Banking on Tomorrow

 Today is the 5th day of the 30th week, the 25th day of the 7th month, the 207th day of 2024, and: Culinarians Day Feast of ST James Health and Happiness with Hypnosis Day International Afro-descendant Woman's Day International Red Shoe Day National Carousel Day National Chili Dog Day National Hire a Veteran Day National Hot Fudge Sundae Day National Intern Day National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day National Refreshment Day National Shiraz Day National Wine and Chees Day Thread the Needle Day World Drowning Prevention Day Quote of the day: " People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character ." ~  Ralph Waldo Emerson Okay, it's time to turn off the firehose on social media, because I have some strong opinions today today about what I have been reading/hearing Feel free to skip this post if you aren't interested... Still here?  all righty then! Netanyahu was invited by the alt-right GOP to address Congress, and predi...

 Today is the 1st day of the 30th week, the 21st day of the 7th month, the 203rd day of 2024, and: Anne Hutchinson Day Invite an Alien to Live with You Day Lake Superior Day Legal Drinking Age Day Lowest Recorded Temperature Day -  -89.2°C (-128.6°F) at Vostok Station in Antarctica on July 21, 1983 National Be Someone Day National Ice Cream Day National Junk Food Day National Lamington Day National Tug-of-War Tournament Day No Pet Store Puppies Day - buying any pet from one of those ubiquitous mall pet stores is just not a good idea   Take a Monkey to Lunch Day - altho it celebrates primates, the original purpose of the day was to commemorate the Scopes Monkey Trial   which concluded on this day 99 years ago the M oon is full as of 6:19 AM EDT - the Buck Moon, AKA Thunder Moon; the Hay or Mead Moon; Guru Purnima; Asalha Puja (aka Dharma Day or Esala Poya); and the start of Vassa. and Voyager I is Quote of the day: “ No civilized person goes to bed the same day h...

 Today is the 5th day of the 29th week, the 18th day of the 7th month, the 200th day of 2024 [ only 159 shopping days until Christmas, folks ], and: Get to Know Your Customers Day Insurance Nerd Day International Sister Cities Day National Caviar Day National DOLE Whip Day National Sour Candy Day Nelson Mandela International Day Perfect Family Day World Listening Day and Voyager I is 46 Yrs 10 Mos 13 Days and 22h 39m 09s of light travel time from Earth, or 24,448,000,000 km / 15,191,000,000 miles / 163.42 AU Quote of the day: " Wise reflection involves considering the past and learning from it. Unwise reflection involves this chasing of things that have already happened, as if they were still happening in the present ."  ~ Bradley Donaldson, “ Living Courageously ”  When I glanced at the blog a couple days ago, I was shocked to see that I had let a month pass without an entry.   So much for being a writer, neh!  And I need to write, now more than ever,...