Ridley's
Believe It Or Not—August 8, 2014: Hope you enjoy the holidays
posted, along with the factoids and quotes on money since it is National Dollar
Day with a smile on your face, a cat in your lap, a happy attitude and a dish of frozen custard.
1. National
Dollar Day—honoring the creation of our monetary system with its
hallowed dollar on this day in 1789.
2. World
Cat Day—celebrating not those versatile pieces of earth moving equipment,
but rather those adorable independent felines with nine lives and if you do not
clean their litter box, an aroma to peel the enamel off your teeth.
3. National
Zucchini Day---celebrating that green
squash related to the cucumber and found in many an Italian dish.
4. Happiness Happens Day--celebrating since 1999 the
simple act of being happy and all the benefits derived there from like living
longer, being healthier and earning more money.
5. National
Frozen Custard Day—celebrating one of great frozen desserts during a hot
August Day.
On this day
in
a. 1876 Thomas Edison received a
patent for the mimeograph machine.
b. 1963 the Kingsmen released the
iconic rock and roll dance song “Louie,
Louie,” which was declared obscene by many radio stations.
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c. 1974 Richard Nixon announced on national
television that he was resigning from the Presidency, effective the next day.
Selected Greenback thoughts:
Selected Greenback
thoughts: "Money
is like a sixth sense – you can’t make use of the other five without
it." ~ William Somerset Maugham
"Inflation is when you pay $15 for the $10 haircut
you used to get for $5 when you had hair!" ~ Sam Ewing
"Money, if it does not bring you happiness, will
at least help you be miserable in comfort." ~ Helen Gurley Brown
"Money often costs too much." ~ Ralph Waldo
Emerson
"Money won is twice as sweet as money
earned." ~ Paul Newman
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“Money is not the most important thing in the
world. Love is. Fortunately, I love money." ~ Jackie Mason
"If women didn’t exist, all the money in the world
would have no meaning." ~ Aristotle Onassis
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events that should be of interest.
© August
8, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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