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09/02/2026

September is Life Insurance Awareness Month-Protect What Matters Most with Shafer Insurance Agency.
September shines a spotlight on something truly important: Life Insurance Awareness Month. It’s a national reminder that life can in an instant-and the best time to protect your family’s future is before you need it.
At Shafer Insurance Agency, we believe life insurance isn’t just a policy. It’s love, responsibility, and peace of mind wrapped into one powerful promise.

09/02/2026

Wednesday: Joke of the Day:
What do you call a pig that does karate?
-A Porkchop

09/02/2026

September’s night sky brings planets, longer nights and the Harvest Moon.
The start of fall will bring earlier sunsets, a predawn planet scene and one of the most popular full moons of the year.
Summer is drawing to a close in the Northern Hemisphere, and skywatchers will have one more celestial sight to look for before the official changing of the seasons.
September also brings a dramatic shift in the amount of sunlight. The length of day will shrink by more than an hour across over half of the United States. In the far northern U.S., September 30 will have more than 100 minutes less daylight than September 1,making nights noticeably longer by the end of the month.

09/02/2026

09/02/2026

September zodiac signs are:
* Virgo(August 23-September 22)
* Libra(September 23-October 22)
Birth flowers are the aster and the morning glory. The aster signifies powerful love, and the China aster expresses variety or after thought in the language of flowers. The morning glory symbolizes affection. It can also mean affection, or bonds in the language of flowers.
September’s official birthstone is the sapphire, a precious gem known for its stunning deep blue color.

08/31/2026

Did you know?
The paper sticking out of a Hershey’s Kiss is called a “Plume.”

08/31/2026

August 31,1990, baseball outfielders Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey, Jr. become the first father and son to play on the same team, the Seattle Mariners; the pair hit back-to-back singles in the first inning and both scored.

08/31/2026

“Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value .”-Albert Einstein

08/31/2026

On August 31,2009, The Walt Disney Company announced it had agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment, Inc. in a stock and cash transaction.
Disney would gain ownership of Marvel, including its portfolio of over 5,000 characters.
Disney CEO Robert Iger stated the acquisition combined Marvel’s strong global brand and iconic character library with Disney’s creative skills, global entertainment portfolio, and multi-platform business structure to maximum value.
Marvel CEO Ike Perlmutter emphasized that Disney’s infrastructure and content creation capabilities would allow Marvel to expand its brand and reach new audiences worldwide.