Teen Drama. Act 1. Scene 1.

by Katybeth Jensen on February 4, 2012

It is late afternoon. Katybeth is sitting in her blue Honda van in front of the Chicago Waldorf School, waiting to pick up her tenth grader, Cole. Cole enters the van by flinging open the van door, throwing himself into the car, and slamming the door. COLE: (speaking in a very loud, exasperated voice) Mom, [...]

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February 3: National Wear Red Day, Carrot Cake Day,

by Katybeth Jensen on February 3, 2012

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ February 3 ★~ Today’s Quote:  We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. Anais Nin ★~ National Wear Red Day: During American Heart Month in February, the American Heart Association will focus on educating women about cardiovascular disease. Put on your favorite red dress, red shirt, [...]

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February 2nd: Candlemas, Ground Hog Day, Crepe Day, Heavenly Hash Day

by Katybeth Jensen on February 2, 2012

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ February 2 Thank you Mary Lee for the beautiful sunrise in Charlotte! ★~ Today’s Quote:  The Snowdrop, in purest white array, first rears her head on Candlemas day. ★~ Candlemas: Today is one of the “cross-quarter” days and marks the midpoint between the winter solstice and the vernal equinox. South [...]

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February 1: Working Naked Day, Serpent Day, Baked Alaska Day

February 1, 2012

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ February 1   ★~ Welcome February: A time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home. -  Edith Sitwell ★~ Working Naked Day: Things could get a little weird today. Working [...]

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January 31: Inspire Your Heart with Art Day, yaD sdrawkcaB, Brandy Alexander Day

January 31, 2012

~★~♥~♥~★~ onroM lE! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ January 31st :etouQ s’yadoT ~★  Every child is an artist.  The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.  ~ Pablo Picasso :yaD drawkcaB ~★ Before you celebrate Backward Day, you must warm up! We will not start at the very beginning: Do Ti La So Fa Mi [...]

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January 30: Bubble Wrap Appreciation, Inane Answering Machine Day, Croissant Day

January 30, 2012

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ January 30 ★~ Today’s Quote:  It isn’t sufficient just to want – you’ve got to ask yourself what you are going to do to get the things you want. Franklin D Roosevelt ★~ Bubble Wrap® Appreciation Day: Today we celebrate the joy that Bubble Wrap® brings to our lives. For [...]

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January 29: Puzzle Day, Corn Chip Day

January 29, 2012

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ Jan 29 ★~ Today’s Quote: “There comes a time in the affairs of man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation.”  ~ W.C. Fields ★~ Puzzle Day: John Spilsbury, a London engraver and mapmaker, produced the first jigsaw puzzle around 1760 by mounting one [...]

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January 28: Kazoo Day, Blueberry Pancake Day!

January 28, 2012

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ Jan 28 Thank you Mary Lee for the beautiful Charlotte sunrise pictures! ★~ Today’s Quote: The laziest man I ever met put popcorn in his pancakes so they would turn over by themselves. W C Fields quotes ★~  Kazoo Day: My sweet mother plays the Kazoo. Really! She used to [...]

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January 27: Chocolate Cake Day, Sir Thomas Crapper Day

January 27, 2012

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ January 27 ★~ Today’s Quote: No good fish goes anywhere without a porpoise.  Lewis Carroll ★~ Chocolate Cake Day: Cakes have a rich culinary history. In Greece, cakes (or “plakous”) were heavy and flat, and people served them with nuts and honey. The Romans made cakes that were more like [...]

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January 26: Australian Day, Peanut Brittle Day, Pistachio Day

January 26, 2012

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ January 26 ★~ Today’s Quote:  Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. Carl Sagan ★~ Australian Day: Our El Morno Saucy Aussie has left for Philip Island, Australia, an island with no Internet, so we are going to have to do our best to celebrate with her in spirit. [...]

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