The Story Behind the Star Spangled Banner
.The Story Behind the Star Spangled Banner
How the flag that flew proudly over Fort McHenry inspired an anthem and made its way to the Smithsonian
A conservator works on the Star-Spangled Banner in 1914. (Corbis)
By Cate Lineberry SMITHSONIANMAG.COM MARCH 1, 2007
On a rainy September 13, 1814, British warships sent a downpour of shells and rockets onto Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor, relentlessly pounding the American fort for 25 hours. The bombardment, known as the Battle of Baltimore, came only weeks after the British had attacked Washington, D.C., burning the Capitol, the Treasury and the President's house. It was another chapter in the ongoing War of 1812.
A week earlier, Francis Scott Key, a 35-year-old American lawyer, had boarded the flagship of the British fleet on the Chesapeake Bay in hopes of persuading the British to release a friend who had recently been arrested. Key's tactics were successful, but because he and his companions had gained knowledge of the impending attack on Baltimore, the British did not let them go. They allowed the Americans to return to their own vessel but continued guarding them. Under their scrutiny, Key watched on September 13 as the barrage of Fort McHenry began eight miles away.
The Story Behind the Star Spangled Banner
How the flag that flew proudly over Fort McHenry inspired an anthem and made its way to the Smithsonian
A conservator works on the Star-Spangled Banner in 1914. (Corbis)
By Cate Lineberry SMITHSONIANMAG.COM MARCH 1, 2007
On a rainy September 13, 1814, British warships sent a downpour of shells and rockets onto Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor, relentlessly pounding the American fort for 25 hours. The bombardment, known as the Battle of Baltimore, came only weeks after the British had attacked Washington, D.C., burning the Capitol, the Treasury and the President's house. It was another chapter in the ongoing War of 1812.
A week earlier, Francis Scott Key, a 35-year-old American lawyer, had boarded the flagship of the British fleet on the Chesapeake Bay in hopes of persuading the British to release a friend who had recently been arrested. Key's tactics were successful, but because he and his companions had gained knowledge of the impending attack on Baltimore, the British did not let them go. They allowed the Americans to return to their own vessel but continued guarding them. Under their scrutiny, Key watched on September 13 as the barrage of Fort McHenry began eight miles away.
"It seemed as though mother earth had opened and was vomiting shot and shell in a sheet of fire and brimstone," Key wrote later. But when darkness arrived, Key saw only red erupting in the night sky. Given the scale of the attack, he was certain the British would win. The hours passed slowly, but in the clearing smoke of "the dawn's early light" on September 14, he saw the American flag—not the British Union Jack—flying over the fort, announcing an American victory.
Key put his thoughts on paper while still on board the ship, setting his words to the tune of a popular English song. His brother-in-law, commander of a militia at Fort McHenry, read Key's work and had it distributed under the name "Defence of Fort M'Henry." The Baltimore Patriot newspaper soon printed it, and within weeks, Key's poem, now called "The Star-Spangled Banner," appeared in print across the country, immortalizing his words—and forever naming the flag it celebrated.
Nearly two centuries later, the flag that inspired Key still survives, though fragile and worn by the years. To preserve this American icon, experts at the National Museum of American History recently completed an eight-year conservation treatment with funds from Polo Ralph Lauren, The Pew Charitable Trusts and the U.S. Congress. And when the museum reopens in summer 2008, the Star-Spangled Banner will be its centerpiece, displayed in its own state-of-the-art gallery.
"The Star-Spangled Banner is a symbol of American history that ranks with the Statue of Liberty and the Charters of Freedom," says Brent D. Glass, the museum's director. "The fact that it has been entrusted to the National Museum of American History is an honor."
Started in 1996, the Star-Spangled Banner preservation project—which includes the flag's conservation and the creation of its new display in the renovated museum—was planned with the help of historians, conservators, curators, engineers and organic scientists. With the construction of the conservation lab completed in 1999, conservators began their work.
Over the next several years, they clipped 1.7 million stitches from the flag to remove a linen backing that had been added in 1914, lifted debris from the flag using dry cosmetic sponges and brushed it with an acetone-water mixture to remove soils embedded in fibers. Finally, they added a sheer polyester backing to help support the flag.
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65 Splurges of the Filthy Rich
.65 Splurges of the Filthy Rich
Would you pay $2,000 for a manicure or $17,000 for a mattress?
By Morgan Quinn April 6, 2021 Build Your Wealth
Everyone has fantasized about living the celebrity life. From expensive vacations to lavish homes and vehicles, you can probably think of numerous ways to spend your hypothetical riches. However, some celebrity purchases are a little less traditional. From dental decorations to doggie mansions, you have to see what it costs to live like the extremely wealthy.
Gwyneth Paltrow: $350 T-Shirt
Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle website Goop often features products the star can’t live without. In an article showcasing her favorite T-shirts, the actress highlighted a $350 jersey top that “has the spirit of a T-shirt, but it’s fancy enough to wear to a dinner party.” The shirt's final sale was set at $105 prior to it being sold-out on Goop, so the price was slightly less outrageous but still more than the average person might spend on a T-shirt.
65 Splurges of the Filthy Rich
Would you pay $2,000 for a manicure or $17,000 for a mattress?
By Morgan Quinn April 6, 2021 Build Your Wealth
Everyone has fantasized about living the celebrity life. From expensive vacations to lavish homes and vehicles, you can probably think of numerous ways to spend your hypothetical riches. However, some celebrity purchases are a little less traditional. From dental decorations to doggie mansions, you have to see what it costs to live like the extremely wealthy.
Gwyneth Paltrow: $350 T-Shirt
Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle website Goop often features products the star can’t live without. In an article showcasing her favorite T-shirts, the actress highlighted a $350 jersey top that “has the spirit of a T-shirt, but it’s fancy enough to wear to a dinner party.” The shirt's final sale was set at $105 prior to it being sold-out on Goop, so the price was slightly less outrageous but still more than the average person might spend on a T-shirt.
Chrissy Teigen: $370 Stretch Mark Serum
When Chrissy Teigen was pregnant with her first child, she went to great lengths to prevent stretch marks on her belly, which included frequent applications of a special serum that costs $370 an ounce. “La Mer The Concentrate saved my life. I’m constantly 25 minutes late to everything because my lotion regimen is that long. I put it everywhere,” Teigen told Allure.
Oprah: $399.99 Hair Dryer
Oprah's philanthropy efforts get a ton of attention, but it's her annual “favorite things” list that people wait for all year, many of which aren’t cheap. So it’s no surprise she favors a $399.99 hair dryer. “This Dyson hair dryer — with its speedy airflow, heat control for minimal damage, quiet motor and three magnetic attachments — gets the job done super fast and is worth every penny,” she said on her website.
Kim Kardashian West: $595 Slide Sandals
The hot summer months usually call for flip-flops, unless you’re a super-rich celebrity. With Kim Kardashian West’s net worth, there’s no way she buys bargain sandals. In July 2016, Kardashian West was seen strolling about Los Angeles in a pair of $595 Givenchy mink fur and rubber slides, featuring dyed mink from Finland and a rubber sole for comfort.
Shaquille O’Neal: $1,000 a Week on Apps
Basketball superstar Shaquille O’Neal might just have an app for everything. “I honestly spend about $1,000 on apps a week — real money,” Shaq told The Wall Street Journal. Still, that’s pennies to the former Los Angeles Lakers great, who’s worth a whole lot more now thanks to his successful business ventures off the court.
Jennifer Lopez: $1,235 Overalls
Jennifer Lopez might still be "Jenny from the block," but her shopping habits have likely changed since she was living in the South Bronx. The singer-slash-actress was spotted in September 2019 wearing white overalls that looked simple but came with a hefty price tag. The overalls, designed by Brunello Cucinelli, cost $1,235, Wonderwall reported.
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A Father, a Daughter and a Dog
A Father, a Daughter and a Dog-
A true story by Catherine Moore
"Watch out! You nearly broad sided that car!" My father yelled at me. "Can't you do anything right?" Those words hurt worse than blows. I turned my head toward the elderly man in the seat beside me, daring me to challenge him. A lump rose in my throat as I averted my eyes. I wasn't prepared for another battle.
"I saw the car, Dad . Please don't yell at me when I'm driving.." My voice was measured and steady, sounding far calmer than I really felt. Dad glared at me, then turned away and settled back. At home I left Dad in front of the television and went outside to collect my thoughts..... dark, heavy clouds hung in the air with a promise of rain. The rumble of distant thunder seemed to echo my inner turmoil. What could I do about him?
A Father, a Daughter and a Dog-
A true story by Catherine Moore
"Watch out! You nearly broad sided that car!" My father yelled at me. "Can't you do anything right?" Those words hurt worse than blows. I turned my head toward the elderly man in the seat beside me, daring me to challenge him. A lump rose in my throat as I averted my eyes. I wasn't prepared for another battle.
"I saw the car, Dad . Please don't yell at me when I'm driving.." My voice was measured and steady, sounding far calmer than I really felt. Dad glared at me, then turned away and settled back. At home I left Dad in front of the television and went outside to collect my thoughts..... dark, heavy clouds hung in the air with a promise of rain. The rumble of distant thunder seemed to echo my inner turmoil. What could I do about him?
Dad had been a lumberjack in Washington and Oregon . He had enjoyed being outdoors and had reveled in pitting his strength against the forces of nature. He had entered grueling lumberjack competitions, and had placed often. The shelves in his house were filled with trophies that attested to his prowess.
The years marched on relentlessly. The first time he couldn't lift a heavy log, he joked about it; but later that same day I saw him outside alone, straining to lift it.. He became irritable when everanyone teased him about his advancing age, or when he couldn't do something he had done as a younger man.
Four days after his sixty-seventh birthday, he had a heart attack. An ambulance sped him to the hospital while a paramedic administered CPR to keep blood and oxygen flowing. At the hospital, Dad was rushed into an operating room. He was lucky; he survived. But something inside Dad died. His zest for life was gone. He obstinately refused to follow doctor's orders.
Suggestions and offers of help were turned aside with sarcasm and insults. The number of visitors thinned, then finally stopped altogether. Dad was left alone..
My husband, Dick, and I asked Dad to come live with us on our small farm. We hoped the fresh air and rustic atmosphere would help him adjust.
Within a week after he moved in, I regretted the invitation. It seemed nothing was satisfactory. He criticized everything I did. I became frustrated and moody. Soon I was taking my pent-up anger out on Dick.
We began to bicker and argue. Alarmed, Dick sought out our pastor and explained the situation. The clergyman set up weekly counselling appointments for us. At the close of each session he prayed, asking God to soothe Dad's troubled mind. But the months wore on and God was silent. Something had to be done and it was up to me to do it.
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The Tyranny Of Time
.The Tyranny Of Time
The clock is a useful social tool, but it is also deeply political. It benefits some, marginalizes others and blinds us from a true understanding of our own bodies and the world around us.
Marcos Guinoza for Noema Magazine By Joe Zadeh June 3, 2021
We discipline our lives by the time on the clock. Our working lives and wages are determined by it, and often our “free time” is rigidly managed by it too. Broadly speaking, even our bodily functions are regulated by the clock: We usually eat our meals at appropriate clock times as opposed to whenever we are hungry, go to sleep at appropriate clock times as opposed to whenever we are tired and attribute more significance to the arresting tones of a clock alarm than the apparent rising of the sun at the center of our solar system.
The fact that there is a strange shame in eating lunch before noon is a testament to the ways in which we have internalized the logic of the clock. We are “time binding” animals, as the American economist and social theorist Jeremy Rifkin put it in his 1987 book, “Time Wars.” “All of our perceptions of self and world are mediated by the way we imagine, explain, use and implement time.”
“The clock does not measure time; it produces it.”
The Tyranny Of Time
The clock is a useful social tool, but it is also deeply political. It benefits some, marginalizes others and blinds us from a true understanding of our own bodies and the world around us.
Marcos Guinoza for Noema Magazine By Joe Zadeh June 3, 2021
We discipline our lives by the time on the clock. Our working lives and wages are determined by it, and often our “free time” is rigidly managed by it too. Broadly speaking, even our bodily functions are regulated by the clock: We usually eat our meals at appropriate clock times as opposed to whenever we are hungry, go to sleep at appropriate clock times as opposed to whenever we are tired and attribute more significance to the arresting tones of a clock alarm than the apparent rising of the sun at the center of our solar system.
The fact that there is a strange shame in eating lunch before noon is a testament to the ways in which we have internalized the logic of the clock. We are “time binding” animals, as the American economist and social theorist Jeremy Rifkin put it in his 1987 book, “Time Wars.” “All of our perceptions of self and world are mediated by the way we imagine, explain, use and implement time.”
“The clock does not measure time; it produces it.”
On a damp and cloudy afternoon on February 15, 1894, a man walked through Greenwich Park in East London. His name was Martial Bourdin — French, 26 years of age, with slicked-back dark hair and a mustache. He wandered up the zigzagged path that led to the Royal Observatory, which just 10 years earlier had been established as the symbolic and scientific center of globally standardized clock time — Greenwich Mean Time — as well as the British Empire. In his left hand, Bourdin carried a bomb: a brown paper bag containing a metal case full of explosives. As he got closer to his target, he primed it with a bottle of sulfuric acid. But then, as he stood facing the Observatory, it exploded in his hands.
The detonation was sharp enough to get the attention of two workers inside. Rushing out, they saw a park warden and some schoolboys running towards a crouched figure on the ground. Bourdin was moaning and screaming, his legs were shattered, one arm was blown off and there was a hole in his stomach. He said nothing about his identity or his motives as he was carried to a nearby hospital, where he died 30 minutes later.
Nobody knows for sure what Bourdin was trying to do that day. An investigation showed that he was closely linked to anarchist groups. Numerous theories circulated: that he was testing the bomb in the park for a future attack on a public place or was delivering it to someone else.
But because he had primed the device and was walking the zigzagged path, many people — including the Home Office explosives expert, Vivian Dering Majendie, and the novelist Joseph Conrad, who loosely based his book “The Secret Agent” on the event — suspected that Bourdin had wanted to attack the Observatory.
Bourdin, so the story goes, was trying to bomb clock time, as a symbolic revolutionary act or under a naive pretense that it may actually disrupt the global measurement of time. He wasn’t the only one to attack clocks during this period: In Paris, rebels simultaneously destroyed public clocks across the city, and in Bombay, the famous Crawford Market clock was shattered with gunfire by protesters.
Around the world, people were angry about time.
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Freedom & Patriotism Quotes On Memorial Day
.Freedom & Patriotism Quotes On Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a day to remember those who gave their lives in defense of the country.
Here are a few quotes about patriotism and freedom.
137 years later, Memorial Day remains one of America's most cherished patriotic observances. The spirit of this day has not changed - it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy. Doc Hastings
Who sows virtue reaps honor. -- Leonardo da Vinci
"Only the dead have seen the end of war." -- Plato
On what rests the hope of the republic? One country, one language, one flag! -- Alexander Henry
The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission. -- John F. Kennedy
Freedom & Patriotism Quotes On Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a day to remember those who gave their lives in defense of the country.
Here are a few quotes about patriotism and freedom.
137 years later, Memorial Day remains one of America's most cherished patriotic observances. The spirit of this day has not changed - it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy. Doc Hastings
Who sows virtue reaps honor. -- Leonardo da Vinci
"Only the dead have seen the end of war." -- Plato
On what rests the hope of the republic? One country, one language, one flag! -- Alexander Henry
The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission. -- John F. Kennedy
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. Ronald Reagan
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Thomas Jefferson
"A hero is someone who has given his of her life to something bigger than oneself." -- Joesph Campbell
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. – Elmer Davis
Our soldiers have nobly fought to protect freedom since our country's birth, and have fought to protect those that could not protect themselves, even in foreign lands when called upon. -- John Linder
"A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers and woods, it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle." -- George William Curtis
"All you have to do is hold your first soldier who is dying in your arms, and have that terribly futile feeling that I can't do anything about it... Then you understand the horror of war." -- Norman Schwarzkopf
"Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war." -- Otto von Bismarck
"I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism." -- Bob Riley
Patriotism was a living fire of unquestioned belief and purpose. -- Frank Knox
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -- Mark Twain
"The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain." -- George McGovern
"The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth." -- Stonewall Jackson
"The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's Tree." -- Thomas Campbell
"These fallen heroes represent the character of a nation who has a long history of patriotism and honor - and a nation who has fought many battles to keep our country free from threats of terror." -- Michael N. Castle
"They hover as a cloud of witnesses above this nation." -- Henry Ward Beecher
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. -- George Washington
I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. -- Nathan Hale
True patriotism isn't cheap. It's about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going. Robert Reich
Over all our happy country - over all our Nation spread, Is a band of noble heroes - is our Army of the Dead. Will Carleton
The heroes of Flight 93 won the first battle in the War on Terror, and they should never be forgotten. Jim Ramstad
Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong. -- James Bryce
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. -- Abraham Lincoln
A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom. -- Bob Dyla
Every human has four endowments - self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom... The power to choose, to respond, to change. Stephen Covey
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves; and under the rule of a just God, cannot long retain it. --Abraham Lincoln
Since the Revolution, eight generations of America's veterans have established an unbroken commitment to freedom. -- Steve Buyer
In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility - I welcome it. -- John F. Kennedy
Liberty has never come from Government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it. -- Woodrow Wilson
The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom. -- John Locke
America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world. -- John Doolittle
The travail of freedom and justice is not easy, but nothing serious and important in life is easy. The history of humanity has been a continuing struggle against temptation and tyranny - and very little worthwhile has ever been achieved without pain. -- Robert Kennedy
We will not waver; we will not tire; we will not falter, and we will not fail. Peace and Freedom will prevail. George W. Bush
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45 of the Top Finance Quotes to Boost Your Money Mindset
.45 of the Top Finance Quotes to Boost Your Money Mindset
Todd Kunsman Invested Wallet in Financial Independence
Looking for finance quotes and quotes about money that can inspire you to take charge of your financial life?
Top Finance Quotes
Even if you aren’t in search currently, these quotes will keep you motivated and make you think differently about finances and money. For me, besides these personal finance books, reading these particular quotes about money helped me get in the right financial mindset. I’d recommend even keeping some of these financial quotes at your desk as a healthy reminder or for motivation.
45 of the Top Finance Quotes to Boost Your Money Mindset
Todd Kunsman Invested Wallet in Financial Independence
Looking for finance quotes and quotes about money that can inspire you to take charge of your financial life?
Top Finance Quotes
Even if you aren’t in search currently, these quotes will keep you motivated and make you think differently about finances and money. For me, besides these personal finance books, reading these particular quotes about money helped me get in the right financial mindset. I’d recommend even keeping some of these financial quotes at your desk as a healthy reminder or for motivation.
45 Top Finance Quotes
While there are thousands of finance, money, and investing quotes out there, I only chose a small portion of them to keep this simple, yet informative. These are the quotes that I really like, resonated with me a lot during my financial journey, or made me laugh a bit. Step your money game up with these interesting, inspiring, humorous and wise quotes.
1. “Rich people have small TVs and big libraries, and poor people have small libraries and big TVs.” – Zig Ziglar
2. “Too many people spend money they earned..to buy things they don’t want..to impress people that they don’t like.” – Will Rogers
3. “It’s not how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for.” – Robert Kiyosaki
4. “Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.” – Paul Samuelson
5. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” – Benjamin Franklin
6. “Time is more value than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.” – Jim Rohn
7. “I will tell you the secret to getting rich on Wall Street. You try to be greedy when others are fearful. And you try to be fearful when others are greedy.” – Warren Buffett
8. “Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one.”- Benjamin Franklin
9. “Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.” – Samuel Butler
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Luxury Services, Tips and More for the Wealthy Person
.15 Non-Obvious Signs Someone is Wealthy
Feb 16, 2020
In this Alux.com video we'll try to answer the following questions: What are some subtle signs someone is wealthy? What are some non-obvious signs someone is wealthy?
How to tell if someone is secretly rich? How to tell if someone is actually wealthy? What are the tale-tell signs someone comes from money? How can you tell if someone is old money or new money?
How to pin-point someone who has money from a crowd? How do you know if you're dating someone rich? What are the signs someone is pretending to be rich?
15 Non-Obvious Signs Someone is Wealthy
Feb 16, 2020
In this Alux.com video we'll try to answer the following questions: What are some subtle signs someone is wealthy? What are some non-obvious signs someone is wealthy?
How to tell if someone is secretly rich? How to tell if someone is actually wealthy? What are the tale-tell signs someone comes from money? How can you tell if someone is old money or new money?
How to pin-point someone who has money from a crowd? How do you know if you're dating someone rich? What are the signs someone is pretending to be rich?
What are some clues someone is actually rich? What sets rich people apart? Do rich people look differently? How do rich people act? How do you act like a rich person?
What is an example of wealth?
What is the difference between a rich person and a wealthy person?
How do you describe a rich person?
What can make a person rich?
How can I look rich and classy?
How can I look attractive?
How can I become rich in one year?
How can I look rich without being rich?
How can I look more rich?
How can I become rich?
How do billionaires dress?
How do CEOS dress?
What brands do rich wear?
Do rich people go grocery shopping?
15 Luxury Services RICH PEOPLE Use
Feb 23, 2020
In this Alux.com video we'll try to answer the following questions:
Why do the rich have personal assistants? What services do rich people use? What are some services rich only rich people can afford? What are some things only rich people have access to?
What luxury services do rich people use daily? Why do the rich have executive assistants? Why do the rich need assistants? Why do the rich have personal chefs?
Do rich people need private security? Why do the rich have private security? Do rich people have their own PR? How do rich people handle cyber security?
Do rich people have their Wealth managed by private companies? Do rich people have private jets? Why do rich people need private jets? Do Rich people have access to private airstrips?
What is a personal item tracker? Who needs a personal item tracker? How do rich people get their own personal item tracker? What does a personal item tracker do?
Do rich people have personal trainers? Do riche people have personal doctors? Do rich people have private ambulances? How do rich people get medical care? Do rich people meditate? Do rich people have their own private coach?
Why do rich people go to country clubs? Only rich people have access to country clubs? Why do rich people need private groups and country clubs? There are any elite nannies for the rich? How can one be a elite nanny? Why do rich people get elite nannies?
Do rich people have secret identitties? Do rich people have multiple passports? Do rich people have multiple identities?
How do rich people date? How do rich people get a personal life? Do rich people only date rich people? Do i need to be rich to date a rich person? Why do rich people only date other rich people?
What services do the rich need? What do you need when you're rich? How can you tell if someone is rich?
What is the most expensive service for the rich? What services billionaires need?
A Third Of Americans Won’t Celebrate Mother’s Day This Year: Survey
.A Third Of Americans Won’t Celebrate Mother’s Day This Year
Korin Miller Fri, May 7, 2021
Each year, families across the country celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May. And while the day usually inspires people to buy flowers or jewelry and pamper the moms in their lives, not everyone is feeling festive this year, apparently.
According to a new Yahoo and YouGov poll of 1,555 people, 30 percent each of men and women aren’t planning to celebrate Mother’s Day at all in 2021. Meanwhile, slightly more men than women plan to do something — 60 percent of men said they’ll definitely celebrate the holiday, compared to 57 percent of women. A higher number of women also said they weren’t sure if they were going to do something for the holiday—13 percent, as opposed to 10 percent of men.
A Third Of Americans Won’t Celebrate Mother’s Day This Year
Korin Miller Fri, May 7, 2021
Each year, families across the country celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May. And while the day usually inspires people to buy flowers or jewelry and pamper the moms in their lives, not everyone is feeling festive this year, apparently.
According to a new Yahoo and YouGov poll of 1,555 people, 30 percent each of men and women aren’t planning to celebrate Mother’s Day at all in 2021. Meanwhile, slightly more men than women plan to do something — 60 percent of men said they’ll definitely celebrate the holiday, compared to 57 percent of women. A higher number of women also said they weren’t sure if they were going to do something for the holiday—13 percent, as opposed to 10 percent of men.
Income played a role, with the likelihood of celebrating the holiday increasing the more money a household makes. Just 51 percent of people with incomes under $50,000 plan to celebrate the day, for example, compared to 72 percent of those that make $100,000 or more.
But people were also divided on the importance of celebrating the day. Around 40 percent of men and women said it’s “very important” to celebrate Mother’s Day, compared to 29 percent of men and 28 percent of women who said it’s "not very important" or "not important at all."
What’s going on here?
Stress from the pandemic is likely a factor, Stephanie Marcello, chief psychologist of University Behavioral Health Care at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, tells Yahoo Life. Stress levels have skyrocketed in the country since the pandemic began and, “for many people, holidays can be a time of stress rather than joy,” Marcello says. That could lead more people to decide they just don’t want to deal with Mother’s Day this year, she says.
Adds Dr. Gail Saltz, associate professor of psychiatry at the NY Presbyterian Hospital Weill-Cornell School of medicine and host of the “How Can I Help?" podcast from iHeartRadio, "This year, in particular, many more people are struggling with depression, anxiety, fatigue and stress and they may not feel like they have the energy to plan something and to put energy into something." Plus, she adds, family dynamics can be complicated.
"Not everyone has a good relationship with their mother, or even is in contact with their mother," Saltz points out. "Mother-child relationships are complex, often filled with ambivalence and can go through periods of tremendous rockiness. There may be years, especially a tough year like this past one, when a mother and child aren’t feeling in sync."
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The Origin of Mother’s Day: 5 Surprising Facts About the Holiday
.Mother’s Day Origin
The Origin of Mother’s Day: 5 Surprising Facts About the Holiday
Good Housekeeping April 13, 2020
These days, Mother's Day is all about greeting cards and flowers — but the history is more complex than you might know.
The Origin of Mother’s Day: 5 Surprising Facts About the Holiday
For many people, Mother’s Day is simply a joyous occasion each May, a time to spend with our children and our mothers — marked by flowers, cards, and maybe some mimosas over brunch. So you might be surprised to learn that its cheerful greeting card messages belie a much darker, more complicated origin story. In fact, Mother’s Day traces its roots back to wartime traumas, and includes plenty of controversy.
Here are five surprising facts you may not have known about Mother’s Day and its complex origins.
Mother’s Day Origin
The Origin of Mother’s Day: 5 Surprising Facts About the Holiday
Good Housekeeping April 13, 2020
These days, Mother's Day is all about greeting cards and flowers — but the history is more complex than you might know.
The Origin of Mother’s Day: 5 Surprising Facts About the Holiday
For many people, Mother’s Day is simply a joyous occasion each May, a time to spend with our children and our mothers — marked by flowers, cards, and maybe some mimosas over brunch. So you might be surprised to learn that its cheerful greeting card messages belie a much darker, more complicated origin story. In fact, Mother’s Day traces its roots back to wartime traumas, and includes plenty of controversy.
Here are five surprising facts you may not have known about Mother’s Day and its complex origins.
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1) Mother’s Day officially began as a tribute to one woman.
Anna Reeves Jarvis is most often credited with founding Mother’s Day. After her mother Ann (pictured here) died on May 9, 1905, Jarvis set out to create a day that would honor her and moms as a group.
She began the movement in West Virginia, which prides itself on hosting the first official Mother's Day celebration three years later at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church, according to CNN. In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill recognizing Jarvis' idea as a national holiday to be celebrated each second Sunday in May.
2) But before that, Mother’s Day started as an anti-war movement.
Although Jarvis is widely credited as the holiday’s founder, others had floated the idea earlier — with a different agenda in mind, according to National Geographic. The poet and author Julia Ward Howe (pictured here) had aimed to promote a Mothers’ Peace Day decades before.
For her and the antiwar activists who agreed with her position — including Jarvis’ own mother — the idea of Mother’s Day should spread unity across the globe in the wake of so much trauma following the Civil War in America and Franco-Prussian War in Europe.
“Howe called for women to gather once a year in parlors, churches, or social halls, to listen to sermons, present essays, sing hymns or pray if they wished — all in the name of promoting peace,” West Virginia Wesleyan College historian Katharine Antolini noted, as cited by National Geographic.
These early attempts to create a cohesive peace-focused Mother’s Day eventually receded when the other concept took hold.
3) Mother’s Day is a $25 billion commercial holiday.
These days, Mother’s Day is a $25 billion holiday in America, with those who celebrate spending about $200 on mom, according to National Retail Federation data published in 2019.
More people buy flowers for Mother’s Day than any other time of year except during the Christmas and Hanukkah season. Gift givers spend more than $5 billion on jewelry alone, and nearly another $5 billion on that special outing. Then there’s $843 million on cards, and $2.6 billion each on flowers and gift certificates, according to the data.
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Where Have All These Phrases Gone? Long time Passing
.Old Expressions
There are some old expressions that have become obsolete because of the inexorable march of technology. These phrases included "Dont touch that dial," "Carbon copy," "You sound like a broken record" and "Hung out to dry."
Back in the olden days we had a lot of moxie. We’d put on our best bib and tucker just to straighten up and fly right.
Hubba-hubba! We’d cut a rug in some juke joint and then go necking and petting and smooching and spooning and billing and cooing and pitching woo in hot rods and jalopies in some passion pit or lovers lane.
Old Expressions
There are some old expressions that have become obsolete because of the inexorable march of technology. These phrases included "Dont touch that dial," "Carbon copy," "You sound like a broken record" and "Hung out to dry."
Back in the olden days we had a lot of moxie. We’d put on our best bib and tucker just to straighten up and fly right.
Hubba-hubba! We’d cut a rug in some juke joint and then go necking and petting and smooching and spooning and billing and cooing and pitching woo in hot rods and jalopies in some passion pit or lovers lane.
Heavens to Betsy! Gee whillikers! Jumpin Jehoshaphat! Holy moley! We were in like Flynn and living the life of Riley, and even a regular guy couldn’t accuse us of being a knucklehead, a nincompoop or a pill. Not for all the tea in China !
Back in the olden days, life used to be swell, but when’s the last time anything was swell?
Swell has gone the way of beehives, pageboys and the D.A.; of spats, knickers, fedoras, poodle skirts, saddle shoes and pedal pushers. Oh, my aching back. Kilroy was here, but he isn’t anymore.
Like Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle and Kurt Vonnegut’s Billy Pilgrim, we have become unstuck in time. We wake up from what surely has been just a short nap, and before we can say, I’ll be a monkeys uncle! or This is a fine kettle of fish!
We discover that the words we grew up with, the words that seemed omnipresent as oxygen, have vanished with scarcely a notice from our tongues and our pens and our keyboards.
Poof, poof, poof go the words of our youth, the words we’ve left behind. We blink, and they’re gone, evanesced from the landscape and word scape of our perception, like Mickey Mouse wristwatches, hula hoops, skate keys, candy cigarettes, little wax bottles of colored sugar water and an organ grinders monkey.
Where have all those phrases gone? Long time passing. Pshaw.
The milkman did it. Think about all those starving kids in China. Bigger than a bread
box. Banned in Boston . The very idea! It’s your nickel. Dont forget to pull the chain. Knee high to a grasshopper. Turn-of-the-century. Iron curtain. Domino theory. Fail safe. Civil defense. Fiddlesticks!
You look like the wreck of the Hesperus. Cooties. Going like sixty. I’ll see you in
the funny papers. Don’t take any wooden nickels. Heavens to Murgatroyd! And
awa-a-ay we go (not to mention humunah, humunah, humunah!)
Oh, my stars and garters! It turns out there are more of these lost words
and expressions than Carter had liver pills. This can be disturbing stuff,
This winking out of the words of our youth, these words that lodge in our
hearts deep core. But just as one never steps into the same river twice,
one cannot step into the same language twice. Even as one enters, words are
swept downstream into the past, forever making a different river.
We, of a certain age, have been blessed to live in changeful times. For a
child, each new word is like a shiny toy, a toy that has no age.
We at the other end of the chronological arc have the advantage of remembering there are words that once did not exist and there were words that once strutted their hour upon the earthly stage and now are heard no more, except in our collective memory.
It’s one of the greatest advantages of aging. We can have our cake and eat it, too.
See ya later, alligator!
Thoughts From DJ: "Good News VS: Bad News" 4-26-2021
.DJ: DID YOU KNOW?
Why is it, as the public, we are only served up bad news? Is it as simple as bad news is more interesting than good news as far as the human psyche goes or is there some devious plot of social manipulation going on? Is it our nature or is it manmade?
The negative is so programed into the public’s mind it has become near impossible anymore to discern truth and when you do discover a truth, what do you do with it? When you compare the amount of good news but in front of the public to the amount of bad news it overwhelmingly favors the bad.
So I Googled “Good News”. To my surprise there is actually a Good News Network.
DJ: DID YOU KNOW?
Why is it, as the public, we are only served up bad news? Is it as simple as bad news is more interesting than good news as far as the human psyche goes or is there some devious plot of social manipulation going on? Is it our nature or is it manmade?
The negative is so programed into the public’s mind it has become near impossible anymore to discern truth and when you do discover a truth, what do you do with it? When you compare the amount of good news but in front of the public to the amount of bad news it overwhelmingly favors the bad.
So I Googled “Good News”. To my surprise there is actually a Good News Network. (https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/).
In fact almost all of the major networks have online sites that only show and promote inspirational and good news.
I would highly recommend instead of being captured by the negative narratives, spit out in what we would call the “Standard News Outlets and Networks “, that you search out the good news. It’s there you just have to make an effort to find it.
My common sense tells me it can’t be good for the human element to constantly be absorbing all this negative energy. One doesn’t need to do all the research and analytics to figure it out.
There are numerous studies that have scientifically proven the effect negative energy has on the human element. I would suggest if you have the option of drinking dirty water or clean water, you pick the clean water.
If you have the option of absorbing good information of bad information, you choose the good.
If you have the option of doing a good deed or a bad deed, you choose the good deed. You will notice an instant effect on how your life will change for the positive.
Why is it on a clear and bright day you can’t see a dark spot anywhere but on a dark night you can see a small light miles away? I can’t help but feel there is a reason why our physical bodies work that way. Call it a built-in self-survival mechanism.
I would list all the nasty shit going in the world to make the point but whether it is fact or conspiracy theory, just thinking that these things exist is in itself damaging to the soul.
The moral of the story is what you feed your body so goes your health, mentally and physically.