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September 9th 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Charles Lowder (Church of England) Ciarán of Clonmacnoise Frédéric Ozanam Constance, Nun, and her Companions (Episcopal Church) Our Lady of Arantzazu (Oñati) Peter Claver Synaxis of Ss. Joachim and Anna, an Afterfeast. (Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches) September 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Armored Forces Day (Ukraine) California Admission Day (California, United States) Children's Day (Costa Rica) Chrysanthemum Day or Kiku no Sekku (Japan) Day of the Victims of Holocaust and of Racial Violence (Slovakia) Emergency Services Day (United Kingdom) Independence Day or Republic Day, celebrates the proclamation of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) in 1948. Independence Day (Tajikistan), celebrates the independence of Tajikistan from USSR in 1991. Martyrs' Day (Afghanistan) (date may fall on September 8, follows a non-Gregorian calendar, see List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar) Remembrance for Herman the Cheruscan (The Troth) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Care Bears Share Your Care Day International Box Wine Day International Day to Protect Education from Attack International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day International Sudoku Day National Boss/Employee Exchange Day National When Pigs Fly Day National Wiener Schnitzel Day Steak Au Poivre Day Wonderful Weirdos Day Falsely Accused Day Michelle Williams’s Birthday Hugh Grant’s Birthday Fai Khadra’s Birthday William Papa’s Birthday Colonel Sanders’s Birthday Adam Sandler’s Birthday Eboni K. Williams’s Birthday Lauren Daigle ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mon Sep 9th, 2024 - Sun Sep 15th, 2024 Know Your Numbers Week Sexual Health Week Biscuits and Gravy Week Mon Sep 9th, 2024 - Thu Sep 19th, 2024 Toronto International Film Festival Mon Sep 9th, 2024 - Sun Sep 22nd, 2024 Fairtrade Fortnight Fun Observances Teddy Bear Day September 9 is Teddy Bear Day, a day to bring out all your teddy bears and thank them for their company, the fun times you have had with them, and for all the days and nights they comforted you. Also, don't forget to give your teddy a big hug and apologize for all the rough housing your poor teddy bear may have had to go through in your childhood. Teddy Roosevelt Thought to have been created in the early 20th century, this iconic toy owes its name to American President Theodore Roosevelt, who was lovingly called Teddy by his family and friends. The story of why the toy came to be named after him dates back to a hunting trip in 1902 when Roosevelt refused to shoot an injured bear. Rumor has it that in response, Morris Michtom, a candy store owner in New York displayed two stuffed bears made by his wife in his display window and called them Teddy's bear. Children's Books Heros Today teddy bears are a popular toy for children of all ages. The stuffed toy has also become a part of children's literature and movies and popular culture. Some famous teddy bears include Paddington Bear, Winnie-the-Pooh, Corduroy, the Berenstain Bear family and Fozzie Bear. How to Celebrate? If you have toys from your childhood stored away in the attic or the garage, today is the day to take out all your teddy bears and show them some love. If you are looking to make space, why not take them to a local charity shop where they can be cleaned and given to children who need them? If you have children in your life, surprise them with their own teddy bear to cuddle with. Watch TV shows and movies that feature a teddy bear. Learn about the habitat and life of bears. Did You Know… …that the collective noun for bears is sleuth? A group of bears is called a sleuth or a sloth. In the same way that the word “long” becomes “length” or the word “moon” becomes month, the old-fashioned –th added to an adjective form a noun. Sloth or sleuth originates from the adjective slow, and although bears are not particularly known for being the slowest animals, it could have originated from their habit of hibernation or from their habit of appearing like they are constantly in search of something – hence the word sleuth, which also means detective. A group of bear cubs is called a litter. *** Feeling sick, my sister grabbed the thermometer from the medicine cabinet and popped it into her mouth. “Uh, Julie, that’s the dog’s thermometer,” said my mother. Julie spit it out. “Ewww, was that in Fitzie’s mouth?!” Mum hesitated before replying, “Not exactly.” *** I was really pleased with my purchase of a new pair of shoes from a major retailer. About a week later, on a rainy day, I was in a rush and quickly grabbed my shoes from the rack and made my way into town. To my horror, I felt a wet sensation inside my right shoe – it was leaking. I returned to the shop to complain about the leaking right shoe. At customer service, the assistant looked at both shoes and said, “Yes, sir, you’re correct – the right shoe leaks, but unfortunately only the left shoe was bought from this store.” My apology was as swift as my departure. *** A vacuum cleaner salesman knocks on the door of an old lady’s house. The lady takes one look at him and says, “You are wasting your time, I have no money,” and tries to close the door. Quick as a flash the salesman jams his foot in the door. He then tips a big pile of horse manure on her carpet and says “If I don’t clean all this up, I’ll eat the rest.” The old lady says “Fine. But my power was cut off this morning, so let me get you a fork.” *** While at a convention, Bill, Jim and Scott shared a hotel suite on the 75th floor. After a long day of meetings, they were shocked to find that the hotel elevators were broken and that they’d have to take the stairs all the way up to their room. “I have a way to break the monotony,” said Bill. “I’ll tell jokes for 25 flights, Jim can sing songs for the next 25, and Scott can tell sad stories the rest of the way.” As they started climbing, Bill told his first joke. At the 26th floor, Jim began to sing. At the 51st floor, it was Scott’s turn. “I will tell my saddest story first,” he said. “Once there was a man who left the room key in the car.” *** Hear about the statistician 
who drowned crossing a river? It 
was three feet deep on average. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

September 1st 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Constantius (Costanzo) of Aquino David Pendleton Oakerhater (Anglican Communion) Giles Isabel Cristina Loup (Lupus) of Sens Nivard (Nivo) Sixtus of Reims Terentian (Terrence) Verena Vibiana The beginning of the new liturgical year (Eastern Orthodox Church and the Eastern Catholic Church) September 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Knowledge Day (Former Soviet Union) Anniversary of Al Fateh Revolution (Gaddafists in Libya) Wattle Day (Australia) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Acne Positivity Day American Chess Day Building and Code Staff Appreciation Day Cherry Popover Day Chicken Boy Day Ginger Cat Appreciation Day National Child Identity Theft Awareness Day National Little Black Dress Day National Monterey County Fair Day National Pet Rock Day National Tofu Day Pink Cadillac Day Slovakia Constitution Day Uzbekistan Independence Day World Letter Writing Day Footy Colors Day Rosolio Day Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.’s Birthday Rapunzel ASMR’s Birthday Zendaya’s Birthday Gloria Estefan’s Birthday Jungkook’s Birthday Dr. Phil’s Birthday Chanel West Coast’s Birthday Barry Gibb’s Birthday Aleksandr Vitaly’s Birthday ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sun Sep 1st, 2024 - Sat Sep 7th, 2024 Legacy Week National Waffle Week National Crime Prevention Week National Child Protection Week Observances (click on the month for details) Animal Pain Awareness Month Attendance Awareness Month Baby Safety Month Bear Necessities Month Better Breakfast Month Blood Cancer Awareness Month Bourbon Heritage Month Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Civil Service Month Classical Music Month Disaster Preparedness Month Festival of Learning Have a Go Month Footy Colors Day Global Company Culture Month Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month Happy Cat Month Healthy Aging Month Intergeneration Month Irish Heart Month ITP Awareness Month Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month Liptember National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month National Chicken Month National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month National Cholesterol Education Month National Condiment Month National Food Safety Education Month National Guide Dog Month National Honey Month National Organic Month National Papaya Month National Peace Consciousness Month National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month National Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness Month National Pet Insurance Month National Preparedness Month National Recovery Month National Save a Tiger Month National Service Dog Month National Sewing Month Newborn Screening Awareness Month Oddfellows Friendship Month Organic September Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month Pain Awareness Month PCOS Awareness Month Pet Sitter Education Month Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Responsible Dog Ownership Month Reye's Syndrome Awareness Month Rule of Law Month Save Your Photos Month Self Improvement Month Sexual Health Awareness Month Sickle Cell Awareness Month Sourdough September Sports Eye Safety Month Suicide Prevention Month Urology Awareness Month Vascular Disease Awareness Month Velociraptor Awareness Month World Alzheimer's Month World Animal Remembrance Month World Candle Month World Fun Fair Month Yoga Awareness Month Fun Observances (2) Emma Nutt Day Emma Nutt Day on September 1 celebrates the world’s first female telephone operator, Emma M Nutt. Like almost all professions, telephone services began as a man's world. The first telephone operators were all men, though very soon managers and customers realized that they were often impatient and rude with their customers. To avoid more unhappy customers, the Edwin Holmes Telephone Dispatch Company in Boston, Massachusetts decided to hire women. So on September 1, 1878 Alexander Graham Bell himself appointed Emma as the world's first female telephone operator. Her trailblazing career lasted for almost 35 years. Pioneering Women Emma's appointment was pathbreaking in many ways. She spearheaded a drastic change in the face and the tone of the telecommunications industry in the United States - by the mid 1900s, a majority of telephone operators in the country were women. Additionally, her employment strengthened the slowly pervading notion that women could work outside their homes and also contribute to the society and economy. Other annual holidays that celebrate pioneering women around the world include Helen Keller Day, The Duchess Who Wasn’t Day, Frankenstein Day, Ada Lovelace Day, and Jane Addams Day. How to Celebrate? Like Emma, there are many other women who paved the path for future generations of girls to opt for careers and professions generally only reserved for men. Learn about their lives and their contribution to the society. Read more about the telephone industry and the science behind telecommunications. Pick up the phone and call the women who inspire you, and let them know that they are your role models. Did You Know… …that Emma Nutt and her sister Stella were the world's first sister duo to work as telephone operators? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No Rhyme or Reason Day September 1 is No Rhyme or Reason Day. The unofficial holiday is dedicated to the English language idiom, no rhyme or reason, which means something that occurs without any purpose or explanation. The idiom is thought to have first found its way in the English language through the 1460 book The Boke of Nurture by John Russell, though it is most famous for its appearance in the 1590 Shakespearean play Comedy of Errors. It once again showed up in Shakespeare's 1600 play, As You Like It. The holiday is also known in the United States as National No Rhyme or Reason Day or National No Rhyme (Nor Reason) Day. How to Celebrate? Do you need a rhyme or a reason to celebrate this fun holiday? Here are some ways you can honor this expression: What about celebrating this holiday by tapping into your creative side? Spend the day writing free verse - poetry without any rhyme. Have a no rhyming contest with a friend or a co-worker. Find words that do not rhyme with anything else. Whoever finds the most words wins a copy of a thesaurus or a dictionary! Do something nice for someone for no rhyme or reason. Sometimes the most generous gestures are the ones that are undertaken without any cause or purpose. Did You Know... ...that in literature and poetry, words that are spelled similarly but pronounced differently are called eye rhymes? *** A man vacations on a tropical 
island, and the first thing he hears 
is drums. He goes to the beach 
and hears the drums; he eats lunch, he hears the drums; he tries to sleep, he can’t—drums. Finally he storms over to the manager. “I’ve had it! Can’t you stop those drums?” he begs. “No!” says the manager. “It’s very bad if the drums stop.” “Why?” “When the drums stop, the bass solo begins.” *** My husband was driving home from work when he was pulled over for not wearing a seat belt. Two days later—same ticket, same cop. “So,” the officer said, “have you learned anything?” “Yes, I have,” said my husband. “I’ve learned I need to take a different way home from work.” *** After 12 years in prison, a man 
finally breaks out. When he 
gets home, filthy and exhausted, 
his wife says, “Where have 
you been? You escaped eight hours ago!” *** One spring day I was taking the roll in my secretarial class at our local technical college. One of the sun worshipers was absent. "Cindy won't be here this afternoon?" I asked. "She went home to lay in the sun," a young woman in the front row answered. Trying to correct her grammar without embarrassing her before the class, I whispered, "Lie." "Okay," she replied in astonishment. "Cindy got sick and went home." *** *** *** *** In case you needed any more arguments in favor of buying a car and taking it alone everywhere you go for the rest of your life. *** I don't know about you, but I'm pinning all my hopes on 2038!! *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

August 9th 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Battle of Gangut Day (Russia) Christian feast day: Candida Maria of Jesus Edith Stein (St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross) Firmus and Rusticus Herman of Alaska (Russian Orthodox Church and related congregations; Episcopal Church (USA)) John Vianney (1950s – currently August 4) Mary Sumner (Church of England) Nath Í of Achonry Romanus Ostiarius Secundian, Marcellian and Verian August 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples (United Nations) Meyboom (Brussels and Leuven, Belgium) National Day, celebrates the independence of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965. National Peacekeepers' Day, celebrated on Sunday closest to the day (Canada) National Women's Day (South Africa) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Adivasi Divas Annual Perseid Meteor Shower Peak Night Co Working Day Nag Panchami Nagasaki Memorial Day National Hand Holding Day National Rice Pudding Day Shop Online for Groceries Day Suriname Indigenous People's Day Veep Day Betty Boop Day Melon Day National Billiards & Pool Day National Passion Fruit Day Sam Elliott’s Birthday Whitney Houston’s Birthday Rhona Mitra’s Birthday Eugene Harris’s Birthday Dan Levy’s Birthday Chris Cuomo’s Birthday Alexa Bliss’s Birthday Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson’s Birthday Anna Kendrick Melanie Griffith Deion Sanders ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fri Aug 9th, 2024 - Sun Aug 11th, 2024 Brecon Jazz Festival Fri Aug 9th, 2024 - Sat Aug 17th, 2024 Elvis Week Fun Observances Book Lovers Day August 9 is Book Lovers Day, an unofficial holiday that encourages people to pick up a book (or two) and spend the day reading. On this day, honor all the bookworms and book lovers in your life. If you are a book lover yourself, then treat yourself to some quality reading time. Book Lovers Day is also known as National Book Lovers Day in the United States. Stress Reducing Studies have shown that reading can not only be entertaining, but can also have many health benefits. Reading helps reduce stress, keeps the brain sharp, and can help you sleep better. Scientists have also found that those who read are much more likely to be empathic and understanding of others. How to Celebrate? Buy the book lover in your life gifts only a book lover would appreciate. Some ideas include: an e-reader, a first edition or a signed book, tea, a bookmark, or a bookshelf to accommodate their ever-growing book collection. If you are a book lover, take the day to show your books some love. Clean your bookshelves and rearrange your books – may we recommend by color? Get into your most comfortable clothes, curl up on your couch with a cup of hot tea, and take yourself on a great adventure with your favorite book. What about throwing a book themed party? Have everyone wear costumes from their favorite books and serve food featured in some of your favorite books. For example, serve tea and scones for an Alice in Wonderland themed party or apple pie and ice cream if Jack Kerouac is your favorite author. Visit your local library. If you don't have a library card, maybe it is time you get one. Encourage the children and young adults in your life to read. Did You Know… …that the Mahabharata is thought to be the longest poem ever written in any language? *** At the doctor’s office, a 20-something man was trying to make an appointment for a Mrs. Brown. Try as he might, he just could not remember her first name. Frustrated, he left. A few minutes later, I passed him outside the office on the phone.“Hey, Dad,” he said. “What’s Mom’s first name?” *** I grew up above my father’s tavern. When we were kids, we would race each other down the stairs every morning to sweep up the bar and find the change customers had dropped during the night. Years later, as an adult, I found out that my father would throw a few coins over the bar for us to find in the morning. It cost him only a dollar a day to have us fight to be the first one to clean the bar. *** 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.” *** Why is there an expiration date on sour cream? —George Carlin *** In the hardware store, a 
clerk asked, “Can I help you find 
anything?” “How about my misspent youth,” joked my husband. The clerk shot back, “We keep that in the back, between world peace and winning lottery tickets.” *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

August 1st 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Armed Forces Day (Lebanon) Armed Forces Day (China) or Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Liberation Army (People's Republic of China) Azerbaijani Language and Alphabet Day (Azerbaijan) Emancipation Day is commemorated in many parts of the former British Empire, which marks the day the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 came into effect which abolished chattel slavery in the British Empire: Emancipation Day is a public holiday in Barbados, Bermuda, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago Christian feast day: Abgar V of Edessa (Syrian Church) Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori Æthelwold of Winchester Bernard Võ Văn Duệ (one of Vietnamese Martyrs) Blessed Gerhard Hirschfelder Eusebius of Vercelli Exuperius of Bayeux Felix of Girona Peter Apostle in Chains Procession of the Cross and the beginning of Dormition Fast (Eastern Orthodoxy) The Holy Maccabees August 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Minden Day (United Kingdom) National Day, celebrates the independence of Benin from France in 1960. National Day, commemorates Switzerland becoming a single unit in 1291. Official Birthday and Coronation Day of the King of Tonga (Tonga) Parents' Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Statehood Day (Colorado) Swiss National Day (Switzerland) The beginning of autumn observances in the Northern hemisphere and spring observances in the Southern hemisphere (Neopagan Wheel of the Year😞 Lughnasadh in the Northern hemisphere, Imbolc in the Southern hemisphere; traditionally begins on the eve of August 1. (Gaels, Ireland, Scotland, Neopagans) Lammas (England, Scotland, Neopagans) Pachamama Raymi (Quechuan in Ecuador and Peru) Victory Day (Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam) World Scout Scarf Day Yorkshire Day (Yorkshire, England) World RNA Day Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Albariño Day Cycle to Work Day Guadalcanal Province Day Homemade Pie Day India Pale Ale Day - 1 National IPA Day (India Pale Ale Beer) - 2 International Can-It Forward Day International Childfree Day National Planner Day National Minority Donor Awareness Day National Promise to Care Day National Raspberry Cream Pie Day National Wellness Month Play Ball Day Respect For Parents Day Rounds Resounding Day Santo Domingo Celebrations Start - 1 Santo Domingo Celebrations Start - 2 Spider-Man Day Start Up Day Across America Woman Astronomers Day World Lung Cancer Day World Wide Web Day National Pinball Day National Spritz Day National Mountain Climbing Day Jerry Garcia’s Birthday Robert Van Tromp’s Birthday Jason Momoa’s Birthday Hailey Peters’s Birthday Coolio’s Birthday ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thu Aug 1st, 2024 - Wed Aug 7th, 2024 Breastfeeding Week International Clown Week National Minority Donor Awareness Week Thu Aug 1st, 2024 - Thu Aug 8th, 2024 National Eisteddfod Observances (click on the month for details) American Adventures Month American Artist Appreciation Month Back to School Month Black Business Month Child Support Awareness Month Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month Family Fun Month Gastroparesis Awareness Month Hair Loss Awareness Month Happiness Happens Month MedicAlert Awareness Month Motorsports Awareness Month National Breastfeeding Month National Catfish Month National Civility Month National Eye Exam Month National Goat Cheese Month National Golf Month National Immunization Awareness Month National Language Month National Panini Month National Peach Month National Sandwich Month National Traffic Awareness Month Psoriasis Awareness Month Rawgust Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month Summer Sun Safety Month Fun Observances National Girlfriend Day August 1 is Girlfriend’s Day. It is unclear whether the unknown creators of this holiday wanted it to be a day for people to honor their female friends or for them to celebrate their female romantic partners. Either way, take this day to tell the special women in your life that they mean a lot to you, and that you love, honor, and respect them. The term girlfriend first came into use in 1863 as a way to describe a woman's female friend in youth. It was not until the 1920s when the word started being used as a way to describe a person's female romantic partner. How to Celebrate? While we think that every day of the year should be your girlfriend's day, Girlfriend's Day is a good excuse to do something extra special for that extraordinary woman in your life. Here are some ways you can celebrate this day: Do something special for your partner to show them how much you care and love them. Maybe surprise your partner with a gift and dinner? Or take them out to see their favorite band perform or arrange for a romantic lunch picnic in the park. Don’t have a partner? Why not celebrate your girlfriends with a girls night out or a girls only party. Watch Girlfriends, an American sitcom that follows the lives of four friends. Did You Know… …that in the fashion world, girlfriend style refers to a type of clothing for men that is borrowed from women's clothing? *** SCENE: My teenage daughter and me in the car. Lauren: Dad, do you know what the most commonly used letter in a girl’s name is? Me: Hmm, is it a consonant or a vowel? (Silence.) Please tell me you know what consonants and vowels are. Lauren: You’re no fun, Dad. Forget it. Me: What is a vowel? Lauren: OK, OK. A vowel is … ahh … eh … well, oh … uh … Me: Close enough. *** I was really embarrassed when my wife caught me playing with my son’s train set by myself. In a moment of panic, I threw a bed sheet over it. I think I managed to cover my tracks. *** Teacher: What is an evangelist? Student: Someone who plays the evangelo. *** For 98 percent of the students at the school where my wife teaches, English is a second language. But that didn't stop them from giving her Christmas cards. Still, their enthusiasm for the occasion sometimes exceeded their grasp of English. Among the many cards that flooded her desk were: "Happy Birthday, Grandma," "Get Well Soon," and "Congratulations on Passing Your Driving Test!" *** *** *** *** Paul Reubens, best known for his portrayal of Pee Wee Herman, passed away at the age of 70 after a brave six-year battle with cancer. R.I.P. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

I was half dead when I rolled over. Kenji was laying on his side of the bed. He was on his phone and from a quick glance, it looked like he was scrolling through stocks or something similar. He looked really, really good in the morning light. We’d never woken up together like this. He was usually gone when I woke up. I stayed still and just looked at him for a few seconds. His hair gel had lost the fight and the strands were falling into his eyes despite his attempts to push them away every

September 12, 2004 Escorial Palo Alto, CA Will “Will,” I heard Casey calling. He’d followed me out of the dining room. “This is not your fault.” “Looks like I’m down to two brothers now,” I said, shaking my head sadly. “I have done so much for him, put up with his endless bullshit, and in the end, it doesn’t matter to him at all.” “I suspect that he was just lashing out at everyone,” Casey said. “No fucking way,” I said, probably too loudly. “He

Josel A nudge to his side forced Josel to wake-up. "What?" Josel grunted and turned to look at Zdain, though the darkness made it difficult to see him. "The goblin! It's alive," the boy said in a hoarse voice, coughing. Despite fatigue, thirst and hunger, a glimmer of excitement made Josel's heart race. At the same moment, a small moan came from behind the bars. Josel crawled forward towards the sound. The creature moaned again, and from the darkness he could make out the goblin's

July 9th 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Arbor Day (Cambodia) Christian Feast Day: Agilulfus of Cologne Amandina of Schakkebroek (one of Martyrs of Southern Hunan) Blessed Marija Petković Everilda Gregorio Grassi (one of Martyrs of Shanxi) Martyr Saints of China Martyrs of Gorkum Our Lady of Itatí Our Lady of Peace, Octave of the Visitation Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá Pauline of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury (Anglican commemoration) Veronica Giuliani July 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Constitution Day (Australia) Constitution Day (Palau) Constitutionalist Revolution Day (São Paulo) Day of the Employees of the Diplomatic Service (Azerbaijan) Independence Day, celebrates the declaration of independence of the United Provinces of South America by the Congress of Tucumán in 1816. (Argentina) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of South Sudan from Sudan in 2011. Nunavut Day (Nunavut) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details Call of the Horizon Day Drukpa Tsheshi Fashion Day Martyrdom of the Bab National Don't Put all your Eggs in One Omelet Day Cow Appreciation Day National Dimples Day Jack White’s Birthday Courtney Love’s Birthday Christina Haack’s Birthday O. J. Simpson Tom Hanks Jordan Belfort Jimmy Smits Riley Reid Fun Observances Sugar Cookie Day On July 9, whip up a batch of warm, delicious, and sugary sugar cookies because it is Sugar Cookie Day. While the origins of this unofficial holiday are unknown, the day celebrates a childhood favorite that not only tastes good, but will also makes your kitchen smell amazing! A holiday staple in the United States, sugar cookies are sweet treats made of flour, eggs, butter, and sugar. The primary flavor in the cookies is vanilla. Blank Canvas for Decoration While sugar cookies can be eaten plain, they are usually used baked in different shapes and decorated with colorful icing, frosting, and sprinkels. In the United Kingdom and some other parts of the world, the term biscuits is used to refer to treats similar to cookies. How to Celebrate? Learn how to make sugar cookies and bake them. Share the cookies with co-workers, family, and friends. Gourmet up your cookies by making them in different shapes and coating them with different colored royal icing. Host a sugar cookie decorating and exchange party. Have your guests bake cookies and bring them to the venue, where all of you can decorate the cookies and take some home. Did You Know... ...that the term cookie, comes from the Dutch word koekje, meaning little cakes? *** About a year had passed since my amicable divorce, and I decided it was time to start dating again. Unsure how to begin, I thought I'd scan the personals column of my local newspaper. I came across three men who seemed like they'd be promising candidates. A couple of days later, I was checking my messages and discovered one from my ex-husband. "I was over visiting the kids yesterday," he said. "While I was there I happened to notice you had circled some ads in the paper. Don't bother calling the guy in the second column. I can tell you right now it won't work out. That guy is me." *** My friend Mark and I work in a lawn-mower-parts warehouse. Somehow Mark got the idea that his wife did not want a card on Valentine's Day, but when he spoke to her on the phone he discovered she was expecting one. Not having time to buy a card on his way home, Mark was in a quandary. Then he looked at the lawn-mower trade magazines scattered around the office—and got an idea. Using scissors and glue, he created a card with pictures of mowers, next to which he wrote: "I lawn for you mower and mower each day." *** The lingerie store where my aunt works was crowded with shoppers selecting Valentine's Day gifts for their wives. A young businessman came to the register with a lacy black negligee. My aunt noticed that the next customer, an elderly farmer, was holding a long flannel nightgown and kept glancing at the younger man's sexier choice. When it was his turn, the farmer placed the nightgown on the counter. "Would you have anything in black flannel?" He asked. *** One caller to Butterball's Thanksgiving Turkey Talk-Line had always cut the legs off the turkey before putting it in the oven, thinking that was how you had to cook a turkey. She later learned that the only reason her mom had been doing that was because their oven had been so small that that was the only way to get the bird into the oven! *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

The Brotherhood: Awakening Chapter XXIII By X As it turns out, the unknown was not so unknown after all. I stumbled out of the portal and smashed into an unaware Sunny. We took an awkward tumble and landed on our asses. “So not Mars,” I whispered, staring at the ceiling of the gate room. “Mars?” Sunny shouted, exasperated. “What are you talking about? What just happened?” After standing up, I offered him a hand and pulled him to his feet. “My ba

CHAPTER 23 - Adam (WARNING - INTIMATE ACT) On Monday, 7am sharp, the nurse arrived to help Kai in the shower. I’d already set my alarm, so I was awake, washed and dressed and caught it before the doorbell rang. But I was unpleasantly surprised when I opened the door and the nurse turned out to be a male, as opposed to the female that had been promised. Many identify differently these days, and in many ways, which is fine but I think ‘Diana’ still is in the female realm, no? A very healthy l

August 23rd 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Battle of Kursk Day (Russia) Christian feast day: Ascelina Asterius, Claudius, and Neon Éogan of Ardstraw Lupus (Luppus) of Novae Philip Benitius Quiriacus and companions, of Ostia Rose of Lima Tydfil Zacchaeus of Jerusalem August 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of the National Flag (Ukraine) European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism or Black Ribbon Day (European Union and other countries), and related observances: Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day (Romania) International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition National Day for Physicians (Iran) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Cheap Flight Day Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition Find Your Inner Nerd Day Health Unit Coordinators Day National Cuban Sandwich Day National Sponge Cake Day Slavery Remembrance Day Valentino Day Internaut Day Trixie Mattel’s Birthday Rick Springfield’s Birthday River Phoenix’s Birthday Kobe Bryant’s Birthday Jennelle Eliana’s Birthday James Tucker’s Birthday Francesca Reale’s Birthday Badda TD’s Birthday William Ernest Henley’s Birthday ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fri Aug 23rd, 2024 - Tue Aug 27th, 2024 World Water Week Fri Aug 23rd, 2024 - Fri Aug 30th, 2024 National Coconut Week Fun Observances Ride Like the Wind Day August 23 is Ride Like the Wind Day, a day to well, ride like the wind if you can. The day also commemorates the first time the Kremer Prize was awarded in 1977. The prize is awarded to people who pioneer human powered flight. Human powered flights are aircraft that use human muscle power to run. Due to technological issues - they are unable to fly for long distances or for a considerable amount of time - human powered flights are usually flown for experimental and recreational purposes. The first authenticated human powered flight that was successful in taking off and flying for a significant distance took place in 1961. Derek Piggott, a glider pilot in the British Royal Air Force flew Southampton University's Man Powered Aircraft on November 9, 1961, for about 600 meters. Running Away The holiday is a play on the English language phrase run like the wind, which means to run very fast. It is sometimes used in the context of running away from someone or something - the 1980 song Ride Like the Wind, by American singer-songwriter Christopher Cross, recounts the story of an outlaw who runs away to Mexico to avoid punishment. Ride like the wind is also sometimes used to refer to the act of doing things without purpose. Just like the wind can change direction at any time, someone riding like the wind can change the course of their lives without any warning and do things without any rhyme or reason. How to Celebrate? Learn more about the history and science of human powered flight. Take flying lessons and ride like the wind. Take your bike out for a spin and feel the wind in your hair. Did You Know… …that Jacqueline Cochran was the first woman to break the sound barrier on May 18, 1953? *** When I enlisted in my teens, I took up smoking cigars to make myself look more mature. Did it work? Well, one time, as I proudly puffed away at our NCO club, an older 
sergeant growled, “Hey, kid, your candy bar’s on fire.” *** Sign above the toilet in a women’s latrine at Camp Ripley in Minnesota: “If you are reading this sign while using this latrine, you are in the wrong one.” *** Few civilians know what a quartermaster does. So during my aircraft carrier’s Family Day, I demonstrated a procedure called semaphore—I grabbed my flags and signaled an imaginary ship. Then I asked a little girl, “Now do you know what I do?” She said, “You’re a cheerleader.” *** Q: Why should the number 288 never be mentioned? A: It's two gross. *** I put my root beer in a square glass. Now it's just beer. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

July 1st 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Aaron (Syriac Christianity) Blessed Antonio Rosmini-Serbati Felix of Como Junípero Serra Julius and Aaron Leontius of Autun Servanus Veep July 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Feast of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ (removed from official Roman Catholic calendar since 1969) Armed Forces Day (Singapore) Bobby Bonilla Day (United States) Canada Day, formerly Dominion Day (Canada) Children's Day (Pakistan) Chinese Communist Party Founding Day (China) Day of Officials and Civil Servants (Hungary) Doctors' Day (India) Emancipation Day (Sint Maarten and Sint Eustatius) Engineer's Day (Bahrain, Mexico) Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (Hong Kong, China) Independence Day (Burundi), celebrates the independence of Burundi from Belgium in 1962. Independence Day (Rwanda) Independence Day (Somalia) International Tartan Day July Morning (Bulgaria) Keti Koti (Emancipation Day) (Suriname) Madeira Day (Madeira, Portugal) Moving Day (Quebec) (Canada) Newfoundland and Labrador Memorial Day Republic Day (Ghana) RONPhos Handover Day (Nauru) Sir Seretse Khama Day (Botswana) Territory Day (British Virgin Islands) Territory Day (Northern Territory, Australia) The first day of Van Mahotsav, celebrated until July 7. (India) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details American Zoo Day Bank Employee Day (Guatemala) Caribbean Community Day CPC Founding Day Dog House Repair Month Early Bird Day Heroes' Day of Zambia International Chicken Wing Day International Reggae Day Ketikoti Mother's Day South Sudan National Baby-Led Weaning Day National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day National Financial Freedom Day National Gingersnap Day National Postal Workers Day National Television Heritage Day National U.S. Postage Stamp Day Second Second Half of the Year Day Smart Irrigation Month The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul Wrong Trousers Day ZIP Code Day Pamela Anderson’s Birthday Chris (Kris) the Meme God’s Birthday Tate McRae’s Birthday Nick Austin’s Birthday Missy Elliott’s Birthday Liv Tyler’s Birthday Jack Avery’s Birthday Olivia de Havilland ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mon Jul 1st, 2024 - Sun Jul 7th, 2024 Clean Beaches Week Great British Pea Week National Childhood Obesity Week National Culture Consciousness Week National Transplant Week Dyspraxia Awareness Week Twins, Triplets and More Week Observances (click on the month for details) Bank Account Bonus Month Beans Month Bereaved Parents Awareness Month Bioterrorism / Disaster Education and Awareness Month Cord Blood Awareness Month Corn Month Eggplant Month Family Golf Month National Family Reunion Month Fragile X Awareness Month French-American Heritage Month Global Enterprise Agility Month Good Care Month Hemochromatosis Screening And Awareness Month Herbal / Prescription Interaction Awareness Month Hitchhiking Month Independent Retailer Month International Blondie and Deborah Harry Month International Group B Strep Awareness Month International Women with Alopecia Month International Zine Month Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month Lasagna Awareness Month National Anti-Boredom Month National Baked Bean Month National Bison Month National Blueberry Month National Cell Phone Courtesy Month National Child-Centered Divorce Month National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month NATIONAL CONTRACT SEWING MONTH National Culinary Arts Month National Grilling Month NATIONAL HEMP MONTH National Horseradish Month National Hot Dog Month National Ice Cream Month National Lost Pet Prevention Month National Make A Difference to Children Month National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month National Pet Hydration Awareness Month National Picnic Month National Watermelon Month Nutrition Month Philippines Sarcoma Awareness Month Social Wellness Month Talk to Us UV Safety Month Wild About Wildlife Month World Watercolor Month Fun Observances International Joke Day Not only does July 1 mark the middle of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, it is also International Joke Day. The unofficial holiday encourages participants to share their funniest and sidesplitting jokes with the world. While the origins of this rib-tickling holiday are unknown, one can assume that its creators wanted people to spread cheer, laughter, and happiness by telling jokes to everyone they meet. A joke is a written or spoken narrative that entertains, amuses, or generates laughter among readers or listeners. Creating Ties Humans have been telling jokes for a large part of their history. According to historians, the oldest recorded joke can be traced back to the ancient Sumerians in 1900 BC. Anthropological studies have shown that laughter evolved as a way for humans to signal friendship and as a way to create and strengthen ties with a group. How to Celebrate? They say laughter is the best medicine, so make people around you laugh out loud by telling them jokes. Organize a joke contest at work – the best joke wins a gag prize. Read joke books today and share your favorite ones with family and friends. What about playing a harmless practical joke on a friend or a colleague? Did You Know... ...that it is believed on average children between the ages of 0 to 4 laugh 200-300 times a day, while adults only laugh about 4-20 times a day? *** Take heed, scientists: Not every scientific advancement is Nobel Prize worthy. Some must lay claim to an Ig Nobel Prize, awarded by the Annals of Improbable Research magazine: The Prize for Physiology went to the report "No Evidence of Contagious Yawning in the Red-Footed Tortoise." The Prize for Medicine went to a study that demonstrates that people make better decisions about some kinds of things — but worse decisions about other kinds of things — when they have a strong urge to urinate. The Prize for Biology went to the discovery that a particular kind of beetle mates with a particular kind of Australian beer bottle. *** The topic for my third-grade class was genetics. Smiling broadly, I pointed to my dimples and asked, "What trait do you think I passed on to my children?" One student called out, "Wrinkles!" *** Needing to escape her hectic office, my friend fled to the mall, bought a candy bar, and then relaxed on a bench next to a businessman. Soon, she heard the sound of a crumpling wrapper and realized that he was eating her candy bar. When he went to work on an ice cream cone, she leaned over and took a huge lick. "There!" she declared. She then stormed off to her car, reached into her purse for her keys, and pulled out the candy bar she thought he'd eaten. *** Overheard at my garden-club meeting: "I never knew what compost was until I met my husband." *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

June 9th 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Anniversary of the Accession of King Abdullah II (Jordan) Autonomy Day (Åland) Christian feast day: Aidan of Lindisfarne (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) Bede (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) Columba Ephrem the Syrian (Roman Catholic Church and Church of England) José de Anchieta Primus and Felician June 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Coral Triangle Day Don Young Day (Alaska, United States) La Rioja Day (La Rioja) Murcia Day (Murcia) National Heroes' Day (Uganda) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details Day of La Rioja Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day International Dark 'n Stormy® Day National Cancer Thriver Day National Heroes Day Uganda National Kids Day National Krewe of Tucks Day National Meal Prep Day National No Apologies Period Day National Sex Day National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day Race Unity Day Coral Triangle Day Michael J. Fox’s Birthday Les Paul’s Birthday Natalie Portman’s Birthday Johnny Depp’s Birthday ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sun Jun 9th, 2024 - Fri Jun 14th, 2024 National Scoot to School Week Sun Jun 9th, 2024 - Sat Jun 15th, 2024 National Flag Week Scleroderma Awareness Week Fun Observances Donald Duck Day Celebrate everyone’s favorite cartoon character, Donald Duck on June 9, Donald Duck Day. On this day in 1934, this popular Walt Disney character made his debut in the cartoon short named, The Wise Little Hen. Created by Walt Disney, Donald Duck is a short-tempered cartoon duck with human features. Considered to be one of the most popular cartoon characters of all time, he featured in hundreds of movies and was the central character in thousands of comic books. Donald Duck comic books are especially sought after in Europe and in Scandinavian countries, where fans of the character even have a special name. They are called Donaldists! How to Celebrate? Celebrate Donald Duck’s birthday by watching all of his movies and reading comics that feature him. Host a Donald Duck-themed party. Have your guests wear red bow ties in honor of Donald. Did You Know… …that Donald Duck has a middle name? His full name is Donald Fauntleroy Duck. *** We know you’d never do it, but some people concoct crazy stories so they can skip work. Here are a few, collected by hiring managers: • Employee said a chicken attacked his mom. • Employee had a hair transplant that went bad. • Employee called in sick from a bar at 5 p.m. the night before. • Employee had to mow the lawn to avoid a lawsuit from the homeowners’ association. • Employee’s finger was stuck in a bowling ball. • Employee fell asleep at his desk while at work and hit his head, causing a neck injury. *** If you’re interested in becoming a lawyer, you’ll need a degree. But as these court transcripts reveal, the question is, in what? Attorney: "How was your first marriage terminated?" Witness: "By death." Attorney: "And by whose death was it terminated?" Witness: "Guess." Attorney: "Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?" Witness: "All of them. The live ones put up too much of a fight." *** Jack wakes up with a horrible hangover and a throbbing black eye. The first thing he sees is a single rose on the side table and a note from his wife: “Dear, breakfast is made. I’ve gone shopping to make you your favorite dinner tonight. I love you!” He stumbles to the kitchen and, sure enough, there’s breakfast. “Joe,” he says to his son, “what happened last night?” “You came home soused and got that black eye tripping over a chair.” “So, why the rose, breakfast, and sweet note from your mother?” “Oh, that. Mom dragged you to the bedroom, and when she tried to take off your clothes, you screamed, ‘Leave me alone, I’m married!’” *** Are you a redneck? Want to be one? Take the Redneck IQ test and see how well you fare. Don’t look for answers. If you need them, you’re no redneck. 1) Which of these cars will rust out quickest when placed on blocks in your front yard? ’65 Ford Fairlane ’69 Chevrolet Chevelle ’64 Pontiac GTO . 2) Calculate the smallest limb diameter on a persimmon tree that will support a ten-pound possum. 3) A woodcutter has a chain saw, which operates at 2700 rpm. The density of the pine trees in the plot to be harvested is 470 per acre. The plot is 2.3 acres in size. The average tree diameter is 14 inches. Here’s the question: How many Budweisers will be drunk before the trees are cut down? 4) If your uncle builds a still that produces 20 gallons of shine per hour, how many car radiators are required to condense the product? *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** (OOPS!! Sorry, make that " kebab shops in Türkiye ) *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

July 23rd 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Birthday of Haile Selassie (Rastafari) Children's Day (Indonesia) Christian feast day: Bridget of Sweden Heiromartyr Phocas (Eastern Orthodox) John Cassian (Western Christianity) Liborius of Le Mans Margarita María Mercè Prat i Prat Rasyphus and Ravennus July 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) National Remembrance Day (Papua New Guinea) Renaissance Day (Oman) Revolution Day (Egypt) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Apolinario Mabini Day Fast of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz - 1 Fast of Tammuz - 2 Hot Enough For Ya Day International Yada Yada Yada Day National Gorgeous Grandma Day National Sprinkle Day National Women Touched By Addiction Day Peanut Butter and Chocolate Day World Sjogren's Day Slash’s Birthday David Dobrik’s Birthday Paul Wesley’s Birthday Marlon Wayans’s Birthday Daniel Radcliffe’s Birthday Woody Harrelson Philip Seymour Hoffman Monica Lewinsky Kathryn Hahn ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tue Jul 23rd, 2024 - Fri Aug 2nd, 2024 PANAFEST Fun Observances Vanilla Ice Cream Day July 23 is Vanilla Ice Cream Day. Celebrate this unofficial holiday of unknown origins by eating as much vanilla ice cream as you want without any guilt. Made by freezing a custard of cream or milk, sugar, eggs, and vanilla beans or flavoring, vanilla ice cream is the most popular flavor of ice cream in the United States and Canada according to some surveys. Recognizable Flavor Vanilla is a flavoring that comes from the pods of the fruit of the vanilla orchid. A native plant of Mexico, vanilla was unknown to the world outside Central America until the late 1600s. Today, it is one of the world's most recognized flavors. The expression, plain vanilla, is used to refer to something that is commonplace and does not have any special or distinguishing characteristics. Vanilla Ice Cream Day is also sometimes known as National Vanilla Ice Cream Day in the US. How to Celebrate? Do we need to say anything else other than it's Vanilla Ice Cream Day! Eat as much ice cream as you can possibly eat. Having pancakes for breakfast? Add a dollop of vanilla ice cream with it. Brownies for dinner? Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Smoothies for an after workout snack? Add a few scoops of vanilla ice cream. Well, you get our point. Did You Know… …that vanilla is thought to be the world's second most expensive spice? The most expensive spice in the world is saffron. *** I eavesdropped on two of my language arts students. The first one asked, “Did you warsh your hands?” “It’s not warsh, it’s wash,” said the other. “The r is silent.” *** The barman says, “We don’t serve time travelers in here.” A time traveler walks into a bar. *** I don't know if you've ever had only five dollars in the bank, but guess what–you can't get it out. You can't. You can visit your five dollars, you can call it on the phone, but you can't get it out. *** A business executive visits his Chinese friend in the hospital. “Li kai yang qi guan,” says the sick man feebly. The executive desperately wants to help him, but he doesn't speak Mandarin. “Li kai yang qi guan!” says the patient, as he draws his last breath. Later that year, the executive is in Shanghai on business when he finally learns the meaning of Li kai yang qi guan: “Get off my oxygen tube.” *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** R.I.P. sandrewn

Friday was the last day of term. At school it was a mufti day with fun activities for the students which meant that there was no problem getting Ollie off to school. We received a phone call from Harold and Marjorie. They were of a generation that still liked to use their smart phones to make phone calls rather than send text messages. They asked about William and said how gorgeous he looked on the quilt and insisted the quilt had to be for him. They also said we could keep the other t

Chapter 23 – A Glitch in Preparations Since I could tell Devin was feeling badly about the thought of losing so much money, I wanted to do something to help. I was trying to think of a way I could give him some hope when I suddenly had an idea. “You changed in the men’s room, so maybe you left the money in the other shorts you were wearing. Where are they now?” “I put them in the bag with the other stuff I bought,” he said. “They should still be in the bag with the new clot

June 1st 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Children's Day (International), and its related observances: The Day of Protection of Children Rights (Armenia) Mothers' and Children's Day (Mongolia) Christian feast day: Annibale Maria di Francia Crescentinus Fortunatus of Spoleto Herculanus of Piegaro Íñigo of Oña Justin Martyr (Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran) Ronan of Locronan June 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Global Day of Parents (International) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Samoa from New Zealand in 1962. Madaraka Day (Kenya) National Maritime Day (Mexico) National Tree Planting Day (Cambodia) Pancasila Day (Indonesia) President's Day (Palau) The beginning of Crop over, celebrated until the first Monday of August. (Barbados) Victory Day (Tunisia) World Milk Day (International) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Dare Day Dinosaur Day Don't Give up the Ship Day Flip A Coin Day Gawai Dayak Intergenerational Day International Tabletop Day National Barefoot Day National Billboard Day National Black Bear Day National Bubbly Day National Hazelnut Cake Day National Heimlich Maneuver Day National Olive Day National Pen Pal Day National Prairie Day National Roman Day National Skincare Education Day National Trails Day New Year's Resolution Recommitment Day Oscar the Grouch Day Statehood Day in Kentucky Statehood Day in Tennessee The Big Lunch Wear a Dress Day World Narcissistic Abuse Awareness Day World Outlander Day World Reef Awareness Day Butterfly Education and Awareness Day Juliet Rader’s Birthday Tom Holland’s Birthday Notch’s Birthday Morgan Freeman’s Birthday Marilyn Monroe’s Birthday Chase Chrisley’s Birthday Zazie Beetz Andy Griffith Brandi Carlile Heidi Klum Brian Cox ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sat Jun 1st, 2024 - Fri Jun 7th, 2024 National CPR and AED Awareness Week RSPCA Week Step Parents Week Volunteers' Week Sat Jun 1st, 2024 - Sat Jun 8th, 2024 International Clothesline Week Sat Jun 1st, 2024 - Sun Jun 9th, 2024 National Fishing and Boating Week Observances (click on the month for details) African American Appreciation Month Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Awareness Month Aphasia Awareness Month Audiobook Month Beautiful in Your Skin Month Black Lives Matter Month Black Music Month Cancer from the Sun Month Caribbean-American Heritage Month Cataract Awareness Month Celibacy Awareness Month Child Vision Awareness Month Children's Awareness Month CMV Awareness Month Cucumber Month Effective Communications Month Entrepreneurs "Do it Yourself" Marketing Month Fight the Filthy Fly Month Fireworks Eye Safety Month Fireworks Safety Month Georgia Blueberry Month Great Outdoors Month Infertility Awareness Month International Surf Music Month Lane Courtesy Month Mango Month Men's Health Month Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month National Accordion Awareness Month National Adopt A Cat Month National Camping Month National Candy Month National Country Cooking Month National Dairy Month National DJ Month National Foster a Pet Month National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month National Frozen Yogurt Month National Give a Bunch of Balloons Month National Homeownership Month National Iced Tea Month National Lemon Month National Microchipping Month National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month National Oceans Month National Osteoporosis Month National Pet Preparedness Month National Pollinator Month National PTSD Awareness Month National Rivers Month National Rose Month National Safety Month National Scoliosis Awareness Month National Soul Food Month National Steakhouse Month National Zoo and Aquarium Month Oral Health Month Perennial Gardening Month Pharmacists Declare War on Alcoholism Month Pluot & Aprium Month Potty Training Awareness Month Pride Month Professional Wellness Month Rebuild Your Life Month Scleroderma Awareness Month Skyscraper Month Social Petworking Month Sports America Kids Month Turkey Lovers Month Vision Research Month We Advocate Time Consciousness and Honesty Women’s Golf Month Fun Observances Say Something Nice Day On June 1, be kind to everyone you meet and say something nice to them because it is Say Something Nice Day. The day aims to encourage people to spread cheer and goodwill by opening up channels of communication and by focusing on the good in everyone. Also known as National Say Something Nice Day, this unofficial holiday is said to have originated in Charleston, South Carolina. According to some, the originators of the holiday were inspired by Mitchell Carnell's book, Say Something Nice - Be a Lifter @ Work. The book inspires people to be lifters. A lifter is someone who is positive and always says something nice to whoever they meet. The book inspires people to lift others up, not put them down. Spread Happiness The message of the day is that positivity goes a long way in spreading happiness and joy. When we are kind in our interactions with others, we receive positivity and kindness back. This enriches our lives, makes us happy, and keeps us healthy. Studies have shown that happy people are healthier and live longer. How to Celebrate? Celebrate the day by saying something nice to everyone you meet. Remember, if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all. Put aside your petty enmities with people and use this day to try and see the positive in people you usually do not like. Leave a nice note or do something nice for a friend, family member, or co-worker. Bottom line: just be nice to friends, foes, and strangers alike, and you will notice that you feel much better about yourself! Did You Know... ...that the saying "if you can't say something nice, don't say nothing at all," is often known as Thumper's Law or the Thumperian Principle? Thumper is a fictional rabbit character from Disney's animated movie Bambi. *** Do you have a nickname for your beloved? Snookums, maybe? My Little Dollop of Joy? The Brits have lots of them. The London jeweler H. Samuel discovered these pet names signed on gift cards: • Sexy Pig • Poo Face • Sausage • Chubby Cheeks • Monkey Boy • Fatty Bum Bum • Lobster *** After visiting my son at his base, I complained to my brother-in-law: "Security there is so tight, you practically have to give up your firstborn to get in." He replied, "You did." *** It was my friend's first camping trip with her husband, and they were lost. He tried all the usual tactics to determine direction—moss on the trees (there was none), direction of the sun (it was overcast), and so on. Just as she began to panic, he spotted a cabin in the distance. "This way," he said as he led her back to their camp. "How did you do that?" my friend asked. "Simple. In this part of the country, the satellite dishes point south." *** The road we were on led us to a covered bridge just as another car approached from the opposite direction. At an impasse, the other driver—clearly feeling wronged—shouted, "I never back up for idiots!" My friend put her car in reverse and replied, "I do." *** *** *** *** *** Frillback Pigeons, beautiful pigeon breed with naturally curly feathers (Video) – Wakki News *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** How many tickles does it take to get an octopus to laugh? Ten tickles. Is Google male or female? Female, because it doesn’t let you finish a sentence before making a suggestion. What kind of tea is hard to swallow? Reality. You may share all your secrets with me. They can be safe with my friends. I used to run a dating service for chickens but struggled to make hens meet. I never wanted to believe that my dad was stealing from his job as a road worker until I went home, and all the signs were there. sandrewn

From the broken door of Abernathy’s Apothecary came a loud banging that stopped as suddenly as it started. “What the blazes was that?” Croosen barked as Abernathy headed to the front and pulled open the door. He could smell that someone had just been there, but they were gone. Abernathy looked both directions up the street, but there was no one. A paper was dangling from the front of the door, held in place by a very large nail. Abernathy snatched the paper. “There’s a note!

June 23rd 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Æthelthryth Marie of Oignies Joseph Cafasso June 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Father's Day (Nicaragua, Poland) Grand Duke's Official Birthday (Luxembourg) International Widows Day (international) National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism (Canada) Okinawa Memorial Day (Okinawa Prefecture) Saint John's Eve and the first day of the Midsummer celebrations [although this is not the real summer solstice; see June 20] (Roman Catholic Church, Europe Bonfires of Saint John (Spain) First night of Festa de São João do Porto (Porto) First day of Golowan Festival (Cornwall) Jaaniõhtu (Estonia) Jāņi (Latvia) Kupala Night (Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine) Last day of Drăgaica fair (Buzău, Romania) United Nations Public Service Day (International) Victory Day (Estonia) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details International Olympic Day Jura Independence Day Let it Go Day National Detroit Style Pizza Day National Family Owned & Operated Businesses Day National Fatherless Children’s Day National Hydration Day National Pecan Sandies Day National Pink Day National Porridge Day Pentecost Orthodox Pink Flamingo Day Lilliana Ketchman’s Birthday Johannes Gutenberg’s Birthday Casey Frey’s Birthday Brawadis’s Birthday June Carter Cash Selma Blair Clarence Thomas Melissa Rauch ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sun Jun 23rd, 2024 - Sat Jun 29th, 2024 Fish are Friends Not Food Week National Tennis Week DeafBlind Awareness Week Fun Observances Typewriter Day June 23, the anniversary of the granting of a patent to American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes in 1868 is celebrated around the world as Typewriter Day. So, take out your old typewriter from the attic, dust it and get started on your magnum opus! A typewriter is a mechanical device that allows users to type directly on a sheet of paper. While many people had been working on different prototypes of typewriters before 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes' typewriter was the first one to be commercially marketed. Known as the Sholes and Glidden typewriter or the Remington 1 typewriter, the device could only type uppercase letters. Revolutionary Device Typewriters revolutionized the world of communications. Letters and correspondences looked more professional, followed a consistent format, and were more legible when typed out on a typewriter compared to handwritten communications that dominated the workplace in the past. In addition to creating an efficient and more organized workspace, the use of typewriters in businesses and governments worldwide meant that typing became a required skill for many jobs. A large percentage of these jobs were administrative in nature and were usually done by women, who were specifically hired for their typing skills - the typewriter played a very important role in opening up workspaces for women. How to Celebrate? Organize a typewriting contest – whoever types the fastest and with the least number of errors wins. Show your typewriter pride by wearing typewriter-shaped jewelry. Avoid using your computer and email, type letters and send them in the post or mail. Did You Know… …that most typewriters and computers today share the same keyboard layout? *** The computer in my high school classroom was acting up. After watching me struggle with it, a student explained that my hard drive had crashed. So I called IT. "Can someone look at my computer?" I asked. "The hard drive crashed." "We can't just send people down on your say-so," said the specialist. "How do you know that's the problem?" "A student told me." "We'll send someone right over." *** When our client's dog lapped up anti-freeze, the veterinarian I work for ordered a unique treatment: an IV drip mixing fluids with vodka. "Go buy the cheapest bottle you can find," he told me. At the liquor store, I was uneasy buying cheap booze so early in the day, and I felt compelled to explain things to the clerk. "Believe it or not," I said, "this is for a sick dog." As I was leaving, the next customer plunked down two bottles of muscatel and announced, "These are for my cats." *** While visiting a retirement community, my wife and I decided to do some shopping and soon became separated. "Excuse me," I said, approaching a clerk. "I'm looking for my wife. She has white hair and is wearing white shoes." Gesturing around the store, the clerk responded, "Take your pick." *** When my very pregnant niece, a sergeant in the New York Army National Guard, accidentally knocked over a glass of water, one of her soldiers volunteered to help clean it up. As he was mopping up the mess, an officer walked in. "Private, what's going on in here?" he asked. To the officer's horror, the private replied, "Sir, the sergeant's water broke, and I'm helping her clean up." *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

May 9th 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Beatus of Lungern Beatus of Vendome Christopher (Eastern Orthodox Church) George Preca Gerontius of Cervia Gregory of Nazianzen (The Episcopal Church (US) and traditional Roman Catholic calendar) Nicolaus Zinzendorf (Lutheran) Pachomius the Great Tudy of Landevennec May 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Commemoration of the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands related observances: Liberation Day, commemorating the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II. (Guernsey and Jersey) National Day (Alderney) Europe Day, commemorating the Schuman Declaration. (European Union, Kosovo, Moldova, Ukraine) Victory Day observances, celebration of the Soviet Union victory over Nazi Germany (Soviet Union, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) Victory and Peace Day, marks the capture of Shusha (1992) in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, and the end of World War II. (Armenia) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Alphabet Magnet Day Ascension Day Ascencion Day (Saint Barthelemy) Ascencion Day (Saint Martin) Guernsey Liberation Day Hurray for Buttons Day Make a Book Day National Butterscotch Brownie Day National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day National Christina Day National Moscato Day National Sleepover Day Tear the Tags Off The Mattress Day Noah Centineo’s Birthday Kelsey Animated’s Birthday Billy Joel’s Birthday Ghostface Killah Rosario Dawson ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thu May 9th, 2024 - Wed May 15th, 2024 National Stuttering Awareness Week Thu May 9th, 2024 - Wed May 22th, 2024 Foster Care Fortnight Fun Observances ( 2 ) Lost Sock Memorial Day Lost Sock Memorial Day on May 9 is a day to commemorate lost socks. The unofficial holiday also encourages people to let go of all the remaining single socks they are collecting in hopes of finding their partners one day. There are few mysteries in life that are as perplexing as the mystery of the missing sock. No matter how hard you try to keep pairs of socks together, invariably one of them ventures out into the netherworld never to be found again. Lost Sock Memorial Day is a day to honor all those disappeared socks. How to Celebrate Throw out all the single leftover socks. Use the leftover socks as cleaning cloths. Or spend the day making sock monkeys out of the socks that have sadly lost their partners to the sock blackhole. Have a minute of silence for all the socks you have lost. Did You Know… ...that the feet have about 250,000 sweat glands that are capable of producing about 1 cup of sweat a day? ~~~~~~~ Europe Day May 9 is celebrated as Europe Day in the European Union (E.U.) and around the world. The holiday commemorates the day in 1950 when French foreign minister, Robert Schuman, presented his proposal to create an organization of European countries. Also sometimes known as Schuman Day, the day aims to garner continuing support for the European Union and to educate citizens in member states and people in the rest of the world about the benefits of such an organization. How to Celebrate? If you live in a member country or are visiting one, this is the time to visit European Union institutions. EU institutions in Brussels and Strasbourg hold open days where they organize public outreach events. Other E.U. countries and cities hold festivals, concerts, and other events to raise awareness about the E.U. If you don’t live in an EU member state, do not despair - you can learn more about the E.U. in many other ways. Find out if the E.U. expat community in your city is having public events that you can attend. And if there is nothing going on, remember that Europe Day is at its heart a day to celebrate peace and unity, and you don’t have to be in the European Union to do that! Did You Know… …that when the Euro was introduced in 2002, the initials for the countries adopting the currency spelled BAFFLING PIGS? The countries were Belgium, Austria, Finland, France, Luxembourg, Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain. *** One of our hotel guests complained to me about a spraying showerhead: "I can't get in the shower without getting wet!" *** En route to Hawaii, I noticed one of my passengers in the coach section of the airplane dialing her cell phone. "Excuse me. That can't be on during the flight," I reminded her. "Besides, we're over the ocean—you won't get a signal out here." "That's okay," she said. "I'm just calling my daughter. She's sitting up in first class." *** A couple of dog owners are arguing about whose pet is smarter. "My dog is so smart," says the first owner, "that every morning he waits for the paperboy to come around. He tips the kid and then brings the newspaper to me, along with my morning coffee." "I know," says the second owner. "How do you know?" "My dog told me." *** I got mugged by a magician. It's not funny: He took my wallet, my watch, and every silver dollar I had behind my ear. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

First off, to our millions of Canadian members, Happy Canada Long Weekend! Sounds like it is a scorcher no matter where you are. Here in my little burg, believe it or not we have been on extreme water restrictions, like fluhing the toilet once per day, 3 min showers, no outside watering at all, etc. since 23 days ago when we had a main feeder line from our water treatment plant, big enough to drive a truck through, broke A city of 1.5 million and and 80% of the city and surrounding towns and cities get their water from there. I need to do some laundry, 2 sets of bed sheets waiting to be washed, and tend to other such duties that are better if done in the shower, so they say July 1st will be they day. Don't worry, I've been taking my 3 min showers so I don't stink . While digging up the broken piece the found 5 other pieces about to rupture further down the line. Shout out to the County of San Diego, California for helping us out as they were the only place that could spare 2 sections that we were short!! Can you believe it it the end of June! Half the year is gone. Less than 6 months to Christmas and to get my present! Also sadly in the nothern hemisphere, the days are getting shorter This also seems like a great time to remind all of our procrastinators out there, that the Secret Author Contest entries are due by July 24th. Oh, new rule, send your entries to me and I will make sure they get to @Cia NO DO NOT DO THAT, I'm just kidding Monday, Myr informed everyone of the upcoming Stories 3.7 Software Update. Remember last week I said we have to embrace change, well lets do that! Tuesday, the big guy himself was back again to go diving into the paranormal : Thursday, everyone's favourite Kentuckian male, after Colenol Sanders, was back with the big Author Guess Who Reveal: Finally we saved the best for last when we had Cole Mathews come by with a few more prompts. I was reading them and I had a totally different idea that has nothing to do with this weeks suggestions, but I think I might give it a go . Now down in the Eastern part of North America, I guess it has been hot and humid. I even heard the term 'Swamp Ass' mentioned a few times No matter how bad it was, Myr got up in the very early morning and brought us the daily Word for the Day! eagre, galactrophorous, gadzookery, gallinaceous, jabble, jentacular, jargogole For those of you that are keeping track on my poor volcabulary skills I thought I had 2 this week! But alas, not even 1 Eagre is not eager I learned. The phrase that 'Valkyrie spoke to me in jibble jabble' is also not correct , even though she does do that Upcoming Writing Events Secret Author Contest - Due July 24th 2024. Click here for all the information and details. Annual Anthology - In Too Deep - Due October 1st 2024. Click here for all the information and more that you will need. Prompt Team Event/Contest - More information to come. Coming of Age - A Tribute to Comicality - Due April 25, 2025 - More information to come. Member Participation Blogs - Great way to promote yourself!! Ask a Author 3.0 If you have a author you want to get some answers from, write a PM to @astone2292 Author Guess Who Get our members to guess who you are and also let everyone know who you are. Also write a PM to @astone2292 Here is the look at the past weeks postings on all our Authors and Poets! 1 Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories W-A-R by Mikiesboy 6 Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories Sold Into Freedom by Mikiesboy The Freshmen by Mark Arbour The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss by AC Benus You Were There, and other poems by AC Benus Peace of Amiens by Mark Arbour 3 Recently Updated 'Classic Author' Stories The Many Faces of Kai by Dabeagle Window Stories by Ronyx Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W 25 Recently Updated 'Author' Stories Reconciled by Talo Segura **Complete** Halos and Heroes by JJQuinn Brandon Smiling: From the Billy Chase Chronicles (2) by MrM Thicker Than Water by John Henry The Mantis Synchronicity - Book Five by Adam Andrews Johnson Silver Spoon by chris191070 **Complete** The Rip by Mark Ponyboy Peters Country Retreat by quokka Of Pride and Power by W_L The Shadowy Path by Lupus Dragon's Roar by Xfighter1984 They may not mean to, but they do by Robert Hugill A Wizard's War by TeamStilinski Ba Du by J92 Our Summer Rhapsody by CasualWanderer82 Strength of Fate by mcarss **Complete** Andre and Chris by Paladin Return to Sender by Andr0gene More than seven minutes by J92 Crossing the line by Robert Hugill Confounded: Part III by Andr0gene The Ticklish Brotherhood by Ticklishboy30 Detour by matcha Out Of The Closet by RichardWrites Hubris by ValentineDavis21 Read, Write, and REVIEW!!! (Don't forget to Recommend too!)

May 1st 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Aldebrandus Amator Andeolus Aredius of Gap Asaph Augustin Schoeffler, Jean-Louis Bonnard (part of Vietnamese Martyrs) Benedict of Szkalka Bertha of Val d'Or Brioc James the Less (Anglican Communion) Jeremiah Julian of Bale Joseph the Worker (Roman Catholic) Blessed Klymentiy Sheptytsky (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church) Mafalda of Portugal Marcouf Orientius Peregrine Laziosi Philip the Apostle (Anglican Communion, Lutheran Church) Richard Pampuri Seven Apostolic Men Caecilius of Elvira Ctesiphon of Vergium Euphrasius of Illiturgis Hesychius of Cazorla Indaletius Secundus of Abula Torquatus of Acci Sigismund of Burgundy Theodard Ultan May 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Armed Forces Day (Mauritania) Constitution Day (Argentina, Latvia, Marshall Islands) Commemoration of the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat following the foundation of Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti (India): Maharashtra Day International Sunflower Guerrilla Gardening Day Lei Day (Hawaii) International Workers' Day or Labour Day (International), and its related observances: Law Day (United States), formerly intended to counterbalance the celebration of Labour Day. (United States) Loyalty Day, formerly intended to counterbalance the celebration of Labour Day. (United States) May Day (beginning of Summer) observances in the Northern hemisphere (see April 30): Calan Mai (Wales) Beltane (Gaelic) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Aces Day Agriculture and Labor Day Blessing Day Couple Appreciation Day CSS Reboot Day Executive Coaching Day Frequent Flyer Day Global Love Day Great American Grump Out International Doodle Dog Day Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 Day Labor Day Philippines Learn to Ride a Bike Day Mother Goose Day National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day National Black Barber Shop Appreciation Day National Chocolate Parfait Day National Infertility Survival Day National Interpreter Appreciation Day National Mantra Day National Purebred Dog Day National Rotate Your Beer Day National Skilled Trades Day New Homeowners Day Phone in Sick Day Save The Rhino Day School Principals' Day Silver Star Banner Day Therapeutic Massage Awareness Day Worthy Wage Day World Carnivorous Plant Day Global Travel Advisor Day School Bus Drivers Day Paeka’s Birthday Katya Zamolodchikova’s Birthday Gianna Bryant’s Birthday Charli D'Amelio’s Birthday YNW Melly Wes Anderson ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wed May 1st, 2024 - Tue May 7th, 2024 Hurricane Preparedness Week National Physical Education and Sport Week Observances (click on the month for details) ALS Awareness Month American Cheese Month American Wetlands Month Anxiety Awareness Month Arthritis Awareness Month Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Awareness of Medical Orphans Month Be Kind to Animals Month Bealtaine Festival Better Sleep Month Better Speech and Hearing Month Bladder Cancer Awareness Month Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month Brain Cancer Awareness Month Building Safety Month Celiac Awareness Month Chip Your Pet Month Chronic Fatigue Awareness Month Clean Air Month Community Action Month Correct Posture Month Creative Beginnings Month Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month Date Your Mate Month Deck Safety Month EDS Awareness Month Electromagnetic Radiation Awareness Month Family Wellness Month Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness Month Food Allergy Action Month Fungal Infection Awareness Month Gardening for Wildlife Month Get Caught Reading Month Gifts From The Garden Month Global Employee Health and Fitness Month Global Youth Traffic Safety Month Haitian Heritage Month Heal the Children Month Healthy Vision Month Hepatitis Awareness Month Homeschool Awareness Month Huntington's Disease Awareness Month Indian Heritage Month Internal Audit Awareness Month International Business Image Improvement Month International Civility Awareness Month International Drum Month International Respect for Chickens Month International Victorious Woman Month Jewish American Heritage Month Labor History Month Latino Books Month Leaders of Tomorrow Month Lettuce Month Local and Community History Month Lung Health Awareness Month Lupus Awareness Month Make May Purple /Action On Stroke Month Maternal Mental Health Month May Measurement Month MCS Awareness Month Meditation Month Mediterranean Diet Month Melanoma / Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month Mental Health Awareness Month Military Appreciation Month Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month National Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month National Asparagus Month National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month National Barbecue Month National Bicycle Safety Month National Blood Pressure Month National Chocolate Custard Month National Digestive Disease Awareness Month National Comfort Month National Duckling Month National Egg Month National Foster Care Month National Hamburger Month National Heritage Month National Inventors Month National Lyme Disease Awareness Month National Moving Month National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month National Pet Month National Photography Month National Physical Fitness and Sports Month National Physiotherapy Month National Preservation Month National Prom Graduation Safety Month National Recommitment Month National Salad Month National Salsa Month National San Architect Month National Service Dog Eye Examination Month National Share a Story Month National Show Your Smile Month National Sight-Saving Month National Strawberry Month National Teen Self-Esteem Month National Tennis Month National Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month National Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month National Vinegar Month National Walking Month National Youth Traffic Safety Month Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Month Neurofibromatosis Month Older Americans Month Personal History Awareness Month Pet Sitter Safety Month REACT Month Responsible Animal Guardian Month Revise Your Work Schedule Month Small Business Month Speech and Hearing Awareness Month Steelmark Month Strike Out Strokes Month Stroke Awareness Month Syringomyelia Awareness Month Teen CEO Month Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month Ultraviolet Awareness Month Women's Health Month Zombie Awareness Month Fun Observances Batman Day May 1 is Batman Day. The unofficial holiday celebrates and honors one of the world's most well-known comic book superhero. While the origins of this holiday are unknown, the general consensus is that the day commemorates the date in 1939 when the crime fighter made his debut in the Detective Comics Batman is a fictional superhero created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger and published by DC Comics. The superhero who made his first appearance in May 1939 is also sometimes known as The Dark Knight and the Caped Crusader. His real name, however, is Bruce Wayne, a billionaire who wears a bat costume while combating crime in the fictional Gotham City. How to Celebrate? Like us, most you of you probably do not need an excuse to revisit your favorite Batman comics, but if you do, today is a good day to do some marathon Batman comic reading. Wear a cape and go to work in your Batman costume. Watch any of the several Batman movies out there with family and friends. Maybe you could combine it with a Batman themed costume party? Tell all your guests to come dressed as a Batman comics character. Did You Know… …that Melbourne, Australia was very briefly called Batmania? It was named after explorer John Batman. *** One day my three-year-old daughter asked when her birthday was. Knowing that the date, April 14, would mean nothing to her, I said, "It's either just before or just after Easter." "Great," she said. "You don't know when my birthday is either." *** The wheel of my grocery cart was making a horrible scraping sound as I rolled it through the supermarket. Nevertheless, when I finished my shopping and saw a cartless woman, I offered it up, explaining, "It makes an awful noise, but it works." "That's okay," she said, taking it. "I have a husband at home like that." *** I was sprawled on the living-room couch watching my favorite show on the Food Network when my husband walked in. "Why do you watch those food shows?" he asked. "You don't even cook." Glaring back at him, I asked, "Then why do you watch football?" *** My daughter and her husband, naval reservists, have an eight-year-old son. When one of his parochial school classmates told my daughter that Angus had said a bad word, she said, "He can't help it. Both his parents are sailors." *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** (1918) *** ( WOW ) *** ( WOW again ) *** ( WOW ouch, WOW ouch ouch ouch ) *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn