Let’s be sociable! With the arrival of the internet, it’s become easy to communicate our lives, our feelings, and our beliefs. We post countless pictures and texts. Today is World Social Media Day. On this June 30 holiday, we celebrate the invention of this great interactive tool that has changed our lives and the way we communicate with the world. What better way to celebrate than to go on our cell phones and access our favorite social media platforms.

It’s in our DNA to be sociable. We humans are generally friendly and communicate with one another. And today, thanks to the internet and its many social channels, it has never been easier to keep in touch. We share our lives with others in what we post online. It regularly absorbs many enjoyable hours of our time. 

Social media can be good. And sometimes, it is a bad thing. It’s great to transmit and share news and information. Social platforms on the internet allow us to get our message across, loudly, clearly, and instantaneously. We openly share to the world our thoughts and feelings in words, pictures, and video. We express our beliefs, too. Unfortunately, our communications are unfiltered and that can be good or bad. And, the proliferation of fake news is an immense problem on social media platforms. So, we have to take the good with the bad, and appreciate the good features and benefits it offers us.

Today we are celebrating a global music sensation. Today is Global Beatles Day. They are the greatest band to ever step onto the stage. On this June 25 holiday, we celebrate the Fab Four – Geroge Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and Ringo Starr. Beatlemania, as it was called, took the music world by storm. Their reign together lasted for a decade, as they produced one Number 1 hit after another. Every concert was over-filled with wild and screaming starry-eyed fans. The overwhelming success and popularity of the Beatles will be all but impossible to match or beat. So, get out your old Beatles LP records and listen to their historic Rock ‘N Roll music.

In 1960, The Beatles began their road to fame in Liverpool, a suburb of London, England.  The Beatles last public performance as a group was not intended to be the last. Rather, it was a “Get Back Together” project. They played together from the rooftop of the headquarters of Apple Corporation (Apple Records.) It was their first live performance since a farewell tour in 1966. The concert was a success and the group appeared smiling, laughing and happy. However, instead of reuniting them, the rooftop concert on June 30, 1969 was their last public performance as a group. After the group’s final performance together, each Beatle went on to write and sing their own new music. Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney both created their own bands, too. Several decades later, the music of the Beatles remains popular.  

Have a rockin Happy Global Beatles Day!

Today is National Pralines Day. Why would you celebrate this nutty June 24 holiday? Well, if you are allergic to nuts, you likely will skip this food holiday. (And, we feel really bad for you!) For the rest of us, this holiday encourages us to go nuts over this confectionary delight. However, we doubt you need any extra encouragement. Pralines are one of the most popular of all confections.

If you are looking for some pralines, you’re in luck. You’ll find it on the shelves at any candy store. Certainly, you will find them in the candy aisle at your local grocery store. Most of the major big box stores have a candy section which includes pralines. And, if you really want to enjoy this nut-filled chocolate (or caramel) confection, you can make it at home. It’s easy! 

We are ecstatic that you have come to your senses and have decided to celebrate this truly important holiday. After all, it is the only wise and rational thing to do. Today is the Celebration of the Senses Day. Celebrating and participating in this June 24 holiday simply makes all the sense in the world. So, c’mon. Use your common sense and party it up big time today! 

The five physical senses are hearing, sight, smell, taste, and touch. Your body recognizes them thanks to your nose, ears, eyes, skin, and tongue. Some of us were born without one or more of the five physical senses. You may have lost one or more “sense” due to an ailment, an accident, or another cause. Use today to heighten the sensitivity and capability of those you do have. Also, explore potential treatments that could help you to gain it back. Today is not the day to rue what we have lost. Rather, it is an opportunity to celebrate the senses we do have.

In addition to the five physical senses, there are other “Senses”. Researchers tell us there could be as many as many dozen in total. It depends upon your definition. For example, receptors in your body, tell your brain things like temperature and pain. 

Your senses are an essential element for a healthy quality of life. They allow us to experience, interact, and communicate successfully with others and with the world around us. We tend to take them for granted. Often, we are only cognizant of them when there is a problem or if we lose them. Use this holiday to recognize their importance in your life. Be thankful that you have all of your faculties. And celebrate each and every one of your valuable senses. 

Everyone deserves a day of recognition for the important work they do. Hauling away our unwanted and often odiferous waste is a tough job. But, somebody has to do it. So, today, we are celebrating and giving recognition to our trash men and women on Global Garbage Man Day. On this June 17 global holiday, spend some time reflecting upon the role of sanitation workers. And, show your appreciation to the men and women who help to keep our world clean, healthy, and disease-free. And, whatever you do, do not take their work for granted. If you live in a big city, you may have experienced a strike by sanitation workers. Now, that quickly becomes an odiferous littered, and rat-infested mess.

It’s a tough job, but somebody’s gotta do it. So, today we’re trash talkin’. The first trash vehicles were carts, often horse or ox-drivien. Garbage men piled trash into the carts by hand and disposed of it outside of towns and villages. Plastic bags did not exist. So, garbage removal was a messy, disease-filled job. Today’s modern garbage truck has automatic loaders, allowing garbage men to sit inside their vehicle and lift trash bins up mechanically, emptying the contents into the top of the truck. While direct contact with trash is usually minimized, it is still a hard job. So, let’s give our garbage man a big “TY”.

Other Names: The Garbage Man is sometimes referred to by a number of other names. Among them are: Trash Man, Trash Collector, Garbage Collector, Refuse Collector, and Sanitation Engineer.