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July 5, 2025
National Outdoor Lights Day 2025
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I used to put lights up each Christmas when I was a child at home.

Daddy would set them up and I would go outside and look at them for hours at a time. It made me feel all warm and festive inside.

Today is National Outdoor Lights Day.

It is held each July fifth and marks those times we add warmth to outdoor spaces with lights.

Gone are the days of lighting the night with fires.

We now have a wide variety of lighting with which to contemplate the environment outdoors.

Whereas I used to be an incandescent light kind of guy I find myself utilizing LED lights nowadays.

There are places where the outdoor lights are particularly spectacular. Places like Times Square at New Years Eve and the Las Vegas Strip most any time.

That light from those modern Christmas bulbs my daddy put up still warm my heart in my memories of him.

He was always about Christmas and the outdoor lights were simply the way he showed it.

Happy National Outdoor Lights Day.

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July 4, 2025
Independence Day 2025
Independence Day 2025
Independence Day 2025
Independence Day 2025

Today we celebrate another anniversary of our national independence from the rule of England. We now have a President who isn't a crook out to monetize office and tries to do what is best for the country.

Damn the democrat crooks who were doing their best to take the entire nation to the cleaners.

God Bless America.

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July 3, 2025
Air Conditioning Appreciation Day 2025
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Lately the weather has been firey. In the vernacular it's been hot as Hell.

Frequent daytime temperatures of 100 degrees. Add to that upwards of 80 percent humidity for equally extended periods of time.

It had approached the point where I was actually feeling pretty doggone moist all the time.

We are now in Air Conditioning Appreciation Days under the auspices of the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute which are observed from July 3 to August 15 annually.

These days acknowledge the invention and role of air conditioning in society.

The objective is to recognize that HVAC units cool homes, regulate temperatures in clinical settings, and filter allergens out of the air.

Additionally, the day emphasizes the need to properly clean and maintain your air conditioning units.

The modern air conditioner was invented in 1902 by one Willis Haviland Carrier.

Since then the invention has played a significant role in modern society, particularly in the sweltering white hot heat and humidity of South Carolina summers.

When I was a child we did not have air conditioning until I was in the fifth grade.

I simply do not think I could stand the heat and humdity stress these days.

See Also

National HVAC Tech Day 2024
Air Conditioning Appreciation Days 2022
New HVAC

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July 2, 2025
Made in the USA Day 2025
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I try to buy items that are made in the USA.

I do this as a matter of supporting my own and could really give a rip about ever seeing a Chinese item for sale again.

Today is Made in the USA Day.

It is observed each July 2nd under the auspices of one Joel Joseph of the Made in the USA Foundation by manufacturers and consumers in an effort to boost the sale of local products. The date corresponds with Independence Day which is designed to give that patriotic feeling a little kick in the butt.

The day celebrates the products, companies, and brands manufacturing in the United States as well as those who offer employment and top quality service to their customers.

This label is controlled by the Federal Trade Commission and it is stipulated that “all or virtually all” of the product is made in the United States for it's inclusion.

The indication is that the "Made in the USA" label renders the product "American-made".

Regardless, the bulk of products available here are imported from abroad.

You can thank the stupid democrat party for exporting the bulk of our manufacturing to other countries in an effort to exert total control over the taxpayer.

President Trump is bringing back our manufacturing as we speak.

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July 1, 2025
Zip Code Day 2025
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The mail is a fact of life. Has been longer than I've been around. We even studied it in the second grade at Aragona Elementary School in Ms Key's class.

Short for zone improvement plan this postal system came into use in the United States from the early 1960s. Now it has evolved to zip+4 which turns the five digit zip code into a nine-digit number including the original 5 digits plus a a specific geographic segment within the five-digit delivery area.

My goodness. The term ‘ZIP code’ is registered by the United States Postal Service. Using the ZIP code has now gone beyond its initial scope. now including the collection of geographical statistics, credit card authorization, internet routing, identification of legislative districts, insurance-related works, and more.

Today is ZIP Code Day.

It is observed each July first annually.

I know that a lot of ecommerce will offer the zip+4 variant during order placement in an effort to improve service.

I'm just glad I don't have to pursue the Zip Code as vigorously as our intrepid mail carriers.

Happy Zip Code Day.

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July 1, 2025
National US Postage Stamp Day 2025
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Never was one to collect stamps. I had a couple of childhood friends who did; one of whom was really into it. Somehow the allure simply escaped me.

Today is National U.S. Postage Stamp Day.

The US government post office began issuing adhesive postage stamps valued at five and ten cents on July 1, 1847.

In 1855, a scant century prior to my birth, the use of stamps was made mandatory.

They began with stamps featuring the face or bust of some former American president — or other historically significant statesman.

Then the post office discovered that selling stamps that were also collectables was a revenue generator. This resulted in a thrust to make more money by issuing commemorative stamps in conjunction with various events and anniversaries from present and past history.

So happy National US Postage Stamp Day to you. If you are a collector, all the better.

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June 30, 2025
Clean Your Disposal Day 2025
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The garbage disposal was invented in 1927 by John W Hammes in Racine, Wisconsin.

They grind and pulverize food such that it may safely go down the sink and traverse the plumbing without damaging it or causing clogs.

He patented the device in 1933.

I have a large powerful garbage disposal installed in my sink. It was recommended and installed by my plumber, Ed.

My mother has one which is even more powerful installed in her sink.

It is my duty to see to the operational maintenance of these disposal units so I make it a point to flush them regularly with copious warm water and run soap through them as a matter of operational routine.

Today is Clean Your Disposal Day.

It happens each year on June 30th and encourages us to tend to these essential yet much maligned, abused, and overlooked applicances.

In this way you can ensure proper hygenic maintenance and smooth operation.

Suggestions for cleaning include:

•  Liquid Soap while operating the appliance to loosen substances adhering to the internal surfaces.
•  Running ice cubes through the operating appliance to scrape the internal surfaces.
•  Citrus peels to freshen the internals.
•  Vinegar and baking soda as general cleaning agents.

I have utilized all of these with success.

Our disposals are odor and trouble free as well as quiet because I give them what they need to keep them clear of particulates regardless of the time of year.

I view it all as a very important aspect of city life.

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June 29, 2025
Summer (The First Time) by Bobby Goldsboro
Lady of Summer First Time


Summer (The First Time) by Bobby Goldsboro came out immediately after I graduated from high school.

It was recorded April 11, 1973 at The Sound Shop, Nashville, Tennessee and was released on United Artists Records June 29, 1973 which was about a month after my graduation on May 30, 1973.

Lyricists were Bobby Goldsboro, Ashley Abram, and Timmy Tappan.

It is a haunting and beautiful coming of age ballad.

I have enjoyed it my entire adult life because it triggers certain warm memories from events in my past.

Summer — The First Time

It was a hot afternoon
Last day of June
And the sun was a demon
The clouds were afraid
One ten in the shade
And the pavement was steaming

I told Billy Ray
In his red Chevrolet
I needed time for some thinking
I was just walking by
When I looked in her eye
And I swore it was winking

She was thirty one and I was seventeen
I knew nothing about love, she knew everything
When I sat down beside her on the front porch swing
And wondered what the coming night would bring

The sun closed her eyes
As it climbed in the sky
And it started to swelter
The sweat trickled down the front of her gown
I thought it would melt her

She threw back her hair
Like I wasn't there
She sipped on a julep
Her shoulders were bare
And I tried not to stare
When I looked at her two lips

And when she looked at me
I heard her softly say
I know you're young
You don't know what to do or say
But stay with me until the sun has gone away
And I will chase the boy in you away

And then she smiled then we talked for a while
Then we walked for a mile to the sea
We sat on the sand, and the boy took her hand
But I saw the sun rise as a man

Ten years have gone by
Since I looked in her eye
But the memory lingers
I got back in my mind
To the very first time
And feel the touch of her fingers

It was a hot afternoon
Last day of June
And the sun was a demon
The clouds were afraid
One ten in the shade
And the pavement was steaming

Bobby Goldsboro, Ashley Abram, Timmy Tappan
May 1973

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June 28, 2025
Elon Musk's Birthday 2025
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Today is the birthday of the wealthiest man on the planet. Elon Reeve Musk was born June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa.

He is an entrepreneur who began in internet start-ups which were later sold for millions apiece.

He is CEO and founder of some of the largest and most successful companies in the world.

He works in artificial intelligence, space technology, car design, public transport, and is known internationally ...

And not without controversy. His net worth is around $263.3 billion.

Mr Musk was born to Maye Musk who is Canadian and Errol Musk who is South African.

He has been married four times, twice to one woman and has eight children.

His visionary approach has been fodder for jealous people who claim he is unorthodox and unscientific. Yet his stuff works well.

Unorthodox suits me just fine personally because the orthodoxed approaches are pretty shoddy in and of themselves. Thanks worthless public education system.

Today is Elon Musk's birthday. He is 54 years old today.
 

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June 27, 2025
National Food Truck Day 2025
Food Trucks. They began in Los Angeles like most of the rest of that which is bad for the nation.

In the Navy we called them the "Roach Coach".

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The petty officer of the watch would announce "The roach coach is pierside" and we would go and grab a bite or two or three.

They sported all manner of delictable foodstuffs hot and ready for a tired sailor on duty or a pier wandering power lifter on the West coast.

Today is National Food Truck Day.

It is observed on the last Friday in June making it June 27 this year.

Though I don't do a lot of food truck business since my hitch in the Navy was up I still have fond memories and would not hesitate to grab a bite from one should nothing else come in between.

They originate from medieval food carts through the chuck wagons of the old west and the serving of hotdogs and burgers blossomed into the availability of just about anything you might want to eat.

So even though it's not "really" a holiday I choose to observe National Food Truck Day because of my past.

Just because I don't typically utilize them doesn't mean that I won't.

Happy National Food Truck Day.

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June 26, 2025
National Work From Home Day 2025

    

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When I was working for a local incorporated municipality we were forced to work from home by the city manager who was a stupid democrat touting the same incorrect and deadly COVID vaccine bullshit while taking all of her queues from the dumbass Biden administration.

This was the beginning of the end for me because I viewed all of this as a ploy to stay home and screw off and still be paid because this dullard didn't do much of anything anyway aside from adding employees to fill those never ending holes in her knowledge and awareness.

Such are the notions of those with ulterior motives ...

Particularly when they have the intellect of a rock.

Personally, I am always someone who needed somewhere to go. For me work was that outlet.

I never viewed COVID as all that much of a personal threat and when the government became involved in such "plandemic" operations was just another reason to leave the democrats infesting the workplace like so many cockroaches so I wouldn't have to look at their lazy stupid dumb asses anymore. The attempts to force what has turned out to be a deadly vaccine on the employees are even more damning on these senseless shortsighted human being remnants of the gd Coble administration put in place by the conniving negro charles austin.

Working from home only created a vacuum in my workday and caused me to become contemptuous of the stupid employees who wanted this misrepresentation of efficiency. Needless to say I did not remain much longer in this get over place because I grew sick of the moron leadership geometrically with each passing incompetent day. Where are the death squads when you really need them, anyway?

Today is National Work From Home Day.

Working from home remains a valuable commodity in the lives of many. If it's something you value go for it. Even now in retirement I would just as soon not be bothered.
 

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June 25, 2025
National Day of Joy 2025
Overwhelming feelings of great pleasure and happiness are not something I experience every day. Alas, my interludes of Joy are sometimes far and few between. At any rate, today is one of those days we should attempt finding happiness outside the norms for which society calls.

Today is National Day of Joy.

It is observed on the last Wednesday of June since 2019 under the auspices of Comfort Keepers, a group of senior care givers — which makes it June 25th this year.

It is said that each joyful moment improves well being and this is not a function of circumstance but it is an ability to rejoice over the small things and at all times.

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•  Be kind to others.
•  Laugh out loud.
•  Engage in music and singing for they are great sources of joy to the human spirit.
•  Stop and smell the roses.
•  Admire family members.
•  Enjoy your surroundings and the moment.

These are those elements for which National Day of Joy was created.

Try not to compare yourself to others, but engage other people and start talking to those in your midst. This can ignite the fires of joy in your spirit.

Now go forth and share that joy which abides within you. Have a happy National Day of Joy.

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June 24, 2025
Midsummer 2025
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June 24 brings us Midsummer, a day for appreciating nature and all the gifts accompanying it.

The holiday originates in Sweden and is now observed internationally.

Actually in the Middle Ages, Germany had its own Midsummer rituals and these were adopted by Sweden.

The day began as a pagan ritual for fertility and a successful harvest during the Stone Age.

It is marked with rituals and the giving of thanks.

Central to the observance was the belief that spirits were free to roam the earth as the sun was turned southerly.

Spookage.

The holiday is wildly popular in Sweden and I can certainly see why.

I wouldn't even need a maypole to enjoy it immensely.

Happy Midsummer to you.

See Also:

Midsummer Day 2024
Midsummer Day 2023

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June 23, 2025
Let it Go Day 2025
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In the past I was not really known for letting things go. I hear that I bore grudges and become combative at some confrontations. Luckily I no longer mingle much but find the company I do keep to be quite tolerable.

I suppose I'm "happier" now that I no longer dwell on every single negative in my midst. The act of moving on has been something I was slow to fully grasp. I'm glad I finally arrived to the point where I can let (some) things go.

Today is Let it Go Day.

It is observed each year June on 23 under the auspices of Thomas and Ruth Roy of Wellcat Holidays & Herbs.

The conquering of regret in general has been a slow process. I've misstepped far more times than I would have liked — but this being said I feel things were learned in that process of making mistakes, amending them, and moving on.

So in the name of Let it Go Day I try to find positivity, contentment, and peace in life.

Yeah, I'll still say what I think I just don't try to live in those moments beyond the time it takes to state how I feel.

I've been working on grudges and other notions of negativity that used to cloud my thinking all the time.

I really try to Let it Go anymore.

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