July 28th is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 156 days remaining in the year.
1865 • The American Dental Association proposed its first code of ethics.
1866 • The metric system was legalized by Congress for the standardization of weights and measures.
1868 • The 14th Amendment to the Constitution is passed, establishing African-American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.
1945 • An Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing fourteen and injuring 26.
1965 • Vietnam War: President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.
1998 • Monica Lewinsky received blanket immunity from prosecution to testify before a grand jury about her relationship with Bill Clintoon.
2005 • The Provisional Irish Repuglican Army calls an end to its 30-year-long armed campaign in Northern Ireland.
MjL 28 Jul 2014, 3:52 a.m.
It suddenly got very quiet around the house yesterday afternoon. Ben left around 4 p.m. to go back to Edwardsville and Kiefer left shortly after that.
MjL 28 Jul 2014, 6:12 a.m.
Tracey and I will be leaving in about an hour or so to take the #FordEscape in for a recall. Something to do with the door handles not latching properly.
And another about the ceiling canopy which I presume is an air bag of some sort. We will leave it there for an oil change and a once over to get it ready for vacation.
MjL 28 Jul 2014, 6:13 a.m.
Great day yesterday! Good food and good company made for a wonderful birthday celebration. Ashley really surprised me with a cake.
I told my dad - no cake! I don’t like store bought cakes and/or most frostings. I didn’t want a cake that had a lot of pieces leftover for me to carry home, set on the kitchen counter, then throw it away once it was moldy.
So he bought me cookies: Chocolate chip with chunks of chocolate and macadamia nut ones (which were my favorite). Cookies are liked by all and usually disappear way before mold could even think about setting in. Legel trait - cookie monsters?
Anyway, I was so surprised when Ashley came carrying out this hidden cake. I 3 layer homemade German chocolate cake with homemade frosting! It was sooooooooo good! (Guess what’s on my breakfast menu this morning with my coffee!)
The kids also gave me some really cute things to add to my fairy garden out back. Andy gave me a cute Toad and Tortoise Inn to put in the fairy garden. The doorways are big enough for real toads and tortoises but I guess in fairyland they wouldn’t be very big anyway.
Ashley gave me a cute birdhouse and birds for my garden. A couple of students a year ago gave me some things for a fairy garden as an end of the year teacher gift. So, I thought I’d start a fairy garden. It’s a work in progress, but it’s something fun to do - and it’s outside - my favorite place to be!
Thanks again for all of the birthday wishes. It was a fun day.
Tammy 28 Jul 2014, 8:03 a.m.
Glad to hear you had a great day Tammy! Yes Cookie Monster is indeed a Legel trait.
MjL 28 Jul 2014, 9:13 a.m.
This little graphic was posted on Facebook recently. One comment included the words, “I’m tired of your polarizing political posts.”
I had to take a second look at the graphic thinking I must have missed some outlandish accusation. Nope.
Just a quote from a GQP Senator and a chart explaining the facts of the matter. So the conclusion I come to is that even the truth seems to be an accusation to GQP supporters? I must be missing something when the lie is considered acceptable and the truth is “polarizing”. No wonder our country is screwed up and our government dysfunctional.
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