“Because if they didn’t vote for a lizard,” said Ford, “the wrong lizard might get in. Got any gin?” Douglas Adams
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Category Archives: Holidays
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Rosa Parks Day
Each person must live their life as a model for others. Rosa Parks
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Wrap a Person in a Hug
You can’t wrap love in a box, but you can wrap a person in a hug. unknown National Hugging Day – January 21, 2020
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Unarmed Truth & Unconditional Love
I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional … Continue reading
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Festival of Sleep Day
“You know… the airport is the only place you can walk around with no shoes, a glazed look on your face, and sleep on the benches and no one judges you.” Coriander Woodruff, The Call of the Spectacled Owl
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Shuttles on a Loom
Parents are like shuttles on a loom. They join the threads of the past with threads of the future and leave their own bright patterns as they go. Fred Rogers
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National Ice Cream Day
Azucar Ice Cream Company, LLC, located in the heart of Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood, was founded in July 2011 as an artisanal ice cream and sorbet boutique. Inspired by South Florida’s diverse cultures, our hot subtropical climate and a passion … Continue reading
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Moon Day 2019
“Space Station”, by Constellation Culinary Group, with rock candy, space cookies, “moon cheese” bites and Saturn rings. The food buffet was part of the “Apollo 50 – Next Giant Leap” Member’s Night Moon Day Apollo 11 anniversary celebrations at The … Continue reading
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Glorious Day
“The 4th of July is USA’s day of independence and it is also mine because on that glorious day in the year 1963 my mother and my sister arrived in Miami from Cuba via Mexico. We moved into this small … Continue reading
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United States Post Office & Courthouse
The historic United States Post Office & Courthouse building in downtown Miami was the first major federal facility to be built in Miami. Built between 1912 – 1914, the three-story structure has a neo-classical facade and “classically-inspired architectural details” but … Continue reading
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Remembering Stonewall
Dogwood Week 26 Composition: Geometry
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National Bald Eagle Day
The Falcon Batchelor Raptor Rehabilitation Center at Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science in Downtown Miami “is dedicated to the rehabilitation and release of injured birds, and specializes in native and migratory raptors of Florida.” First opened in 1991, … Continue reading