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Does it seem that, everywhere around us, the young are taking over the world? With the takeover of our daily lives by shape-shifting push-button technologies and new, sometimes flighty forms of personal interaction, are the elderly getting lost in the shuffle? Perhaps not… Grandma Moses Day September 7th is Grandma Moses Day, a celebration of the [...]
On September 2, 1945, on board the U.S.S. Missouri, World War II was officially declared over. President Harry S. Truman and Japan’s Emperor Hirohito signed the Potsdam Surrender Declaration, on a simple table placed on the battleship’s deck, in Tokyo Bay. To be sure, the end to the conflict with Japan came as welcome news [...]
132 years ago to this day, Emma M. Nutt took the job as the very first female telephone operator in history, for the Edwin Holmes Telephone Dispatch Company. Remember good old fashioned telephone operators? Well, Boston native Emma did this job for over 30 years, enjoying every minute of it. This may come as a [...]
August 28th is World Sauntering Day. Webster’s English Dictionary labels a saunter as “a leisurely stroll, or walk.” To me, with up to five children regularly in tow, the ability to saunter is a certain measure of discovered control in an otherwise action-filled life. When (and if) I can simply walk in a wayward manner, [...]
Popsicles of all flavors have long been cherished in America by children. They should be, since the popsicle was invented by one of them. An accident becomes a treat In 1905, 11-year-old Frank Epperson left his homemade combination of fruity soda powder and water outside during a record cold night in San Francisco, with a [...]
July 28th is National Chocolate Milk Day. Seriously, I don’t make these holidays up, but I never argue with a good food day. There are actually a number of health benefits tied to both chocolate and milk, including muscle recovery following workouts or exercise. Read up on them at ChocolateMilk.com. Of course, I think it [...]
July 21st is Junk Food Day, a day I’m sure a number of us love so much, we celebrate often. Although I do miss the days when I enjoyed fitting into a size 28 pair of jeans, I’m still not ready to give up the evil calories over it. In commemoration of all the bad [...]
Geek: /gēk/ (Noun) 1. A carnival performer often billed as a wild man. 2. A person often of an intellectual bent who is disliked. 3. An enthusiast or expert especially in a technological field or activity. – Merriam-Webster Dictionary July 13th is Embrace Your Geek Day. There has been a lot of confusion about [...]
Loneliness can be such a downer. When introduced into a social network, loneliness has been shown to be downright contagious, according to a study done in 2009 by researchers Nicholas Christakis of Harvard University and James Fowler at the University of California, San Diego. After reviewing data from a 60-year study of over 5,000 people [...]
May 12th is International Nurses Day. Unless you’ve spent a great deal of time laid up in the hospital or have a nurse for a family member, you don’t know a lot of real-life nurses. We remember a lot of Hollywood nurses, however. From the great movies we’ve watched over the years we’ve come to [...]