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Spring training is traditionally the time when MLB baseball opens its doors to families, and becomes more accessible to fans. Kids get to run the bases, get players' autographs and families can picnic in the bleachers; all done in the marvellous sunshine and surroundings of Arizona or Florida.
The Grapefruit League in Florida started in earnest in 1913 when the Chicago Cubs used Tampa as their home during the first recorded episode of extended spring training, after being offered generous financial incentives by Tampa Mayor D.B. McKay. The same year, the Cleveland Indians soon followed to Pensacola and so the spring training tradition was born. Major League teams that indulged in spring training did so exclusively in Florida until 1946 when The Indians defected to Phoenix, Arizona along with the New York Giants to form the Cactus League.
At spring training MLB franchises showcase their newly acquired big-name talent, seasoned players and excited rookies - all attempting to earn a coveted place on the team's regular season roster. From a fan's point of view it's a marvellous excuse to take some time off work to be in such enticing surroundings. For example, the perfect combination of sand, sea, sun and spring training can be found in the well-known Floridian resort of Fort Lauderdale.
Home to the Baltimore Orioles during the pre-season jamboree, the city is also one of Florida's most popular resorts, and as result of that combination many hotels in Fort Lauderdale play host to the assembled masses of fans and media, all analysing and dissecting players' performances, as the O's whittle down their squad to the likely starters and back-ups that will serve them during the regular season.
Playing their spring training games at Fort Lauderdale Stadium, the O's will host Florida's own franchise team - the Marlins - as well as the New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals and the 2007 World Champions Boston Red Sox, and many others, as they fine-tune their squad and cut it down to the statutory limit for the season ahead.
With ticket prices ranging from only $10 to $22, spring training offers a marvellous opportunity to see Major League baseball close-up and at a fraction of the cost you would pay for regular season tickets. Plus, when not attending baseball games there is plenty of fun to be had in the resort of Fort Lauderdale, or just a short drive away, the exciting cities of Orlando and Miami.
Isla Campbell is an online, freelance journalist and avid traveler and pilates devotee. When not on the road she lives on the outskirts of Oban.
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Actually, most fresh-water gear can be used for light-tackle salt-water fishing. On light tackle, many small- to medium-size inshore game fish, such as striped bass, bluefish, sea bass, shad, yellowtail, mackerel, and croakers, provide thrills rivaling those of the big-game species. While you can use still lighter conventional tackle, the term "light tackle" generally means the use of bait-casting, fly, push-button, or spinning tackle.
Part of the fun of light-tackle fishing is the element of surprise; in salt water nearly anything can happen. You may be fishing for weakfish, expecting fish of around a pound or two, and a 25-pound channel bass may decide to take your bait. Snook of around 5 to 10 pounds are great sport on light tackle, and it takes all the skill you possess to handle them; but when a tarpon of 60 to 70 pounds decides it likes the same lure - brother, you've got thrills, and plenty of them.
The first type of light tackle used in salt water was the bait-casting outfit; it is still very popular today, and with good reason. Of all light tackle, bait-casting gear is best able to cope with large game fish; the short rod (about 5 feet, 2 inches in length) and relatively heavy lines are suitable weapons for big fish.
This form of salt-water fishing may be done from rowboats, from the shores of inlets, bays, and lagoons, and from bridges and piers. Wherever fish congregate along the inshore waterways - and there are thousands of these spots dotting the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific and Atlantic coasts - plugs, spinners, spoons, or bait hurled out by the fresh-water (or special salt-water) casting rod will bring a sizable catch.
The procedure for awakening a drowsy fish in salt water is the same as that used for bass in fresh water. You pick a likely target, cast, and start your retrieve slowly, just in case a wide-awake fish happens to be there. Play the lure very slowly, let it sit quietly for half a minute, then give it a slight twitch by lifting the rod tip.
After about six hitless casts, start increasing the speed of the retrieve. Sometimes you will get a strike on the fifteenth cast and sometimes it takes forty. But if the fish is there, you'll almost certainly get action eventually.
Plugs of various designs, spoons, spinners, metal squids, and feathered jigs are all good underwater lures. But I don't want to leave the impression that top-water artificials should be ignored. Surface plugs such as darters, injured minnows, and plunkers are sometimes more valuable in salt water than the underwater types.
Most salt-water species seem to prefer a straight, darting action rather than the wiggles and wobbles to which many fresh-water fish respond. Be that as it may, remember that salt-water fish are very unpredictable and are apt to take almost any cast-and-retrieved artificial lure - that is, when they're in the mood.
Casting techniques, whether employed in fresh or salt water, are the same. But since the way of playing a lure varies somewhat according to the species of the fish, only experience will teach you which retrieve to use for which salt-water fish at which time - and even then you can often count on coming a cropper.
If you are after bottom live-bait feeders such as sea bass, tautog, tomcod, porgies, halibut, cabezon, sheepshead, corbina, bocaccio, pompano, and kingfish, you will need the right terminal tackle, the proper live or cut bait, and the right weight to get down where the fish live. One general rule to follow is that the bottom-feeding fish that live mainly on shellfish will not take artificial lures very readily.
With time and experience you will have great success in this type of fishing. Good luck!
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It's critically important to make sure that all of your players experience success. Without some level of achievement, it's nearly impossible for them to enjoy themselves. Success helps to keep players motivated and enthusiastic about playing basketball.
Success can come in a variety of forms. Most people think of winning as success. But that's not what we're talking about here.
We believe that you should forget about winning and focus instead on learning, celebrating each player's individual improvements along with the triumphs of the team as a whole.
Here are a few basketball coaching ideas that you can use to celebrate those small, but meaningful accomplishments:
1. Run a mix of drills that vary in difficulty so EVERY player has the opportunity to succeed. Sometimes, just completing a drill can create a feeling of victory and satisfaction for your players.
2. Verbally reward and praise improvement. Give your players lots of compliments when they're doing well and let them know how much they have improved. Congratulate them on the progress
they've made. It's easy to forget how much they have grown asplayers, and it's your job to remind them.
3. Reward hard work because this usually results in improvement too.
4. Measure performance and reward development. Your basketball coaching options are unlimited here. This can be as simple as tracking the number of form shots a player makes during practice, then showing how much they improved a few weeks later. It's a "small" success that makes players feel good and motivates them to keep working.
A few things that you can measure include:
o Number of rebounds per game
o Number of shot attempts per game
o Number of assists per game
o Length of offensive possessions
o Whether you out rebounded the other team. (You don't always have to focus on wins or losses, especially with youngsters.)
o Track the number of footwork mistakes (travels) in certain drills. Then show them on paper how much they improved over time.
You see, not everything is about winning.
Don't be overly critical. If you see that a player isn't executing a drill properly, be sure to mention what they're doing right as well. Players will respond better to criticism if it's "sandwiched" between a couple of favorable comments.
About the author:
Jeff Haefner is the owner of BreakthroughBasketball.com. For more coaching tips and basketball drills, check out Jeff & Joe Haefner's Free Basketball Coaching eBook that will help you win more games.
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Christmas time is one of those milestones that we want to mark for our little ones. If it's your baby's first Christmas, it's an exciting time in your home! Your infant will be mesmerized by all the shiny tinsel and lights, and will have the opportunity to meet many relatives.
Save the Memories with Keepsakes
One thing we did for our children is take their picture on Santa's knee or by the Christmas tree in a special t-shirt and when the holiday season was over, we put the shirt & photo in a ziploc bag and stored it in their "Remember Box" (a storage box). Our daughter is engaged, and I look forward to the day when we give her the Remember Box and maybe even see her little ones can wear the same tee!
We have collected a Christmas ornament each year for our children, too. We try to choose one that reflects a significant event or achievement that year. (We recommend that you write the year on the decoration with a permenant marker - we forgot to do that!) At Christmas we hang 'evergreen' garland above their bedroom windows and hang their ornaments on it - which is a great time to reminisce about their lives with them. Then, when they move into their own place, they have a whole collection of decorations for their tree that carries their memories of home. (For older children you can put the garland on the window sill because they like to handle the ornaments and remember their past Christmases.)
Baby's First Christmas
Here are some designs that you can find on bibs, onesies & t-shirts. Some can even be purchased on ceramic ornaments which are flat, so they are easy to write the date on the back. Some are also available on cards which are a great way to protect those photos of your darling that you send to family and friends.
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| Celebrate your baby's first Christmas with a special t-shirt featuring a cute bunny hopping their way with a present. Bib, infant bodysuit, t-shirt and Christmas ornament available. | Baby's First Christmas Baby Wear Cute Baby's First Christmas bib, onesie and t-shirt with cartoon baby in santa's cap Bib, infant bodysuit, t-shirt and Christmas ornament available. |
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| Folk Art My First Christmas Baby Wear & Gifts Folk art baby's first christmas bib, onesie, t-shirt, buttons, tote bag, ornament and teddy bear. | Christmas Baby Ho Ho Ho Baby Wear & Gifts This baby is all ready for Christmas in their Santa's cap and red outfit, with their first words "Ho, Ho, Ho"! Available on bibs, onesies, t-shirts, magnets, tote bags, cards, ornaments & Teddy bears. |
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| Candy Cane Christmas Age T-shirts Our candy cane age shirts help you remember how old your kids were in the photos on Santa's knee - and answers those strangers in the mall and relatives they haven't met when they ask the inevitable "how old are they". | No More Silent Nights Baby Wear After baby arrives, there's no more silent nights - even at Christmastime. Accept the inevitable and give your little one this bib, onesie or t-shirt. |
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| Are These People Really My Relatives Baby Wear & Kids T-shirts When you see the extended family over the holidays, here's a funny collection of baby wear for your little one. Are these people really my relatives? | My First Christmas Train Baby Wear & Kids T-shirts This adorable train 1st Christmas design is perfect for baby's first Christmas, featuring a colorful train, teddy bear and ornaments. |
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| It's My First Christmas Baby Wear & Ornament This adorable little elf is ready for his first visit from Santa. Perfect for your little one's first Christmas season. |
We have many more baby items available, as well as "I Love Santa" in many different languages. Check out LingoTshirts.com for your Christmas Holiday Wear, or for a special Christmas gift for your family and friends.
When we think of St. Patrick's Day, too often we think of the parades & green beer intended for adult audiences. But St. Patrick's Day is for kids, too!
Wearing of the Green - or a Pinch!
One of kid's favorite parts of St. Patrick's Day is the tradition that if you aren't wearing green, you get pinched. They get to run around pinching unsuspecting people that are unfortunate enough to no have green apparel in their wardrobe!
Here's something for them to wear that's one step better. This t-shirt has the official green color, but also a sign that says "No Pinching".
Need to wear something green to keep the pinchers away? Then our No Pinching design is perfect for you! Design features Irish colors and a shamrock for that holiday touch.
Wearing of the Shamrock
Another tradition in Ireland on St. Patricks Day is the wearing of the Shamrock. Kids wear shamrocks in their hair, on their hats, in the buttonhole of their jackets - even painted on their faces!
If your kids want to wear shamrocks, here's a hat with shamrock antennas that they can make themselves with green construction paper, green chenille wire and heart shapes from Kids Domain:
For full instructions on this craft, go here. For ideas on other crafts of higher difficulty or for ideas on how to throw a kid's St. Patrick's party complete with suggested recipes, go here.
Or, you can always go the easy route and give them a t-shirt or button with a shamrock on it:
Experience the luck of the Irish with this Celtic Shamrock t-shirt!
Forget about leprechauns. Wear a top with a penguin instead - a penguin with a three leaf clover shirt.
Not Irish, but wish you were? Show off your Celtic-wannabe pride: Our cute, green and pink design will make an honorary Irish lass out of you every time you wear it. Perfect for St. Patrick's day
Not Irish, but wish you were? Show off your Celtic-wannabe pride: Our cute, green and blue design will make an honorary Irish lad out of you every time you wear it. Perfect for St. Patrick's day
You know that adorable infant is Mommy's Little Leprechaun, so tell the world with a baby tee!
You know that adorable infant is Daddy's Little Leprechaun, so tell the world with a baby tee!
You know that adorable infant is Gramma's Little Leprechaun, so tell the world with a baby tee!
You know that adorable infant is Grampa's Little Leprechaun, so tell the world with a baby tee!
You know that adorable infant is Auntie's Little Leprechaun, so tell the world with a baby tee!
You know that adorable infant is Uncle's Little Leprechaun, so tell the world with a baby tee!
To see more children's wear or t-shirts for adults to wear to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, visit www.LingoTshirts.com.
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Did you know that St. Patrick's Day is a four day event in Ireland?! Now wouldn't it be grand to take part in that!
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We love fireworks, and of course it wouldn't be a celebration without them. But green! Amazing Irish green fireworks. (And other colors, too. But lively green!)
There's a parade, but it's not anything like we have here to celebrate the day. Forget about the green fedoras and leprechaun hats and floats. They have beautiful costumes such as we see at Carnival in Rio! The theme for 2007 is legendary creatures of Europe with huge colorful inflatables & performing groups from India, Africa, Europe & the US.
The events are different than those that we participate in to celebrate St. Pat's. They have a pirate mascot with a treasure hunt instead of leprechauns. They have cultural events such as film screenings, concerts in halls & churches, street performers, comedyfest, and children's art workshops.
For more information & bookings visit the official site.
Whether you can make it to Dublin for Ireland's celebration, or if you participate in the festivities here at home, don a Happy St. Patrick's Day t-shirt and jump into the fun. And make sure there's green on it so you don't get pinched!
Here are some tees that we have available at LingoTshirt.com:
It's a simple question. "Who's your paddy?" May be difficult to answer on St. Patrick's Day with all the adopted sons!
Once a year, around St. Patrick's Day, everyone becomes an honorary Irishman - or woman. But you . . . you're so much more. You're an Irish Diva!
Here you have the wearing of the green, a leprechaun, a shamrock & a pot of gold. What more could you ask for to wish a Happy St. Patrick's Day?!
Wish everyone a Happy St. Pat's with this t-shirt featuring a circle of shamrock so your whole circle of friends can find luck!
If you loved the 70's with the lava lamps and 'hip' talk, this tee's for you! Have a groovy St. Patrick's Day Man. Features shamrock shaped bubble in green lava lamp.
Here's a cheerful Happy St. Patrick's Day t-shirt to pump up the excitement of the day's festivities. Features a whole lotta shamrocks!
Everybody's wearing them - now you can, too! Kiss Me I'm a Wee Bit Irish with a giant sized lipstick pucker mark as the international sign of a kiss!
Experience the luck of the Irish with this Celtic Shamrock t-shirt!
Make a claim to be Irish with this tee featuring the colors of the flag of Ireland.
You just never know when you might need to be able to say Kiss Me I'm Irish in Japanese, so you'd better get this tee - just in case!
St. Patrick's Day is a special time when everyone can feel a little Irish. Show your love with this heart shaped Ireland flag & shamrock.
Wish everyone a Happy St. Patty's Day with this shirt featuring a leprechaun dancing a jig.
Join in the fun by being an honorary Irishman (or woman!) on St. Patrick's Day with this Today I'm Irish tee.
Need to wear something green to keep the pinchers away? Then our No Pinching design is perfect for you! Design features Irish colors and a shamrock for that holiday touch
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Video: John Mayer singing "St. Patrick's Day" from his Room for Squares album
Lyrics
Here comes the cold
Break out the winter clothes
And find a love to call your own
You - enter you
Your cheeks a shade of pink
And the rest of you in powder blue
Who knows what will be
But I'll make you this guarantee
No way November will see our goodbye
When it comes to December it's obvious why
No one wants to be alone at Christmas time
In the dark, on the phone
You tell me the names of your brothers
And your favorite colors
I'm learning you
And when it snows again
We'll take a walk outside
And search the sky
Like children do
I'll say to you
No way November will see our goodbye
When it comes to December it's obvious why
No one wants to be alone at Christmas time
And come January we're frozen inside
Making new resolutions a hundred times
February, won't you be my valentine?
And we'll both be safe 'til St. Patrick's Day
We should take a ride tonight around the town
and look around at all the beautiful houses
something in the way that blue lights on a black night
can make you feel more
everybody, it seems to me, just wants to be
just like you and me
No one wants to be alone at Christmas time
Come January we're frozen inside
Making new resolutions a hundred times
February, won't you be my valentine?
And if our always is all that we gave
And we someday take that away
I'll be alright if it was just 'til St. Patrick's Day
(Lyrics from www.sing365.com)
St. Patrick's Day seems to be about more than just leprechauns, green beer and shamrocks. We hear about the luck of the Irish, but as this song suggests it is also a time when we check to see if we're lucky in love.
So . . . do you feel lucky? Well, do ya?
One of the earmarks of being lucky in love is that special time when we have a newborn baby in our life - or when we expect one soon - and the whole family celebrates the product of that couple's love & life together.
We have had requests at Lingo T shirts for t-shirts to announce a pregnancy or the birth of a baby at St. Patrick's Day, so here is our new collection of tops for mom, dad, gramma & grampa to tell the world the good news. We even have one for the new baby! Our tees declare you the Luckiest Family in the World because you have been lucky in love. Enjoy.
Do you know a nice couple that are expecting a baby? Here is the perfect Luckiest Baby in the whole world baby shower gift for them!
Are you expecting the birth of a new baby? Or maybe you enjoy being a mother already. Here is a World's Luckiest mom t-shirt for you to express your joy in family.
Are you expecting the birth of a new baby? Or maybe you enjoy being a father already. Here is a World's Luckiest dad t-shirt for you to express your joy in family.
Are you expecting a new grandchild in your life? Or maybe you enjoy being a grandmother already. Here is a World's Luckiest Gramma t-shirt for you to express your joy in family.
Are you expecting a new grandchild in your life? Or maybe you enjoy being a grandfather already. Here is a World's Luckiest Grampa t-shirt for you to express your joy in family.
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With St. Patrick's Day around the corner, let's talk about those spritely old men called
Leprechauns!
Video: TV News coverage of Leprechaun sighting in Mobile, Alabama
In Irish mythology, a leprechaun is a male faery that is a shoemaker or cobbler by trade. Today they are considered to be dressed in green, but in earlier accounts in the 1800s they were said to prefer red coats. (I guess they were too easy to spot, so they changed to green to blend in with all the shamrocks!)
Although they are a fairy, they prefer to keep to themselves and don't socialize with other fairies. But, when called upon to converse with humans they enjoy the opportunity to prove their cunning in outsmarting them, especially if it requires a little blarney.
It is said that if you see a leprechaun as long as you keep your eyes fixed upon him, he can't get away. This gives you the opportunity to interrogate him and discover where he has hidden his pot of gold. He will try to trick you into looking the other way, and once you do he will disappear.
Due to their grouchy, mischevious ways Hollywood has created a serious of horror movies based on the idea of an evil leprechaun. Here are their titles:
While you're watching your horrorfest, why not don a leprechaun tee to add to the fun. Here are our suggestions, varying from scary to cute to funny:
It's that time of year when leprechauns are afoot. . . or maybe even driving, like this fellow transporting his gold. Better warn the general public with this caution sign tee at St. Pat's.
Available in baby, kids t-shirt & adult t-shirts.
Official Smiley Central St. Patty's tee with Irish smiley face with hat & shamrock.
Here's a little leprechaun that loves to golf - and also loves to have a beer on the 19th hole! Great gift for the duffer.
Are you a treasure hunter? Do you love gold? If you catch a leprechaun you can make him give you his hoard of gold coins. When you ask this fellow got gold? he doesn't look too happy!
You've seen those horror movies with evil leprechauns wreaking havoc. This St. Patrick's Day wear this Danger Sign warning people that you're one & need to be sedated with green beer!
Here's a fun tee for the whole family on St. Patrick's Day featuring a cute leprechaun smoking a pipe.
You were worried about Clowns until you saw the St. Patrick's Day horror movies with the evil leprechauns. Now . . . I Can't Sleep. Leprechauns will eat me.
Everybody's Irish on St. Patrick's Day, even penguins! Here's a cute Leprechaun Penguin with his pot of gold & rainbow.
This leprechaun is singing the old Irish favorite, O Danny Boy, a song that tugs at the hearts strings of everyone with a bit of Ireland coursing thru their veins!
You know you're ready for St. Patrick's Day when you're the designated leprechaun!
Oh my! Leapin' Leprechauns!
If you're interested in t-shirts or gifts for St. Patrick's Day, visit our shop at LingoTshirts.com!
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Video: Excellent Documentary piece on St. Valentine
A Little History
Valentine's Day was a day dedicated to the memory of three martyred saints named Valentine, one from Rome, one from Tierni near Rome, and one from Africa. (Many believe it is possible that they are all the same man since they are considered to have been martyred on the same date.)
There is a legend that St. Valentine lived during the reign of Claudius III, also called Claudius the Cruel, who believed that men were not joining the Roman Army due to their commitments to their wives & children. So, he banned marriage. St. Valentine didn't agree, and secretly married couples until he was sent to prison, condemned to death. Others believe that the priest was also a physician who gave medical assistance to martyrs in prison and was imprisoned for that act of kindness. Either way, while in prison it is said that he healed the jailer's blind daughter & this is the miracle that brought him to sainthood. Which brings us to yet another legend that states St. Valentine fell in love with this young woman & wrote her a letter signed "from your Valentine", which is a term we use today.
Many believe that none of these legends are true, and that the Catholic Church "christianized" many pagan holidays - such as the Fertility Festival of Juno Februa that we discussed yesterday - by changing them to be about the Saints. They uphold that the reason for the romantic connection is due to the belief that birds mated on that day, and therefore, it is a day for romantic pairing. It was commonly believed that if you pinned a bayleaf to your pillow on February 14th, that night you dreamed about your one true love.
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Valentine's Day Game
Here is a great game that can be enjoyed by any age group. It can be played for Valentine's Day, but it is also an easy way to keep the kids occupied on a road trip!
Love Story
Hand out pencils & papers to everyone. (Legal size paper makes things easier.) Ask them to write the name of a female - someone present or a celebrity or historical figure that everyone will know - across the top of the page. Fold the page down far enough to cover the writing and pass the paper to the person next to you. Now everyone writes "went to" & picks a place - city, room, landmark, etc. Fold the paper down to cover the writing again & pass it to the person next to you. Everyone writes "So she could" and adds the verb of their choice. Fold & pass. Now write the name of a male everyone knows and add "showed up". Fold & Pass. Next write "He said" and write a one sentence statement. Fold & pass. Write "So she gave him a" and add a romantic adjective - chocolate, throbbing, passionate, lacy, etc. Fold and pass. Next everyone writes a noun & adds "and said I Love you". Fold & pass. Lastly, everyone writes "so he" and adds a verb.
Pass the paper to the person next to you one more time, and then everyone takes turns opening the paper and reading the "Love Story" aloud to the group. We guarantee you that there will be so many laughs that you won't be able to stop at just one!
This game can also be played by having one person do the writing and asking the group to agree on a name, noun, verb, etc., and then reading the story aloud.
Heart T-shirts for Valentine's Day and Any Day
Celebrate your passion on Valentine's day and everyday with this collection of swirling hearts.
Let the world know that you have a heart of Passion with this t-shirt featuring a winged heart with flames & vines.
Tell all those boys to eat their hearts out with this Love Vixen t-shirt featuring a heart for the letter 'V'.
There's nothing purer than doggie love! Have fun with this You had me at Woof tee featuring two Scottish Terriers.
Turtles mate for life, which is a love to celebrate since many of them live longer than humans! Have fun with this cute Turtle Love t-shirt.
Beautiful gothic patterned heart to show your love, affection, or deep passion!
Let your love take flight with this Winged Heart t-shirt in styles for him or her.
Celebrate the love on Valentine's Day with this heart design t-shirt, hoodie, note cards or journal.
Of course we need a Spanish Heart tee, so here it is: El Corazon, with a graphic based on the Le Loteria game played across Mexico.
If opposites attract, if there's give and take in love, then there must be a Yin Yang of Hearts!
Valentine's Day is for friends, too! Here's a cute t-shirt featuring a bee asking a butterfly with heart-shaped wings Let's Be Friends.
For days when a black heart expresses how you feel, here is a t-shirt with a beautifully ornate Gothic Heart for him or for her.
Here is an absolutely beautiful sacred heart design for t-shirts, journals, notecards, decorative pillows & other items for gifts and for your home.
Here's a beautifully feminine heart of flowers to celebrate the month of love, spring, or to satisfy a floral wish any time of year.
Funky winged heart in colors of the rainbow for Valentine's Day or every day of the year.
To see many, many more Valentine's Day t-shirts, or shirts on your favorite passion, visit LingoTshirts.com!
1858 --- Mendelssohn’s "Wedding March" was presented for the first time, as the daughter of Queen
1870 --- G.D. Dows patented the ornamental soda fountain. The marble fountain featured a double stream draft arm and sold for $225! Make that a strawberry soda with two scoops of vanilla, please!
1890 --- The United Mine Workers of America was founded.
1915 --- Alexander Graham Bell, who invented the telephone, inaugurated
1924 --- The 1st Winter Olympic Games were inaugurated in
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1949 --- The first Emmys, the awards were presented in recognition of excellence in television performance and production. The event was the 1st Annual Los Angeles Emmy Awards (for programming which appeared in 194
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1959 --- American Airlines opened the jet age in the
1961 --- President Kennedy held the first presidential news conference carried live on radio and television.
1964 --- The Beatles reached the #1 spot on the music charts, as their hit single, I Want to Hold Your Hand, grabbed the top position in Cash Box magazine, as well as on the list of hits on scores of radio stations. It was the first #1 hit for the Beatles. Billboard listed the song as #1 on February 1. The group’s second #1 hit song, She Loves You, was also released this day -- but not on Capitol Records. It was on Swan Records (#4152). Other songs by The Beatles were released on Vee Jay (Please, Please Me), M-G-M (My Bonnie with Tony Sheridan), Tollie (Twist and Shout), Atco (Ain’t She Sweet) and the group’s own label, Apple Records, as well as Capitol.
1971 --- Charles Manson and three female members of his "family" were found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit murder and seven counts of murder in the first degree. They were all sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1969 killings.
1980 --- Paul McCartney was released from a Tokyo jail where he had been imprisoned for nine days after trying to carry a half pound of marijuana through customs at the Tokyo airport.
1981 --- Jiang Qing, Mao's widow, was tried for treason and received a death sentence, which was subsequently commuted to life imprisonment.
1981 --- The 52 Americans held hostage by
1981 --- Super Bowl XV (at
1993 --- President Bill Clinton appointed his wife Hillary to lead a task force on health-care reform.
1993 --- Sears announced, after 97 years, it was closing its catalog sales department. The Sears Catalog was gone.
1998 --- Rampaging monkeys swooped down and attacked passersby in the Japanese seaside town of
1999 --- A powerful earthquake of a magnitude of 6.0 on the Richter scale rocked the el Eje Cafetero, in the coffee growing region of
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A Little History
Valentine's Day has been celebrated on February 14th since the time of the Ancient Romans. This was the date that they honored Juno Februata (also known as Hera), Mother of the other Gods & Goddesses. It was considered a time of romance because she was considered the Goddess of women & marriage.
On her feast day, single young women wrote their names on billets (slips of paper) & deposited them in a large bowl. Single young men would choose a billet & thus choose his partner for the day's festivities, which often included erotic activities. These pairings usually resulted in marriage.
In 494 the Catholic Church, under Pope Gelasius I, renamed the festival as the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary & moved the date to February 2nd. Pagans revolted, so the Church created it as Valentine's Day, so named after two martyrs named St. Valentine.
A Little Fun
Human Chain
Tie a spoon on the end of a ball of yarn or ribbon. You'll need two. Divide your group in half. Ask each group to line up, and when the hostess says 'go' the person in the front of the line puts the spoon down their shirt & then their pants. When it comes out their pantleg, they pass the spoon to the next person in line who then puts the spoon UP their pantleg & shirt. They pass the spoon to the next person in line who puts the spoon DOWN their shirt & pantleg. Continue until everyone has weaved the yarn through their clothing. Now it is time to take the spoon OUT of their clothes! The team who gives the spoon to the hostess first (without clothing attached!) wins. Believe it or not, all age groups enjoy this game.
Valentine's Day Apparel
Here are some t-shirts to help celebrate Valentine's Day
Wish everyone who passes by a Happy Valentine's Day with this T-shirt.
Of course you need a cupid t-shirt for Valentine's Day - he's the mascot of love!
He's the King of Valentines, angel of love, selector of mates. Cupid is as Cupid Does.
This sweet little lovebug is sure to delight and enchant the heart of the one you love. Lady bug's spots are heart shaped for Valentine's Day.
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