Apr. 7th, 2006

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Done mainly because I am a history geek and want people to learn more about history.

Go to Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org/). Type in your birth date (but not year). List three events that happened on your birthday. List two important birthdays and one interesting death. Post this in your journal.

Events:

1791 - Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris, this was the start of things that lead to the Internet we have now.

1836 - Texas Revolution: Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico. Texas and I have the same birthday, this also lead to the US's war with Mexico in 1846 which saw the acquisition of California, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico plus parts of Colorado. This and Texas made the US an oil power.

1931 - Mikhail Gorbachev, Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991, President of the Soviet Union, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. The man who brought down the Iron Curtain and the Soviet Union and freed Eastern Europe and Central Asia. He really mixed things up and they are still settling down.


Births:

1793 - Sam Houston, President of the Republic of Texas (d. 1863) Founder of Texas has same birthday as Texas. Also fought to have slavery in the US abolished and tried to prevent the Civil War.

1904 - Dr. Seuss, American author (d. 1991) The author who had the most influence on my childhood.

Deaths:

1791 - John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (b. 1703) Founder of the Church I was raised in, in the form of the United Church of Canada, whose Sunday School taught me much of what I know about morality.
Apr. 7th, 2006 04:09 pm

Friday Five

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1. What's the weather like? Off and On pouring rain.

2. When is the last time you felt appreciated? Last Friday when I gave someone a ride.

3. What is the last bad news you heard? The death of Private Robert Costall in Afghanistan.

4. What is your favorite sad song? Rejoice In The Sun (sung by Joan Baez)in the movie "Silent Running"

5. Tell us about something you're obsessed with: Traveller: the Role Playing Game
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So post a poem:

"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways..."
by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with a passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.

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