Banking on Tomorrow

 Today is the 7th day of the 27th week, the 8th day of the 7th month, the 189th day of 2023, and: Be a Kid Again Day Carver Day Coca Cola Day - the actual date when the soft drink was invented isn't known, so the birthday of the inventor [ John Stith Pemberton ] is celebrated instead Grange Day International Skinny Dip Day Math 2.0 Day National Milk Chocolate with Almonds Day National Freezer Pop Day National Ice Cream Sundae Day - I really miss the Friendly's that used to be nearby! National Raspberry Day National Video Game Day SCUD Day and Voyager 1 is 22h 07m 58s of light travel time from Earth Quote of the day : Simone Weil was a French philosopher, mystic, and political activist  who lived from 1909 - 1943, who treated attention as a central ethical concept . Where we spend our time mentally shapes us in ways that we ourselves are seldom aware of.  Even while I am in the midst of chores, my mind is seldom on what I am doing, and I suspect that is true of many ...

 Today is the 6th day of the 27th week, the 7th day of the 7th month, the 188th day of 2023 [ with only 170 shopping days until Christmas ], and: Comic Sans Day Global Forgiveness Day Independence Day - the Solomon Islands from the UK in 1978 National Day of Rock 'n' Roll National Dive Bar Day National Father/Daughter Take a Walk Day National Macaroni Day National Strawberry Sundae Day Tell the Truth Day World Chocolate Day Quote of the day : " We have a fee-for-service system that rewards quantity, not quality: profit-driven care rather than patient-driven care. So doctors order more tests, more procedures, and more drugs - we actually consume more prescription drugs in the U.S. than the rest of the world combined. " ~ Matthew Heineman, American documentary filmmaker, director, and producer Today I took off from work for a cardiology appointment, as recommended by my GP, and had an EKG.  A different appointment was for a CAT scan of the chest done as ordered by my pu...

 Today is the 5th day of the 27th week, the 6th day of the 7th month, the 187th day of 2023, and: Fast of Tammuz Independence Day - Malawi from the UK in 1964 and Comoros from France in 1975 International Kissing Day Kupala Night  National Air Traffic Control Day National Fried Chicken Day National Hand Roll Day Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day Umbrella Cover Day Virtually Hung a Virtual Assistant Day the first day of the Fesitval of San Fermin and the Earth is at Aphelion as of 4:06 PM EDT today Quote of the day : " We'll go down in History as the first society that wouldn't save itself because it wasn't cost-effective. " ~ Kurt Vonnegut I get it - it's summer.  It's July and HHH [ hazy, hot, humid ] weather is to be expected.  I'll admit I always find it interesting to have such high dew points in the middle of a drought, but such is life hereabouts.  The northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun and the mercury is climbing.   But a simple glance...

 Today is the 4th day of the 27th week, the 5th day of the 7th month, the 186th day of this babbling exercise, and: Bikini Day Independence Day -  Venezuela from Spain in 1811, Algeria from France in 1962, and Cape Verde from Portugal in 1975 Mechanical Pencil Day National Apple Turnover Day National Graham Cracker Day National Hawaii Day National Workaholics Day Thong Day Work Without Your Hands Day [SpongeBob SquarePants] Quote of the day : " Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work, driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for, in order to get to a job that you need so you can pay for the clothes, car and the house that you leave empty all day in order to afford to live in it. " ~ Ellen Goodman, American journalist and syndicated columnist  Bossman has tightened the hybrid work schedule.  If you cannot be in the office on the day[s] designated, no matter how valid the reason, then you either have to arrange for someone else to b...

Today is the 3rd day of the 27th week, the 4th day of the 7th month, the 185th day of 2023, and: Alice in Wonderland Day -  in1862 Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) creates Alice in Wonderland for Alice Liddell on a family boat trip on the river Isis (Thames) in Oxford.  It was published on this day three years laster Boom Box Parade Day Independence Day - the US from the state of Great Britain in 1776 and the Philippines from the US in 1946 Independence From Meat Day Indivisible Day - in recognition of the necessity for the separation of the church and the state Jackfruit Day Lou Gehrig Day - in 1930, Lou Gehrig, recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, informs a crowd at Yankee Stadium that he considers himself "The luckiest man on the face of the earth", then announces his retirement from major league baseball. National Barbecue Day National Barbecued Spareribs Day National Caesar Salad Day National Country Music Day Sidewalk Egg Frying Day the first evenin...

 Today is the 2nd day of the 27th week, the 3rd day of the 7th month, the 184th day of 2023, and: American Redneck Day Disobedience Day International Drop a Rock Day International Plastic Free Day National Chocolate Wafer Day National Compliment Your Mirror National Eat Your Beans Day National Fried Clam Day National Independent Beer Run Day Stay Out of the Sun Day Superman Day The start of the Dog Days according to the Old Farmer's Almanac but not according to established meaning in most European cultures  Voyager 1 is 22h 07m 18s of light travel time from Earth Quote of the day: " Children need to get a high-quality education, avoid violence and the criminal-justice system, and gain jobs. But they deserve more. We want them to learn not only reading and math but fairness, caring, self-respect, family commitment, and civic duty. " ~ Colin Powell, American politician, statesman, diplomat, and US Army officer who as the 65th US Secretary of State. When my kids were growing...

Today’s Photo of the Day is “Tranquil” by Christopher Mills. Location: Haystack Mountain, Aroostook County, Maine.