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Happy Birthday, Flintstones! We love you!

We’ve all got a special part in our heart where the Flintstones and the Rubbles live.  The first episode aired September 30, 1960.

The Flintstones Theme Song by KimGiancaterino

Flintstones Vs. Jetsons by Tiddledeewinks

Today is National Coffee Day!!!!  You don’t just like coffee, you LOVE it.  So today is your day to drink, taste, feel those wonder coffee beans.

Starbucks vs. Dunkin’ Donuts — Coffee WARS by JaguarJulie

Printing With Coffee by Evelyn_Saenz

(Strong Coffee photo by Refracted Moments™ used under CC 2.0)

September is World Luekemia & Lymphoma Month.

Living With Leukemia (Leukaemia) by Waxing-Lyrical

Consider making a lens today that donates to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Mold is a problem that can hit any home.  It can cause serious health problems.  Areas that have had flooding are especially prone to mold.  Take care of it fast, and do all you can to prevent mold in the first place.  Learn a little more about fighting mold at:  Fight Toxic Mold By Going Green by RinchenChodron.

Mold Photo by Lexie Rydberg used under CC 2.0.

Today starts Banned Books Week which celebrates the freedom to read. Banned Books Week runs from September 27 to October 2, 2010.

It is amazing that an act like banning books is still happening throughout the country. According to the American Library Association there were at least 460 books banned in 2009, and that 70-80% of banned books are never reported.

Check out Top Ten Banned Books by BigGirlBlue

Books photo by gadl used by CC 2.0

Do you remember Kevin Skinner from America’s Got Talent? Today’s his day. In 2009, Mayor Arthur Byrn, of Mayfield, Kentucky, declared September 26th to be Kevin Skinner Day. If you love Kevin Skinner, then you celebrate it every year.

Also…September is National Chicken Month. How very appropriate!

Kevin Skinner Day: Sept 26th Mayfield Kentucky by Tipi

Imaging a world without rivers.  It would be a far less wonderful place.  Rivers are so vital to communities, now and historically.  Rivers give water, food, power, transportation, recreation, and beauty.  We must do all we can to protect our rivers – worldwide.

What is Rivers Day? by GramaBarb

National Estuaries Day is September 25, 2010.   Estuaries are the transition areas where rivers meet the sea. Bays, harbors, lagoons, inlets, or sounds…they’re all estuaries.

Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in North America!
Chesapeake Bay by daybreak

Also, check out:
Rookery Bay by CoolFoto

Today is National Punctuation Day.  Punctuation seems to be unappreciated in today’s world.  Our kids can’t imagine what a semicolon would be for, if not as a wink.  Punctuation is vital.  It gives meaning to a string of words. Ambiguity would run rampant if not for punctuation.

Today we honor the comma; we remember the importance of the apostrophe.  Today we recognize that without the quotation mark, we might just be living in anarchy.

The Care and Feeding of Apostrophes by Greekgeek

(punctuation eggs by Saucy Salad used under cc 2.0)

Sukkot began last night at sunset and will continue until sunset on September 29th. For Sukkot, simple structures are built in which the prayers, and celebration of the feast take place. Learn more about Sukkot at: Celebrating Sukkot-Succot by NicheMarketplace.

(Sukkot photo by RonAlmog used under CC 2.0)