*Ø* Blogmanac February 27, 1934 | Ralph is 70
Infatuation is when you think he's as sexy as Robert Redford, as smart as Henry Kissinger, as noble as Ralph Nader, as funny as Woody Allen, and as athletic as Jimmy Conners. Love is when you realize that he's as sexy as Woody Allen, as smart as Jimmy Connors, as funny as Ralph Nader, as athletic as Henry Kissinger and nothing like Robert Redford – but you'll take him anyway.
Judith Viorst
1934 Ralph Nader, American consumer rights campaigner and author
Ralph Nader: hero or villain?
Ralph Nader has his fan club, eg http://www.nader.org … “In 1963, Ralph Nader, then an unknown twenty-nine-year old attorney, abandoned a conventional law practice in Hartford, Connecticut, and hitchhiked to Washington, DC, to begin a long odyssey of professional citizenship …”
… and his detractors:
“Saint Ralph loves to preach about democracy and ‘citizen power’, but he runs his carefully concealed empire with an iron grip. Of 19 groups associated with Nader, the most powerful and important groups are all directly controlled by Nader or completely under his influence and no one else's. With some groups, Nader is the only contributor; others are controlled by his sister, Laura Nader Milleron, or his cousin. …”
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Festival of the Anthesteria (End of February)
Festival of Flowers
(Held during the full moon following the full moon of the Lênaia, and two moons following the full moon nearest the winter solstice)
Today was the first day of the three-day Anthesteria, a floral festival of ancient Greece dedicated to Dionysus, the god of wine and ecstasy. The last year’s vintage was tasted amid the celebrations for the god who taught mankind how to make wine. The object of the festival was to celebrate the maturing of the wine stored at the previous vintage, and the beginning of Spring.
Dionysus was commemorated by devotees who sometimes went to the extremes of long dance sessions to the point of exhaustion, sometimes even tearing apart wild beasts in their frenzy. Dionysus, who equates with the Roman Bacchus, took long journeys throughout the world to teach mankind the winemaker’s art. Dionysus is probably the Greek version of the Vedic god Soma, judging by similarities of their function and legends ...
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Infatuation is when you think he's as sexy as Robert Redford, as smart as Henry Kissinger, as noble as Ralph Nader, as funny as Woody Allen, and as athletic as Jimmy Conners. Love is when you realize that he's as sexy as Woody Allen, as smart as Jimmy Connors, as funny as Ralph Nader, as athletic as Henry Kissinger and nothing like Robert Redford – but you'll take him anyway.
Judith Viorst
1934 Ralph Nader, American consumer rights campaigner and author
Ralph Nader: hero or villain?
Ralph Nader has his fan club, eg http://www.nader.org … “In 1963, Ralph Nader, then an unknown twenty-nine-year old attorney, abandoned a conventional law practice in Hartford, Connecticut, and hitchhiked to Washington, DC, to begin a long odyssey of professional citizenship …”
… and his detractors:
“Saint Ralph loves to preach about democracy and ‘citizen power’, but he runs his carefully concealed empire with an iron grip. Of 19 groups associated with Nader, the most powerful and important groups are all directly controlled by Nader or completely under his influence and no one else's. With some groups, Nader is the only contributor; others are controlled by his sister, Laura Nader Milleron, or his cousin. …”
Festival of the Anthesteria (End of February)
Festival of Flowers
(Held during the full moon following the full moon of the Lênaia, and two moons following the full moon nearest the winter solstice)
Today was the first day of the three-day Anthesteria, a floral festival of ancient Greece dedicated to Dionysus, the god of wine and ecstasy. The last year’s vintage was tasted amid the celebrations for the god who taught mankind how to make wine. The object of the festival was to celebrate the maturing of the wine stored at the previous vintage, and the beginning of Spring.
Dionysus was commemorated by devotees who sometimes went to the extremes of long dance sessions to the point of exhaustion, sometimes even tearing apart wild beasts in their frenzy. Dionysus, who equates with the Roman Bacchus, took long journeys throughout the world to teach mankind the winemaker’s art. Dionysus is probably the Greek version of the Vedic god Soma, judging by similarities of their function and legends ...
This is just a snippet of today's stories. Read all about today in folklore, historical oddities, inspiration and alternatives at the Wilson's Almanac Book of Days, every day. Click today's date when you're there.
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