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July 27th: National New Jersey Day, National Scotch Day, National Creme Brulee Day, National Get Gnarly Day, National Talk in an Elevator Day and National System Administrator Appreciation Day.

New Jersey is a peninsula, bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on the southwest by the Delaware Bay and Delaware. New Jersey is the fourth-smallest state by area. It's capital is Trenton, largest city: Newark. nickname: The Garden State, Motto: Liberty and prosperity, colors: Buff and blue, bird: Eastern Goldfinch, fish: Brook Trout, flower: Viola Sororia, insect: Western Honey Bee, mammal: Horse, tree: Quercus rubra (northern red oak), dogwood (memorial tree), fruit: Northern highbush blueberry. (No dog.) New Jersey was one of the Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. The New Jersey Constitution of 1776 was passed July 2, 1776, just two days before the Second Continental Congress declared American Independence from Great Britain. During winter and early spring, New Jersey can experience "nor'easters", which are capable of causing blizzards or flooding throughout the northeastern United States. Hurricanes, tropical storms, tornadoes, and earthquakes are rare, although New Jersey was severely impacted by Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012 with the storm making landfall in the state at 90 mph.

This particular whisky first and foremost must be made in Scotland. It must be fermented from malted barley, aged in oak barrels for at least three years and have an ABV of less than 94.8%. While most Scotch is made with barley, water and yeast, other grains can be included, but no fermentation additives, per law. There are five distinct categories of Scotch whisky including single malt Scotch, single grain Scotch, blended malt Scotch, blended grain Scotch and blended Scotch.

Creme brulee is also known as burnt cream, crema Catalana, and Trinity creme. It is a dessert that consists of a rich custard base that is topped with a contrasting layer of hard caramel and served at room temperature. The custard base is usually vanilla flavored but has variations of lemon, orange, rosemary, lavender, chocolate, Amaretto, Grand Marnier, cinnamon, coffee, liqueurs, green tea, pistachio, hazelnut, coconut or other fruit. The earliest known reference of creme brulee, as we know it today, appears in Francois Massialot’s 1691 cookbook.

The last Friday in July provides an opportunity to embrace new ideas and toss out old ways on National Get Gnarly Day. The word “Gnarly” gets a bad rap. It can mean “bad” or “dangerous” but can also be exciting, which is why surfers often use the term to describe the waves they tackle. Much like surfers challenging the waves, National Get Gnarly Day challenges us to put some gnarliness into everything we do.

Talk In An Elevator Day. This day encourages people to make conversation while riding in an elevator. Most of us use this time to check our smart devices for email, messages, appointments and other notifications. Take a break and meet someone new while riding in an elevator.

Each year, on the last Friday in July, since July 28, 2000, it is National System Administrator Appreciation Day. This day is also known as Sysadmin Day, SysAdminDay, SAD or SAAD.System Administrator Day was created to show appreciation for the work of sysadmins and other IT workers. The official SysAdmin Day website includes suggestions for the proper observation of this day. There are some geek and Internet culture businesses, like ThinkGeek and CafePress, that honor this holiday with special product offerings, discounts and contests and various folk songs have been written to commemorate System Administrator Day. This holiday has been recognized and has been promoted by many IT professional organizations. National System Administrator Appreciation Day was created by Ted Kekatos. Kekatos was inspired by a Hewlett-Packard magazine advertisement in which a system administrator was given flowers and fruit baskets by grateful co-workers as a ‘thank-you’ for installing new printers. Prior to seeing this advertisement, Kekatos had just installed several of the same models of printers at his place of work.

I don't know if the Scotch would go good with Creme Brûlée. I never had any Creme Brûlée. It looks like it might be good. There's a couple things I might have got Gnarly on if it had been around when I was younger. The zip line for example. I hardly ride in an elevator anymore. Yay! For System Administrators. One lemonade shake coming up along with a funnel cake. Yum!🍋

Sending gnarly hugs!🍋🐶🐾💕🌷❤️