Thread:61Storm/@comment-29709319-20190401001525/@comment-29709319-20190406002914

National Themes For April 6th: National Sorry Charlie Day, New Beer’s Eve(I so wanted NOT to put this on here, you will see why.), National Caramel Popcorn Day, National Student-Athlete Day, National Teflon Day, National Tartan Day, and National Love Our Children Day.

🐟National Sorry Charlie Day! This day encourages us to think about the times we have been rejected. Whether we’ve been rejected by a sweetheart or by a college, a prospective employer or by the bank for a loan, we’ve all been refused. National Sorry Charlie Day also gives us an opportunity to reflect on how we survived the rejection and what we learned from it. Do you remember Charlie the Tuna? He was often rejected but would keep going with a smile. “Sorry, Charlie” became closely associated with StarKist and was also a successful American catchphrase. Charlie never let rejection stop him. Do not let it stop you! Cathy Runyan-Svacina of Kansas City, Missouri founded the Sorry Charlie, No-Fan-Club-for-You Club and National Sorry Charlie Day.

🍺New Beer’s Eve! ✨With visions of pints and pounders hopping in their heads, beer connoisseurs prepare for the day ahead. ✨Barley and Malt flavored popcorn at their side, peanut shells polishing the floor and a bowl of beer nuts on the table aside, ✨Men and women everywhere grin with pride as they look to the clock and say, ✨“Why should we wait? Let’s begin this night before it’s too late! It’s New Beer’s Eve after all! A feat not too small.” ✨They tiptoe to the fridge, taking a peek inside, only to discover the shelves are bare! ✨“What shall we do? We have no more brew!” ✨“Stock up we must to avoid this shame, for who shall we blame?” ✨“For no wine will do. It’s National Beer Day for crying out loud! I beg! We must have a keg!” ✨Ambers and Ales, light beer (no siree – no pansies around here-ee) stout and pales. ✨Let us be wise and go to bed now. Responsible we are, we’ll behave at the bar. ✨Come join us you must! Friday or bust! ✨Come, family and friends, drink lagers or porters and we’ll make amends for last New Beer’s Eve and some creepy guy named Steve. (Sorry Steve's) ✨On this holiday, kick up your heels while tipping back your stein. If I’m line dancing keep your hands off mine. ✨This night can get long just like this rhyme. Hey bartender, fill ‘er up this time! ✨We’ve danced and we’ve laughed. Drank Belgians and Pilsners. It’s time to go home now and on the way, we’ll stop for some chow. ✨This night is long spent and so am I. I thought I was winning but it’s the bed spinning. Good thing it’s New Beer’s Eve and this is a dream so I won’t heave.

🍿National Caramel Popcorn Day! In January, we celebrated National Popcorn Day. We now add delicious caramel popcorn to the calendar, one of America’s favorite snacks. For many people, this chewy caramel popcorn treat is an all-time favorite. Combining popcorn and molasses began in the early 1800s. Caramel was common as well, and with the production of Cracker Jack, the popularity was ever increasing. There are many commercial brands and forms of caramel corn available in grocery stores, cinemas and convenience stores. There are also specialty brands available in stores, gift catalogs and online.

🏆National STUDENT-Athlete Day (NSAD) provides an opportunity to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of student-athletes. National STUDENT-Athlete Day was created by National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS) to honor high school and college student-athletes who have excelled in academics and athletics and who have contributed to their communities and schools in a significant way. The program seeks to encourage families, schools and communities to support their STUDENT-athletes in their endeavors. National STUDENT-Athlete Day was created in 1987 by National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS).

🍁National Teflon Day honors the accidental invention of Teflon in 1938, by Dr. Roy Plunkett. While working in the Chemours Jackson New Jersey lab that April day, Plunkett, along with his assistant, accidentally discovered polytetrafluoroethylene. Chemours registered the Teflon trademark in 1945. Dr. Plunkett was added to the Inventors’ Hall of Fame in 1985. If Plunket invented Teflon, which was trademarked in 1945, then Marion A. Trozzolo brought from the laboratory into the kitchen. The Kansas City, Missouri professor had been using the substance to coat his scientific utensils. He later founded Laboratory Plasticware Fabricators. In 1961, he marketed the first US-made Teflon coated frying pan, “The Happy Pan.” Teflon can be found everywhere. Besides coating metals for cooking, it is also used to protect fabrics, to reduce friction in the aerospace industry and helps to increase production and reduce contamination in pharmaceuticals.

🍁National Tartan Day! This is an official national observation. National Tartan Day honors all the Scottish heritage that flows through this nation. From its earliest beginnings, Americans with Scottish ancestry endeavored for that freedom as much as any American. It might be surprising to know that of the 13 governors in the newly established United States; nine were Scots. There are 56 signatures on the Declaration of Independence. Some scholars suggest nearly a third of those signers were of Scottish descent. Those with Tartan blood were and are independent and resourceful. They are prolific inventors and writers. They are talented musicians and artist, experienced leaders and scholars. In the United States today, over 11 million Americans claim Scottish or Scotch-Irish roots. That makes them the 8th largest ethnic group in the United States. On March 20, 1998, the United States Senate passed Resolution 155 that designated April 6th of each year as National Tartan Day to recognize Scottish Americans and their achievements and contributions to the United States. On March 9, 2005, the House passed Resolution 41 and by Presidential Proclamation, it was signed by President George W. Bush on April 4, 2008. On this day in 1320, Scot’s signed the Declaration of Arbroath, formally declaring their independence from England.

❤️👫National Love Our Children Day is observed annually on the first Saturday in April as part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This day honors all children and encourages us to develop loving, respectful relationships with our children. Love Our Children USA sponsors and promotes this day annually. This day focuses on the prevention of child abuse and violence against children as well bringing awareness and helping put in place support tools and resources for communities. The first annual National Love Our Children Day was held on April 3, 2004, by Love Our Children USA.

Love all the little children, not a sorry Charlie in the bunch, their all equal and they should all be eating and sharing their caramel popcorn (with me of course😁). More sticky fingers, but worth it.

I hope you guys were as surprised as I was about the the lighthouses, castle and waterfalls in Nebraska? My jaw dropped.🤗

Warm hugs!🐶🐶💕🌧