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Celebrate Hug a Vegetarian Day
Celebrate Hug a Vegetarian Day
Albert Einstein
It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living, by its purely physical effect on the human temperament, would most beneficially influencethe lot of mankind.
There are people in the world who believe that there is no reason that mankind should go on eating animals, and there’s plenty of arguments to support this stance. Both the environment and our health can benefit from excluding meat and animal products from our diets and living on all plant derived food. Additionally, there’s a lot of cruelty in today’s meat industry, and this amount of suffering can be alleviated by fewer people eating meat. Hug A Vegetarian Day honors those who have taken this step to live a cruelty free life by removing meat from their diet.
History of Hug A Vegetarian Day
The history of Hug a Vegetarian Day is tied to the history of PETA, the organization that founded it. For people who don’t know, PETA means “People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals”, and was founded by Ingrid Newkirk in 1949. After experiences working in an animal shelter she became abhorred at the treatment of the animals there and started speaking out about it. In 1980 the organization of was founded in Rockville, Maryland, until it moved 16 years later to Norfolk, Virginia. From there it has grown and become a very well-known symbol for the fight against animal cruelty.
Hug A Vegetarian Day was established to show recognition and appreciation for those that have made the, often difficult, transition to a meat free and animal-product free lifestyle. Being a vegetarian isn’t always easy, your food options tend to be limited at restaurants, and there’s a strange social hostility against those who choose to not consume animals. Since vegetarianism first started becoming a popular dietary move, there have been a lot of vegetarian options entering the market and today it’s relatively easy to find an alternative to anything left behind in the transition. So give these brave souls a hug to thank them for the animal lives they save, and the difficulties they sometimes face in their race to save our animal friends.
Word of the Day
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| Definition: | (verb) Make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation. | ||
| Synonyms: | besot | ||
| Usage: | He did not like whiskey, but he drank to stupefy himself. | ||
Idiom of the Day
be rushed off (one's) feet— To be exceptionally busy, especially to an exhausting or exasperating degree; to be made to work very hard and very quickly. |
This Day in History
European Explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo Discovers California (1542)
In 1520, Cabrillo, an explorer in the service of Spain, landed in Mexico and joined in the conquests of Mexico and Guatemala. Some 20 years later, he accompanied an expedition up the west coast of Mexico, assuming its command after the death of its original commander. He then proceeded to explore much of the coast of what is now the state of California, becoming the first European to do so.
Alice Marble (1913)
Marble was an American tennis player who began playing at age 15 and rose rapidly in the national tennis rankings after 1931. She won 18 Grand Slam championships: five in singles, six in doubles, and seven in mixed doubles. Her personal life, however, was filled with tragedy and intrigue. Her husband was killed during World War II, just days after Marble had suffered a miscarriage. She attempted suicide but recovered and, in 1945, began spying for US intelligence.
Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival
The Sugar Cane Festival pays tribute to this important crop in New Iberia, Louisiana. The festival, which began in 1937 and now is participated in by 13 of the 17 sugar-producing parishes of the area, begins on Friday with a Farmers' Day. Highlights of the day are agriculture, homemaking and livestock shows, and a boat parade down Bayou Teche. On Saturday, there's a children's parade and the crowning of Queen Sugar at a ball; on Sunday, the new Queen Sugar and King Sucrose reign over a parade. Other features are a blessing of the crops and a fais-do-do, a dance party.
Terrifying: A veil of spider webs is taking over this entire town
It sounds like a something out of a horror movie: A town covered in thousands of webs, each crawling with hordes of spiders. But for residents of a town in Greece, it's a spooky reality. In recent days, the webs have draped plants, trees and boats along the ...
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Terrifying: A veil of spider webs is taking over this entire town
1789 - In the U.S., the first Federal Congress passed a resolution that asked President George Washington to recommend to the nation a day of thanksgiving. Several days later Washington issued a proclamation that named Thursday, November 26, 1789 as a "Day of Publick Thanksgivin." The fixed-date for Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday of November, was established on December 26, 1941.
1892 - The first nighttime football game in the U.S. took place under electric lights. The game was between the Mansfield State Normal School and the Wyoming Seminary.
1944 - "The Boys From Boise" was shown on WABD in New York as the first full-length comedy written for television.
1955 - The World Series was televised in color for the first time. The game was between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1961 - "Dr. Kildare" premiered on NBC-TV.
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Terrifying: A veil of spider webs is taking over this entire town
1789 - In the U.S., the first Federal Congress passed a resolution that asked President George Washington to recommend to the nation a day of thanksgiving. Several days later Washington issued a proclamation that named Thursday, November 26, 1789 as a "Day of Publick Thanksgivin." The fixed-date for Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday of November, was established on December 26, 1941.
1892 - The first nighttime football game in the U.S. took place under electric lights. The game was between the Mansfield State Normal School and the Wyoming Seminary.
1944 - "The Boys From Boise" was shown on WABD in New York as the first full-length comedy written for television.
1955 - The World Series was televised in color for the first time. The game was between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1961 - "Dr. Kildare" premiered on NBC-TV.
1963 - "She Loves You" by the Beatles was played on the radio by Murray The K in New York. It is believed that this was the first time a Beatles song was played in the U.S.
1968 - The Atlanta Chiefs won the first North American Soccer League Championship.
1974 - First Lady Betty Ford underwent a mastectomy to remove a lump in her breast.
1991 - The Garth Brooks album "Ropin' the Wind" became the first country album to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart.
1997 - The 103rd convention of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) was held in New York City, NY. The official debut of the DVD format was featured.
2004 - Nate Olive and Sarah Jones arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border to complete the first known continuous hike of the 1,800-mile trail down the U.S. Pacific Coast. They started the trek on June 8.
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, September 28
You are a kind-hearted and generous person who will bend over backward to help out a friend or loved ones. You are exceptionally people-aware and a true humanitarian, but you do know where to draw the line. Goal-oriented and determined, you have all the ingredients for success. While you project an image of kindness, you are a strong person who is able to act according to your own beliefs and convictions. You are attracted to talented and successful people. Famous people born today:
551 BC Confucius, Chinese philosopher and founder of Confucianism, born in Zou, Lu state, China (d. ~479 BC)
1852 Henri Moissan, French chemist who isolated the element "fluorine" from its compounds (Nobel 1906), born in Paris (d. 1907)
1913 Alice Marble, American tennis player (US Open 1936, 1938-40), born in Beckwourth, California (d. 1990)
1916 Peter Finch, actor (Network, Windom's Way, Raid on Entebbe), born in London, England (d. 1977)
1934 Brigitte Bardot, French actress, model, animal activist and sex kitten (And God Created Women), born in Paris, FranceREADERS INFO
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The St. James Court Art Show® is a juried fine arts and contemporary crafts show featuring over 700 artists from around the U.S. held among the country’s largest collection of Victorian homes in the heart of historic Old Louisville. This 4-square block, outdoor art show takes place annually on the first weekend of October, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 2018 will be the 62nd annual St. James Court Art Show. Show hours are: 10am - 6pm Friday & Saturday, 10am - 5pm on Sunday.
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Prairie Peddler Festival 2018
September 22-23 and September 29-30
Open 10am-5pm
in Butler, OH
further information: Prairie Peddler FestivalOpen 10am-5pm
in Butler, OH
Pictures of the day
The Travelling Companions is an 1862 painting by English artist Augustus Egg. It was created towards the end of Egg's life, at a time when he traveled abroad frequently to seek relief from life-long asthma. The painting depicts two similar-looking and identically dressed women seated opposite each other in a compartment aboard a train travelling along the coastline of Menton, on the French Riviera. The symmetry of the women and the compartment itself is broken in that one woman is sleeping next to a basket of fruit, while the other is reading beside a bouquet of flowers. The painting is in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
Half and half
"In Akureyri, Iceland, the sun shines on the balcony, creating a triangle of light separated from the darkness.” Akureyri, Iceland
knit
thanks, Helen
knit
thanks, Marilyn
knit
knit
knit
thanks, Julie
Falling Blossoms Scarf
crochet, vintage
thanks, Ann
crochet
Feed The Puppy - Plastic Bag Holder
crochet
RECIPE
ADULT COLORING
thanks, Patty
ACROSS
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| "Fulton's Folly" |
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| Stick around |
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| Snakelike fish |
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| Past tense of "are" |
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| Ten cents |
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| Nickname for Albert |
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| Sorrowful |
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| The Eisenhowers live there |
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| Not off |
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| Opposite of "yes" |
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| Relating to science |
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| Sound of a cow |
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| Exclamation of surprise |
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| Finishes |
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| Runaway dew |
31.
| You stub it |
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| What flowers sleep in (two words) |
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| A flower that blooms in the spring, tra-la |
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| Author of "A Child's Garden of Verse" |
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| Rhymes with car |
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| Near the nose |
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| Breakfast, lunch, and dinner |
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| "To ___ or not to ___" |
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| Not young |
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| Southwest (abbr.) |
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| Marry |
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| Israel (abbr.) |
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| Something that makes larger |
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| Yes |
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| Proceed |
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| Ocean (abbr.) |
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| A fish |
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| A book of fiction |
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| Territory of Hawaii (abbr.) |
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| Sound of a cat |
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| A pigpen |
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| Not cooked |
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| Nickname for Abraham Lincoln |
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| North Dakota (abbr.) |
32.
| Belonging to |
answer:
caught while trying to get some chicken!
| cocoa craft cream cups enclose expectation expropriate | first flaws frame future happen incinerate | joint permissible pilots plate recover retrieve | shock skirt sleeve sort stink stuff | tasty think thirst tier travel worry |
solution:
QUOTE
thanks, Cher
splitting playing cards
Dog Hacks That Every Human Needs To Know About
When you want to make something out of an old sweater.
Great project to do for a person who has old sweaters they no longer wear.
(I did the following for Rosco this summer. He would find the ice with treats inside it, and take the block into the shade for a cool down!)
When you want to make something out of an old sweater.
Great project to do for a person who has old sweaters they no longer wear.
When your pup wants to sleep on the same bed as you.
A mini compartment within your bed! Now they can technically sleep together, win win situation.
When the New York subway system bans dogs unless they can fit in a small bag.
They set the rules, these guys are just following them.
When your dogs keep getting food in their ears.
This only works for dogs with big fluffy ears. And even with big fluffy ears, please let their ears down immediately after!
When you need your dog to take a perfect photo.
This is too brilliant. Guaranteed good photo every time.
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