It's The Journey That Counts!
Life's journey is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting, "Wow! What a ride!"
Posted February 15, 2019
Weekly Anagram
Common slip of the tongue = The fouling comment -'Oops!
Quotes For February 15
​“The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.”
__ Napoleon Hill
Note: On February 15, 1842 the first adhesive postage stamps in US were issued.

“I should be a postage stamp, because that's the only way I'll ever get licked. I'm beautiful. I'm fast. I'm so mean I make medicine sick. I can't possibly be beat.” __ Muhammad Ali
Note: On February 15, 1978, Leon Spinks beats Muhammed Ali for the heavy weight boxing title.

You Had ONE Job...
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Weekly Anna-Gram
● Ate one box of the Girl Scout cookies all by myself. Bad Ann! 

● Missed my hair appointment. Strike two!
MY BOOKS
GOOD NEWS!
All my book are available in print. 

​ Book Five in the Tour Director Extraordinaire Series is available from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
​ALL FOR A BLAST OF HOT AIR
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 Observance Days 
    February 16 is the first day of The Carnival of Venice
February is:
● National African American History
   Month Link
● National African American Read-In  Link
● Spunky Old Broads Month
● Bake for Family Fun Month
● Barley Month Link
● Beat The Heat Month
● Grapefruit Month Link
● International Boost Self-Esteem Month

This Coming Week is:
● Brotherhood / Sisterhood Week: 15-21
● Through With The Chew: 15-21 Link
● National Date (fruit) Week: 15-22
● National Pancake Week: 15-21 (Bisquick)
● National Justice for Animals Week: 15-21 

February 15 is:
● Brutus Day
● Mothering Sunday Link
● Buzzards Day Link
● IGUR Awareness Day
● International Day of Action Against
    Canadian Seal Slaughter  Link
● True Confessions Day
● World Consumer Rights Day Link 
​Endangered Definitions
Sometimes words remain the same but one or more of the meanings change over time. Below are four from the Oxford English Dictionary which English Speakers continue to use but the word now means something else.
● clout = a piece of cloth or clothing.
● disport = frolic.  
● embarrass = hamper or impede.
● gage = a valued object deposited as a guarantee 

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/explore/archaic-words