Daily Archives: April 6, 2020

Watch “Eliot Sings “Don’t Get Me Wrong” (Margo’s Dialogue Removed) The Magicians Cover The Pretenders” on YouTube


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Watch “So long, Marianne Leonard Cohen” on YouTube


Watch “John Lennon – “Isolation”” on YouTube


Horoscope♉: 04/06/2020


Horoscope♉:
04/06/2020

A number of great ideas either for new creative projects or enhancing ongoing ones could pop into your head during the day, Taurus. If you don’t write them down immediately, they could just as easily pop right out again, never to return! With all your responsibilities, you could have a rather frantic day as your mind constantly shifts from one focus to another. Stay with it. You can handle it.: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Today’s Holiday: Chaitra Purnima


Today’s Holiday:
Chaitra Purnima

In southern India, Caitra Purnima is a time for Hindus to worship Chitra Gupta, also known as “the scribe of the gods.” Tradition holds that while Brahma was meditating, Chitra Gupta was brought into being. He serves as the scribe to Yama, the ruler and judge of the dead; some Hindus believe that Chitra Gupta maintains the accounts of their good and bad deeds in the Agrasamdhani (main records). At Kanchipuram, near Madras in Tamil Nadu State, the image of Chitra Gupta is taken out in a procession. Devotees bathe in the holy waters of the River Chitra, which flows from the nearby hills. More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Today’s Birthday: Eleanora Fagan, AKA Billie Holiday (1915)


Today’s Birthday:
Eleanora Fagan, AKA Billie Holiday (1915)

Despite a deeply troubled upbringing, Holiday became one of the most celebrated and influential singers in jazz history. She was also one of its most tragic figures. She debuted in the 1930s and, after performing with Benny Goodman, Count Basie, and Artie Shaw, embarked on a successful solo career. However, she suffered many personal setbacks, complicated by the drug addiction that eventually destroyed her career and hastened her death. How did she choose her stage name? More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

This Day in History: The World Health Organization Is Established (1948)


This Day in History:
The World Health Organization Is Established (1948)

World Health Day is observed every year on April 7 to mark the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO), a UN agency whose main objective is to promote “the highest possible level of health” in all people. Coordinating international efforts to prevent, control, and treat illness, it has worked to successfully eradicate smallpox and has made notable strides in checking polio, leprosy, cholera, and malaria. What steps has it taken to promote tobacco-free work environments? More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Quote of the Day: George Bernard Shaw


Quote of the Day:
George Bernard Shaw

A married man forms married habits and becomes dependent on marriage just as a sailor becomes dependent on the sea. More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Article of the Day: Mockumentaries


Article of the Day:
Mockumentaries

A mockumentary is a fictional production filmed in the style of a documentary, often for comedic or dramatic effect. An early example of the genre is a 3-minute spoof report on the Swiss spaghetti harvest aired by the BBC as an April Fools’ joke in 1957. Perhaps the most well-known mockumentary is 1984’s This is Spinal Tap, which follows a fictional heavy-metal band. Other famous examples include The Blair Witch Project and Borat. What TV shows are considered mockumentaries? More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Idiom of the Day: have it large


Idiom of the Day:
have it large

To engage in or seek out pleasurable, hedonistic activities with great enthusiasm or intensity, especially dancing and drinking alcohol. Primarily heard in UK. Watch the video…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Word of the Day: cacography


Word of the Day:
cacography

Definition: (noun) Poor handwriting.

Synonyms: scrawl, scribble, scratch

Usage: The pharmacist struggled to decipher Dr. Clark’s cacography on my prescription and eventually had to call his office to get some clarification.: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch