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October 15, 2014

★~ Today’s Quote: You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

★~ White Cane Day:

The White Cane is a symbol of independence and self-reliance.

President Lyndon B. Johnson,proclaim October 15, 1964 as White Cane Safety Day. The white cane in our society has become one of the symbols of a blind person’s ability to come and go on his own. Its use has promoted courtesy and special consideration to the blind on our streets and highways.

The Lions Club often collects money on White Cane Day in support of the visible impaired. Be on the look out for them.

★~ Grouch Day:

It’s ok to be a grouch today.  Oscar explains it best when he sings the Grouch Anthem. Here are the words so you can join in and sing along.

Grouches of the world unite!

Stand up for your grouchly rights!
Don’t let the sunshine spoil the rain
Just stand up and complain (heheheh)

Let this be the grouches’ cause:
Point out everybody’s flaws!
Something is wrong with everything
Except the way i sing!

You know what’s right with this world? nuttin!
You know what gets me hot under the collar? you name it!
And the next time some goody-two-shoes smiles and tells you to have a nice day just remember:

Don’t let the sunshine spoil the rain
Just stand up and complain!
Just stand up and complain!

★~ National Mushroom Day:

Today we celebrate the mushroom. The Enoki, Portobello, Shiitake and Button Mushrooms!  (National Stuffed Mushroom Day is February 4.)    Three Easy Ways To Cook Mushrooms 

★~ Chicken Cacciatore Day:

Cacciatore means “hunter-style” in Italian. This mouthwatering meal was first served in central Italy during the Renaissance period. It is made with chicken, mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, and herbs served over spaghetti. Add a green salad and a loaf of garlic bread . . . magnifico! Slower Cook Chicken Cacciatore.  Pioneer Women Chicken Cacciatore.

★~ Today in History:

♥~ 1860 – Eleven-year-old Grace Bedell of Westfield, N.Y., wrote a letter to presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln, suggesting he could improve his appearance by growing a beard. Grace Bedell correspondence with Lincoln

♥~ 1917 – Mata Hari  possibly history’s most famous spy, Mata Hari refused a blindfold and threw a kiss to the firing squad at her execution.

♥~ 1988 – Red Red Wine, by UB40, was the first reggae hit to make it to number one in the U.S. From the album Labour of Love, Red Red Wine was #1 for only one week, but turned out to be UB40’s signature song

★~Born Today:

♥~ 1844 – Friedrich Nietzsche philosopher: “Plato was a bore.”; The Birth of Tragedy, Thoughts out of Season, Human, All Too Human, Thus Spake Zarathustra, Beyond Good and Evil, On the Genealogy of Morals, Twilight of the Idols, The Antichrist; died Aug 25, 1900

♥~ 1920 – Mario Puzo novelist: The Godfather, Fourth K.; screen playwright: The Godfather series, Earthquake, Superman: The Movie, Superman 2, The Cotton Club,Christopher Columbus: The Discovery;died July 2, 1999

♥~ 1924 – Lee (Lido) Iacocca mechanical engineer, automobile executive: chairperson of Chrysler Corporation, president of Ford Motor Company; author: Iacocca; chairperson: centennial rehabilitation of Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island foundation.

♥~ 1934 – Peter Haskell actor: Robot Wars, Child’s Play, Christina, Bracken’s World, The Law and Harry McGraw, Rich Man, Poor Man-Book II, Rituals; died Apr 12, 2010

♥~ 1943 – Penny (Carole) Marshall actress: Laverne & Shirley, The Odd Couple, The Bob Newhart Show; director: Renaissance Man, Big, A League of Their Own, Awakenings,Jumpin’ Jack Flash; sister of director, producer Garry Marshall

♥~ 1946 – Richard Carpenter musician, composer, singer: Grammy Award-winning group: Carpenters.

♥~ 1959 –  Emeril Lagasse celebrity chef, TV host: Emeril Live, Essence of Emeril; actor: Emeril; restaurateur: owns restaurants in New Orleans, Las Vegas, Orlando

★~ Silly Gallimaufry:

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Belated – El Morno. We lost internet this Morno, moments before I was ready to publish El Morno, and it was out a good portion of the day. However, despite the day being over, I didn’t want to waste a perfectly good El Morno post so here I am late but not a quitter.  I’m optimistic I’ll see you tomorrow morno.

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