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Today's Inspirational Quote:
Elvis Presley
"Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity."
-- Elvis Presley
Today's Featured Article, Website or Blog:
Myths About Myths, and What a Myth Really Is
One of the biggest myths about myths is that any myth is just a made-up story, casually invented to explain something imperfectly understood. Well, that's true, in the same way that Antonio Stradivari was a pretty good fiddle-maker. That is to say, there's more to it than that -- a lot more. Sure, people are good at making things up, and describing things by comparing them to what we already understand: fiction and invention, metaphor and simile. But myths are nothing less than earnest attempts to understand the reality of the world around us. Admittedly, sometimes we're so off-base it's funny. Like this example: Myths About Myths, and What a Myth Really Is
Did you Know...
... that today is Hound Dog Day? The original recording of Hound Dog was made by Big Mama Thornton on August 13, 1952. Four years later on July 2, 1956, Elvis Presley made his recording of Hound Dog at the RCA studios in New York City. Be a hound dog today! Oh-ooo-ooo. ;-)