Today is Sunday, June 4 and there are only 149 days until Halloween.  The candy should be in the stores any day now.  You might be able to get a deal with the back to school specials.  Today we remember the birthdays of George III, Dino Conte Grandi and Robert Earl Hughes.  On this day in 780 BC the first total solar eclipse was reliably recorded, in China, in 1070 Roquefort cheese was created in a cave near Roquefort, France and in 1929 George Eastman demonstrated the first Technicolor movie.  In Botswana it is Commonwealth Day, in Tonga it is Independence Day and in the US it is National Cheese Day, National Cognac Day and National Cancer Survivor’s Day.

I have been providing information regarding the month we are in recently and have decided to make it a regular thing, so here is information about June.  The month of June, named аftеr the Roman gоddеѕѕ Junо, the wife of Juріtеr, іѕ the ѕіxth month оf thе year іn the Gregorian and Julіаn саlеndаrѕ.  Juno wаѕ knоwn as thе patron оf mаrrіаgе and was responsible fоr thе wellbeing оf women.  In the рrе-Cаеѕаr Roman calendar, the mоnth of Junе had 29 dауѕ іnѕtеаd of 30. Whеn thе winter dауѕ wеrе gіvеn twо mоnthѕ аnd mоrе days were аddеd to thе саlеndаr, Junе was gіvеn an аddіtіоnаl day.

Thе birthstone оf Junе is thе pearl.  Thе реаrl rерrеѕеntѕ friendship, lоуаltу, fаіthfulnеѕѕ, рurіtу, аnd mоdеѕtу.  Pеаrlѕ are also representative оf еnhаnсіng реrѕоnаl integrity аnd аrе thоught to hаvе healing properties thаt rеlаtе tо hеаrt, ѕtоmасh, intestine, ulсеr, and spleen рrоblеmѕ.  Thе flоwеr оf June іѕ the rose whісh symbolizes love аnd beauty. Thе lоngеѕt dау оf thе уеаr іѕ іn thе mоnth оf Junе. The 21ѕt of Junе is Summer Solstice; this day mеаѕurеѕ as thе lоngеѕt day on earth.  Aсrоѕѕ thе wоrld, ѕсіеnсе еnthuѕіаѕts сеlеbrаtе thе day аѕ a scientific еvеnt.  I am sure by now you know more than you wanted to, so let’s move on.

Recently, I had occasion to tell Barbara that my hand span was nine inches.  She just looked at me and asked why I would know that.  I explained that I measured it once to see what it was.  I do not really recall why I felt it was something I should know, but I measured it to find out.  Now, when you go to measure your hand span (which I know some of you will do) be sure to open it as wide as you can.  The easiest way to measure it is to place a ruler on the table, put your thumb at the end and spread your hand out.  The question may never come up, but it is good to know that if it ever does you have the answer.

I was out recently and saw a man deal with a problem that I have had a number of times.  He had something under his false teeth and took them out to remove it.  I can honestly say that I have never taken my teeth out in a restaurant to remove something, like he did; however, there have been times when it was tempting.  In answer to the first question you might have, yes I have false teeth.  I had to have all my teeth pulled while I was in the service.  I will not bore you with what the problem was or any of that.  I will say that false teeth can be an issue.

Usually, I can remove the offending bit of food just by taking a drink and sloshing the water around.  The problem comes when it is something like a tomato seed.  They are flat and do not want to come loose.  When that happens, I go to the bathroom and clear it.  I do not take the teeth out and clean them while sitting at the table where everyone can see.  I am pretty sure that no one wants to see that, especially kids.  “Mommy, all that man’s teeth just came out of his mouth and then he put them back in.  Why didn’t he save them for the Tooth Fairy?  He could be rich!”

Speaking of things that men do or don’t do, I was standing in line at the grocery store the other day and had the opportunity to observe the man in front of me.  What is it about men, as they grow older, that they stop worrying about personal grooming?  The man in front of me had nose hair and ear hair that really needed to be trimmed.  I mean REALLY needed to be trimmed.  If he let it go much longer he would be able to cut it and donate it to Locks of Love.  I realize that sometimes you forget to trim it and then you look and realize it needs attention, but this guy apparently had not looked at it for several months.  If you know a guy like that, a trimmer is always a good gift.  Drop a hint like, “Looking up your nose is like looking up at a tall person’s armpit.”  C’mon guys!  It only takes a couple minutes.  

This week our fact tells us that hedgehogs are lactose intolerant.  My first question is who cares?  Next is how do we know that?  Did a hedgehog try some of someone’s milk and then leave a note complaining?  What did it cost to study this issue, why did we feel it needed to be studied and now that we know, what are we supposed to do about it?  Tell me something important like how to get a tomato seed out from under my dentures.