Monthly Archives: April 2021
Earth Day / International Mariachi Week
Earth Day
April 22
According to the Mental Floss website, when Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson arrived in Washington in 1963 looking to make the fledgling conservation movement, sparked in part by Rachel Carson’s New York Times Bestseller Silent...
Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day / National Tea Day
Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day
April 21
Winston Churchill’s bulldog, Dodo, had all the characteristics of its master: strong, loyal, determined, calm in crisis. Fittingly, the bulldog originated from England in the 16th century by mixing Mastiffs and Pugs....
History At Its Finest In Hue, Vietnam
As we drove from Hoi An to Hue, Vietnam, we stopped on the beaches of Da Nang before crossing the Dragon Bridge and driving through the scenic Ocean Cloud Pass on Hai Van Mountain. The mountains mark...
DownHome Sports – April 20, 2021
https://youtu.be/41Dky7rsH_0
This week:
Waxahachie Softball
Talks about a good season and how they can climb the ladder in District before their playoff run.
15 min Midlothian Softball
We talk Homers, pitching an great defense as the Lady Panthers have one game left...
Volunteer Recognition Day / Look Alike Day
Volunteer Recognition Day
April 20
Volunteer Recognition Day honors volunteers who are working on behalf of others without being motivated by financial or material gain. A 2016 survey shows around 1 in 4 Americans, or 24.9 percent, said they...
DownHome / Up Close: Author Connilyn Cossette
https://youtu.be/jleEI489SyE
Jazz Appreciation Month / National Garlic Day
Jazz Appreciation Month
April 19
Jazz Appreciation Month (fondly known as "JAM") was created by the Smithsonian Museum in 2001 to recognize and celebrate the extraordinary heritage and history of jazz for the entire month of April. Jazz is...
Wear Pajamas To Work Day / Save The Elephant...
Wear Pajamas to Work Day
April 16
Today is set aside for those who think it would be cool to wear their PJs to work. Before you do, possibly you would like some fun facts about pajamas. The website...
The Power Of Positive Thinking
These days it is easy to think that there are more bad things than good things happening in the world. We are bombarded with news of death and destruction and negative discourse from many sources, and if...
National Tax Day In United States / World Art...
National Tax Day in United States
April 15
Every year on the 15th of April there is a deadline imposed for submitting taxes to the IRS. Maybe you didn’t know this: before 1862, the government only collected sales tax...
