MDBCs 16 Mar 2023
Entry posted by sandrewn in Bread Crumbs 592
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March 16th 2023 - Holidays and Observances
(click on the day for details)
- Christian feast day:
- Day of the Book Smugglers (Lithuania)
- Remembrance day of the Latvian legionnaires (Latvia)
- Saint Urho's Day (Finnish Americans and Finnish Canadians)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Luca Lombardo’s Birthday
Danish Zehen’s Birthday
Lauren Graham’s Birthday
Boo the Pomeranian’s Birthday
Fun Observances (2)
Absolutely Incredible Kid Day
Honor all the incredible kids in your life on Absolutely Incredible Kids Day, a holiday celebrated every year on the third Thursday in March.
The day inspires and encourages kids to do amazing things by letting them know how incredible they are.
Let Them Know
Created by Camp Fire, a multicultural and non-sectarian youth development organization, the unofficial holiday encourages parents and guardians to acknowledge and reward their children's achievements.
Boosts Self-Esteem
Researchers agree that encouragement from parents and family members can raise a young person's self-esteem and can help them become more responsible. Psychologists also warn that parents should not praise traits that the child cannot change. Instead, parents should reserve praise for efforts in areas that are in the control of the child, such as decision-making skills, behavior towards other people and animals, responsibility, and attitude.
How to Celebrate?
- Camp Fire encourages people to send letters of encouragement to kids to let them know how important they are.
- Inspire the children in your life by telling them that they are awesome and that they can do incredible things.
Did You Know...
…that the trampoline and the earmuffs were invented by children?
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Every Thing You Do is Right Day
Because every bad day is followed by a good day, March 16 is Everything You Do is Right Day.
Everything You Do is Right Day is the opposite of Everything You Think is Wrong day, which is possibly one of the most dispiriting made-up holidays out there.
Positivity
It is an unofficial holiday that encourages people to believe that no matter what happened before today, everything they do on this day will turn out great.
We all need positive reinforcements from time to time and what better way to bring positivity in our lives by celebrating this reaffirming holiday?
How to Celebrate?
- Remember, everything you do today is the right thing to do. The bottom line is, do whatever makes you happy.
- Start the day right - with a healthy breakfast. It has long been known that a good breakfast not only has health benefits but can help people concentrate better on their work during the day.
- Spend time with happy, positive people. Psychologists and self-help pundits all agree that a person is as happy as the least happiest person around them. So, surrounding yourself with cheerful people means that some of their positivity will rub off on to you.
- Need to de-stress? Take this day to give yourself a much-needed pampering. Go to the spa, spend some time at the yoga studio, or just park yourself on the couch with a huge tub of ice cream and marathon your favorite show.
- If you know of someone who is having a bad day, brighten up their day and pay it forward.
Did You Know...
...that ethics is a branch of philosophy that distinguishes between right and wrong?
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Following months of marijuana drug busts, the DEA took the contraband into a remote region to burn. The fire was blazing brightly when an agent noticed that a flock of terns was flying around the area. Concerned about the effects of the smoke on the birds, they called the National Audubon Society.
Their worst fears were confirmed. There was not one tern left unstoned.
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The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference was preparing to move from its longtime home in New York City to Mahwah, N.J. The day before the big move, the following sign appeared on the door:
"Here today, gone to Mahwah."
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Stuck in rush-hour traffic, I couldn't help but stare when a burly biker wearing black leather jacket and chaps pulled up next to me on a shocking pink Harley Davidson. My first thoughts were, "Is that really a pink Harley? I wonder if he's…" Just then the traffic cleared and he pulled in front of me. On the back of his helmet were stenciled the words "Yes it is. No I'm not."
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In a lecture to a group of Korean officers, Lieut. Gen. Bruce C. Clarke, at that time deputy commander of the Eighth Army in Korea, took two or three minutes to tell his favorite joke. His interpreter then quickly translated the joke, using only seven or eight words. Everyone immediately burst into hearty laughter. After the lecture General Clarke asked the interpreter how he had been able to retell such a relatively long joke so quickly.
"Well, sir," the Korean interpreter replied, "I didn't think everyone would get the point, so I said, 'The general has just told a joke. Everyone will please laugh.'"
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Why did the cowboy buy a dachshund?
Someone told him to get a long little doggy.
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A young man asked for a job with the circus, any job at all. The manager decided to give him a chance to become an assistant lion tamer and took him to the practice cage.
The head lion tamer, a beautiful young woman, was just starting her rehearsal. Entering the cage, she removed her cape with a flourish and, standing in a gorgeous costume, motioned to a lion. Obediently the lion crept towards her and then rolled over twice.
"Well," said the manager to the young man, "do you think you can learn to do that?"
"I'm sure I could," he replied, "but first you'll have to get that lion out of there."
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Two babies are sitting in their cribs, when one baby asks the other, “Are you a little girl or a little boy?”
The other baby shrugs. “I don’t know how to tell the difference.”
“I do,” says the first baby. He carefully climbs out of his crib and into the other crib, then disappears beneath the blankets.
After a few seconds, he resurfaces. “You’re a little girl, and I’m a little boy,” he says.
“How can you tell?”
“Easy. You’ve got pink booties, and I’ve got blue ones.”
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(I think I am at 10X)
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( No, it wasn't me! )
The Lonely Tree of Ténéré • Damn Interesting
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Jack Klobnak writes in: "I took this pix in the 1970's. It is on Choteau Ave. in St. Louis, which was famous in the early 20th Century for Brain Sandwiches (use a lot of mustard). It was not uncommon for dolts to be told to take a quarter down to Choteau to get some brains. Sadly, the building is no longer standing."
sandrewn 
(every night is a surprise to me and hopefully entertaining for you)
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