Thursday, June 21, 2007

 

A Birthday Meme

Kim at Knit Whimsies tagged me with another meme. This one is a birthday meme. To fulfill the meme, you go to Wikipedia and type in your birth month and day and list, on your blog (if you have one) or in the comments (if you don't), three events that happened on your birthday, two people born that day (besides you!), and one holiday celebrated that day.

My answers are below, but first I'm tagging O.W., A.K., Rianna (all without blogs), Reeva Dubois and Kevin at Copyrightings, although he might be on vacation.

On my birthday, October 11 -

Events: (Yes, I can count. I added a fourth.)

1582 - Due to the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.

1809 - Along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand.

1899 - Second Boer War begins: In South Africa, a war between the United Kingdom and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State erupts.

1987 - March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights attracts an estimated 200,000 people to protest the Bowers v. Hardwick decision and the U.S. government's handling of the AIDSNAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt.

People born on October 11:

1884 - Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States (d. 1962)

1926 - Thich Nhat Hanh, religious leader

There were no holidays listed on Wikipedia for my birthday, however, I can tell you that sometimes Columbus Day falls on my birthday and I believe it is also National Coming Out Day.

What a fun meme!

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Tuesday, April 17, 2007

 

Getting the Message

Before going on and on wondering what the term "business model" meant, I should have done my homework. I found the term defined on Wikipedia. Turns out that, even though the term was coined in the 1950s, it didn't see widespread use until the 1990s, so I guess I shouldn't be too hard on myself for not knowing it. It refers to all the how-tos and where-fors and why-ofs and what-ifs of business, not the general notion of selling products and services for a profit. By dropping that post, which, despite its length, I wrote in about fifteen minutes, I did learn one thing: Economists don't read this blog!

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007

 

Mika

I love watching what my kids discover in the way of music. They've happened upon a Lebanese-born singer named Mika lately, who, if he can manage to cross over the big blue waves, should make it big here in America. I see from his Wikipedia profile that he was born August 18, 1983. That makes him a Leo. He definitely has the dramatic flair of a Leo. My daughter says he reminds her of Freddy Mercury. He's got a five-octave range. Here's his song/video "Grace Kelly."

April 13, 2007 - Addendum: How could I forget to tag Freddy Mercury? What am I thinking? All fixed.

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