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Education and Information
NATIONAL FINE ART APPRECIATION DAY creates a gallery for us to peruse some wonderful artistic pieces. Who are some of your favorite artists? What are some of your favorite pieces? I have always liked the Remington sculptures.
For Fun
SOUREST DAY celebrates all things that are sour or Saur. Richard Ankli of Ann Arbor, Michigan created this day to honor his friend whose last name is Saur. It has turned into a day for sour moods, sour foods and sour candies. It’s gonna be hard to be grumpy with the weather as nice as it’s been – I may have to have a few lemon drops or a slice of lemon meringue pie.
CHUCKY THE NOTORIOUS KILLER DOLL DAY slashes its way into the Halloween season. Not sure where this one came from, but there are plenty of Chucky fans out there to celebrate. Charles Lee Ray (obvious name for a serial killer) gets shot and before he dies, he transfers his murderous soul to a “Good Guy Doll”. Of course, the doll wants to possess someone to carry on his killing spree and this provides storylines for about 8 movies. Watch a Chucky movie tonight – with the lights off.
On Today’s Menu…
WORLD PASTA DAY brings out the plate, napkin, fork, spoon and any kind of delicious pasta you want. Get that fork twirling and your mouth slurping so you can celebrate this delicious day.
GREASY FOODS DAY wants us to keep those napkins handy as we heat up the oil and fry up some down home cookin’. French fries are a given but throw in some chicken tenders coated in seasoned flour, some batter covered fish, corn dogs, hush puppies or whatever you like. We found that a frozen waffle thrown in the fryer comes out tasting like a funnel cake. Enjoy this today and avoid the scale for a few days.
Sneak Peek at Tomorrow’s Events and Celebrations
National Day of the Deployed
National Pumpkin Day
National Mule Day
Mincemeat Day
Worldwide Howl at the Moon Night
On this day…
1929 – During President Warren G. Harding’s administration, the Teapot Dome Scandal broke and his Secretary of the Interior, Albert B. Fall, becomes the first presidential cabinet member to be convicted of a crime and go to jail – bribery
1940 – Benjamin O. Davis becomes the first African American to be promoted to the rank of brigadier general
1955 – Microwave ovens make their way to the public market
1964 – The Rolling Stones make their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show
1964 – Minnesota Vikings defensive end, Jim Marshall recovers a fumble and runs 66 yards into the end zone – the wrong one. The Vikings ended up beating the 49ers anyway and, on the flight, back home, his teammates told him to fly the plane so they would end up in Hawaii instead of Minnesota
1983 – We invade Grenada
Happy Birthday to…
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Prolific artist who gave us over 145,000 pieces and the reason it is National Fine Arts Appreciation Day
Richard E. Boyd
(1888-1957)
The first person to reach both the North and South Poles by plane
Bobby Knight (1940- )
Basketball coach who took Indiana U. to three NCAA Championships, 11 Big 10 conference championships, a 1984 Olympic team to the podium to receive its gold medal and could throw a folding chair across the court like no other
Todd Thomas (1968- )
Otherwise known as the rapper “Speech”, he is a member of the hip-hop group Arrested Development, has produced a slew of solo albums and has composed soundtracks for the movies Malcolm X and Boomerang
Katy Perry (1984- )
This pop star Kissed a Girl and produced a bunch of number one songs like Roar, California Gurls, and Teenage Dreams
Enjoy the day and make it your own
Dear LORD, thank you for the beauty that is all around us. You create it and pass it on as inspiration for us to capture in so many ways. Your greatest works of art are people and you have made every one of them beautiful. Amen,
Thank you to National Day Calendar; National Today; History.com; Britannica.com; Wikipedia; on this day.com
Happy birthday to Pablo Picasso and Katy Perry on #FineArtAppreciationDay, #GreasyFoodsDay, #SourestDay, #WorldPastaDay, 3ChuckytheNotoriousKillerDollDayt, #Enjoythedayandmakeityourown
Kev's daily take 
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