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@Bill W You are quite right. We tend to associate nest building with birds. So it shouldn't be a surprise to learn, that their ancestors, the dinosaurs were also nest builders. Flexi Says: Many types of animals build nests, including a variety of fish, amphibians, mammals, turtles, lizards, snakes, and crocodiles. Nest-building behavior has been a common characteristic in the animal kingdom for millions of years. Even dinosaurs built nests! When I posted before, I had found 2 great articles on this. However I deleted them after I posted and I haven't been able to find them again. So I am using Wikipedia as a reference, sorry. Nest - Wikipedia Just for interest sake, names of some nests: A badger's nest is called a sett. A beaver's nest is called a lodge. An eagle's nest is called an eyrie. An otter's den is called a holt or a couch. A pheasant's nest is called a nide. A rabbit's nest is called a form. A squirrel's or ringtail possum's nest is called a drey. A wasp's nest is called a vespiary.

Odds are, with the time left to me on this earth(damn that never ending, tick, tick, ticking), I will never come across this word again. Nidificate Nidificate: to build a nest. Nidification is a word that can be interpreted in many ways. Ultimately humans are animals with basic primal needs, hard wired into us, that we can not change. The act of “building a nest” is nothing but a normal human response to being alive. We want to feel safe and sheltered but also have the freedom to spread our wings and fly. We all build nests in different ways in our lives. No two nests are alike. Each is built from unique and individual parts. We use the resources available to build our nest and our shelter. The nest changes as we change and grow.

July 2nd 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Aberoh and Atom (Coptic Church) Bernardino Realino Feast of the Visitation (Anglicanism; Levoča at Mariánska hora) Monegundis Otto of Bamberg Oudoceus Martinian and Processus Pishoy (Coptic Church) Stephen III of Moldavia July 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Flag Day (Curaçao) Palio di Provenzano (Siena, Italy) Police Day (Azerbaijan) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details Freedom From Fear of Speaking Day Made In The USA Day National Anisette Day National Disco Day National Report Military Fraud Day Special Recreation for the Disabled Day Unity Day Zambia World Sports Journalists Day National Synesthesia Awareness Day National Wildland Firefighter Day World Tutors’ Day Saweetie’s Birthday Larry David’s Birthday Keith Morrison’s Birthday Jenni Rivera’s Birthday Canon Curry’s Birthday Alex Morgan’s Birthday Vince Staples’s Birthday Lindsay Lohan’s Birthday Margot Robbie Fun Observances ( 2 ) I Forgot Day July 2 is I Forgot Day. If you are you a forgetful person who frequently forgets anniversaries, birthdays, special occasions, or even to bring the milk from the store on your way back home, then this is the unofficial holiday you should be celebrating. Created by Gaye Anderson, the holiday encourages people to apologize and make up for all the events and occasions they might have forgotten in the past few months. How to Celebrate? Acknowledge your mistake and do something nice for those whose birthdays and anniversaries you missed. Some ideas include: making a nice dinner for them or sending them flowers. Write a nice apology note to your loved ones telling them how sorry you are that you forgot their birthday or that special occasion. Create an online reminder or calendar for all the special occasions in your life. That way, you’ll never have to forget a thing, except today’s holiday! Did You Know... ...that according to some studies, walking through doors can create memory lapses? Psychologists believe that this is because when people walk through a door from one room to another, the transition indicates to the brain that the scene has changed and all information gathered in the previous room or scenario is no longer needed. ~~~~~~~ World UFO Day On July 2, World UFO Day, bring out your telescopes, gaze up the skies and look out for Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). Also sometimes celebrated on June 24, the holiday was created by the World UFO Day Organization as a way to bring together UFO enthusiasts and to raise awareness about UFOs. Subjects of Conspiracy Theories While UFOs are usually thought to be sophisticated spaceships of alien visitors to Earth, the term UFO can be used to refer to any type of object or phenomena that has not been previously observed in an area. Most UFO sightings are easily explained by scientific means. Despite this, UFOs are a constant subject of conspiracy theories around the world. It is believed that the abbreviation - UFO - was first coined in the 1950s by Edward J. Ruppelt, an officer with the United States Air Force, as a way to replace the prevailing terms used for unidentified objects in the skies at that time. These terms were flying saucers and flying discs. How to Celebrate? Join a local UFO sighting organization and attend their events. Read more about UFOS and what they are. Have a UFO sighting party, where you get together with family and friends to spot UFOs in the sky. Did You Know... ...the oldest recorded instance of a UFO viewing can be traced back to 214 CE? *** For a romantic touch, I washed our sheets with lavender-scented detergent. When my husband got into bed, he sniffed. "What's this?" he asked. "Guess," I said coyly. "I have no idea," he said. "It smells like the stuff you use to line the hamster's cage." *** I decided to grab a burger at a drive-thru. There were no cars in sight, so I rolled up to the pay window. "We're still serving breakfast. And you have to order at the speaker," the clerk scolded. I drove all the way around the building to the squawk box and ordered a breakfast sandwich. "I'm sorry," she said, "we are now serving lunch." *** Our first stop as new recruits was the barber's. "Want to keep your sideburns?" he asked. "Yes, that would be great," I said. "Okay, I'll get you a bag to put them in." *** One day we were watching a game, when my mother-in-law shrieked from the kitchen, "Jim, there's a horsefly in here!" Not taking his eyes off the screen, he barked back, "Give it some cough syrup." *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ( I think we all know where our minds went ) *** I don’t know whether to be impressed or concerned that I understand this reference *** That's what they do in vet school... just like the nursing program. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

July 1st 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Aaron (Syriac Christianity) Blessed Antonio Rosmini-Serbati Felix of Como Junípero Serra Julius and Aaron Leontius of Autun Servanus Veep July 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Feast of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ (removed from official Roman Catholic calendar since 1969) Armed Forces Day (Singapore) Bobby Bonilla Day (United States) Canada Day, formerly Dominion Day (Canada) Children's Day (Pakistan) Chinese Communist Party Founding Day (China) Day of Officials and Civil Servants (Hungary) Doctors' Day (India) Emancipation Day (Sint Maarten and Sint Eustatius) Engineer's Day (Bahrain, Mexico) Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (Hong Kong, China) Independence Day (Burundi), celebrates the independence of Burundi from Belgium in 1962. Independence Day (Rwanda) Independence Day (Somalia) International Tartan Day July Morning (Bulgaria) Keti Koti (Emancipation Day) (Suriname) Madeira Day (Madeira, Portugal) Moving Day (Quebec) (Canada) Newfoundland and Labrador Memorial Day Republic Day (Ghana) RONPhos Handover Day (Nauru) Sir Seretse Khama Day (Botswana) Territory Day (British Virgin Islands) Territory Day (Northern Territory, Australia) The first day of Van Mahotsav, celebrated until July 7. (India) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details American Zoo Day Bank Employee Day (Guatemala) Caribbean Community Day CPC Founding Day Dog House Repair Month Early Bird Day Heroes' Day of Zambia International Chicken Wing Day International Reggae Day Ketikoti Mother's Day South Sudan National Baby-Led Weaning Day National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day National Financial Freedom Day National Gingersnap Day National Postal Workers Day National Television Heritage Day National U.S. Postage Stamp Day Second Second Half of the Year Day Smart Irrigation Month The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul Wrong Trousers Day ZIP Code Day Pamela Anderson’s Birthday Chris (Kris) the Meme God’s Birthday Tate McRae’s Birthday Nick Austin’s Birthday Missy Elliott’s Birthday Liv Tyler’s Birthday Jack Avery’s Birthday Olivia de Havilland ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mon Jul 1st, 2024 - Sun Jul 7th, 2024 Clean Beaches Week Great British Pea Week National Childhood Obesity Week National Culture Consciousness Week National Transplant Week Dyspraxia Awareness Week Twins, Triplets and More Week Observances (click on the month for details) Bank Account Bonus Month Beans Month Bereaved Parents Awareness Month Bioterrorism / Disaster Education and Awareness Month Cord Blood Awareness Month Corn Month Eggplant Month Family Golf Month National Family Reunion Month Fragile X Awareness Month French-American Heritage Month Global Enterprise Agility Month Good Care Month Hemochromatosis Screening And Awareness Month Herbal / Prescription Interaction Awareness Month Hitchhiking Month Independent Retailer Month International Blondie and Deborah Harry Month International Group B Strep Awareness Month International Women with Alopecia Month International Zine Month Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month Lasagna Awareness Month National Anti-Boredom Month National Baked Bean Month National Bison Month National Blueberry Month National Cell Phone Courtesy Month National Child-Centered Divorce Month National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month NATIONAL CONTRACT SEWING MONTH National Culinary Arts Month National Grilling Month NATIONAL HEMP MONTH National Horseradish Month National Hot Dog Month National Ice Cream Month National Lost Pet Prevention Month National Make A Difference to Children Month National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month National Pet Hydration Awareness Month National Picnic Month National Watermelon Month Nutrition Month Philippines Sarcoma Awareness Month Social Wellness Month Talk to Us UV Safety Month Wild About Wildlife Month World Watercolor Month Fun Observances International Joke Day Not only does July 1 mark the middle of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, it is also International Joke Day. The unofficial holiday encourages participants to share their funniest and sidesplitting jokes with the world. While the origins of this rib-tickling holiday are unknown, one can assume that its creators wanted people to spread cheer, laughter, and happiness by telling jokes to everyone they meet. A joke is a written or spoken narrative that entertains, amuses, or generates laughter among readers or listeners. Creating Ties Humans have been telling jokes for a large part of their history. According to historians, the oldest recorded joke can be traced back to the ancient Sumerians in 1900 BC. Anthropological studies have shown that laughter evolved as a way for humans to signal friendship and as a way to create and strengthen ties with a group. How to Celebrate? They say laughter is the best medicine, so make people around you laugh out loud by telling them jokes. Organize a joke contest at work – the best joke wins a gag prize. Read joke books today and share your favorite ones with family and friends. What about playing a harmless practical joke on a friend or a colleague? Did You Know... ...that it is believed on average children between the ages of 0 to 4 laugh 200-300 times a day, while adults only laugh about 4-20 times a day? *** Take heed, scientists: Not every scientific advancement is Nobel Prize worthy. Some must lay claim to an Ig Nobel Prize, awarded by the Annals of Improbable Research magazine: The Prize for Physiology went to the report "No Evidence of Contagious Yawning in the Red-Footed Tortoise." The Prize for Medicine went to a study that demonstrates that people make better decisions about some kinds of things — but worse decisions about other kinds of things — when they have a strong urge to urinate. The Prize for Biology went to the discovery that a particular kind of beetle mates with a particular kind of Australian beer bottle. *** The topic for my third-grade class was genetics. Smiling broadly, I pointed to my dimples and asked, "What trait do you think I passed on to my children?" One student called out, "Wrinkles!" *** Needing to escape her hectic office, my friend fled to the mall, bought a candy bar, and then relaxed on a bench next to a businessman. Soon, she heard the sound of a crumpling wrapper and realized that he was eating her candy bar. When he went to work on an ice cream cone, she leaned over and took a huge lick. "There!" she declared. She then stormed off to her car, reached into her purse for her keys, and pulled out the candy bar she thought he'd eaten. *** Overheard at my garden-club meeting: "I never knew what compost was until I met my husband." *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

June 30th 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Martial Feast of the 12 Apostles is on June 30 (marks the end of the Season of Pentecost and the beginning of the Season of Apostles)[61] St.Peter and St.Paul(in some christian eastern orthodox denominations) First Martyrs of the Church of Rome St.Theobald of Provins St.Adolf of Osnabrück St.Otto of Bamberg June 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Armed Forces Day (Guatemala) Asteroid Day (International observance) General Prayer Day (Central African Republic) Independence Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo), celebrates the independence of Democratic Republic of the Congo from Belgium in 1960. Navy Day (Israel) Philippine–Spanish Friendship Day (Philippines) Revolution Day (Sudan) Teachers' Day (Dominican Republic) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details Blink 182 Day International Day of Parliamentarism Log Cabin Day National Corvette Day National OOTD Day Social Media Day Queer Youth of Faith Day National Outfit-of-the-Day Day Mike Tyson’s Birthday Fantasia Barrino’s Birthday Michael Phelps’s Birthday Angela Raiola’s Birthday Lizzy Caplan Fun Observances Meteor Watch Day June 30 is Meteor Watch Day, a day to look up at the skies and behold the wonder of nature's celestial fireworks, meteors. Commonly known as shooting stars, meteors are space particles known as meteoroids that burn up with a flash of light when they enter the Earth's atmosphere. Even though meteors can only be seen by the naked eye when it is dark, meteoroids enter the Earth's atmosphere all the time. It is estimated that about 20 to 25 million meteors weighing about 100 tons in total enter the Earth's atmosphere every day! Celestial sights to see during the year Meteor Showers Meteors can sometimes enter the Earth in clusters. When this happens the event is known as a meteor shower. Some meteor showers occur at the same time every year. A handy guide to annual meteor showers The unofficial holiday is also sometimes called National Meteor Watch Day or Meteor Day. How to Celebrate? Have a meteor watching party with friends - grab a blanket, find a good spot to spread it, lay down on it and gaze over the night sky – you may be able to spot a meteor or two. Remember to check the weather before you step out of the house and always wear appropriate clothing. Did You Know… …that meteors that enter the Earth's atmosphere and hit the ground are called meteorites? *** After we had lunch with another couple, the women went shopping, and the men opted to go sailing. Bad decision—a storm blew in while we men were out on the water. Making matters worse, the tide had gone out, grounding the boat. We had to climb overboard and shove it back into deep water. As my friend stood there—ankles deep in muck, muscles straining against the weight of the boat, and rain pelting his face—he grinned broadly and with unmistakable sincerity said, "Sure beats shopping!" *** "We're having something a little different this year for Thanksgiving. Instead of a turkey, we're having a swan. You get more stuffing." *** "I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land."—Jon Stewart *** An angel appears at a faculty meeting and tells the dean, "In return for your unselfish and exemplary behavior, the Lord will reward you with your choice of infinite wealth, wisdom, or beauty." "Give me infinite wisdom!" declares the dean, without hesitation. "Done!" says the angel before disappearing in a cloud of smoke. All heads now turn to the dean, who sits surrounded by a faint halo of light. "Well," says a colleague, "say something brilliant." The dean stands and, with the poise of Socrates, opines, "I should have taken the money." *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

June 29th 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Cassius of Narni Hemma of Gurk Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (Western Christianity), and its related observances: Haro Wine Festival (Haro, La Rioja) l-Imnarja (Malta) June 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Engineer's Day (Ecuador) Independence Day (Seychelles), celebrates the independence of Seychelles from the United Kingdom in 1976. Veterans' Day (Netherlands) National Statistics Day (India) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details Central Province Day Hug Holiday Internal Autonomy Day International Day of the Tropics International Fisherman Day International Mud Day Midsummer Day National Almond Buttercrunch Day National Bacon Burnt End Day National Dieselbilly Day National Guy Day National Waffle Iron Day Saint Peter and Saint Paul Day (Chile) San Francisco's Birthday UK Armed Forces Day World Sand Dune Day World Industrial Design Day SSN Santa’s Birthday Matthew Mercer’s Birthday Kawhi Leonard’s Birthday Colin Jost’s Birthday Camila Mendes’s Birthday Suzette Quintanilla’s Birthday Jovanie’s Birthday Oprah Winfrey Nicole Scherzinger Fun Observances Camera Day June 29 is Camera Day, a day to celebrate the gadget that lets you record all your memories. Today, cameras are very sophisticated, allowing us to capture, save, and manipulate thousands of images as well as to shoot films. Every year, companies come out with smaller cameras with larger capabilities than their predecessors. An Ancient History Indeed, cameras have come a long way from the days of the camera obscura. Used by the ancient Chinese and Greeks, the camera obscura, a primitive precursor to the cameras we all use today, used a pinhole to project an upside-down image on a surface in a dark room. Cameras, as we know them today, did not exist until the early 1900s. Nicéphore Niépce (Joseph Niépce) was the first person in known history to have permanently captured an image using a camera in 1816. His partner, Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre made the next big stride in photography when he invented the daguerreotype, a process that used a silver plate or a copper plate covered in silver to capture images. Cheap and Easy to Learn Hobby Photography and camera technology evolved by leaps and bounds and by the end of the 19th century, Kodak had started marketing photographic film and cameras to the general public. The next major revolution in the field came with the invention of digital cameras. Marketed commercially in the late 1980s, digital cameras have made photography an inexpensive and easy-to-adopt hobby and profession. How to Celebrate? Can you imagine a life where you couldn't capture the first dance at a wedding or a baby's first year or a graduation or one where there are no movie theaters? Here are some ways you can honor the humble device: Take your camera with you and record little moments of the day. Share the pictures you took on any of the photo sharing social website out there. If you have always wanted to learn about photography, today may be the day to start. Learn more about the history and science of cameras and photography. Did You Know… …that Kodak, one of the most popular brands of cameras, was the first company to build a digital camera? *** Experience is a great teacher, especially if it’s someone else who’s learning from his mistakes. These examples were sent to learnfrommyfail.failblog.org: "When holding a DVD in one hand and food in the other, remember which hand has what when you take a bite." "When running errands where one stop involves going to a bank and one involves dropping off a firearm, drop off the firearm first." "If you’re prone to impulse purchases, stick to shoes, not tattoos." "When attending a funeral, never clap after the eulogy, regardless of how meaningful and heartfelt it was." *** A bilingual road sign in Wales caught bikers off guard. The English part read Cyclists Dismount. The Welsh: Llid Y Bledren Dymchwelyd, or "Bladder disease has returned." One theory for the mistake—instead of typing cyclist into an online translation program, someone typed cystitis. *** A customer called our service line demanding help with her TV set, which wouldn’t come on. "I’m sorry, but we can’t send a technician out today due to the blizzard," I told her. Unsatisfied, she barked, "I need my TV fixed today! What else am I supposed to do while the power is out?!" *** An elevator in our office building is frequently out of order. The last time, maintenance posted a sign that summed up the situation: Elevator Closed for Temporary Repairs. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ( A repeat, I know, but it still cracks me up! ) *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

June 28th 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Basilides and Potamiana Irenaeus of Lyon (Western Christianity) Heimerad Blessed Maria Pia Mastena Paulus I Vincenza Gerosa June 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Constitution Day (Ukraine) Poznań Remembrance Day (Poland) Vidovdan, celebrating St. Vitus and an important day in Serbian history. (Eastern Orthodox Church) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details Christopher Street Day - 1 Stonewall Riots Anniversary - 2 Cream Tea Day Drive Your Corvette to Work Day Family Day in Vietnam Matariki National Climate-Smart Skin Awareness Day National Food Truck Day National Insurance Awareness Day National Lauren Day National Logistics Day National SAFER Workplace Day National Tapioca Day Paul Bunyan Day Vincy Mas in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Wimbledon Dream Big Day National Ceviche Day International Body Piercing Day Happy Heart Hugs Day Mel Brooks’s Birthday Elon Musk’s Birthday Markiplier’s Birthday Katelyn Elizabeth’s Birthday John Elway’s Birthday Diamond Strawberry’s Birthday John Cusack Fun Observances Tau Day Tau Day, an anti-Pi Day holiday, is an unofficial observance held every year since 2010 on June 28, or 06/28 as written in the American date format. The day began as a way to recognize tau, τ, a ratio constant describing the relationship between the circumference and the radius of a circle. In recent years, some mathematicians and physicists have argued for the replacement of pi (π) by tau. Replacing Pi The concept of replacing pi by tau as a better way to describe the relationship between a circle’s circumference and its radius was first brought up by mathematics professor, Bob Palais in the Mathematical Intelligencer in an article called π is wrong!. This was followed by the publishing of the Tau Manifesto by physicist Michael Hartl. Both of these articles called for the replacement of pi by tau. Tau, the ratio of a circle's circumference to its radius, is equal to 2 π or 6.283. Not Widely Accepted Tau is not yet widely accepted within the scientific community, though there is a large community of scientists and technologists who have called for the replacement of pi by tau. Other Mathematical Dates The Gregorian Calendar is full of dates that when written in a special manner represent a mathematical or scientific concept. Some of these include Yellow Pig Day, Mole Day, Fibonacci Day, Palindrome Day, and e-Day. Use our Date Pattern Calculator to find out other interesting calendar dates during the year. How to Celebrate? Because the value of tau is twice the value of pi, proponents of tau day call for “twice as much of pie” and to eat circular shaped food. So, instead of one slice of pie, eat two or four. If you are a teacher, use this day to encourage students to get interested in mathematics and to consider mathematics as a career choice. Did You Know… … that Michael Hartl, called for renaming March 14 (3/14) or Pi Day to Half Tau Day? *** Inspirational speaker Dr. Wayne Dyer still remembers the card his kids gave him for his 64th birthday. The front said, "Inside is a message from God." Pleased they finally appreciated his work, he opened it to read, "See you soon!" *** My husband uses scraps of wood, called "shorts," for carving. In a lumber store, he saw some lovely pieces in a bin behind the counter. But he had a lot of explaining to do after he asked the clerk, "Do you mind if I come around and poke through your shorts?" *** I arrived home to find the place ransacked. Fortunately, my niece and her husband, PJ, were with me. Grabbing a golf club, PJ searched the house to make sure the robber was gone. Then he looked at the club -- a three iron. "I should have taken the wedge," he said. "Why?" I asked. "Lately I've been having trouble hitting anything with my three." *** Shortly before our 25th wedding anniversary, my husband sent 25 long-stemmed yellow roses to me at my office. A few days later, I plucked all the petals and dried them. On the night of our anniversary, I spread the petals over the bed and lay on top of them, wearing only a negligee. As I'd hoped, I got a reaction from my husband. When he saw me, he shouted, "Are those potato chips?" *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** It Was A Happy Day For All Witches *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

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June 27th 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Arialdo Crescens, one of the Seventy disciples Cyril of Alexandria (Coptic Church, Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion and Lutheran Church) Ladislaus I of Hungary Our Lady of Perpetual Help Sampson the Hospitable Zoilus June 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Canadian Multiculturalism Day (Canada) Commemoration Day for the Victims of the Communist Regime (Czech Republic) Day of Turkmen Workers of Culture and Art and poetry of Magtymguly Pyragy (Turkmenistan) Helen Keller Day (United States) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Djibouti from France in 1977. Mixed Race Day (Brazil) National PTSD Awareness Day (United States) Seven Sleepers' Day or Siebenschläfertag (Germany) Unity Day (Tajikistan) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details Attwari Decide to be Married Day Micro Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Day National Bingo Day National Bomb Pop Day National Handshake Day National HIV Testing Day National Ice Cream Cake Day National Onion Day National Orange Blossom Day National Sunglasses Day National Women’s Fly Fishing Day National Work From Home Day Industrial Workers Of The World Day Pineapple Day World Arak Day Spock’s Birthday Khloé Kardashian’s Birthday Lauren Jauregui’s Birthday H.E.R.’s Birthday Gage Bills’s Birthday Ed Westwick’s Birthday Chandler Riggs’s Birthday Andrea Russett’s Birthday Tobey Maguire’s Birthday P.I.BANG’s Birthday Helen Keller’s Birthday ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thu Jun 27th, 2024 - Sun Jun 30th, 2024 Watermelon Seed Spitting Week A Special Observance Helen Keller Day Celebrate human resilience and achievement on Helen Keller Day. Celebrated annually on June 27, the day commemorates the life and achievements of Helen Keller, American activist, author, and suffragist. The unofficial holiday is also a celebration of human grit and hard work. It promotes the idea that people can overcome challenges and achieve anything they want if they put their hearts and souls into it. A Life Spent Overcoming Challenges Born on June 27, 1880, in Alabama, United States, Helen Keller suffered from an illness in her childhood that left her blind and deaf at the age of two. Despite her challenges, Keller learned to communicate in sign language with the help of her teacher Anne Sullivan. In 1904, Keller became the first deaf and blind person to earn a bachelor's degree in the US. Disability Advocate Helen Keller spent the rest of her life advocating for people with disabilities, supporting the socialist party, traveling the world, and writing. In 1980, during her birth centennial, President Jimmy Carter proclaimed June 27, her birthday, to be celebrated as Helen Keller Day. How to Celebrate? Read about the life and times of Helen Keller. Honor and celebrate people in your life and community who have conquered hardships and achieved something in life. Did You Know… …that Helen Keller won an Oscar for a documentary on her life? The documentary was called Helen Keller in Her Story. It was released in 1954 and received the Oscar in 1955. *** I told my wife, Annie, about a story I heard on the radio. An eccentric millionaire married a dolphin at a resort where she swam with the critter. "Isn't that nuts?" I marveled. "But just think of the fortune she'll make when she writes her memoirs," my wife said. "She could call it The Porpoise Driven Wife." *** During a home renovation, my grandfather was watching me drive in nails. "You hammer like lightning," he said. "Really?" I replied, flattered. "You never strike the same place twice." *** Few people know what a quartermaster does. So during my aircraft carrier's Family Day, I demonstrated a procedure called semaphore—I grabbed my flags and signaled an imaginary boat. When finished, I pointed to a little girl in front and asked, "Now do you know what I do?" "Yes," she said. "You're a cheerleader." *** When a squirrel slipped into my house, I did the logical thing: I panicked and called my father. "How do you get a squirrel out of a basement?" I shrieked. Dad advised me to leave a trail of peanut butter and crackers from the basement to the outside. It worked—the squirrel ate his way out of the house. Unfortunately, he passed another squirrel eating his way in. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

June 26th 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Day of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan Christian feast day: Anthelm of Belley David the Dendrite Hermogius Isabel Florence Hapgood (Episcopal Church) Jeremiah (Lutheran) John and Paul José María Robles Hurtado (one of Saints of the Cristero War) Josemaría Escrivá Mar Abhai (Syriac Orthodox Church) Pelagius of Córdoba Vigilius of Trent June 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Flag Day (Romania) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Madagascar from France in 1960. (Madagascar) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Somaliland from United Kingdom in 1960. (Somaliland) International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (International) International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (International) Ratcatcher's Day (Hamelin, Germany) Sunthorn Phu Day (Thailand) World Refrigeration Day (International) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details Forgiveness Day National Barcode Day National Beautician Day National Canoe Day National Day of Joy National Parchment Day National Report Trade Agreement Act Fraud Day National Sarah Day Reserves Day World Drug Day National Stitch Day Jennette McCurdy’s Birthday Jessica Batten’s Birthday Derek Jeter’s Birthday Jacob Elordi’s Birthday Chiquis’s Birthday Aubrey Plaza’s Birthday Ariana Grande’s Birthday King Bach’s Birthday Mikey Williams’s Birthday Andrew Davila’s Birthday Angelina Pivarnick’s Birthday Nick Offerman Shannon Sharpe Michael Vick Paul Thomas Anderson Fun Observances Chocolate Pudding Day June 26 is Chocolate Pudding Day. This unofficial holiday celebrates everyone's favorite lunch dessert snack - the chocolate pudding. Pudding is a dessert enjoyed by people in many parts of the world. In the United States and Canada, pudding is a custard-based dessert that is usually made of milk or cream, eggs, and sugar. The dessert is thickened with gelatin or starch and then cooled before being served. While many flavors of pudding exist, chocolate pudding is one of the most popular flavors and is commonly eaten as a lunch time snack. Savory Roots In the United Kingdom, while the word pudding is usually reserved to refer to desserts, savory dishes can also be called pudding. In fact, the term pudding was originally used for savory dishes especially those that came in some form of a casing such as a sausage. It is believed that the word pudding comes from the old French word, boudin, meaning sausage. In the UK, Australia, and New Zealand, flour is added to chocolate pudding giving it the consistency of a dense cake. How to Celebrate? The holiday is a good excuse to have this yummy dessert for all your meals. Use chocolate pudding as a topping for your oatmeal or cereal for breakfast. Skip your lunch and have a big bowl of chocolate pudding instead and have it as dessert for dinner. Make your own chocolate pudding from scratch and serve it to family and friends. Elevate the flavor of your chocolate pudding. Make it Mexican style by adding cinnamon and a pinch of chili or an Indian inspired chocolate pudding by adding a dash of cardamom. Trying to eat healthy? Skip the unhealthy ingredients and use avocados to whip up a batch of tasty and healthy chocolate pudding. Make a chocolate pie using chocolate pudding as a filling. Did You Know… …that a majority of the world's chocolate is produced in Ivory Coast? *** Shortly after joining the Army, I was in line with some other inductees when the sergeant stepped forward with that day's assignments. After handing over various tasks, he asked, "Does anyone here have experience with radio communications?" A longtime ham operator, I shouted, "I do!" "Good," he said. "You can dig the hole for the new telephone pole." *** Our day-care center spent time helping the kids memorize their home addresses. My daughter, who was in my class, had her street name down, but couldn't remember the house number. "If our house is on fire and you call 911," I asked, "how will the firefighters know where to go?" She had a plan: "I'll tell them to go to South 14th Street and look for the house that's on fire." *** With several years of Army National Guard duty under his belt, my roommate applied for officer training. But his lifelong dreams were dashed after he failed the eye exam. "That's too bad," I sympathized. "Does that mean you now have to quit the Guard entirely?" "No, I get to keep my old job," he said. "Driving trucks." *** You didn't have to be a brain surgeon to figure out that a customer at our post office was an off-duty mail clerk from another plant. He'd written on his package, "Fragile: Toss Underhand." *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** WOW! Check out this and other amazing finds. What Happened To The Iconic Navajo Blanket From Antiques Roadshow? - YouTube *** *** *** *** Same deal with Hungary. My Godson, whose grandfather was born there, now has a Hungarian passport and is considered a EU citizen. *** *** My wish for them both "Fair Winds and Following Seas" *** *** *** *** *** *** "Fair Winds and Following Seas" sandrewn Just a note, as I write tonight's update my Godson is make good use of his Hungarian passport. His is on a mini vacation in Switzerland and then onto a friends wedding in Spain, I am a tad envious. Then I remember, that when he returns, he will be going back to his job, a crew leader for wildfire fighting in B.C. Then I get to worry all over again for his safety. See WTF fun fact no. 8005, above for an explanation of this note.

@Valkyrie Gadzooks!!! I agree, but I was gobsmacked, that you felt that way too!

June 25th 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Arbor Day (Philippines) Christian feast day: David of Munktorp Eurosia Maximus (Massimo) of Turin Philipp Melanchthon (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) Presentation of the Augsburg Confession (Lutheran) Prosper of Aquitaine Prosper of Reggio William of Montevergine June 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Mozambique from Portugal in 1975. Independence Day (Croatia) National Catfish Day (United States) Statehood Day (Slovenia) Statehood Day (Virginia) Teacher's Day (Guatemala) World Vitiligo Day Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details Color TV Day Global Beatles Day Goats Cheese Day International Day of the Seafarer - 1 The Day of the Filipino Seafarer - 2 National Camp Counts Day National Croatian Wine Day National Leon Day National Olaplex Day National Strawberry Parfait Day Madison Reyes’s Birthday La La Anthony’s Birthday Kylie Cantrall’s Birthday George Michael’s Birthday Eric Carle’s Birthday Anthony Bourdain’s Birthday Mckenna Grace’s Birthday Linda Cardellini ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tue Jun 25th, 2024 - Thu Jun 27th, 2024 Organic Beer Fest Tue Jun 25th, 2024 - Mon Jul 1st, 2024 Deafblind Awareness Week National Boys & Girls Club Week Windjammer Days Fun Observances Please Take my Children to Work Day Please Take my Children to Work Day first began as a tongue-in-cheek holiday for overworked and tired stay-at-home mothers to take a day off from their routines. The holiday is celebrated annually on June 25. Today, as times have changed, this day applies to any parent who would like to take a break from their parental duties. The unofficial holiday, which is not be confused with Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, was created in 2003 by Jen Singer of MommaSaid.net - a parenting blog. The holiday encourages friends and family to take care of the children so that the stay-at-home parent can have some time to relax and rejuvenate. The holiday is also sometimes celebrated on June 30 or on the last Monday of June. How to Celebrate? Being a stay-at-home parent can be one of most rewarding as well as an exhausting experience for parents. This unofficial holiday is a great excuse for them to take a break and enjoy some much-needed me-time. Here are some ways to celebrate it: Ask friends or family members to look after your children for the day. And if they can't, hire a babysitter and take the day off to pamper yourself. Go to the spa or take the day to go to the movies or shop or do anything else that you may not be able to do on a normal day. If you know someone who is a stay-at-home parent, take this day to show your appreciation of them. Do something nice for them - take them out for an adults-only lunch or volunteer to babysit their children so that they can have some much needed time to themselves. Did You Know… …that a new-born child has 300 bones while a fully grown adult has 206? The bones fuse together as the child grows. *** She's only in her 40s, but my friend Mary has bounced back from cancer, heart problems, even a stroke. Through it all, she and her husband, Mark, have kept their sense of humor. One day she said, "You know what kills me ... ?" Smiling, Mark teased, "Apparently nothing." *** In the midst of a creative writing assignment we were doing in class, I asked my first-grade students to come up with a good name for the main character. "Chicago," called out one student. "Actually, I was looking for more of a Christian name," I said. "St. Louis!" he yelled back. *** "Does anyone in this room need to be dismissed from jury duty?" my father, a judge, asked a roomful of prospective jurors. A nervous young man stood up. "I'd like to be dismissed," he said. "And why is that?" "My wife is about to conceive." Slightly taken aback, Dad responded, "I believe, sir, you mean 'deliver.' But either way, I agree. You should be there." *** Snail mail, I decided, is definitely dead. Before I left on a trip to Alaska, I promised my five-year-old grandson, "I'll write you a letter when I get there." "Okay," he said. "I'd like an A." *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Common raccoon dog - Wikipedia *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

June 24th 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Army Day or Battle of Carabobo Day (Venezuela) Bannockburn Day (Scotland) Christian feast day: María Guadalupe García Zavala Nativity of Saint John the Baptist June 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of the Caboclo (Amazonas, Brazil) Inti Raymi, a winter solstice festival and a New Year in the Andes of the Southern Hemisphere (Sacsayhuamán) St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Enyovden (Bulgaria) Jaanipäev (Estonia) Jāņi (Latvia) Jónsmessa (Iceland) Midsummer Day (England) Saint Jonas' Festival or Joninės (Lithuania) Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (Quebec) Sânziene (western Carpathian Mountains of Romania) Wattah Wattah Festival (Philippines) Fors Fortuna, ancient Roman festival to Fortuna Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details Armed Forces Day (U.K.) Eid-e-Ghadir Farmer Day Holy Spirit Monday International Fairy Day Inti Raymi Jani National Le Day National Pralines Day National Relationship Equity Day Orthodox Pentecost Monday St John's Day (Venezuela) Upcycling Day Tana Mongeau’s Birthday Stassi Schroeder’s Birthday Mindy Kaling’s Birthday Lionel Messi’s Birthday Minka Kelly ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mon Jun 24th, 2024 - Sun Jun 30th, 2024 Insect Week National Pollinator Week Lightning Safety Awareness Week Mon Jun 24th, 2024 - Mon Jul 1st, 2024 Rabbit Week Fun Observances Swim a Lap Day Dive into a pool and swim a lap or two for your health on June 24 or Swim a Lap Day. The unofficial holiday celebrates the ancient sport of swimming and encourages people to engage in it for the purpose of exercise. Humans have been swimming since antiquity for survival, recreation, and exercise. Historians and archaeologists have found cave paintings and written scripts that depict swimming as a common and enjoyable activity. Swimming emerged as a competitive sport in 19th century England, though there is historical evidence that the ancient Japanese were responsible for inventing it. Today, swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports around the world and includes four kinds of swimming styles: the front crawl, backstroke, butterfly, and the breaststroke. Swim your Way to Health Studies have shown that swimming offers many health benefits. Because a swimmer uses all of his or her muscles while swimming, the activity is considered to be an excellent all-around workout. Not only does it burn substantial amounts of calories, it also increases heart activity and builds muscle strength. In addition, swimming can reduce stress and help people relax. In young children, swimming can help build posture, increase coordination, and flexibility, and can help with motor development. How to Celebrate? This one's easy: get into your swim gear, take a dip in your local pool, and swim a lap or 2. If you prefer, go swim in a lake, river, or the sea. Make sure you take all the necessary precautions one must take when swimming in nature. If you have never learned to swim, today is just the day to begin. Many community pools hold adult swimming classes. Join them and get started. Organize a pool party with family and friends and have your own mini-swim meet. Have children? Take a class on pool safety and how to supervise kids around pools and other bodies of water. Did You Know… …that swimming is the only sport that could save a life? *** Martians land on Earth, and the first thing they do is seek out a doctor to discuss reproduction. "Martian forms come down an assembly line, and robots add the head, arms, and legs," the head Martian begins. "At the end of the line, they receive a power surge that activates them, and they walk away to their first assignment. Now, how do you humans do it?" The doctor whispers in the Martian’s ear. His eyes grow huge in disbelief. "That’s incredible," he says. "Why?" asks the doctor. "Because that’s how we build cars." *** I’d just sat down at a Manhattan diner when I noticed schav on the menu. Since I hadn’t had a bowl of the cold, sour soup in quite a while, I ordered some. "We don’t have it today," said the waitress. "Oh, you have it only on certain days?" I asked. "No, we never have it." I was confused. "Then why is it on the menu?" "Oh," she said with a shrug, "some people like it." *** Experience is a great teacher, especially if it’s someone else who’s learning from his mistakes. These examples were sent to learnfrommyfail.failblog.org: "When holding a DVD in one hand and food in the other, remember which hand has what when you take a bite." "When running errands where one stop involves going to a bank and one involves dropping off a firearm, drop off the firearm first." "If you’re prone to impulse purchases, stick to shoes, not tattoos." "When attending a funeral, never clap after the eulogy, regardless of how meaningful and heartfelt it was." *** After I was widowed, I moved to Wales. My neighbor asked me where my husband was. "He’s gone to a better place," I said. She looked amazed. "Better than Wales?" *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** R.I.P. *** *** Johnny Cash's Love Letter To June Carter Cash Is One For The Ages | HuffPost Life *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

Thank you, drpaladin. Now, aegir rang a bell. As in Aegir, son of Capt. Gradon and Madelyn. From the on going story, Sands of Time, by GA Classic Author, @Roland. A part of the also on going, Kandric Saga, by another GA Classic Author, Kyle Aarons. Though, why they/Roland chose that name, considering its' meaning, bamboozles me? Ægir | Myth and Folklore Wiki | Fandom Ægir - Wikipedia

June 23rd 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Æthelthryth Marie of Oignies Joseph Cafasso June 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Father's Day (Nicaragua, Poland) Grand Duke's Official Birthday (Luxembourg) International Widows Day (international) National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism (Canada) Okinawa Memorial Day (Okinawa Prefecture) Saint John's Eve and the first day of the Midsummer celebrations [although this is not the real summer solstice; see June 20] (Roman Catholic Church, Europe Bonfires of Saint John (Spain) First night of Festa de São João do Porto (Porto) First day of Golowan Festival (Cornwall) Jaaniõhtu (Estonia) Jāņi (Latvia) Kupala Night (Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine) Last day of Drăgaica fair (Buzău, Romania) United Nations Public Service Day (International) Victory Day (Estonia) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details International Olympic Day Jura Independence Day Let it Go Day National Detroit Style Pizza Day National Family Owned & Operated Businesses Day National Fatherless Children’s Day National Hydration Day National Pecan Sandies Day National Pink Day National Porridge Day Pentecost Orthodox Pink Flamingo Day Lilliana Ketchman’s Birthday Johannes Gutenberg’s Birthday Casey Frey’s Birthday Brawadis’s Birthday June Carter Cash Selma Blair Clarence Thomas Melissa Rauch ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sun Jun 23rd, 2024 - Sat Jun 29th, 2024 Fish are Friends Not Food Week National Tennis Week DeafBlind Awareness Week Fun Observances Typewriter Day June 23, the anniversary of the granting of a patent to American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes in 1868 is celebrated around the world as Typewriter Day. So, take out your old typewriter from the attic, dust it and get started on your magnum opus! A typewriter is a mechanical device that allows users to type directly on a sheet of paper. While many people had been working on different prototypes of typewriters before 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes' typewriter was the first one to be commercially marketed. Known as the Sholes and Glidden typewriter or the Remington 1 typewriter, the device could only type uppercase letters. Revolutionary Device Typewriters revolutionized the world of communications. Letters and correspondences looked more professional, followed a consistent format, and were more legible when typed out on a typewriter compared to handwritten communications that dominated the workplace in the past. In addition to creating an efficient and more organized workspace, the use of typewriters in businesses and governments worldwide meant that typing became a required skill for many jobs. A large percentage of these jobs were administrative in nature and were usually done by women, who were specifically hired for their typing skills - the typewriter played a very important role in opening up workspaces for women. How to Celebrate? Organize a typewriting contest – whoever types the fastest and with the least number of errors wins. Show your typewriter pride by wearing typewriter-shaped jewelry. Avoid using your computer and email, type letters and send them in the post or mail. Did You Know… …that most typewriters and computers today share the same keyboard layout? *** The computer in my high school classroom was acting up. After watching me struggle with it, a student explained that my hard drive had crashed. So I called IT. "Can someone look at my computer?" I asked. "The hard drive crashed." "We can't just send people down on your say-so," said the specialist. "How do you know that's the problem?" "A student told me." "We'll send someone right over." *** When our client's dog lapped up anti-freeze, the veterinarian I work for ordered a unique treatment: an IV drip mixing fluids with vodka. "Go buy the cheapest bottle you can find," he told me. At the liquor store, I was uneasy buying cheap booze so early in the day, and I felt compelled to explain things to the clerk. "Believe it or not," I said, "this is for a sick dog." As I was leaving, the next customer plunked down two bottles of muscatel and announced, "These are for my cats." *** While visiting a retirement community, my wife and I decided to do some shopping and soon became separated. "Excuse me," I said, approaching a clerk. "I'm looking for my wife. She has white hair and is wearing white shoes." Gesturing around the store, the clerk responded, "Take your pick." *** When my very pregnant niece, a sergeant in the New York Army National Guard, accidentally knocked over a glass of water, one of her soldiers volunteered to help clean it up. As he was mopping up the mess, an officer walked in. "Private, what's going on in here?" he asked. To the officer's horror, the private replied, "Sir, the sergeant's water broke, and I'm helping her clean up." *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn