Micah 6:8
Yes, your life matters.
We all are still sheltering in place, but I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?
Today is the anniversary of the start of work, 28 January 1887, on the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It puts me in mind of a Middle School (?) project I did for my French class. I constructed a scale model of the Eiffel Tower using toothpicks and a bit of styrofoam for the platforms. It was about a meter tall, as I recall it, so about a 1:300 scale. Now don't think this was an accurate model. I didn't try to match every girder or anything remotely that detailed - it was just a tower in the same general style made of toothpicks. Since today is also National Kazoo Day, I would suggest a rousing rendition of "La Marseillaise" on kazoo as a doubly appropriate festive activity.
Interestingly, today is also the anniversary of the patenting of Lego blocks, and there is - no surprise these days - a kit to build your own Eiffel Tower of Lego blocks.
What will you build today? What materials will you use?
Keep Calm and Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
The mental health issues related to our lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.
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