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Wordless Wednesday*Lady Bug
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Just Pondering
Bella Grace Field Guide by Stampington
What is filling up your heart?
Melinda
Today in History September 18, 2022
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1793
George Washington lays the Capitol cornerstone
On September 18, 1793, George Washington lays the cornerstone to the United States Capitol building, the home of the legislative branch of American government. The building would take nearly a century to complete, as architects came and went, the British set fire to it and it was called into use during the Civil War. Today, the Capitol building, with its famous cast-iron dome and important collection of American art, is part of the Capitol Complex, which includes six Congressional office buildings and three Library of Congress buildings, all developed in the 19th and 20th centuries.
1975
Patty Hearst captured by police
Newspaper heiress and wanted fugitive Patty Hearst is captured in a San Francisco apartment and arrested for armed robbery. On February 4, 1974, Patricia Hearst, the 19-year-old daughter of newspaper publisher Randolph Hearst, was kidnapped from her apartment in Berkeley, …read more
1973
Jimmy Carter files report on UFO sighting
Future President Jimmy Carter files a report with the International UFO Bureau on September 18, 1973, claiming he had seen an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) in October 1969. During the presidential campaign of 1976, Democratic challenger Carter was forthcoming about his belief …read more
1987
Hundreds are accidentally poisoned in Brazil
On September 18, 1987, cesium-137 is removed from an abandoned cancer-therapy machine in Brazil. Hundreds of people were eventually poisoned by radiation from the substance, highlighting the danger that even relatively small amounts of radiation can pose. In 1985, the …read more
1981
Canada mall sets parking-lot record
On September 18, 1981, the 20,000-car parking lot at Canada’s West Edmonton Mall makes the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest parking lot in the world. The mall has held other records, too: At one time or another it’s been the World’s Largest Shopping Mall (5.2 million …read more
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Melinda
Fun Facts
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Walt Disney World is the second-largest buyer of fireworks in the US.
Four people lived in a home for six months infested with over 2,000 venomous spiders.
Madonna has brontophobia, which is the fear of thunder.
In June 2017, the Facebook community reached 2 billion active users.
Samuel L. Jackson requested a purple lightsaber in Star Wars to accept the part as Mace Windu.
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Melinda
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#Weekend Music Share-Avril Lavigne: Happy Ending / Atlanta 2022
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Friday Quote 9/16/2022
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Wordless Wednesday*Pink
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It’s Weird When Your Ex-Husband Dies
I received a letter on Friday from the Probate Court that my ex-husband died. We’ve been divorced since 1999 but we were friends. It was a shock and why am I included in this official letter? I haven’t seen him in over 20 years.
I’m choosing to remember all the good memories we made and the joy I felt.
Our first:
First New Years’ Eve party
First Dive in Cozumel
Big shark encounter
Traveling the World
There were many more. On my first trip to Cozumel, the electricity went out right after I was heading to the shower. First I had to find someone with towels, I went back to the room ready to get all the salt off of me. We had to put a small flashlight on a beam to take a shower. This is not the Ritz type of country.
This was an annual event for Toys for Tots where thousands of bikers come together to ride across town to the center where the toys are collected by the Marines. We bought a big white teddy bear and tied it to the back of my seat. It was my first time attending and it was a blast. You can see by the smile on my face.
This song is appropriate for the occasion.
Born To Be Wild
We spent 13 years together and shared a lifetime of memories. He was a good man.
I pray you did not suffer, and that someone was always at your side.
You’ve joined your father and grandparents in Heaven, I know it will be a big occasion.
Peace
Melinda
Today in History September 11, 2022
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2021
Attack on the United States
At approximately 8:46 a.m. on a clear Tuesday morning, an American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The impact left a gaping, burning hole near the 80th floor of the 110-story skyscraper, instantly killing hundreds of people and trapping hundreds more in higher floors. As the evacuation of the tower and its twin got underway, television cameras broadcasted live images of what initially appeared to be a freak accident. Then, 17 minutes after the first plane hit, a second Boeing 767—United Airlines Flight 175—appeared out of the sky, turned sharply toward the World Trade Center, and sliced into the south tower at about the 60th floor. The collision caused a massive explosion that showered burning debris over surrounding buildings and the streets below. America was under attack.
1971
Donny Osmond has the #1 hit on the U.S. pop charts with “Go Away Little Girl”
Donny Osmond began his professional career in the early 1960s, as the dimpled, five-year-old frontman of the family barbershop quintet. These days, he is still a reliable Las Vegas nightclub draw; an occasional above-the-marquee star of touring Broadway musicals; and an on-again, …read more
1777
The Battle of Brandywine begins
On September 11, 1777, General Sir William Howe and General Charles Cornwallis launch a full-scale British attack on General George Washington and the Patriot outpost at Brandywine Creek near Chadds Ford, in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on the road linking Baltimore and …read more
1987
“Fatal Attraction” premieres
The thriller Fatal Attraction, about a married man who has a fling with a woman who then becomes obsessed with him and stalks his family, premieres in U.S. theaters on September 11, 1987. Fatal Attraction, which starred Michael Douglas and Glenn Close, was a box-office hit and …read more
1965
1st Cavalry Division arrives in South Vietnam
1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) begins to arrive in South Vietnam at Qui Nhon, bringing U.S. troop strength in South Vietnam to more than 125,000. The unit, which had a long and storied history, was the first full U.S. Army division deployed to Vietnam. The division consisted …read more
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Melinda
Fun Facts
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George W. Bush was once a cheerleader.
In total, there are 205 bones in the skeleton of a horse.
Coca-Cola once bought all the website URLs that can be read as ahh, all the way up to 62 h’s.
Each year there are more than 40,000 toilet-related injuries in the US.
Strawberries can be red, yellow, green, or white.
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Melinda
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#Weekend Music Share-Bad Company – Shooting Star – Live at Wembley Don’t Miss!
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Friday Quote 9/8/2022
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Just Pondering
Bella Grace Field Guide by Stampington
A perfect day doesn’t have to include anything over the top. It can be simply be made up of all the ordinary things that fill our hearts with joy.
What does a perfect day look like for you?
Melinda
Wordless Wednesday*Burgundy Mum
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Stream of Consciousness Saturday #SOCS Prompt is “why”
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “why”. Use it any way you’d like.
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Today’s prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “start with why.” Begin your post with the word “why.” Have fun!
I read JoAnna’s post from JoAnna of the Forest and she beat me to the reason WHY. I, like her, grew up hearing or saying why many times.
Why can’t we go outside to play?
Why can’t we get ice cream?
Why can’t I drive?
Why can’t I spend the night?
Then there’s the normal from the parent’s side
Why do you do that?
Why do you like him?
Why don’t you like school?
Why do you wear your jeans so low? (back when hip huggers were around)
There are so many why’s in the world, it can be exhausting but we are curious creatures and that’s how we learn.
Melinda
Here are the rules:
1. Your post must be stream of consciousness writing, meaning no editing (typos can be fixed), and minimal planning on what you’re going to write. 2. Your post can be as long or as short as you want it to be. One sentence – one thousand words. Fact, fiction, poetry – it doesn’t matter. Just let the words carry you along until you’re ready to stop. 3. I will post the prompt here on my blog every Friday, along with a reminder for you to join in. The prompt will be one random thing, but it will not be a particular subject. For instance, I will not say “Write about dogs”; the prompt will be more like, “Make your first sentence a question,” “Begin with the word ‘The,’” or will simply be a single word to get you started. 4. Ping back! It’s important, so that I and other people can come and read your post! For example, in your post you can write “This post is part of SoCS:” and then copy and paste the URL found in your address bar at the top of this post into yours. Your link will show up in my comments for everyone to see. The most recent pingbacks will be found at the top. NOTE: Pingbacks only work from WordPress sites. If you’re self-hosted or are participating from another host, such as Blogger, please leave a link to your post in the comments below. 5. Read at least one other person’s blog who has linked back their post. Even better, read all of them! If you’re the first person to link back, you can check back later or go to the previous week by following my category, “Stream of Consciousness Saturday,” which you’ll find below the “Like” button on my post. 6. Copy and paste the rules (if you’d like to) in your post. The more people who join in, the more new bloggers you’ll meet and the bigger your community will get! 7. As a suggestion, tag your post “SoCS” and/or “#SoCS” for more exposure and more views. 8. Have fun!
For more streams, rules, and tips for Stream of Consciousness Saturday, visit our host, Linda at: Linda G Hill
Fun Facts
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Ants leave maps for other ants when they walk.
Tears contain a natural painkiller, which reduces pain and improves your mood.
Saturn is the only planet in our solar system that could float in water.
Male cats have longer tails than female cats.
Dolly Parton lost in a Dolly Parton look-alike contest.
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Melinda
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#Weekend Music Share-Blake Shelton – No Body (Official Music Video) Watch the Line Dancing!
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Friday Quote 9/02/2022
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Wordless Wednesday*Purple
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What To Do Before Starting A Home Garden
A home garden offers loads of benefits beyond boosting your home’s curb appeal and increasing your property’s value. It plays a significant role in improving your physical and mental health. It also helps reduce your expenses (depending on what you grow in your garden) and establish sustainable measures in your home. But if you’re new to gardening and thinking about creating one for your home for the first time, the last thing you want to do is jump right into planting a garden. Here are some things you need to do before you start a home garden.
Decide on the best garden spot
The first thing you want to do is consider the best place to grow your garden. Of course, this will depend on your home and how much space you have. Be sure that your ideal spot offers at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily. Therefore, it would be best if you took the time to observe your preferred spaces to figure out which spots receive the most sunlight. If you have too much shade in your yard, all hope is not lost, as there are two options you can try. On the one hand, you can remove the source of shade, depending on what it is. On the other hand, you can consider growing indoor plants that thrive with little sunlight instead.
After deciding on the best spot, clear the ground of weeds, dead trees, stumps, etc. You can hire experts to remove some of these stubborn obstacles if necessary. You can visit websites like duvaltreeandbobcat.com for experienced and safe tree removal services.
Decide on the most suitable plants to grow
The next thing you want to do is decide on what plants you want to grow. Would you like to create a vegetable garden to supplement your grocery needs? Or do you want to spruce up your curb appeal with lush flowers? Knowing the purpose of the garden will help you decide what to grow in it. If you want to grow a garden for food, think about what vegetables, fruits, or herbs you need the most. Also, consider which food items are difficult or expensive to purchase and see if you can grow them. If your garden is for curb appeal, think about what plants or flower pieces you love the most and can thrive in your location.
Know what’s needed to encourage wildlife
Wildlife is an important part of your garden because it helps encourage growth in all aspects of the space. From pollinating flowers to creating an experience for you and your household to enjoy. You might also want to think about adding some wildlife that remains in your garden, like fish in a pond or chickens in a pen. For this, you’re going to need to have the right setup required like this automatic chicken waterer for example.
Invest in essential garden equipment
Gardening can be very relaxing, but it can also be very tasking, especially if you don’t have the right garden tools. You can take advantage of many tools, facilities, and equipment in the modern gardening world to make growing your plants easier. Of course, you don’t need to invest in a comprehensive range of garden equipment when you’re a beginner. You only need the basic and most essential tools, such as a rake, hand trowel, hoe, spade, garden fork, and pruning shears. Also, before considering gardening, be sure you’re willing to devote the time and effort a home garden demands.
This is a collaborative post.
Melinda
Adventures Added To My Bucket List
I love to dream about all the places and things I want to do. They’re not quite goals since the list is long but they’re a reminder of where to go when I’m planning an advantage. I hope this will prompt you to think about all the things you want to do in life and to write them down. Something written down is more likely to turn into a goal or be successful. I learned early in my career, the more I wrote about what I wanted to accomplish, the more accomplished I became.
Here’s the link to my previous Bucket List.
Here’s the link to my previous Bucket List.
Dive with Whales
Dive with the big Manta Rays
Go in a pressurized capsule deep into the ocean to look at a shipwreck.
Ride a Camel (ethically)
Bathe an Elephant in the river
Spend the day talking with Elon Musk
Become a wildlife rescuer
Create a Hydroponic garden
Lavish the countryside and shops in Greece
Own a Shiba Inu dog
Hike Nevada and Verna Falls at Yosemite National Park a second time
See Niagra Fallas
Have a proper greenhouse to grow veggies and flowers year round and grow plants from seeds
Complete my Ancesesty charts
I’ll update again after I have so time to contemplate.
What is on your Bucket List? don’t have one?…start today.
Have a great day.
Melinda
Today in History August 28, 2022
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1963
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington
On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., the African American civil rights movement reaches its high-water mark when Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his “I Have a Dream” speech to about 250,000 people attending the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The …read more
1996
Charles and Diana divorce
After four years of separation, Charles, Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne, and his wife, Princess Diana, formally divorce. On July 29, 1981, nearly one billion television viewers in 74 countries tuned in to witness the marriage of Prince Charles, heir to the British …read more
1917
President Woodrow Wilson picketed by women suffragists
On August 28, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson is picketed by suffragists in front of the White House, who demand that he support an amendment to the Constitution that would guarantee women the right to vote. Wilson had a history of lukewarm support for women’s suffrage, although …read more
1774
St. Elizabeth born in New York City
Elizabeth Ann Bayley is born in New York City on August 28, 1774. She went on to found the first Catholic school and the first female apostolic community in the United States. She was also the first American-born saint beatified by the Roman Catholic Church. Elizabeth Ann Bayley …read more
1869
Three leave Powell’s Grand Canyon expedition
Convinced they will have a better chance surviving the desert than the raging rapids that lay ahead, three men leave John Wesley Powell’s expedition through the Grand Canyon and scale the cliffs to the plateau above. Though it turned out the men had made a serious mistake, they …read more
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Melinda
Fun Facts
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Michael Jackson offered to make a Harry Potter musical, but the offer was rejected.
The world record for stuffing drinking straws into your mouth at once is 650.
Nutella was invented shortly after WWII ended because chocolate was so expensive.
North Korea has its own space program.
According to Genesis 1:20-22, the chicken came before the egg.
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Melinda
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#Weekend Music Share-Boston-More Than A Feeling
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Friday Quote 8/26/2022
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Wordless Wednesday*Pink Multi Colored
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Today in History August 21, 2022
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Hawaii becomes 50th state
The modern United States receives its crowning star when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a proclamation admitting Hawaii into the Union as the 50th state. The president also issued an order for an American flag featuring 50 stars arranged in staggered rows: five six-star rows and four five-star rows. The new flag became official July 4, 1960.
The first known settlers of the Hawaiian Islands were Polynesian voyagers who arrived sometime in the eighth century. In the early 18th century, American traders came to Hawaii to exploit the islands’ sandalwood, which was much valued in China at the time. In the 1830s, the sugar industry was introduced to Hawaii and by the mid 19th century had become well established. American missionaries and planters occupied the islands and brought about massive changes in Hawaiian political, cultural, economic and religious life. In 1840, a constitutional monarchy was established, stripping the Hawaiian monarch of much of his authority.
1980
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is founded
On August 21, 1980, animal rights advocates Ingrid Newkirk and Alex Pacheco found People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Rising from humble beginnings, PETA will soon become the world’s foremost and most controversial animal rights organization. Newkirk’s interest in …read more
2004
Michael Phelps wins eighth medal
On August 21, 2004, American swimmer Michael Phelps wins his eighth medal of the 2004 Athens Olympics in spite of sitting out his eighth scheduled event, the final of the 4 x 100-meter medley relay. Phelps left Athens with six gold and two bronze medals. His eight total medals …read more
1911
Theft of “Mona Lisa” is discovered
An amateur painter sets up his easel near Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris, only to discover that the masterpiece is missing. Earlier in the day, in perhaps the most brazen art theft of all time, Vincenzo Perugia had walked into the Louvre, removed the famed …read more
1944
The seeds of the United Nations are planted
On August 21, 1944, representatives from the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union and China meet in the Dumbarton Oaks estate at Georgetown, Washington, D.C., to formulate the formal principles of an organization that will provide collective security on a worldwide …read more
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Melinda
Fun Facts
Hi, thanks for stopping by today. I love hearing your comments each week. We learn some interesting things.
Queen Elizabeth II can’t sit on the Iron Throne from Game of Thrones.
An apple, potato, and onion taste the same if you eat them with your nose plugged.
The longest word you’re likely to encounter on an everyday basis is “uncharacteristically.”
A company in Poland makes dinnerware out of wheat so that you can eat your plate!
The average person walks the equivalent of five times around the world in their lifetime.
Enjoy!
Melinda
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Looking for the Light 