Cancelled on account of beautiful weather?

Today is Kite Flying Day, and that itself should more than explain what you are supposed to do this holiday. However, on a 54º semi-cloudy day with absolutely no wind, it has proven quite impossible to fly a kite. I tried. I even tried to see if I couldn't drive around at a nice speed with the kite at the window, but that proved fruitless and quite possibly illegal. So...

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~Kyle

... Okay that would have been pretty lazy of me, so I guess here a little history behind kites. Kites were actually used to test winds, find people, and send signals way back in the day. Starting in China, moving to India, then to Europe. After a huge "tech-boom" in the early 1900's, they became more of a recreational tool. As we all know, of course, most humans under the age of 10 may not know what a kite is, due to the near extinction of outdoor activities after 1999.

That last part might have been opinionated.

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~Kyle

A Dickens of a Day

It's Charles Dickens Day, everyone! Time to pull out your favourite Dickens book and/or movie and read and/or watch it with friends and/or family. I just so happen to have A Christmas Carol on my phone, so I can read that wherever life takes me today. I also plan on watching A Muppets Christmas Carol because... well that is just a great movie. Be sure to really appreciate how inspired Dickens' books were, and how they have greatly affected generations of readers. If you have a child, maybe today is the day to introduce them to one of the most renowned authors in the world as if you shouldn't have already! These novels are filled to the brim with things that are referenced in every day conversations, and if you haven't read any or at least "school-read" them, then you are probably missing out on quite a few intelligent and expertly placed references. For those of you who aren't as big of a nerd as me, that's like not being "in" on a joke. The difference is: Dickens is not a joke. It's serious fun.

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~Kyle

Duck season!

Today is the anniversary of the addition of the 20th amendment into America, which makes it Lame Duck Day. Today is a day to recognize those whose terms in any given position are about to be up (or perhaps you just think they should be). If you ARE the lame duck, then take today to look back at all you have done in your term(s) and enjoy the days you have left. Now might be a good time to start teaching someone your ways so they can replace you.

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~Kyle


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