April 9th

April 9

St. Mary of Egypt, St Casilda( invoked against bad luck, sterility)

Dyngus Day (Look it up if you don’t know !)., Winston Churchill Day, Name Yourself Day

Louisiana claimed for France and named by Robert Cavelier Sieur de la Salle 1682

James Cook arrived in Botany Bat 1770

Concorde made 1^st test flight 1969

I know you are expecting pictures here but this is orientation week so until I get on some kind of schedule, some of these will just have to be pictureless....  cb

Birthdays:

Efrem Zimbalist 1889

Paul Robeson 1898

Hugh Hefner 1926

Day of  Excess

Meditation: There is always someone “ better”.

Fletcher Christian sent off William Bligh,
Without charts or a means of supply,
In a small open boat.
Forty-six days afloat!
But the blighter neglected to die.

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