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MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)
Sun Mar 2, 2014, 12:16 PM Mar 2014

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!



Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known by his pen name, was born on this day in 1904.

Fun Fact: Dr. Seuss was dared to write a book with only 50 different words—3 years and only 50 different words later, ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ was published.
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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! (Original Post) MoonRiver Mar 2014 OP
Cool nt TomClash Mar 2014 #1
It's fun to have fun, but you have to know how. LeftishBrit Mar 2014 #2
A great man in American History itsrobert Mar 2014 #3
How Dr. Seuss Quotes Inspire Me alivewire Mar 2014 #4
Love it! MoonRiver Mar 2014 #7
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish!!!! In memoriam for the awesome Dr. Seuss...Happy Birthday Jefferson23 Mar 2014 #5
I bet The Geisel Library building contains more then 50 words Brother Buzz Mar 2014 #6

alivewire

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4. How Dr. Seuss Quotes Inspire Me
Sun Mar 2, 2014, 03:04 PM
Mar 2014

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss. Inspired to hear your quotes a few moments ago:



“If things start happening, don’t worry, don’t stew, just go right along and you’ll start happening too.”

Everyday I witness gargantuan changes, such as WhatsApp bought by Facebook for $19 billion. It is amazing how we have evolved as humans to a degree that people can write code from their keyboards and build empires. Developments such as this have been happening since the early 1990's. I dramatically changed my life by getting involved with internet help desk support, web development, and affiliate marketing in 2003. Once I traded my research habits of scrolling through newspaper microfilm and dewey decimal systems at the library for a Google search and using About.com to learn about computers, I haven’t had much of a professional worry since. I have learned to use tools like this very Medium (pun intended) to communicate with other humans and make my way through life.

So if you see something new, get involved, and people will start getting involved with you.

Brother Buzz

(36,423 posts)
6. I bet The Geisel Library building contains more then 50 words
Sun Mar 2, 2014, 03:17 PM
Mar 2014

UCSD's Geisel Library building is named in honor of Audrey and Theodor Seuss Geisel (better known as Dr. Seuss) for the generous contributions they have made to the library and their devotion to improving literacy. The Geisels were long-time residents of La Jolla, where UC San Diego is located.

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