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Birthday Meme

Rethabile tagged me for the birthday meme. This was great! Thank you brother. I found out some interesting facts about my birthday, August 13th . Go to Wikipedia and type in your birthday, month and day only 1. List 3 events that occurred on that day List 2 important birthdays 2. List one notable death 3. List a holiday or observance (if any) Finally: Tag five of your friends. 1. List 3 events that occurred on that day: 1415 - Hundred Years' War: Henry V of England lands at Chef-en-Caux , France with 8000 men. 1960 - The Central African Republic declares independence from France. 1987 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan assumes responsibility for his role in the Iran-Contra scandal . 2. List 2 important birthdays: 1926 - Fidel Castro , Cuban revolutionary and politician 1948 - Kathleen Battle , American soprano 3. List one notable death: 1946 - H. G. Wells , English writer (b. 1866) 4. List a holiday or observance (if any): International Lefthanders Day . This was fun! I would li...

13th Warrior

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This Saturday, August 13th will be another birthday for me. Do you know a famous individual with whom you share a birthday? I share my birthday with a rapper/actor, poet and a dictator. It's always interesting to know with whom one shares a birthday. I feel somehow connected with them through the stars and wonder if there are similar character traits between us. For example, I share a birthday with Fidel Castro. Now that's heavy! He's been vilified by most of the Western world; however, Fidel might be cool to hang out with though. I can see me and Fidel now... chillin' in Havanna having a birthday cigar. We could turn on some music and jam to Afro-Cuban percussionist, Willie Bobo! Yeah!  Oh, I know that we are all unique and we have our own paths in life, etc. However, I sometimes entertain the idea that people of the same zodiac share similar traits. I am not particularly knowledgeable about Astrology, but I find it interesting. Anyway, today I plan to just rela...