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National Themes For August 6: National Root Beer Float Day, National Fresh Breath Day, National Wiggle Your Toes Day, and National Night Out Day.

🍦🍺National Root Beer Float Day! Also known as the “Black Cow,” the root beer float got its start in Colorado in a mining camp. Frank J. Wisner of Cripple Creek, Colorado invented the “Black Cow” in August of 1893. One night Wisner, owner of the Cripple Creek Cow Mountain Gold Mining Company, was staring out the window and thinking about the line of soda waters he was producing for the citizens of Cripple Creek when he came upon an idea. The full moon that night shined on the snow-capped Cow Mountain and reminded him of a scoop of vanilla ice cream. He hurried back to his bar and scooped a spoonful of ice cream into the children’s favorite flavor of soda, Myers Avenue Red Root Beer. After trying it and liking it, he served it the very next day. It was an immediate hit. Wisner named the new creation, “Black Cow Mountain” but the local children shortened the name to “Black Cow”. Since its inception, thousands of root beer floats have been enjoyed around the country each day.

🗣National Fresh Breath Day was created to appreciate oral hygiene and its importance. Dentists and oral care professionals hail this as a day dedicated to fighting bad breath. ✨Brush after meals. ✨Floss before bedtime. ✨Gargle and rinse with mouthwash regularly. ✨Chew sugar-free gum to keep the mouth moist.

👣National Wiggle Your Toes Day offers people around the country the chance to participate. By going barefoot, wearing sandals or flip-flops, show off your toes. Be sure to give them some fresh air and exercise! Take this opportunity to walk in the grass with toes a wiggling! Or, dangle those toes in some water.

🌝National Night Out Day focuses on the community and raising awareness in the United States. Promoting police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer. Shining a spotlight on community police programs, National Night Out increases connections between those who serve and their neighborhoods through the programs they provide. Some of these programs include: ✨Drug preventionTown watch, ✨Neighborhood watch, ✨Other anti=watch. One of the largest National Night Out events on the west side of Columbus, Ohio is Ogden Block Watch. It organizes one of the largest festivals which include live music, food, and entertainment. The National Association of Town Watch sponsors National Night Out in the United States and Canada. Although the origin dates back to the early 1970s the day has been celebrated since 1984. More recently Dog Walker Watch has been incorporated into being a part of the program. Dog owners, 75 million of them, are out day and night with their dogs walking neighborhoods. These neighbors can assist local law enforcement as extra eyes and ears while out walking their dog.

I'll wiggle my toes but I'm not going barefoot outside. I haven't went barefoot outside since I step on a toothpick and jamb it in my foot. So please put used toothpicks in the trash can where they belong, thank you.

Snowdog, glad you and all the rest enjoyed the covered bridges. I will have to check those bridges in Canada.

Warm hugs!🐶🐶💕🌤