I was a little hesitant to “buy” the explanation of the 12 Days of Christmas double meaning and it turns out my suspicions were on target. Sandra from El Cerrito forwards me this from the Snopes website indicating that the double meaning is an urban legend. Like so many things (okay, most of the stuff) on the web the jury is out until more substantive proof is found.

A fun piece from 19th century New Orleans native Louis Moreau Gottschalk called “The Banjo” was our Blind Date piece at 8:30 this morning from the year the first class graduated from the United States Naval Academy at  Annapolis…1854.

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