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Celebrate Remember Me Thursday
Adopted pets are the best pets you can have. Most adoptable pets come from loving homes that simply cannot care for them anymore. Or, they are strays who’ve been on their own without the loving care they deserve.
Josh Duhamel
Adoption can be a life-changing decision for a person, but more so for the animal waiting for a new home. Adoptions are important for many reasons. Because many animals get left behind in shelters, Remember Me Thursday is a holiday that encourages the awareness of this sad fact and aims to help inform people about why adoption is better for you and animals overall.
History of Remember Me Thursday
Remember Me Thursday is an international social media awareness day that brings attention to the millions of adoptable pets waiting in shelters and honors those who haven’t made it out.
Since it began 6 years ago, Remember Me Thursday has made more than 1 billion impressions on social media thanks in part to the support of A-list celebrities, including Diane Keaton, Ian Somerhalder, Wynonna Judd and more. On the fourth Thursday of September, they invite people from around the world to shine a light on pet adoption using #RememberMeThursday.
This social media movement began through the Helen Woodward Animal Center, a non-profit organization located in the San Diego County that has been helping animals find their future homes for over 40 years.
When the organization began the movement back in 2012, the awareness for the need for animal adoption has steadily increased in popularity and by 2017, over 330 million people were able to spread the awareness for animal adoptions and helped it become a global event.
Because of this social media movement, people all over the world helped increase the popularity of animal adoption and helped give animals in need new families.
Joke of the Day
Ruth Britton, 62, has created Daleks, Minions and Star Wars characters to cover two bollards outside her home in Oldland Common, South Gloucestershire.
Word of the Day
brownshirt
MEANING:noun: A member of police or military trained for carrying out a sudden assault, especially one marked by brutality and violence.
ETYMOLOGY:After Nazi storm troopers, from the color of their shirts. Earliest documented use: 1932.
USAGE:“All the windows had already been smashed, and a brownshirt with a sledgehammer was dementedly swinging it against the heavy doors. All this was lit by the bonfire in front of the building, which other storm troopers kept refueling with stuff brought out from within.”
David Downing; Diary of a Dead Man on Leave; Soho Press; 2019.
David Downing; Diary of a Dead Man on Leave; Soho Press; 2019.
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Idiom of the Day
Age before beautyWhen this idiom is used, it is a way of allowing an older person to do something first, though often in a slightly sarcastic way.
This Day in History
1915 - "The Lamb," Douglas Fairbanks first film, was shown at the Knickerbocker Theater in New York City, NY.
1933 - "Roses and Drums" was heard on WABC in New York City. It was the first dramatic presentation for radio.
1934 - Babe Ruth played his last game as a New York Yankee player.
1938 - Don Budge became the first tennis player to win all four of the major titles when he won the U.S. Tennis Open. He had already won the Australian Open, the French Open and the British Open.
1957 - The Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field.
1961 - "The Bullwinkle Show" premiered in prime time on NBC-TV. The show was originally on ABC in the afternoon as "Rocky and His Friends."
1968 - "60 Minutes" premiered on CBS-TV.
1998 - Elvis Presley was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
2003 - Anthony Hopkins received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, September 24
Your goal is to find harmony and peace, as an organized, smooth-flowing existence is especially appealing to you. However, you seem to stir up controversy and opposition. Look within for contradictions if ups and downs are bothering you. Be careful not to give up your power in order to keep the peace, or you could find yourself resentful, irritable, and mischievous! Your heart is big and you are truly curious about how things work. At your best, you are compassionate and giving. At your worst, you may be somewhat controlling! You tend to stick things out in your relationships. Famous people born today:
1501 Girolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician and astrologer (Ars Magna-1545), born in Pavia, Italy (d. 1576)
1755 John Marshall, 4th Chief Justice of the United States (1801-35), born in Germantown, Virginia (d. 1835)
1898 Howard Florey, Australian pathologist and pharmacologist who purified penicillin (Nobel 1945), born in Adelaide, South Australia (d. 1968)
1936 James "Jim" Henson, American puppeteer, artist, screenwriter and filmmaker, best known as the creator of 'the Muppets" (Sesame Street, The Muppet Show), born in Greenville, Mississippi (d. 1990)
1941 Linda McCartney [Eastman], American photographer and musician (Wings) and wife of Paul McCartney, born in New York City (d. 1998)
1948 Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor (SNL, Peewee's Playhouse), born in Brantford, Ontario (d. 1998)
READERS INFO1.
(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day:
Jerry Springer was born in a London tube station during World War II.
Bela Lugosi was buried in full Dracula costume—cape and all.
When a man allegedly found a dead mouse in his can of Mountain Dew, Pepsi had an expert claim in an affidavit that the drink was so acidic it would have dissolved the mouse after 30 days.
2.thanks for the Offbeat Holiday, PattySEPTEMBER 24: NATIONAL PUNCTUATION DAY
Because how would you be expressive without it???!!!!
3.Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO CorrespondentVishal’s Ayurveda Antimicrobial Tea
1 quart water
2 T. fresh ginger, grated
several whole black peppercorns, crushed
several black cardamom pods, crushed
clove to taste
Bring to a simmer to make a tea, then drink one cup every 8 hours.
Because how would you be expressive without it???!!!!
Vishal’s Ayurveda Antimicrobial Tea
1 quart water
2 T. fresh ginger, grated
several whole black peppercorns, crushed
several black cardamom pods, crushed
clove to taste
Bring to a simmer to make a tea, then drink one cup every 8 hours.
Pictures of the Day
Siena Cathedral, a medieval church in Siena, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, was designed and completed between 1215 and 1263. It has the form of a Latin cross with a slightly projecting transept, a dome and a bell tower. The dome rises from a hexagonal base with supporting columns and was completed in 1264. This photograph shows the interior of the dome; the gilded lantern at the top was added by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and resembles a golden sun. The trompe-l'œil coffers were painted in blue with golden stars in the late 15th century. The colonnade in the drum is adorned with images and statues of 42 patriarchs and prophets, painted in 1481 by Guidoccio |
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Knit Patterns of the Day:
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RECIPE
CROCKPOT RECIPE
Ruth Britton
VEGAN/ VEGETARIAN RECIPE
Both vegetarian and vegan diets may provide health benefits, including reduced body weight, lower cholesterol levels, and decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, it is important for vegetarians and vegans to ensure that they are meeting all of their nutritional requirements.
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ADULT COLORING
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Which die completes the sequence?
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CHILDREN'S CORNER
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Hi Diane! I sure wish I knew how to crochet! A nice cover for our car to keep the smoke and creosote out would be terrific!
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