Happy Birthday: Henri Richard, NHL Hockey centerBorn Feb. 29, 1936 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XZfVYEoKGs 50 States, 100 Weeks: Gravity Hill, Grangeville, ID Photo credit: onlyinyourstate.com Music: Everybody Hides by Wilco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2Gbbd6pVMg Poetry: Harlem Shadows by Claude MckayI hear the halting footsteps of a lassIn Negro Harlem when the night lets fallIts veil. I see the shapes of girls …
Month: February 2020
Care Package for Friday, Feb. 28, 2020
Happy Birthday: Gilbert Gottfried, comedianBorn Feb. 28, 1955 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkLqAlIETkA 50 States, 100 Weeks: Parker Ranch, Kamuela, HI Photo credit: parkerranch.com Music: Tommy the Cat by Primus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4OhIU-PmB8 Poetry: A Black Man Talks of Reaping by Arna BontempsI have sown beside all waters in my day.I planted deep, within my heart the fearthat wind or fowl …
Care Package for Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020
Happy Birthday: Elizabeth Taylor, actressBorn Feb. 27, 1932 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-IxtDdeL7Y 50 States, 100 Weeks: Sky Gate, Honolulu, HI Photo credit: yelp.com Music: Three Little Pigs by Green Jelly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtffv9bpB-U Poetry: Green-Thumb Boy by Marilyn Nelson Dr. L. H. PammelHybridization, cross-breeding, evolution:He takes to new theorieslike a puppy takes to ice cream.We whisper that our Green-Thumb Boy Read …
Care Package for Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020
Happy Birthday: Victor Hugo, author/poetBorn Feb. 26, 1802 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCgMqnfq7Js 50 States, 100 Weeks: Waiānuenue Rainbow Falls, Hilo, HI Photo credit: bigislandhikes.com Music: The Ballroom Blitz by Sweet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewFBuYHldeY Poetry: Eddie Priest’s Barbershop & Notary by Kevin Young Closed Mondays is music is menoff early from work is waitingfor the chance at the chairwhile the eagle …
Care Package for Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020
Happy Birthday: Zeppo Marx, comedian/actorBorn Feb. 25, 1901 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v3etuIw-aM 50 States, 100 Weeks: Lithified Sand Dunes, Kauai, HI Photo credit: onlyinhawaii.com Music: Meet Me at the Mall by James Kochalka Superstar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfoI26MMasU Poetry: 1977: Poem for Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer by June JordanYou used to say, “June?Honey when you come down here you supposed to stay …
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