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Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Black History Month

01 Wednesday Feb 2023

Posted by Dave Gardner in Wisdom Wednesday

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African American History Month, Black History Month, Gerald Ford, History, Learning, Wikipedia

All, I’ll be forgoing the quote today to announce Daily Rambling’s focus on Black History month. All of my postings will be about black scientists, performers, poets, and other topics. I like doing this each year, because I learn more.

For those of you who reside outside the United States. Here is a link to Black History month: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_History_Month

I read this article each year and learn something new. We have so many peoples in the United States. We all benefit from the contributions of African Americans, and so many other cultures. I look forward to a terrific month of learning and sharing my learning with you this month.

I will be using a picture of Martin Luther King Jr.’s monument for each day this month.

Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – The First Thanksgiving

15 Tuesday Nov 2022

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Call of Duty, Contentment, Grateful, Gratitude, History, Holiday, Thanksgiving, Warzone

I found this video on YouTube liked it. I always try to pick short videos to respect your time. There were others that were an hour + if viewing. I like watching videos like this and so many others, depicting the first Thanksgiving. Obviously, there are a lot of perspectives on Thanksgiving nowadays.

I choose the perspective of giving thanks for what we have. Cherishing what we have is a terrific way to look at our lives. Think about the access to information, music, entertainment, and so many other things. In most cases these are free or inexpensively priced. I’m grateful for my health, my family, and for all the good in my life.

I am grateful for the ability to make friends with people all over the world. I have a friend who is an author in Australia. I have a blogger friend in South Carolina and another in Colorado. I met all of these people online and they are just terrific people that add value to my life, by exposing me to their stories, their point of view, and their talent.

So, as we get closer to Thanksgiving, take a few moments and count your blessings. Thanksgiving doesn’t have to be about what is described in the above video. It simply is a time to take account of what you have in your life that is good. When you concentrate on these things, you naturally feel better.

Well, that’s it for today, folks.

Here’s a shameless plug for Call of Duty MW2. The new Warzone 2 will be coming out tomorrow and it looks absolutely sick. Water mechanics are in, new vehicles, a huge map, and all kinds of new game play, including DMZ, which should be really cool to play. They’ve also added proximity chat, so that means you can communicate with opposing teams and even join them! HUGE!!

Well, now I’m done.

Have a great Tuesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – Zombies

11 Tuesday Oct 2022

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Christopher M Moreman, Halloween, History, Horror, Scary, Spooky, Undead, Zombies

Here’s another spooky tidbit. This is part of my Halloween theme for the month of October.

I hope you enjoyed this one. I found it interesting and did not realize how zombies became part of the movies way back when.

Have a great Tuesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Dale Carnegie

21 Wednesday Sep 2022

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Dale Carnegi, History, Learning, Lecturer, Quotes, Wednesday, Wikipedia, wisdom, Writer

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.

Dale Carnegie

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

Dale Carnegie

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

Dale Carnegie

Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.

Dale Carnegie

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.

Dale Carnegie

If you’d like to learn more about this American writer and lecturer, here is his Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Carnegie

Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – The Great Lakes

07 Tuesday Jun 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Ted Talk

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Geological, Geology, Great Lakes, History, Ice Age, Learning, Michigan, TedEd

Happy Tuesday!

I live in a state known for its shape–Michigan. Michigan, besides its shape is also well-known for the Great Lakes. Here’s a great Ted Talk on the Great Lakes for those who enjoy geology and geological history.

Have a great Tuesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Marcus Tullius Cicero

25 Wednesday May 2022

Posted by Dave Gardner in Wisdom Wednesday

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History, Julius Caesar, Language, Latin, Lawyer, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Philosopher, roman empire, Rome

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Here is the Wikipedia link for Marcus Tullius Cicero: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicero You’ll enjoy the story behind this character.

Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – The Word “Assassin”

19 Tuesday Apr 2022

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Assassin, History, Origins, Persia, Ted Talk, TedEd, Tuesday, Words

I hope you enjoy this short video (under 2 minutes) of the word assassin. It’s origin is quite interesting.

Have a great Tuesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Marcus Aurelius

10 Wednesday Nov 2021

Posted by Dave Gardner in Wisdom Wednesday

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Emperor, History, Marcus Aurelias, Plague, Politics, Quotes, Reign, Rome, War, wisdom

Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.

Marcus Aurelius

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

Marcus Aurelius

It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.

Marcus Aurelius

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

Marcus Aurelius

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

Marcus Aurelius

Here is the Wikipedia link for Marcus Aurelius: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius This is a very interesting read, should you care to learn more.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Ted Talk Tuesday – Present-day Goths

12 Tuesday Oct 2021

Posted by Dave Gardner in Ted Talk

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goth, goth culture, gothic, History, ostragoth, present-day gothic culture, roman empire, Ted Talk, TedEd, Visigoth

If you’ve ever seen a person wearing Gothic clothing (black everything), you’ll be interested to see how this present-day Gothic culture came to be. This is another short video, but pretty informative. Enjoy!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Eleanor Roosevelt

22 Wednesday Sep 2021

Posted by Dave Gardner in Wisdom Wednesday

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5 Quotes, Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady, History, trailblazer, UN, Wednesday, WWII

Photo Credit: Unknown author – This image is available from the United States Library of Congress‘s Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3c08091. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information.With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.

Eleanor Roosevelt

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.

Eleanor Roosevelt

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Eleanor Roosevelt

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt is an icon of American History. Here’s her wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt. Take some time to learn more about her. She was a trailblazer in so many ways and was one of our most memorable first wives.

Until next time…

Dave

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