Wednesday April 22

Hello Dedicated Followers. Happy Earth Day. Its day two in the blogging world and I've been closely studying the ins and outs of the blogging community for 12 straight hours. Its another sunny but more bearable day temperature-wise, however I promise not to abandon you for more exciting outdoor fads like parkour. Also, due to popular request, I have decided to actually write more in addition to my Daily facts.
So here is today's Daily Topic: SWORDS. While searching for today's Daily News Story No One Should Care About, I happened upon a story from my hometown, beloved and faltering newspaper, The Boston Globe. "Man Tries to Rob Dry Cleaners with Sword." According to the police, a man dressed as a ninja entered a dry cleaner and brandishing a sword (sheath as well), and demanded money from the cash register. Now normally I would consider this a story that no one should care about, however, as I read, I came to a realization: This is something that everyone should care about. So I did a little background research on the history of the sword and tried to determine why you don't hear more news stories like this. I mean, I guess a sword is a little bit harder to conceal but it seems like a sacrifice that many would be willing to make in order to say, "this is a robbery" and pull a glistening sword out of a sheath. Well, it turns out that (if this is possible), swords are even cooler than I thought.
Swords date back to the third millennium BC. Empires and people throughout the world used swords in battle, from the Japanese katana or samurai sword, to the Scottish claymore, to the Arabian scimitar. However, with the development of modern weapons, swords fell by the wayside. But the sword has always remained the weapon of choice for the most noble. British Major Jack Churchill stormed the beaches at Normandy and led the charge with his sword at the ready. So why can't the sword make a comeback? George Lucas sure thought it could and it's only a matter of time before some MIT engineering major invents a real life light saber. And the noble sword users always named their sword. Arondight was the sword of the great knight Lancelot, King Arthur's Excalibur is perhaps the most famous sword and Naegling was Beowulf's legendary sword. Now there exists another great sword in history: Galaxy, the great sword of the masked ninja of Weymouth, MA. And so I digress.
Thanks for reading fellow citizens. Godspeed.

Daily Word: Sword n. a weapon having various forms but consisting typically of a long, straight or slightly curved blade, sharp-edged on one or both sides, with one end pointed and the other fixed in a hilt or handle. Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE sweord; c. D zwaard, G Schwert, ON sverth

Daily Food: Cold Papa John's Pizza

Daily Activity: Recycling

Daily Song: Give Peace a Chance - John Lennon

Daily Attire: Anything made out of hemp and Birkenstocks

Daily News Everyone Should Care About: Man Tries to Rob Dry Cleaners with Sword

Daily News No One Should Care About: 700 Pound Woman Seeks Help

Daily Life Goal: Own a Sword

Daily Complaint: Geology 105 Pop Quiz

Daily Drink: Antipodes New Zealand Artesian Water Certified Carbon Net Zero in Recyclable Glass Bottle

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Faithfully,
-ROF