SUNDAY FUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

 SUNDAY FUNDAY

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

The biggest adventure you can take is

to live the life of your dreams. Oprah Winfrey

 

When you discover true happiness you will find that

you are wealthier beyond the dreams of kings.  Jeffrey Fry

INTRODUCTION:

Wow - this is the last Sunday of September 2021.  Have you made good use of this month?  (I’ve been busy - so, I’ll answer that as “yes”)!!!

Other than that, are there games, topics, activities, that you would like to see in the Sunday Funday activity?

LOVE YOU ALL!!!!

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FUN STUFF

Do you know that EDAM cheese is made backward?

Car puns drive me crazy

Your fingers have fingertips, but your toes don’t have toetips.  (And yet, you can tiptoe but not tipfinger!!!) 

I am writing about all the things I should be doing.  Yes, it is an “ought-to” biography!!!

A priest, rabbit, and a minister walked into a bar.  The bartender asked the rabbit why he was there and the rabbit answers “Because of autocorrect”.  (Think about it!!) 

“Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy.” ― Einstein

“I came from a real tough neighborhood. Once a guy pulled a knife on me. I knew he wasn't a professional, the knife had butter on it.” ― Rodney Dangerfield

“Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours.”― Yogi Berra

“Never miss a good chance to shut up.”― Will Rogers

“Never trust people who smile constantly. They're either selling something or not very bright.”

― Laurell K. Hamilton

A day without sunshine is like, you know, night. - Steve Martin

“Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence in society.” —Mark Twain

“Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.” —Jack Handey

Miscellaneous:

Stat: A white paint created at a Purdue University lab has been named the whitest paint ever made by the Guinness World Records. There is a madness to the whiteness: This paint reflects 98.1% of solar radiation, keeping whatever it’s coating cooler than the surrounding temperature. Researchers are calling it an important tool for energy conservation.

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TODAY IN HISTORY and NATIONAL TODAY

September 26, 1960 - The First Televised Debate - Kennedy and Nixon.

(Do you remember it?)

September 27 - World Tourism Day

I think many of us have been outside the United States.  Where have you gone?  What did you see?  Have you taken any cruises?

September 28, 1066 - William the Conqueror invades England - (with the eventual “Battle of Hastings”).  It established “Modern England”.

September 29 - National COFFEE DAY - (and, surprise) - National Starbucks Day!!!

Yes - I like my coffee!!

INTERNATIONAL PODCAST DAY - September 30, 2021 | National Today

I have listened to some podcasts.  There are some I like - but when I exercise/walk, I prefer an audiobook or music (I sometimes select the John Phillip Sousa channel on Pandora to have a steady beat to walk (march?) too!!!  And, currently, I’m getting close to finishing “The Fellowship of the Ring” - the first book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.  (And, I have the “Two Towers” already reserved.  It’s been a few years since I read/listened to the three books.  

INTERNATIONAL COFFEE DAY - October 1, 2021 | National Today

Yes, I like coffee (I’ve written about coffee before).  And, various health research studies seem to suggest that moderate coffee drinking can be helpful.  I found one that I showed to my dental hygienist about coffee limiting the spread of periodontal disease!!

NATIONAL NAME YOUR CAR DAY - October 2, 2021, | National Today

Okay, I generally have not named my car.  But, one of my friends called my old car “Hoopy”.  So, when I got a new car (a Chevy Spark) it just seemed natural to call it “Sparky”.  I do remember an old (mid-60s) Buick Stationwagon what we called “Betty Buick”.  Do you name your car?

WORD PUZZLES

KNOCK

WOOD

MAN

MOON

MIND

MATTER

NEPAINCK

SOMEWHERE

RAINBOW

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WRAP-UP

(Personal)  Yesterday I played in a Granny Basketball Tournament in Norman Oklahoma.  I might have pictures next week.

I am playing for Oktoberfest at Walburg Restaurant - every Saturday in October - but, I will only be playing on October 2, 9, and 30. On Friday, October 15th, the Williamson County Symphony Orchestra is playing at First Baptist Church, Georgetown; on Saturday, October 16th, we are playing outdoor in Downtown Round Rock - across the street from the library.  On Saturday, October 23rd, the Central Texas Musical Arts Symphony is playing at the Leander High School.

LOVE WINS!!

Karen

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ANSWERS:

KNOCK Knock on Wood

WOOD

MAN Man on the Moon

MOON

MIND Mind over Matter

MATTER

NEPAINCK Pain in the Neck

SOMEWHERE Somewhere over the rainbow

RAINBOW