Baseball | Tales and Travels of the Tinman

Humility is defined as the quality of being modest and respectful

It is seen as a virtue, being connected with egolessness

So keeping that in mind, let’s see what some people think of themselves……

David Lee Roth

“I’m not conceited. Conceit is a fault and I have no faults”

Michael Flatley

“I’m not an egomaniac like a lot of people say. But I am the world’s best dancer, that’s for sure!”

Dennis Rodman

“I say I’m Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin all wrapped up into one.

If I die early….I’ll be just like those guys.”

Elton John

“I’m the Connie Francis of Rock ‘n’ Roll.”

Mark McGwire

“I mean, it’s unheard of for somebody to hit 70 home runs, so I’m like in awe of myself right now!”

Linda Evangelista

“It was God who made me so beautiful. If I weren’t, then I’d be a teacher.”

Marion Barry

“I am a great mayor; I am an upstanding Christian man; I am an intelligent man: I am a deeply educated man:

I am a humble man.”

Here is one person the aforementioned were never in the room with…..

Reality is the state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined.

Reality is often contrasted with what is imaginary, delusional, only in the mind, dreams, what is abstract, what is false, or what is fictional.

The truth refers to what is real, while falsity refers to what is not.

The name Canada derives from an Iroquoian word for “village” kanata, that French explorers heard used to refer to the area near present day Quebec City.

Canada contains 3,855,103 square miles.

Canada has the longest coastline of any country in the world at 151,600 miles.

Canada’s national animal is the beaver.

Canadians consume more Kraft Macaroni & Cheese per capita than any other nationality on Earth.

On July 1, 1867 the British North Americas Act created the Dominion of Canada as a federation of four provinces. This event is known as the confederation of Canada. The anniversary of this date was called Dominion Day until 1982. On October 27, 1982, the name was changed from dominion Day to Canada Day. July 1st is the 182nd day of the year, and there are 183 days left until the end of the year, making it close to the halfway point of the year. The Canadian Government does not count Sunday as Canada Day under the federal Holidays Act, if the first of July falls on a Sunday then July 2nd is the statutory holiday instead.

On July 1st, 1923, the Canadian Government enacted the Chinese Immigration Act, stopping all immigration from China. Chinese-Canadians began to refer to July 1st as Humiliation Day and refused to participate in Dominion Day celebrations, until the act was repealed in 1947.

In Quebec many people spend Canada Day moving their possessions from one house to another. This is because in the Province of Quebec, may home leases start on July 1 and last for exactly one year. Hence, many people in Quebec spend Canada Day moving and therefore in this province Canada Day is also known as Moving Day.

Famous Canadians born on Canada Day are: Estee Lauder, Jamie Farr, Dan Ackroyd and Pamela Anderson

Since the 1950’s the cross-border cousin cities of Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario have celebrated Canada Day and the United States’ Independence Day with the International Freedom Festival. A massive fireworks display is held each year, with fireworks exploding over the Detroit River, the strait that separates the two cities by less than one mile.