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)

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)

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)

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)

Daily Factoid

Mix It Up

Anagrams are words or phrases made from rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.

Consider these:

dormitory => dirty room

the morse code => here comes dots

astronomer => mood starer

snooze alarms => alas no more Zs

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Mon 23 Sep 2013

Daily Inspiration

Spiritual teachings destroy ignorance, and therefore remove darkness, but they cannot throw light on the inner Self, for the Self is Light.

- Swami Brahmananda

Wisdom of The East daily calendar; Mon 23 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)

 Today, both The Sun and Death came when selecting a card for "What to look out for"

Daily Factoid

It is good luck for the bride or groom to bring the  family cat to the wedding,

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Fri 20 Sep 2013

Birth Verse

A maiden born when autumn leaves

are rustling in September's breeze,

A sapphire on her brow should bind.

'T will cure diseases of the mind.

- Tiffany and Company, 1870

- The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Sat/Sun 21/22 Sep 2013