Hello, March!

 

About the Month of March

 

March is the 3rd month of the year and has 31 days.

Season (Northern Hemisphere): Spring

 

Holidays

Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Birthday)

Saint Patrick's Day

Pi Day

Daylight Saving Day

Women's History Month

National Nutrition Month

American Red Cross Month

Fire Prevention Month

 

Symbols of March

Birthstone: aquamarine and bloodstone

Flower: daffodil

Zodiac signs: Pisces and Aries

 

History: The name March comes from the Roman god of war, Mars. For many years, March, being the start of spring, was also the start of the New Year. Much of Europe used March as the start of the year.

Britain used March 25th as the beginning of the New Year until 1752. 

 

Fun Facts about March

It is the first month of Spring which begins between March 19-21.

In the Southern Hemisphere, March is the same as September in the Northern Hemisphere.

Each year March and June end on the same day of the week.

It is the time of year when animals start to wake up from hibernation.

March Madness is a basketball tournament played by the NCAA.

Easter is sometimes celebrated in March.

Presenting Another Edition of ODDS & ENDS

 It's been a cold, snowy February so there are no major events to report but there are a few odds and ends that I've been kicking around.  Here they are:'

1. Socialism revisited.  Remember my post back on Dec. 10?  I straightened out the morons who don't understand the concept of socialism.  They are often the ones (read republicans) who say they wouldn't vote for a democrat because they hate socialism.  Anyway, it popped up on the news again the other day when a reporter was talking to some folks from Texas who were suffering from loss of electricity, heat and water.  They were mumbling something like where's the government when they need it.  Wait! Isn't that socialism?

As comedian Ron White says "Ya' can't fix stupid."

2. On a related note, those same people mentioned above are always grumbling about democrats and abortion.  Then they go on to suggest we're baby killers.  They miss the point completely.  For example I'm a democrat but I hate abortion.  Having said that I realize it's a woman's choice to decided what to do with her body-not my choice-or anyone else's.  That's the point-choice.  But again, you can't fix stupid.

3.  Continuing with the Texas disaster-this morning a woman was interviewed and sobbing that she just couldn't understand how we could do something so remarkable as put a rover on Mars yet not provide the state of Texas with electricity.  The journalist missed an opportunity to educate the woman.  The answer to her question is that the Mars mission was a scientific achievement.  The Texas disaster is the result of political (read republican) incompetence and greed.  Take a look at your corrupt U.S. Senator Ted Cruz!  Thank God he wasn't running the Mars mission.  The rover would have ended up in Aruba!

The dirtbag dodged another bullet!

 Two impeachments.  Two acquittals.  All thanks to a bunch of spineless cowards in the Senate.  Is Trump's base that strong that those morons in the house and senate  ignore the millions of republicans across the country who think Trump is a corrupt coward?

Apparently it is.  Polls show that Trump still enjoys the support of 80% of the republican party.  That's how far it has deteriorated.   

There was once a time when a republican congressman while having fundamental differences with democrats was still able to work effectively across the aisle.  Not any more.  Now they're not willing to do anything that is not in their own personal best interests.  The hell with the country.  

It's unfortunate but I suspect it will come back to bite them at some point.  For the time being the dems have control so all is well. 

The snow is pretty but.....

I shouldn't complain because this is winter in Connecticut so you get what you get-snow, ice, cold.  Normally I can handle all of them.  Between the snow blower, calcium chloride and salt and my wood stove I usually have everything covered.  It's when things go wrong that things can get ugly-fast.

For example this last snow storm was big enough for me to hire a snow plow to do the bulk of our driveway.  The problem is it doesn't usually get it wide enough and it usually leaves clumps of snow in all the wrong places.  I then go out with the blower and clean up.  

It doesn't end with the driveway though.  There's shoveling in front of the garage doors, in front of the mailbox, the sidewalk, clean up around the bird feeder, shovel around the generator, shovel a path to the propane tank and finally shovel a path to the woodpile and cleanup around it.  A lot of shoveling. 

While trying to snow blow a path to the wood pile after our last storm I pick up a chunk of wood and broke two shear pins on the blower.  OK, so now I have to fix them (which I did) so now I'm ready for today's storm.  

These are all little aggravations I could happily do without but it's winter so it is what it is.  And on a positive note-the days are definitely getting longer so spring is on its way!