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

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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

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 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

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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

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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

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