Good morning! Did you know there was actually a day to honor all of the dogs who have served as First Dog of the United States? It’s true, and it’s today! So, I’d like to thank Grits and Lewis Brown Carter; Lucky, Rex, Victory, Peggy, Taca, and Fuzzy Reagan; Millie and Ranger Bush; Buddy Clinton;
Good morning on what shouldn’t be one day, but rather everyday. One cannot have enough guacamole. Of course I’m going to give you a bit of history for guacamole in the United States. Here are some tips from Rick Bayless for making good guacamole, and here is one of my top five favorite articles from
Happy Wednesday! Good news, everyone: My tenure & promotion portfolio is due Monday, so this is the last Morning Reads edition I’ll make you wait until late in the morning for in the foreseeable future. Again, apologies for my lateness. It’s International Sudoku Day according to my dad, who loves sudoku, so I’m making sure
Good morning-ish! I know, I know, I’m rolling in kind of late this morning. Apologies all. My tenure and promotion packet is due next week, and I’m letting it take over my life. It’s V-J (Victory over Japan) Day today. On this day in 1945, the Japanese formally surrendered to Allied Forces on the U.S.S.
Happy Women’s Equality Day! Representative Bella Abzug first introduced the day in 1971, and it became an act of Congress in 1973 that each August 26th would be set aside to honor the certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. It further calls attention to women’s continuing quest
Hello, and good morning! It’s World Humanitarian Day, a day that both commemorates the humanitarian workers killed or injured in the line of duty and also honors those who continue to do this very hard work in extreme conditions across the globe. According to the United Nations, 483 humanitarian workers were attacked in 2019, yet
Good morning! How fitting that hump day this week also happens to be National Middle Child Day, right? Here are a few fun facts about middle children in honor of their collective belief they’ve been shortchanged for all eternity. Full results from yesterday’s primary runoff election can be found here. Now, the news: Pat Conroy
Good morning! Or mid-morning. Y’all, I totally thought it was Tuesday until an hour ago when I got the reminder for my weekly Wednesday meeting coming up in an hour. But, it’s International Traffic Lights Day, which is pretty awesome. Here is a short history of the first ever installed electric traffic light. There’s not
Good morning! It’s Global Tiger Day, a day to celebrate tigers (obviously). Though their population is small, there is a reintroduction ongoing in India that’s increased their numbers in recent years. Here’s a bit about that program, and here’s a video with a few things you might not have known about tigers: Now, let’s get
Good morning! It’s going to be another hot one today, but it is July in Georgia, after all, so we should expect no less. However, there’s no chance for rain in my corner of the state, so what better day to spend some time in a shady spot (aside from midday!) and hang out outside
