June 20, 2025 - First Day of Summer

Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. Henry James

Summer is the annual permission slip to be lazy. To do nothing and have it count for something. To lie in the grass and count the stars. To sit on a branch and study the clouds. Regina Brett

If summer had one defining scent, it'd definitely be the smell of barbecue. Katie Lee

Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun. Brian Wilson [RIP]

Fathers Day

My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me. Jim Valvano

My dad was my best friend and greatest role model. He was an amazing dad, coach, mentor, soldier, husband and friend. Tiger Woods

I'm a father; that's what matters most. Nothing matters more. Gordon Brown

Dad, wherever you are, you are gone but you will never be forgotten. Conrad Hall

June

How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon? Dr. Seuss

Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June. Al Bernstein

There's something I love about how stark the contrast is between January and June in Sweden. In a way, I feel that time doesn't exist in LA. Sometimes I don't know if it's February or April or October, because you're always sitting outside on the same patio, and it's 70 degrees. Alexander Skarsgard

Memorial Day

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. Mark Twain

My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. John F. Kennedy

Memorial Day isn't just about honoring veterans, its honoring those who lost their lives. Veterans had the fortune of coming home. For us, that's a reminder of when we come home we still have a responsibility to serve. It's a continuation of service that honors our country and those who fell defending it. Pete Hegseth

There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America. William J. Clinton

137 years later, Memorial Day remains one of America's most cherished patriotic observances. The spirit of this day has not changed - it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy. Doc Hastings

Graduation Season

You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world. Tom Brokaw

In this outward and physical ceremony we attest once again to the inner and spiritual strength of our Nation. As my high school teacher, Miss Julia Coleman, used to say: 'We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.' Jimmy Carter

A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that 'individuality' is the key to success. Robert Orben

May Flowers

You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming. Pablo Neruda

We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls. Mother Teresa

You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way. Walter Hagen

God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars. Martin Luther

Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them. A. A. Milne

Don't send me flowers when I'm dead. If you like me, send them while I'm alive. Brian Clough

Mother's Day - May 11, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. Robert Browning

My mother is a walking miracle. Leonardo DiCaprio

I got to grow up with a mother who taught me to believe in me. Antonio Villaraigosa

My mother's wonderful. To me she's perfection. Michael Jackson

My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso. Pablo Picasso

Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly. Ambrose Bierce

There are only two things a child will share willingly; communicable diseases and its mother's age. Benjamin Spock