Give Us This Day Our Daily Thread March 1st - March 31st 2026

[tricia]

Once, on Friday 13th in December
I was literally crawling to the doctor as I had a terrible case of "stomach flu".

I had attacks of stomach seizures every 30 minutes
and was afraid of falling onto the pavement rolling with pain,
I was scared people might think I was an alcoholic lying on the street hahahaha

Well, the doctor after examining me was scrubbing her hands up to elbows with a big brush hehe

Needles to say I lost a few kilos after just 5 days.
My pupils and colleagues commented on this when I returned to work.

It was a long time ago,
but really I remember it as if it was yesterday.
I thought I was going to die.

Friday, 13th!!!

Dotta, did the doctor ever figure out what it was you had?

 

[GatorsNorth]

Dotta, did the doctor ever figure out what it was you had?

Not @Dotta, but it sounds like gastroenteritis. It’s landed me in the hospital at least half a dozen times.

 

[Dotta]

Dotta, did the doctor ever figure out what it was you had?

Stomach flu
(enteritis, viral gastroenteritis)
which is an acute, highly contagious infection of the gastrointestinal tract,
most often caused by viruses
(rotaviruses, noroviruses).

I "brought" it from school.
It appears in large crowds of people
(schools, care homes, etc.)

Hazard of the teacher's job!!!!

It started suddenly (at dawn)
and finished suddenly as well.

The last day In the morning I felt terrible,
but after a nap
I woke up in the afternoon completely healthy.

It lasted 5 days.

 

[Megnut]

Nothing to do with this day but it's such a great story this seems like the perfect time and place to retell it for those that maybe don't know this amazing piece of Websleuths history!

It's why we're all here, I think. We want to help.

How amateur web sleuths helped solve the case of missing lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare - Mid-Utah Radio

(NEW YORK) -- Florida resident Abraham Shakespeare went from rags to riches after winning $30 million in the lottery in 2006. The newfound fortune brought the 40-year-old from Lakeland out of poverty and allowed him to give back to his community, but he started to feel burdened by the number of...

midutahradio.com

 

[GatorsNorth]

Nothing to do with this day but it's such a great story this seems like the perfect time and place to retell it for those that maybe don't know this amazing piece of Websleuths history!

It's why we're all here, I think. We want to help.

How amateur web sleuths helped solve the case of missing lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare - Mid-Utah Radio

(NEW YORK) -- Florida resident Abraham Shakespeare went from rags to riches after winning $30 million in the lottery in 2006. The newfound fortune brought the 40-year-old from Lakeland out of poverty and allowed him to give back to his community, but he started to feel burdened by the number of...

midutahradio.com

I heard about this, but never read the full story before.

Congratulations to @tricia and @Sleuthster!

 

[tricia]

Nothing to do with this day but it's such a great story this seems like the perfect time and place to retell it for those that maybe don't know this amazing piece of Websleuths history!

It's why we're all here, I think. We want to help.

How amateur web sleuths helped solve the case of missing lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare - Mid-Utah Radio

(NEW YORK) -- Florida resident Abraham Shakespeare went from rags to riches after winning $30 million in the lottery in 2006. The newfound fortune brought the 40-year-old from Lakeland out of poverty and allowed him to give back to his community, but he started to feel burdened by the number of...

midutahradio.com

That was a trip when it happened. It wasn't me, it was our wonderful members. I just dealt with dealing with the member/killer who was posting, trying to proclaim their innocence
The thing is, when our members come up with ideas and post them, we could very easily be helping with a case without even knowing it. Law enforcement will not tell us they are reading here and getting ideas.
What is so cool about all of you when you post and think outside the box and come up with documents and all kinds of things, you very well could be making a big difference in a case.
You never know who is reading here.
Thanks again.
Tricia

 

[tricia]

GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY THREAD SATURDAY MARCH 14TH 2026​

Major Historical Events​

1794 – Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin
Whitney received a U.S. patent for the cotton gin, a machine that separated cotton fibers from seeds. It revolutionized cotton production in the American South and dramatically expanded the cotton industry.


1900 – The Gold Standard Act becomes law in the U.S.
President William McKinley signed the law officially putting the United States on the gold standard.


1939 – Germany invades Czechoslovakia
Nazi Germany completed its occupation of Czechoslovakia just months before the start of World War II.


1964 – Jack Ruby is convicted
Jack Ruby was found guilty of murdering Lee Harvey Oswald, the man accused of assassinating President John F. Kennedy.


1991 – “Birmingham Six” freed
Six men wrongly convicted of IRA bombings in England had their convictions overturned after 16 years in prison, one of the most famous wrongful conviction cases in British history.


2018 – Stephen Hawking dies
Legendary physicist Stephen Hawking, known for his work on black holes and his book A Brief History of Time, died at age 76.

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Famous Birthdays​

1879 – Albert Einstein
Probably the most famous scientist in history. His birthday is why March 14 is also celebrated as Pi Day.


Billy Crystal (1948) – comedian and actor
Michael Caine (1933) – Academy Award-winning actor

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Fun / Odd Facts​

Pi Day
Because the date is 3/14, it celebrates the mathematical constant π (3.14). Schools and math nerds everywhere celebrate with pie.


National Potato Chip Day (U.S.)
Yes, really. A perfect snack for a livestream rabbit hole.

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True-Crime/Justice Note​

1964 – Jack Ruby conviction is the biggest crime-related event tied to this date. Ruby shot Oswald on live television two days after the JFK assassination.

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One Weird Coincidence​

Albert Einstein was born on March 14, and Stephen Hawking died on March 14.
Two of the greatest physicists in history linked by the same date.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Quite a few times I have wondered if LE was reading here.

Someone would post something that I hadn't seen anywhere else and within the next couple of days the same idea appeared as part of a news story of the case.

It did seem to be too much of a coincidence at times.