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This is a Great thread, ICE

Just the other day I told my grandson I thought there was an appointed day for almost everything.
Right here is the proof.
 

Joking aside, these are some great days listed and inspirational, helpful info as well.

Monday 06 June 20116

National Gardening Exercise Day



If you’re bored with your same walking-running-Zumbaing exercise routine, feel the burn in your garden on National Gardening Exercise Day: June 6, 2016.

Gardening doesn’t just feed your body, mind, and soul, it also helps you tone muscles and work off calories. Jeffrey Restuccio, author of Getting Fit Through Gardening, has compiled a chart that shows how many calories you burn yard exercising for 30 minutes.

For instance:

Raking: 162

Weeding: 182

Mowing lawn (push mower): 243

Double digging: 344

Watering lawn or garden: 61

Like any cardio exercise, make sure you stretch out and warm up before beginning your gardening workout, and use a variety of motions at a steady pace.

An added bonus:

You’ll also be giving your mental health a boost since gardening can help depression. When you’re finished, refuel with fresh vegetables (maybe some home-grown heirlooms?) and fruits from your trees.

And

National Drive-In Movie Day



On this day in 1933, eager motorists park their automobiles on the grounds of Park-In Theaters, the first-ever drive-in movie theater, located on Crescent Boulevard in Camden, New Jersey.

Park-In Theaters–the term “drive-in” came to be widely used only later–was the brainchild of Richard Hollingshead, a movie fan and a sales manager at his father’s company, Whiz Auto Products, in Camden.

Reportedly inspired by his mother’s struggle to sit comfortably in traditional movie theater seats, Hollingshead came up with the idea of an open-air theater where patrons watched movies in the comfort of their own automobiles.

He then experimented in the driveway of his own house with different projection and sound techniques, mounting a 1928 Kodak projector on the hood of his car, pinning a screen to some trees, and placing a radio behind the screen for sound. He also tested ways to guard against rain and other inclement weather, and devised the ideal spacing arrangement for a number of cars so that all would have a view of the screen.

The young entrepreneur received a patent for the concept in May of 1933 and opened Park-In Theaters, Inc. less than a month later, with an initial investment of $30,000.

Advertising it as entertainment for the whole family, Hollingshead charged 25 cents per car and 25 cents per person, with no group paying more than one dollar. The idea caught on, and after Hollingshead’s patent was overturned in 1949, drive-in theaters began popping up all over the country.

One of the largest was the All- Weather Drive-In of Copiague, New York, which featured parking space for 2,500 cars, a kid’s playground and a full service restaurant, all on a 28-acre lot.

Drive-in theaters showed mostly B- movies–that is, not Hollywood’s finest fare–but some theaters featured the same movies that played in regular theaters. The initially poor sound quality–Hollingshead had mounted three speakers manufactured by RCA Victor near the screen–improved, and later technology made it possible for each car’s to play the movie’s soundtrack through its FM radio.

The popularity of the drive-in spiked after World War II and reached its heyday in the late 1950s to mid-60s, with some 5,000 theaters across the country. Drive-ins became an icon of American culture, and a typical weekend destination not just for parents and children but also for teenage couples seeking some privacy.

Since then, however, the rising price of real estate, especially in suburban areas, combined with the growing numbers of walk-in theaters and the rise of video rentals to curb the growth of the drive-in industry.

Today, fewer than 500 drive-in theaters survive in the United States.

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Note

Here's where you can fid the list of Drive-In Theaters left in the US

Tuesday 07 June 2016

Chocolate Ice Cream Day



The exact origins of Chocolate Ice Cream Day are unknown, but few people will need a reason to celebrate an event that requires the eating of chocolate ice cream.

Vanilla is considered the most popular flavor of ice cream, but ever since the Italians froze hot chocolate in 1692, chocolate has been a close contender.

The celebratory day itself was likely started by an ice cream manufacturer to encourage greater sales of the delightful dessert, but the question remains whether there was really any need to encourage people to eat more chocolate ice cream.

Chocolate ice cream is made by combining cocoa powder with eggs, cream, vanilla, and sugar. The recipe is then frozen, and the more adventurous celebrant could consider making their own ice cream based dessert in order to celebrate Chocolate Ice Cream Day, or simply open the freezer and grab any tub that is close to hand.

I think you'll be spoiled for choice tomorrow Ice. A lot of interesting 'today is' selections to choose from.

08 Wednesday 2016

National Upsy Daisy Day



I think I like the gist of it. The day was set up to encourage you to face the day positively and to get up gloriously, gratefully, and gleefully each morning.

I can’t think of better advice especially since it falls on a Wednesday this year.

Give it a try. Think positively.

Have faith that God can get you through.

Be thankful. And…remember to notice the little things that have the possibility of bringing joy into your life.

Upsy Daisy!

And

National Best Friends Day



National Best Friends Day is an unofficial holiday celebrating the bond between best friends.

It is celebrated annually on June 8. There is no known founder or history associated with this day. The holiday is meant to be a day when best friends can show their appreciation for each other in any way they wish.

The celebration of friendship is open to celebrating the many forms friendship, and best friends, takes over a person’s lifetime.




To all my dear friends here... I wish to dedicate this special day to you... Since I've come to know you, you have become much more than just aquaintances... I feel closer to you than most folks my IRL... My extended family...

Thanks for all these great months I've gotten to spend here with y'all... Much love goes out to each of you.... Ice

Ice, you are a great guy , thanks for all that you do my friend. I appreciate YOU.

Thank you Linville... You sir do so much yourself and believe me, it does not go un-noticed...

This forum takes all of us to make it work and each one plays a valuable part to the health, safety and well being of it... It was built out of love and respect and by doing so, we have a wonderful place here to gather and get/give correct info... People we can trust... And that my good friend, is hard to find even IRW....

Ice

i knew i just had to know what Today is. (i never found a good site to fill in for u.)

These are glorious days. And, such lovely words, Ice.

Just beautiful.

(i shall try all of the above, but, may i please forego painting the bottoms of my feet? at my age, it will be Put YOur Neighbor in a Mental Facility day if i try that one.)

Have to tell you again ICE what a fantastic thread this is!

For example, yesterday (June 7th) I was able to eat chocolate ice cream all day
and
Blame it on "National Chocolate Ice Cream Day"!    
I think that could be one of my favorite days!

Do you think there might be a National Chocolate Cake Day?


(hoping....)


Seriously tho - wonderful sentiments for today, and oh so true.

Thursday 09 June 2016

National Donald Duck Day



Full name: Donald Fauntleroy Duck

Donald Duck is so much more than just Mickey Mouse’s best friend. The beloved Disney character has starred in dozens of his own movies, books, comic strips, and even briefly enjoyed a period in the forties when he was more popular than the head mouse. What better way to celebrate Donald Duck Day than with some fun facts about Disney’s most well-known quacker?

01. HE’S BEEN A STAR FOR OVER 80 YEARS.

June 9 isn’t a randomly chosen day for Donald-centric celebrations: It marks the first time Donald appeared on the big screen. On June 9, 1934, Donald co-starred in the Disney “Silly Symphonies” short The Wise Little Hen (a spin on the fairy tale The Little Red Hen), where he appeared as a lazy duck who shirks helping out on a farm along with best pal Peter Pig.

02. HIS BIRTHDAY IS MARCH 13, 1914.

Traditionally, a character's first appearance in a cartoon marks its birthday—but in a late '40s cartoon, it was revealed that Donald was born on March 13th. In his authorized biography published in 1941, we find out he was born on Friday the 13th.

03. HE GOT HIS FIRST STARRING ROLE IN 1937.

Although Donald had lots of supporting roles after the success of The Little Red Hen, he didn’t get his first starring role until the 1937 short, Don Donald. The eight-minute cartoon follows Donald’s adventures in Mexico (including riding a burro, which goes poorly), though it’s mainly centered on his bumbling attempts to win over his lady love, Donna Duck.

04. HIS FIRST LOVE WAS NOT DAISY.

Like Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald and Daisy Duck are one of Disney’s most beloved couples. But it wasn’t always that way. There’s been some debate over whether or not Daisy and Donna (a modern lady who isn’t always taken with Donald’s attempts at wooing her) are really the same person, just a duck by a different name,

05. DONALD WAS A WARTIME SCREEN STAR.

The famed duck starred in a series of shorts during World War II that involved the positive- thinking duck developing deep appreciation for the American troops and a hefty dislike of Nazi Germany (referred to as “Nutzi Land" in the films).

06. HE’S A UNIQUE MASCOT.

Donald is—at least on merchandise and apparel—the mascot of the University of Oregon’s Fighting Ducks sports teams.

07. HE REALLY IS RELATED TO THE CLAN MCDUCK.

One of Donald’s main developers, cartoonist Carl Barks, helped kit out the Duck family tree back in the '50s (Barks also created Scrooge McDuck). Part of that expansion was to tie the Duck family in with the McDucks by marriage. Donald’s mother Hortense is a McDuck, and she married into the Ducks when she hooked up with Donald’s dad, Quackmore.