March 14th - Today is the 73rd day of the year, with only 292 days remaining in 2006.
Mars' Month - March was the original beginning of the year, and the time for the resumption of war.
March Flowers: Daffodil or Jonquil [Yellow] -  Affection, Cheerfulness, Desire, Grants Wishes, New Beginnings, Respect, and Sympathy
March Birthstone: Aquamarine, Bloodstone - Courage

International Copyright Act Approval Day
The first International Copyright Act was approved in 1891.


"Universal Time" (UT) which is sometimes referred to, now colloquially, as "Greenwich Mean Time" (GMT)
FULL MOON - Mar 14   11:35 p.m.
LAST QUARTER - Mar 22   7:10 p.m.
NEW MOON - Mar 29   10:16 a.m.
FIRST QUARTER - Apr 5   12:01 p.m.


THE ORIGIN OF EXPRESSIONS
* "Everything Comes In Threes" - Not true. In reality, everything comes in ones. Sometimes, when three "ones" come in a row, it seems like everything comes in threes. By the way, in medieval times, it was widely believed that everything came in twenty-sixes. They were wrong, too. It just took them longer to recognize the pattern.

* "You Can't Take It With You (when you die)" - Well, that depends on what its. If it's your dark blue suit, you can certainly take it with you. In fact, not only can you take it with you, you can probably put some things in your pockets.

* "You Learn Something New Every Day" - Actually, you learn something old everyday. Just because you've just learned it, doesn't mean it's new. Other people already knew it, Columbus is a good example of this.

* "The Sky's The Limit" - Well, how can the sky be the limit? The sky never ends. What kind of a limit is that? The earth is the limit. You dig a hole and what do you keep getting? More earth. The earth is the limit.

* "You Get What You Pay For" - Clearly this is not true. Have you been shopping recently? Only a very naive person would believe that you get what you pay for. In point of fact, if you check your purchases carefully, you'll find that you get whatever they feel like giving you. And if corporations get any more powerful, you soon might not even get that.

* "Tomorrow Is Another Day" - Not necessarily true. Today is another day. We have no idea what tomorrow is going to be. It might turn out to be another day, but we can't be sure. If it happens, I'll be the first to say so. But, you know what? By that time, it will be today again.

* "Nice Guys Finish Last" - Not true. Studies have shown that, on average, nice guys finish third in a field of six. Actually, short guys finish last. By the way, in medieval times, it was widely believed that nice guys finished twenty-sixth. You can see how limited those people were.

* "If You've Seen One, You've Seen Them All" - Do we even have to talk about this one? This should be obvious. If you've seen one, you've seen ... one. If you've seen them all, THEN you've seen them all. I don't even understand how this one got started.


ACTING -
1933 Michael Caine (Maurice Micklewhite), Rotherhithe England, actor (Blame it on Rio, Alfie, Educating Rita)
1947 Billy Crystal, Long Beach NY, comedian (Soap, SNL, City Slickers)
1961 Penny Johnson Jerald, Baltimore MD, actress (Kasidy-Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Sherry-24)

ARTISTIC -
1919 Max Shulman, St. Paul MN, novelist (Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Tender Trap) [D: 08/28/88]
1920 Hank Ketcham, Seattle WA, cartoonist (Dennis the Menace) [D: 06/01/2001]
1941 Wolfgang Petersen, Emden Germany, director (Troy, The Perfect Storm)

HISTORIC -
1925 William Clay Ford Sr. (son of Edsel), Ford Director Emeritus/owner Detroit Lions
1833 Lucy Hobbs Taylor, NY, first US woman dentist (1866) [D: 10/03/10]
1864 (John) "Casey" Jones, Cayce KY, RR engineer (Ballad of Casey Jones) [D: 04/29/1900]

MUSIC -
1912 Les Brown, Reinerton PA, orchestra leader (& his band of renown) [D: 01/04/2001]
1933 Quincy Jones Jr, Chicago IL, jazz & R&B producer/composer/singer (We Are The World)
1942 Jerry Jeff Walker, Oneonta NY, country singer (Mr Bojangles)
1945 Michael Martin Murphey, Dallas TX, country singer (Wildfire)
1983 Jordan Hanson, Tulsa OK, singer-Hanson (MMMBop)

SCIENCE -
1854 Paul Ehrlich, Silesia, hematology/immunology/chemotherapy (Nobel '08) coined "chemotherapy" [D: 08/20/15]
1879 Albert Einstein, Ulm Germany, (E=mc²/Theory of Relativity, Nobel '21) [D: 04/18/55]
1928 Frank Borman, Gary IN, astronaut (Gemini 7, Apollo 8)/CEO-Eastern Airlines)
1934 Eugene Cernan, Chicago IL, Captain USN/astronaut (Gemini 9A, Apollo 10/17)
1939 William B. Lenoir, Miami FL, scientist-astronaut (STS-5)
1963 Pedro Duque, Madrid Spain, engineer/astronaut (STS 78 alternate, sk-95)
1967 Edward M Fincke, Pittsburgh PA, Captain USAF/astronaut (Apr-Oct 2004 on ISS)

SPORTS -
1913 Lee Petty, Randleman NC, pioneer of NASCAR (NASCAR Championship x3/1st Daytona 500 '59) [D: 04/05/2000]
1960 Kirby Puckett, Chicago IL, center field (Twins) ALCS MVP, All-Star MVP, Golden Glove x6 HoF 2001 [D: 03/06/2006]


1794 Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin.
1812 Congress authorizes war bonds to finance War of 1812.
1870 California legislature approves act making Golden Gate Park possible.
1900 The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing United States currency on the gold standard.
1903 Theodore Roosevelt issues an executive order making Pelican Island, in Florida, a "preserve and breeding ground for native birds," marking the birth of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
1913 John D Rockefeller gives $100 million to Rockefeller Foundation.
1923 President Warren G Harding became first President filing income tax report and paying taxes.
1937 Battle of the Century: Fred Allen and Jack Benny meet on radio.
1950 FBI's "10 Most Wanted Fugitives" program begins.
1958 RIAA (Recording Industry Association of American) is created and certifies it's first gold record (Perry Como's Catch A Falling Star).
1967 The body of President John F. Kennedy is moved to a permanent burial place at Arlington National Cemetery.
1986 European Space Agency's Giotto flies by Halley's Comet (605 km).
MORE EVENTS

SOURCE: Earth Calendar
Constitution Day - Andorra
Day of Solidarity with South Lebanon - Lebanon
Medin Full Moon Poya Day - Sri Lanka
Purim / Feast of Lots - Israel
Señor del Cautivo - Peru
Pi Day - United States of America
Labour Day (Victoria) - Australia
White Day - Japan
World Book Day - International
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Holi (Spring Festival) - Hinduism
Purim / Feast of Lots - Judaism
Sikh New Year - Sikhism


COPYRIGHT
When you write copy you have the right to copyright the copy you write, if the copy is right. If however, your copy falls over, you must right your copy. If you write religious services you write rite, and have the right to copyright the rite you write.

Very conservative people write right copy, and have the right to copyright the right copy they write. A right wing cleric would write right rite, and has the right to copyright the right rite he has the right to write. His editor has the job of making the right rite copy
right before the copyright can be right.

Should Thom Wright decide to write right rite, then Wright would write right rite, which Wright has the right to copyright. Duplicating that rite would copy Wright right rite, and violate copyright, which Wright would have the right to right.

Right?

Copyright 1991 Shelley Herman S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A., Whittier Chapter


Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.- Benjamin Franklin


COPYRIGHT: Successfully forged. (WordFoolery)

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