June 17th 2022 - Holidays and Observances

 

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• Christian feast day:
  • Albert Chmielowski
  • Botolph (England and Scandinavia)
  • Gondulphus of Berry
  • Hervé
  • Hypatius of Bithynia (Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches)
  • Rainerius
  • Samuel and Henrietta Barnett (Church of England)
  • June 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Father's Day (El Salvador, Guatemala)
• Icelandic National Day, celebrates the independence of Iceland from Kingdom of Denmark in 1944.
• National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Forest Fires (Portugal)^[32]
• Occupation of the Latvian Republic Day (Latvia)
• World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (international)^[33]
• Zemla Intifada Day (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)

 

Observances

National Apple Strudel Day

Bunker Hill Day

Commemoration of General Don Martín Miguel de Güemes

National Dump the Pump Day

National Mascot Day

National Stewart’s Root Beer Day

Nursing Assistants Day

Paulina Rubio

Lisa Mantler

 

Fun Observances

Eat Your Vegetables Day

Whether you love your veggies or can’t stand them, you should celebrate Eat Your Vegetables Day on June 17. Why, you ask? Because the doctor says so, and because vegetables are delicious!

If you can’t stand greens and veggies on your plate at a meal, maybe it is time to start today. Vegetables are healthy and full of vitamins, phytonutrients, fiber, and minerals. Eating vegetables every day can help reduce the risk of a variety of health problems, including type 2 diabetes, obesity, and some types of cancers. Doctors around the world recommend that people eat at least five portion or servings of vegetables during the day.

How to Celebrate?

This is an easy day to celebrate. Eat up your veggies today and make a resolution to add more greens and vegetables to your diet in the future. Here are some more ways you can celebrate Eat Your Vegetables Day:

• Visit your local farmer’s market and get some locally grown produce.
• Prepare all your favorite veggies for all your meals.
• Make your desserts using veggies.
• Have at least five vegetables today.

Did You Know…

…that onions are the world's most widely used vegetable?

 

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"How do you spell toad?" one of my first-grade students asked.

"We just read a story about a toad," I said, then helped him spell it out: "T-O-A-D."

Satisfied, he finished writing the story he'd begun, then read it aloud: "I toad my mama I wanted a dog for my birthday."

 

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Not everyone has mastered the art of texting. Case in point:

Mom: Stop at dollar store on way home and get lunch maggots.
Me: Lunch maggots?
Mom: Baffles.
Mom: Baggies.
Mom: Ziploc lunch Baggies.
Mom: Spell-check is not helping me.
Mom: By the way, this is Dad.

 

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Job hunting is stressful enough without having to answer these interview questions posed by hiring managers:

"Rate yourself on a scale of one to ten how weird you are."

"How many basketballs can you fit in this room?"

"An apple costs 20 cents, an orange costs 40 cents, and a grapefruit costs 60 cents. How much is a pear?"

"How many bottles of beer are consumed in the city each week?"

 

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Our six-year-old daughter, Terra, has a need to ask questions … lots of questions. Finally, one day, my wife had had it.

"Have you ever heard that curiosity killed the cat?" my wife asked.

"No," replied Terra.

"Well, there was a cat, and he was very inquisitive. And one day, he looked into a big hole, fell in, and died!"

Terra was intrigued: "What was in the hole?"

 

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