On May 22, 1933, the first reported modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster was written up in the Inverness Courier. Sightings of the creature go back at least 1,500 years. Most recently, the supposed monster was sighted in 2011.
Summer brings us vacations, warm days and cookouts. Best of all, it brings that wonderful fruit, strawberries. As the plant’s distinctive white flowers turn to deep red fruit, celebrate May 20, National Strawberry Picking Day. Strawberries were first cultivated in Roman times and since then have grown to be the most popular berry worldwide In […]
May 20 is Be a Millionaire Day. You may want to celebrate by imagining you are a millionaire and fantasize about spending all that money. But, if you are like most of us, you are not really a millionaire and have to watch how you spend your money each month. Most people are unaware of […]
May is National Bike Month and we’re celebrating this 48 year old holiday by giving you the dish on ten new bikes you should be psyched about! Riding your bike is awesome. It feels good, keeps you in great shape and is a fun way to pass the time on a beautiful spring afternoon. You […]
May 21 is National Waiter & Waitresses Day. We love dining out when we can, so we’re all about celebrating around here! From lousy tippers to talking back, waiters and waitresses are often disrespected and left wishing they had made different career choices. We strive to be awesome patrons when we go out to eat, […]
May 20 is Be a Millionaire Day. Most of us imagine that the only way to get rich is to win the lottery, We play mental games of “what if” and make lists of how our lives would change. For a lucky few, those dreams come true when they pick the right numbers. But for […]
Louisa May Alcott said, “A house needs a grandma in it.” While she may have been right, most of us are not afforded that comfort anymore. Our culture has a way of creating isolation among family members as we spread across the country in pursuit of love or careers, and we leave the older generations […]
It’s that time of year, when school draws to a close and graduation ceremonies pop up like dandelions. Chances are you’ll know someone who, after hard work or maybe dumb luck, is graduating this month. If the graduate is a relative, a friend or the babysitter, chances are you’ll want to find just the right […]
Five of the Ringling brothers, Albert, Otto, Alfred, Charles, and John, started a backyard circus after seeing a circus being unloaded on an Iowa dock. At first, their circus was more like a vaudeville show, with the brothers singing and dancing. On May 19, 1884, the official RIngling Brothers traveling circus premiered in Baraboo, Wisconsin. […]