating to or like oats. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin avena (oats). USAGE: "See birds that know our avenaceous store, Stoop to our hand, and then repleted soar." The Poems of H.C. Burner; Scribner; 1896. (written as a parody of Alexander Pope) |
1587 ~ Mary Queen of Scots beheaded
After 19 years of imprisonment, Mary Queen of Scots is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England for her complicity in a
plot to murder Queen Elizabeth I. In 1542, while just six days old, Mary ascended to the Scottish throne upon the death of her
father, King James V. Her mother sent her to be raised in the French court, and in 1558 she married the French dauphin, who
became King Francis II of France in 1559 but died the following year. After Francis' death, Mary returned to Scotland to
assume her designated role as the country's monarch.
1777 ~ Former POW Timothy Bigelow is named colonel
Just six months after his release as a prisoner-of-war, Major Timothy Bigelow becomes colonel of the 15th Massachusetts
Colonial Line of the Continental Army on this day in 1777.
1862 ~ Battle of Roanoke Island
Union General Ambrose Burnside scores a major victory when he captures Roanoke Island in North Carolina. The victory was
one of the first major Union victories of the war and it gave the Yankees control of the mouth of Albemarle Sound, a key
Confederate bay that allowed the Union to threaten the Rebel capital of Richmond from the south.
1887 ~ Cleveland signs the Dawes Severalty Act
In a well-meaning but ultimately flawed attempt to assimilate Native Americans, President Grover Cleveland signs an act to
end tribal control of reservations and divide their land into individual holdings. The act split up reservations held communally
by Native American tribes into smaller units and distributed these units to individuals within the tribe. Also called the “General
Allotment Act,” the law changed the legal status of Native Americans from tribal members to “individuals” subject to federal
laws and dissolved many tribal affiliations The Dawes Severalty/General Allotment Act constituted a huge blow to tribal
sovereignty.
1918 ~ U.S. Army resumes publication of Stars and Stripes
On this day in 1918, the United States Army resumes publication of the military newsletter Stars and Stripes.
Begun as a newsletter for Union soldiers during the American Civil War, Stars and Stripes was published weekly during World
War I from February 8, 1918, until June 13, 1919. The newspaper was distributed to American soldiers dispersed across the
Western Front to keep them unified and informed about the overall war effort and America’s part in it, as well as supply them
with news from the home front.
1924 ~ First execution by lethal gas
The first execution by lethal gas in American history is carried out in Carson City, Nevada. The executed man was Tong Lee,
a member of a Chinese gang who was convicted of murdering a rival gang member. Lethal gas was adopted by Nevada in
1921 as a more humane method of carrying out its death sentences, as opposed to the traditional techniques of execution by
hanging, firing squad, or electrocution.
1949 ~ Cardinal Mindszenty of Hungary sentenced
Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty, the highest Catholic official in Hungary, is convicted of treason and sentenced to life
imprisonment by the Communist People's Court. Outraged observers in Western Europe and the United States condemned
both the trial and Mindszenty's conviction as "perversions" and "lynchings."
1978 ~ New England digs out after blizzard
A classic "Nor’easter" storm that brought a severe blizzard to New England finally subsides on this day in 1978, and the region
begins to dig out from under several feet of snow. Over the previous 72 hours, some areas of Rhode Island and
Massachusetts had received as many as 55 inches of snow.
1983 ~ Irish race horse stolen
Gunmen steal the champion Irish race horse Shergar from a stud farm owned by the Aga Khan in County Kildare, Ireland. The
five-year-old thoroughbred stallion, named European horse of the year in 1981, was worth $13.5 million and commanded stud
fees of approximately $100,000.
1985 ~ Jaguar's founder dies
Sir William Lyons, founder of Jaguar Motors, died in Wappenbury Hall, England, at the age of 83. As a young entrepreneur,
Lyons got his start making motorcycle sidecars in Blackpool, England. In 1926, he co-founded the Swallow Sidecar and
Coachbuilding Company with William Walmsley.
After 19 years of imprisonment, Mary Queen of Scots is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England for her complicity in a
plot to murder Queen Elizabeth I. In 1542, while just six days old, Mary ascended to the Scottish throne upon the death of her
father, King James V. Her mother sent her to be raised in the French court, and in 1558 she married the French dauphin, who
became King Francis II of France in 1559 but died the following year. After Francis' death, Mary returned to Scotland to
assume her designated role as the country's monarch.
1777 ~ Former POW Timothy Bigelow is named colonel
Just six months after his release as a prisoner-of-war, Major Timothy Bigelow becomes colonel of the 15th Massachusetts
Colonial Line of the Continental Army on this day in 1777.
1862 ~ Battle of Roanoke Island
Union General Ambrose Burnside scores a major victory when he captures Roanoke Island in North Carolina. The victory was
one of the first major Union victories of the war and it gave the Yankees control of the mouth of Albemarle Sound, a key
Confederate bay that allowed the Union to threaten the Rebel capital of Richmond from the south.
1887 ~ Cleveland signs the Dawes Severalty Act
In a well-meaning but ultimately flawed attempt to assimilate Native Americans, President Grover Cleveland signs an act to
end tribal control of reservations and divide their land into individual holdings. The act split up reservations held communally
by Native American tribes into smaller units and distributed these units to individuals within the tribe. Also called the “General
Allotment Act,” the law changed the legal status of Native Americans from tribal members to “individuals” subject to federal
laws and dissolved many tribal affiliations The Dawes Severalty/General Allotment Act constituted a huge blow to tribal
sovereignty.
1918 ~ U.S. Army resumes publication of Stars and Stripes
On this day in 1918, the United States Army resumes publication of the military newsletter Stars and Stripes.
Begun as a newsletter for Union soldiers during the American Civil War, Stars and Stripes was published weekly during World
War I from February 8, 1918, until June 13, 1919. The newspaper was distributed to American soldiers dispersed across the
Western Front to keep them unified and informed about the overall war effort and America’s part in it, as well as supply them
with news from the home front.
1924 ~ First execution by lethal gas
The first execution by lethal gas in American history is carried out in Carson City, Nevada. The executed man was Tong Lee,
a member of a Chinese gang who was convicted of murdering a rival gang member. Lethal gas was adopted by Nevada in
1921 as a more humane method of carrying out its death sentences, as opposed to the traditional techniques of execution by
hanging, firing squad, or electrocution.
1949 ~ Cardinal Mindszenty of Hungary sentenced
Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty, the highest Catholic official in Hungary, is convicted of treason and sentenced to life
imprisonment by the Communist People's Court. Outraged observers in Western Europe and the United States condemned
both the trial and Mindszenty's conviction as "perversions" and "lynchings."
1978 ~ New England digs out after blizzard
A classic "Nor’easter" storm that brought a severe blizzard to New England finally subsides on this day in 1978, and the region
begins to dig out from under several feet of snow. Over the previous 72 hours, some areas of Rhode Island and
Massachusetts had received as many as 55 inches of snow.
1983 ~ Irish race horse stolen
Gunmen steal the champion Irish race horse Shergar from a stud farm owned by the Aga Khan in County Kildare, Ireland. The
five-year-old thoroughbred stallion, named European horse of the year in 1981, was worth $13.5 million and commanded stud
fees of approximately $100,000.
1985 ~ Jaguar's founder dies
Sir William Lyons, founder of Jaguar Motors, died in Wappenbury Hall, England, at the age of 83. As a young entrepreneur,
Lyons got his start making motorcycle sidecars in Blackpool, England. In 1926, he co-founded the Swallow Sidecar and
Coachbuilding Company with William Walmsley.
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| For money you can have everything it is said. No, that is not true. You can buy food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; soft beds, but not sleep; knowledge but not intelligence; glitter, but not comfort; fun, but not pleasure; acquaintances, but not friendship; servants, but not faithfulness; grey hair, but not honor; quiet days, but not peace. The shell of all things you can get for money. But not the kernel. That cannot be had for money. ~ Arne Garborg, writer (1851-1924) |
| "If at first you don't succeed... try... try... again! " We have all heard that at least once in our life time... mostly like more times then we can remember or care to count. Our first step obviously is what gets us started. Started.. yes, but that first step is only a step...it does not get you there. Our success rarely comes from a single effort.... its's almost always the result of our persistence.... of that smally voice echoing "try.. try again. It doesn't matter how boldly... how magnificently your start is... it's still not enough to get you where you want to be... you have to see it through to fruition. Too often we put all our energies... hopes and efforts into that initial start... and when the smoke clears... we have nothing left to motivate us to the finish line. It's much better in the long run if our plan starts out less dramatic and we start small and have enough energy to carry us to the finish. We only need to look at nature to prove this theory of success is true. The tallest tree begins from a tiny seed... nearly everything living begins very small... quite often microcopic... and yet through steady nurturing and sustained growth over time they have achieved the full richness of life. Whatever you do...give it your best ... start small and be prepared to continue for as long as it takes....success comes with persistence. |