June 7, 2018 Thursday#Trust#Mushrooms#Redwings#315BC!

Get Faith
Jeremiah 17:7  "Blessed is the man (woman) who trusts in the Lord."  Trust is a huge issue.  I love people, all people and in talking to those who have issues, trust is one of the most common.  If you have been let down by people in your past it carries on to everyone you meet.  You start to question whether they are being honest with you.  While a bad case of this takes years of therapy to get over there is someone you can always trust.  Someone that loves you as far as east is from west, as highest mountains to deepest seas, from beginning to end and regardless of who or what you are.  Jesus came to earth to experience human life, to set an example of how we should trust and care for one another.  Are you a trustworthy person?  Can people rely on you to be and do what you say?  Look to Jesus for strength and advice - you can trust in the Lord.

Get Fit
I saw a site on Top Ten Healthiest Mushrooms and their benefits.  The portebello,  for example is an anti inflammatory.  Interested?  You have to like mushrooms first. (I do) and you need to know which ones not to eat.  Go to this site and take a look!

On this day
1997  You might have memories of this day.  It was my cousin Chuck's birthday, maybe 50 and Carol threw him a big bash party.  The only thing she didn't know was that it was going to be the playoff day for the Red Wings.  Great year!  I picked up my cousin Kathy, Aunt Margaret and Aunt Annie and we went out to the party together.  There were TV's set up in every corner and wall in the hall.  You couldn't even talk for all the yelling.  So exciting!  And they won the Stanley Cup that night.  So much for Chuck's birthday.  I took everyone home and then picked up Nicole to drive around and join the festivities out in the streets.  She would have been 12 and I'm sure watched the game.  We drove around celebrating, blowing the horn and yelling "Red Wings!" with everyone else.  We had a sun roof and Nicole was standing on the seat with her head out.  (I was driving slow)  It was so fun!!

1997 Stanley Cup Finals
1 2 3 4 Total Detroit Red Wings 4 4 6 2 4 Philadelphia Flyers 2 2 1 1 0
Location(s)	Philadelphia (CoreStates Center) (1,2) Detroit (Joe Louis Arena) (3,4)
Coaches	Detroit: Scotty Bowman Philadelphia: Terry Murray
Captains	Detroit: Steve Yzerman Philadelphia: Eric Lindros
Referees	Bill McCreary (1,4) Terry Gregson (2) Kerry Fraser (3)
Dates	May 31–June 7
MVP	Mike Vernon (Red Wings)
Series-winning goal	Darren McCarty (13:02, second, G4)
Networks	CBC (Canada-English), SRC (Canada-French), Fox (United States, game one), ESPN (United States, games 2–4), Televisa (Mexico)
Announcers	Bob Cole and Harry Neale (CBC), Mike Emrick and John Davidson (Fox), Gary Thorne and Bill Clement (ESPN)
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The 1997 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1996–97 season, and the culmination of the 1997 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the Detroit Red Wings and the Philadelphia Flyers. Detroit was in the Final for the second time in three years (the other coming in 1995, when they lost to the New Jersey Devils) while the Flyers were making their first appearance since losing in 1987 to the Edmonton Oilers. Detroit won the series in four games to win the Stanley Cup for the eighth time in franchise history and the first time since 1955; Philadelphia had not won since 1975. Detroit was the last team to win the Cup without having home ice advantage in the Finals and with fewer than 100 points earned during the regular season until 2009.

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Thessaloniki Greece

History[edit]

Main article: History of Thessaloniki

From classical antiquity to the Roman Empire[edit]

Cassander, founder of the city

The 4th-century AD Rotunda of Galerius, one of several Roman monuments in the city and a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site

The city was founded around 315 BC by the King Cassander of Macedon, on or near the site of the ancient town of Therma and 26 other local villages.^[27] He named it after his wife Thessalonike,^[28] a half-sister of Alexander the Great and princess of Macedonia as daughter of Philip II. Under the kingdom of Macedonia the city retained its own autonomy and parliament^[29] and evolved to become the most important city in Macedonia.^[28]

After the fall of the kingdom of Macedonia in 168 BC, in 148 BC Thessalonica was made the capital of the Roman province of Macedonia.^[30] Thessalonica became a free city of the Roman Republic under Mark Antony in 41 BC.^[28][31]It grew to be an important trade-hub located on the Via Egnatia,^[32] the road connecting Dyrrhachium with Byzantium,^[33] which facilitated trade between Thessaloniki and great centers of commerce such as Rome and Byzantium.^[34] Thessaloniki also lay at the southern end of the main north-south route through the Balkans along the valleys of the Morava and Axios river valleys, thereby linking the Balkans with the rest of Greece.^[35] The city later became the capital of one of the four Roman districts of Macedonia.^[32] Later it became the capital of all the Greek provinces of the Roman Empire because of the city's importance in the Balkan peninsula.

Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  Happy Birthday Sara!

June 6, 2018 Wednesday#Walls#kickbutt#rollerblading#namesinGreek

Get Faith
Nehemiah 3:1-12  This is a section of this book called Builders of the Wall.  It tells of many people from all walks of life and locations, joining together to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem.  There were even women.  They came from being priests,  perfume makers, and goldsmiths.  Families and politicians from many different cities and locales joined in the work,  It sounds like different people used different materials and styles so, the wall was not aesthetically perfect to see I'm thinking.  It was a great effort and certainly showed what can be accomplished by putting our differences aside for the common good.  Why? do you say?  Why build a wall?  Because we live in an imperfect world that threatens the life of people living in different beliefs and customs.  Nehemiah looked to protect God's people from their enemies.  I prefer to think we can save the world by friending everyone, but that (as we see in this world) is not possible. I tend to be somewhat naive.   All we can do is pray - pray for peace and understanding.

Get Fit
Jillian, if you want to get your butt kicked first thing in the morning.  I didn't, but for some strange reason I went through the trouble of putting on my workout clothes and shoes, setting up the laptop with the video, gathered my beach towel for the floor, my weights  and my glass of water and let her into my living room -----again.  shewwww.

On this day
1992  This is my sister Alice's birthday, so after Nicole's softball practice we had a party for her here at my house.  We celebrated everything in those days, anything for a party!  So it was Andy and Alice, Mom Barb and Bill, Ty and Norma.  It says there was roller blading, but I'm not sure who that was referring to.  Most likely Nicole and Alice, she is good for anything!  Does your family celebrate birthdays!  Who in your family is most likely to do something crazy?  C'mon, we all have one.

1674 - Sivaji crowned himself King of India. Can you do that?

Thessaloniki Greece

Names and etymology[edit]

Inscription reading "To Queen Thessalonike, (Daughter) of Philip", Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

See also: Names of Thessaloniki in different languages

Philip II of Macedon statue

The original name of the city was Θεσσαλονίκη Thessaloníkē. It was named after princess Thessalonike of Macedon, the half sister of Alexander the Great, whose name means "Thessalian victory", from Θεσσαλός 'Thessalos', and Νίκη 'victory' (Nike), honoring the Macedonian victory at the Battle of Crocus Field (353/352 BCE).

Minor variants are also found, including Θετταλονίκη Thettaloníkē,^[17][18] Θεσσαλονίκεια Thessaloníkeia,^[19] Θεσσαλονείκη Thessaloneíkē, and Θεσσαλονικέων Thessalonikéōn.^[20][21]

The name Σαλονίκη Saloníkē is first attested in Greek in the Chronicle of the Morea (14th century), and is common in folk songs, but it must have originated earlier, as al-Idrisi called it Salunik already in the 12th century. It is the basis for the city's name in other languages: Солѹнь (Solun) in Old Church Slavonic, סלוניקה (Salonika) in Ladino, Selânik سلانیك in Ottoman Turkish and Selanik in modern Turkish, Solun or Солун in the local and neighboring South Slavic languages, Салоники (Saloníki) in Russian, and Sãrunã in Aromanian, and Salonica or Salonika in English.^[22]

Thessaloniki was revived as the city's official name in 1912, when it joined the Kingdom of Greece during the Balkan Wars.^[23]

In local speech, the city's name is typically pronounced with a dark and deep L characteristic of Modern Macedonian accent.^[24][25]

The name is often abbreviated as Θεσ/νίκη.^[26]  

Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  Happy Birthday Alice, Courtney, Frank, John and Lisa!

June 5, 2018 Tuesday#NeedsGod#Pilatesring#Family#Paleochristianmonument!

Get Faith
Psalm 4:6  "Let the light of your face shine upon us, O Lord."  I have an acquaintance that needs to have this happen to him asap.  He lives in Key West and is dying of kidney failure and now what sounds like leukemia.  He is crying out for his friends to help him.  The crowd he ran with were fast living and self centered.  I know, I spent some time with that group as well.  His real help at this point can only come from the Lord himself - and I said as much, I only hope he listens.  In the mean time I pray that God would shine his face on Don, and give him hope and comfort.  If anyone reading this is in the Keys - Don Duchene needs some God.

Get Fit
I worked out with the Pilates ring today.  It simply puts resistance into an already good workout.  If you Google Pilates ring it will pull up a couple of sites where you can purchase the ring and a video to go with it.  The one I saw was only 18.00.  I worked out legs, arms, shoulders and abs this morning.  Feels good.

On this day
1991 - Andy and Alice came over for dinner to celebrate Alice's birthday, which is tomorrow.  I looked to see why not tomorrow and saw that Nicole had a baseball game and Merry graduated from 8th grade, so we celebrated early - but we always celebrated.  I have gone up north around her birthday in past years but it isn't always easy to get away.  This year I sent a card and shopped on line to make her day a  little special.  Love my sister.

1595 - Henry IV's army defeated the Spanish at the Battle of Fontaine-Francaise. I feel like this would be as if Michigan and Ohio went to war with each other.  What do you think?

Thessaloniki Greece

Thessaloniki is home to numerous notable Byzantine monuments, including the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as several Roman, Ottoman and Sephardic Jewish structures. The city's main university, Aristotle University, is the largest in Greece and the Balkans.^[12]

Thessaloniki is a popular tourist destination in Greece. In 2013, National Geographic Magazine included Thessaloniki in its top tourist destinations worldwide,^[13] while in 2014 Financial Times FDI magazine (Foreign Direct Investments) declared Thessaloniki as the best mid-sized European city of the future for human capital and lifestyle.^[14][15] Among street photographers, the center of Thessaloniki is also considered the most popular destination for street photography in Greece.^{[16]  Be ready to smile!}

^{Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  Happy Birthday Claudia!}

June 4, 2018 Monday#Creator#AMyoga#God'sgift#shogun#315BC

Get Faith
Psalm 4:7   "You have filled my heart with greater joy..."  The same kind of joy when you see your baby for the first time, or a new puppy or a spectacular sunset.  It's like spending the day doing your favorite thing with the love of your life or learning that your cancer is gone.  Those wonderful events come to you by the grace of your Father because, he made those moments for you.  Nothing that man creates can match what God has created.  Take time to think about that Creator that loves you so much and wants you with Him today.  Let Jesus and His kind and gentle love fill your heart so that you recognize those beautiful moments as God given.

Get Fit
AM yoga.  I can't tell you why, lying on the floor and doing those stretches and postures makes me feel so much better in the morning - but they do.  Hey!  There are a lot of summer programs, depending on your ability.  I see Zumba in the park, senior water aerobics at the city pool and lots of adventures to share in the warm sun!  But for now... AM yoga.

On this day
1987  These were my happy days when Nicole was 2.  I spent all day creating play, work,  read and visit times with her and family.  We walked up to Chapoton for bread in the morning.  I put her in the stroller but she preferred to walk most of the time (even at 2).  The neighbor boys, Joe and Jamie came over to play because, Nicole had the best toys around. (Even though they were 4 years older)  We went to visit Dad at work, at the boat store and after work Mark went to help work on the boat he was racing in - Breakout.  Later that evening, Grandpa, came by and dropped off a beautiful Schwinn bike with a child seat on the back and a helmet for his little grand daughters head.  We lacked nothing.  But in the end, the time spent with God in church,  me and family and other kids were what shaped Nicole.

1615 - The fortress of Osaka, Japan, fell to shogun Ieyasu after a six month siege. 
he Siege of Osaka (大坂の役 Ōsaka no Eki, or, more commonly, 大坂の陣 Ōsaka no Jin) was a series of battles undertaken by the Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan, and ending in that clan's destruction. Divided into two stages (Winter Campaign and Summer Campaign), and lasting from 1614 to 1615, the siege put an end to the last major armed opposition to the shogunate's establishment. The end of the conflict is sometimes called the Genna Armistice (元和偃武 Genna Enbu), because the era name was changed from Keichō to Genna immediately following the siege.Was this a movie?  I seem to remember a movie.

Thessaloniki Greece
The city of Thessaloniki was founded in 315 BC by Cassander of Macedon. An important metropolis by the Roman period, Thessaloniki was the second largest and wealthiest city of the Byzantine Empire. It was conquered by the Ottomans in 1430, and passed from the Ottoman Empire to Greece on 8 November 1912.

Thessaloniki is home to numerous notable Byzantine monuments, including the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as several Roman, Ottoman and Sephardic Jewish structures. The city's main university, Aristotle University, is the largest in Greece and the Balkans.^[12]

Thessaloniki is a popular tourist destination in Greece. In 2013, National Geographic Magazine included Thessaloniki in its top tourist destinations worldwide,^[13] while in 2014 Financial Times FDI magazine (Foreign Direct Investments) declared Thessaloniki as the best mid-sized European city of the future for human capital and lifestyle.^[14][15] Among street photographers, the center of Thessaloniki is also considered the most popular destination for street photography in Greece.^{[16]  My friends Deb and Jeff just came back from Greece and showed me the pictures} 

^{they took of ancient buildings - 4,000 + years old !  And we can't keep 696 open.}

^{Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  Happy Birthday to Adrianna !}

June 3, 2018 Sunday#Heaven#4Minutes!#inevitable#EuropeanYouthCapital!

Get Faith
Psalm 17:15  "And I --in righteousness I will see your face; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness."  I was talking to a faithful Christian yesterday about the satisfaction of knowing that this life is not the best to come.  He spoke of his disappoint in this place and the people here.  We talked about how bad we feel for those who don't have faith and when this life does not fulfill their expectations they have nothing to look forward to.  I hope your life is going well and that you lack nothing.  I do hope that you have faith to sustain you through times that let you down.  God will never let you down, He is, was and will forever be.

Get Fit
Was looking at a site this morning about a 4 minute fat burning work out.  It was created by Dr Tabata and worked for Olympic athletes.  Google it and see if it works for you.  Hey!  4 minutes?  C'mon let's try it!

On this day
1986  My days were spent with Nicole, at one year old she was a whole new world of love and joy.  I had a neighbor, Linda that had a baby, Denise that was a little older than Nicole and she was over a lot, twice on this day.  In between those visits my mom and brother Mark came over.  Mom helped me with ironing (never do that anymore) and Mark spent every minute he could with Nicole.  He had just had a heart monitor on for a day.  I don't know what they found out but in November that same year he had a massive heart attack and died.  Apparently they didn't resolve anything.

1621 - The Dutch West India Company received a charter for New Netherlands (now known as New York).   The Dutch West India Company was a corporation formed in 1621. It was modeled on the Dutch East India Company, which was set up to trade in the East Indies. This video segment from Dutch New York describes how this new company had a monopoly on trade and set up trading posts on the West Coast of Africa, on the coast of what is now Brazil, in the Caribbean, and along the Hudson River in what is now New York. The company had a military purpose as well, as it was directed to attack ships sailed by enemies of the Dutch Republic.  To see this go to this date and pull up history.  

Thessaloniki  Greece

The municipality of Thessaloniki, the historical center, had a population of 325,182 in 2011,^[2] while the Thessaloniki Urban Area had a population of 788,952^[2] and the Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area had 1,012,297 inhabitants in 2011.^[2]

Thessaloniki is Greece's second major economic, industrial, commercial and political centre; it is a major transportation hub for Greece and southeastern Europe, notably through the Port of Thessaloniki.^[8][8] The city is renowned for its festivals, events and vibrant cultural life in general,^[9] and is considered to be Greece's cultural capital.^[9] Events such as the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair and the Thessaloniki International Film Festival are held annually, while the city also hosts the largest bi-annual meeting of the Greek diaspora.^[10] Thessaloniki was the 2014 European Youth Capital.^[11]  

^{Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  Happy Birthday to Kosta  and Kjersten!}

June 2, 2018 Saturday#Pray#toobusy#newbaby#pampered#basicinfo!

Get Faith
Luke 11:1  "Lord, teach us to pray."  This leads into the Lord's prayer.  It is said in all Christian churches, so just know if they aren't saying it in the service, it is not a Christian church.  I have heard tell of people that have dementia or Alzheimer that remember this when they have forgotten everything else.   Lord Teach me to pray.

Get Fit
I am on the run today!  Too many things to do, but it's ok, I like it.  There are days when there is no time in your schedule for exercise.  Just don't let it slide too long.

On this day
1984  Nicole was only a couple weeks old and I was keeping track -"fed Nicole - 2AM, 7:15, 11:05, 3PM & 7:20 pm.  5 wet & 2 1/2 dirty.  water @ 9 am."  What would you expect from someone who has kept journals all her life?  I kept track of everything for a while at least.  I was blessed, my mother in law came over and cleaned and did laundry, Norma and Ty came over and cut the lawn while Mark went to the marina to work.  My house has always been busy with friends and family.

1985 -1985 - The R.J. Reynolds Company proposed a major merger with Nabisco that would create a $4.9 billion conglomerate.  Wish I had bought stock for Nicole.

Thessaloniki Greece

Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη, Thessaloníki [θesaloˈnici] ( listen)), also familiarly known as Thessalonica, Salonica, or Salonika is the second-largest city in Greece, with over 1 million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of Greek Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace.^[4][5] Its nickname is η Συμπρωτεύουσα (Symprotévousa), literally "the co-capital",^[6] a reference to its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα (Symvasilévousa) or "co-reigning" city of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, alongside Constantinople.^[7]

Thessaloniki is located on the Thermaic Gulf, at the northwest corner of the Aegean Sea. It is bounded on the west by the delta of the Axios/Vardar.

Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!!  

June 1, 2018 Friday#Sinoffering#Keepup#AA#2ndlargestcity

Get Faith
Psalm 27:1  "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?  The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?"  Wow!  How empowering is that?  Jesus is the light of the world, he shines on our path to show us the way to go and be and then he suffers and dies on the cross. like the offerings of sheep on the altar back in the days of Moses mentioned in Leviticus.  He died for the atonement of our sins, all of us, all of our sins.  A sin offering.  Sincerely what should I fear?  Thank you Jesus for your great love for us.

Get Fit
I tried my best to keep up with the girls with the pink resistance bands.  I actually ended up laughing at myself half way through the floor exercises when I realized I in no way resembled the body positions they were in.  It was like a caricature of ...well you get the idea.  But hey!!  I try.  I am currently trying to talk myself into joining the water exercises at the city pool.  Maybe.

On this day
1982  I was volunteering with the St Clair Shores probation office in a "one on one" program.  I would work with a single offender that might benefit from additional help.  This gal was my age, a chronic offender alcoholic.  She had been arrested for drunk and disorderly and was still drunk at her arraignment when she urinated on the judges desk.  Why they thought I could help her I still don't know, but I tried.  I signed us up for exercise classes (she had agreed to) and after the class she pulled a bottle of whiskey from my glove box and offered me a slug after she had one.  On another night we had a meeting with the parents, just her and I and Mom and Dad.  Unfortunately, they had already given her up as a lost cause and only wanted to know from me what they should do next.   I just met with her at a park after that and didn't react if she had a bottle with her, I just let her talk her crap to me about how she was going to change and be a better person.  I only suggested she get into a program that could help her when they pulled me off and gave me a teenage boy.  A year later I asked the probation officer if he had heard from her and he said she had disappeared from sight.  We can only try, they have to want help.

1774 - The British government ordered the Port of Boston closed. 
The Boston Port Act (the Trade Act 1774) is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain [1] which became law on March 25,[2] 1774, and is one of the measures (variously called the Intolerable Acts, the Punitive Acts or the Coercive Acts) that were designed to secure Great Britain's jurisdictions over her American dominions.  WEll that didn't go well.

Thessaloniki Greece

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Thessaloniki (520 km. north of Athens) is the second largest city of Greece and the most important centre of the area. Built near the sea (at the back of the Thermaïkos Gulf), it is a modern metropolis bearing the marks of its stormy history and its cosmopolitan character, which give it a special beauty and charm.

Take a tour in the centre of Thessaloniki and plan to visit its nearby destinations. Also, while being in Thessaloniki it is worth going up to Halkidiki.

What a beautiful city!!!  Can't wait to explore!!

Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  Happy Birthday Katie D!!!