7/2/26 - The Dog Days, Not Three Meals A Day, and Weddings (Yes, Here's Too)!
- bribriny
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Thursday 7/2/26
Celebrate:
Freedom From Fear of Speaking Day
I Forgot Day
Made in the USA Day
National Anisette Day
Special Recreation for the Disabled Day
World Sports Journalists Day
World UFO Day
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Tomorrow, The Dog Days Start and run through August 11th.
This phrase doesn't refer to lazy pets—it dates back to ancient Greeks and Romans who noticed the hot, sultry weather coincided with the Sun and Sirius (the "Dog Star"), the brightest star in the Canis Major constellation, rising together.
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New in Theaters this weekend.
Minions & Monsters - The Minions from Despicable Me are back!
Young Washington - Action/Adventure about the early life of George Washington w/
Ben Kingsley, Andy Serkis, Kelsey Grammer, Mary-Louise Parker, and William Franklyn-Miller.
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will be celebrating their nuptials the next few days/
The couple plans to have a rehearsal dinner tonight and a wedding celebration Friday into the early hours of Saturday morning at Madison Square Garden,
Guests lucky enough to be among the 1,000 people attending the celebration on Friday will be treated to cocktails on the 6th floor concourse of Madison Square Garden at 4 p.m. (doors open at 3:30 p.m.), a ceremony on the arena floor scheduled for 5:30 p.m. and then a reception set to start at 6:30 p.m. that will go until 2 a.m., the sources told CBS News, noting that the exact times are subject to change.
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Ever heard of the 5 Year Stranger Theory? Let’s see if you agree with it. The 5 Year Stranger Theory is an idea that many of the people you interact with today — coworkers, neighbors, friends — will feel like strangers in about five years, because life changes naturally shift who stays in your orbit. It’s often used as a reminder to focus on yourself and protect your energy. It encourages you to invest energy in relationships that truly matter, set boundaries, and prioritize self‑care rather than trying to please everyone who may soon be gone.
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A family gathering in China went bust when someone forgot that fireworks had been stored in the oven. Shortly after the party, the homeowner turned on the oven to heat up some food and wound up destroying his kitchen.
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Here's your headline - Should we ditch the idea of three meals a day?
The idea that we should sit down for three meals at roughly the same time every day has become such an essential part of how we organise our lives – even when we’re failing to do it – that we forget it isn’t the natural order of things. Instead, it is a regime that was created not to serve the needs of our bodies or to give us pleasure,
Perhaps the answer can lie partly in the snack, a form of food which was used to supplement meals before the industrial working day took over. A really good snack, as writer Laura Goodman argues, can dispel some of the pressure of the family dinner and encourage spontaneous and intuitive pleasure in eating. Delicious morsels eaten as and when we feel like it: perhaps a small way to begin loosening the hold of three square meals.
Tara Schmidt, lead dietitian at the Mayo Clinic Diet says, “Look at each eating episode as an opportunity to provide key nutrients from the various food groups like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, healthy fats and protein,”
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Some 2026 stats on weddings.
• September and October are the most popular months for weddings as couples avoid extreme summer heat waves. May follows as a third choice.
• Approximately 75 to 85 percent of proposers still get down on one knee. The tradition remains highly popular because nearly half of modern couples now hire a professional photographer or videographer to capture the moment.
• Roughly 70 percent of partners ask the parents for a blessing before proposing.
• The average engagement length is fifteen months.
• The average adult reports falling deeply in love two to four times in their lifetime before getting married.
• Only about 10 to 15 percent of people marry their first love.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Today is the 183rd day of 2026. Since this isn't a leap year, it is the exact mathematical center of the year!
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