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Popcorn Day

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Today is the day that the National Popcorn board decided to make National Popcorn Day. I’m sure that you, like myself, had no idea there was such a thing as the National Popcorn Board until just now.  But they are a real thing and you can go check them out yourself at popcorn.org if you are so inclined.  Their stated… Read more »

My day!

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Today is Peculiar People day!!  How crazy is that?!?!?! Some of us are just born a little different.  We are the black sheep of our families.  Maybe we dress a little different.  Maybe we think a little different.  Maybe we are just utter oddballs in every sense of the word.  Regardless of where on the oddness scale you rate, today… Read more »

Fast Food Day

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If you are a cardiologist you may not be very happy about this, but today is Fast Food Day. Fast food as we know it was born from the rise in car ownership and the need of those car owners to eat quickly and cheaply while out and about.  These restaurants started popping up after WWI but the concept really exploded… Read more »

Election Day

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Today is Election Day here in the United States.  Many of you have already voted, but if you haven’t please do.  It is your responsibility as an American citizen. It is our most precious responsibility and our right as citizens of this great nation to participate in the process of choosing our leaders.  And yes, the presidential election has been… Read more »

Vodka Day!!

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Today is Vodka Day! I personally celebrated this for several days in July during my vacation in Las Vegas, but I digress….. No one really seems to know how the day was started or why it’s on October 4th.  But who cares!  Have a screwdriver, or a vodka sour, or a vodka lemonade, or any other vodka cocktail you desire… Read more »

For the Love of the Game

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We are 2 weeks into my favorite season- football season! I’m an NFL junkie.  I’m a fantasy football league commissioner, I’m in a suicide/ pick ’em pool with a group of friends, and a long-suffering Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings fan.   I just love it and have since I was in college and interested in a guy who watched… Read more »