Uncommon Musical Instrument Day ... Lao Tzu

Music in the soul

can be heard

by the universe.

~Lao Tzu

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Homemade musical instruments 1934

cheesecake day with Steven Pinker

I suspect music is 

auditory cheesecake, 

an exquisite confection

 crafted to tickle 

the sensitive spots 

of our mental faculties.

~ Steven Pinker

1919 The Virtuoso
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National Lasagna Day ... working with your whole heart ... Elbert Hubbard

Do your work 

with your whole heart,

 and you will succeed - 

there's so little competition.

~Elbert Hubbard

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White Sauce Lasagna

(7/28) subject to? Will Rogers

Everybody is ignorant, 

only on different subjects.

~ Will Rogers

Library of Congress

just a treat from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The way you see people

 is the way you treat them,

and the way you treat

 them is what they become.

~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Library of Congress

the long and open road with Jhumpa Lahiri

My grandfather said

that's what books are for ...

To travel without

moving an inch.

~Jhumpa Lahiri

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Location: Superior, Arizona

Culinarian's Day ... Jo Brand

Anything is good 

if it's made of chocolate.

~Jo Brand

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It's Cousin Day! Jess C. Scott

Friends are the

family you choose.

Jess C. Scott

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Happy Grandparent's Day and the power of imagination Charles Kuralt

 When I was a little boy

I used to borrow 

my father's hat

and make a press card 

to stick

in the hat band.

That was the way reporters

were always portrayed 

in the movies.

~Charles Kuralt

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Location: Fountain Hills, Arizona

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Pi Approximation Day ... thoughts of Paul Dirac

God used beautiful

mathematics in 

creating the world.

~Paul Dirac

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Location: Tucson Botanical Garden

kicking things around with Dale Carnegie

If you want to gather honey,
don't kick over the beehive.
~Dale Carnegie

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Location: Florence City Museum, Florence, Arizona

courage to find your way ... Earl Nightingale

All you need is a plan, 

the road map,

and the courage

to press on 

to your destination.

~Earl Nightingale

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Location: Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

great dining with Orson Welles

My doctor told me

 to stop having intimate

 dinners for four.

Unless

 there are three other people.

~Orson Welles

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Location: Mesa, Arizona

John Wayne's low, slow advice

Talk low, 

talk slow,

and don't say

too much.

~John Wayne

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humor with Groucho Marx

A black cat 

crossing your path 

signifies that 

the animal is 

going somewhere.

~Groucho Marx

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aging with George Burns

You can't help getting older,

but you don't have to get old.

~George Burns

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Location: Scottsdale McCormick Train Park, Scottsdale, Arizona

never give up ... Winston Churchill

During their lifetimes, 

every man and woman

will stumble across great opportunity.

Sadly, most of them 

will simply pick themselves up,

dust themselves down, 

and carry on as if nothing ever happened.

~Winston Churchill

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Location: Mesa, Arizona

international nude day ... opportunity with Thomas Edison

We often miss

opportunity because

it's dressed in overalls 

and looks like work.

~Thomas Edison

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Location: Herberger Theater, Phoenix, Arizona

embrace your geekness day ... Sylvester Stalone

I may not be the richest,

smartest or most talented

person in the world, 

but I succeed because 

I keep going and going.

~Sylvester Stalone

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Location: Tortilla Flats, Arizona

Simplicity Day ... simple life advice from Will Rogers

If you want to be successful, it's just this simple.
Know what you're doing.
Love what you're doing.
And
believe in what you're doing.
~Will Rogers

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Location: Old Tucson Movie Studio Gift Shop, Tucson, Arizona

finding joy with Greg Anderson

Focus on the journey,

not the destination. 

Joy is found 

not in finishing 

an activity 

but in doing it.

~ Greg Anderson

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Location: Old Tucson Movie Studios, Tucson, Arizona

the well adjusted person ... Alexander Hamilton

A well adjusted person

is one who makes

the same mistakes

twice without

getting nervous.

~Alexander Hamilton

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Location: Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona

making sandwiches with Mary Kay Ash

Sandwich every bit

of criticism 

between two layers

of praise.

~Mary Kay Ash

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Location: Scottsdale Schoolhouse Museum

Math 2.0 Day ... Joe Namath

When you have confidence,

you can have a lot

of fun.

And when you have fun,

you can do amazing things.

~Joe Namath

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Location: Scottsdale Schoolhouse Museum

Chocolate Day ... Dale Carnegie

If you want to

be enthusiastic,

act enthusiastic.

~Dale Carnegie

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World Kissing Day ... for the love of a dog ... Josh Billings

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.

~Josh Billings

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And NO, she did not love ANYONE that day

sincere effort ... Chanakya

Once you start 

working on something, 

don't be afraid of failure

 and don't abandon it. 

People who work sincerely

 are the happiest.

~Chanakya

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Location: Nixon Library, southern California

Happy 4th of July! Barack Obama

What Washington needs is 

adult supervision.

~Barak Obama

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Compliment Your Mirror Day ... Maya Angelou

My mission in life 

is not merely to survive, 

but to thrive; 

and to do so with 

some passion, 

some compassion, 

some humor, 

and some style. 

~Maya Angelou

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Location: Stillman Railroad Park, Scottsdale, Arizona

disagreeing with Berry Goldwater

To disagree, 

one doesn't have to be

 disagreeable.

~Barry Goldwater

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International Joke Day ... Will Rogers

Everything is funny,

as long as 

it's happening 

to someone else.

~Will Rogers

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ok - not a joke, but gentle humor?