Vincent

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"One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul
and yet no one ever came to sit by it.
Passers-by see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney
and continue on their way. "

On this day, in 1888, Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear.

Apparently he presented it to a prostitute called Racheal. (It's not recorded what she said but "F#ck me!" would probably have been suitable at a number of levels.)
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Remember, remember, the 5th of November.

In 1605, on November 5th, Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the British parliament with 36 barrels of gunpowder.

Until the local parliamentarians banned the public use of fireworks, the day was always celebrated with bonfires and fireworks.

Early on November 5th, 2008, I am hopeful that fireworks will again be the order of the day.
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