Engagement that TRANSFORMS Events and Gets RESULTS !!

The Engagement Friday Wrap-up May 6th, 2022

Events and holidays for May 6th and this week:

1840 World's first adhesive postage stamp, the "Penny Black", is first used in Great Britain.

1962 "West Side Story" soundtrack album goes #1 & stays #1 for 54 weeks which is more than 20 weeks longer than any other album.

2004 TV sitcom "Friends" airs season finale in 10th and final season in US (52.5 million viewers).

• National Nurses Day
• Military Spouse Appreciation Day
• National Crepes Suzette Day
• International No Diet Day
• No Homework Day
• International Space Day
• National Beverage Day
• No Pants Day

Invite your neighbor Nurses and Military Spouses to breakfast to show them your appreciation by making Crepes Suzette (sweet crêpes made with a sauce of butter, sugar, orange juice, orange zest and an orange liqueur, such as Grand Marnier) on this No Diet Day, and later because of No Homework Day, take time to watch a documentary on International Space while enjoying your favorite Beverage, and if you have too many, maybe a No Pants walk outside (this requires publicly wearing just undergarments on the lower part of the body) before bedtime?

Cheers

This week's wrap-up...

"The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me?" Ayn Rand

"Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me." Michael Scott, The Office

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up April 29th, 2022

Events and holidays for April 29th and this week:

1997 42 million watch Ellen DeGeneres publicly declare she is gay.

2004 "Mean Girls", teen comedy film released starring Lindsay Lohan and written by Tina Fey.

2018 Animated series "The Simpsons" surpasses 635-episode count of "Gunsmoke"'; highest number of episodes of any series on TV.

• National Shrimp Scampi Day
• International Dance Day
• Viral Video Day
• Zipper Day
• International Noise Awareness Day
• We Jump The World Day
• National Scoop the Poop Week
• Go Diaper Free Week
• World Wish Day

While cooking your favorite meal of Shrimp Scampi (shrimp cooked with butter, garlic, lemon juice, and white wine) do your favorite Dance, maybe to the Viral Video Baby Shark Dance (https://youtu.be/XqZsoesa55w) that has over 10.4 BILLION views!!, before doing up your Zipper on your pants, shirt and leather jacket, as you head out to quietly observe International Noise Awareness Day) and practice your Jump The World (otherwise known as free running) and be prepared to Scoop the Poop in anticipation of Go Diaper Free Week, on your way to drop off a donation for World Wish Day (help grant a wish for a child who needs it most).

Cheers

This week's wrap-up...

"Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure." Stanley McChrystal

"Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change." Stephen Hawking

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Engagement that TRANSFORMS Events and Gets RESULTS !!

The Engagement Friday Wrap-up April 22nd, 2022

Events and holidays for April 22nd and this week:

1967 "Casino Royale" James Bond comedy film starring David Niven and Peter Sellers premieres. Based on the Ian Fleming novel.

1976 Barbara Walters becomes 1st female US nightly network news anchor (ABC News).

1984 After 37 weeks Michael Jackson's album "Thriller" is knocked off as top album by movie soundtrack for "Footloose".

• Day of Silence
• National Dance Week
• National Karaoke Week
• National Volunteer Week
• Earth Day
• April Showers Day
• National Coin Week
• National Jelly Bean Day
• National Egg Salad Week

Before recognizing the Day of Silence, start out Dancing and singing your favorite Karaoke tune on your way to Volunteer at the local little league soccer and baseball field to help support Earth Day (a day to show support for the Earth and raise awareness of environmental issues), but make sure to wear your rain boots for April Showers Day (April is actually the driest month of the year - go figure?) and use your extra Coins (Coin Week celebrates the popular hobby of collecting coins, paper money, and other numismatic objects) to pick up some Jelly Beans and don't forget the eggs for lunch's Egg Salad sandwich!

Cheers

This week's wrap-up...

"Oh yes, the past can hurt. But you can either run from it, or learn from it." Rafiki, The Lion King

"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven." John Milton, Paradise Lost

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up April 15th, 2022

Events and holidays for April 15th and this week:

1912 RMS Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM off Newfoundland as the band plays on, with the loss of between 1,490 and 1,635 people.

1947 Jackie Robinson becomes 1st African-American to play in US major league baseball (Dodgers).

1955 Ray Kroc opens first McDonald's Inc. fast food restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois.

• Blue & Green Day
• National Hot Cross Bun Day
• National Griper's Day
• National Laundry Day
• Jackie Robinson Day
• That Sucks Day
• World Marbles Day
• Take a Wild Guess Day
• Rubber Eraser Day

Dress in your favorite Blue Jeans and Green Shirt for a Hot Cross Bun breakfast and before you start to Gripe about the load of Laundry (just like a bath, good idea to do once a month), remember Jackie Robinson (the 75th anniversary of the day that Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball by making his Brooklyn Dodgers debut) and celebrate That Sucks Day (sometimes you just need to accept that the world at large is a gigantic suck-fest) by having a Marbles tournament and Take a Wild Guess who will win (probably the kid who brought the marbles!), and have a Rubber Eraser handy in case you make a mistake scoring.

Cheers

This week's wrap-up...

"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl  

"The sun himself is weak when he first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on." Charles Dickens

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up April 8th, 2022

Events and holidays for April 8th and this week:

1973 "Paper Moon" film starring Ryan O'Neal and his daughter, Tatum O'Neal, directed by Peter Bogdanovich premieres in Hollywood, California; Tatum O'Neal becomes youngest (age 10) Academy Award winner (Supporting Actress).

1983 In front of a live audience of 20 tourists, David Copperfield makes the Statue of Liberty disappear.

1986 Clint Eastwood elected mayor of Carmel, California. Makes his day.

• Take Your Parents to the Playground Day
• Zoo Lovers Day
• Be Kind to Spiders Week
• National Library Week
• National Chicken Little Awareness Day
• International Feng Shui Awareness Day
• National Empanada Day
• National Gin and Tonic Day
• Dog Farting Awareness Day

Start your day by Taking Your Parents to the Playground and go on the Merry-Go-Round, or head to the Zoo, while watching out and NOT stepping on any Spiders (be kind to them this week), and after a stop at the Library to pick up a copy of Chicken Little ("The sky is falling!") head home and Feng Shui (pronounced fuhng shwey, which is a Chinese system for positioning a building and the objects within a building in a way that is thought to agree with spiritual forces and to bring health and happiness) your home office, before a dinner of Empanadas, followed by a Gin and Tonic out on the deck as you let the air clear due my acute awareness of the Dog Farting from Empanadas.

Cheers

This week's wrap-up...

"I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I’ll go to it laughing." Herman Melville, Moby Dick

"Becoming is better than being." Carol Dweck

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up April 1st, 2022

Events and holidays for April 1st and this week:

1976 Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs found Apple Computer in the garage of Jobs' parents house in Cupertino, California.

1978 "The Bob Newhart Show" last airs on NBC-TV.

2004 Gmail, the leading email service, was launched in beta form.

• April Fool's Day
• International Fun at Work Day
• National Fun Day
• St. Stupid Day
• Reading is Funny Day
• National Jump in Muddy Puddles Day
• National One Cent Day
• International Pooper Scooper Week
• National Sourdough Bread Day

Plan a practical joke on your neighbors (try putting a fake realistic rubber frog in their mail box on top of the mail - lol) for April Fool's Day, and then head to work with a bag of balloons and noisemakers to have Fun at Work while wearing a funny outfit (green shorts on top of your red sweat pants and a sweater on backwards with a tie on your back) for Fun Day, and then organize a mini - St. Stupid Day parade (St Stupid's Day Parade is an annual parade of foolishness in San Francisco) in the hallway at lunchtime, while Reading a Funny Story out loud (try The Day the Crayons Quit or Ducks Run Amok!), and then put on your rubber boots and Jump in Muddy Puddles (no puddles? a bucket of water and dirt will fix that) while looking for One Cent (find a penny, pick it up - all day long, have good luck!) as you Pooper Scooper your neighborhood while having a Sourdough Bread sandwich.

Cheers

This week's wrap-up...

"I sometimes wonder if the manufacturers of foolproof items keep a fool or two on their payroll to test things." - Alan Coren

"The trouble with practical jokes is that very often they get elected." - Will Rogers

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up March 25, 2022

Events and holidays for March 25th and this week:

1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono stage their 1st bed-in for peace (Amsterdam).

1971 Tom Jones' "She's a Lady" goes gold.

1982 Wayne Gretzky becomes 1st NHLer to score 200 points in a season.

• Purple Day
• International Waffle Day
• National Pecan Day
• International Goof Off Week
• No Homework Day
• Act Happy Week
• National Bubble Week
• National Cocktail Day
• National Introverts Week
• Live Long and Prosper Day 

Donning my Purple Shirt (to supporting Epilepsy Around the World) I sit down to a breakfast of whole-wheat Waffles, with a topping of yogurt, strawberries and Pecans for the Friday of International Goof Off Week, which combined with No Homework Day, makes Act Happy Week easy and fun, especially when you throw in some Bubbles and even a Cocktail (make mine a Cosmopolitan: Vodka, Cointreau, lime juice, and cranberry juice, with a lime wedge) to celebrate National Introverts Week, so that we can all Live Long and Prosper (inspired by Leonard Nimoy- can you do the Vulcan salute?).

Cheers

This week's wrap-up...

"Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity." Seneca

"Follow your passion, stay true to yourself, never follow someone else’s path unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost and you see a path then by all means you should follow that." Ellen Degeneres

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up March 18, 2022

Events and holidays for March 18th and this week:

1945 Montreal Canadien Maurice "Rocket" Richard becomes the 1st NHLer to score 50 goals.

1977 Last episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" premieres on CBS, with a group hug searching for a box tissues, then singing "It's a Long Way to Tipperary".

1990 Largest art robbery in US history: 13 works of art worth over $500 million are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

• Forgive Mom and Dad Day
• National Preschool Teachers Appreciation Day
• National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence
• Supreme Sacrifice Day
• National Bubble Gum Week
• Sunshine Week
• National Awkward Moments Day
• National Sloppy Joe Day
• Oatmeal Cookie Day

Start the day with Forgive Mom and Dad Day (making me wear those hand-me-downs when money was tight!!) and sending out an Appreciation for Preschool Teachers and also making a pledge to take Action Against Bullying and Violence, while saying a prayer and thank-you to all who have made the Supreme Sacrifice (to honor those who have made tremendous sacrifices for the sake and the good of others), before picking a stick of my favorite Bubble Gum (Juicy Fruit) and putting on my sunglasses and heading outside to soak up Sunshine Week (and to hide my eyes after an Awkward Moment when I ended my phone call to a business associate with, "Bye, I love you"- whoops-a-daisy on that one - lol), while heading to the store for supplies for a Sloppy Joe dinner with Oatmeal Cookies for dessert.

Cheers

This week's wrap-up...

"Very often, a change of self is needed more than a change of scene." A.C. Benson

"Innovation distinguishes from a leader and a follower." Steve Jobs

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up March 11, 2022

Events and holidays for March 11th and this week:

1968 Otis Redding is the first person in the US to posthumously receive gold record for his single "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay".

1978 "The Incredible Hulk", starring Bill Bixby as David Banner, premieres on CBS.

2012 "The Hunger Games" directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Jennifer Lawrence premieres in Los Angeles.

Start the day with Oatmeal Nut Waffles before deciding if National Procrastination Week will keep you from Worship Tools Day, or will you use Dream Day and call in your local Female Construction Worker to fix your Plumbing and help celebrate Working Woman's Day (which was actually Tuesday, but considering it is Procrastination Week, you just finally are getting around to it...) while you attempt to Debunk the myth (falsely) that Funeral Directors are actually Morticians.

Cheers

This week's wrap-up...

"If something is wrong, fix it now. But train yourself not to worry, worry fixes nothing." Ernest Hemingway

"Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure." Stanley McChrystal

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up March 4, 2022

Events and holidays for March 4th and this week:

1966 John Lennon says, "We (the Beatles) are more popular than Jesus".

1985 "Moonlighting" with Cybill Shepard & Bruce Willis premieres on ABC TV.

2010 "Alice in Wonderland", inspired by Lewis Carroll directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp and Mia Wasikowska is released.

• Canadian Bacon Day 
• Dress in Blue Day
• March Forth Do Something Day
• Hug a GI Day
• I Want You To Be Happy Day
• National Dance the Waltz Day
• Employee Appreciation Day
• National Snack Day
• 33 Flavors Day

Start the day with a Canadian Bacon sandwich in your blue jeans and blue top for Dress in Blue Day, as you prepare to March Forth and Do Something when you Hug a GI and volunteer at the local community center and organize I Want You To Be Happy Day with a Dance the Waltz afternoon, before Appreciating your Employees with an extra Snack break at the local ice cream shop where they can choose from the 33 Flavors.

Cheers

This week's wrap-up...

"If I had nine hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first six sharpening my axe." Abraham Lincoln

"Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change." Stephen Hawking

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up February 25, 2022

Events and holidays for February 25th and this week:

1955 12th Golden Globes: Award winners include "On The Waterfront" for Best Motion Picture - Drama, Marlon Brando in "On The Waterfront" for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama, & Judy Garland in "A Star Is Born" for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical.

1957 Buddy Holly & Crickets record "That'll Be the Day".

1983 Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes #1 and stays #1 for 37 weeks.

• Quiet Day
• Rubber Ducky Day
• International Stand Up to Bullying Day
• Let's All Eat Right Day
• National Clam Chowder Day
• National Chili Day
• National Dance Day
• National Chocolate Covered Nuts Day

Start with a Quiet Day in the bathtub with Rubber Ducky before dressing in your favorite pink shirt for Stand Up to Bullying Day, followed by a vow to Eat Right with Clam Chowder for lunch and Chili for dinner, and after a couple Dances while listening to the local radio, finish the day with Chocolate Covered Nuts.

Cheers

This week's wrap-up...

“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” Michael Jordan

“At the end of the day, you are solely responsible for your success and your failure. And the sooner you realize that, you accept that, and integrate that into your work ethic, you will start being successful. As long as you blame others for the reason you aren’t where you want to be, you will always be a failure.” Erin Cummings

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up February 18, 2022

Events and holidays for February 18th and this week:

1885 Mark Twain publishes the "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in the US.

1950 Walt Disney's animated film "Cinderella" premieres in Boston

1981 20-year-old Edmonton center Wayne Gretzky becomes first player in NHL history to score 5 career hat-tricks before age 21; scores 5 goals and 2 assists in 9-2 Oilers' home win against St. Louis.

• Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day
• Jell-O Week
• International Flirting Week
• Girl Scout Cookie Weekend
• Great American Pizza Bake
• Thumb Appreciation Day
• Drink Wine Day
• Cow Milked While Flying in an Airplane Day

Ready for a fun day? Start with Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day and top it off with Jell-O for dessert, before Flirting with the Uber driver when you head out to buy Girl Scout Cookies to have at dinner with your Great American Pizza Bake, and Appreciate your Thumb as it holds your glass of Wine, as you contemplate how a Cow is Milked While Flying in an Airplane.

Cheers +

This week's wrap-up...

Team Building in the Digital Age!

“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” Bruce Lee

“It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.” Scott Belsky

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up February 11, 2022

Events and holidays for February 11th and this week:

1940 "Tom & Jerry" cartoon created by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera debut by MGM.

1942 Glenn Miller awarded 1st ever gold record for selling 1 million copies of "Chattanooga Choo Choo".

1983 Single "Total Eclipse of the Heart" sung by Bonnie Tyler and composed by Jim Steinman is released.

• White T Shirt Day
• International Winter Bike to Work Day
• Peppermint Patty Day 
• Make A Friend's Day
• Grandmother Achievement Day
• Get Out Your Guitar Day
• Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day
• Satisfied Staying Single Day

Pulled on my favorite White T Shirt before the long commute to Winter Bike to Work Day (I rode to the corner store and then back to my home office!) stopping to pick up some Peppermint Patties (rich dark chocolate blended with refreshing peppermint) to give to my Friend to help Make her Day, and then spent some time remembering my Grandmother's Achievements (she ran the local school board when the men were away at war) before Getting Out My Guitar (and only looking at it as I can't play a chord to save my life) while I Didn't Cry Over Spilled Milk as I celebrated Satisfied Staying Single Day.

Cheers

This week's wrap-up...

Engaging and innovative Emcees
that ignite, inspire and entertain!

“When I hear somebody sigh, “Life is hard,” I am always tempted to ask, “Compared to what?“ Sydney Harris

“If you want to make a permanent change, stop focusing on the size of your problems and start focusing on the size of you!” T. Harv Eker

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up February 4, 2022

Events and holidays for February 4th and this week:

1959 "The Day the Music Died" plane crash kills musicians Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, J. P. Richardson and pilot near Clear Lake, Iowa.

1974 Barbra Streisand's 1st #1 hit, "The Way We Were".

1991 Alex Trebek becomes first person to host three American game shows at the same time (Jeopardy!, Classic Concentration, To Tell the Truth).

• National Wear Red Day
• Ice Cream for Breakfast Day
• Homemade Soup Day
• Medjoola Date Day
• National Thank a Mailman Day
• Bubble Gum Day
• Liberace Day
• Rosa Parks Day

Wear your favorite Red shirt for Ice Cream for Breakfast before making Homemade Soup and a special batch of Medjoola Date squares to Thank Your Mailman, while chewing Bubble Gum and listening to Beer Barrel Polka for Liberace Day, then reflect on American Civil Rights hero Rosa Parks, who said, “You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.”

Cheers

This week's wrap-up...

“Becoming is better than being.” Carol Dweck

“We think, mistakenly, that success is the result of the amount of time we put in at work, instead of the quality time we put in.” Arianna Huffington

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up January 28, 2022

Events and holidays for January 28th and this week:

1956 "Heartbreak Hotel" single released by Elvis Presley, his first million-selling single.

1962 Bishop Burke of Buffalo Catholic dioceses declares Chubby Checker's "The Twist" to be impure and bans it from all Catholic schools.

1976 "Laverne & Shirley" TV spinoff from "Happy Days" starring Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams premieres on ABC TV.

• National Irish Coffee Day
• National Geographic Day
• Thomas Crapper Day
• Clashing Clothes Day
• National Clean Out Your Inbox Week
• Punch the Clock Day
• Chocolate Cake Day
• National Peanut Brittle Day

Start the day with an Irish Coffee while reading a National Geographic Magazine, before thanking Thomas Crapper (who manufactured one of the first widely successful lines of flush toilets) while having your morning constitutional, then dress in your most clashing clothes from head to toe to celebrate Clashing Clothes Day, before Cleaning Out Your Inbox and then mentally Punch the Clock before checking out, and finish the day with some Chocolate Cake with a side of Peanut Brittle.

Cheers

This week's wrap-up...

“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” Albert Einstein

“ACT. Actions kills procrastination and creates momentum to keep yourself motivated to keep moving ahead.” Dani Johnson

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up January 21, 2022

Events and holidays for January 21st and this week:

1978 Bee Gees' album "Saturday Night Fever" goes #1 for 24 weeks.

2006 "High School Musical" debuts, starring Zac Efron and Vanessa Hugdens; becomes Disney Channel's most successful TV movie.

2008 "Breaking Bad", created by Vince Gilligan and starring Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul premieres on AMC.

• Camcorder Day
• Take a Walk Outdoors Day
• Hunt for Happiness Week
• Get to Know Your Customer Day
• National Buttercrunch Day
• National Cheese Lover's Day
• National Coffee Break Day
• National Disc Jockey Day

Retro day starts with getting your Camcorder out and filming while you Take a Walk Outdoors and Hunt for Happiness, then later Get to Know Your Customer while sharing a Buttercrunch (a combination of toffee, covered with chocolate- yum, yum) and a Cheese Lover's plate during a Coffee Break with them while the local Disc Jockey plays the music and spins the records on some old favorites.

Cheers +

This week's wrap-up...

“It’s always the hard part that creates value.” Seth Godin

“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work”. Stephen King

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up January 14, 2022

Events and holidays for January 14th and this week:

1960 US Army promotes Elvis Presley to Sergeant.

1966 David Bowie releases his 1st single "Can't Help Thinking About Me".

1967 Sonny & Cher release single "Beat Goes On".

• National Dress Up Your Pet Day
• Cuckoo Dancing Week
• Universal Letter Writing Week
• Organize Your Home Day 
• National Mocktail Week
• National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day
• National Pizza Week
• International Kite Day

Start the day by Dressing Up Your Pet and together do a Cuckoo Dance (to celebrate the famous comedy duo act, Laurel and Hardy) followed by Writing a Letter to your favorite relative, then Organize your Home before making a Mocktail to go with your Hot Pastrami Sandwich and leftover Pizza, then step outside to fly your Kite.

Cheers +

This week's wrap-up...

“You were born to win, but to be a winner you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.” Zig Ziglar

“You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.” John C. Maxwell

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up January 7, 2022

Events and holidays for January 7th and this week:

1957 Elvis Presley makes his 7th & final appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show". 

1970 Farmers sue Max Yasgur for $35,000 in damages caused by "Woodstock Festival".

1993 NBC offers "The Tonight Show" to David Letterman.

• Elvis Presley Birthday Celebration Week
• Old Rock Day
• National Lose Weight - Feel Great Week
• National Pass Gas Day 
• I'm Not Going to Take It Anymore Day
• Harlem Globetrotter's Day
• National Bobblehead Day
• National Thank Your Customers Week

Start the day by listening to Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley, which isn't a way to celebrate Old Rock Day, (as that is to remember the Earth's incredible history and to pay tribute to the amazing geologists who help us understand it), before a breakfast of coffee to work on National Lose Weight - Feel Great Week, (and to counter-balance some excess holiday eating!), before Passing Gas to acknowledge I'm Not Going To Take It Anymore Day, while heading out to practice some basketball to try and imitate the Harlem Globetrotter's, which happens to be my favorite Bobblehead.

And a heart-felt and sincere THANK YOU TO OUR CUSTOMERS/CLIENTS!

Cheers   

This week's wrap-up...

“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” Oprah Winfrey 

"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” Benjamin Franklin

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up December 17, 2021

Events and holidays for December 17th and this week:

• 1913 Charlie Chaplin begins his film career at Keystone for $150 a week.
• 1950 Child star Shirley Temple announces her retirement from films aged 22.
• 1989 "The Simpsons" created by Matt Groening, premieres on Fox TV as a full animated series with the episode, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".

• Underdog Day 
• Wright Brothers Day
• National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
• Stupid Toy Day
• National Lemon Cupcake Day
• National Maple Syrup Day
• National Chocolate-Covered Anything Day

Support your favorite Underdog today, mine is the Wright Brothers, by wearing your favorite Ugly Christmas Sweater and playing with your favorite Stupid Toy (Tickle Me Elmo anyone?) before having a Lemon Cupcake covered with Maple Syrup, and top it off with Chocolate.

Cheers

This week's wrap-up...

“Dream big and dare to fail.” Norman Vaughan

“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” Dr. Seuss

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up December 10, 2021

Events and holidays for December 10th and this week:

• 1963 6-year old Donny Osmond's singing debut on Andy Williams Show.
• 1965 "A Charlie Brown Christmas", the first Peanuts animated special premieres on CBS in the US.
• 1978 Superman: The Movie, directed by Richard Donner and starring Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman and Margot Kidder premieres at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C.

• International Animal Rights Day
• International Mountain Day
• National Salesperson Day
• National Have a Bagel Day
• National Pastry Day
• Human Rights Day
• Gingerbread Decorating Day
• National Lager Day

Celebrate International Animal Rights Day by taking your dog up to the Mountain for a walk before taking your favorite Salesperson a Bagel and a Pastry while discussing Human Rights Day, followed by a Gingerbread Decorating session over a Lager.

Cheers 

This week's wrap-up...

"Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.” Oprah Winfrey

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. “ Rumi

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up December 3, 2021

Events and holidays for December 3rd and this week:

• 1974 Final episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus airs on BBC TV.
• 1978 Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" hits #1
• 2001 "Ocean's Eleven" directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Julia Roberts premieres in Westwood, California.

• Make a Gift Day
• Bartender Appreciation Day
• National Apple Pie Day
• National Fritters Day
• National Rhubarb Vodka Day
• National Dice Day
• National Sock Day
• Play Basketball Day

Make a Gift Day by taking your favorite Bartender (Appreciation Day) an Apple Pie and a Fritter, then ask him/her to make you a Rhubarb Vodka drink while you play a Dice game (Yahtzee anyone?) before wearing your favorite Socks for a Basketball game.

Cheers  

This week's wrap-up...

“Nothing is impossible; the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” Audrey Hepburn

“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” Pele

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Engagement that TRANSFORMS Events!

The Engagement Friday Wrap-up November 26, 2021

Events and holidays for November 26th and this week:

• 1865 "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll is published in America.
• 1920 "The Mask of Zorro" directed by Fred Niblo and starring Douglas Fairbanks is shown in New York - 1st American superhero film.
• 1942 "Casablanca" directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman premieres at Hollywood Theater, NYC (Academy Awards Best Picture 1943).

• Black Friday
• International Hat Day
• National Bavarian Cream Pie Day
• Pie in the Face Day
• National Espresso Day
• National Cake Day
• National Parfait Day
• Maize Day
• National Craft Jerky Day

Start the day with a Black Friday sale on a new Hat, then bake a Bavarian Cream Pie so that you can Pie in the Face to your friendly neighbor, and celebrate together with an Espresso and Chocolate Cake, followed by a Strawberry Parfait, before boiling Maize (an ear of corn has 800 kernels and 16-rows) on the stove and cooking up some tasty Craft Jerky in the oven.

Cheers

This week's wrap-up...

“If you look for perfection, you will never be content.” Leo Tolstoy 

“Don’t lament so much about how your career is going to turn out. You don’t have a career. You have a life.” Cheryl Strayed

PS. And some lighter stuff...

Engagement that TRANSFORMS Events!

The Engagement Friday Wrap-up November 19, 2021

Events and holidays for November 19th and this week:

• 1928 Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" released, first Mickey Mouse sound cartoon. 
• 1975 "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" based on book by Ken Kesey, directed by Milos Forman and starring Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1976).
• 1992 "Malcolm X" film directed by Spike Lee starring Denzel Washington and Angela Bassett is released in the US.

• International Men's Day
• National Apple Cider Day
• Beaujolais Nouveau Day
• Family Volunteer Day
• Mickey Mouse Day
• Rocky and Bullwinkle Day
• Play Monopoly Day
• International Games Day

Get the gang together and celebrate International Men's Day by sharing a glass of Apple Cider or Beaujolais Nouveau, and then later get the Family to Volunteer and spread some joy at a local senior's center by dressing up as Mickey Mouse or Rocky and Bullwinkle, and play a game of Monopoly or 2 on International Games Day.

Cheers +   + 

This week's wrap-up...

“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” Jimmy Johnson

"Every exit is an entry somewhere else.” Tom Stoppard

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Engagement that TRANSFORMS Events!

The Engagement Friday Wrap-up November 12, 2021

Events and holidays for November 12th and this week:

• 1956 "The Ten Commandments", directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner opens in the US. 
• 1969 "Sesame Street" premieres on PBS TV.
• 1990 John Hughes' film "Home Alone" directed by Chris Columbus and starring Macaulay Culkin premieres in Chicago.

• Tongue Twister Day
• National Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
• National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day
• National French Dip Day
• National Sundae Day
• National Vanilla Cupcake Day
• Happy Hour Day
• National Harvey Wallbanger Day

A challenge with a Tongue Twister (my favorite is, "I scream, you scream, we all scream, for ice cream!"), then read a chapter in Chicken Soup for the Soul, to help search for inspiration to lead a more fulfilling life, which leads to dinner of Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies and a French Dip, followed by dessert of a strawberry Sundae and a Vanilla Cupcake, before Happy Hour starts and I have a Harvey Wallbanger (a fruity and spirited cocktail made with 3 parts vodka, 1 part Galliano and 6 parts orange juice).

Cheers + +  

This week's wrap-up...

“The power of imagination makes us infinite.” John Muir

“Self – trust is the first secret to success.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

PS. And some lighter stuff...

Engagement that TRANSFORMS Events!

The Engagement Friday Wrap-up November 5, 2021

Events and holidays for November 5th and this week:

• 1953 The film "How to Marry a Millionaire" directed by Jean Negulesco, starring Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable and Marilyn Monroe debuts.
• 1956 The Nat King Cole Show debuts on NBC, the first variety program to be hosted by an African-American.
• 2001 "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" 1st film adaptation of the book series by J. K. Rowling starring Daniel Radcliffe, premieres in London.

Start the day with a game of Monopoly and a coffee and a Doughnut while wearing your favorite Jersey before using your Fountain Pen to write a Love letter to your special Red Hair friend, expressing your Love for Your Lawyer, who got you out of the trouble of mixing Gunpowder with Firewood last summer.

Cheers   ♥️+

This week's wrap-up...

“So many things are possible just as long as you don’t know they’re impossible." Norton Juster

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” Oscar Wilde

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Engagement that TRANSFORMS Events!

The Engagement Friday Wrap-up October 29, 2021

Events and holidays for October 29th and this week:

• 1889 Stanley Park dedicated in Vancouver, BC.
• 1982 Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson release "Girl is Mine".
• 1998 Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95 with 77-year old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space. NOTE: William Shatner, at 90-years old, did graze the edge of outer space (107 kilometers up) earlier this month in Blue Origin.

• National Oatmeal Day
• International Internet Day
• National Frankenstein Friday
• National Cat Day
• National Hermit Day
• World Stroke Day
• National Breadstick Day

Start the day with a healthy bowl of Oatmeal while you go on the Internet to check out Frankenstein costumes for your Cat. Remember to have a chat with your neighbor, who might be a bit of a Hermit, and discuss World Stoke Day. And chew on a Breadstick if you get hungry!

Cheers     

This week's wrap-up...

“We have a strategic plan. It’s called doing things.” Herb Kelleher

“Tough times never last, but tough people do. “ Robert Schuller

PS. And some lighter stuff...

Engagement that TRANSFORMS Events!

The Engagement Friday Wrap-up October 22, 2021

Events and holidays for October 22nd and this week:

• 1934 In East Liverpool, Ohio, notorious bank robber Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd is shot and killed by FBI agents.
• 1969 Paul McCartney denies rumors of his death.
• 1988 Elton John sells out Madison Square Garden for a record 26th time.

• National Color Day
• National Knee Day
• Eat a Pretzel Day
• National Nut Day
• Clean Up the Earth Day
• Smart is Cool Day
• International Caps Lock Day
• International Stuttering Awareness Day

Wear your favorite orange shorts for National Color Day and show off your Knees while outside Eating a Pretzel or some Nuts and working to help Clean Up The Earth. Remember that Smart is Cool so check that your Caps Lock is off when writing a letter to support Stuttering Awareness Day.

Cheers  + + +

This week's wrap-up...

“Stop waiting. The time will never be perfect. Things will always pop up. The best time to start is always now.” Anonymous

“The best way to improve your self-control is to see how and why you lose control.” Kelly McGonigal

PS. And some lighter stuff...

Engagement that TRANSFORMS Events!

The Engagement Friday Wrap-up October 15, 2021

Events and holidays for October 8th and this week:

• 1940 "The Great Dictator", a satiric social commentary film by and starring Charlie Chaplin released. 
• 1951 "I Love Lucy", starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, debuts on CBS.
• 1973 Country music artist Dolly Parton releases her single "Jolene".
• 2017 Actress Alyssa Milano's tweet “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’" prompts flood of replies across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

• National Boss Day
• Improve Your Home Office Week
• I Love Lucy Day
• Pet Peeve Week
• National Grouch Day
• Global Handwashing Day
• Drink Local Wine Week
• Global Champagne Day

Put on your National Boss Day hat and Improve Your Home Office with a poster of I Love Lucy, kicking one of your Pet Peeves of National Grouch Day right in the backside. To celebrate, after carefully Washing Your Hands, have a glass of Local Wine, followed by a magnum of Champagne.

Cheers    

This week's wrap-up...

“Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs." Farrah Gray

“To be successful you have to enjoy doing your best while at the same time contributing to something beyond yourself.” Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up October 8, 2021

Events and holidays for October 8th and this week:

• 1942 Comedy duo Abbott and Costello launch their weekly radio show.
• 1971 John Lennon releases his megahit single "Imagine".
• 2004 Martha Stewart begins 5 months incarcerated at Federal Prison Camp, Alderson for insider trading and obstruction of justice.

• National Work From Home Week
• Fire Prevention Week
• National Pierogi Day
• National Salmon Day
• National Children's Day
• National Fluffernutter Day
• National Family Bowling Day

After Working From Home Week (aren't we all?) make sure to check the smoke detectors for Fire Prevention Week. For dinner get crafty and make Pierogis stuffed with Salmon, and as a backup for Children's Day make Fluffernutter (the childhood sandwich of peanut butter and Marshmallow Fluff squished between two slices of bread) before taking the whole Family Bowling.

Cheers    

This week's wrap-up...

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” Confucius

“Courage is like a muscle – we strengthen it by use." Ruth Gordon

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up October 1, 2021

Events and holidays for October 1st and this week:

• 1908 Henry Ford introduces the Model T car (costs $825).
• 1962 Johnny Carson hosts his 1st "The Tonight Show"; guests include Rudy Vallée, Tony Bennett, Mel Brooks, and Joan Crawford.
• 1962 "The Lucy Show" premieres on CBS, which was Lucille Ball's follow-up to "I Love Lucy".
• 1967 Pink Floyd arrive in New York for their first US tour.

• International Coffee Day
• International Music Day
• World Smile Day
• Vegan Baking Day
• Homemade Cookies Day
• International Day of Older Persons

Start the day with Coffee and some Music and a Smile while Baking Vegan Homemade Cookies for your visit with an Older Person later.

Cheers  

This week's wrap-up...

“Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.” Michael Scott
“Remember, no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Eleanor Roosevelt

PS. And some lighter stuff... :)

The Engagement Friday Wrap-up September 24, 2021

Events and holidays for September 24th and this week:

• 1957 "Jailhouse Rock" single released by Elvis Presley (Billboard Song of the Year 1957).
• 1968 "60 Minutes" premieres on CBS-TV with Harry Reasoner and Mike Wallace.
• 2007 "The Big Bang Theory" created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady and starring Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco premieres on CBS.

• Hug a Vegetarian Day
• Kiss Day
• Love Note Day
• National Punctuation Day
• National Ballroom Dancing Week
• National Go-Kart Week
• National Cherries Jubilee Day

Find your favorite Vegetarian and give her or him a big Hug and a Kiss (amorous or friendly - your choice). Send a Love Note to your sweetie (check it for proper Punctuation) asking for a date to go Ballroom Dancing (or as a back up go Go-Karting) with a special stop after for Cherries Jubilee (made with cherry brandy or rum, granulated sugar and fresh lemon juice).

Cheers 

This week's wrap-up...

“If you dwell on the past or future, you will miss the moment.” Rumi

“It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life.” Jean-Luc Picard

PS. And some lighter stuff... :) Get your Elvis on...

The Engagement Friday Wrap-up September 17, 2021

Events and holidays for September 17th and this week:

• 1964 "Bewitched" premieres on ABC TV
• 1966 "Mission Impossible" premieres on CBS-TV
• 1982 "Bad to the Bone" single by George Thorogood and the Destroyers first released

• National Monte Cristo Day  
• National Apple Dumpling Day
• International Country Music Day
• Line Dance Week
• Global Be(er) Responsible Day
• National Table Shuffleboard Day

After a Monte Cristo (fried ham and cheese sandwich) and an Apple Dumpling, I'll celebrate International Country Music Day with a Line Dance to 'Kick The Dust Up' by Luke Bryan, followed by a beer to observe Global Be(er) Responsible Day while playing a game of Table Shuffleboard.

Cheers  

This week's wrap-up...

“Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.” Ann Landers
“Luck is preparation meeting opportunity.” Oprah Winfrey

PS. And some lighter stuff... :)

The Engagement Friday Wrap-up September 10, 2021

Events and holidays for September 10th and this week:

• 1966 Neil Diamond has his first Billboard chart success with single "Cherry Cherry".
• 1984 First episode of daily syndicated version of Jeopardy! with Alex Trebek as host.
• 1991 Rock band Nirvana release their single "Smells like Teen Spirit", often dubbed the anthem of Generation X.

• Swap Ideas Day
• World Suicide Prevention Day
• National Hug Your Boss Day
• TV Dinner Day
• National Hot Dog Day
• Popcorn Days

Start the day with a call to a friend and Swap Ideas about how to help for World Suicide Prevention Day, then give your Boss a Hug (or a virtual hug if you are remote). For dinner bypass your normal TV Dinner for a Hot Dog fest and finish up with some Popcorn.

Cheers 

This week's wrap-up...

"You only get one chance at life and you have to grab it boldly." Bear Grylls

“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.“ Dolly Parton

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up September 3, 2021

Events and holidays for September 3rd and this week:

• 1966 Future Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Orr signs his first NHL contract with the Boston Bruins; 2 year deal paying a then record $70,000 plus signing bonus
• 1967 Sweden begins driving on right-hand side of road

• Bring Your Manners to Work Day
• National Wear Teal Day
• National Nutrition Week
• International Enthusiasm Week
• National Food Bank Day
• Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Week

Wait an extra second and hold the door open for a co-worker (Bring Your Manners to Work), and also to show off your new Teal colored shirt, as I was munching on a granola bar (National Nutrition Week). Send out an Enthusiastic email to friends around the world reminding them to donate at their local Food Bank, and to also remember to Drive Sober or get Pulled Over.

Cheers  

This week's wrap-up...

“I need not wait for I have the power to choose my own destiny.” Og Mandino
“Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all.” Peter Drucker

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up August 27, 2021

Events and holidays for August 27th and this week:

• 1953 "Roman Holiday", starring Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, and Eddie Albert, is released.
• 1964 Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins", starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke premieres in Los Angeles.
• 1965 The Beatles spend an evening with Elvis Presley, at his Los Angeles, California home.

• Brother's Day
• World Rock Paper Scissors Day
• Banana Lover's Day
• Tarzan Day
• Just Because Day
• Forgive Friday
• Kiss Me Day

Spent some time with my Brother today, and played a game of Rock Paper Scissors, while having a Banana Split. Later today I will dress up as Tarzan (Just Because), and ask my sweetheart if I can be Forgiven for forgetting her birthday, and hope to seal the deal with a Kiss.

Cheers      

This week's wrap-up...

“Forget the past and live in the present hour.” Sarah Knowles Bolton
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” Winston Churchill

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up August 20, 2021

Events and holidays for August 20th and this week:

• 1940 British PM Churchill says of Royal Air Force, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few".
• 1965 Rolling Stones release their single "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (their 1st #1 US hit) in the UK.
• 1998 The Supreme Court of Canada rules that Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government's approval.

• National Men's Grooming Day
• National Aviation Week
• National Radio Day
• National Bacon Lover's Day 
• National Chef's Appreciation Week
• National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day 
• Lemonade Day 

Start the day with a shave and shower for Men's Grooming Day, while I listen to Jet Airliner by the Steve Miller Band and Learning To Fly by Pink Floyd (Aviation Week) on the Radio. Out for lunch to enjoy a Double Bacon and Cheese Burger prepared by a local Chef and his famous Chocolate Pecan Pie for dessert with a glass of Lemonade.

Cheers 

This week's wrap-up...

"Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.” Dwayne Johnson

“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me?” Ayn Rand

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up August 13, 2021

Events and holidays for August 13th and this week:

• 1956 Elvis Presley releases music single "Don't Be Cruel"
• 1961 Construction of the Berlin Wall begins in East Germany
• 1967 "Bonnie and Clyde" crime film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, is released

• National Kool Aid Day
• Blame Someone Else Day
• Air Conditioning Appreciation Days
• National Motorcycle Week
• National Resurrect Romance Week
• International Lefthander's Day
• Weird Contest Week

Kool Aid to help quench the thirst, while I Blame Someone Else for forgetting to turn on the Air Conditioning, but a ride on the Motorcycle will solve the heat problems. Pull out the old little black book to try to Resurrect a past Romance, while trying to use just my Lefthand, all while planning a Weird Contest for after dinner.

Cheers

This week's wrap-up...

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” Zig Ziglar

“Don’t count the days, make the days count.” Muhammad Ali

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up August 6, 2021

Events and holidays for August 6th and this week:

• 1960 Chubby Checker performs his version of "The Twist" on "The Dick Clark Show" starting a worldwide dance craze.
• 1965 US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act prohibiting voting discrimination against minorities.
• 2006 Tiger Woods (30) becomes the youngest player to compile 50 PGA Tour wins with a 3 stroke victory over Jim Furyk in the Buick Open at Grand Blanc, Michigan.

• Wiggle Your Toes Day
• National Bargain Hunting Week
• International Clown Week
• Balloons to Heaven Day
• National Water Balloon Day
• Farmworker Appreciation Day
• National Root Beer Float Day
• International Beer Day

Wiggle Your Toes to start the morning, followed by a trip to the thrift store to Bargain Hunt for a Clown costume, to be better dressed when releasing my Balloons to Heaven. In the backyard to have a Water Balloon fight with the kids, while potatoes, corn-on-the-cob, and peppers are on the bbq to Appreciate all Farmworkers, with Root Beer Floats for the young ones and local micro Beers for the adults.

Cheers 

This week's wrap-up...

“You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.” Wayne Gretzky

“Ordinary people think merely of spending time, great people think of using it.” Arthur Schopenhauer

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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up July 30, 2021

Events and holidays for July 30th (Roger's Birthday!!!) and this week:

• 1948 Professional wrestling premieres on prime-time network TV.
• 2003 The last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line in Mexico.
• 2008 "Slumdog Millionaire" based on the novel "Q & A" by Vikas Swarup, directed by Danny Boyle and starring Dev Patel premieres at the Telluride Film Festival (Best Picture 2009).

• International Day of Friendship
• National Talk in an Elevator Day
• Paperback Book Day
• Father In Law Day
• National Chicken and Waffles Day
• National Cheesecake Day

Start the day by establishing a new Friendship by Talking in the Elevator about the Paperback Book you just read. Then go pick up your Father In Law and take him out for Chicken and Waffles, with his favorite Cheesecake for dessert.

Cheers 

This week's wrap-up...

“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Gandhi

“Self-esteem comes from achieving something important when it’s hard to do.” Clayton M. Christensen

PS. And some lighter stuff...

The Engagement Friday Wrap-up July 23, 2021

Events and holidays for July 23rd and this week:

• 1903 The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
• 1966 Frank Sinatra's album "Strangers In The Night" is No. 1 on the US charts, (Grammy for Record Of The Year and Best Male Vocal Performance).
• 1984 Vanessa Williams, 1st African American Miss America, resigns after Penthouse publishes unauthorized nude photos of her.

• Lumberjack Day
• Yada, Yada, Yada Day
• Hot Enough For Ya Day
• Gorgeous Grandma Day
• National Vanilla Ice Cream Day
• Peanut Butter and Chocolate Day

Start the day singing a Monty Python favorite:
"I'm a Lumberjack and I'm OK
I sleep all night and I work all day
He's a lumberjack and he's OK
He sleeps all night and he works all day
I cut down trees, I eat my lunch
I go to the lavatory
On Wednesdays I go shopping and have buttered scones for tea"

Yada, Yada, Yada. Hot Enough For Ya, today? Not sure? After dinner a trip to see my Gorgeous Grandma, and take her out for Vanilla Ice Cream with Reese's Pieces (Peanut Butter and Chocolate) on top.

Cheers

This week's wrap-up...

“Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without” Confucius

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” Steve Jobs

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