January 2019 Unusual Events in USA

We hope you start the year with lots of fun activities (including throwing your personalized frisbees around), so we thought we’d list a variety of fun days in the month of January for 2019. Celebrate as many as you want with family and friends.

1        National Hangover Day

3        Festival of Sleep Day

3        Fruitcake Toss Day

4        National Spaghetti Day

4        Trivia Day

5        National Bird Day

6        Bean Day

6        Cuddle Up Day

7        Old Rock Day

8        Bubble Bath Day

9        Play God Day

10      Houseplant Appreciation Day

10      Peculiar People Day

11      Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend’s Day

13      Make Your Dream Come True Day

14      Dress Up Your Pet Day

15      National Hat Day

16      Appreciate a Dragon Day

16      National Nothing Day

17      Ditch New Years Resolutions Day

18      Thesaurus Day

18      Winnie the Pooh Day 

19      National Popcorn Day

19      National Tin Can Day

20      National Cheese Lover Day

20      Penguin Awareness Day

21      National Hugging Day

21      Squirrel Appreciation Day

23      National Pie Day

23      National Handwriting Day

23      Measure Your Feet Day

24      Beer Can Appreciation Day

24      Compliment Day

25      Opposite Day

26      Spouse’s Day

27      Chocolate Cake Day

28      National Kazoo Day

29      National Puzzle Day

29      National Cornchip Day

31      Backward Day

31      Inspire Your Heart with Art Day

We particularly like January 4 – National Spaghetti Day,

January 6 – National Cuddle Up Day

January 13 – Make Your Dreams Come True Day

January 16 – National Nothing Day

Have a great month and happy frisbee throwing with Flying Greetings.

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My Humorous Photographic Egg Book

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Egg book

I’ve just published, Not Eggxactly What You Eggspected. It is my humorous perspective on eggs. It was all done with photographs and photoshop and is great for some laughs. Some of the titles are The Egglectric Chair, The Real story of Hansel and Gretel, Dental Eggxamanation, the rare emu goldfish, and many others. There are a total of 62 photos in the book. Here are a few of the photos.

If you’re interested in getting your own copy, visit http://www.flyinggreetings.com, and you’ll see the book at the bottom of the category list. Thanks.

My favorite movies of 2017

Here are just some of the movies from 2017. Here are my top favorites.

1. The Greatest Showman – a wonderful musical
2. Jumaji – Welcome to the Jungle – Lots of action and lots of laughs
3. Wonder Woman – Great story and lots of action
4. Star Wars – The last Jedi – The saga continues and it was well done
5. Guardians of the Galaxy – Vol. 2 – Not as good as the original, but enjoyable
6. Murder on the Orient Express – strong story and an amazing cast
7. Wonder – a real feel good movie
8. Coco – Pixar magic again
9. Thor: Ragnarok – Lots of action and enjoyable couple of hours
10. Justice League – liked the characters, but weak story line

Worse two movies I saw in 2017

1. Table 19 – bad, just plain bad
2. Ghost in the Shell – terrible ending, but good special effects

Fun Things to do in the Fall

Here are some fun activities you and your family can do this fall.

Pick some apples
Prepare your garden for winter
Read – your local library is a great resource
Take a fall color drive
Build a scarecrow
Hang a wreath on your font door
Visit a haunted house
Watch birds as they migrate south
Visit a corn maze
Try geocaching – Great way to learn new areas and explore – check geocaching.com
Carve a pumpkin
Whale watch along the Pacific Northwest coast – whales migrating Alaska to Mexico
Make a pinecone bird feeder
Hike in the morning fog
Bake some pumpkin bread
Take a hot air balloon ride
Visit a B&B in a fall color area
Take a new family Christmas photo
Take a hayride
Roast pumpkin seeds
Have a fall canning party from your garden bounty

We hope you enjoy fall as we head into the holiday season.

Our Favorite Summer Activities

These are just some of the things Rod and I enjoy doing during the summer.

1.  Backpacking – Northern California is a choice spot
2.  Kayak fishing – like high country lakes
3.  Kayaking
4.  Bike riding – around Medford and Jacksonville, Oregon
5.  Running
6.  Pickleball – Dean is just learning the game
7.  Hiking – particularly in areas with rivers and lots of wildlife
8.  Bird watching
9.  Spending time with family and friends
10.  Golfing

We hope you enjoy your summer.

My Favorite Action Movies

These movies aren’t necessarily at the top of IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes, or the best of all time, but they are ones that I enjoyed the first time I saw them, and still continue to enjoy them whenever I watch them. Not in order of preference except for #1. Enjoy.

1. Die Hard – for me the best action movie of all time
2. Matrix
3. The Fugitive
4. Bourne Identity – Supremacy – Ultimatum
5. The Princess Bride – delightful movie – action, romance, suspense, comedy
6. Indiana Jones and the Lost Crusade & Raiders of the Lost Ark
7. Jurassic Park – the first was by far the best
8. I Robot
9. Avatar
10. Harry Potter – complete series – first 3 the best
11. Star Wars – First 3 and last one – middle three let’s all forget JarJar
12. Aeonflux
13. Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol – Rogue Nation
14. The Italian Job Mini Coopers at their best
15. Romancing the Stone
16. National Treasure
17. Hunt for Red October
18. Ocean’s Eleven – complete series
19. Sherlock Holmes and Game of Shadows
20. Enemy of the State
21. Edge of Tomorrow
22. Lara Croft – Tomb Riader & Cradle of Life
23. Terminator – Judgment Day
24. Lord of the Rings – complete series
25. Taken
26. Minority Report
27. Bullitt – Classic car chase of all time
28. Lethal Weapon – complete series – 3 was the best for me
29. Clear & Present Danger
30. Paycheck
31. Fx
32. Gone in 60 seconds
33. Point Break – like the orignal the best
34. True Lies
35. Entrapment
36. Spy Game
37. Star Trek – All of them – voyage home the best
38. Fast & Furious – ready for the series to end
39. Mr. & Mrs. Smith
40. Pirates – Curse of the Black Pearl
41. Speed
42. Knight & Day
43. Hunger Games
44. Timeline
45. Prince of Persia
46. Source Code
47. Salt
48. Ronin
49. The Rock
50. Dark Knight
51. Skyfall
52. Jaws
53. French Connection – best car chase of all time
54. Iron Man
55. The Avengers
56. Independence Day
57. Captain America Civil War
58. Guardians of the Galaxy
59. X-men – Days of Future Past
60. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Some Great Winter Reading

Favorite Fiction Book Series

Harry Potter
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Lord of the Rings
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King

Miss Peregrine
    Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Hollow City
Library of Souls

Hunger games
    The Hunger Games
Catching Fire
Mockingjay

Favorite Non-fiction Books

The Success Principles – Jack Canfield

Anything from Wayne Dyer
Your Erroneous Zones
Excuses Begone
The Power of Intention
You’ll See it When you Believe it
Pulling Your Own Strings
Living an Inspired Life

Stephen Covey series on Habits
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
The 8th Habit from Effectiveness to Greatness
Living the Seven Habits – the Courage to Change
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families

Current Reads!

Here are a few of the books I’ve recently read and that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed.

Bold – How to achieve success and impact the world – by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler – A great read and incredible insights into what you can do to make a difference.

The 4-hour Work Week – Tim Ferris
All of Tim’s books – 4-hour body and 4-hour chef and fascinating reads.
Tim shares his interesting and provocative perspective on life and all of his books and gives you a different way to looking at things and life.

Thrive – Creating a life of well-being, wisdom and wonder – Arianna Huffington
Thrive is a view of what it means to be successful in life through the eyes of Arianna. It’s written with passion and humor.

Abundance – by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler
This book shows you that you no longer have to sit around and wait for the future to happen. You are and can be empowered to get involved to change the world.

Steal Like An Artist – Austin Kleon
Ten things nobody tells you about being creative
A fun book to help you locate your creativity.

If you have some favorites along these lines, share them with me and I’ll give them a look.

 

What Changes Do You Want?

1. Want cleaner air? Start by planting a tree, and try car pooling instead of driving alone to work.
2. Want cleaner water? Work with friends to clean up a section of your favorite stream or river.
3. Want better relationships? Put down your cell phone when you’re having lunch with someone and pay attention to whoever you are with. The call can wait. So many people suffer from Attention Distraction Disorder – you’re at a restaurant talking to a friend while watching tv in the background, checking your emails or texting, and only hear half of what your friends have to say. You have so much interference in your lives (your own choice), that you’re missing the things that matter – conversations, lively debates, encouragement, and uplifting laughter. You know more about celebrities and stuff on Yahoo, then what is going on in your own brother’s lives. To paraphrase what Timothy Leary said so many years ago, it is once again time to turn off (instead of on) all the distractions in your life, tune in (to your friends and family), and drop out of this stressful rat race you’ve created. You are surrounded by endless chatter and noise, but are so lonely. Turn off your phone and go to lunch with a friend and listen. Break the habit of always having to answer every call, read and respond to every email immediately and only pay half attention to the people you are with. If you don’t make these changes, soon, you’ll only have yourself and your phone and no one to call.
4. Want a better life? Start and end each day listing 5 things you are grateful for.
   Try to go 7 days in a row without complaining about something. It will revolutionize your life.We hope 2016 will be all you want it to be.

 

Starting a New Year – which path will you take?

When you walk down the path of life, take a look back at the end of every day and see what you left behind. Did you make a difference in someone’s life? Did you have a positive affect on a child, a student, co-worker, family member, business owner, or stranger?

Take a look back at the end of the month. Is your path empty, or is it full of tears, anger, sadness, regrets, emptiness, or desperation? Is it full of love, laughter, encouragement, hope, excitement, playfulness, and fun?

It is up to you to decide what you leave on your path of life.

Take a look back at 2015? What did you leave in your path?

As we begin 2016, make an effort that this year, you will make a positive difference in your own life, your families lives, as well as in your city, state, and the world. Don’t just talk about making changes – do it. Be grateful for your many blessings, and make a difference in 2016.

Happy New Year!