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December 5th 2025 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Clement of Alexandria (Episcopal Church) Crispina Dalmatius of Pavia John Almond Justinian of Ramsey Island Nicetius (Nizier) Pelinus of Brindisi Sabbas the Sanctified December 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Children's Day (Suriname) Day of Military Honour - Battle of Moscow (Russia) Discovery Day (Haiti and Dominican Republic) International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development Klozum (Schiermonnikoog, Netherlands) Saint Nicholas' Eve (Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Hungary, Romania, Germany, Poland and the UK) Krampusnacht (Austria) The King Bhumibol Adulyadej Memorial Birthday (Thailand) World Soil Day Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Bathtub Party Day Farmer’s Day in Ghana Light up A Life Day National AFL-CIO Day National Blue Jeans Day National Communicate with your kids day National Father's Day in Thailand National Repeal Day Sacher-Torte Day National Bartender Day Faux Fur Friday National Jandal Day in New Zealand International Sweater Vestival Ava Kolker’s Birthday Bianka Bryant’s Birthday Chase Rutherford’s Birthday Christina Rossetti’s Birthday Claudia Walsh’s Birthday Clayton Jennings’s Birthday Conan Gray’s Birthday Frankie Muniz’s Birthday Gary Allan’s Birthday Haley Pham’s Birthday Joan Didion’s Birthday Jules LeBlanc’s Birthday Keri Hilson’s Birthday Khadeen Ellis’s Birthday Kwon Yuri’s Birthday Lauren London’s Birthday Lexi Hensler’s Birthday Little Richard’s Birthday Manish Malhotra’s Birthday Martin Van Buren’s Birthday Matt James’s Birthday Paula Patton’s Birthday Saint West’s Birthday Taz Skylar’s Birthday UnspeakableGaming’s Birthday Walt Disney’s Birthday ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fri Dec 5th, 2025 - Sun Dec 7th, 2025 Candle Day Fun Observances Day of the Ninja December 5 is the Day of the Ninja, a day to honor and celebrate the sneaky and stealthy masked warriors in black garb from ancient Japan. A) Back in 2003, Ninja Burger created International Ninja Day on December 5 as a way to celebrate the Ninja “speed” with which their burgers are delivered. or ??? Legend has it that this unofficial holiday was created in 2003 to commemorate the release of Tom Cruise’s movie, The Last Samurai. (I vote for the Ninja Burger scenario) Professional Spies Ninjas were professional spies in Japan. Active between the 13th and the 19th century, a ninja's job included infiltration, sabotage, espionage, and even assassination. While popular culture is full of stories about ninjas, usually featured as cunning, secretive, brave, and skillful fighters, there are very few historical accounts of them. Historians believe that in the Japanese society ninjas were not considered to be part of an elite class of fighters - that place was reserved for the samurais. Because of this, ninjas were often recruited to do unsavory tasks like arson and terrorism. Did Not Dress in Black In those days, a ninja, also known as a shinobi, did not wear the all black outfit ninjas are depicted wearing today in films, TV shows, and comic books. After all, one of the main tasks of a ninja as a spy was to infiltrate by blending into his surroundings. They would often dress as the locals to do their job. The secrecy surrounding ninjas led to the rise of legends about their skills and powers - something that has now become a part of popular culture. Modern day depictions of ninjas show them having superhuman powers such as invisibility, ability to walk on water and shape shift. How to Celebrate? Watch ninja movies or have a Teenage Mutant Ninja marathon. Have a ninja themed party. Everyone dresses like a ninja. Go to work dressed as a ninja and sneak up on your coworkers and friends. Did You Know… …that contrary to popular belief, ninjas were not all men? Women ninjas were known as Kunoichi. *** Teacher: “If you had one dollar and you asked your father for another, how many dollars would you have?” Vincent: “One dollar.” Teacher: “You don’t know your arithmetic.” Vincent: “You don’t know my father.” *** The teacher of the earth science class was lecturing on map reading. After explaining about latitude, longitude, degrees, and minutes, the teacher asked, "Suppose I asked you to meet me for lunch at 23 degrees, four minutes north latitude and 45 degrees, 15 minutes east longitude?" After a confused silence, a voice volunteered, "I guess you'd be eating alone." *** Teacher: "Why are you so late?" Student: "Someone told me to go to hell." Teacher: "Why did that make you late to class?" Student: "I couldn't find it at first, but now here I am." *** A lawyer married a woman who had previously divorced 10 husbands. On their wedding night, she told her new husband, "Please be gentle, I'm still a virgin." "What?" said the puzzled groom. "How can that be if you've been married 10 times?" "Well, Husband #1 was a sales representative. He kept telling me how great it was going to be. Husband #2 was in software services. He was never really sure how it was supposed to function, but he said he'd look into it and get back to me. Husband #3 was from field services. He said everything checked out diagnostically, but he just couldn't get the system up. Husband #4 was in telemarketing. Even though he knew he had the order, he didn't know when he would be able to deliver. Husband #5 was an engineer. He understood the basic process, but wanted three years to research, implement, and design a new state-of-the-art method. Husband #6 was from finance and administration. He thought he knew how, but he wasn't sure whether it was his job or not. Husband #7 was in marketing. Although he had a nice product, he was never sure how to position it. Husband #8 was a psychologist. All he ever did was talk about it. Husband #9 was a gynecologist. All he did was look at it. Husband #10 was a stamp collector. All he ever did was... God! I miss him! But now that I've married you, I'm really excited!" "Good," said the new husband, "but, why?" "You're a lawyer. This time I know I'm going to get screwed!" *** An old guy walks into a bar and the bartender asks for ID. "You've got to be kidding," he said. "I'm almost 60 years old." The bartender apologized, but said he had to see the license. The guy showed his ID, then paid and told the bartender to keep the change. "The tip's for carding me," he said. The bartender put the change in the tip cup. "Thanks," he said. "Works every time." *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

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December 4th 2025 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Ada Anno II Barbara, and its related observances: Barbórka, Miners' Day in Poland Eid il-Burbara, a holiday similar to Halloween in honor of Saint Barbara. (Russia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Turkey) Bernardo degli Uberti Clement of Alexandria (Anglicanism, Eastern Catholicism) Giovanni Calabria John of Damascus Maruthas Nicholas Ferrar (Anglicanism) Osmund Sigiramnus December 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Navy Day (India) Thai Environment Day (Thailand) Tupou I Day (Tonga) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Cabernet Franc Day Chester Greenwood (Earmuff) Day Extraordinary Work Team Recognition Day Global Fat Bike Day International Cheetah Day International Day of Banks National Dice Day National Francis Day National Sock Day Santa’s List Day Tree Dressing Day World Wildlife Conservation Day National Cookie Day Celebrate Shelter Pets Day Scarlett Estevez’s Birthday Rarsclart Marnie’s Birthday Ronnie Ortiz-Magro’s Birthday Karen Walker’s Birthday Marisa Tomei’s Birthday Jin’s Birthday JellyRoll’s Birthday Jay-Z’s Birthday Skip Bayless’s Birthday Tyra Banks’s Birthday Cash Nasty’s Birthday Dylan Meyer’s Birthday Fred Armisen Jeff Bridges ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thu Dec 4th, 2025 - Wed Dec 10th, 2025 National Human Rights Consciousness Week Fun Observances Wear Brown Shoes Day On December 4 take our your best brown shoes and wear them because it is Wear Brown Shoes Day. The origins of this sartorial holiday are unknown, but we can safely assume that the holiday aims to encourage people to change up their daily dressing rituals. How to Celebrate? Wear brown shoes. If you don’t own a pair, maybe today is the day to go get new brown shoes. If you usually wear brown shoes to work, why not wear a different shade of brown – perhaps tan or camel or russet? Did You Know… …that the shoes that Neil Armstrong wore when he first stepped on the Moon were left behind? Some say this was to avoid contamination, while others suggest that it was to compensate for the weight of the Moon rocks the astronauts had collected. *** A man walks into a bar and the bartender says, "If you can make that horse over there laugh, you can get free drinks for the rest of the night." The man walks over, says something to the horse, it laughs, and he walks back over to the bar to collect his free drinks. The next night, the man goes back to the bar and the bartender asks the man if he can make the horse cry. The man walks over, does something to the horse, and it starts to cry. The bartender asks, "How did you make it cry?" The man replies, "Well, to make the horse laugh last night I told it I had a bigger dick and to make it cry tonight I showed it." *** One day a man was walking in the woods when he got lost. For two days he roamed around trying to find a way out. He had not eaten anything during this period and was famished. Over on a rock ledge he spotted a bald eagle. He killed it, and started to eat it. Surprisingly, a couple of park rangers happen to find him at that moment, and arrested him for killing an endangered species. In court, he pleads innocent to the charges against him, claiming that if he didn't eat the bald eagle he would have died from starvation. The judge ruled in his favor. In the judge's closing statement he asked the man, "I would like you to tell me something before I let you go. I have never eaten a bald eagle, nor ever plan on it, but what did it taste like?" The man answered, "Well, it tasted like a cross between a whooping crane and a spotted owl!" *** Did you know that dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the edge of their pool and throw them fish? *** A man rushes his limp dog to the veterinarian. The doctor pronounces the dog dead. The agitated man demands a second opinion. The vet goes into the back room and comes out with a cat. The cat sniffs the body and meows. The vet says, "I'm sorry, but the cat thinks that your dog is dead, too." The man is still unwilling to accept that his dog is dead. The vet brings in a black Labrador. The lab sniffs the body and barks. The vet says, "I'm sorry, but the lab thinks your dog is dead, too." The man finally resigns to the diagnosis and asks how much he owes. The vet answers, "$650." "$650 to tell me my dog is dead?" exclaims the man. "Well," the vet replies, "I would only have charged you $50 for my initial diagnosis. The additional $600 is for the cat scan and lab tests." *** Daughter: Dad there’s a moth on the outside of the bathroom door. Can you get rid of it? Daughter: Please hurry because I’m going to cry. Daughter: Dad… Daughter: Dad… Dad: Dad is dead. You’re next. Love, Moth *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** You guys, explain this one to 'Google ' please. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

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December 3rd 2025 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Abbo of Auxerre Pope Abraham of Alexandria (Coptic, 6 Koiak)) Adrian (Ethernan) Birinus Cassian of Tangier Emma (of Lesum or of Bremen) Francis Xavier Blessed Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer zu Gleifheim Zephaniah December 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Doctors' Day (Cuba) International Day of Persons with Disabilities Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Candle Day Coats and Toys for Kids Day Crate Day Day of Navarre Farmer’s Day in Ghana Faux Fur Friday Feast of St. Francis Xavier First Sunday of Advent Giving Tuesday Let’s Hug Day National Day of Giving National Green Bean Casserole Day National Heather Day National Rhubarb Vodka Day National Roof Over Your Head Day Saba Day in Saba Advent Begins Package Protection Day Texas Cowboy Poetry Week World Coati Day Choose Women Wednesday Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Vector’s Birthday Lil Baby’s Birthday Lil Bibby’s Birthday Andy Grammer’s Birthday Kiki Pepper’s Birthday Rex Lunsford’s Birthday Tiffany Haddish’s Birthday Gemma Styles’s Birthday Jake T. Austin’s Birthday Chandler Hallow’s Birthday Emily's Ears’s Birthday Brendan Fraser’s Birthday Barry Kramer’s Birthday Andy Williams’s Birthday mks.vision’s Birthday Daily Dose of Internet’s Birthday Ozzy Osbourne’s Birthday Jenna Dewan’s Birthday Rico Love’s Birthday Julianne Moore’s Birthday Trina’s Birthday Amanda Seyfried’s Birthday Lily Weber’s Birthday Fun Observances Make a Gift Day Take out the glitter, the yarn and your glue gun because it is Make A Gift Day. The unofficial holiday is annually celebrated on December 3. It encourages people to lovingly hand craft gifts for all their loved ones. The holidays are just around the corner. And if you are panicking about all the gifts you still have to buy and worrying about how your wallet is feeling lighter by the day, then Make a Gift Day is the unofficial holiday for you! Show Your Love Gifts are a way for people to show love and concern for the recipients. They may also be presented as a token of respect or as a sign of forgiveness. In many cultures, gifts are given out during festivals, weddings and other major life events like birthdays, retirements and housewarmings. How to Celebrate This is an easy one! Make handmade gifts for everyone this holiday season! They will appreciate all the hard work you have put in it. Plus your wallet will thank you come January. Host a gift making party. Gather around your arts and crafts supplies and get together with your friends to DIY some gifts. Don't have a DIY skill? This is the day to pick up a hobby so that you can start making handmade gifts for your family and friends in the New Year. Did You Know... ...that in China, gifts wrapped in red paper are considered to bring luck to the recipient? *** A blonde, wanting to earn some money, decided to hire herself out as a handyman-type and started canvassing a wealthy neighborhood. She went to the front door of the first house and asked the owner if he had any jobs for her to do. "Well, you can paint my porch. How much will you charge?" The blonde said, "How about 50 dollars?" The man agreed and told her that the paint and ladders that she might need were in the garage. The man's wife, inside the house, heard the conversation and said to her husband, "Does she realize that the porch goes all the way around the house?" The man replied, "She should. She was standing on the porch." A short time later, the blonde came to the door to collect her money. "You're finished already?" he asked. "Yes," the blonde answered, "and I had paint left over, so I gave it two coats. " Impressed, the man reached in his pocket for the $50. "And by the way," the blonde added, "that's not a Porch, it's a Ferrari." *** A blind guy on a bar stool shouts to the bartender, "Wanna hear a blonde joke?" In a hushed voice, the guy next to him says, “Before you tell that joke, you should know something. Our bartender is blonde, the bouncer is blonde. I’m a six foot tall, 200 lb black belt. The guy sitting next to me is six foot two, weighs 225, and he’s a rugby player. The fella to your right is six foot five, pushing 300, and he’s a wrestler. Each one of us is blonde. Think about it, Mister. Do you still wanna tell that joke?" The blind guy says, “Nah, not if I’m gonna have to explain it five times." *** A husband and wife were driving through Louisiana. As they approached Natchitoches, they started arguing about the pronunciation of the town. They argued back and forth, then they stopped for lunch. At the counter, the husband asked the blonde waitress, "Before we order, could you please settle an argument for us? Would you please pronounce where we are very slowly?" She leaned over the counter and said, "Burrr-gerrr Kiiing." *** In ancient Rome, deli workers were told that they could eat anything they wanted during the lunch hour. Anything, that is except the smoked salmon. Thus were created the world's first anti-lox breaks. *** Meet Mike, the most famous chicken in history. In 1945, a farmer named Lloyd Olsen of Fruita, Colorado, tried to butcher Mike for dinner—but his aim missed just enough to leave part of the brainstem and one ear intact. Amazingly, Mike survived without a head and kept walking, balancing, and even attempting to peck. Lloyd cared for him, feeding him with an eyedropper, and the miracle bird lived for 18 months. Mike was simply the farmer’s chosen name before the accident—an ordinary name for an extraordinary survivor. *** *** *** This Wooly Worm Caterpillar Can Predict Winter Weather This Wooly Worm Caterpillar Can Predict Winter Weather and It's Basically The New Punxsutawney Phil *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Devil's Tower. From west side, showing millions of tons of fallen rock. Tower 800 feet high from its base. *** ' WOW ' *** *** Can't do this in your Prius *** ' Chicken House ' *** Now That is a "Saw fish" *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

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December 2nd 2025 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Armed Forces Day (Cuba) Christian feast day: Avitus of Rouen Bibiana Channing Moore Williams (Anglicanism) Chromatius Habakkuk (Eastern Orthodox) December 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) International Day for the Abolition of Slavery (United Nations) Lao National Day National Day (United Arab Emirates) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Asom Divas Bartender Appreciation Day Business of Popping Corn Day Chatham Islands Anniversary Day Cyber Monday International Sweater Vestival National Anytime Hawaiian Day National Bartender Day National Build Joy Day National Mutt Day National Skip School Day Safety Razor Day SKYWARN™ Recognition Day Special Education Day World Computer Literacy Day World Pollution Prevention Day Play Basketball Day World Trick Shot Day National Day of Giving Ssundee’s Birthday Ryker Person’s Birthday Nailah Blackman’s Birthday Nelly Furtado’s Birthday Juice WRLD’s Birthday Lucy Liu’s Birthday Charlie Puth’s Birthday Gianni Versace’s Birthday Britney Spears’s Birthday Action Bronson’s Birthday Abra’s Birthday Aaron Rodgers’s Birthday Teairra Marí’s Birthday Pedro Vargas’s Birthday ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tue Dec 2nd, 2025 - Wed Dec 3rd, 2025 UAE National Day Fun Observances Fritters Day December 2 is Fritters Day, an unofficial holiday that is dedicated to the snack made by frying battered vegetables, fruits or meat. Traditionally thought to be types of cake, fritters are usually deep fried and can be served as snack, main course or even dessert. In many cultures, they are considered to be fast and casual food, commonly prepared by street side vendors. Fritters are also sold at fairs and festivals. Culinary Controversy There is some debate within the culinary community as to what kind of fried food can be considered a fritter. Some culinarians believe that anything that is battered and fried is a fritter, while others assert that a fritter must have the main ingredient chopped up and fried with the flour batter or dough. This can lead to some confusion over the nomenclature of fried foods - corn dogs are not considered to be fritters, because they are made by battering and frying a whole corn dog. Fried candy bars on the other hand, while being the sweet version of a fried corn dog – a whole candy bar battered and fried, are often called fritters. Different Varieties Every culture around the world has its own version of the fritter. In the United States, fritters are usually made by mixing vegetables or fruits with a batter of flour and eggs. Popular fritters include corn fritters, apple fritters, and crab cakes. In Japan, tempura is a popular type of fritter and is served with sauces or with other dishes. In many parts of India, and Pakistan, fritters are called pakora and are made by mixing vegetables - usually onions or potatoes - with a batter of chick pea flour and deep frying them. How to Celebrate? Have fritters for all your meals. Start the day with donuts, have tempura for lunch, onion pakoras for a snack and corn fritters for dinner. For dessert, have churros - a sweet fritter of Spanish origin - with a cup of hot chocolate. Make your own fritters at home. Experiment with the flavors - raid your fridge and fry whatever you can think can be fried with batter. Of course, if all one has to do is batter and fry something to make a fritter, does that make deep fried Twinkies a Twinkie Fritter? The mind boggles indeed. Did You Know… …that the word fritter has another definition, unrelated to food, in the English language? It means to waste something, usually unwisely. *** Why did I get divorced? Well, last week was my birthday. My wife didn't wish me a happy birthday. My parents forgot and so did my kids. I went to work and even my colleagues didn't wish me a happy birthday. As I entered my office, my secretary said, "Happy birthday, boss!" I felt so special. She asked me out for lunch. After lunch, she invited me to her apartment. We went there and she said, "Do you mind if I go into the bedroom for a minute?" "Okay," I said. She came out 5 minutes later with a birthday cake, my wife, my parents, my kids, my friends, & my colleagues all yelling, "SURPRISE!!!" while I was waiting on the sofa... naked. *** Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Officer asks a young engineer fresh out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "And what starting salary are you looking for?" The engineer replies, "In the region of $125,000 a year, depending on the benefits package." The interviewer inquires, "Well, what would you say to a package of five weeks vacation, 14 paid holidays, full medical and dental, company matching retirement fund to 50% of salary, and a company car leased every two years, say, a red Corvette?" The engineer sits up straight and says, "Wow! Are you kidding?" The interviewer replies, "Yeah, but you started it." *** A man was having premature ejaculation problems so he went to the doctor. The doctor said, "When you feel like you are getting ready to ejaculate, try startling yourself." That same day the man went to the store and bought himself a starter pistol and ran home to his wife. That night the two were having sex and found themselves in the 69 position. The man felt the urge to ejaculate and fired the starter pistol. The next day he went back to the doctor who asked how it went. The man answered, "Not well. When I fired the pistol, my wife pooped on my face, bit three inches off my penis, and my neighbor came out of the closet with his hands in the air." *** “Patient in to ER at 0400 with no complaints: ‘I have been having chest pain for 4 months but I am not having chest pain now. The reason I’m here now is because I heard that 4am is the best time to come cause there are not that many people.’ ” “Had a woman call 911 because she ‘had déjà vu in the shower and got nervous.’” “Got a frantic call from a woman who claimed she had overdosed and needed help immediately. We arrive on scene, and she hands us an empty mint container, saying she took them all. That night she learned that you cannot overdose on mints.” Source: Overheard in the ER *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

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December 1st 2025 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Battle of the Sinop Day (Russia) Christian feast day: Alexander Briant Ansanus Blessed Bruna Pellesi Castritian Charles de Foucauld Edmund Campion Eligius Evasius Grwst Nahum Nicholas Ferrar (Episcopal Church) Ralph Sherwin Ursicinus of Brescia December 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Damrong Rajanubhab Day (Thailand) First President Day (Kazakhstan) Freedom and Democracy Day (Chad) Great Union Day, celebrates the union of Transylvania with Romania in 1918 (Romania) Military Abolition Day (Costa Rica) National Day (Myanmar) Republic Day (Central African Republic) Restoration of Independence Day (Portugal) Rosa Parks Day (Ohio and Oregon, United States) Self-governance Day or Fullveldisdagurinn (Iceland) Teachers' Day (Panama) World AIDS Day, and its related observances: Day Without Art Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Bifocals at the Monitor Liberation Day Commemoration Day Indigenous Faith Day in Arunachal Pradesh National Cookie Cutter Day National Package Protection Day National Peppermint Bark Day National Women Support Women Day Portugal Independence Day Prisoners for Peace Day Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Romania Independence Day State Inauguration Day in Nagaland Walt Disney Day National Christmas Lights Day Wear a Dress Day National Twin With Your Dog Day Christmas Book Day Antarctica Day Cyber Monday Salva Dut’s Birthday Sarah Silverman’s Birthday Philip DeFranco’s Birthday Richard Pryor’s Birthday Natalie Noel’s Birthday Nicholas James Muscarella’s Birthday Javier Báez’s Birthday Jen Psaki’s Birthday Jen Psaki’s Birthday Janelle Monae’s Birthday Drakeo’s Birthday Dianna Williams’s Birthday Tyler Joseph’s Birthday Zoë Kravitz’s Birthday Bette Midler’s Birthday Corinna Kopf’s Birthday ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mon Dec 1st, 2025 - Fri Dec 5th, 2025 National Influenza Vaccination Week Older Driver Safety Awareness Week Inclusive Schools Week Mon Dec 1st, 2025 - Sun Dec 7th, 2025 Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week National Cookie Cutter Week Mon Dec 1st, 2025 - Wed Dec 10th, 2025 Hornbill Festival Observances (click on the month for details) Gift of Sight Month Month of Giving Month of Overseas Filipino National Cat Lovers’ Month National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month National Tie Month National Volunteers Month National Write a Business Plan Month Operation Santa Paws Safe Toys and Gifts Month Spiritual Literacy Month The Nos Galan Road Races Universal Human Rights Month Volunteerism Month (Philippines) Worldwide Food Service Safety Month Fun Observances Eat a Red Apple Day December 1 is Eat a Red Apple Day, an unofficial holiday that celebrates one of the healthiest fruits available in nature's pantry. One of the oldest fruits to be grown and consumed by humans, apples are thought to be native to the Central Asian region. Today, about 10,000 types of apples are grown all over the world. Apples can come in a variety of colors, though the most common are red and green or golden apples. Full of Nutrition Apples are some of the healthiest fruits known to man. They are very low in calories, have high amounts of fiber and Vitamin C and their skin is full of antioxidants. They are thought to have bad cholesterol reducing properties and can help lower the risk of certain types of cancer. How to Celebrate? With lots of red apples of course! Have caramelized apples with your french toast or pancakes. Have an apple and walnut salad for lunch and pork chops with apples for dinner. And don't forget the apple pie for dessert! Did You Know… …that apples from trees that grow from apple seeds tend to be very sour and bitter? Sweet apple trees are grown by grafting. *** Q: What do computers eat for a snack? A: Microchips! *** I named my hard drive "dat ass," so once a month my computer asks if I want to "back dat ass up." *** Q: What did the computer do at lunchtime? A: Had a byte! *** Q: What starts with E, ends with E, and has only 1 letter in it? A: Envelope. *** Instead of "the John," I call my toilet "the Jim." That way it sounds better when I say I go to the Jim first thing every morning. *** Q: What is the difference between snowmen and snowwomen? A: Snowballs. *** I never wanted to believe that my Dad was stealing from his job as a road worker. But when I got home, all the signs were there. *** Why is it that your nose runs, but your feet smell? *** If the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then lefties are the only ones in their right mind. *** When I lost my rifle, the Army charged me $85. That’s why in the Navy, the captain goes down with the ship. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

Just the facts: FEDERATION Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster FEDERATION Synonyms: 30 Similar Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus My first thought on seeing our word of today was EXPO 67 (where I live) and a song that I haven't heard in years. I will look for my passport and post a picture when/if I find it. Thanks for the memories. Expo 67 - Canada (The Centennial Song) - YouTube

November 30th 2025 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Bonifacio Day (Philippines) Christian feast day: Andrew and its related observances. Joseph Marchand (one of Vietnamese Martyrs) November 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Commemoration Day (United Arab Emirates) Day to Mark the Departure and Expulsion of Jews from the Arab Countries and Iran (Israel) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Barbados from the United Kingdom in 1966 National Day (Benin) Regina Mundi Day (South Africa) Saint Andrew's Day (Scotland) Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare (United Nations) Observances (click on the day, BD or week for details) Cities for Life Day Cyber Safety Sunday Guru Nanak Jayanti International Shift Worker Sunday Meth Awareness Day National Mason Jar Day National Mississippi Day National Mousse Day National Personal Space Day National Stay at Home Because You're Well Day Native Women's Equal Pay Day Perpetual Youth Day National Mate Day International ESG Day Secondhand Sunday Stomach Cancer Awareness Day Blue Beanie Day First Sunday of Advent Billy Idol’s Birthday Bo Jackson’s Birthday Cheyenne Evans’s Birthday Chrissy Teigen’s Birthday Der Echter Gangster’s Birthday Emily Skinner’s Birthday Hannah Bagshawe’s Birthday Ian Hecox’s Birthday Jill Zarin’s Birthday Jorge Garay’s Birthday Kaley Cuoco’s Birthday Mandy Patinkin’s Birthday Mark Twain’s Birthday Nyjah Huston’s Birthday Pigeon John’s Birthday Rianna Pepe’s Birthday Stephanie Carrillo’s Birthday Steve Aoki’s Birthday Trill Sammy’s Birthday Winston Churchill’s Birthday Woody Allen’s Birthday Ben Stiller ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sun Nov 30th, 2025 - Wed Dec 24th, 2025 Advent Fun Observances Computer Security Day November 30 is Computer Security Day. The unofficial holiday encourages people to secure their computers and their personal information. Computers, electronic devices, and smart phones have made our lives easier by making communication faster, more convenient and more efficient. At the same time, they have created many privacy and security issues. The holiday reminds people to stay on top of their computer security and to take steps to make their personal information and data secure. Since 1988 First observed in 1988, Computer Security Day (CSD), is now celebrated worldwide by businesses, schools and government organizations. If the holiday falls on a weekend, many companies celebrate it on the first business day after November 30. How to Celebrate? Using the same old password or the same password for all your online accounts? You may be vulnerable to hackers. Spend the day changing and updating your passwords. Sign up for a password manager that not only generates random passwords for you but can also save them for you so you don’t have to remember them. Update all your spyware and malware protection software. Back up your files and photographs. If you own a business or are responsible for organizing events at your workplace, why not hold a computer security seminar for your employees and co-workers? Draw up a security strategy and best practices for all of them to follow and present it at the meeting. Did You Know… …that the first known computer virus was called the Creeper Virus? The virus affected the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network or ARPANET, the precursor to today’s internet. *** A little boy goes to his dad and asks, "What is politics?" The dad says, "Well son, let me try to explain it this way: I'm the breadwinner of the family, so let's call me capitalism. Your mother, she's the administrator of the money, so we'll call her the government. We're here to take care of your needs, so we'll call you the people. The nanny, we'll consider her the working class. And your baby brother, we'll call him the future. Now, think about that and see if that makes sense." The little boy goes off to bed thinking about what dad had said. Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check on him. He finds that the baby has soiled his diaper. The little boy goes to his parents' room and finds his mother sound asleep. Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny's room. Finding the door locked, he peeks in the keyhole and sees his father in bed with the nanny. He gives up and goes back to bed. The next morning, the little boy says to his father, "Dad, I think I understand the concept of politics now." The father says, "Good son, tell me in your own words what you think politics is all about." The little boy replies, "Well, while capitalism is screwing the working class, the government is sound asleep, the people are being ignored and the future is in deep shit." *** After numerous rounds of, "We don't know if Osama is still alive," Osama himself decided to send Ted Kennedy a letter in his own handwriting to let him know he was still in the game. Kennedy opened the letter which appeared to contain a single line of coded message, 370HSSV-0773H. Kennedy was baffled, so he e-mailed it to John Kerry. Kerry and his aides had no clue either, so they sent it to the FBI. Noone could solve it at the FBI, so it went to the CIA, then to the NSA. With no clue as to its meaning, the FBI finally asked Marine Corps Intelligence for help. Within a few seconds the Marine Corps cabled back with this reply, "Tell Kennedy he's holding the message upside down." *** I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car. *** Three brothers wanted to give their blind mom a birthday gift. The first got her a big beautiful house. The second got her a brand new luxury vehicle with a driver. The third got her a talking parrot to keep her company. When they all got together, they wanted to know which gift she liked best. She said they were all great but she thanked her third son because she liked the chicken dinner best. *** My high school assignment 
was to ask a veteran about World War II. Since my father had served 
in the Philippines during the war, 
I chose him. After a few basic questions, I very gingerly asked, “Did you ever kill anyone?” Dad got quiet. Then, in a soft voice, he said, “Probably. I was the cook.” *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** (1923) *** *** Negro Boys Industrial School Fire of 1959 - Encyclopedia of Arkansas *** I got a bit carried away, sorry. I did not not mean to offend or upset any of you. But all these things did happen and so much more. I am almost sure that most of you did not know, most any of this either. Before any of us cast the first stone, let us check our own pasts' a little more carefully. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

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November 29th 2025 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Brendan of Birr Francis Fasani Illuminata Radboud of Utrecht Saturnin November 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (United Nations) Liberation Day or Dita e Çlirimit (Albania) Republic Day (Yugoslavia) Unity Day (Vanuatu) William Tubman's Birthday (Liberia) Observances (click on the day, BD or week for details) Chadwick Boseman Day Isdal Woman Day National Lemon Cream Pie Day Small Business Saturday Square Dancing Day Throw Out Your Leftovers Day National Chocolates Day International Jaguar Day Anna Faris’s Birthday Brian Baumgartner’s Birthday C.S. Lewis’s Birthday Chadwick Boseman’s Birthday Chris Chann’s Birthday Don Cheadle’s Birthday Fawad Khan’s Birthday Howie Mandel’s Birthday Kennedy Cymone’s Birthday Laura Marano’s Birthday Louisa May Alcott’s Birthday Reginae Carter’s Birthday Russell Wilson’s Birthday The Game’s Birthday Tiffany Smith’s Birthday Vin Scully’s Birthday ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sat Nov 29th, 2025 - Wed Jan 7th, 2026 Zagreb Advent Fun Observances Electronic Greeting Card Day November 29 is Electronic Greeting Card Day. Spread cheer by sending personalized e-cards to your family and friends. While the origins of this unofficial holiday are unknown, it is clear that the holiday aims to encourage people to start a conversation with family and friends you haven't seen or spoken to for a while over the Internet. Sending e-cards or e-greetings can not only spread cheer, it can also help people reconnect. How to Celebrate? Send e-cards. They are easy, environmentally friendly and cheap to send. You don’t need an occasion to send e-cards to your loved ones – just send a card to tell them that you care about them and how much they mean to you. Make your own holiday greeting card and send them to your loved ones online instead of mailing copies. Did You Know… …that the e-card was created in 1994 by Judith Donath in the form of an electronic postcard? *** There were two cannibals who captured a man. They decided it would be fair if they started eating from opposite ends. After a few minutes, the one who started at the head asked the other one, "How's it going down there?" And the other one replies, "I'm having a ball!" *** A couple are rushing into the hospital because the wife is going into labor. As they walk, a doctor says to them that he has invented a machine that splits the pain between the mother and father. They agree to it and are led into a room where they get hooked up to the machine. The doctor starts it off at 20% split towards the father. The wife says, "Oh, that's actually better." The husband says he can't feel anything. Then the doctor turns it to 50% and the wife says that it doesn't hurt nearly as much. The husband says he sill can't feel anything. The Doctor, now encouraged, turns it up to 100%. The husband still can't feel anything, and the wife is really happy, because there is now no pain for her. The baby is born. The couple go home and find the postman groaning in pain on the doorstep. *** A child goes to his father and asks, "Father, how do parents think of names for their children?" The father answers, "Well, son, the night before the mother gives birth, the father goes into the woods and camps for the night. When he wakes the following morning, the first thing he sees is what he names his child, which is why your sister is named Soaring Eagle. Why do you ask, Bear Poop?" *** When my three-year-old was told 
to pee in a cup at the doctor’s office, he unexpectedly got nervous. With 
a shaking voice, he asked, “Do I have to drink it?” *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn