MDBCs 13 Dec 2024

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December 13th 2024 - Holidays and Observances

(click on the day for details)

Further information: December 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day:
- St Antiochus of Sulcis
- St Judoc aka St Joyce
- St Lucy
- St Odile of Alsace
Acadian Remembrance Day (Acadians)
National Day (Saint Lucia)
Martial Law Victims Remembrance Day (Poland)
Nanking Massacre Memorial Day (China)
Nusantara Day (Indonesia)
Republic Day (Malta)
Sailor's Day (Brazil)
Saint Lucia Day (mainly in Scandinavia)

Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)

National Cream Cheese Frosting Day

Christopher Plummer

Fun Observances

Official Lost and Found Day

The second Friday of December is celebrated every year as Official Lost and Found Day.

Losing things is part of life and if what we have lost is not very important, most people tend to stop looking for it after trying for a while. In fact, lost and found offices all around the world are full of things that people lost and have forgotten about.

Celebrated first in 2012, Official Lost and Found Day is an unofficial holiday that reminds people to not give up on the things they have lost and to increase their efforts to find them.

How to Celebrate?

If you have lost something or if you forgot an item somewhere, make an effort to track it down. If it is a personal object, chances are that someone is holding it for the owner to claim it.
Though not technically lost, items sold at thrift stores and flea markets are certainly forgotten. Take this day to visit your local thrift store and find something that will be loved in your home.
If you are prone to losing things, perhaps today is the day to figure out a way to make sure you don't lose things frequently. Some ideas include putting a name tag and contact information on your belongings and creating a process to check if you have all your things with you when leaving the home, getting off public transport and leaving any public area.

Did You Know...

...that the lost and found system in Japan today dates back to a code written in 718?

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The Law of Coffee

If you sit down to enjoy a hot cup of coffee, then your boss will ask you to do something that will last until the coffee is cold.

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Q: Why do they call coffee mud?

A: Because it was ground a couple of minutes ago.

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Q: Why are Italians so good at making coffee?

A: Because they know how to espresso themselves

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If the local coffee shop has awarded you "Employee of the Month" and you don't even work there, you may be drinking too much coffee.

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New Life Rule

Coffee is the most important meal of the day

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Q: Where do birds go for coffee?

A: To the NESTcafe

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There are two types of people in this world:

People who love Starbucks and liars.

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Q: How are men like coffee?

A: The best ones are rich, hot, and can keep you up all night.

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Q: What’s the technical name for a pot of coffee at work?

A: Break fluid

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As I was driving the other day, I saw a sign on a business that read “Whistlepig Alley Antiques.” It reminded me of an event that happened many years ago when I was living in the community of Granny Squirrel, near Andrews, North Carolina.

While watching TV one day,  I heard strange sounds. I tried to not overreact, but in my mind I thought it could be ghosts, or that maybe I was hearing things.  The noise was the craziest high-pitched whistling sound.

That went on for a week; then one day my landlord told me three groundhogs had crawled under the home.

Now I know why Appalachian folks call them whistle pigs. Once you hear groundhogs "speaking," you will never forget it.