Messing about with empathy
Today is Cherry Pie Day. At first, this seemed odd to me, but then I remembered that George Washington may or may not have cut down a cherry tree, and his birthday is Saturday, so it makes sense that Cherry Pie Day would be in February. I’m not a huge pie fan and prefer the…
Happy President’s Day! Today used to celebrate just George Washington. Now it honors all our presidents. On my podcast today, I talk about the history of this holiday. I thought it would be fun on the blog to list some campaign slogans from various presidential campaigns. Everyone knows “Make America Great Again,” but do you…
Are you giving or receiving a box of chocolates today? Oh, I hope you remembered that today is Valentine’s Day. If you have shopped at Walmart in the past two months, you couldn’t forget. I was in my local Walmart two days after Christmas, and they were putting out Valentine’s Day cards and stuffed animals.…
That’s the sound of your computer backing up! Just kidding. It would be really annoying if your computer beeped like a big truck when being backed up . Instead, it’s time to silently back up your computer. If you back up to the cloud on a regular schedule, excellent. Ignore this post. If you do…
Today I am answering a question sent in by my friend, Judy. “National Margarita Day is February 22. How do you go about getting a National Day? Joe asked if it had to go in front of Congress. How does that work?” This is an excellent question because I talk about holidays all the time.…
Happy Groundhog Day! Phil didn’t see his shadow!!! Go spring! It’s also Super Bowl Sunday, and if you care about one of the two teams, good luck. I thought it would be fun to share some yummy recipes for Groundhog Day. This turned out to be a terrible idea. I’m not going to show you…
Happy Lunar New Year!!! It is now the year of the Rat. I hope you have a year of health and prosperity. To help you have a great year, I found some Chinese proverbs from Wise Old Sayings. Add these to your collection and be like the Rat, a clever and quick thinker. Chinese Sayings…
Today is Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day (which is a bizarre holiday idea.) I have three kittens as all my readers know, and honestly, I don’t want to answer their questions. They’d probably ask things like, “Why can’t I go outside even though it scares me?” or “Why can’t I destroy the couch/carpeting/paperwork?” The answer…
It’s Saturday, and it’s Winnie the Pooh Day. There are so many facts about A. A. Milne (the author of Winnie the Pooh), the Winnie the Pooh stories, and the many Winnie the Pooh characters that it could be its own blog. I don’t want to you sit around and read about Winnie the Pooh,…
It’s National Spaghetti Day. Saturday is a great day to make spaghetti. The sauce can simmer longer, and everyone can linger around the dinner table. Or you can go out to eat and have unlimited breadsticks and salad before you stuff yourself with pasta. I prefer medium shells to spaghetti noodles, but I’m fond of…