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April 5th 2026 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Agape, Chionia, and Irene Albert of Montecorvino Catherine of Palma Derfel Gadarn Æthelburh of Kent Gerald of Sauve-Majeure Juliana of Liège Maria Crescentia Höss Blessed Mariano de la Mata Pandita Mary Ramabai (Episcopal Church (USA)) Ruadhán of Lorrha Vincent Ferrer April 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Cold Food Festival, held on April 4 if it is a leap year (China); and its related observances: Earliest day on which Sham el-Nessim can fall, while May 9 is the latest; celebrated on Monday after the Orthodox Easter (Egypt) Children's Day (Palestinian territories) First Contact Day (International observance) Sikmogil (South Korea) National Maritime Day is observed in India, in commemoration of the first voyage of SS Loyalty of the Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd. in 1919. International Day of Conscience Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) A Drop of Water is a Grain of Gold Accelerate ACL Awareness Among Young Women Day Bell Bottoms Day Cheng Ming Festival Easter Geologist Day Go For Broke Day Gold Star Spouses Day National Baked Ham with Pineapple Day National Body Care Day National Caramel Day National Dandelion Day National Deep Dish Pizza Day National Flash Drive Day National Nebraska Day National Peeps Day National Raisin and Spice Bar Day National Recommit to Your Fitness Day National Self Care Day Qingming Festival National SI 5 Star Phone Certification Day Hospital Admitting Clerks Day Palm Sunday in the Orthodox Church Bette Davis’s Birthday Blayke Busby’s Birthday Daniel Caesar’s Birthday Hunter Rowland’s Birthday Lil Sasquatch’s Birthday Pharrell Williams’s Birthday ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sun Apr 5th, 2026 - Thu Apr 9th, 2026 National Wildlife Week Sun Apr 5th, 2026 - Sat Apr 11th, 2026 National Window Safety Week Explore Your Career Options Week International Trombone Week World Hula Week (Merrie Monarch festival) Be Kind to Spiders Week Orthodox Holy Week Sun Apr 5th, 2026 - Sun Apr 12th, 2026 Bee Active Bee Healthy Bee Happy Week Fun Observances ( 2 ) Read a Road Map Day Read a Road Map Day is on April 5. It encourages people to go on an adventure the old-fashioned way – with a paper map! Also known as National Read a Road Map Day, the unofficial holiday is a throwback to what the kids today call the "old days" before GPSs. No GPS Roadmaps, or route maps, are navigational maps that usually show roads and landmarks in a specific area. In recent years, the rise of Global Positioning System (GPS) and mobile technology is making paper maps outdated. How to Celebrate? When was the last time you picked up a map and used it for directions? No, not a GPS or a map app, but an actual paper map? Don't remember? Here are some ways to celebrate Read a Road Map Day: Take a short road trip and use only paper maps to guide you. Bring along a navigator who does the map reading and directing for you. If you do not have a navigator, please make sure you only read the map when your car is at a complete stop. If you have never read a map, take some time to learn to read one. We reckon it will be a good skill to have in the unlikely event of a zombie apocalypse. Learn more about maps and how they are made. Did You Know... ...that the Turin Papyrus is thought to be the oldest recorded road map in the world? Historians believe that it was created around 1160 BCE. ~~~~~~~ First Contact Day Fans of the sci-fi series Star Trek celebrate First Contact Day on April 5 to mark the day in 2063 when humans make their first contact with the Vulcans. The day is celebrated as a minor holiday in the Star Trek world and made its first appearance on the episode named Homestead in the Star Trek: Voyager series. TV Show Star Trek is an American television and film enterprise first created in 1966 by Gene Roddenberry. The first television series in the franchise debuted in 1966 and is now known as The Original Series. It followed the adventures of the crew of the starship USS Enterprise under the leadership of Captain James T Kirk. Humanoid Race The Enterprise is a 23rd-century spaceship of the United Federation of Planets, a federation of more than 150 governments from different planets. The Federation as it is popularly known was created in 2161. The Vulcans are a humanoid race from the planet Vulcan, which is about 16 light years from Earth. Vulcans are considered to be masters of logic who have found ways to suppress their violent emotions. Commander Spock is one of the most well-known Vulcans in the Star Trek universe. How to Celebrate? Have a Star Trek themed party for all your family and friends. Have your guests come dressed as their favorite characters. Make cheese pierogis, one of the dishes made by characters celebrating the day on the show. Attend a Star Trek fan meet and meet other like-minded people. Hold a Start Trek viewing marathon. Greet everyone you meet on this day with the Vulcan salute. To do this, raise your hands with your palm facing outwards, and your thumb away from your hand. Part your middle and ring finger such that the index and middle finger are together and your ring and little finger are close to each other. Did You Know… …that the first First Contact Day was celebrated 315 years after the first contact on 2378? *** My friend John and I, determined to see the world, signed on a Norwegian freighter as deckhands. We were being trained as helmsmen, and John's first lesson was given by the mate, a seasoned but gentle white-haired seafarer. John was holding the heading he had been given, when the mate ordered, "Come starboard." Pleased at knowing immediately which way starboard was, John left the helm and walked over to his instructor. The mate had an incredulous look on his face as the helm swung freely, but he merely asked politely, "Could you bring the ship with you?" *** While rummaging through her attic, my friend Kathryn found an old shotgun. Unsure about how to dispose of it, she called her parents. "Take it to the police station," her mother suggested. My friend was about to hang up when her mother added, "And Kathryn?" "Yes, Mom?" "Call first." *** During a beautiful spring afternoon, I was attending the Cheat River Festival in West Virginia. Just as I stopped to listen to a folk singer, a group of exhibitors, dragging out tools and sawhorses, began setting up their display booth nearby. All their shouting and hammering made it difficult to enjoy the music. The noise they made got louder and even more obnoxious and intrusive as time went on. Finally, to everyone's relief, they completed the construction. As a finishing touch, they hung a sign on their booth. It read "Silent Auction." *** Some newly married friends were visiting us when the topic of children came up. The bride said she wanted three children, while the young husband demurred, saying two would be enough for him. They discussed this discrepancy for a few minutes until the husband thought he'd put an end to things, saying boldly, "After our second child, I'll just have a vasectomy." Without a moment's hesitation, the bride retorted, "Well, I hope you'll love the third one like it's your own!" *** *** *** This is not political, just a comic( ) *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Best Buddies *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

Just the facts: ROUGH Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster ROUGH Synonyms: 695 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus Words that Sound Like ROUGH - Merriam-Webster I had a list of seven more, then decided to just go with, words that sound like rough.

April 4th 2026 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Children's Day (Hong Kong, Taiwan) Christian feast day: Benedict the Moor Gaetano Catanoso Isidore of Seville Martin Luther King Jr. (Episcopal Church (USA)) Reginald Heber (Anglican Church of Canada) Tigernach of Clones Plato of Sakkoudion April 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Senegal from France (1960). Peace Day (Angola) One of the possible days for Qingming Festival. NATO Day Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) 404 Day Black Saturday Discover National Parks Fortnight Easter Saturday Every Day is Tag Day Holy Saturday International Carrot Day International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action International Firewalk Day International Pillow Fight Day Jeep 4×4 Day National Cordon Bleu Day National Handmade Day National Hug a Newsperson Day National Love Our Children Day National Picky Eaters Day National Walk Around Things Day Orthodox Holy Saturday School Librarian Day Victims of Violence Wholly Day Vitamin C Day World Rat Day St. Lazarus Day Tangible Karma Day World Corporate Health Day World Drummer’s Day National Ramen Day Daniel Lara’s Birthday Eric Andre’s Birthday Grumpy Cat’s Birthday Jill Scott’s Birthday Maya Angelou’s Birthday Robert Downey Jr.’s Birthday ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sat Apr 4th, 2026 - Sun Apr 12th, 2026 National Robotics Week Sat Apr 4th, 2026 - Sat Apr 18th, 2026 Discover National Parks Fortnight Sat Apr 4th, 2026 - Sun Apr 19th, 2026 Edinburgh Science Festival Fun Observances Tell a Lie Day Nope, we aren’t lying, we promise! April 4 is Tell a Lie Day! The holiday of unknown origins comes just a few days after another holiday that celebrates trickery and lying - April Fool's Day and a few weeks before Honesty Day, a made-up holiday that honors the virtue of honesty and truth-telling. Acceptable Lying While the name suggests that the holiday encourages people to tell lies all day long, we would like to think that the day is not an actual celebration of lying but an acknowledgment that lying is part of life, and sometimes people have to lie to make others feel better. Such lies are called white lies and are possibly the only form of lying acceptable within most religions, cultures, and societies. Other acceptable forms of lying include: lying while playing a game (bluffing), lies made for the purposes of amusement of the liar or other people (jocose lies), and untruthful statements made without any malicious intent (honest lie). This holiday is also known as National Tell a Lie Day in the US. How to Celebrate? While we cannot in good conscience endorse or encourage lying, here are some harmless ways to celebrate this "fictional" holiday: Missed April Fool's Day? Use this day to make up for it by playing harmless tricks on friends, family, and colleagues. Make up silly stories about harmless things and recount them to the people around you. Who knows, you may even get a laugh or two out of your listeners! Read more about how to detect deception and lying. Play games that require bluffing. Read tales that warn people about the dangers of lying. Some of these tales include The Boy who Cried Wolf and Pinocchio. Did You Know... ...that a true or false response to the question this statement is not true leads to a contradiction called the Liar's Paradox? If the response to this statement is that it is true, then the statement is false, and if the response to the statement is that it is false, then the statement is true. *** I purchased a new desktop-publishing program that surprised me by containing a make-a-paper-airplane option. I decided to give it a try. After I selected the plane I wanted, the software gave me a choice of accessories available for my plane, including a stick-up tail, adjustable flaps and an AM/FM radio. Out of curiosity I chose the AM/FM radio. The program responded with a message box stating: "Come on, be serious. These are just paper airplanes. *** Luke, our venturesome 14-month-old son, was at my mother-in-law's house. He was playing with her car keys when the phone rang. After hanging up, my mother-in-law realized that Luke had put the keys down someplace, but she couldn't find them anywhere. Thinking quickly, she gave him another set of keys. As she pretended not to look, Luke toddled around the corner and into her bedroom. Then she watched as he carefully placed the second set of keys under her bed—right next to the original car keys. *** I had finished my Christmas shopping early and had wrapped all the presents. Having two curious children, I had to find a suitable hiding place. I chose an ideal spot—the furnace room. I stacked the presents and covered them with a blanket, positive they'd remain undiscovered. When I went to get the gifts to put them under the tree, I lifted the blanket and there, stacked neatly on top of my gifts, were presents addressed to "Mom and Dad, From the Kids." *** A man rushed to the jewelry counter in the store where I work soon after the doors opened one morning and said he needed a pair of diamond earrings. I showed him a wide selection, and quickly he picked out a pair. When I asked him if he wanted the earrings gift-wrapped, he said, "That'd be great. But can you make it quick? I forgot today was my anniversary, and my wife thinks I'm taking out the trash." *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

Just the facts: CHILL Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster CHILL Synonyms: 455 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus CHILLING Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

April 3rd 2026 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Agape, Chionia, and Irene Burgundofara Joseph the Hymnographer Luigi Scrosoppi Piotr Edward Dankowski Richard of Chichester April 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) American Circus Day Armenian Appreciation Day Birth Anniversary of National Artist Lino Brocka Don't Go to Work Unless it's Fun Day Fan Dance Day Fish Fingers and Custard Day Good Friday Hospital Admitting Clerks Day Independent Artist Day National Chocolate Mousse Day National Film Score Day National Find a Rainbow Day National Grey Day National Inspiring Joy Day National Pro-Life T Shirt Day National Tweed Day NCCA Anniversary Paraprofessional Appreciation Day Pony Express Day Weed Out Hate Day World Cloud Security Day World Marbles Day World Aquatic Animal Day Pharaohs’ Golden Parade Amanda Bynes’s Birthday Amber Pike’s Birthday Eddie Murphy’s Birthday Emily Dobson’s Birthday Giannina Milady Gibelli’s Birthday Kelsey Weier’s Birthday Paris Jackson’s Birthday Sandra Boynton’s Birthday Young M.A’s Birthday Fun Observances (2) World Party Day April 3 is World Party Day. Also known as P Day, it is an annually celebrated unofficial holiday that aims to achieve social change and harmony by encouraging people to celebrate life by partying. The idea behind the holiday is that the opposite of war and suffering should not be to passively observe peace. Instead, people must actively participate in the celebration of life. First in 1996 The holiday is inspired by the ending of the 1995 novel, Flight: A Quantum Fiction Novel, by Vanna Bonta, where a countdown is set to April 3, 2000 when a worldwide synchronized celebration occurs. The first Party Day was held around the world in 1996. How to Celebrate? Research suggests that meeting new people from different cultures helps cultivate intercultural understanding and harmony. So why not throw a party for your family and friends and ask them to bring their friends and coworkers along? Organize a block party. Peace begins at home and by being neighborly. Spend time with your neighbors and celebrate your neighborhood. What about partying for a cause? Host a party and have your guests contribute to a cause close to your and your heart. Whatever you do and whoever you party with, remember that you need no excuse to celebrate life and to be good to others. Did You Know… …that the use of the word, party, to refer to a gathering where people have a good time dates back to 1922? ~~~~~~~ Walk to Work Day Years of medical research has shown that walking is one of the best ways to stay healthy and keep your body in shape. So, once a year, why not take the doctor’s advice and walk to work on Walk to Work Day? Walk to Work Day, an unofficial holiday, occurs on various dates in different countries. In the United States, the day is annually observed on the first Friday of April. This event is different from the American Heart Association’s National Walk to Work Day, which is held on the first Wednesday of April. How to Celebrate? Wear comfortable walking shoes and walk to work. If you are unable to walk to work, take public transport instead and then walk from the bus or train stop to your workplace. If you have to drive or take public transport to your workplace, why not walk to your lunch instead. Not in the United States, do not worry! You can still celebrate the holiday by yourself. Recruit colleagues and friends to walk with you to work. Did You Know... ...that an average adult person uses 200 muscles in his or her body to take a step forward? *** The first Sunday after my husband and I bought a new car, we parked it in the last row of the church lot, not wanting to be ostentatious. While talking with friends, my husband, Byron, accidentally hit the panic button on his electronic key. Immediately our car's horn blared and its lights flashed. Watching Byron fumble with the button, his friend teased, "Wouldn't it have been in better taste to put a few lines in the church bulletin?" *** Everything is expensive in the upscale resort town where we live, and part of what you pay for is attitude. I realized this after I bought a couple pounds of hamburger at the fancy market on Main Street. When I was taking the meat out of the bag at home, I noticed the label, "Ground Charles." *** Our office building's only elevator was acting up. When I rode it to the lobby on my way to lunch, the door refused to open. Trying not to panic, I hit the emergency button, which triggers an automatic call to the repair service. Through the speaker in the elevator, I heard the call going through and then a recorded announcement: "The area code of the number you dialed has been changed. The new area code is 810. Please hang up and dial again." *** If athletes get athlete's foot, do astronauts get mistletoe? *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

Just the facts: SHADOWED Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus SHADOW Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster SHADOW Synonyms: 348 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus SHADOWY Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus (Sometimes your use of tense, is a cause of stress for some(me) responders.)

April 2nd 2026 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Abundius of Como Amphianus of Lycia Æbbe the Younger Bronach of Glen-Seichis (Irish martyrology) Blessed Elisabetta Vendramini Francis of Paola Francisco Coll Guitart Henry Budd (Anglican Church of Canada) Blessed Laura Evangelista Alvarado Cardozo Blessed Nicholas Charnetsky Nicetius of Lyon Theodosia of Tyre Urban of Langres Blessed Vilmos Apor April 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) International Children's Book Day (International) Thai Heritage Conservation Day (Thailand) Unity of Peoples of Russia and Belarus Day (Belarus) World Autism Awareness Day (International) Malvinas Day (Argentina) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Autism Acceptance Day Children’s Picture Book Day Day of the Veterans Holy Thursday International Fact-Checking Day Maundy Thursday Näfelser Fahrt National Burrito Day National DIY Day National Ferret Day National Love Your Produce Manager Day National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day National Reconciliation Day National Ride Your Horse to a Bar Day Nature Day Pascua Florida Day Don’t Walk Your Dog Day National Employee Benefits Day BadBoyHalo’s Birthday Daniel Seavey’s Birthday Marvin Gaye’s Birthday Quavo Marshall’s Birthday Shannon Boodram’s Birthday Traci Braxton’s Birthday ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wed Apr 1st, 2026 - Sun Apr 5th, 2026 Chocolate Festival in Bariloche *** When my wife and I were vacationing in the eastern part of our state, our car's license plate was stolen. We planned to go to a local office for a replacement, but then we discovered that our registration had expired. The new one was at home in a pile of mail. After much thought, we came up with a solution. Taping a sign over the empty license-plate space on the rear of the vehicle, we made the eight-hour trip home safely. Not a single state trooper stopped us, but many passing motorists took great pains to honk and wave at us. Our sign read "Just Married!" *** As a fund-raiser, the chemistry club designed and sold T-shirts. Written across the front were our top "Stupid Chemistry Sayings": • Have yourself a Merry Little Bismuth • What do you do with dead people? Barium • You stupid boron! • We hope your year is very phosphorous. *** My father began teaching business classes at the local prison through a community college. On his first night of class, he started a chapter on banking. During the course of his lecture, the subject of ATMs came up, and he mentioned that, on average, most machines contain only about $1,500 at a given time. Just then a man in the back raised his hand. "I'm not trying to be disrespectful," he told my father, "but the machine I robbed had about $5,000 in it." *** Touring Ireland's countryside with a group of travel writers, we passed an immaculate cemetery with hundreds of beautiful headstones set in a field of emerald green grass. Everyone reached for their cameras when the tour guide said the inventor of the crossword puzzle was buried there. He pointed out the location, "Three down and four across." *** My wife, Dolores, never quite got the hang of the 24-hour military clock. One day she called the orderly room and asked to speak with me. The person who answered told her to call me at the extension in the band rehearsal hall. "He can be reached at 4700, ma'am," the soldier advised. With a sigh of exasperation, my wife responded, "And just what time is that?" *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

Just the facts: THRUM Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster THRUM Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus THRUMMING Synonyms: 26 Similar Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus STRUM Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

April 1st 2026 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Cellach of Armagh Hugh of Grenoble Frederick Denison Maurice (Church of England) Mary of Egypt Melito of Sardis Tewdrig Theodora Walric, abbot of Leuconay April 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) April Fools' Day Odisha Day (Odisha, India) Arbor Day (Tanzania) Civil Service Day (Thailand) Cyprus National Day (Cyprus) Edible Book Day Fossil Fools Day Kha b-Nisan, the Assyrian New Year (Assyrian people) Observances (click on the day, BD, week or month for details) Boomer Bonus Days Day of Hope Erev Pesach (Israel) Holy Wednesday International Fun at Work Day International Tatting Day Library Snap Shot Day Lupus Alert Day Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month Myles Day National Childhelp Day of Hope National Connor Day National Fun Day National Greeting Card Day National Loyal Day National One Cent Day National Sourdough Bread Day National Trombone Players Day National Walking Day Nickelodeon Anniversary Celebration Day Passover Reading is Funny Day St. Stupid Day Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action U.S. Air Force Academy Day Harmonize Your Health Day Paraprofessional Appreciation Day Jonny May’s Birthday Logan Paul’s Birthday Rachel Maddow’s Birthday Randy Orton’s Birthday Sean Taylor’s Birthday Taina Williams’s Birthday ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wed Apr 1st, 2026 - Tue Apr 7th, 2026 Be Kind to Spiders Week Golden Rule Week International Pooper Scooper Week Laugh at Work Week Medication Safety Week Testicular Cancer Awareness Week Wed Apr 1st, 2026 - Thu Apr 9th, 2026 Pesach Passover Begins Wed Apr 1st, 2026 - Thu Apr 23rd, 2026 FOP Awareness Month Observances (click on the month for details) Adopt a Ferret Month Adopt a Greyhound Month Arab American Heritage Month Autism Acceptance Month Bowel Cancer Awareness Month Brussels Sprouts and Cabbage Month Cancer Control Month Canine Fitness Month Celebrate Diversity Month Cesarean Awareness Month Child Abuse Awareness Month Children and Nature Awareness Month Counseling Awareness Month Couple Appreciation Month Cranberries and Gooseberries Month Deaf History Month Defeat Diabetes Month Distracted Driving Awareness Month Dog Appreciation Month Earth Month Emotional Overeating Awareness Month Fair Housing Month Filipino Food Month Financial Capability Month Financial Literacy Month Fresh Florida Tomato Month Genocide Awareness Month Global Astronomy Month Global Child Nutrition Month Grange Month Heartworm Awareness Month IBS Month Informed Women Month International Amateur Radio Month International Customer Loyalty Month International Guitar Month Jazz Appreciation Month Keep America Beautiful Month Month of the Military Child Move More Month Multicultural Communications Month Multiple Birth Awareness Month National African-American Women's Fitness Month National Alcohol Awareness Month National BLT Sandwich Month National Car Care Month National Card and Letter Writing Month National Decorating Month National Donate Life Month National Facial Protection Month National Food Month National Foot Health Awareness Month National Fresh Celery Month National Frog Month National Garlic Month National Grilled Cheese Month National Humor Month National Internship Awareness Month National Kite Month National Knuckles Down Month National Literature Month National Minority Health Month National Month of Hope National Pecan Month National Pest Management Month National Pet First Aid Awareness Month National Poetry Month National Rebuilding Month National Safe Digging Month National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month National Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Education and Awareness Month National Sjogren's Syndrome Awareness Month National Social Security Month National Soft Pretzel Month National Soy Foods Month National Volunteer Month National Welding Month National Woodworking Month National Youth Sports Safety Month Occupational Therapy Month Panagyaman Rice Festival Parkinson's Awareness Month Parliamentary Law Month Pharmacists War on Diabetes Month Physical Wellness Month Poetic Earth Month Prevent Lyme Disease in Dogs Month Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month Primary Immunodeficiency Month Records and Information Management Month Rosacea Awareness Month Sarcoidosis Awareness Month School Library Month Scottish-American Heritage Month Sexual Assault Awareness Month Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month Step up for 30 For Bowel Cancer Month STI Awareness Month Straw Hat Month Stress Awareness Month Summer Tire Changeover Month SunSmart Skin Cancer Prevention Testicular Cancer Awareness Month Tomatillo and Asian Pear Month Women's Eye Health and Safety Month Workplace Conflict Awareness Month World Autism Month World Landscape Architecture Month Worldwide Bereaved Spouses Awareness Month Fun Observances Fun at Work Day Have double the fun on April 1, because it is not only April Fool’s Day but it is also Fun at Work Day. Sometimes celebrated on January 28, the day encourages people to add some fun to their workday. How to Celebrate? Here are some ideas on what you can do to make work fun on Fun at Work Day or any other day: Bake goodies and bring them for your colleagues. Play harmless pranks on your colleagues and coworkers. Watch Office Space or a few episodes of The Office at work. With the consent of your supervisor, spend some time playing board games at work. Did You Know… …that studies have shown that a person's perception of time changes when they are having fun? According to these studies, having fun can help pass the time faster. *** One afternoon while I was visiting my library, I noticed a group of preschoolers gathered for story time. The book they were reading was "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly." After the librarian finished the first page, she asked the children, "Do you think she'll die?" "Nope," a little girl in the back said. "I saw this last night on 'Fear Factor.' " *** On the afternoon of Administrative Professionals Day, my co-worker and I finally found the time to get gifts for our secretaries. While at the store, my colleague noticed my disappointment when I discovered the shop didn't provide gift wrapping. "What's wrong?" he asked. "They won't wrap the gifts for us," I answered. "No problem," he said quickly. "I'll ask my secretary to do it." *** Our copier was on the fritz so I put a note on it: "Service has been called." When the technician told me he had to order parts, I added a second note: "Parts have been ordered." During the next five days, when we had to use an older, slower copier on the other side of the building, someone taped a third note to the machine: "Prayers have been said." *** When my printer's type began to grow faint, I called a local repair shop, where a friendly man informed me that the printer probably needed only to be cleaned. Because the store charged $50 for such cleanings, he told me, I might be better off reading the printer's manual and trying the job myself. Pleasantly surprised by his candor, I asked, "Does your boss know that you discourage business?" "Actually it's my boss's idea," the employee replied sheepishly. "We usually make more money on repairs if we let people try to fix things themselves first." *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ( been there, done that) *** (been there, done that) *** *** (been there, done that, a couple of times) *** (been there, done that, over and over again) *** (yup) *** (gets my vote) *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

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March 31st 2026 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Cesar Chavez Day (California, Washington (state)) Christian feast day Abdas of Susa Acathius of Melitene (Eastern Orthodox Church) Anesius and companions Benjamin Balbina John Donne (Anglican Communion, Lutheran) Natalia Tułasiewicz March 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Freedom Day (Malta) International Transgender Day of Visibility King Nangklao Memorial Day (Thailand) Thomas Mundy Peterson Day (New Jersey, United States) Transfer Day (US Virgin Islands) World Backup Day Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Anesthesia Tech Day Crayola Crayon Day - 1 National Crayon Day - 2 Dance Marathon Day Eiffel Tower Day Holy Tuesday Hug a Medievalist Day Mahavir Jayanti National Après Day National Clams on the Half Shell Day National Farm Workers Day National She's Funny That Way Day - 1 National Tater Day Prom Day She’s Funny That Way Day - 2 Terri's Day Cesar Chavez’s Birthday Ewan McGregor’s Birthday Johann Sebastian Bach’s Birthday Kids Diana Show’s Birthday Liza Koshy’s Birthday ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tue Mar 31st, 2026 - Thu Apr 2nd, 2026 American Crossword Puzzles Week Fun Observances Bunsen Burner Day Bunsen Burner Day on March 31 celebrates the inventor of the Bunsen Burner, German chemist Robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen. The most important contribution of Robert Bunsen, one that changed chemistry labs all over the world, was the Bunsen Burner. Revolutionized Chemistry A staple in all chemistry labs, the Bunsen Burner is a device that uses a flammable gas to produce a hot flame. The Bunsen Burner was the precursor to the gas stove many people used in their homes today. Photo Chemistry Born on March 31, 1811, Robert Bunsen is thought to be a trailblazer in the field of photo chemistry. Photo chemistry is a specialized branch of chemistry that looks at the chemical effects of light. He was also well-known for his work on the chemistry of arsenic, a chemical element that is used for a variety of purposes including preserving wood, but is also toxic to human beings and animals in larger quantities. How to Celebrate? Honor your chemistry teachers on this day. Thank them for all the knowledge they have imparted you. Introduce young adults and children in your life to the joys of chemistry. Learn more about the life of Robert Bunsen. Did You Know… …that Robert Bunsen also discovered cesium and rubidium with Gustav Kirchhoff? Cesium is one of 5 elements that are liquid at room temperature. *** I was teaching a life-skills class to my high school students one day, and we were discussing the various terms one might encounter in a restaurant. I asked, "What does the phrase 'à la carte' mean?" "It means," a student said, "you're in the wrong restaurant." *** When employees of the restaurant where I work attended a fire-safety seminar, we watched a fire official demonstrate the proper way to operate an extinguisher. "Pull the pin like a hand grenade," he explained, "then depress the trigger to release the foam." Later, an employee was selected to extinguish a controlled fire in the parking lot. In her nervousness, she forgot to pull the pin. Our instructor hinted, "Like a hand grenade, remember?" In a burst of confidence, she pulled the pin—and hurled the extinguisher at the blaze. *** When I bought my new Lexus Sport Coupe, my two sons asked me who would inherit it if I met my demise. I pondered the question, then told them if I passed away on an even day, the son born on an even day would get it. If it happened on an odd day, the one born on the odd day would get it. A few weekends later, while river rafting with one of my sons, I was tossed out of the boat. As I floated in the rapids, I heard my son yelling, "It's the wrong day!" *** Going over our weekly training schedule one morning at our small Army garrison, we noticed that our annual trip to the rifle range had been canceled for the second time, but that our semi–annual physical-fitness test was still on as planned. "Does it bother anyone else," one soldier asked, "that the Army doesn't seem concerned with how well we can shoot, yet is extremely interested in how fast we can run?" *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** no giraffe was harmed while drawing this cartoon *** *** sandrewn

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