Today is Wednesday August 3, 2011

89 days until Halloween
114 days until Thanksgiving
144 days until Christmas
151 days until The New Year

National Watermelon Day

On National Watermelon Day, we celebrate a summer favorite. Comprised of 92% water, it's no wonder why this fruit is a refreshing picnic staple! Eat it plain, grill it or mix it into salsa. However you eat your watermelon, it's always delicious.

Did you know that there are around 300 varieties of watermelon in the U.S. and Mexico alone? That’s right—they come in red, pink, white or yellow. Though they are already so large, the Guinness Book of World Records confirms that the largest watermelon weighed 262 pounds!

Watermelon lovers—celebrate National Watermelon Day and cut yourself an extra large slice of this sweet, juicy fruit. Make sure to check out this site just for you!

Today is also Grab Some Nuts Day

August is National Peach Month & National Goat Cheese Month & National Water Quality Month

This week is Simplify Your Life Week

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

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History for August 3  1900 - Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. was founded. 1914 - Germany declared war on France. The next day World War I began when Britain declared war on Germany. 1933 - The Mickey Mouse Watch was introduced for the price of $2.75. 1936 - Jesse Owens won the first of his four Olympic gold medals. 1949 - The National Basketball Association (NBA) was formed. The league was formed by the merger between the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League. 1984 - Mary Lou Retton won a gold medal at the Los Angeles Summer Olympics.

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 Quote of the Day:


"Plan for the future because that’s where you are going to spend the rest of your life."

--Mark Twain