Diane’s Corner

The International Day of Pink is set up as an International Day against bullying, discrimination, homophobia, transphobia, and transmisogyny in cities and towns all across the world. On this day, everyone is invited to celebrate diversity by wearing a pink shirt and by organizing activities in their workplaces, schools, and communities in support of the day.

History of the International Day of Pink

The International Day of Pink was started in Nova Scotia, Canada, when two straight high school students saw a gay student being bullied because he was wearing a pink shirt. The two students intervened at the moment, but they also wanted to do more to prevent homophobic and transphobic bullying in their school.

In a stroke of creative genius, these two young men decided to purchase pink shirts and wear them. Not only that, but a few days later they also got almost everyone else at their school to arrive wearing pink, standing in solidarity for anti-bullying. The result was that an entire school took a stand and began working together to prevent bullying of any type, particularly related to homophobia and transphobia.

The International Day of Pink campaign has continued to grow. It is now an international anti-bullying campaign that thrives in schools, workplaces, and communities. The International Day of Pink and the conversations, awareness, and acceptance that stem from it are making a real difference in the lives of queer and trans youth. So this is just the day to wear pink, spark some conversations, and inspire acceptance.

Get ready to celebrate International Day of Pink!

International Day of Pink Timeline

 1969

Stonewall Riots take place 

A riot at the Stonewall Inn in New York City becomes a turning point in the movement for gay rights in the United States.[1]

 1970

First Gay Pride March in New York 

In honor of the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots the previous year, the first Gay Pride March in New York History takes place on June 28.

 1977

Harvey Milk makes history 

As the first openly gay elected official in California, Harvey Milk is elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

 2007

First International Day of Pink is observed 

Students David Shepherd and Travis Price see a student being bullied for wearing a pink t-shirt in Nova Scotia, Canada. So they get their fellow students to all wear pink shirts the next day.[4]

 2020

LGBTQ Rights are protected for employees

The US Supreme Court makes an historic decision in ruling that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects the rights of gay, lesbian and transgender employees from discrimination based on sex.

JOKE OF THE DAY

thanks, Carol

Why could a knitter never be Prime Minister?

Because she would keep too much yarn in her cabinet.

TODAY’S ARTIST 

thanks, Natalie

Jan Müller (December 27, 1922 – January 29, 1958) 

was a New York-based figurative expressionist artist of the 1950s. According to art critic Carter Ratcliff, “His paintings usually erect a visual architecture sturdy enough to support an array of standing, riding, levitating figures. Gravity is absent, banished by an indifference to ordinary experience.” According to the poet John Ashbery, Müller “brings a medieval sensibility to neo-Expressionist paintings.”

IDIOM OF THE DAY

What does the saying ‘Big time’ mean?

Meaning: This can be used to with the meaning ‘very much’- if you like something big time, you like it a lot.

thanks, Patsy

(Not So) TOTALLY USELESS FACTS OF THE DAY

Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark’s stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.

Hershey’s Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it’s kissing the conveyor belt.

Samuel Clemens’s pseudonym “Mark Twain” was the nickname of a riverboat pilot about whom Clemens wrote a needless nasty satirical piece. Apparently, Clemens felt guilty later and adopted the nom de plume as some sort of expiation. The phrase “mark twain” from which the river pilot got his name does not mean two fathoms (twelve feet.)

READERS INFO

Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent

5 Year-Old’s First Pay-Check

Here’s a truly heartwarming story about the bond formed between a little 5 year-old girl & some construction workers. This will make you believe that we all can make a difference, when we give a child the gift of our time.

A young family moved into a house, next to a vacant lot. One day, a construction crew turned up to start building a house on the empty lot. The young family’s 5 year-old daughter naturally took an interest in all the activity going on next door and spent much of each day observing the workers.

Eventually the construction crew, all of them “gems-in-the-rough,” more or less adopted her as a kind of project mascot. They chatted with her; let her sit with them, while they had coffee and lunch breaks and gave her 20 little jobs to do here and there to make her feel important. At the end of the first week, they even presented her with a pay envelope containing ten dollars.

The little girl took this home to her mother, who suggested that she take her 10 dollars “pay” she had received to the bank the next day to start a savings account. When the girl and her mom got to the bank, the teller was equally impressed & asked the little girl how she had come by her very own paycheck at such a young age. The little girl proudly replied, “I worked last week with a real construction crew, building the new house next door to us.”

“Oh my goodness gracious,” said the teller, “and will you be working on the house again this week, too?”

The little girl replied, “I will, if those assholes at Home Depot ever deliver the fuckin’ drywall.

COFFEE thanks, Ella

PICTURES OF THE DAY

A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a sudden break in elevation. Waterfalls may also be artificial, and they are sometimes used for garden and landscape ornaments. Some waterfalls form in mountain environments where erosion is rapid and stream courses may be subject to sudden and catastrophic change.

Playing pangolin (New Zealand/South Africa)

Tthe pride stopped to rest by a waterhole, but their attention was not on drinking. The lions in South Africa’s Tswalu Kalahari Private Game reserve had discovered a Temminck’s ground pangolin. This nocturnal, ant-eating mammal is armour-plated with scales made of fused hair, and it curls up into an almost impregnable ball when threatened.

knit .. Easter
thanks, Ivy

Bunny Got Back Socks pattern by Amy Gunderson

Slow Cooker Beef Beer Recipe

CROCKPOT RECIPE

CHILDREN’S CORNER .. Easter

To make these emoji Easter crafts, you’ll need paper mache eggs (easier IMO) or blown-out eggs (empty shells with the contents removed, yellow craft paint, and oil-based Sharpie paint pens for the faces.

Start by painting the eggs yellow and letting them completely dry. After the eggs are dry, use a pencil to draw the outline of the emoji face. Depending on your skill level, you can easily draw the emoji faces on with paint or paint markers — it’s up to you.

PUZZLE

Bell Clear Jigsaw Puzzle

WORD SEARCH

SUDOKU .. medium

solution:

You can use ‘ice breaker questions’ to build a rapport, enabling strangers to engage in back and forth conversion. With a little practice and possibly a beer or two, you’ll be breaking more ice than the Titanic. 

If We Learn And Improve From Our Mistakes, Why Are We So Afraid To Make Mistakes?

QUOTE

People love pets. They’re some of the most excellent companions’ people can have and make a living each day just a little bit better.

However, for the animals who don’t have homes, many people don’t realize the benefits of adopting a pet. Even those animals who are old can become some of the greatest gifts in life.

National Pet Day celebrates the joy that pets bring into peoples lives and encourages people to help reduce the number of animals in shelters. Bringing humans and animals together helps make the world a better place.

Learn about National Pet Day

For me, a house or an apartment becomes a home when you add one set of four legs, a happy tail, and that indescribable measure of love that we call a dog.

Roger Caras

National Pet Day may as well take place every day for most pet owners. After all, we all recognize the love and joy that animals bring to our lives, and we make sure to let our pets know how much they mean to use. From cats and bunnies to chickens and dogs; no matter what pets you have in your home, National Pet Day gives you the perfect opportunity to hug your pet more and let him or her know how much they brighten up your life. For most people, a pet is the best friend they will ever have! At the end of the day, you’re never going to find someone more loyal than a pet, right?

Have you ever wondered what the world’s most popular pets are? We are sure that it does not come as a surprise that dogs are the most popular, followed by cats! But, what comes next? Well, you have fish, and then birds. After this, hamsters, gerbils, mouses, horses, and snakes complete the list of the most popular pets.

thanks, Frances

JOKE OF THE DAY

thanks, Bev

TODAY’S ARTIST thanks, Natalie

Reynolds Beal (October 11, 1866 – December 18, 1951) 

was an American Impressionist and Modernist artist.

IDIOM OF THE DAY

What does the saying ‘Big picture’ mean?

Meaning: The big picture of something is the overall perspective or objective, not the fine detail.

thanks, Patsy

(Not So) TOTALLY USELESS FACTS OF THE DAY

A rhinoceros’ horn is made of compacted hair.

The famous split-fingered Vulcan salute is actually intended to represent the first letter (“shin,” pronounced “sheen”) of the word “shalom.” As a small boy, Leonard Nimoy observed his rabbi using it in a benediction and never forgot it; eventually he was able to add it to “Star Trek” lore.

The slogan on New Hampshire license plates is ‘Live Free or Die’. These license plates are manufactured by prisoners in the state prison in Concord. 

READERS INFO

Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent

It’s A Gender Thing

You may not know this but many non-living things have a gender.

1) Ziploc Bags are Male, because they hold everything in, but you can see right through them.

2) Copiers are Female, because once turned off; it takes a while to warm them up again. It’s an effective reproductive device if the right buttons are pushed, but can wreak havoc if the wrong buttons are pushed.

3) A Tire is Male, because it goes bald and it’s often over-inflated.

4) A Hot Air Balloon is Male, because, to get it to go anywhere, you have to light a fire under it, and of course, there’s the hot air part.

5) Sponges are Female, because they’re soft, squeezable and retain water.

6) A Web Page is Female, because it’s always getting hit on.

7) A Subway is Male, because it uses the same old lines to pick people up.

8) An Hourglass is Female, because over time, the weight shifts to the bottom.

9) A Hammer is Male, because it hasn’t changed much over the last 5,000 years, but it’s handy to have around.

10) A Remote Control is Female. Ha! You thought it’d be male, didn’t you? But consider this – it gives a man pleasure, he’d be lost without it, and while he doesn’t always know the right buttons to push, he keeps trying!

COFFEE thanks, Ella

PICTURES OF THE DAY

THE STELVIO PASS, ITALY 

Bright and Breezy Kimono pattern by Marlaine DesChamps

CROCKPOT RECIPE

ADULT COLORING .. Easter

answer:

CRAFTS .. Easter

CHILDREN’S CORNER .. Easter

Rainbow Easter Egg Decorating for Kids

PUZZLE

Marmalade Jars Jigsaw Puzzle

WORD SEARCH

SUDOKU .. hard

solution: