eat outside day ... Kin Hubbard

Don't knock the weather;

nine-tenths of 

people couldn't start 

a conversation 

if it didn't happen

 once in a while.

~Kin Hubbard

This breath of cool/cold weather brought to you
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Location: Anchorage, Alaska

succeeding with Benjamin Franklin

To succeed, 

jump as quickly

at opportunities

as you do at

conclusions.

~ Benjamin Franklin

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Location: Herberger Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona

more herbs, less salt day ... Woody Allen

The food here is terrible,

 and the portions 

are so small.

~ Woody Allen

Disclaimer about the photo:

 not a small portion and 

pretty darned good ...

portobello mushroom, veggies, 

egg, protein, turkey bacon 

(which actually covers the whole thing)

 and cook in the oven

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detours in life ... Robert Schuller

Problems are not

stop signs, 

they are 

guidelines.

~Robert H. Schuller

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Location: Route 66 outside of Williams, Arizona
and, yes, I know this isn't a stop sign. I don't have any of those at this time

race your computer mouse day (yes, evidently it is a thing)... Earl Derr Biggers

Only very brave mouse makes

its nest in cat's ear.

~Earl Derr Biggers

Courtesy of Larkin Family Archives

National Dog Day ... Chanakya

The serpent, the king, 

the tiger, 

the stinging wasp,

 the small child, 

the dog owned by 

other people, 

and the fool: 

these seven ought not to be

 awakened from sleep. 

~Chanakya

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Kiss and Make Up Day ... Oliver Wendell Holmes

The sound of a kiss 

is not so loud as 

that of a cannon, 

but its echo lasts 

a great deal longer. 

~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

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success with Dwight D. Eisenhower

When you are in any contest, 

you should work 

as if there were - 

to the very last minute - 

a chance to lose it. 

This is battle, 

this is politics, 

this is everything. 

~ Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Location: Mesa, Arizona

Ride Like the Wind Day ... Winston Churchill

Kites rise highest 

against the wind - 

not with it. 

~ Winston Churchill

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Location: Fountain Hills, Arizona

making a difference ... Barbara De Angelis

Love and kindness 

are never wasted.

 They always make a

difference. 

They bless the one 

who receives them, 

and they bless you, 

the giver. 

~ Barbara De Angelis

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Location: Scottsdale Civic Center, Scottsdale, Arizona

Senior Citizen Day ... Napoleon Hill

A goal is a dream with a deadline.

Napoleon Hill

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Location: Japanese Friendship Garden, Phoenix, Arizona

Chocolate Pecan Pie Day ... Jack Benny's thoughts ...

Hors D'oeuvre: A ham sandwich cut into forty pieces. 

Jack Benny

     So this is Shepherd’s Pie – but you get the idea

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national aviation day ... making things happen ... Stephen Covey

Stop setting goals.

Goals are pure fantasy

unless you have 

a specific plan 

to achieve them.

~Stephen Covey

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Location: Nixon Library, California

the power of thought...Friederich Nietzsche

A thought, 

even a possibility, 

can shatter 

and transform us.

~Friederich Nietzsche 

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thrift store day - thoughts by Calvin Coolidge

Industry, thrift, and 

self-control are not sought 

because they create wealth,

 but because 

they create character.

~Calvin Coolidge 

wit and wisdom of Mark Twain

A man who carries

 a cat by the tail

 learns something

 he can learn

 no other way.

~Mark Twain

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doing things with Theodore Roosevelt

Do what you can,

with what you have,

where you are.

~Theodore Roosevelt

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Location: Cancer Park, central Phoenix, Arizona

making the effort ... Arnold Palmer

Always make a total effort

even when the odds are 

against you.

~Arnold Palmer

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1921 American Red Cross

making the most of what you have ... Herbert Humphrey

It's not what they take away

 from you that counts. 

It's what you do 

with what you have left.

~Herbert Humphrey

1941 Library of Congress

adventuring with George Foreman

I get up every morning

looking for adventure.

~George Foreman

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finding the humor ... Sam Walton

Celebrate your successes.

Find some humor 

in your failures.

~Sam Walton

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possibilities with Ralph Waldo Emerson

No great man ever complains

of want of opportunity.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Erin Enterprises

book lover's day - Jhumpa Lahiri

"My grandfather says that's what books are for," Ashoke said, using the opportunity to open the volume in his hands. "To travel without moving an inch." ~ Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake

happiness ... Jillian Michaels

We all have to work for happiness. And you cannot listen to other people. That is the worst mistake you can make.

~Jillian Michaels

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Purple Heart Day ... John Wayne

Courage is being 

scared to death ...

and

saddling up anyway.

~ John Wayne

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Locations: Maricopa County, Arizona

how's that? Edward A. Murphy, Jr.

If there is 

a wrong way 

to do something, 

then someone 

will do it.

~Edward A. Murphy, Jr.

Library of Congress, 1895

Work Like a Dog Day ... Theodore Roosevelt

I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder than the average man.

~Theodore Roosevelt

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picture this ... Holbrook Jackson

Your library 

is 

your portrait.

~Holbrook Jackson

Library of Congress
1943 Advertisement Huntsville Salon

National Watermelon Day ... results ... Tony Robbins

You always succeed

in producing

a result.

~Tony Robbins

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something to chew on with Hank Ketchum

Flattery is like

chewing gum.

Enjoy it

but don't swallow it.

~Hank Ketchum

Courtesy of Library of Congress
1961 Helena Rubenstein Salon

preparing with Bobby Knight

The will to succeed 

is important, 

but what's more important

 is the will to prepare.

~Bobby Knight

Courtesy of JMW
Location: New Zealand