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April 8, 2014

★~ Today’s Quote:  
Hope” is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all – Emily Dickinson

★~ Free Cone Day 2014: 

Once a year, Ben & Jerry’s scoop shops hand out free cones to all their fans.

If getting a free ice cream cone isn’t enough to make you love Ben & Jerry’s, the story behind how the day originated might persuade you. Thirty-five years ago Ben & Jerry’s founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield had just survived their first year of running a business. Surprised and grateful for their accomplishment, they wanted to thank the community that had supported them. The obvious choice? Giving everyone free ice cream cones to express their gratitude. Thirty-five years later they are still thanking their fans with with one day a year dedicated to free cone day .

This year Ben & Jerry’s hopes to hand out one million cones in the U.S. alone. Fans can choose any flavor they’d like, but they’ll also be able to try Ben & Jerry’s newest flavors, which include:

Salted Caramel Blondie: Sweet cream ice cream with blonde brownies and a salted caramel swirl
Hazed and Confused: Hazelnut and chocolate ice creams with fudge chips and a hazelnut fudge swirl
Cotton Candy: Cotton candy ice cream loaded with cotton candy pieces.

Find a Ben and Jerry’s Location Near You 

 ★~ Draw a Bird day:

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Draw a Bird Day began in the UK during the late 1940s as a way to boost morale after the Second World War (no mention of how this activity boasted morale or if it worked)  Since then April 8th has been celebrated as a day to draw our feathered friends and share our pictures with the world. Grab your pencils, ready, get set, Draw A Bird!  This day is not about artistic ability so don’t be intimidated. There is also no preference shown towards any particular species of bird. If vultures are your thing, draw a vulture. Peacocks, sparrows, seagulls, they’re all fair game.  If you draw a bird and send it to me, I will share it on Odd.

★~ National Empañada Day:

Some food dishes know no boundaries; they are loved by many cultures the world over. Empanadas fit perfectly into this category. Most people think of these half-moon shaped pastries as being South American, but their origins can be traced back to Portugal and Galicia. The beauty of empanadas is that the rich, buttery dough can be filled with almost anything – sweet or savory. In Argentina, a filling of ground beef, onion, egg and olives is a comforting and delicious favorite. In Indonesia and some other Southeast Asian countries, empanadas are filled with a spicy tuna mixture or rice.

Empanada recipe 

★~ Today in History:

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♥~ 1820 – Venus de Milo, famous armless statue of the goddess Venus (or Aphrodite) was discovered, on the island of Milos.

♥~ 1957 – Jimmy Dean began a morning show on CBS-TV to compete with the first 45 minutes of the Today show on NBC-TV. No, he didn’t stand around in an apron cookin’ sausage and singing Big Bad John for the audience, though it may not have been a bad idea. No sponsors were found for the show and it was back to the smokehouse for Jimmy when CBS quickly sliced the show from the network

♥~ 1968 – The Beatles went gold again, receiving a gold record for the single, Lady Madonna.

♥~ 1971 – Chicago became the first rock group to play Carnegie Hall in New York City. Through the 1970s and 1980s, Chicago scored big with these hits: Make Me Smile, 25 or 6 to 4, Saturday in the Park, Old Days, Baby, What a Big Surprise, Hard to Say I’m Sorry and many others,

♥~ 1974 – It was one historic night in sports in Atlanta’s Fulton County Stadium. Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record by collecting his 715th round-tripper. Hammerin’ Hank trotted into baseball immortality as the Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7 to 4. Aaron finished his career two years later with 755 home runs; a record that still stands.

♥~ 1985 – Comedienne Phyllis Diller underwent a surgical procedure for permanent eye liner to eliminate the need for eyelid makeup.

♥~ 1986 – Actor Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Eastwood won in a landslide victory, receiving 72.5 percent of the vote. And he did so without fanfare any paid advertisements, just buttons and bumper stickers. Apparently, a few voters had already heard of him.

♥~ 2005 – Four Australian performers called The Wiggles topped BRW Magazine’s list of Australia’s 50 richest performers of 2004. The band had an estimated gross income of $34.5 million, up from $10.7 million in the previous year.

★~Born Today:

♥~ 563 B.C.– Buddha (Shakyamuni) ‘The Enlightened One’ in the Buddhist faith; died Feb 15, 483 B.C. Buddha birthday is celebrate in Japan on this day-in Southeast Asia the celebration will be held on May 10.

♥~ 1941 – Darlene Gillespie, TV personality (“The Mickey Mouse Club”), turns 70

♥~ 1960 – John (Richard) Schneider actor: Second Chances, Heaven Help Us, Grand Slam, Dukes of Hazzard, Night of the Twisters, Texas, Speed Zone, Stagecoach, Cocaine Wars, Smokey and the Bandit

★~ Good to  Know: The  Robin the icon of the spring season! 

♥~ The robin is a member of the thrush family, so is related to the blackbird and the nightingale.

♥~Robins are one of the most popular birds in  North America, and are the national bird of Great Britain.

♥~Juvenile robins have a brown rather than red breast; they grow the red feathers after their first moult.

♥~ Each robin has a unique breast pattern, and can (with difficulty) be recognized individually.

♥~Robins are short-lived: the record for longevity is held by a ringed bird that survived until it was over eight.

♥~At the end of the Victorian era robin skins became popular adornments for ladies’ hats.

♥~ The male American Robin sings a beautiful tune… he is often the last bird heard as the sun sets.

♥~ Both male and female robins hold their own territories in the winter, so both sexes sing the same winter song.

♥~ Most pairs of robins will try and raise as many as three broods of chicks a year, but some mange as many as five.

♥~The American Robin is the state bird for Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

♥~ Robins have a sweet tooth. Fruits, berries, sweet cakes, and even pastry dough are their favorites.

♥~ The male and female look surprisingly similar, although if you look closely, the female is a bit duller than the male.

♥~ Lush Robins.  Robins have a weakness for fermented berries. After  ingesting large quantities, they appear to be drunk and exhibit behaviors such as falling over while walking.

♥~ Robins are known for their running and stopping behavior – it is one of their main characteristics

♥~ Although the comic-book superhero Robin was inspired by an illustration of Robin Hood, a later version had his mother nicknaming him Robin because he was born on the first day of spring.

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If you have not seen this April Fools Prank–you absolutely must watch it! The best! 

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April Odd Reviews:  THE REAL ME

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