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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Daily Factoid

A Sad Reminder
The USS Arizona memorial rests above the sunken battleship at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The ship sank with 1.4 million gallons of fuel on board. Fuel that bubbles up (a little over a quart per day) is called "black tears."
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 7/8 Dec 2013 



Poinsettia Pointers
- Remove the foil from around the pot.
- Place in a sunny window, but don't let the leaves touch the glass.
-  Allow the soil to dry between waterings.
- Keep the room temperature cool to prolong the period of bloom.
- Don't fertilize while the plant is in flower.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 9 Dec 2013 

Daily Inspiration

Sit
Rest
Work.
Alone with yourself,
Never weary.
- Buddha
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 11 Dec 2013

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Daily Factoid

A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.
- attributed to Roald Dahl, English writer (1916-90)
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 5 Dec 2013 



 Expect a snowstorm if sheep feed facing downhill.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 6 Dec 2013

Daily Inspiration

Who are destitute of sight? Those who do not perceive the future world.
- Sanskrit Proverb
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 9 Dec 2013



Look within. Be still.
Free from fear and attachment,
Know the sweet joy of living in the way.
- The Dhammapada
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 10 Dec 2013

Monday, December 9, 2013

Daily Factoid

Talented Actor
When in dander, the nonvenomous HOGNOSE SNAKE will flatten its neck like a cobra, hiss, and strike (with a closed mouth). If the threat isn't deterred, the snake will play dead by lying motionless on its back with its tongue hanging out - even when picked up.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 3 Dec 2013 


From the Kitchen Cupboard
To clean drip coffeemakers, run through one brewing cycle with white vinegar and then two cycles with water.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 4 Dec 2013

Daily Inspiration

A devotee who can call on God while living a householders life is a hero indeed. God thinkgs: "He is blessed indeed who prays to Me in the midst of his worldly duties . . . Such a man is a real hero."
- Sri Ramakrishna
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Fri 6 Dec 2013


From the withered tree, a flower blooms.
- Zen Saying
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat/Sun 7/8 Dec 2013

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Daily Inspiration

I declare out loud to whoever wants to believe me: I have no word in my mouth that is not in your heart!
- Kabir
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Thu 5 Dec 2013

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Daily Inspiration

When we think right, nothing can go wrong. Write this on your mind.
- Paramananda
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 3 Dec 2013



To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.
- Mahatma Gandhi
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 4 Dec 2013

Monday, December 2, 2013

Daily Factoid

Always Remember
that you are 
absolutely unique.
Just like everyone else.
- Margaret Mead, American writer (1901-78)
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat 30 Nov / Sun 1 Dec 2013 



Drowsy Dose
To help you fall asleep faster, eat a slice of pumpkin pie before going to bed.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 2 Dec 2013

Daily Inspiration

Do not look at the faults of others, or what others have done or not done; observe what you yourself have done and not done.
- Buddha
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 2 Dec 2013

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Daily Factoid

Talking Turkey
Only male turkeys (called toms) gobble, which is their way of saying, "Hey, lady turkey, check me out!" and also serves as a waring to other toms to stay away.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 28 Nov 2013 


Short Term
The word "Cajun" came from an English pronunciation of the French word Cadien, a short form of Acadien.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 29 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

You are Spirit. You are not a human having a spiritual experience. You are not Spirit having a human experience! You are only Spirit having a spiritual experience!
- Prema Baba Swamiji
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat 30 Nov / Sun 1 Dec 2013

Friday, November 29, 2013

Daily Inspiration

The great spiritual leaders tell us that there is nothing terrible about death. It is just a change of condition. You pass from one stage to another.
- Swami Satprakashananda
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Frin 29 Nov 2013

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Daily Inspiration

The attribute most noble of the hand is readiness in giving . . . 
- Bhartrihari
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Thu 28 Nov 2013

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Daily Factoid

Poor Richard's Advice
Creditors have better memories than debtors.
- Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack, 1736
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 27 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

Thus we must see that none can be blamed for what they are doing, because they are, at this time, doing the best they can. We learn only from experience.
- Swami Vivekananda
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 27 Nov 2013

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Daily Factoid

In the decay of the Moon,
A cloudy morning bodes a fair afternoon.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 25 Nov 2013 



Change Your Luck
It is unlucky to return home to collect something that you have forgotten. To reverse the bad luck, sit down, get up, and turn around three times before leaving again.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 26 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

All life is energy. If that energy is allowed to glow without any contradiction, without any friction, without any conflict, then that energy is boundless, endless.
- Krishnamurti
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 26 Nov 2013

Monday, November 25, 2013

Daily Inspiration

Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.
- Kahlil Gibran
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 25 Nov 2013

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Daily Factoid

The Great Divide
To separate an egg easily, crack it over a narrow funnel; the white will slide through and the yolk will remain in the cone section.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 23/24 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

As a fire without fuel dies down on the hearth, thus do the thoughts, when all activity ceases, become quiet in their place.
- Maitrayana-Brahmana-Upanishad
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat/Sun 23/24 Nov 2013

Friday, November 22, 2013

Daily Factoid

In Maine, they say "down east" because in the heyday of coastal schooners, prevailing winds carried shipping "down east" more or less. But in a howling northeaster, you don't say that you're carried "up west." That would sound silly to folks "down east."
- The Old Farmer's Almanac, 1978
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 22 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

Be truly whole, and all things will come to you.
- Lao-Tzu
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Fri 22 Nov 2013

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Daily Factoid

It's A Keeper
To make dairy products such as cottage cheese, sour cream, and yogurt last longer, store them UPSIDE DOWN in the refrigerator. This helps to prevent air from entering the container.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 21 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

Constantly we are moulding our character and destiny by the thoughts we are thinking.
- Paramananda
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Thu 21 Nov 2013

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Daily Factoid

How To Find Your Perfect Mate
Sleep with a mirror under your pillow for three nights, starting on Wednesday. On Friday, you will dream of your true love.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 20 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

Every good and bad quality and happy and unhappy feeling we are possessing and experiencing all come to exist becasue of our spirit.
- Ven Ngawang Tashi Bapu
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 20 Nov 2013

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Daily Factoid

 From the Kitchen Cupboard
To loosen a stiff lock, apply a small amount of vegetable oil to the key. Insert the key into the lock and carefully jiggle it.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 19 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

When you have found your true soul-nature of everlasting joy, that indestructable bliss will remain with you throughout all experiences in life.
- Paramahansa Yogananda
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 19 Nov 2013

Monday, November 18, 2013

Daily Factoid

Their Lips are Sealed
Beavers have lips that close behind their incisors, which allows them to gnaw under water.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 16/17 Nov 2013 


Birth Verse
Who first comes to this world below,
With drear November's fog and snow,
Should prize the topaz's amber hue -
Emblem of friends and lovers true.
- Tiffany and Company, 1870
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 18 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

A plus is a minus crossed.
- Sri Swami Satchidananda
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 18 Nov 2013


If we have listening ears, 
God speaks to us in our own language,
whatever that language is.
- Mahatma Gandhi
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 6 Nov 2013

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Daily Factoid

Ladies First
Term: 1953-61
First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, wife of Dwight Eisen hower (34th U.S. president), was born on this day in 1896. She often wore pink and decorated the private quarters of the White House in it. The hue became a characteristic color of the 1950s and was referred to as "First Lady Pink."
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 14 Nov 2013



Peppery Presscription
When added to food, cayenne pepper can help relieve sluggish digestion and clear toxins from your system. The hot sensation on your tongue tells the body to release eh mfeel better.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 15 Nov 2013

Daily Inspitation

If I am building a mountain and stop before the last basketful of earth is place on the summit, I have failed.
- Confucius
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 30 Oct 2013



. . . for in each individual life lies the responsibility for the good and evil of the whole.
- Paramananada
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Thu 31 Oct 2013

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Daily Factoid

Historic Happenings
On this day in 1978, Johnny Dell Foley threw a raw egg 323 feet 2 inches to his cousin Keith Thomas, who caught it undamaged, thereby setting a world egg-throwing record.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 12 Nov 2013



A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heartburn?
- Bob Hope, American comedian (1903-2003)
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 13 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

Doubt is the key to knowledge.
- Iranian Proverb
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat/Sun 16/17 Nov 2013



Each time I look at a fine landscape,
Each time that I meet a loved friend,
I raise my voice and recite a stanza of poetry
And am glad as though a 
God has crossed my path.
- Po Chui
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 29 Oct 2013

Friday, November 15, 2013

Daily Factoid

Head to Head 

The heaviest human brain on record weighed 5 pounds.
The average adult brain weighs 3 pounds.
Albert Einstein's brain weighed 2.6 pounds.

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 9/10 Nov 2013



The Wall
In 1981, Yale University undergraduate Maya Lin won a national competition to design the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, beating out 1,420 other entrants. To help her visualize the concept, Maya had sculpted an early version using mashed potatoes.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 11 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

It is necessary that we know with absolute certainty that in essence we are spirit.
- Rabindranath Tagore
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Fri 15 Nov 2013


What need is there of any vows save the vow to guard the thought?
- Santi-Deva
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 28 Oct 2013

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Daily Factoid

Spread the Word
Saippuakivikauppias is the longest single-word Palindromes. The Finnish word translates as "soapstone dealer."
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 7 Nov 2013 



For this is every cook's opinion,
No savoury dish withough an onion;
But, lest your kissing should be spoiled,
Your onions must be thoroughly boiled.
- Jonathan Swift, Irish writer (1667-1745)
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 8 Nov 2013 

Daily Inspiration

The more you acquire and the harder you work to acquire it, the more you fear losing it. That's the secret in life. If you run after things, nothing will come to you.
- Sri Swami Satchidananda
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Thu 14 Nov 2013


And once we have the condition of peace and joy in us, we can afford to be in any situation.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat/Sun 26/27 Oct 2013

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Daily Factoid

It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance.
- Thomas H. Huxley, English biologist (1825-95)
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 5 Nov 2013 


Organic Oral Care
To brighten your smile naturally, eat snacks such as apples, carrots, celery, and pears. Raw fruit and vegetables help to remove plaque that can cause yellow teeth.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 6 Nov 2013 

Daily Inspiration

The fulfillment of life is . . . in spiritual development. That alone can make you strong, can make you free, can give you love.
- Swami Satprakashananda
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 13 Nov 2013


Consumed with anger,
The world is an ugly place.
Bathed in happiness, 
The world is a wonderful place.
But, aha! The same world.
- Taitetsu Unno
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Fri 25 Oct 2013

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Daily Factoid

Call It a Day
November 3 is Cliche Day,
It's a good time to remember to let sleeping dogs lie and that it takes two to tango.
Though easier said then done, it's better late than never.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 2/3 Nov 2013 


Hot Enough for Ya?
To check if oil has been heated to the correct tmperature for frying, put the handle end of a wooden spoon into the center of the pan. If bubbles form around it, the oil is ready.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 4 Nov 2013

Daily Inspiration

Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.
- Buddha
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 12 Nov 2013



Cultivation of tolerance for other faiths will impart to us a truer understanding of our own.
- Mahatma Gandhi
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Thu 24 Oct 2013

Monday, November 11, 2013

Daily Factoid

How To Find Your Perfect Mate
On Halloween, place your shoes in the form of a T ans say:
I cross my shoes in the shape of a T,
Hoping my true love to see.
Not in his best or worst array,
But in the clothes of every day.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 31 Oct 2013 


Good Gravy!
To improve the flavor of meat gravy, add the water in which potatoes have been boiled. If the water contains salt, do not ass salt to the gravy.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 1 Nov 2013 

Daily Inspiration

When you lose a dear one, meditate. . . . The vibration of love reaches out beyond this finite world and touches that soul, wherever he is.
- Sri Daya Mata
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 11 Nov 2013


Truth does not come simply through yearning. One must practice a spiritual method diligently.
- Swami Satprakashananda
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 23 Oct 2013

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Daily Factoid

Natural Weight Loss
We are constantly shedding skin - 600,000 cells per hour. 
This totals about 1.5 pounds each year!
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 29 Oct 2013 


Care Package
When mailing cookies, cushion them with plain popcorn to prevent breakage.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 30 Oct 2013 

Daily Inspiration

When you are part of a group, living for others, you broaden yourself. This really is family life.
- Swami Prajnanpad
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 21 Oct 2013


You don't have to do anything to keep the mind calm. Just leave it alone. Let it be. That's the song you sing. Let it be. So be it. Amen.
- Sri Swami Satchidananda
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 22 Oct 2013

Saturday, November 9, 2013

Daily Factoid

If on the trees the leavs still hold,
The coming winter will be cold.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 26/27 Oct 2013 


Flee, Flea!
To help your pets repel fleas, add brewer's yeast to their food.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 28 Oct 2013 

Daily Inspiration

You are one with everything. That is more true than I can say, and more true than you can hear.
- Shunryn Suzuki
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat/Sun 9/10 Nov 2013


What is the soul? The soul is consciousness. It shines as the light within the heart.
- The Upanishads
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat/Sun 19/20 Oct 2013

Friday, November 8, 2013

Daily Factoid

The Peel Heal
To get rid of a wart, secure a piece of banana peel (yellow side up) over the affected area nightly. Continue until the wart disappears.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 24 Oct 2013 


Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart. 
- Emma Bombeck, American humorist (1927-96)
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 25 Oct 2013

Daily Inspiration

Heaven is in everything: follow the light, hide in the cloudiness, and begin in what is.
- Chuang Tzu
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Fri 8 Nov 2013


When a man begins to have a vision larger than his own truth . . . he begins to become conscious of his moral nature.
- Rabindranath Tagore
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Fri 18 Oct 2013

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Daily Factoid

The autumn frosts will lie upon the grass
Like bloom on grapes of purple-brown and gold.
- Elinor Hoyt While, American poet (1885-1928)
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 22 Oct 2013 


Company's Coming
Expect visitors when
... you drop the scissors and they stand upright.
... you knock over the pepper.
... your eyebrows twitch.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 23 Oct 2013

Daily Inspiration

To love is to understand and to feel  that the other person is different.
- Swami Pranjnanpad
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Thu 7 Nov 2013



Does a flower, full of beauty, light and loveliness say, "I am giving, helping, serving?" It is! And because it is not trying to do anything, it covers the earth.
- Krishnamurti
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Thu 17 Oct 2013



Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise) 



Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Daily Factoid

Grandfather was a voracious reader. . . . He would retire with at least three books and consume them before he slept. . . . He chewed over the first chapter and got the meat of the thing and where it was heading, and then he'd skip to the last chapter to see if he was right.
- The Old Farmer's Almanac, 1963
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 19/20 Oct 2013 


Aubergine, Meet America
In 1806, Thomas Jefferson introduced the eggplant, also called the aubergine, to North America.
For decades, the plant was grown mainly for decoration because it was believed to cause insanity if eaten.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 21 Oct 2013

Daily Inspiration

Whatever our mind constantly dwells upon, that we become.
- Patanjali
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 5 Nov 2013


How can the drops of water know themselves to be a river?
- Zen Saying
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 16 Oct 2013


Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)



2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)


3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise) 

 

Monday, November 4, 2013

Daily Factoid

Im living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart.
- e.e. cummings, American poet (1894-1962)
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 17 Oct 2013 



The geographic center of the 50 United States is 20 miles north of Belle Fourche, South Dakota.
Welcome to Belle Forche the Geo Center of the U.S.
in 1959 following the admission of Alaska and Hawaii to the Union, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic survey officially designated a point 20 miles north of Belle Fourche, South Dakotaas the Geographic Center of the Nation
Entry of Alaska and Hawaii as states moved the site from its old position in Smith Center Kansas to Belle County, South Dakota.
Teh U.S. Coast and Geodetic survey announced that the location of the new center is at Latitude 44 degrees, 58 minutes North, and Longitute 103 degrees , 46 minutes West.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 18 Oct 2013

Daily Inspiration

Help, if you can; if you cannot, fold your hands, stand by, and see things go on.
- Swami Vivekananda
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 4 Nov 2013


Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.
- Mencius
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 15 Oct 2013


Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise)  



Saturday, November 2, 2013

Daily Factoid

Birth Verse
October's Child is born for woe,
And life's vicissitudes must know;
But lay an opal on her breast, And hope will lull those woes to rest.
- Tiffany and Company, 1870
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 15 Oct 2013 


From the Kitchen Cupboard
After cleaning up Fido's mess, control odor by sprinkling baking soda on the area. Vacuum when dry.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 16 Oct 2013 

Daily Inspiration

Live every second in the consciousness that you are immortal; thoughts and habits change, only your soul will live forever.
- Paramahansa Yogananda
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat/Sun 2/3 Nov 2013


There is one Being, this Self;
It neither comes nor goes.
- Swami Vivekananda
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 14 Oct 2013


Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise)




Friday, November 1, 2013

Daily Factoid

The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it.
- Doris Day, American actress (b. 1924)
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 12/13 Oct 2013


Apple Dabbler
In 1811, Canadian John McIntosh discovered what was to become known as the first 'McIntosh' apple tree.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 14 Oct 2013

Daily Inspiration

If you do not learn how to love everywhere you go, you are going to suffer.
- Eknath Easwaran
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Fri 1 Nov 2013



The intellect is weak; it has no power except over what is as weak as itself.

- Al-Nuri
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat/Sun 12/13 Oct 2013



Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise)





Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Daily Factoid

Ladies First
Term: 1933-45
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd U.S. president), was born on this day in 1884. Shortly after moving into the White House, she began holding weekly, all-female press conferences. This practice helped women reporters to become an integral part of the White House Press Corps.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 11 Oct 2013 



The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it.
- Doris Day, American actress (b. 1924)
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 12/13 Oct 2013

Daily Inspiration

Enjoy your life in every moment, observe what you have now, and truly live in your surroundings.
- Shunryn Suzuki
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Fri 11 Oct 2013


The intellect is weak; it has no power except over what is as weak as itself.
- Al-Nuri
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat/Sun 12/13 Oct 2013


Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise)


Friday, October 11, 2013

Daily Factoid

Catpture the Moment
Collect leaves while Mother Nature's brilliant color is on display.
Dry the leaves and scatter them on the table cloth at thanksgiving.
Cover with a glass top or clear sheet of vinyl.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 9 Oct 2013 


Historic Happenings
On this day in 1886, tobacco heir Griswold Lorillard shocked his contemporaries by showing up at a ball at The Tuxedo Club in Tuxedo Park, New York, in a "tailless dress coat," an event often credited as the debut of the tuxedo.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 10 Oct 2013 

Daily Inspiration

Pilgrimage . . . is the strong and steadfast aspiration to meet God face to face.
- Dilip Kumar Roy
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 9 Oct 2013


The pleasure of doing good is the only one that will not wear out.
- Chinese Proverb
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Thu 10 Oct 2013


Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise)


Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Daily Factoid

 In October, dung your feild,
And your land its wealth shall yield.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 8 Oct 2013

Daily Inspiration

To have a human form is a joyful thing.
- Chuang Tzu
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 8 Oct 2013


Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise)



Monday, October 7, 2013

Daily Factoid

Congratulations, Libra
In the United States, October 5 is the most common birthday.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 5/6 Oct 2013


Conceal a Meal
To slip more vegetables into the diets of picky eaters, add pureed squash to macaroni and cheese or make "fries" from sliced rutabaga.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 7 Oct 2013

Daily Inspiration

If by leaving a small pleasure one sees a great pleasure, the wise man will leave the small pleasures to look at the great.
- The Dhammapada
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat/Sun 5/6 Oct 2013


Move and the way will open.
- Zen Proverb
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 7 Oct 2013


Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise)


Friday, October 4, 2013

Daily Factoid

A good time to cut firewood is between October's new and first quarter Moons.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 4 Oct 2013

Daily Inspiration

A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do. Nothing else.
- Mahatma Gandhi
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Fri 4 Oct 2013


Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise)


Thursday, October 3, 2013

Daily Factoid

O suns and skies and clouds of June,
And flowers of June together,
Ye can not rival for one hour
October's bright blue weather.
- Helen Hunt Jackson, American writer (1830-85)
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 3 Oct 2013

Daily Inspiration

Zen is not difficult
for those who have no preferences.
- Sosan
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Thu 3 Oct 2013


Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise)


Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Daily Factoid

Poor Richard's Advice
Think of three things:
whence you came,
where you are going,
and to whom you must account.
- Bentamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack, 1755
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 1 Oct 2013



Thank You?
If someone tells you that you're the "spittin' image" of someone, don't worry; it has nothing to do with saliva. The phrase is used to describe how one pwerson resembles another and results from the luring of "spirit and image."
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 2 Oct 2013

Daily Inspiration

Let not the fruit of action be your motive to action. Your business is with action alone, not with the fruit of action.
- The Bhagavad Gita
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 2 Oct 2013


Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise)


Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Daily Gratitude

5 Things I'm Thankful for Today:
- Attending a candidates' forum for mayor
- My father for helping me with my house renovations
- Tutoring; earing some money
- Purchasing most of the remaining materials for my home renovations
- Chatting with friends; old and new

Daily Factoid

I Can See Clearly Now
When washing windows, use vertical strokes on the outside surface and horizontal strokes inside (or vice versa). This will help you to determine on which side the streaks are.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 28/29 Sep 2013


Learning Tool
A form of the poem that starts "Thirty days hath September," which tells the number of days for each month, dates from at least as far back as the Middle Ages.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 30 Sep 2013

Daily Inspiration

Thoughts of themselves have no substance;
let them arise and pass away unheeded.
- Ashvaghosha
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 30 Sep 2013


Everything is extraordinarily clear. I see that whole landscape before me. I see my hands, my feet, my toes, and I smell the rich river mud. I feel a sense of tremendous strangeness and wonder at being alive. Wonder of wonders.
- Buddha
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 1 Oct 2013


Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise)


Saturday, September 28, 2013

Daily Factoid

Ladies First
Terms: 1802-03 and 1805-06
Martha Jefferson Randolph, wife of Thomas M. Randolph, was born on this day in 1772. When her widowed father, Thomas Jefferson, became the 3rd U.S. president, she often filled the role of first lady. In 1805, he son James became the first child born in the White House. 
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 27 Sep 2013

Daily Inspiration

Divine Abundance follows the law of service and generosity. Give and then receive. Give to the world the best you have, and the best will come back to you.
- Paramahansa Yogananda
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Sat/Sun 28/29 Sep 2013


Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise)


Friday, September 27, 2013

Daily Factoid

I am not young enough to know everything.
- Oscar Wilde, Irish poet (1854-1900)
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 25 Sep 2013


 Chocoholics, Rejoice!
Research has shown that people's ability to count backward by every third number improves after consuming a chocolate drink. Scientists think that the flavonoids found in chocolate increase blood flow to the brain.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Thu 26 Sep 2013

Daily Inspiration

The Lord of Law, to whom we have to render the account, is the Soul within us.
- Gopal Singh
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Thu 26 Sep 2013


And what is fear of need but need itself? Is not dread of thirst when your well is full, the thirst that is unquenchable?
- Kahlil Gibran
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Fri 27 Sep 2013


Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise)



Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Daily Inspiration

God alone is Eternal in the midst of the non-eternal.
- Swami Satprakachananda
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Wed 25 Sep 2013


Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise)


Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Daily Factiod

Beauty From the Blender
Treat blemished skin with a tomato.
In a blender, combine 1 peeled and seeded tomato, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, and 1 tablespoon oats. Apply the mixture to the affected area, wait 10 minutes, and then rinse with lukewarm water.
- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 24 Sep 2013

Daily Inspiration

Enlightenment comes from practice, 
Thus Enlightenment is limitless;
Practice comes from Enlightenment,
Thus practice has no beginning.
- Dogen
Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Tue 24 Sep 2013



 Today's Tarot
1) Card of the day (the important aspects of the day ahead)
2) Attend to this (personal issues that will require attention)
3) What to look out for (feelings, desires or reactions that could arise)