Day FORTY-THREE of Presidential recovery.
National Anthem Day on March 3 observes the songs that nations around the world have adopted and chosen to represent their national identity. For America, that song is “The Star-Spangled Banner” and has a rich history.
An American lawyer and poet, Francis Scott Key, was on a mercy mission for the release of Dr. William Beanes, a prisoner of the British. Key showed the British letters from wounded British officers praising the care they received from Dr. Beanes. The British agreed to release Beanes, but Key and Beanes were forced to stay with the British until the attack on Baltimore was over. Key watched the proceedings from a truce ship in the Patapsco River. On the morning of the 14th, Key saw the American flag waving above Fort McHenry. Inspired, he began jotting down verses on the back of a letter he was carrying. When Key reached Baltimore, his poem, titled “Defence of Fort McHenry”. was printed on pamphlets by the Baltimore American.
His sloop alone in the bay, Francis Scott Key looked fearfully towards the shoreline. A breeze began to move across the water’s surface and the smoke of battle began to shift ever so slightly to reveal patches of blue sky. And then, in the distant blue there appeared new colors….red and white….brief glimpses of the two-feet wide stripes of the Star Spangled Banner.
Then a star appeared in the daytime sky, then another….then fifteen stars in the daytime. What a welcomed site they were. Mr. Key’s heart swelled with hope, and pride in the men who had so valiantly fought through the night to keep that flag flying. Reaching into his pocket he withdrew an envelope and began to write his thoughts:
Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watch’d, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro’ the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
Fly your flag proudly today, and remember:
O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand,
Between their lov’d homes and the war’s desolation;
Blest with vict’ry and peace, may the heav’n-rescued land
Praise the Pow’r that hath made and preserv’d us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: “In God is our trust”
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
Stella's Place 
Happy National Anthem Day, Stellars!
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Good mornin’, Lucille! National Anthem Day, the day after Texas Independence Day. Coffee’s ready, ma’am.
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Good morning, Texan! Be over later to guzzle about 1/2 gallon of the steaming brew. It’s dreary as heck here and I’ve got to get my mind back on track.
Then I may pop around to some of these lovely spots in celebration of Texas Independence….
“5 Scenic Natural Springs In Texas For Swimming, Soaking, And Fun”
How about a soothing Lone Star soak?
By Kaitlyn Yarborough – Updated on February 24, 2025
https://www.southernliving.com/hot-springs-in-texas-7110927?
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Mornin’ Lucille!
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Good day to you, Miz WeeWeed!
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Exactly. Mornin’ kids!
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I wonder what new messes this coke-freak has in mind for this week…
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Good mornin’, Miss Wee! Ain’t it kind’a funny how the press never mentions anything like this……or how he came to power after being a comedian? Coffee’s ready, ma’am.
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A NEKKID comedian, at that! Mornin’ T!
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Gee, just like Obama.
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Good mornin’, and happy Monday! We’re only beginning week 7 of the rebuild and I think things are progressing quite well. I brought back one of our favorites to start the week off. Keep your head on a swivel and carpe’ your coffee!
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Many garcias!
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One of my faves. Why do so many have an eagle on top?
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Look at that picture of the Democrats back there! Morning T, thank you kindly, I need that caffeine. Is there a coffee diet? Hmmm….
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Good mornin’, Menage!
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Texan, in case you’d like to visit and bring back some interesting coffeemakers, I just discovered the World Coffee Museum is in Dak Lak, Vietnam. Go to: https://daklak.gov
They just had a coffee festival in late February. Run by the typical communist People’s Committee which probably owns the means of production and distribution, but it just may have some interesting coffees for public consumption.
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Bad winds and stormy afternoon are coming tomorrow, so at least one parade has cancelled. A few years ago the parade captain was blown off and killed. Of course he was supposed to be wearing a safety belt…
I’ve got to go into the city for an MD appointment, but not near any festivities. Today is Lundi Gras, and a beautiful day to have a party in the quarter.
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Mornin’ Czarina! Yep, tomorrow gonna be ugly.
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National Soup it Forward Day – might do that at lunch
National Mulled Wine Day – do this before spring. Seems like a fall-winter drink
National Cold Cuts Day – maybe a nice sandwich or for dinner
National I Want You to Be Happy Day – really a big job to take on for the world
National Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day)
National Anthem Day
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Good day, Czarina! Soup…
…mulled wine…
…and cold cuts (plus some other edibles)…
…just might make a person happy. And how about sending it all to Texan to fancy up his coffee klatch? We then could have someone stop by and read the national anthem to us.
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Lucille,
Just the thing for dinner. Thank you.
Will wait until after dinner for the wine.
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Have a good one, Reflection!
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Good morning! Sunny and cold today. At least the wind died down.
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Mornin’ Stella!
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A little bit cloudy and slightly coolish, but really nice here. Hope this lasts for a while.
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All of our snow is melted, and we expect warmer weather this next week (but with rain).
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This Day in History
March 3, 1855: Congress approves $30,000, equivalent to roughly $1.1 million today, to fund military camels. Purchased in the Mediterranean, the camels were intended to replace horses and mules, which struggled in the Southwest’s sweltering temperatures. Soldiers grew to dislike the camels because of their smell and tendency to bite, spit, or defecate on people who tried to discipline them. The military abandoned the experiment shortly after it began.
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Mornin’ All. I hope we all are rested up for another Trump week. Last week was a bit exhausting, but fun.
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Mornin’ Mom!
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Good Afternoon, Stellar readers,
In honor of National Readers and Dr. Seuss Day, I submit the following link.
The lost poems of Dr. Suess
https://www.seussville.com/lost-poems-by-dr-seuss/
This is the download page for those who cannot read the very small print on the web site.
https://www.seussville.com/app/uploads/2022/05/Lost-Poems-All.pdf
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That was exactly enough Seuss poems…
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One more from Dr, Suess.
I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind.
Some come from ahead and some come from behind.
But I’ve bought a big bat. I’m all ready you see.
Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!
~Dr. Seuss
As Tex would say, “Carpe the rest of your diem”.
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Elon Musk is into a massive social security number scam involving DEMOCRATS!!!!!!!!
Liberal Hivemind – Posted March 3, 2025
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BREAKING: Trump Administration Signals Settlement in Ashli Babbitt Wrongful Death Lawsuit Brought Against US Government by Ashli’s Family
By Jim Hoft Mar. 3, 2025 6:00 pm
Micki Witthoeft, mother of Ashli Babbitt, protesting in Washington DC, following her death on January 6.
Investigative reporter Paul Bedard reported on Monday that the Trump Administration is moving to settle the Ashli Babbitt wrongful death lawsuit brought against the US government by the Babbitt family.
Judicial Watch brought forth this lawsuit.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/03/breaking-trump-administration-signals-settlement-ashli-babbitt-wrongful/
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Interesting that he never appeared at a public event with her.
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Goes to show if famous folk want to keep their lives private that it can be done. Having someone as part of your life for 60 years will feel like you’re losing half of yourself when they go. All the best to her.
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What was interesting to me is that he never appeared with Dolly at a public event.
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Sorry for the duplicate. WP was giving me a hard time to log in.
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Fired Biden Holdover Hampton Dellinger’s X Account on Lockdown as Old Anti-Trump Tweets Surface
By Cristina Laila Mar. 3, 2025 2:00 pm
President Trump fired Hampton Dellinger, Special Counsel of the Office of Special Counsel (not to be confused with a special counsel hired as a federal prosecutor) a few weeks ago.
However, shortly after the firing, Judge Jackson sided with Hampton Dellinger, issued an administrative stay, and allowed him to keep his job.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/03/fired-biden-holdover-hampton-dellingers-x-account-lockdown/
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