7/22/25 - Kids Lunch and Summer Activities
- bribriny
- 24 hours ago
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Tuesday 7/22/25
Celebrate:
Hammock Day
Lion's Share Day
National BLT Sandwich Day
National Mango Day
National Penuche Fudge Day - made with brown sugar, milk, butter, and a dash of vanilla.
National Ratcatcher's Day
Pi Approximation Day - Pi can be expressed as the fraction 22/7, which is an approximation of its actual value.
Summer Leisure Day
Spoonerism Day - William Archibald Spooner was born on today's date in 1844. He studied at Oxford University and went on to lecture there for 60 years, focusing on philosophy, divinity, and history. He also was an Anglican priest. An albino man of small stature with bad eyesight, he was sometimes absent-minded, but also had a strong intellect. Because of this, his speech often did not keep up with his thought process. That, along with his bad eyesight, contributed to him often saying phrases that were different than the ones he intended. With these slips of the tongue, which became known as "spoonerisms," the initial consonant sounds in some words are reversed. One of his most famous was "It is kisstomary to cuss the bride," which he apparently said while performing a wedding ceremony for a couple
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Sad news yesterday
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who played Theodore “Theo” Huxtable across all eight seasons of “The Cosby Show,” has died in an accidental drowning, according to reports. He was 54.
According to ABC News, Warner was on a family vacation in Costa Rica and drowned while swimming after he was caught by a high current.
Read more from Variety here.
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Pee-Wee Herman's bike made its way to the ALAMO . . . for real this time. The original red bike from "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" was acquired by the Alamo in celebration of the movie's 40th anniversary.
It'll be permanently displayed in the future Visitor Center and Museum, which opens Fall 2027.
But for fans who don't want to wait that long, there will be a limited-time showing of it at the Ralston Family Collection Center (which is also in San Antonio, Texas) later this year.
They'll also be hosting a free movie screening, but details will be announced at a later time.
The official Alamo Instagram account said, quote, "Until then, don't worry . . . the bike will be stored for safekeeping. Maybe in the basement!"
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Kids said they “love” to eat for these foods for lunch: pizza (93%), chips (93%), cookies (93%) and fruit snacks (93%). And some not-so-obvious but healthier options were: fresh fruit (92%), cheese sticks (86%), yogurt pouches (76%) and yogurt drinks (73%).
A poll of 2,000 U.S. parents of school-aged children found many kids have asked their parents for strange additions to their packed lunches, from a cold baked potato, raw beets and crab legs, to ketchup and cucumbers, and even a Salisbury steak.
And parents recalled having to say no to many lunch requests: beer, candy, ice cream, wings, sushi, steak, soda and seafood boils.
Commissioned by Chobani (https://www.chobani.com) and conducted by Talker Research, the study found 78% of parents send their kids to school with a packed lunch, but nine in 10 kids come home from school with leftovers, causing many parents to ask how they can up their lunch-packing game.
Seventy-six percent of parents have talked to their kids about why they bring home certain foods untouched. According to them, they’re either picky eaters (39%), want more snacks and less main dishes (25%) or they would rather eat what the school offers (19%).
WHAT PARENTS AND KIDS SAY IS NEEDED FOR A “GOOD LUNCH”
According to parents:
A “main” and a “snack” – 53%
Water – 51%
Juice – 42%
Something nutrient-dense – 39%
Milk – 35%
A source of high, animal-based protein – 34%
According to kids:
A “main” and a “snack” – 50%
Something sweet – 44%
Juice – 40%
Water – 33%
Milk – 25%
Something savory – 23%
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - What's your favorite Summer leisure Activity? Several activities consistently rank high.
-Going to the beach or waterside activities
-Picnics and Barbeques
-Walking/Hiking - especially on scenic trails or in nature
-Eating Ice Cream or Popsicles
-Vacationing and Road Trips
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