rantings & ramblings
The calendar says summer begins on June 20; society says summer starts with Memorial Day; my work says summer starts tomorrow. That’s when our summer hours begin. But before we get to that, let’s look back at the week that was.
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It’s Train Day – celebrating the Transcontinental Railroad completed in 1869. But I’m from the Birthplace of the American Railroad, so here’s this detail from a cigarette trading card of the Stourbridge Lion: first steam locomotive in the US and Glass Walker Totem of Respect in World of Darkness.
Today is clean up your room day. Beware! Among half-drunk cups of water and mismatched socks you may also find that Lego set you’ve been meaning to build, that book you’ve been meaning to read, or that craft you’ve been meaning to finish – and you can’t just throw out a good box . . . good luck!
athletic shirts and underwear have both gone tagless – why not your mattress, too? Celebrate your freedom by doing what it’s illegal for the manufacturer to do and rip them off!!
Today’s a day for tasty treats: time to give someone a cupcake and have a Coke – if you’re lucky you’ll get a Coke at the same time someone gives you a cupcake. Or maybe combine them both and make Coke cupcakes – although giving those away without eating them all would be incredibly difficult.
Great Lakes Awareness Day celebrates the Great Lakes, as well as highlighting the issues they face and efforts to preserve them. Taken together, the five lakes (Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior) make up the largest freshwater body on Earth. Now facing pollution and invasive species, over 140 federal programs support environmental restoration and management of the lakes.
“Keep the Great Lakes Great” is a slogan I could get behind.
