This page is dedicated to the less serious side of life!
The Lighter Side
- How much does it cost to swim with sharks? An arm and a leg.
- What did one toilet say to the other? You appear a bit flushed.
- Why are most people tired on April 1? They've just finished a 31-day March.
- How do you make a tissue dance? Put a little boogie in it.
- Why did the rabbit go to the salon? It was having a bad hare day.
- Where do birds stay when they travel? Someplace cheep.
- I enjoy telling bad puns. That's just how eye roll.
- What should you do if your puppy isn't feeling well? Take him to the dog-tor.
- Why can't leopards play hide-and-seek? Because they're always spotted.
- What kind of felines can bowl? Alley cats.
- Why did the man bring his watch to the bank? He wanted to save time.
- Where do penguins go to vote? The North Poll.
Thinkings....
How Do I Love Thee?
by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love with a passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love with a passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
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Thought For The Day
Very Interesting!
While doing research for this website, I learned something about the American Legion that I was unaware of. There are actually multiple American Legion Post 468. Apparently each department(state) started numbering it posts from 1 and then counts up from there. So far I have discovered six sister post 468s:
Julian, CA
Berne , IN
Sylvania, OH
Tower City. PA
Milladore, WI
St, Charles, MI
I will continue to search out more post 468s and report on any more sister posts as I discover them. Maybe we can reach out to them in the future and compare operations.
Julian, CA
Berne , IN
Sylvania, OH
Tower City. PA
Milladore, WI
St, Charles, MI
I will continue to search out more post 468s and report on any more sister posts as I discover them. Maybe we can reach out to them in the future and compare operations.
This Day in History
October 9, 2024
October 9, 2024
- History
- 768 Charlemagne and his brother Carloman I are both crowned King of the Franks
- 1000 Leif Ericson reaches "Vinland" (possibly L'Anse aux Meadows, Canada), reputedly becoming the first European to reach North America
- 1446 Korean Hangul alphabet is first published by King Sejong the Great
- 1831 Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first Head of State of modern Greece, is assassinated in Nafplion
- 1941 US President Franklin D. Roosevelt approves an atomic program that would become the Manhattan Project
- 2006 North Korea conducts its first nuclear test with an estimated yield of between 0.4 and 2 kilotons
- Film & TV
- 1915 Louis Kaufmans comedy "Unchastened Woman" premieres in New York City
- 1948 WXYZ TV channel 7 in Detroit, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1954 KTIV TV channel 4 in Sioux City, IA (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1968 WKMU TV channel 21 in Murray, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1969 The Supremes release single "Someday We'll Be Together", Diana Ross' last recording with the group
- 1986 "The Late Show with Joan Rivers" premieres on Fox, first woman to host a US late-night TV talk show' she is fired in May of 1987
- 1987 "Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll" documentary film directed by Taylor Hackford of 1986 concerts celebrating rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry is released
- 1992 Action thriller film "Under Siege" directed by Andrew Davis starring Steven Seagal in his most famous role is released
- Music
- 1855 Joshua Stoddard of Worcester, Massachusetts, patents first calliope (steam powered musical instrument)
- 1929 George S. Kaufman & Ring Lardner's stage comedy "June Moon" opens at the Broadhurst Theatre, NYC; runs for 273 performances
- 1947 Julie Styne and Sammy Cahn's musical "High Button Shoes" premieres at the New Century Theatre, NYC (later transferred to the Shubert, then to The Broadway Theatre, NYC; runs for 727 performances
- 1949 English ballerina Margot Fonteyn debuts in America with her performance in Tchaikovsky's "The Sleeping Beauty" at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York
- 1965 Beatles' "Yesterday" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 4 weeks
- 1972 "Dude" opens at the Broadway Theater, NYC; runs for 16 performances
- 1976 "Robber Bridegroom" opens at the Biltmore Theater NYC for 145 performances
- 1978 12th Country Music Association Awards: Dolly Parton, Crystal Gayle, and Don Williams win
- 1986 Stage musical "The Phantom of the Opera" premieres in London, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and starring Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman; runs for 13,629 performances
- Sports
- 1905 First league sanctioned Baseball World Series begins; New York Giants (NL) beat Philadelphia A's (AL), 3-0 in Game 1 at Columbia Park
- 1909 Ty Cobb steals home in World Series game
- 1910 Nap Lajorie challenges Ty Cobb batting average with 8 hits, 6 were bunts as Brown's 3rd baseman Red Corriden played deep, Cobb still won
- 1915 Woodrow Wilson becomes first US President to attend a World Series game
- 1919 Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds beat Chicago White Sox 10-5 at Comiskey Park for a 5-3 series victory; due to the 'Black Sox Scandal', it is the last World Series to take place without a Commissioner of Baseball in place
- 1921 Babe Ruth hits 1st World Series home run; only Sunday game ever pitched by Carl Mays
- 1928 Baseball World Series: NY Yankees beat St. Louis Cardinals 7-3 at Sportsman's Park to become the first team to sweep consecutive World Series; Babe Ruth smashes 3 HRs for the Yanks
- 1934 Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals rout Detroit Tigers, 11-0 at Navin Field to clinch 4 games to 3 series victory and 3rd championship
National Days of Celebration?
October, 2024
October, 2024
Oct 1 International Coffee Day
Oct 1 Balloons Around the World Day
Oct 2 Phileas Fogg Wager Day
Oct 4 World Smile Day
Oct 4 Taco Day
Oct 5 Card Making Day
Oct 5 Chic Spy Day
Oct 6 Mad Hatter Day
Oct 7 Frappé Day
Oct 8 Pierogi Day
Oct 8 Ada Lovelace Day
Oct 9 Curious Events Day
Oct 10 Handbag Day
Oct 11 It's My Party Day
Oct 12 Astronomy Day
Oct 12 Old Farmers Day
Oct 13 International Skeptics Day
Oct 15 I Love Lucy Day
Oct 16 Dictionary Day
Oct 17 Wear Something Gaudy Day
Oct 18 Chocolate Cupcake Day
Oct 19 Sweetest Day
Oct 20 International Sloth Day
Oct 21 National Clean Out Your Virtual Desktop Day
Oct 21 Count your Buttons Day
Oct 22 Caps Lock Day
Oct 23 Mole Day
Oct 24 Bologna Day
Oct 25 Sourest Day
Oct 26 Howl at the Moon Day and Night
Oct 27 American Beer Day
Oct 28 International Animation Day
Oct 29 Internet Day
Oct 30 Candy Corn Day
Oct 31 Magic Day
Oct 1 Balloons Around the World Day
Oct 2 Phileas Fogg Wager Day
Oct 4 World Smile Day
Oct 4 Taco Day
Oct 5 Card Making Day
Oct 5 Chic Spy Day
Oct 6 Mad Hatter Day
Oct 7 Frappé Day
Oct 8 Pierogi Day
Oct 8 Ada Lovelace Day
Oct 9 Curious Events Day
Oct 10 Handbag Day
Oct 11 It's My Party Day
Oct 12 Astronomy Day
Oct 12 Old Farmers Day
Oct 13 International Skeptics Day
Oct 15 I Love Lucy Day
Oct 16 Dictionary Day
Oct 17 Wear Something Gaudy Day
Oct 18 Chocolate Cupcake Day
Oct 19 Sweetest Day
Oct 20 International Sloth Day
Oct 21 National Clean Out Your Virtual Desktop Day
Oct 21 Count your Buttons Day
Oct 22 Caps Lock Day
Oct 23 Mole Day
Oct 24 Bologna Day
Oct 25 Sourest Day
Oct 26 Howl at the Moon Day and Night
Oct 27 American Beer Day
Oct 28 International Animation Day
Oct 29 Internet Day
Oct 30 Candy Corn Day
Oct 31 Magic Day