March 4, 2014
MARCH 4 IS PANCAKE DAY – THAT’S SHROVE TUESDAY
March 4 – Today is Pancake Day. Otherwise known as Shrove Tuesday. This holiday is the last day before Lent begins. It’s called fat Tuesday because during the Middle Ages it was the day when households cooked and feasted on fats, eggs, milk whatever in the household stores that would spoil during the forty days of Lent. Since I have many things in my refrigerator that have been there since the Middle Ages, I canRead More
No, Really that’s the day this is. Look at those dogs and cats sitting over there looking so adorable and harmless. What if they had opposable thumbs. What would they do? This one is hard to even think about. What would happen. Well, first of all, I suppose they’d take over the world. Second, you know how dogs get all wiggly when you pet them, I guess if they had thumbs when you pet them, they’dRead More
Reason to Celebrate! Today is Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Did you know that Dr. Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize? All children love Dr. Seuss.All Grownups were once children. Did you know that he received an Academy Award for his War Effort in WWII? Did you know that he got me fired from my first real job after I was married? Find out how! Dr. Seuss’s 110th birthday. He’s being honored all over the world with specialRead More
LOTS OF REASONS TO CELEBRATE TODAY. Photo by Western Photographer Molly Morrow Today we have six days to celebrate., Frankly I think this is excessive, but here goes, 1) It’s Horse Protection Day. I guess my best stab at protecting a horse would be to dress it In a housecoat and hide it in the spare room. This is really not funny, of course, because many horses are mistreated, and wild horse herds are dueRead More
February 28, 2014
FEB 28 IS TOOTH FAIRY DAY – KNOW WHAT SHE DOES WITH THE TEETH?
Tooth Fairy in Later Years WE DON’T KNOW WHERE TOOTH FAIRY DAY CAME FROM – it may have been created on the spur of the moment to calm a crying child. We don’t know much about the tooth fairy but I can tell you that it’s a pity she doesn’t come around now when I could keep her in an endless supply of teeth. I do know that the tooth fairy pays way better theseRead More
February 27, 2014
CELEBRATE EVERY DAY – POLAR BEARS AND CHILI ON FEBRUARY 27
swimming to camera at Pt Defiance POLAR BEAR DAY! I thought it would never come. Everybody loves polar bears. These beautiful bears were our co-stars in a show done at Pt. Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, WA. How do you celebrate Polar Bear Day – and keep your clothes on? Pt Defiance has the best living area for Polar Bears of any zoo in the country. Holiday Insights offers these thoughts: Need some ideas on how toRead More
February 26, 2014
February is almost over so now it’s Inconvenience Yourself Day!
Today, February 25 is Inconvenience Yourself Day and Carnival Day. It’s hard to believe that people will be excited about this day, but Daysoftheyear.com says it really is Inconvenience Yourself Day. As you read this, it looks as if it really is Go Out of Your Way for Someone Else Day. I like that a lot better. I’d like to hear your ideas for celebrating a day where you go out of the way forRead More
February 25, 2014
February 25, 2014 has three reasons to celebrate.
CLAMS, CHOCOLATE COVERED PEANUTS, AND PISTOLS. WHAT COULD BE BETTER? First, it’s is clam chowder day! There’s nothing better than good clam chowder It’s chocolate covered peanuts day. And it’s Pistol Patent Day. Now when might you ever do better than that? Until I was at least 21, the only clam chowder I ever tasted was Campbells Soups Manhattan Clam chowder. Which is, no offense to the lovely Campbells people, just dreadful. I’ve tried toRead More
February 24, 2014
February 24, 2014 is National Tortilla Chip Day.
Now we’re getting somewhere. Breathes there the soul who doesn’t loooove tortilla Chips? I will answer. Of course not. By the way, if you find yourself with company descending, and not a tortilla chip in the house, Make your own. you can make very tasty ones by cutting plain old tortillas (I’m just assuming you have them in the house of course, maybe propping up a table leg or something.) Anyway, cut the tortillas intoRead More
February 23, 2014
Today, February 23, is Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day
Who wouldn’t run out to the kitchen and make biscuits for this cutie? Finally, something we can get our teeth into. What are all the ways we might celebrate this unique day? Certainly it would be good to write a poem: Ode of Appreciation Oh, Dog Biscuit You brighten our days And our dog’s teeth At the same time. Good day, Good breath How wonderful! I found this recipe for Vet Approved “Best of Breed”Read More