Banking on Tomorrow

Today is the 6th day of the 32nd week, the 9th day of the 8th month, the 222nd day of 2024, and: Book Lovers Day Independence Day - Singapore from Malaysia in 1965 International Coworking Day International Day of the World's Indigenous People - a stray thought....   if my greatgrandparents had stayed in Ireland and Wales, and I had been born there, would I be considered indigenous?  After all, both countries had robust cultures when the English arrived.....    National Hand Holding Day National Passion Fruit Day National Polka Day National Rice Pudding Day National Veep Day - because on this day in 1974, for the first time a President of the US resigned and a Vice President stepped up Shop Online for Groceries Day and Voyager I is 46 Yrs 11 Mos 04 Days and 15,239,227,724 mi / 24,525,167,308 km / 163.94061756 AU from the Earth Quote of the day : " As human beings, we are all not conducting just one narrative but many narratives all at the same time ." ~...

 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,...

 Today is the 5th day of the 24th week, the 13th day of the 6th month, the 165th day of 2024 [ with only 194 shopping days until Christmas ], and: Golf Cart Day - created last year to celebrate E-Z-Go 's 70th Anniversary  International Albinism Awareness Day International Axe Throwing Day LBGQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day National Career Nursing Assistants' Day National Cupcake Lover's Day National Doe B Day National Kitchen Klutzes of American Day Outdoor Marketing Day Random Acts of Light Day Roller Coaster Day Sewing Machine Day -  the day that Thomas Saint of England took out the first patent back in 1790 for the first complete sewing machine  Weed Your Garden Day Quote of the day: No more pencils No more books No more teacher's dirty looks! ~ a childhood ditty we used to sing.  According to Wikipedia, this particular " traditional rhyme " can be found back as early as 1932, in the Michigan Education Journal which called it " the old glad song that we h...

 Today is the 6th day of the 23rd week, the 7th day of the 6th month, the 159th day of 2024 [with only 200 shopping days until Christmas], and: Anniversary of the Memorandum of the Slovak Nation  Daniel Boone Day Horseradish Day Hug an Atheist Day June Bug Day National CAPHPACH Day National Chocolate Ice Cream Day National Donut Day National Fish & Chip Day National Gun Violence Awareness Day National Oklahoma Day Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day Trial Technology Day Union Dissolution Day - independence day for Norway VCR Day World Caring Day World Food Safety Day Voyager I is 46 Yrs 09 Mos 02 Days and 15,143,576,890 mi/24,371,232,155 km/162.91162462 AU from the Earth Quote of the day : " Are you really sure that a floor can't also be a ceiling? " ~  MC Escher It was a very restless night, not because of the storms, but because of my troubled dreams.  They weren't nightmares, not really, just the kind of dream that wakes you up and makes you glad to get up and mak...