Remember, if you find the coin (or baby Jesus) in the Three King's Cake (Rosca de Reyes),
... The magi, as you know, were wise men--wonderfully wise men--who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication. And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house. But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest. O all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi. - O. Henry
Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world. - John Milton
In New York, in East Harlem, the annual parade celebrating the Three Kings' Day tradition for 42 years was held this past Friday. The parade features camels, colorful puppets and floats.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world…as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. - Marianne Williamson
After you finish celebrating, take the damn decorations down.
And yet, do you really want wood chips lodged in your colon for most of the year?
This year, the Parks Department sponsors its annual citywide drop-off site from Friday, January 4 to Sunday, January 13th. Or, if you prefer to watch your tree get chopped up at one of the designated MulchFest chipping locations on Saturday and Sunday, January 12 and 13 (in NYC.)
January 6, 1945 -
This Chuck Jones' Looney Tunes outing, Odor-able Kitty, premiered on this date.
This was Pepe LePew's debut. The only time we see that Pepe already has a wife and children.
January 6, 1963 -
See Jim try to swim to his dugout canoe through a lake of piranhas, while I watch safely from the studio, confirming the second pitcher of martinis is properly chilled.
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom with Marlin Perkins began on NBC on this date.
January 6, 1973 -
The animated lesson series Schoolhouse Rock premiered on ABC with the Multiplication Rock series.
You have to love a children's cartoon that celebrates threesomes.
January 6, 1979 -
Soul Man, recorded by comedians John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as the fictitious singing team, The Blues Brothers, debuted on Billboard's pop charts.
The Blues Brothers had originally been created for TV's Saturday Night Live, and had been so popular that it prompted several records and a movie with Jake and Elwood Blues. Soul Man peaked at No. 14 on the charts .
Start the year off right by reading books you might have missed
Today in History:
January 6, 1856 -
Watson, the needle!
The Guinness World Records has consistently listed Sherlock Holmes as the "most portrayed movie character" with more than 70 actors playing the part in over 200 films
Franklin Pierce, served as the 14th President of the United States. Most historians agree that he was the worst President ever (time will tell) and after the Presidency, Pierce became a hopeless alcoholic (once running over an elderly woman while driving a carriage intoxicated.)
He started his presidency in a state of grief and nervous exhaustion. Two months before he took office, on January 6, 1853, the President-elect's family had boarded a train in Boston and shortly there after been trapped in their derailed car when it rolled down an embankment near Andover, Massachusetts. Pierce and his wife survived, merely shaken up, but saw their 11-year-old son Benjamin crushed to death.
January 6, 1939 -
The daily Superman newspaper comic strip began on this date.
January 6, 1941 -
During Franklin Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union address, he delivered his famous speech on the Four Freedoms on this date. Roosevelt insisted that all people should have the freedom of speech and expression, the freedom to worship God in his own way, freedom from want and freedom from fear.
Though the speech was originally intended to move Americans towards involvement in World War II, the Four Freedoms played a large role in the subsequent creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
January 6, 1942 -
The Pan Am Pacific Clipper completed by a commercial airplane on this date. The flight began December 2, 1941 and the plane flew over 31,500 miles during it's convoluted flight.
It had to complete the end of the trip in secrecy, since the Pearl Harbor bombing occurred while they were en route, and the captain was not sure how friendly American airspace would be.
January 6, 1994 -
Why? Why?
Ice skater Nancy Kerrigan was attacked by Tonya Harding's bodyguard, Shane Stant on this date.
And so it goes
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