First of May
Usually on May Day, I post a link to the lyrics of my favorite May Day song -- the Lusty Month of May, from Camelot: Tra la, it's May, the lusty Month of May That lovely month when everyone goes blissfully astray Tra la, it's here, that shocking time of year, when tons of wicked little thoughts merrily appear. It's...
Odd Holidays
I love weird and exotic holidays, and I keep track of a lot of these on my iCal calendar. [40 entries.]
Happy Leap Day 2008
We can take some comfort in the fact that we've made SOME progress on the sexism front in the last 100 years. Not that much, since the only female Presidential candidate we've ever had has men telling her to iron their shirts, but at least women can ask ask men out on dates more than once every four freaking years....
Groundhog predicts early spring
According to the AP, Punxsutawney Phil didn't see his shadow for the first time in several years. Punxsutawney Phil predicts early spring PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) -- A new pair of hands pulled Punxsutawney Phil from his stump this year, so it was only fitting that the groundhog offered a new prediction. Phil did not see his shadow on Friday, which,...
Happy Imbolc
Today is Imbolc, an Irish holiday: Imbolc is one of the four principal festivals of the Irish calendar, celebrated either at the beginning of February or at the first local signs of Spring. Originally dedicated to the goddess Brigid, in the Christian period it was adopted as St Brigid's Day. The holiday is a festival of the hearth and home,...
Apparently, it's De-Lurking Week
I was unaware of this until now, but January 8th through the 12th is National De-Lurking Week on ye old internets-blog-web-sphere-tubey thingy. That means if you're reading this post but you never comment on the site, you're supposed to drop by to say hi. This means you. Yeah, I see you, right there....
We're Hiding in the House With the Lights Off
Because we ran out of candy about 10 minutes ago. Holy crap! We gave away not only all of our candy, but the candy our neighbor brought over because he had to leave. We had about 150 kids or so. And we can still hear them out there walking up and down the street. Next year -- way more candy....
National Coming Out Day
Okay, I've been officially called out by one of my gay friends for being flip about National Stop Lying About Your Sexual Orientation Coming Out Day, so I'll 'straighten' my act out and give the day the attention it deserves. Nineteen years ago on October 11, 1987, I was a student at Ball State University. I had been out of...
International Literacy Day!
Hey, it's International Literacy Day, according to a UN resolution. I know we don't take those very seriously here in Amurika, but literacy is important! You too could grow up to get in a readin' contest with Karl Rove....
Hell, Michigan
Apparently Hell, Michigan is going to have fun with tomorrow's date, planning some fun town celebrations, but not all town residents are amused. Elsewhere, Topor Indy notes a variety of other people's plans (USA Today article) for the "satanic" holiday that is the day of my birth, the 38th anniversary of Robert Kennedy's death, and the 62nd anniversary of D-Day,...
Not funny, people
This is so not funny, people. Get over it. There's no such thing as armageddon, and it's my birthday, damn it....
Towel Day
In honor of Douglas Adams -- carry a towel all day long on May 25th....
Great. My Birthday's going to be so fun this year
Heck, look at all the interesting stuff planned for June 6th. Great....
CSS Naked Day
Crap -- I missed CSS Naked Day, which was yesterday. Oh well. It's the day when you take all the CSS design out of your site, for one day. My new site design test pages are CSS Naked, mostly, sort of....
National Pie Day
According to Cliff Ardall, a seasonal-affective disorders scientist in Cardiff, Wales, January 23rd is the Gloomiest Day of the Year. The factors are weather (overcast skies), finances (people receive their Christmas bills around this time), and breaking New Years resolutions (I bought a book yesterday). According to the American Pie Council, January 23rd is National Pie Day. I don't know...
Happy Birthday, Apple
In 1983 the Apple Lisa, the first commercial personal computer from Apple Computer, Inc. to have a graphical user interface and a computer mouse, was announced. Thanks, Apple....
What have you given us, Dr. Franklin?
It's Benjamin Franklin's 300th birthday. The story goes that, as Franklin left the Constitutional Convention in 1787, he was approached by a Mrs. Powell, who asked him, "What have you given us, Dr. Franklin?" "A republic," he replied, "if you can keep it." With Alito, looks like that's pretty much gone, now....
Religious Freedom Day
Celebrate while you still can, folks. In a few years this holiday will disappear and we'll all be required to be Baptists. Religious Freedom Day Each year, the President declares January 16th to be Religious Freedom Day, and calls upon Americans to "observe this day through appropriate events and activities in homes, schools, and places of worship." The day is...
Hey, that's my birthday!
Apparently, the world is in a tizzy because in June of this year we'll have a date of 06-06-06, and there's even a movie about it. Fascinating. Also, my birthday. Just mentioning....
The Feast of the Epiphany
It's the feast of the Epiphany today... the 12th day of Christmas, or Twelfth Night. After Twelfth Night the Carnival season starts, which lasts through Mardi Gras. In some places such as New Orleans, Louisiana, the night of January 6 with the first Carnival celebrations is called Twelfth Night. In some places, Twelfth Night celebrations include food traditions such as...
World Usability Day
It's World Usability Day, people. Today we celebrate creating a better user experience in designing products. For those of us who design stuff every day, this is an important concept....
Celebrating Fitzmas
You know, Fitzmas -- the holiday where DOJ Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald (pictured) indicts White House officials for outing a CIA officer in retaliation for their lies about WMD being exposed. Reuters is predicting that it will occur this week, so we should be prepared. Americablog readers give their ideas for this brand-new holiday: I'm thinking of a pinata filled...
Banned Books Week
Oops, I forgot to mention at the beginning of the week that this is Banned Books Week. Go check out a challenged or banned book from your local library and celebrate freedom from censorship. Also be sure to stand up against book banning. The American Library Association has a list of other great things you can do this week....
World Jump Day - July 20, 2006
The idea is that if millions of people jump at the exact same time on the same day, the earth will change it's orbit and cure global warming. uh huh. Sure it will. But you know I'm totally going to do it anyway, just because it's so stupid....
Bash a Fag For Jesus
Shoot, yesterday was the National Day of Silence, and I missed blogging about it. This is a project where high school students, to protest the harrassment and bullying that gay and lesbian teenagers experience at school every day, choose to go through their day without speaking. Started in 1998, it's swelled into a nationally recognized event. Now, though, anti-gay Christian...
check the calendar
Google announces new drink product: Google Gulp Think Geek announces new products; among them: USB Fondue set The iCopulate ipod-to-ipod transfer thingy If you buy anything over $10 on thinkgeek, you get the fake April 1st t-shirt. For real. The Boing Boing Parody -- Boring Boring Also, Motorola's new iTunes enabled phone....
World Beard and Mustache Championships
I wrote a couple of years ago about one of my favorite quirky contests, the World Beard and Mustache Championships. Now National Geographic covers the contest in a recent issue. This years event occurs October 1st in Berlin....
Extraterrestrial Abduction Day
Don't forget; today is Extraterrestrial Abduction Day. Don't forget to wear your Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie. Last year on this day we celebrated with a huge party at my house....
Odd Holiday Alert: National Straw Hat Day - May 15th
National Straw Hat Day has been the traditional day of the spring season that men officially put away their winter felt hats and put on their new straw hats. Visit Hats In the Belfry and buy yourself a nice straw hat. You deserve it....
No Pants Day
A recent addition to my iCal broadcast of Odd Holidays: No Pants Day., which is the first Friday in May, this year on May 7th next week. Please make a note of it....
Oh, Crap, It's Talk Like Bill O'Reilly Day.
And I've missed it, entirely. It's just as well, really, I don't think I could act that stupid the whole day....
Arrgh. It be "International Talk Like a Pirate" Day!
The pirate speaks,"September 19 be officially "International Talk Like a Pirate" Day." Why? Because talking like a pirate is fun, that's why. In case you're having trouble talking like a pirate, there's a translator here. And if you want, you can create your own Pirate Name. Incidentally, my co-worker Brent is out today because his wife is in labor and...
Juneteeth
Happy "everyone's free" day. Pass in on to others....
Happy "Make Fun of the Cheneys" Day!
To protest their legal threats and harassment of the White House parody site, April first is "Make Fun of the Cheneys Day." So here's my little contribution....
Groundhog Day!
Not only did I totally space Groundhog's Day (my favorite holiday of all!) but I forgot the Chinese New Year, too. Crap. I love the chinese new year. Stupid Yahoo calendar is supposed to remind me of stuff like that. Just for that, I'm going all out for Arbor Day this year....
New Years's traditions
Here's a list of New Years's traditions (or superstitions) -- a bit too late for me to do this year, but something to keep in mind for next. Stuff I did do: Kissing at Midnight, stocking up, money in my wallet, black-eyed peas, pork and saurkraut....
A Legally correct XMAS Greeting to Everyone
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice...
Happy Easter! All Your Eggs are Belong to Us!
All Your Eggs are Belong to Us!...
All I Need To Know About Life I Learned From The Easter Bunny
All I Need To Know About Life I Learned From The Easter Bunny 1. Don't put all of your eggs in one basket 2. Walk softly and carry a big carrot 3. Everyone needs a friend who is all ears 4. There's no such thing as too much candy 5. All work and no play can make you a basket...
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