December 18th - Holidays and Observances

(click on the day for details)

• Christian feast day:
  • Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  • Flannán
  • Gatianus of Tours
  • O Adonai
  • Sebastian (Eastern Orthodox Church)
  • Winibald
  • December 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• International Migrants Day^[25]
• National Day (Qatar)^[26]
• Republic Day (Niger)
• UN Arabic Language Day (United Nations)

 

Observances (click on the day or week for details)

Bake Cookies Day

National Roast Suckling Pig Day

 

Fun Observances ( 0 )

 

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A few of us were discussing the perils of drinking and driving when my five-year-old granddaughter threw in her two cents.

“I can see why it would be dangerous to drink and drive,” she said.

“The straw could go up your nose.”

 

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I’m a nurse in a hospital’s children’s ward. One night, I was at the nurses’ station when I heard a little boy in his room talking. He kept the patter up for some time.

Finally, I got on the intercom and said softly but firmly, “All right, Johnny, it’s time to go to sleep now.”

There was quiet in the room, and then he said, “OK, God, I will.” I didn’t hear a peep from him until morning.

 

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My 35-year-old son and I had just finished our meal when I realized I’d left my wallet in my truck. As I headed out the door, I told the waitress what had happened.

“But don’t worry,” I said with a grin. “I’m leaving my son for collateral.”

She looked at him. He winked at her. She turned back to me. “What else you got?”

 

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