ok [ha!], this week has been sort of a lulu
[in like a lu-lu-lion, I guess],
but today is march fourth,
so let us, um, march forth!
welcome, march, when . . .
. . . napoleon bonaparte wed josephine de beauarnais [1796], paul mccartney wed linda eastman [1969], & john lennon wed yoko ono [1969]. ah, spring, when a young man's fancy turns.
. . . nathaniel briggs patented the washing machine [1797], alexander graham bell made his first telephone call [1876], the first movie was shown to an audience [1895], & rca first produced color televisions [1954]. which is why today, we can do laundry while chatting on the phone & watching a tv movie at the same time ... march is for multitaskers!
. . . alaska was sold to the united states by russia [1867]. but some alaskans can still see russia from their homes.
. . . congress authorized the establishment of yellowstone national park [1872]. get out!
. . . u.s. presidents millard fillmore & william howard taft died [1874 & 1930 respectively, but both on the 8th]. beware the week before the ides of march, mr. president!
. . . albert einstein was born [1879]. genius!
. . . the outlaw jesse james died at age 34 [1882]. insert snarky comment about sandra bullock's ex by the same name here.
. . . the girls scouts of america & the camp fire girls were created [both in 1912]. gee, girls, competitive much?
. . . constantinople became instanbul [1930]. why did constantinople get the works? it's nobody's business but the turks.
. . . the star-spangled banner was adopted as our national anthem [1931]. apparently by people with much wider vocal range than the average american.
. . . oklahoma! opened on broadway [1943]. oh, what a beautiful evening!
spring is finally & unmistakably in the air here . . .
the season for hibernation is coming to a close . . .
& i am ready for an awakening
& a new opening of heart & hand.
forward, march!!
image source: filmposters.com.
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