May~

"Note: I'm having technical difficulties; hopefully this post will be up tomorrow."

"Technical difficulties, eh? I can't say I believe you, Neil... I think you just got really busy."

"Or lazy."

"Or both."

Anyhow...

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Well, here we are; it's May! For me, it means the last month of school (thank goodness), but let's look at some Mayfacts on a larger scale:

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• The month may have been named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May.
• In Japan, there is a so-called May sickness, where new students or workers start to be tired of their new schoolwork or jobs. (In Japan schoolyears and fiscal years start on April 1st).
• In Germany it is an old custom to plant a "tree of May" to honor someone. Often young men set up an adorned birch in front of their girlfriends house in the night before May 1.
• May 4th is Star Wars Day (May the 4th be with you).
• May's is the nightingale; May's birthstone is the emerald.
• In Slovene, it is called veliki traven, which means the month of high grass.

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~And the couplet:

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May Be

May be pleasant, maybe gay,
May’s a girl, so who can say?

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Cashing in on the whole "April-May-June-Autumn-Summer-female" dealie. Anyhow, I've been rather busy with a bunch of end-of-year projects, talent show jazz, and choir practice, but I'll try to post as scheduled. Take care 'til next,

~LAEvanesce