Things You (Probably) Never Knew That Happened This Week: A History Lesson...Of Sorts.
- Monday marked the two-year anniversary of
Leonard Nimoy's passing. I know. I can't believe he's been gone this long,
either. The Vulcan salute still makes me emotional. I feel a STAR TREK marathon coming on...
- Tuesday was not only "Fat Tuesday", it was also the Feast Day for Saint Hilarius, a former
Pope who is apparently not the patron
saint of jesters, like my seventh-grade history teacher said he was. Regardless
of which of these events you celebrated, there's a good chance you're giving someThing up
for the next few weeks in the spirit of self-sacrifice. If Lent is a struggle,
and you need a token or two of spiritual guidance, we've got
you covered:
- Wednesday was both Justin Bieber's birthday and
National Pig Day. One of these two creatures makes a distinct, often bothersome
noise and occasionally requires someone else to clean up a mess they left
behind. The other gives us bacon.
- Yesterday was Daniel Craig's—a.k.a. James
Bond's—birthday. All the more reason to get your spy on
(and pretend that beer is a dry martini).
- Today is the 86th anniversary of when
we adopted the Star Spangled Banner as our national anthem (nearly 120 years
after Francis Scott Key wrote his famous poem). Another great opportunity to remember
how America is the land of the free because
of the brave.
Just like winter, this week is
almost history! I sure hope I helped you learn someThing new today, and if you're
filled with an overwhelming thirst for more history knowledge (the mostly bacon-free
and completely Bieber-free kind), hop on over to
Things You Never Knew Existed
and get your hands on some
History Things.
May
Saint Hilarious bless you, may you "live long and prosper", and may you always
remember beer should be neither shaken nor stirred.
See you next time,
Bobby
