A Carpe Diem Snapshot:
Today we strolled over to the Little River Schoolhouse to attend my sister Felicia's local history club meeting, which was a presentation by Michigan historian Dana Kenneth Johnson on one room schoolhouses of Michigan. A gentleman and his 95 year old mother (who attended a one room schoolhouse) were there, and shared how there were six generations of teachers in his family. I think one reason why the iconic schoolhouse is still appreciated is because they represent a type of American pioneer education that has been lost forever. My mom helped restore this particular schoolhouse in 1975, I helped with its restoration again in 2000, and today we are both, along with my sister, on the Little River Schoolhouse Committee, to keep it open for generations to come. If you are a local history lover, consider joining our efforts, as well as Felicia's history club!
Liturgical: Saturday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time
He replied, 'No, if you pull up the weeds you might uproot the wheat along with them. Let them grow together until harvest; then at harvest time I will say to the harvesters, "First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning; but gather the wheat into my barn."'
Sanctoral: St. Pantaleon (d. 305), one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, was a physician, who practiced without payment, and who was martyred under Diocletian. His cultus is primarily connected with Bithynia, where Emperor Justinian rebuilt his church at Nicomedia. Churches are dedicated to him in Constantinople and Rome. In the East he is known as the Great Martyr and Wonder Worker. A reputed relic of Pantaleon's blood kept at Ravello in southern Italy displays the phenomenon of liquefaction on his feast day, similar to that of Saint Januarius.
Human: National Day of the Cowboy-- Fourth Saturday in July; The United States, China, North Korea, and South Korea signed an armistice agreement, ending the Korean War– 1953; Birthday of Hilaire Belloc, born in Paris, France (1870)
The Writer's Almanac today.
Natural: A Day in the Life of a Modern Cowboy
Italian: 5 Ways to Say “I can’t wait” in Italian
Quote: “Life’s a rodeo. All you have to do is stay in the saddle.” ~ George Jung
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