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Repeats Friday ?? (Sorry, two bad days in a row) It must be 'Happy Hour' somewhere out there.

June 30th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Martial Theobald of Provins First Martyrs of the Church of Rome June 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Armed Forces Day (Guatemala) Asteroid Day[42](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 National SAFER Workplace Day Cream Tea Day Drive Your Corvette to Work Day International Day of Parliamentarism National Corvette Day National Food Truck Day National OOTD Day Social Media Day Vincy Mas in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Mike Tyson’s Birthday Fantasia Barrino’s Birthday Michael Phelps’s Birthday Angela Raiola’s Birthday 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

Repeats Thursday (Sorry, bad day)

June 29th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Cassius of Narni 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 Hug Holiday National Work From Home Day Central Province Day Eid-e-Ghorban Internal Autonomy Day International Day of the Tropics International Fisherman Day International Mud Day National Almond Buttercrunch Day National Bacon Burnt End Day National Bomb Pop Day National Dieselbilly Day National Fred Day National Gordon Day National Guy Day National Handshake Day National Nash Day National Waffle Iron Day Saint Peter and Saint Paul Day (Chile) World Industrial Design Day SSN Santa’s Birthday Suzette Quintanilla’s Birthday Matthew Mercer’s Birthday Kawhi Leonard’s Birthday Jovanie’s Birthday Colin Jost’s Birthday Camila Mendes’s Birthday 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

Turtle Ant mimic Crab Spider, Aphantochilus rogersi, from Ecuador Cheliceriformes - Class Arachinida, Order Araneae (Gelanor sp), adult female with FALSE eyes (yellow spots) in the abdomen. The four pairs of TRUE eyes are small and are found in the cephalothorax. Camel Spider

June 28th 2023 - 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 National Insurance Awareness Day National Tapioca Day Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche Christopher Street Day Hari Raya Haji National Climate-Smart Skin Awareness Day National Grant Day National Lauren Day National Logistics Day National Parchment Day National Paul Bunyan Day Sacrifice Feast Eve Stonewall Riots Anniversary Tabaski Day The National Day of Joy Vietnamese Family Day Waqfat Arafat Day Wimbledon National Ceviche Day International Body Piercing Day Happy Heart Hugs Day Mel Brooks’s Birthday Markiplier’s Birthday Katelyn Elizabeth’s Birthday John Elway’s Birthday Elon Musk’s Birthday Diamond Strawberry’s Birthday 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

June 27th 2023 - 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) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Djibouti from France in 1977. Mixed Race Day (Brazil) National HIV Testing Day (United States) 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 National Bingo Day National Sunglasses Day Attwari Day of Arafah Decide to be Married Day Micro Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Day National Ice Cream Cake Day National Jim Day National Onion Day National Orange Blossom Day National Women’s Fly Fishing Day World Arak Day International Pineapple Day Industrial Workers Of The World Day Spock’s Birthday Tobey Maguire’s Birthday Lauren Jauregui’s Birthday P.I.BANG’s Birthday Helen Keller’s Birthday Khloé Kardashian’s Birthday H.E.R.’s Birthday Gage Bills’s Birthday Ed Westwick’s Birthday Chandler Riggs’s Birthday Andrea Russett’s Birthday 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 2023 - 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 National Sarah Day Armed Forces Day (U.K.) Canoe Day Forgiveness Day National Barcode Day National Beautician’s Day National Report Trade Agreement Act Fraud Day National Zachary Day King Bach’s Birthday Mikey Williams’s Birthday 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 Angelina Pivarnick’s Birthday Andrew Davila’s Birthday 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" *** *** *** Girl Uses Slingbow To Pull Out Tooth - YouTube *** *** sandrewn

Reflective Camouflage: The Mirror Spider is Covered in Controllable Reflective Patches Harvestman in Valdivian Rainforest - Chile Anyone else thinking of Strawberry Shortcake?

June 25th 2023 - 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. 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 Bourdain Day Global Beatles Day International Day of the Seafarer - 1 The Day of the Filipino Seafarer - 2 Bonalu Color TV Day Croatia Independence Day Goats Cheese Day Log Cabin Day National Camp Counts Day National Croatian Wine Day National Fatherless Children’s Day National Leon Day National Olaplex Day National Strawberry Parfait Day Madison Reyes’s Birthday Mckenna Grace’s Birthday La La Anthony’s Birthday Kylie Cantrall’s Birthday George Michael’s Birthday Eric Carle’s Birthday Anthony Bourdain’s Birthday 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

ii If you are a bug seeing this, you are in the wrong place at the wrong time, bye bye. Female Peacock Spider And Her Baby When you wish upon a star..........

June 24th 2023 - 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 ARRL Field Day Farmer Day International Fairy Day National Kenneth Day National Le Day National Pralines Day National Relationship Equity Day National Summersgiving Day St John's Day (Venezuela) Upcycling Day UK Armed Forces Day Tana Mongeau’s Birthday Mindy Kaling’s Birthday Stassi Schroeder’s Birthday Lionel Messi’s Birthday 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

Giant Black Spider.. Crazy shoes

June 23rd 2023 - 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)[34] 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 National Porridge Day National Take Your Dog to Work Day International Olympic Day Jura Independence Day Let it Go Day National Detroit Style Pizza Day National Family Owned & Operated Businesses Day National Hydration Day National Pecan Sandies Day National Pink Day Pink Flamingo Day Women in Engineering Day Public Service Day Lilliana Ketchman’s Birthday Casey Frey’s Birthday Johannes Gutenberg’s Birthday Brawadis’s Birthday 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

Carlos joined GA shortly after I did and after a time, I guess I took it for granted, like most here that there would always be a Carlos Hazday around to liven things up. I was wrong, on June 16, 2023 he left this earthly plain and has gone on ahead of us and I choose to believe that we are (all) destined to meet again. Rest in peace my friend. The Last Farewell ~ Roger Whittaker - YouTube Good bye for now, until we meet again.

Matching hat and handbag: Photographer captures incredible images of spiders modelling the latest in 'water wear'

June 22nd 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Aaron of Aleth Alban, first recorded Martyr in Britain (commemoration, Anglicanism) Blessed Pope Innocent V Eusebius of Samosata (Eastern Orthodox Church) John Fisher (Catholic Church) Nicetas of Remesiana Paulinus of Nola Thomas More (Catholic Church) June 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Anti-Fascist Struggle Day (Croatia) Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War (Belarus) Father's Day (Guernsey, Isle of Man, and Jersey) Teachers' Day (El Salvador) Windrush Day (UK) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details National Kissing Day National Pet Choking Prevention Day B Kinder Dragon Boat Festival Glastonbury Festival National Chocolate Eclair Day National HVAC Tech Day National Limoncello Day Positive Media Day World Rainforest Day Meryl Streep’s Birthday Zach Clayton’s Birthday MC Sai’s Birthday Lee Min-ho’s Birthday Elizabeth Warren’s Birthday Cyndi Lauper’s Birthday Bob The Drag Queen’s Birthday Fun Observances Onion Ring Day Celebrate the delicious deep fried snack on June 22, Onion Ring Day. Commonly found on most bar menus in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia, onion rings are made by breading and deep frying rings of onions. Onion rings are usually served with ketchup or some other form of dip or sauce. Found Around the World Some food historians believe that this snack was first created sometime in the 1930s in the United States, though versions of the dish can be found in many other parts of the world. In India for example, strips of onions are battered and fried and then served as a roadside snack. A blooming onion is a whole onion that is cut in a shape of a flower and then battered and deep fried. This version of a fried onion was first served in the late 1980s in a chain restaurant in the United States. How to Celebrate? Have onion rings for all your meals. Make it more interesting by creating different dipping sauces for each meal. Health conscious? What about baking onion rings instead of deep-frying them? Did You Know… …that people in Libya consume more onions than people in any other country? *** Imagine my surprise when I went to Tipler Army Medical Center for a heart bypass operation and discovered my surgeon's name was Dr. Eror. "What a name for a doctor," I said, not sure whether to laugh or cry. "Yeah," he agreed. "You can imagine the reaction I got when I was a major." *** On the way back from a Cub Scout meeting, my grandson asked my son the question. "Dad, I know that babies come from mommies' tummies, but how do they get there in the first place?" he asked innocently. After my son hemmed and hawed awhile, my grandson finally spoke up in disgust."You don't have to make something up, Dad. It's OK if you don't know the answer." *** A co-worker returned after lunch carrying a dress from the cleaners. "Pretty," said one of the guys. "Big date tonight?" "I picked it up for a friend," she replied, adding, "Do you really think I could fit in a tiny thing like this?" Jerry smiled and said, "Do you really think I've lived this long by answering questions like that?" *** My wife left the car unattended for only a minute, but it was long enough for our two-year-old to climb in, throw the car into reverse and crash into a lamppost. He was fine, but the car wasn't, and I had a hard time explaining who was behind the wheel to the insurance company. After a pause, the adjuster asked, "Do you let him drive often?" *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

ULTIMATE BATTLE - Spider Wasp Stings then chews legs off a large HUNTSMAN spider - YouTube Spiders have problems too Amen

June 21st 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Alban of Mainz Aloysius Gonzaga Engelmund of Velsen Martin of Tongres Onesimos Nesib (Lutheran) June 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of the Martyrs (Togo) Father's Day (Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Uganda, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates) Go Skateboarding Day International Yoga Day (international) National Aboriginal Day (Canada) Solstice-related observances (see also June 20😞 Day of Private Reflection (Northern Ireland) International Surfing Day National Day (Greenland) We Tripantu, a winter solstice festival in the southern hemisphere. (Mapuche, southern Chile) Willkakuti, an Andean-Amazonic New Year (Aymara) Fête de la Musique World Humanist Day (Humanism) World Hydrography Day (international) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details National Selfie Day Go Skateboarding Day National Cookie Dough Day National Cookie Dough Day National Day of the Gong National Dog Party Day National Peaches ‘N’ Cream Day National Seashell Day National Smoothie Day National Yard Games Day Reserves Day Shades for Migraine World Giraffe Day World MotorCycle Day Sofie Dossi’s Birthday Rebecca Black’s Birthday Lana Del Rey’s Birthday Max Schneider’s Birthday Chris Pratt’s Birthday Fun Observances Daylight Appreciation Day On June 21, wear your flip-flops, put on your sunglasses, and step outdoors to enjoy some Sun, because it is Daylight Appreciation Day. The holiday was created by Solatube International as a way to raise awareness about the advantages of daylighting. Daylighting is the use of natural light to light up interior spaces. This can be done by simply opening windows and raising shades in a room or by constructing windows and adding reflective surfaces to them to allow the maximum amount of sunlight indoors. An Ancient Practice... Daylighting is an ancient practice and is highly recommended by architects, interior decorators and energy experts today, due to its health and energy saving benefits. Using natural light cuts down on energy and electricity costs. Studies have shown that daylighting in the workplace can help increase productivity, work performance, employee satisfaction and retention. ...With Health Benefits By connecting people with nature and the outdoors even when they are indoors, daylighting helps reduce stress. Studies have shown that people who spend time in a room lit with bright sunlight tend to be happier than those who spend a lot of time under artificial lights. Longest Day of the Year Daylight Appreciation Day is fittingly celebrated on the longest day of the year for Northern Hemisphere residents - in most years, the June Solstice occurs on June 21. In the Northern Hemisphere, the day is also called the Summer Solstice and is considered by many to be the first day of summer. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is the shortest day of the year and is thought to mark the first day of winter in the region. How to Celebrate? Speak to an architect or a civil engineer to find ways to daylight your indoor spaces. If you don't want to spend the time and money to make major structural changes to your place of work or home, what about taking some simple steps like opening the window, installing light colored drapes or curtains or applying a reflective surface to the window to let more natural sunlight in? If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, spend some time in the outdoors and appreciate the extended period of daylight. Maybe you could celebrate the day by hosting a BBQ and a pool party? Treat everyone with homemade creamsicles, iced tea and corn on the cob. Since it is also the June Solstice, why not spend the day participating in local solstice related events. Many cultures assign special significance to the solstices. Read about their traditions and participate in any local festivals or events marking the day. If you are a Southern Hemisphere dweller, make the most of the sunlight before peak winter sets in. Maybe host a soup party, where everyone brings warm soup to share? Serve warm and spiced wine to usher in the winter. Did You Know… …that daylighting designers and architects take into account the direction when deciding on where to build windows? South-facing windows let in a lot of winter sunlight but very little direct light in the summer. East- and west-facing windows, on the other hand, let in a lot of light during the morning and evenings but also tend to cause glare. *** "Where is Pearl Harbor?" I asked my fourth-grade history class. "Here’s a hint: It’s a place where everyone wants to go." One student blurted out, "Candy Land!" *** Workers at the Carlsberg brewery in Denmark walked off the job after losing a prized perk: unlimited beer at work. They now have to settle for three beers at lunch. A worker told the Wall Street Journal that wasn’t enough: "I need a beer when I take a cigarette break." *** On his birthday, my husband was stuck driving our six rambunctious children around. As usual, they were yelling, punching, and annoying one another. Joel finally had had enough. "Kids," he said over the din, "if you would behave and be kind to each other, that would be a very nice birthday present for me." Our six-year-old shot back: "Too late, I already got you another present." *** I took four tires to a friend’s garage sale and was asking $30 apiece. I needed to leave for a few minutes, so I asked him to watch them for me. "Sure," he said, "but if someone offers less, how low are you willing to go?" "Try for more, but I will accept $15," I said, and left. When I returned, my tires were gone. "How much did you get for them?" I asked excitedly. "Fifteen dollars each." "Who bought them?" "I did!" *** The Giant Horse Conch is the Death Star of the Mollusk World The Giant Horse Conch (Triplofusus giganteus) can grow up to 24 inches across. It's most commonly found off the Atlantic coast of Florida at depths of 43 to 223 feet. If you go scuba diving there, the Giant Horse Conch is waiting for you. And it's hungry. This shows the monster hunting non-human prey: a Tulip Snail. *** *** *** This diving suit was used in 1920s France and even included a telephone The deep sea has always been a source of fascination for us human beings, exploration seeming so tantalizingly possible and yet out of reach. For this reason, we have as a species long sought to explore the seafloor with diving suits. In the early 20th century there was tremendous interest in building those exploratory suits, including the Neufeldt-Kuhnke which spawned yet more variations. *** *** *** *** *** Sometimes even the best intentions....... *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

Happy Silver Anniversary & Best Wishes Thanks yet again for one of my all time favorites!

World's Longest-Lived Spider Died at the Ripe Old Age of 43 Researchers have confirmed that a trapdoor spider, Giaus villosus, from western Australia, survived to the age of 43. *** Tiny Jumping Spiders Can See the Moon An unexpected rain of spiders led to a lovely Twitter geek-out between astronomers and arachnologists. Jumping Spiders Can See the Moon - The Atlantic ***

June 20th 2023 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Adalbert of Magdeburg Florentina John of Matera Blessed Margareta Ebner Methodius of Olympus Pope Silverius June 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of the National Flag (Argentina) Earliest possible date for the summer solstice in the Northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the Southern hemisphere, and its related observance: Earliest day on which Day of the Finnish Flag can fall, while June 26 is the latest; celebrated on Saturday of Midsummer's Day (Finland) International Surfing Day (third Saturday in June, on or near Summer solstice) Litha / Midsummer celebrations in the northern hemisphere, Yule in the southern hemisphere. Gas Sector Day (Azerbaijan) Martyrs' Day (Eritrea) West Virginia Day (West Virginia) World Refugee Day (International) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details National American Eagle Day Ugliest Dog Day International Nystagmus Day National Celluma Light Therapy Day National Hike with a Geek Day National Ice Cream Soda Day National Jimmy Day National Kouign Amann Day National Vanilla Milkshake Day Rath Yatra World Productivity Day National Cherry Tart Day Sage The Gemini’s Birthday Nicole Kidman’s Birthday Lionel Richie’s Birthday Dave Hawks’s Birthday Capri Bryant’s Birthday Alex Guarnaschelli’s Birthday *** My friend had been pounding the pavement in search of a job with no luck. Frustrated, she asked her dad to look at her résumé. He didn't get much further than the first line of her cover letter before spotting the problem. "Is it too generic?" she asked. "I doubt it," said her father. "Especially since it's addressed 'Dear Sir or Madman.'" *** Someone advertising on Craigslist said she was well suited for child care. After all, she had plenty of experience in "CPR and Choking Children." *** When a woman applies for a job at a citrus grove, the foreman asks, "Do you have any experience picking lemons?" "Well," she answers, "I've been divorced three times." *** When asked her opinion on punctuality, an applicant for an office job assured me she thought it was extremely important. "I use periods, commas, and question marks all the time," she said. *** Louie and his wife are listening to the radio when they hear the weather report: "A snow emergency has been declared. You must park your cars on the odd-numbered side of the street.” So Louie gets up and moves his car. Two days later—same thing. "A snow emergency has been declared,” blares the radio. "Park your cars on the even-numbered side of the street.” Louie gets up and does what he’s told. Three days later: "There will be a foot of snow today. Park your cars on the ...,” and then the power goes out. "What should I do?” a confused Louie asks his wife. "This time,” she says, "why don’t you just leave the car in the garage?” *** *** Nature is full of wonders and has its own ways when it comes to creativity. *** Strange People *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** " A (the) secret ingredient? " *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

*** Spider Soft Fishing Lure WOW, THIS SPIDER LOOKS NATURAL!!! I recommend throwing the spider on a 7-foot plus rod, with a 30-40 lb braid to ensure a good hookset. THE SPIDER LOOKS AS GOOD AS ITS FISH It features a hollow body seedless design and walking legs that stride, glide, and twitch as the spider is worked across the water surface. The Spider features a self-righting ballast in its sternum to ensure a consistent natural action that aligns with the realism of the design. NATURALLY MOVING LEGS WEEDLESS HOLLOW BODY TOP *** we have had spider man and spider pig but now.. spider cat!