International Homeless Animals Day My niece has been working for a cat rescue operation for a while now, and I really like how it works. Either you can borrow traps from them, or they will come out to get whatever feral cats happen to be around ... Continued
Root Beer Float Day Or Black Cow Day, whichever you prefer. When I was a kid, we used to go to this local place for special occasions (mostly birthdays) because they served the best root beer float on the face of the planet. Or, y... Continued
Mail Order Catalogue Day This one seems almost quaint now that internet shopping is as commonplace as the neighbourhood grocer once was. Gone are the days when the arrival of the new Sears & Roebuck catalogue was cause for celebrat... Continued
Bad Poetry Day There is really good poetry in the world, and there is really bad poetry. I have become convinced as an adult that 99% of what we were forced to read, interpret, and copy in school was crap. Which means that to... Continued
Sand Castle Day This is another one that really works for me. I used to build the coolest sand castles on the beach when I was a kid. OK, maybe other people made better ones, but I thought they were amazing and that's all that... Continued
There Are No Good Holidays, and I’m Exhausted It's just 7pm at my house, I'm barely home from loading in twenty-one trucks worth of equipment into our arena for a concert that takes place tomorrow night, I slept maybe two hours last night, and I haven't ea... Continued
Must Have: The Bedtime Reader’s Configurable Pillow There is rarely if not never a day where I don't find myself reading in bed for at least a few minutes before I go to sleep. Fairly often I'll end up there in the middle of the day as well. Which means my p... Continued
Soothe Your Cares Away With the Evul Todai Lighthouse Lamp Who doesn't have stress these days, what with global financial crises, wars on several fronts, revolutions and uprisings seeming to crop up on a weekly basis, and just general everyday life? We all could us... Continued
Relaxation Day It sure would be neat if we could all celebrate this one, wouldn't it? But alas, for it is Monday. I'm working four days in a row this week, so the time for relaxation will have to be much later. It occurs to m... Continued
This Is Happening Way Too Often I usually try to keep these somewhat lighthearted, but last night's tragedy overrules that today, sorry. By now you've probably seen news coverage of the collapse of the stage roof at the Indianapolis state fai... Continued
Ease Your Worries About Mom With Sonamba As our parents get older, we tend to worry about them more, especially if they are living alone. I get lucky in a way because I share a house with my mother, but I am often gone for whole days at a time for... Continued
International Lefthanders’ Day You are aware that only those who are left-handed are in their rights minds, yes? I thought so. Technically, I cannot claim to be left-handed as I am actually ambidextrous, but I primarily write with my left ha... Continued
