HERE ARE THE HOLIDAYS OF FEBRUARY 26 - MARCH 4:

MON FEB 27:Dominican Republic Independence Day
    Statehood Day (St. Kitts-Nevis)
TUE FEB 28:Bachelors Day *
    Kaleuala Day (Finland)
    Shrove Tuesday
    Pancake Day
WED MAR 1:Procession of the Swallow (Greece)
   St. David
   Nebraska State Day
   Ash Wednesday
THR MAR 2:Texas Independence Day
   Pheasant's Day (Burma)
   Victory of Aduway Day (Ethiopia)
FRI MAR 3:Al-Mamlaka al-Maghre bia
   Girls' Doll Festival (Japan)
   Feast of the Throne (Monaco)
SAT MAR 4:St. Casimir (Lithuania)
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THIS WEEK'S TRIVIA QUESTION:
 The 1990-91 edition of "Who's Who in America" contained 10 lines about
former president Ronald Reagan; how many were devoted to his wife, Nancy?
LAST WEEK'S TRIVIA:
 When did former child screen star Shirley Temple stop believing in
Sata Claus?
 ANS: As she tells it:"When my mother took me to see him in a
department store and he asked for my autograph."
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 The following is just a random mixture of quotes,jokes, and fun facts:

I went to the doctor for a check-up.  It was ok, he was still there.

I said, "I,ve broken my arm in several places."
He said, "Don't go to those places."

I went up into the attic with the wife the other day.  Dirty, filthy, covered in
cobwebs, but she's good with the kids.  I found this violin and this picture.
I took them along to the auctioneer; he says what you've got there is a
Stradivarius and a Rembrandt.  Unfortunately, Stradavarius was a rotten
painter and Rembrandt coudn't make violins.

Two atoms were walking down the street.  One said,"Wait! I think I've lost an
electron!" The second one said,"Are you sure?" He replied,"Yes!  I'm positive!"

There was a young lady of Crewe
Whose limericks stopped at line two.

 The only problem
  with Haiku is that you just
     get started and then

Robert Reich on the difference between political life and academic life:
"In Washington, it's dog eat dog.  In academia, it's exactly the opposite."

"There are three rules for writing a novel.  Unfortunately, no one knows what
they are"     -Somerset Maugham

Inside this fat body there's a skinny person screaming to get out.  I ate her.

This week's letter attachment: I don't know how to describe it.  It would be
greatly appreciated if you do not print out the long messages, because they
can easily jam up the printer.
 
This week's obscure word: BODHISATTVA
One whose essence is self-enlightenment

      Until next week,
      Brent