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Busch Memorial Stadium opens on this day in 1966

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  John 3:16

Awareness Spotlight shines on…

This one’s for the ladies – NATIONAL WOMEN’S CHECKUP DAY encourages you gals to make sure communications between you and your health care team are open and to schedule those check-ups.  Please don’t skimp on this issue – we love all of you and need you around for a long time.

Purple is the color of the day for NATIONAL FIBROMYALGIA AWARENESS DAY.  This musculoskeletal condition causes pain, fatigue, skin sensitivity, IBS, and a host of other symptoms.  Unfortunately, it is a hard disease to do research on and there is presently no cure.  Massage, exercise, chiropractic care and acupuncture can all help with the symptoms, but unfortunately some people don’t respond well to any treatment.  Let’s keep working to find a cure.

Innovation and Invention

NATIONAL ODOMETER DAY lets us know how far we’ve come.  This little piece of tech has been around since the 1600’s when it was used on horse-drawn wagons.  Today’s odometers are a little more sophisticated, but essentially do the same thing.  I am just glad our bodies don’t come equipped with them.

For Fun

Ol’ Kev liked his pizza and beer. Pepperoni was his favorite I hear, He looked oh so glum, after eating his last crumb. Then smiling raised his glass for a cheer

Without Edward Lear, we wouldn’t be able to celebrate NATIONAL LIMERICK DAY, which falls on his birthday (1812).  He published the first limericks in his “Book of Nonsense” in 1846.  A typical limerick is five lines with the first, second and fifth rhyming and the third and fourth lines going together.  There are plenty of these short poems online – if you don’t know any, you can look them up or even write some of your own.

On Today’s Menu…

Our dessert of the day is just nuts.  NATIONAL NUTTY FUDGE DAY brings the richness of fudge and the saltiness of nuts together for a unique and satisfying blend of taste and texture.  That first bite of creamy goodness and crunchy taste will leave you wanting more.

Sneak Peek at Tomorrow’s Events and Celebrations

Frog Jumping Day

Crouton Day

Fruit Cocktail Day

National Apple Pie Day

On this day…

1846 – The Donner Party leaves Independence, MO for California.  42 out of 89 members didn’t make it

1926 – Roald Amundsen is the first to fly over the North Pole

1932 – A grief-stricken Charles Lindbergh, his wife Anne, and the whole country learn of the death of his kidnapped baby – 10 weeks after the abduction

1936 – August Dvorak and William Dealey receive a patent for the Dvorak keyboard.  This keyboard is slightly more efficient than your typical QWERTY keyboard – but never replaced it

1949 – The Soviet Union ceases its Blockade of Berlin

1966 – Busch Memorial Stadium becomes part of the St. Louis scenery

2002 – President Jimmy Carter visits Cuba – the first one to do so since the 1959 revolution

Happy Birthday to…

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39

Enjoy the day and make it your own

Thank you to National Day Calendar; National Today; History.com; Britannica.com; Wikipedia; on this day.com

#WomensCheckupDay #FibromyalgiaAwarenessDay #NuttyFudgeDay #NationalLimerickDay #NationalOdometerDay #Enjoythedayandmakeityourown

Happy Birthday to #EdwardLear #FlorenceNightingale #BaronvonPiquet #KatherineHepburn #YogiBerra #GeorgeCarlin #TonyHawk