Chipping in: A year with Rumi

I received my Rumi book today, along with other books, from Amazon.

HAPPY :D

Must promise myself not to by more books in the coming six months, with all the reading backlog I have. Yeah right.

Activating extra brain cells

Word of the Day

Play pennant discuss
Definition:	(noun) A long flag; often tapering.
Synonyms:	waft, streamer
Usage:	The boy had fastened a brightly-colored pennant to the front of his bike.

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This Day in History

Donald Duck Debuts in The Little Wise Hen (1934)

Clad in his signature sailor shirt and cap, the perennially pants-less cartoon character Donald Duck made his debut in Disney's The Wise Little Hen. His comically short temper and distinct voice quickly endeared him to audiences, and he became a regular character in Mickey Mouse cartoons. Donald remains quite popular in Scandinavia, as evidenced by the Christmas Eve tradition of watching a TV special featuring him. What Academy Award-winning 1943 cartoon showed Donald saluting Hitler? More... Discuss

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Today's Birthday

Cole Porter (1891)

Though pushed by his grandfather to pursue law, Porter studied music at Harvard and in Paris. A gifted composer and witty lyricist, he wrote a dazzling series of successful film scores and Broadway musicals from the 1920s to the 1950s, including the musicals Anything Goes and Kiss Me, Kate. His most popular songs include "Night and Day" and "Let's Do It." A 1937 accident required him to undergo more than 30 operations, but he continued composing until 1958. Why did he stop? More... Discuss

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