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Hey, before you go to bed tonight, we lose an hour of sleep – Daylight Saving Time starts at 2 AM tomorrow morning, so don’t forget to turn all those clocks, microwaves, DVD players, etc. ahead. Please do this work yourself: the time you save may be your own.

March 12, 1888 –The day before started off seemingly fine – the temperature was mild as a light rain began to fall on March 11th, 1888. And then the weather changed. The rain became heavier and by the next day, the rains changed to heavy snow and buried the unprepared city in drifts of upContinue reading “Don’t complain about the weather today”

Today is Alfred Hitchcock Day. Since Hitchcock was born in August, and died in April, I have no clue why we celebrate in March – its arbitrary and capricious, which makes me like it even more. Besides, it’s a miserable day outside today, so why not. But please, feel free to bludgeon someone to deathContinue reading “It’s a bit of a mystery (to me)”

March 11, 1970 –The first album by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Déjà Vu was released on this date. The album, the second for Crosby, Stills & Nash and first with Neil Young on board. It was the high point for the band, selling over 7 million copies and inspiring legions of singer-songwriters. By theContinue reading “Déjà Vu premiered”

March 11, 1811 –Ned Ludd (not a real person) led a group of workers in a wild protest against mechanization on this date. Members of the organized bands of craftsmen who rioted against automation in 19th century England were known as Luddites and also Ludds. The movement, began near Nottingham as craftsman destroyed textile machineryContinue reading “Luddites of the World Unite!”

March 11, 1961 –Kenneth Sean Carson, the cultural icon from Willows, Wisconsin and Barbie’s go-to counterpart, was introduced at the American International Toy Fair, on this date. For those wondering where Barbie and Ken met, their official story is that they met on the set of their first commercial together in 1961. Demand Euphoria!

Most people believe that there are only five senses – but there are actually about 14. According to some neuroscientists, among our senses are the other capabilities as nociception (the ability to feel pain), chronoception (ability to feel the passing of time), and equilibrioception (sense of balance). Most people believe that you lose somewhere aroundContinue reading “Happy Debunking Day”

March 11, 1974 –The beloved Emmy and Peabody winning children’s TV special, Free To Be … You and Me, produced by Marlo Thomas premiered on ABC-TV on this date. The basic concept was to encourage post-1960s gender neutrality, saluting values such as individuality, tolerance, and comfort with one’s identity. A major thematic message is thatContinue reading “Free To Be … You and Me premiered”

Every year March 10th is the Festival of Life in the Cracks Day, celebrating the first signs of spring weather, such as the green sprouts sprouting from cracks in the pavement. It a nice way to honor the rebirth and renewal in life, and see beauty and life everywhere as well. It’s also the birthdayContinue reading “It’s not quite Life in the Margins Day”

March 10, 1876 –It was on this date in 1876 that Alexander Graham Bell (Don Ameche) conducted the first successful experiment on a radical new technology. He put a “transmitter” in one room of his home and a “receiver” in another. He connected them with wire. He then shouted into the mouthpiece of the transmitter,Continue reading “The first phone call”