Today is Flag Day, marking the 248th anniversary of when Congress adopted the configuration and colors of the United States flag.  An article written by Howard Schnauber with credit to Fort Collins Public Library Local History Archive appeared on the helpsaveamerica.com website.  Here is just a portion of that article.  Read it with appreciation for… Read More »

Today is a weird National Day Calendar Celebration.  Anne Moeller of Clio, Michigan created this day in 1982. “One day, her alarm clock failed to go off, hence creating a domino effect of bad luck events throughout the day.  Since the day happened to be on Friday the 13th, the observance takes place on the… Read More »

June 12, 1987.  President Ronald Reagan stood before a microphone at the Brandenburg Gate of the Berlin Wall.  The pillars of the Cold War, post WWII hostilities and tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies were shaking and near collapse.  The war had gone on since 1947, and the… Read More »

On June 21, 2016, an organization known as Bright Pink started a celebration that nearly 10 years later needs to change its name.  Today is National Call Your Doctor Day.  Before we discuss what the day is about, let’s consider calling a doctor – or anyone for that matter. Studies have shown that 25% of… Read More »

Today’s devotional serves as a PSA as well as supplying a springboard for the devotional.  First of all, the PSA.  If you are still running Windows 10, you are behind the technological eight ball!  Support for Windows 10, which launched in 2015, runs out October 14, 2025.  This coincides with the potential launch of Windows… Read More »

Today, we lift our hats in celebration of a truly iconic Donald’s birthday.  No, I’m not talking about our President whose birthday is in just 5 days.  I’m talking about a Donald who turns 91 today, is 12 years older than the President, and who sports a unique middle name:  Fauntleroy.  Any idea what Donald… Read More »

Do you have a BF, BFF, or a bestie?  If so, this is a day to celebrate them because this is National Best Friend Day.  According to a recent poll, 83% of Americans say that they have a best friend.  “Americans crave more time with their friends, with a majority saying they miss their companions.… Read More »

There’s nobody who is quite like Fred McFeely Rogers, better known simply as Mr. Rogers of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.  An ordained Presbyterian minister, Rogers’ “church” was a television screen, ministering to children and their parents through his program.  Much of the content of Rogers’ show was principles straight out of Scripture.  His gentle, almost bland… Read More »

Today (5/13) while dropping kids off at the school, I saw something that hit me the right way.  A 5th grader was walking on the sidewalk from the high school toward the elementary building.  As he is walking, he is dribbling a basketball.  Right hand, left hand, right hand, left hand.  Over and over as… Read More »

Ctrl-A.  Delete.  And just like that, you start over with a new page and an opportunity to get it right.  Wouldn’t it be great if life were that simple? Today is National Start Over Day.  It’s a day to encourage us to get back up and try again when we fail.  American educator Thomas H.… Read More »