Happy Birthday, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

“Always Wacky; Sometimes Serious”

Sunday, May 21st, 2016
143 days have lapsed and there are 223 days left.

What’s Wacky Today?

Today is Buy a Musical Instrument Day and World Goth Day. I hope that when someone honors today and buys a musical instrument that he or she will take lessons and learn to play it! Instruments look great on the shelf but are meant to be played. Personally, I’m not sure what the whole idea about the Goth movement is all about but today would be a good day to do so if you are so inclined.

What Wacky happened on this date in the past?

The Lewis and Clark Expedition began and departed from St. Charles, Missouri on this date in 1804. In 1908, the Wright Brothers registered for a U.S. patent for their flying machine. 1939 brought Hitler and Mussolini together to sign what they called the “Pact of Steel”. Mister Roger’sNeighborhood premiered on this date in 1967.  1987 the baseball player Pete Rose passed Hank Aaron’s National League’s running score record. 1992, after a 30 year run, The Tonight Show’s JohnnyCarson had his final appearance.

Who has a birthday today?

1813 Richard Wagner, German composer

1844 Mary Cassatt, impressionist painter

1859 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author, creator of  Sherlock Holmes series

1907 Sir Laurence Olivier, actor

If you were born today, you are probably a hard worker and also like to be fit and work out. You are not really motivated by making money and you like to be in control of things.

What’s wacky one month out.

June 22nd: will be National Chocolate Éclair Day. Get ready to celebrate!

JUNE is: Aquarium Month, Candy Month, Dairy Month, Accordian Awareness Month, Adopt a Cat Month, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month, Rose Month and Turkey Lovers Month. 

What’s wacky two months out.

July 22nd: will be Hammock Day and Ratcatcher’s Day.  

July is National Blueberry Month, National Anti-Boredom Month, Unlucky Month (for Weddings), Cell Phone Courtesy Month, Hot Dog Month, and National Ice Cream Month.  MyImprintRep.com now offers free shipping on orders for imprinted promotional items to any related businesses in any of these industries; offer ends last day of July. Visit: www.MyImprintRep.com/123order to see catalog.

What’s wacky three months out.

August 22nd: Be an Angel Day and Tooth Fairy Day

AUGUST is: Admit You’re Happy, Family Fun, National Catfish, National Eye, National Golf, Peach, Romance Awareness, Water Quality and National Picnic Month. MyImprintRep.com now offers free shipping on all orders for imprinted promotional items to any related businesses in any of these industries; offer good from today and ends last day of August. New customers will also get 5% off when ordering before last day of July as reward for planning ahead! Visit: www.MyImprintRep.com/123order to see catalog.

This week is: Emergency Medical Services Week. This week why don’t you surprise your local ambulance and fire department personal by going in one morning with a large box of donuts or something to show appreciation. You don’t need any press for doing this; just be generous in your praise to these people who work hard to keep others well and safe.

Next week will be: Fishing Week

Email us your best fishing picture next week and if we use it, you get a Wacky Certificate that you can display stating that your picture was published on the Wacky page! CLICK HERE. 

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

There is no branch of detective science which is so important and so much neglected as the art of tracing footsteps. Sherlock Holmes

Go forth and watch your step!

Make it a “wacky” day!
Ter Scott!

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