A kiss or a hug for a greeting are fine if you know the person and they are okay with such close contact.  However, there are few greetings safer and less intrusive or innocuous than the age-old handshake.  Today is National Handshake Day, a celebration started by Miryam Roddy on behalf of the BRODY Professional… Read More »

Barrett Golden of Ricardo, Texas must have been hungry.  He got on the phone and used the DoorDash app to order a cheeseburger – 31 cheeseburgers, to be exact.  They arrived at his home right on time at the cost of $61.58.  He even generously tipped the driver $16 dollars – a 26% tip.  Add… Read More »

Sometimes, I am absolutely stunned when I read about something in history.  Solomon was right, though.  He wrote in Ecclesiastes 1:9, “… there is no new thing under the sun.” It all happened in the early morning hours of June 28, 1968 on Christopher Street in New York City.  Police had raided Stonewall Inn, a… Read More »

Some people have a “bucket list.”  These are things they would like to do before kicking the bucket.  Others may have a bucket list of sorts but it has to do with reaching a milestone in life rather than dying; ie.  30 before 30; 40 before 40.  In other words, there are 30 things they… Read More »

There is a snooty side of society that wrinkles up their collective noses in highfalutin snobbery at the idea of shopping in thrift stores and at Goodwill.  Perhaps their minds will change when they hear this story. Laura Young of Austin, Texas had gone shopping at a Goodwill store.  She found an antique, aged bust… Read More »

Hats off today to your cosmetologist, barber, or beautician because today is National Beautician’s Day – and you can’t get your hair done with your hat on! Many ladies will be heading to one of these specialists to get their hair fixed for Sunday.  A snip here, a curl there, and a splash of color… Read More »

On this day in 1997, the United States Air Force released a document called The Roswell Report.  Fifty years earlier in Roswell, New Mexico, the Air Force gave a press release stating that they had found the remains of a “flying disk.”  Roswell became the new hotspot of those seeking a close encounter with an… Read More »

Even German firefighters can’t keep kids from taking tests. It all happened in Bocholt, Germany, a border city with the Netherlands and part of the administrative region of Düsseldorf.  Teachers were preparing to give an end-of-the-year exam.  The exams were stored in a safe (do they have a high crime rate where thieves steal tests?!?). … Read More »

Now, this is funny.  The National Day Calendar says that today is both National Onion Rings Day and National Kissing Day, two celebrations that probably should not be celebrated simultaneously!  Let’s pucker up and consider the kiss. Immediately, we probably think of the kiss as a display of intimacy and would argue that it should… Read More »

Well, today is a banner today for all the narcissists, needy, and glory hogs. In 2014, Rick McNeely, a DJ for an Arlington, Texas radio station started National Selfie Day.  The day was intended to start a craze of people sharing their creativity and posting their pics on social media. Seriously, did anyone really have… Read More »