{"id":203,"date":"2016-08-23T16:21:04","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T16:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ctacoaches.com\/lisay\/?p=203"},"modified":"2016-08-23T16:21:04","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T16:21:04","slug":"fun-stuff-august-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ctacoaches.com\/lisay\/2016\/08\/23\/fun-stuff-august-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun stuff August 23"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey! How are you today? I want to start today out with the fun stuff.<\/p>\n

Word of the day:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

odium…\u00a0(noun)<\/span> Strong<\/span> dislike,<\/span> contempt,<\/span> or aversion.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Day in history:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sacco and Vanzetti Are Executed (1927)<\/a><\/h3>\n

The<\/span> 1920<\/span> armed<\/span> robbery<\/span> and<\/span> murder<\/span> trial<\/span> of\u00a0the<\/span> young<\/span> Italian<\/span> immigrants<\/span> Nicola<\/span> Sacco<\/span> and\u00a0<\/span>Bartolomeo<\/span> Vanzetti<\/span> was<\/span> one<\/span> of the<\/span> most\u00a0<\/span>controversial<\/span> in US history.<\/span> Though<\/span> some<\/span> believed<\/span> the<\/span> verdict\u00a0<\/span>was<\/span> just,<\/span> others<\/span> argued<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> men<\/span> were<\/span> innocent<\/span> and<\/span> were\u00a0<\/span>only<\/span> found<\/span> guilty<\/span> because<\/span> they<\/span> were<\/span> immigrants<\/span> and<\/span> political\u00a0<\/span>radicals.<\/span> Their<\/span> defenders<\/span> waged<\/span> a fierce<\/span> legal<\/span> and<\/span> public<\/span> relations\u00a0<\/span>battle<\/span> to save<\/span> the<\/span> men’s<\/span> lives,<\/span> but<\/span> they<\/span> were<\/span> executed<\/span> in 1927.<\/span><\/p>\n

Birthday:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gene Kelly (1912)<\/a><\/h3>\n

Kelly<\/span><\/span> was<\/span><\/span> an American<\/span><\/span> dancer,<\/span><\/span> choreographer,<\/span><\/span>actor,<\/span><\/span> and<\/span><\/span> movie<\/span><\/span> director.<\/span><\/span> After<\/span><\/span> training<\/span><\/span> at his\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mother’s<\/span><\/span> dance<\/span><\/span> school<\/span><\/span> in Pittsburgh,<\/span><\/span> he\u00a0moved<\/span><\/span> to New<\/span><\/span> York<\/span><\/span> in 1938<\/span><\/span> and<\/span><\/span> danced<\/span><\/span> in\u00a0Broadway<\/span><\/span> musicals.<\/span><\/span> His<\/span><\/span> athletic<\/span><\/span> style<\/span><\/span> later\u00a0<\/span><\/span>became<\/span><\/span> a hallmark<\/span><\/span> of the<\/span><\/span> movie<\/span><\/span> musical.<\/span><\/span> His\u00a0<\/span><\/span>most<\/span><\/span> famous<\/span><\/span> performance<\/span><\/span> came<\/span><\/span> in Singin’<\/span><\/span> in\u00a0the<\/span><\/span> Rain<\/span><\/span><\/i>, which<\/span><\/span> he also<\/span><\/span> helped<\/span><\/span> choreograph<\/span><\/span> and<\/span><\/span> direct.<\/span><\/span> His\u00a0<\/span><\/span>achievements<\/span><\/span> earned<\/span><\/span> him<\/span><\/span> a special<\/span><\/span> Academy<\/span><\/span> Award<\/span><\/span> in 1952.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Quote:<\/strong><\/p>\n

To seek<\/span> to extinguish<\/span> anger<\/span> utterly<\/span> is but<\/span> a\u00a0bravery<\/span> of the<\/span> Stoics.<\/span><\/p>\n

Francis Bacon<\/a> (1561-1626<\/span><\/p>\n

Trivia:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Now extinct what shark was thought to be the largest on Earth?<\/li>\n
  2. What ancient analog computer was discovered by divers off the a Greek island in 1900?<\/li>\n
  3. \u00a0Writer Eric Blair goes by what pen name?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Contest for today:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    What embarrassing thing happened to you?<\/p>\n

    Let me know: www.facebook.com\/lisaylifecoach<\/p>\n

    Yeah!<\/p>\n

    Smile for me!<\/p>\n

    Lisa Y coaching<\/p>\n

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    Hey! How are you today? I want to start today out with the fun stuff. Word of the day:\u00a0 odium…\u00a0(noun) Strong dislike, contempt, or aversion. \u00a0Day in history: Sacco and Vanzetti Are Executed (1927) The 1920 armed robbery and murder trial of\u00a0the young Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and\u00a0Bartolomeo Vanzetti was one of the most\u00a0controversial in … Continue reading Fun stuff August 23<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":655,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-lisay-coaching"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ctacoaches.com\/lisay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ctacoaches.com\/lisay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ctacoaches.com\/lisay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ctacoaches.com\/lisay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ctacoaches.com\/lisay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ctacoaches.com\/lisay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":204,"href":"https:\/\/www.ctacoaches.com\/lisay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203\/revisions\/204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ctacoaches.com\/lisay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ctacoaches.com\/lisay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ctacoaches.com\/lisay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}