June Is Bustin' Out All Over!

Hello Readers!

It's June already! 2024 is half over already! It's basically 2025!

Have you seen this priceless Leslie Uggams clip? We think of it every June. 




In defense of Ms. Uggams, who is a pro's pro, they asked her to do this number at the last second. They told her she'd have cue cards to help her since she hadn't performed the number in a long time. Welp, as soon as she started, the cue card guy slipped and fell, and down went the cue cards. But the show must go on! So Ms. Uggams went with some impressive scatting. I think there's a "bejeezus" in there. 

You know how much we love fun facts, so since we're at the beginning of a new month, let's explore some fun facts about the sixth month of the year.

Most experts consider June to be named after the Roman Goddess Juno, partner of Jupiter. Think of Juno as the Roman equivalent of Hera, the Greek Goddess and partner of Zeus. Juno was the Goddess of marriage and childbirth, and since June marks the start of wedding season, this makes sense. 

Others think "June" may come from the Latin name "juvenis", which translates to young people. 

We've got a few special holidays in June: Father's Day on the 16th, Flag Day on the 14th, Juneteenth on the 19th followed immediately by the Summer Solstice on the 20th. But of course the biggest event in the month falls on June 6th. How are you celebrating National Yo-Yo Day this year? We're doing our standard blow-out party.

Yo-Yo Day is gonna be off the chain this year!


Summer is just getting started, and here in SoCal we're looking forward to a lot of sunshine, golf, and time with our wonderful grandson.

We'll leave you with a lovely poem about June, courtesy of Annette Wynne. 

Why Was June Made?

Why was June made?--Can you guess?
June was made for happiness!
Even the trees
Know this, and the breeze
That loves to play
Outside all day,
And never is too bold or rough,
Like March's wind, but just a tiny blow's enough;
And all the fields know
This is so--
June was not made for wind and stress
June was made for happiness;
Little happy daisy faces
Show it in the meadow places,
And they call out when I pass,
"Stay and play here in the grass."
June was made for happy things,
Boats and flowers, stars and wings,
Not for wind and stress,
June was made for happiness!

That's all for now dear readers. 

Until next time,

~2authors




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