Today is National Collect Rocks day. This day holds a special place in my heart as my Granny Marquardt was a rock enthusiast. Her basement was full of shelves and bags and boxes rocks from all over the United States. They pretty much all looked like to me, but to her each one had a (usually very long) story that… Read more »
Today is International Strange Music Day. This day was created by Patrick Grant, a musician from New York City and is named after a song he wrote called, oddly enough, Strange Music. The idea is to expose yourself to, and perhaps even perform, strange music. What’s strange? Well, you can take it one of two ways- #1 Music that’s foreign… Read more »
Today is National Underwear Day. I cannot make this stuff up. Every year in New York City a flash mob is organized to celebrate this wonderful day and this year there will be one in New Orleans as well. While it might be too late to hop on a plane for this year’s events you can always start planning for… Read more »
Believe it or not, today it Take your Houseplant for a Walk Day. Today is a day to, if you want, literally take your cactus or ivy with you for a stroll around the block. If you have a lot of plants, you’ll probably want to use a wagon or wheelbarrow. You may be asking “why on Earth would anybody… Read more »
Today is Daiquiri Day! This heavenly frozen beverage was invented in the village of Daiquiri Cuba as a way to boost morale and productivity for miners during the long, hot Cuban summers sometime in the early 1900’s by a clearly very smart man named Jennings Cox. Cox’s original recipe only contained lime juice, sugar, rum and ice, but of course… Read more »
Today is Embrace your Geekiness Day. If there was ever a day after my own heart, it’s this one. While I’ve always embraced my less than entirely normal side, I did shy away from the title “Geek” for awhile. I’m not really sure why. Then one day, I’m sure thanks in large part to the TV show “The Big Bang… Read more »
Yes, today is International Chocolate day! I don’t think I have to tell you how to celebrate this!
Today is the day to celebrate all the ways we connect with people nowadays – it’s Social Media day! Mashable was the first to proclaim today Global Social Media Day waaaay back in 2010 to mark the undeniably huge impact social media has on all of our lives. As part of the celebration, they encourage “meet-ups”, where folks could meet finally meet… Read more »
Yes, that’s right- today is Onion Ring day! It’s another celebration without much details on how it was started, and in fact the origins of the onion ring itself are lost to time. The first time they appeared in print was in a cookbook published in 1802 called “The Art of Cookery Made Easy and Refined”. It makes me giggle… Read more »
Today is National Fudge Day. Just let that sink in for a moment. The beginnings of this holiday are unknown, but who cares. And yes, this treat is probably more commonly available in the winter months, but I bet if you look you can find some today too.