★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ July 21, 2012 ★~ Today's Quote: Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. Ernest Hemingway ★~ Woodie Wagon Day: Woodie is a 1942 Ford Woodie Wagon. The “Woodie Wagon” was made famous in the 1940s and 1950s, romanticizing the American … Continue reading July 21, 2012: Woodie Wagon Day, Junk Food Day

★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ July 20, 2012 ★~ Today’s Quote: “The moon is friend for the lonesome to talk to.”  Carl Sandburg ★~ Moon Day: The Eagle has landed. On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 left Kennedy Space Center, and on  July 20, 1969, the Eagle, a lunar module, landed on the moon at … Continue reading July 20, 2012: Moon Day, Fortune Cookie Day, Ugly Truck Day, Lollypop Day!

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ July 19, 2012 ★~ Today’s Quote:  The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right. Mark Twain ★~ Flitch Day: The tradition of the Dunmow Flitch began in Great Dunmow, Essex in 1104 when a local couple so impressed the Prior of Little … Continue reading July 19, 2012: Flitch Day, Stick Out Your Tongue Day, Raspberry Cake Day, National Daiquiri Day

It was one of those weekends when much of what could go wrong did. By Sunday night I felt exasperated and “out of sorts,” right alongside my friends that threatened to stab spouses with curtain rods and smother children with pillows. Finally, after countless weekend miscommunications, I found myself saying, “ZEUS! APHRODITE! APOLLO! Is Mercury … Continue reading Is Mercury In Retrograde or Have I Lost My Mind?

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ July 14, 2012 ★~ Today‘s Quote:  Not all the Greek runners in the original Olympics were totally naked. Some wore shoes. – Mark Twain ★~ National Nude Day: National Nude Day (also referred to as International Nude Day as it has gone global) originated in New Zealand when former rugby star … Continue reading Nude Day, Pandemonium Day, Macaroni Day, Grand Marnier

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ July 13, 2012 ★~  Today’s Quote: “I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.” – HAL, 2001: A Space Odyssey ★~ International Puzzle Day: International Puzzle Day is celebrated on Architect Erno Rubik’s birthday (he was the  inventor of the famous Rubik’s Cube). Rubik’s Cube became a worldwide craze … Continue reading July 13, 2012: Embrace Geekness, Fool’s Paradise Day, Cow Appreciation!

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ July 12th ★~  Today’s Quote:  Be not simply good - be good for something. Henry David Thoreau ★~ Different Colored Eyes Day: Heterochromia, in case you didn’t know, is just a fancy word for different-colored eyes. It comes in several forms – different colored eyes entirely, eyes that are part … Continue reading July 12, 2012: Different Colored Eyes Day, Simplicity Day, Pecan Pie Day

~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ July 11th ★~ Today’s Quote: Be obscure clearly.  E.B. White ★~ Cheer Up the Lonely Day:  Today is the day to cheer up the lonely and downtrodden. Haven’t we all been there from time to time? Sometimes all it takes to brighten a day is a visit or phone call … Continue reading July 11, 2012: Cheer Up the Lonely Day, Day of the Five Billion, Blueberry Muffin Day

  Facebook. How I do I like thee! Today on Facebook’s El Morno, we had a chat about challenges, and before we knew it, we were planning our own 21-day July challenge. The following Facebook conversation took place over morning coffee and includes Emily (my food-of-the-day partner), Julianne (Chicago northwest-sider), and me. Read along — … Continue reading Water Challenge—Get Wet With Us!