It's Just a Shot Away

July,that is! I hijacked some lyrics from the Rolling Stones song Gimme Shelter for today's title. It is time for the July holiday guide.
July 1 International Joke Day
2nd I Forgot Day
3rd Disobedience Day
4th Sidewalk Egg Frying Day (bet some of you thought something else)
5th Work-a-holics Day
6th National Fried Chicken Day
7th National Strawberry Sundae Day
8th Video Games Day
9th National Sugar Cookie Day
10th Teddy Bear Picnic Day
11th Cheer up the Lonely Day
12th Different Colored Eyes Day
13th Embrace Your Geekness Day
14th National Nude Day,and it only follows that it is also Pandemonium Day
15th Cow Appreciation Day
16th National Juggling Day
17th Yellow Pig Day
18th National Caviar Day
19th National Raspberry Cake Day
20th Ugly Truck Day
21st National Junk Food Day
22nd Hammock Day
23rd National Hot Dog Day
24th Cousins Day
25th Threading the Needle Day
26th All or Nothing Day
27th Take Your Pants for a Walk Day (not sure if you wear them or not)
28th National Chocolate Milk Day
29th National Lasagna Day
30th National Cheesecake Day
31st Mutt's Day

Carrot Cake Conspiracy

I don't have much of a sweet tooth,but when I do crave something sweet it is always something specific. Red Velvet Cake is something that I want on occasion,there are several different configurations of chocolate that I want from time to time. The worst by far for me is Carrot Cake because you can't get it around here,at least not by the slice,unless you count the little squares that one convienence store sells but is usually out of. So that leaves 3 stores that you can buy a whole Carrot Cake at and one of those three is a Costco and needless to say the cake is massive. I don't want a whole cake of anything as I don't eat sweets that often and they never seem quite the same to me if they are frozen. For that same reason I don't want to make one,a whole cake is just to much for one person to eat in a timely manner. Here is the conspiracy part...When I finally decide I can't go on living another day without Carrot Cake I can't remember which of the three choices have the one with the cream cheese frosting,though I know Costco does or at least I think they do. I really think that they take turns making the kind I like so as to lessen my chances at getting the one I want. It seems to me that the only way to solve this dilema is to keep a Carrot Cake log,but that seems a little extreme just to insure a decent,pleasing piece of cake. I wonder if the women's shelter would be willing to take a cake with only a couple of pieces missing? I know they take bottles of shampoo that have been opened,I guess I will have to look into that it could just be the solution that I have been looking for,and that way I could buy cakes at each of the places and take what I don't like to the shelter.

More Bows

Sometime back I did a blog about snowbows and why they didn't exist,at that time I was disappointed as I figured I just hadn't been lucky enough to witness one. I had never given a thought to a moonbow (also know as lunar rainbow,white rainbow,lunar bow,or space rainbow) it never occured to me that there would be enough light from the moon to produce anything like a rainbow. Moonbows are somewhat rare,but they do exist. They are faint due to the smaller amount of light reflected from the moon.
It is difficult for the human eye to see the colors of a moon bow as the light is to faint to excite the cone receptors in the eye,so they often appear white. Through a long exposure photograph the colors can be seen. The moon need to be full and low in the sky for a true moon bow to be produced.

Passing Lanes

I went on a day trip today,2 hours 30 minutes down and 2 hours 15 minutes back,no idea why the 15 minute difference as it was the exact same route both ways. I don't spend near the time on the road that I used to but some things never change. Am I the only one that has ever noticed that when you are driving on 2 lane roads and you come to a passing lane that everyone is pedal to the metal,but the second they are back to 2 lanes they are under the speed limit. I drive at least the speed limit regardless of how many lanes are available and have often wondered what causes the rest of the pack to slow down once the lanes go back to 2...is it a competitive thing when there are 4 lanes? Or do people think that they have to be more cautious when there are 2 lanes? As far as the wildlife factor goes it is an equal gamble whether 2 lanes or 4 or even more,they don't consider that when they decide they want to cross the road,and it is the driver that has to watch for the critters,regardless of how many lanes are available. I didn't really intend to write a blog today,but I had to settle my mind over this dilema,it has puzzled me for many years.

The Scoop on Poop

You are probably thinking,"she has entirely too much time on her hands" when you read todays title. I have many times thought that birds seem to target my vehicle to defecate on,but as it turns out it could be worse.
Yes an actual study was done in the UK to determine which color vehicle birds are most likely to poop on. The study included 1140 cars. The most pooped on color is red at 18% with blue trailing at 14% third is black at 11%,white at 7% and last is gray at 3%. The least pooped on color is green with only 1%. For any clean car freaks this could be a deciding factor for your next car purchase.
There are no doubt still some of you that find this hard to believe,but the fact is birds have excellent color vision. They can see UV light and have at least 4 kinds of cones in their eyes. In contrast humans can't see UV light and only have 3 types of cones.

Asleep or Busy?

Actually in 1980 when this was happening it is more likely that I was busy than asleep at the wheel. It is the only excuse I can come up with that I didn't know that Joe Fidler Walsh was running for president. His platform was "Free Gas for Everyone". (A platform that would surely get most anyone elected these days.) He was also going to change the national anthem to "Life's Been Good". In 1992,he ran for vice president with the platform "Free Toilet Paper for Everyone". Joe is a very talented musican and has played with several bands,The Eagles and The James Gang are the two best known,though he is more well known for his solo career. I wouldn't mind if he ran for office again,he would certainly be a better choice than is sometimes offered.
The odd twist to this Joe Walsh for President blog is there is another Joe Walsh,a Representative from Illinois that has been known for Obama bashing. What a strange and wonderful world we live in.
For any of you that might have been wondering,I just checked my stats and some of the Russian readers are back! I had been wondering what had happened to them,welcome back!

Signs

While I was trekking about the web gathering information for yesterday's blog I found a related item that I didn't know about,though most hard core Trekkies may know.
The Vulcan salute,as it has come to be known,was invented by Leonard Nimoy during the filming of the second season opener. Spock is in a sort of male estrus cycle and must return to the planet Vulcan to mate. The original script had Spock kneeling before the Vulcan matriarch and a ceremony somewhat like being knighted. Nimoy thought Vulcans should have their own distinct greeting and drew on his Jewish background to suggest the now familiar salute. In the 1960's hippies thought it to be a variation of the peace sign. It is actually based on a blessing gesture (kohanim) done with both arms held horizontally in front. Nimoy modified the gesture to one hand held upright making it more like a salute.

Trekking

I am guessing the first thing most people think of when they hear the word trek is "Star Trek". Trek can be a noun or a verb,the original meaning comes from South Africa where the Boers used it to mean a journey by ox wagon. The British,who seized control of South Africa from the Boers at the turn of the 20th century,seized the word trek during the 19th century. The earliest recorded use of trek was in 1822 in the compound word trektow: a rope joining the wagon pole and yoke to which oxen were fastened. The earliest recorded use as a noun was in 1849 where it meant : a journey by ox wagon. As a noun it can also mean: a journey or leg of a journey,especially when slow or difficult. Hope I didn't break any Trekkie's hearts!

Honestly?

Ever notice when people finish a statement with the word "honest" that you immediately doubt the statement? We all know about Honest Abe,and the story about George Washington and how he couldn't tell a lie about chopping down the cherry tree,though that story has been contested. I am not saying either way as I haven't a clue. What I do want to talk about is George and his horses,for some reason I didn't know he was such an animal lover and kept quite a sizable stable.
Washington was fond of horses from early boyhood,and owned his first horse at 17. His mother was a skilled horsewoman who taught George how to train horses using the gentlest of methods,and to never resort to cruelty. Early in Washington's public career on the way back to Virginia from a mid-winter trip to Pennsylvania his horses grew weak from struggling through deep snow. Realizing that riding them further would cause them pain or possibly kill them,he gave them to a tribe of local Indians,and continued on foot.
During the Revolutionary War he had two mounts,Nelson and Blueskin. As a reward for their loyal service he retired them both after he resigned his commission. He also kept a racehorse named Magnolia in his stables along with many other animals.

Cave Soaps

 What is it about soap operas that makes a person stay with them for years? I know that is what brought me back to read more of this series is to see what happened next,and though I am over halfway now I am still wondering why I came back for more.I thought I had had enough of Jean Auel and her Earth Children series by the end of the fourth book,but with the Kindle I couldn't help but download  the fifth in the six part series from the library. She definitely has built a strong character in the heroine of the stories,and in her mate and that is what brought me back for more. The stories are set 25,000 years ago and have been three decades in the writing of them. Though most of the descriptions are unusual the first time you read them,after reading the same ones over and over they get a bit redundant and that seems to be the theme she sticks with through all of the books,I guess it is her way of justifying her years of research. I am already on the waiting list for the sixth and final book and though there are rumors that there might be another one,it will be a long time for me to want to read another, if I decide to read it at all.

The Name Game

If you end up mentally singing the "Name Game" the rest of the day I take full responsibility. What I was looking for in yesterday's blog was stories about re- branding that went horribly wrong. As it turned out there wasn't nearly what I had hoped for. I had heard that Enron was originally Enteron,which means intestine or in some variations,male anus. As time passed the original name Enteron seems to have been more apt.
The interesting thing I did find out is most logo or name changes are done to try to disguise a company after a bad turn of events,though some changes are simply an attempt to update their image. The changes can cost millions or billions of dollars and profits are seldom reflected with the changes. It makes a person wonder why they don't just stay with the classics.


1919-1937



1937-1961



1961-2003



2003-present



Giggles and Grins

I ran across these while looking for a somewhat related item...

How Many Blonds??

I noticed a friend of mine driving by with her granddaughter while I was out for a walk today. I thought to myself,she is a little towhead just like her mother was when she was young. That led me to wonder is it toe head,or towhead? And where did that saying come from? The answer to this one actually makes sense.
In colonial times families grew flax to make into fabric for clothing. Transforming the flax into thread was a complicated,time consuming process. After the flax was harvested it was soaked in water for several days to soften it so the inner fibers could be removed from the stalk. To separate the long thin fibers from the shorter,coarser ones,the flax was pulled through a bed of nails or combed in a process called towing. The shorter fibers were of lesser quality and were called tow. This led to the term towheads to describe people,particularly children whose hair resembled these strands. It makes me wonder why they didn't end up being called card heads...referring to carding wool!
Towhead is also an alluvial deposit in a river,such as a sandbar or small island formed from silt.

An Odd Rite

Gruesome may be a better word than odd to describe this custom,you can be the judge of that. When Thoroughbreds die the only parts that are buried are the head (to symbolize intelligence), the heart (to symbolize strength) and the legs ( to symbolize power). The rest of the body is cremated. I don't know about the rest of you,but if it were me I would rather be either cremated or buried and it doesn't seem like much of an honor to be dismembered after death. I looked around and couldn't find out how this tradition was started but it seems rather barbaric to me. Secretariat had the honor of being buried whole...makes you wonder what the other horses did to be undeserving.


Secretariat winning the Kentucky Derby



Strange Ways

I enjoy trying to learn something new everyday,sometimes the things I learn come in a straightforward way,other times the route is not so clearly defined. The new thing I learned today might not be new to everyone,but it was to me. I was watching Cars 2 and the first race takes place in Towkyo (Tokyo) Japan,part of the race is across the Rainbow Bridge. I thought it had to be part of a pun used in animated movies,but I made a mental note to check it out later. My thought was "Who would willingly cross the Rainbow Bridge?" as that is another way to say die.
The Rainbow Bridge not only exists it is one of the most famous bridges in Tokyo. It is a suspension bridge with two decks,eight lanes and one pedestrian walkway. The bridge has two massive towers that are white to match the skyline. The wires that support the bridge are decorated with solar powered lamps of red,green and white. Thus it was given the name Rainbow Bridge.

Not on My Bucket List

In 1926 a volcanic eruption in the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia created a crater known as Dallol. The word Dallol means disintegration and describes the landscape made up of acid ponds,iron oxide ,sulfur and salt plains. Though nice to see in photos,the combination of noxious fumes and an average daily temperature of 94 degrees it is not high on any list of tourist attractions,add to that the fact that the only regular transport is camel caravans which travel there to collect salt. I am going to take a pass on this one.

An Equation for Every Occasion

I have never been very sharp when it comes to math,the basics don't present a problem and so far that is all I have needed in life. When it comes to equations you can count me lost. The surprising thing to me is the amount of equations,there numbers seem infinite or maybe that is just my math hangup talking.

The most bizarre one I have heard of is the Drake equation. In 1961 Frank Drake in preparation for a meeting of various types of scientists (which later became SETI) came up with an equation to predict how hard it was going to be to detect extraterrestrial life in our galaxy. From his equation many more arose that worked from different factors,and I am guessing here,but I bet from those equations more grew...This equation business is almost enough to give a person a headache! I can't help but wonder who foots the bill for all the people coming up with the equations,but on second thought I probably don't want to know.

Story of a Different Color

Not to be confused with an off color story! In a dream I had last night there was a three story building that in reality doesn't exist,when I woke up I was wondering about the word story (maybe a residual left from yesterday's blog?) My best guess was that when families lived in the same house with several generations the word story would mean where a generation or "story" lived in that building. As usual I was all wet.
Roman buildings had decorations of carvings or murals on exterior walls on each floor level,the Latin word for these was historia. The historia depicted myths or battles and multilevel buildings had different levels of historia. Over time the word historia was shortened to story. According to dictionaries this is how the word story evolved from its Latin root.
Another guess at the origin of the term story is that churches that had stained glass windows and each window told part of a bible story. As the churches grew the story continued with more stained glass on the second story of the church.

More Beliefs

Aboriginal groups share similar belief systems which are called the Dreaming. People outside their culture think of the Dreaming as a sort of religion,which is accurate in a sense as they receive an enlightenment through dreams and visions. The name for the Dreaming varies between the different Aboriginal groups. They share many of the same beliefs, although the messages and characters in the stories differ.
The Adnyamathanha (meaning rock people) see more than just the land and plants,they see the stories of how they have survived. The land is their bible,encyclopedia and supermarket and has sustained them forty thousand years. There is one story of the Rainbow Serpent becoming sick in a valley so the Adnyamathanha avoided that valley,years later geologists discovered uranium in that valley. The Dreaming stories come under three main headings: rules for living,the natural environment,and the spiritual world.
I came across a reference to their belief in a book and having visited Australia in the past I became interested in learning more,I wasn't told why the rock formations and land were sacred to the Aborigines,only that they were and now it makes sense to me.


Flinders Ranges where the group in the Blog is located



A Brief Explanation

This blog was started to keep my mind active and always seeking new information. Sometimes I find out about interesting animals or events, other times it is about things I simply find amusing. It has never been my intent to be a final authority on anything,nor are most of the views I present things I hold as personal beliefs. These are meant to be glimpses of other lifestyles,ideas or thoughts and at times they are meant to be downright silly...everyone enjoys a little mental recess after all. It is somewhat like life in general,to be taken with a grain of salt,or maybe I should include a warning that it may not be acceptable to all age or belief groups? Then again if you find the things I write about offensive I can be just as easily tuned out! I avoid talking about myself or what is going on in my life for the most part,because my individual life is not all that interesting but life as a whole certainly is and far from boring if you only take the time and notice things that are going on around you,my hope is to not bore anyone but to maybe light little fuses that send you off on your own mental adventures. With that said I would like to thank my continuing readers. I wonder what happened to my Russian audience? They all dropped off at the about same time,none of them ever signed on as followers so there is no way I can check with them. Oh well another thing to fuel my imagination.

To Sin or Not to Sin

I received my latest issue of Mental Floss last week and one of the topics covered was the The Seven Deadlies. To sum it up none of the seven sins:Sloth,Gluttony,Envy,Greed,Lust,Wrath,and Pride were all that bad when looked at in an objective way. First covered was sloth which according to studies is linked to genetics but they also found that people that worked harder were more likely to develop several disorders not normally found in your basic couch potato. Gluttony didn't fair quite as well,but it was sighted that in caveman days the gluttony probably saved lives in times of little hunting,plus politicians that are portly are thought to be more trust worthy. Envy turns out to be the driving force behind all kinds of different improvements,and not just individually but for countries as well. Greed was pretty much on the same level as envy and plays an essential part in that driving force that can keep a person alive,but probably not all that popular with their peers. Both envy and greed can be seen in the brain on an MRI. Lust,once again good for your health, people that have regular sex live two years longer on average than those who don't,plus an after affect is it keeps people calm. Wrath hones your analytical skills because it forces people to ignore irrelevant details. Pride,which is considered a big one of the seven,is not only natural but also necessary. It cause people to feel confident and they tend to take charge and think of themselves as good,people with less pride lean more toward depression.
Now that you have another point of view on the sins you might want to rethink a few of them!

The Other Side of the Coin

I am reading a book that features several quotes from the less than savory characters of history. Since I have in the past included quotes from  famous Americans I thought it would be interesting to give other people equal space. If you don't think about who is saying the quotes some of them are pretty good.
Hitler: "By the skillful and sustained use of propaganda, one can make a people see even heaven as hell or an extremely wretched life as paradise." "All great movements are popular movements. They are the volcanic eruptions of human passions and emotions, stirred into activity by the ruthless Goddess of Distress or by the torch of the spoken word cast into the midst of people."
Stalin: "A sincere diplomat is like dry water or wooden iron." "Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed." "Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs." "History shows that there are no invincible armies." "Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns,why should we let them have ideas."
Mussolini: "Inactivity is death." "It's good to trust others but,not to do so is much better." "The best blood will at some time get into a fool or a mosquito." "The history of saints is mainly the history of insane people."

Loose Ends

The time has come for another blog composed of little pieces of things I have found interesting but don't carry enough information to be an entire blog by themselves.
A ton of $1 bills equals about $900,000.
1/2 byte is called a nibble.
Henry David Thoreau worked in his parents pencil factory when he was between jobs.
Here is a word that could be useful to crossword puzzlers: quern- the bottom part of a hand turned grain mill (the upper part is called the handstone) some what similar to what is called a mortar and pestle.
And last on my list for today,is it just me or is the thought of the song "Eyes Without a Face" by Billy Idol kind of creepy? It seems like it might translate in some other languages to poke your eyes out.


Example of Saddle Quern



Chicken or the Egghead?

I had always assumed the term "egghead" was introduced in conjunction with computer nerd types,but that is not where it originated. The term egghead was coined by Republicans to describe Adlai Stevenson II as he was both an intellectual and bald. I remember hearing the name Adlai Stevenson but never realized that his political background was similar to that of the Kennedy's. There were three different Adlai Stevenson's in politics,Adlai I was both a congressman and Vice President. Adlai II,the grandson of Adlai I,was Governor of Illinois,U.S. Presidential candidate in 1952 and 1956 and UN Ambassador. Adlai III, son of Adlai II, was US Senator,Illinois State Representative, and candidate for Illinois Governor.
The following are some quotes that I enjoyed by Adlai II.
"A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree,then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation."
"Accuracy to a newspaper is what virtue is to a lady; but a newspaper can always print a retraction."
"An editor is someone who separates the wheat from the chaff and prints the chaff."
"He who slings mud generally loses ground."

Dumb Luck

I may have blogged about a similar item in the past,so even if it may sound a little repetitive there is new information about the hazards we faced as baby boomers.
We never had helmets for bike riding,or skating and I never knew anyone that was injured. We didn't even have seat belts in cars when I was a kid,never mind child safety seats. Kids would play outside all day long,sometimes even packing their own lunch,without adult supervision. I have no idea how old I was the first time I was left alone,but I am guessing pretty young. We climbed trees and prowled the woods never thinking anything bad was out there,human or animal. My sister and I used to pull the flowers off of foxgloves and suck the ends because they were sweet,never mind the foxglove contains digitalis. Today while reading an innocent sounding article I discovered yet another danger I never realized when I was out playing. That is the Oregon Newt,we would play with them for hours on end. From what I read today it is surprising I even lived until adulthood. The skin of the Oregon Newt has a poison called tetrodotoxin and a single newt has enough of this toxin to kill a hundred men. After today's discovery I am thinking I should get retroactive hazard pay just for being a kid!

A Lesser Known Meaning

I ran across a definition of the word editor and thought it was interesting how the meaning had changed so dramatically.
In the days of gladiator games in Rome the sponsor/coordinator was called the editor. The editor would lead the combatants into the arena. The editor was usually the emperor or a high ranking magistrate. The first events were often mock fights with wooden weapons,followed by animal acts. Sometimes the animals were trained to perform tricks,but more often they were killed,the more common animals first progressing to the more exotic. The animals were sometimes pitted against each other,sometimes they were killed by a fighter called a bestiarii.
At lunch time they executed criminals. After lunch came the mortal combat of the gladiators. They would fight one-on-one or on teams. If one was injured or disarmed,he held up his left index finger,the spectators signaled with hand gestures whether they would be spared or put to death. Thumbs up for death,a fist waved for a reprieve. The editor made the final decision.

The Old Gray Mare

Have you ever heard of an enzyme named catalase? If so did you relate it to gray hair? First of all the presence of catalase is what makes hydrogen peroxide bubble when applied to tissue containing catalase. Hydrogen peroxide is a harmful by-product of many normal metabolic processes,to prevent damage to cells and tissues it must be converted into less dangerous substances. This is where catalase does its work. Catalase is also used in the food industry for removing hydrogen peroxide from milk before it is made into cheese and in food wrappers to prevent oxidation. Catalase is also used in some contact lens cleaning products,hydrogen peroxide is used to sterilize them and then a solution of catalase is used before the inserting the lens into the eye. But here is the real kicker: recent studies revealed that low levels of catalase my play a role in the graying of human hair. If there is a dip in the catalase level the hydrogen peroxide is not broken down and bleaches the hair from the inside out. Now as Andy Rooney would have said,you know the rest of the story.

Why Is That?

I have been thinking...okay I can almost hear the collective groan but just bare with me,or not, as always it is your choice. Why is it that people all want to pretty much be the same? Instead of embracing their unique looks and ways, most people try to match with the current trends and fashions. I can understand how it works with teenagers and even young adults who may not have figured out exactly who they are, or who they want to be so they just follow the lead of whoever is setting the trend,but how does it extend into adulthood? Is that saying that those people never grew comfortable with who they are, so they are still trying to find a way to fit in? Or is it all a matter of programing with commercials and magazine ads dictating what to wear and how to use make-up,clothes and hair dye? I am nearly positive it is not a product of my imagination as everywhere I go when I look around and observe people they are all going for the same look,and less face one simple thing, the same look is never a good look for all people. Just another one of those questions I have that will probably go unanswered and always serve to mystify me. Maybe I just shouldn't think so much,but so far I have yet to find an off switch for that particular feature!

Black Holes?

Either today's blog is about another thing missing from my education,or it could be about my attention not being riveted on the subject at hand. I was often bored in school,which was partly the teachers fault for so closely following the material they were given to teach (which is often repetitive), instead of doing a little work on their own to make the lessons a bit more lively. It could also be the product of failing memory.
Most people know the story of how Mary Shelley wrote "Frankenstein". It was at a gathering of friends that became bored with being trapped inside because of the weather and began reading ghost stories to entertain each other. They took turns reading from a collection of German ghost stories called "Fantasmagoriana". Lord Byron didn't like the book and said they could all write a better horror story. Out of their efforts John Polidori produced "The Vampyre" from which a century later "Dracula" was born. Mary Shelley had a dream which would become "Frankenstein".

I had never know (or else forgotten) the name or exact location where these friends had gathered. It was Villa Diodati, a manor in Colongy close to Lake Geneva. The villa was originally called Villa Belle Rive, Lord Byron named it Villa Diodati after the family that owned it. An American businessman bought the Villa in 2000. I wonder who?

Coming Events

Coming up is your list of lesser known holidays for this month. You can choose to ignore or acknowledge, I doubt it matters much either way!
1st Dare Day
2nd National Rocky Road Day
3rd Repeat Day (Repeat Day)
4th Old Maid's Day (cards or people...your choice)
5th Festival of Popular Delusions Day ( I will be celebrating this one)
6th National Applesauce Cake Day
7th National Chocolate Ice Cream Day (is this redundant with the 2nd?)
8th Name Your Poison Day
9th Donald Duck Day
10th National Yo-Yo Day
11th National Hug Holiday
12th Machine Day (kiss your favorite machine?)
13th Kitchen Klutzes of America Day
14th Pop Goes The Weasel Day
15th Smile Power Day
16th National Hollerin' Contest Day
17th Eat Your Vegetables Day
18th International Panic Day (breathe deeply)
19th World Sauntering Day
20th Ice Cream Soda Day
21st Cuckoo Warning Day ( It will be a wet summer if the sound of the cuckoo is heard today.)
22nd National Chocolate Eclair Day
23rd National Pink Day
24th Museum Comes To Life Day
25th Log Cabin Day
26th National Chocolate Pudding Day
27th National Columnists Day
28th Paul Bunyan Day
29th Camera Day
30th Meteor Day
The month of June is Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat month,so if you are in need of a cat the time is right! June is also Dairy Month,Turkey Lover's Month,National Accordion Awareness Month and Zoo and Aquarium Month. I didn't find it said officially, but it also looks like a lot of chocolate month!