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Do you know what I learned today? Napoleon Bonaparte was not even French.

On the first of the year, I decided that as a military history nut, I know far too little about Napoleon than is decent. I have some books waiting on the bookshelf, but for now, I’ve started a PBS Napoleon video.

Man, the guy was from Corsica, which the French took over just four months before his birth. Napoleon grew up hating the French and always feeling like the outsider.

He tried to help his native country gain its independence back, but that didn’t work out (<–extra shortened version). Now spurned, he turned towards his surrogate homeland.

Isn’t that interesting?

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February 11 was my next Do Something For Others Day. During this one day a month, I just go about my normal routine with the mindset of being as helpful as I can to the people around me.

On February 11, I helped staff a conference so it is hard to tell if I did anything out of the ordinary. Technical difficulties always arise at these events so I was running around a bit to get everyone up and going. Then I tried to pay special attention to the VIP keynote speaker, but when an event has as many moving pieces as this one did, I think it’s hard to keep attitude in mind instead of just solving problems.

So I don’t think I was as gracious or graceful as I really should have been. This was not a particularly good Do Something For Others Day.

Random.org tells me that I’m on again for March 8.

Related:

• Do Something For Others Day: Report No. 1

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Here are my favorite reads for the week:

• Pajama jeans is the best idea since the Slanket/Snuggie. Although, don’t tell me you’ve never slept in your real jeans.
• More pages from George Berlin’s art book.

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