Happy Vernal Equinox — the first day of astrological spring. It’s also supposedly a magical day. According to some people today is the day you can stand a raw egg on its end. And a lot of those same people believe that during the equinox brooms will stand by themselves — straight up.
Now that broom thing sounds pretty cool… too bad, it’s not true. Both faithful readers know this because keeping up with this blog makes you a well-informed person. But if you’re not one of the faithful and are interested, I invite you to look to the right and find the archive list. Check the entries for March 20, 2017 and April 4, 2017. You will note that the entry on March 20 detailed my scientific experiment (complete with pictures) to prove that a broom could “stand alone.” You can read my excitement in my writing. However, following the best scientific methods, I tried the experiment again on April 4 — a non equinox day. The broom will still “stand alone.”
So — following the science, like I always do, I can tell you that “the broom stands alone” is a hoax — maybe one of the greatest conspiracies ever conceived.
But no matter, today is still the Vernal Equinox and our grass is beginning to get green….
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