December 14th is Monkey Day. We can celebrate the day with a kids book like “Five Little Monkeys, Jumping on the Bed” by Eileen Christelow, 2004. I have read this book to kids for a long time. Or How about any one of the books by Margaret & H.A. Rey, like “Curious George’s Dinosaur Discovery”Continue reading “December 14 “What a bunch of monkey business””
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December 13 ” A horse is a horse, of course, of course…”
December 13th (the second Friday every December) is National Salesperson Day. This is to honor those on the front lines of sales, during the busiest time of the year. It can be difficult to be smiling and cheerful when working with the public in sales. I know, because my life has been spent in retail.Continue reading “December 13 ” A horse is a horse, of course, of course…””
December 12 “witches and sisters”
December 12th is National Gingerbread House Day. Gingerbread Houses were made famous from an old German fairy tale. I have “Grimm’s Fairy Tales” by the brothers Grimm, published in 1926. In the story, we find an evil stepmom who convinces her husband to allow her to lead his children into the woods, and leave themContinue reading “December 12 “witches and sisters””
December 11 “The most beautiful and famous…”
On December 11th, 1913, Italian police arrested Vincenzo Peruggia in Florence, Italy. Peruggia had stolen the Mona Lisa from the Louvre two years earlier on August 21, 1911. He was captured only when trying to sell the painting to the Uffizi Art Gallery for $500.000. They turned him in. The Mona Lisa, by Leonardo Da VinciContinue reading “December 11 “The most beautiful and famous…””
December 10 “Eye for Books”
December 10th is National Dewey Decimal System Day. Melvil Dewey was born this day in 1851. He invented the Dewey system for library clasification. Having a library, I have a few books about libraries. Will start with “Melvil Dewey – Seer: Inspirer: Doer”, by Grosvenor Dawe, puplished in 1932. This was a limited club edition-copyContinue reading “December 10 “Eye for Books””
December 9 “we can’t talk about this”
On December 9th, 1994, Joycelyn Elders, the United States Surgeon General resigned. She was asked to do so by President Bill Clinton. Elders had given a speech on Aids at the United Nations on Dec 1, 1994. When she was asked about promoting masturbation instead of riskier sex, Elders was quoted as saying ‘…In regardContinue reading “December 9 “we can’t talk about this””
December 8 “Peppermint Creme or Brownie Torte Deluxe?”
December 8th is National Brownie Day. On the website for Palmer House-Hilton in Chicago they state, “In 1893, Bertha Palmer requested the pastry team at the renowned Palmer House hotel create a dessert suitable for ladies attending the World’s Columbian Exhibition in Chicago. The team created a chocolate, cake-like treat that could be easily transported toContinue reading “December 8 “Peppermint Creme or Brownie Torte Deluxe?””
December 7 “A Date Which Will Live In Infamy”
In the early morning of December 7th, 1941, the Japanese made an attack on the military base at Pearl Harbor, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Over 2400 Americans were killed, with another 1200 Americans injured. The next day, President Roosevelt spoke to the American public. Soon after that speech, Congress approved the United States going to warContinue reading “December 7 “A Date Which Will Live In Infamy””
December 6 “Daddy, please don’t go down in that hole today”
December 6th is National Miners Day. On December 6th, 1907, over 362 coal miners died in an explosion at the No. 6 and No. 8 mines in Monongah, West Virginia. The two mines were connected by a common ventilation system which was destroyed in the explosions. The first explosion may have stirred up coal dustContinue reading “December 6 “Daddy, please don’t go down in that hole today””
December 5 “Dirty story…pig fell in the mud”
My parents were a mix of city folk and country folk. Dad grew up in Zion, just north of Chicago, and Mom on a Wataga farm near Galesburg (She had a 4-H scholorship for U of I, where they met). I got the best of both worlds, spending time in the summer, and during someContinue reading “December 5 “Dirty story…pig fell in the mud””
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