(2/28) Tooth Fairy Day ... Chewing Gum ... Frank Lloyd Wright

Television is chewing gum for the eyes.

Frank Lloyd Wright

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Location: DaGrazia Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Not images of the actual Tooth Fairy.

(2/27) Expectations ... Antonio Banderas

Expectation is the mother of frustration.

~Antonio Banderas

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Expectation???

(2/26) read a fairytale day ... Beverly Cleary

I was a great reader

 of fairytales. 

I tried to read 

the entire fairytale section

 of the library.

~Beverly Cleary

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona

(2/25) productivity is the result of ... Paul J. Meyer

Productivity is never

 an accident. 

It is always the result

 of a commitment to excellence,

 intelligent planning, 

and focused effort.

~ Paul J. Meyer

Library of Congress
Planning Ahead

(2/24) tortilla day ... the secret of Richard Gere's success

The secret of my success

is my hairspray.

~Richard Gere

Library of Congress
corn preservation ... a key component in tortilla making

(2/23) international dog biscuit appreciation day! Groucho Marx

Outside of a dog, 

a book is man's best friend.

Inside of a dog is

too dark to read.

~Groucho Marx

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(2/22) Be Humble Day ... Hillary Clinton

I'm undaunted in my quest

to amuse myself

by constantly 

changing my hair.

~Hillary Clinton

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Location: Mesa, Arizona

(2/21) dare to try ... Mary Kay Ash

Most people live with their music still unplayed.

They never dare to try.

~Mary Kay Ash

(2/20) President's Day ... Woodrow Wilson

The man who swims against the stream

 knows the strength of it.

~Woodrow Wilson

Courtesy of Fisk Family archive
Oregon Coast

(2/19) change ... Libba Bray

And that is how change happens.

One gesture.

One person.

One moment in time.

~Libba Bray, The Sweet Fair Thing

Library of Congress
1901 North Carolina

(2/18) inner work for change ... Earl Nightengale

We can let

 circumstances rule us,

 or 

we can take charge

 and rule our lives

 from within.

~Earl Nightengale

Courtesy Erin Enterprises
Location: Lake Havasu City, Arizona
founding fathers ... London Bridge, Arizona

(2/17) Random Act of Kindness Day ... Bob Hope on Heart Trouble

If you haven't got charity

 in your heart, 

you have 

the worst kind of 

heart trouble.

~ Bob Hope

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona

(2/16) Listen with Intent ... Steven Covey

Listen with the intent to understand,
not the intent to reply.
~Steven Covey

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Fountain Hills, Arizona

(2/15) Happy Birthday, Susan B. Anthony

Independence is happiness!

~Susan B. Anthony

(2/14) Happy Valentine's Day ... listen to your heart ... Sylvester Stallone

I believe there's 
an inner power that makes 
winners or losers.
And the winners are the ones
 who really listen 
to the truth in their hearts.
~ Sylvester Stallone

Courtesy of Library of Congress

(2/13) Library Lover's Day ... one day early ... Charles Kuralt

I remember being in 

the public library 

and my jaw just aching 

as I looked around 

at all those books 

I wanted to read. 

There just wasn't 

time enough 

to read everything 

I wanted to read.

~ Charles Kuralt

Library of Congress

(2/12) Abraham Lincoln's Birthday ... Abe Lincoln

Always bear in mind that

 your own resolution

 to succeed is 

more important 

than any other.

~Abraham Lincoln

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Location: Fountain Hills, Arizona

(2/11) Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day ... Alice Cooper

Mistakes are part of the game.

It's how well you recover

from them,

that's the mark

of a great player.

~ Alice Cooper

Library of Congress

(2/10) umbrella day ... what you see ... Henry David Thoreau

It's not what 

you look at 

that matters, 

it's what you see.

~Henry David Thoreau

Courtesy Erin Enterprises
Location: Bandstand in Scottsdale, Arizona
Nothing like an oversized umbrella, just not a portable one.

(2/9) National Toothache Day ... Chanakya

As soon as the fear 

approaches near,

attack and destroy it.

~Chanakya

Library of Congress

(2/8) Clean out your computer day! William Pollard

Information is a source

of learning.

But unless it is

organized,

processed, 

and available 

to the right people

in a format for decision making,

it is a burden,

not a benefit.

~William Pollard

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(2/7) send an e-card to a friend day ... friendship ... Martin Luther King, Jr.

Love is the only force

 capable of transforming

 an enemy into a friend.

~Martin Luther King, Jr.

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Fountain Hills, Arizona

(2/6) lame duck day ... ambition ... Salvador Dali

Intelligence without ambition

 is like

 a bird without wings.

~ Salvador Dali

Courtesy of Profit Systems
Location: Douglas County, Oregon
No good image of ducks were available ...

(2/5) National Weather Person's Day ... Nature's Lessons ... Ilyas Kaasam

If nature has taught us anything it is that 

the impossible is probable.

~ Ilyas Kaasam

Courtesy Dooley Girls
Location: Yavapai County

(2/4) thank your postman day ... Jerome Cady

 A wise man knows

 where courage ends

 and stupidity begins.

~Jerome Cady

Courtesy Erin Enterprises
Location: Mesa, Arizona

a little Yeats

How far away 

the stars seem, 

and how far is 

our first kiss, 

and ah, 

how old my heart.

~William Butler Yeats

courtesy of JMW Enterprises
Location: Kennsington, Michigan

(2/3) lucky it's national wear red day ... Tennessee Williams

Luck is

believing 

you're lucky.

Tennessee Williams

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(2/2) the simple life ... Albert Einstein

Everything should be made 

as simple as possible, 

but not simpler.

~Albert Einstein

Courtesy of JMW Enterprises
Location: St. Petersberg, Russia

(2/1) National Freedom Day ... Eric Hoffer

There can be no freedom

without the freedom to fail.

~Eric Hoffer

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: Arizona Capital Mall