The three hardest things to say are:   

1.  I was wrong.

2.  I need help.

3.  Worcestershire sauce.  Thank you, Muse reader!   

Canfield Solitaire is a classic card game that has been around for centuries and is named after its inventor, Richard Canfield.  The object of the game is to remove all the cards from the board using a series of moves.  Play at https://games.aarp.org/games/canfield-solitaire   

Richard Albert Canfield was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on June 17, 1855.  After his father’s death, his mother moved the family to Providence, Rhode Island, when Richard was 11.  At 14, he graduated from grammar school and seems to have had no further schooling.  Gambling caught his interest early on; he spent his late teenage years working in gaming houses.  By the time he was 21, he financed a trip abroad with his winnings, steeping himself in European art and culture.  In 1883 he took a partial partnership in the Casino in Saratoga Springs, NY buying the property outright the following year for $250,000.  Richard invested an estimated $800,000 in enhancements to the building and the grounds of Congress Park, to try to bring them up to the standards of the top European establishments.  In 1902–1903 he added a sumptuous dining room to the back of the Casino, fitting it with stained glass windows and an early form of air conditioning.  Richard Canfield, who died in 1914, was recognized as the King of Gamblers, and Saratoga Springs was seen as the “American Monte Carlo.”  https://www.saratogahistory.org/canfield  

Canfield (US) or Demon (UK) is a patience or solitaire card game with a very low probability of winning.  It is an English game first called Demon Patience and described as "the best game for one pack that has yet been invented".  It was popularised in the United States in the early 20th century as a result of a story that casino owner Richard A. Canfield had turned it into a gambling game, although it may actually have been Klondike and not Demon that was played at his casino.  As a result, it became known as Canfield in the United States, while continuing to be called Demon Patience in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canfield_(solitaire)    

Twenty years after its initial release in 1999, Galaxy Quest remains as endearingly beloved as ever.  The high-concept science fiction comedy followed a group of actors from a cult sci-fi show who are recruited by an oppressed alien race to defend them from a malevolent galactic warlord.  Upon release, Galaxy Quest proved an affectionate love letter to Star Trek, the original "wagon train to the stars," and a far cry from the mean-spirited parody some may have been expecting.  In addition to universal critical acclaim, the film was successful at the box office, grossing over $90 million on a budget of $45 million.  In the decades since its release, Galaxy Quest has been adopted by the Star Trek fan community as an unofficial entry in the franchise's widespread canon.  Back in 1999, Rainn Wilson was almost completely unknown to the world.  The Office was still six years away, and the actor, who had been struggling to make a name for himself in New York, moved to Los Angeles to make a go of it on the West Coast.  Galaxy Quest marked Wilson's feature film debut, in the role of one of the Thermians who initially enlist the aid Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen) to protect them from the villainous reptilian, Sarris.  Ironically, he would later be cast in Star Trek:  Discovery, as Harcourt Fenton "Harry" Mudd.  https://screenrant.com/galaxy-quest-rainn-wilson-interview/    

The first recorded association of Saint Valentine's Day with romantic love is believed to be in the Parliament of Fowls (1382) by Geoffrey Chaucer, a dream vision portraying a parliament for birds to choose their mates.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day    

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