It’s International Moment of Laughter Day
Saturday, April 14th, 2012Happy “Old New Year’s Day”
Sunday, March 25th, 2012Apparently, our current Gregorian calendar has only been in use since 1582 when it was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII. The “old school” calendar that was used prior to his creation recognized March 25th – the Feast of the Annunciation – as New Year’s Day. I was surprised to learn that Russia and several other [...]
It’s “Learn What Your Name Means” Day
Sunday, March 4th, 2012It’s National Anthem Day
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012Did you know that our National Anthem has four verses? Holy crap. We, as Americans, are challenged to remember just one verse, let alone memorize all four stanzas of a poem that has such tricky words like ramparts and perilous and, and, and red. Tough stuff, that Star-Spangled Banner. We’d rather sit on the couch [...]
It’s National Margarita Day
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012I hate tequila. It’s Boston’s fault – yes, the entire city of Boston, Massachusetts, is to be blamed for my disdain of the blue agave based spirit. I bet you’re dying to know why. Here’s the scoop. It was Spring Break, 1987. I was a freshman in college and had just suffered a major life-trauma: [...]
Happy Tu B’Shevat!
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012Today is Tu B’Shevat, which is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the New Year for Trees. Jewish culture dictates that you’re not to eat fruit from a tree that is less than five years old. So, today was created to celebrate another year of life for our dear friend, the tree. I suppose today could [...]
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Friday, January 20th, 2012It’s Thesaurus Day!
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012What a fun holiday today is because I LOVE words! Today is Peter Mark Roget’s birthday. He was the author of Roget’s Thesaurus. He started writing his collection of synonyms in 1840 and finally published his work in 1852. Since then, it has never been out of print! So… I don’t feel so bad not having finished [...]
It’s Three Kings Day
Friday, January 6th, 2012Three Kings Day commemorates the biblical story of the three kings who followed the bright star of Bethlehem to bring gifts to the Christ child. But since this story gets a lot of press already, let’s talk about Little Kings instead. You know, the delicious cream ale. Actually, I’m just kidding. I don’t want to [...]
