Today is Wednesday June 15, 2011

National Lobster Day

If you love lobster, then National Lobster Day is your day to celebrate! Boil 'em, grill 'em, steam 'em, or bake 'em. No matter how you decide to cook ‘em, the result is always delicious.

Lobster is considered a delicacy all over the world, especially in the United States. This explains why lobster fishing is a $1.8 billion industry in Maine alone. In fact, New England is known for its lobster. The crustaceans were so plentiful in the 1800's that New Englanders could simply walk down the shores of beaches to find lobsters for dinner. Indentured servants were fed lobster so often that one community in Massachusetts instated a law prohibiting lobster dinners from being served more than three times a week. Nowadays, many of us would gladly enjoy this seafood seven days a week!

National Lobster Day is also the perfect opportunity to host a lobster bake at your house with your fellow lobster lovers!

Today is also Smile Power Day & Nature Photography Day

June is Gay Pride Month & Great Outdoors Month

"Images and text courtesy of MyPunchbowl.com" -- http://www.mypunchbowl.com/

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	History for June 14  1215 - King John of England put his seal on the Magna Carta. 1864 - An order to establish a military burial ground was signed by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. The location later became known as Arlington National Cemetery. 1909 - Benjamin Shibe patented the cork center baseball. 1938 - Johnny Vandemeer, of the Cincinnati Reds, pitched his second straight no-hitter.

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 Quote of the Day:

"Though there are exceptions, bigger is not always better, and louder is not always more true. There is much good to be found in ordinary days, even when they appear to be ho-hum and routine. So for inner health, seek deliverance from addictions to the spectacular. Cherish the ordinary. Woe to us who are so deafened by the whirlwind that we cannot hear the whisper."

--Neil B. Weisman