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Ask a Stupid Question Day

I both love and hate this one! It's especially appropriate today, though, as I am working in my office. In addition to being a hiring hall, we also run a payroll company. Consequently, easily 85% of the calls I... Continued
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Ancestor Appreciation Day

For the love of all that's holy, do NOT tell my mother about this one! She's a genealogy freak. But, today is the day to think about where you came from and those who paved the way for who and where you are tod... Continued
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Sleep Hangover

Have you ever had one of those? Where you sleep for so many uninterrupted hours that when you wake up you feel almost drugged? That's where I am today, and why this first post is so very late. I got home around... Continued
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One Hit Wonder Day

Not that every generation doesn't have them, but as a child of the 1980's it seems almost every song I know the words to comes from a band that had no other songs. Sure, they made whole albums, but no one has a... Continued
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Cherries Jubilee Day

I had a dilemma about which holiday to use today, since I've only got enough in my inbox for one post and today is also Punctuation Day. But my love of food-related holidays (must be the cook in me) won out. If... Continued
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Back It Goes

Today I received via email a FedEx return label to RMA my "fabulous" new PowerSkin case for my HTC Thunderbolt. Approximately five weeks of use, and it stopped accepting a charge. It would still pass a charge t... Continued
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Love Note Day

One of the things that we miss out on with technology advancing as fast as it does is the little things that used to brighten the day. Like love notes. Remember being in high school, and you'd open your locker ... Continued
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White Chocolate Day

I'm cheating a little on this one, as it's just after midnight at my house, but I figure a fair portion of you are in different time zones from me so I'll just pretend it's still Thursday. White chocolate is on... Continued
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Elephant Appreciation Day

Who doesn't like elephants? Of course, most of us have only ever seen them in the zoo or at the circus, unless you're lucky enough to have gotten to Africa to go on safari. I think they're neat, though. Did you... Continued
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Sanyo Waist Warmer: Oddity or Ingenuity?

Everywhere I've turned the last few days, I've seen this. So I figured I should do a post on it as well. What I can't decide is if this is really neat or really unnecessary. It definitely gets cold where I ... Continued