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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
Wed May 20, 2015, 05:26 AM May 2015

Daily Holidays - May 20

Pick Strawberries Day There’s nothing quite like locally picked, seasonal fruit – and Pick Strawberries Day is a great excuse to experience one of the key highlights of the fruit calendar! Find your local ‘pick your own fruit’ business and take a basket or two – be sure to wash your strawberries and check that they’re safe to eat, and try not to eat them all at once! https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/pick-strawberries-day/

Weights & Measures Day Like most people out there, you’re probably confused about what your baby weighed at birth. Well, you should be, because there’s only one day a year that anybody bothers to convert from dram to gram and from gram to grain, and that’s Weights and Measures Day.

We celebrate this day by taking children’s measurements, weighing the cats and checking that the king size bed matches the country’s guidelines. We also hold a moment of silence for those measurements that have become obsolete, such as the chalder or chaldron, the clove, the scruple, and as soon as that time is up, we proceed by making snotty remarks about the Indian candy, the Chinese catty and tan, the Japanese chin, the jupiter, the kip, and the slug, all valid measurements, as hilarious as they may sound to us. We then conclude by vigorously proclaiming the superiority of the metric or the imperial system, whichever of the two applies. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/weights-measures-day/

Be A Millionaire Day The term “millionaire” first appeared in the English language in a letter written by Lord Byron in 1816. There were only a few millionaires at the time, but thanks to the Industrial Revolution, more millionaires were created outside of the aristocracy. Today there are more than 12 million millionaires scattered around the globe. The origins of Be a Millionaire Day may be unknown, but the day honors the desire to enjoy the freedom and power associated with being financially secure.

If you’re an aspiring millionaire, and who isn’t, why not celebrate Be a Millionaire Day by following the advice of the most successful sports performance coaches. Use visualization techniques to see yourself surrounded by luxury, free of monetary concerns, and living your life on your terms. Then get down to business – get financial advice, find extra sources of income, save, live within your means and commit to becoming a millionaire. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/be-a-millionaire-day/

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Daily Holidays - May 20 (Original Post) Sherman A1 May 2015 OP
Here is the run down: TexasTowelie May 2015 #1
Super! Sherman A1 May 2015 #2
I used to love picking strawberries. bigwillq May 2015 #3
I have a strawberry patch, but the birds get them before I do. femmocrat May 2015 #5
We gave up on a vegetable garden Sherman A1 May 2015 #6
Many years ago Sherman A1 May 2015 #7
Remembering Joe Cocker today: femmocrat May 2015 #4
Ok, then I do have the jackpot winner for tonight! Yay, in advance! Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #8

TexasTowelie

(112,495 posts)
1. Here is the run down:
Wed May 20, 2015, 05:37 AM
May 2015

I'm too far away to pick fresh strawberries. The closest place I know with fresh strawberries is Poteet which is about 200 miles away. I love strawberries though.

I'm okay with weights and measures since I'm a math major and have converted from one unit to another for most of my life. I just don't need to eat too many strawberries because it will make me gain weight and I'll have to measure my waist for a different pair of pants.

Finally, I was a millionaire on three occasions--if only I had asked for pennies instead of dollars when I cashed those checks. I guess that falls into the weights and measures.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
2. Super!
Wed May 20, 2015, 05:44 AM
May 2015

I will pick some strawberries at the local supermarket, which I am sure have been weighed and measured somewhere along the way and I have a lottery ticket for the next drawing.... so maybe!!!!

We now return to considering yesterday's Devil's Food Cake Day to add something to the strawberries!

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
6. We gave up on a vegetable garden
Wed May 20, 2015, 03:06 PM
May 2015

long ago. The rabbits, squirrels and birds got to eat and we got pretty much nothing. Now it's just flowers for us.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
7. Many years ago
Wed May 20, 2015, 03:08 PM
May 2015

I went with my Mom, picking strawberries. My back hurt so bad when I was done, I said never again and that has been the case.

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