what do you know?

What Do You Know?

1. The makers of Monopoly are replacing three of the game’s classic tokens with a T. rex, a rubber ducky, and a ____________.

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2. In 1987, fantasy author George R.R. Martin co-wrote a TV procedural drama based on the fairy tale ____________.

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3. Each year, earthquakes cause an estimated $____________ worth of damage to buildings in the U.S.

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Answers: penguin, Beauty and the Beast, 5.3 billion

Poem of the Week

From our April 2017 issue, Jane Hirshfield’s “Lure”:

I waited though wanting nothing,
then waited longer.
As if by that I might
become again
the carved and painted lure—

Full poem here.

Source: The Atlantic

Gary Jules-Mad World (song + lyrics)

Mindfulness Made Easy: Sometimes There Are No Words, Only Feelings

Mindfulness Made Easy: Sometimes There Are No Words, Only Feelings:

Mindfulness is paying attention to the energy in our body, even if we don't have words for that energy...

St. Paddy's Day Treat

Let Ruth Negga demonstrate the proper way to make an Irish coffee on #StPatricksDay pic.twitter.com/UmEn5S7AcW
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) March 17, 2017

Like the Irish prayer, "May the road rise to meet you..", here is a prayer just as beautiful, just as sincere. It comes from the Acoma Pueblo, verse written by Simon Ortiz:
I add my breath to your breath
That our days may be long upon the earth
That our days of our people may be long
That we may be as one person
That we may finish our road together
May our Mother bless you with life
May our life path be fulfilled.
We may not be Irish, but we are extraordinarily lucky to have Simon writing such beautiful poetry for us.
Happy St. Patrick's Day.