A while back I asked for ideas for a contest where the winner gets an ARC (advance reader copy) of Mrs. Plansky Goes Rogue, coming July 15 and preorderable this very second. Maria Weinberger sent in this: “Someone who wrote a rave review of the first book and would agree to review this one ASAP?” Because I turn out to be bribable she wins! Congrats, Maria.
Ta-Da!
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Greetings!
Brilliant idea!
I am willing to write a rave review for the next C&B to win an ARC copy… :^)
Very cold in this neck of the woods. Brrr…
Good afternoon to all!
You’re bribable? (Making a note.)
Today is Cow Milked While Flying in an Airplane Day. I kid you not.
“Cow Milked While Flying in an Airplane Day is celebrated annually on February 18 to commemorate the day a cow named Nellie Jay, which later became Elm Farm Ollie, became the first cow to be flown and milked in an airplane. The event was part of a scientific effort to study the effect of height on cows’ ability to produce milk. In the 72-mile flight over Bismarck, Missouri, Ollie’s milk was put in paper cartons and parachuted down to the spectators to generate publicity. The trip was also meant to show the ability of the new Ford Trimotor aircraft that had only just begun shipping after its production began in 1925.”
She was chosen not only for her calmness but because she was a prolific milker. She was milked three times a day. She produced 24 quarts of milk in that 72 hour flight.
nationaltoday dot com slash cow-milked-while-flying-in-an-airplane-day/
While today also commemorates National Battery day, Thumb Appreciation day and National Crab Stuffed Flounder day I think we can agree that Cow Milked While Flying in an Airplane day pretty much overshadows them all.
In 2003, Barry Levenson writes ‘The Bovine Cantata’ in B flat Major’ (Madame Butterfat), a poem for Elm Farm Ollie.
I’d say that’s pretty special.
For those wondering why this even happened, it was partly to promote shipping animals by air but never really caught on. Nellie was a prolific producer and they wanted to prove that flying would not diminish her production. She was also chosen because she was a very calm cow.
There are photos of her and she even had her portrait painted.
I’d say she did more than enough to deserve her own day and a poem.
“Sing we praises of that moo cow,
Airborne once and ever more,
Kindness, courage, butter, cream cheese,
These fine things we can’t ignore.”
–From “The Bovine Cantata in B-Flat Major,”
by Giacomo Moocini and Ludwig Von Bovine
en dot wikipedia dot org slash wiki slash Elm_Farm_Ollie
www dot youtube dot com slash watch?v=G3hP_GXudVM
umpquadairy dot com slash sky-queen-the-first-flying-cow/
stfrancois dot mogenweb dot org slash tales_legends/ollie_flyingcow.html
I love dogs but I also have a soft spot for cows.