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Dear Worst Blogging Partner in the Whole World (aka Jean-Marie),

I am back home again, and was simultaneously saddened to leave my grandparents and thrilled to be home to see the husband again. Perhaps if I ever hear from you again I will hear about how your birthday went - did you know that the number eight is super lucky in China? So since your birthday was on 080808 and you're Chinese - I expect to hear that you have won the lottery, left some of it to me, and are galavanting around the world (hence your lack of communication). The pillows were finished and pictures taken, but alas I have none to show you today because the nifty device (also known as chord) that connects the camera to my computer is not with me now. Tomorrow maybe.

For lunch today (this does have more of a point than simply what I ate for lunch) I went to a cafe, and for the first time in a long time ordered an iced chai. What with the caloric intake of milk and a Mexico trip fast approaching I've been avoiding them. And upon my first sip thought to myself, "That's RIGHT!! I LOVE CHAI!" It was a wonderfully fabulous surprise, though it shouldn't have been, which made it better. Obviously.

I just saw this meme on another blog and thought - ooh what fun. I like this one and am passing it on. Maybe it will spur a post from my elusive friend.

The instructions:

1) Go to Wikipedia.
2) In the search box, type your birth month and day but not the year.
3) List three events that happened on your birthday
4) List two important birthdays and one death
5) One holiday or observance (if any)


February 28th

Three events:
1. 1854 - The Republican Party of the United States is organized in Ripon, Wisconsin. Ironic and amusing given my unwavering liberal values.
2. 1883 - The first vaudeville theater opens in Boston, Massachusetts. Fantastic because it led the way for Bette Midler, whose songs I don't love, but who's shows are the most entertaining ever. Ever.
3. 1991 - The first gulf war ends. I can only hope this second one follows suit shortly. I won't even wait until my birthday this time.

Two Important Birthdays
1. 1895 - Marcel Pagnol (who I don't actually know anything about, but he sounds cool and will be warranting some google searches)
2. 1906 - Bugsy Siegel

Important Death
1. 1916 - Henry James

Holiday
1. Kalevala Day - The Day of Finnish Culture (Hmm. Might need to make my birthday a vacation day from work, seeing as it's a holiday and all.)

Sincerely,
PoD

P.S.: A small note to the one person who has stumbled across this blog today - There really is a Jean-Marie, she really did agree to post on this blog, she even suggested she has the draft of a post going. However, this blog will most likely be 90% Cassandra, 10% JM, seeing as she overcommits her time all the time, and won't have more than a few seconds to spare for us.