I’m not so sure about acknowledging today’s National Calendar Day celebration but the history behind it makes it worth the risk.  Today is National Old Maid’s Day.  It was established on this date in 1948 by Marion Richards of Jeffersonville, PA. The derogatory term had been around long before Richards turned it into something positive. … Read More »

Today is National Repeat Day.  Today is National Repeat Day.  Nobody knows how this duplicating day of ditto developed.  The concept is that this is a day to do it all one more time.  Obviously, this is referring to enjoyable things rather than repeating a root canal, 9/11, or some other moment you wish never… Read More »

Taste of Home magazine had an interesting article in January written by Meghan Jones.  It was titled 10 Things You Shouldn’t Store On Your Kitchen Counter.  Without reading the article, I just glanced at the 10 things she listed and on most of them, I thought, “Well, that’s your opinion.” And it is her opinion. … Read More »

There is a medical condition called Café Coronary Syndrome.  Unfortunately, a certain diagnosis of the syndrome can only be established once the victim has died and the autopsy confirms it, ruling out in other possibilities of the cause of death.  The syndrome has also been called fatal food asphyxia.1 A medical journal called Emergency Medicine… Read More »

On May 10, 1940, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain lost the confidence of the House of Commons.  Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, was tapped by King George VI to become the next Prime Minister of England.  Churchill couldn’t have assumed such a high position at any lower of a time for Britain.  WWII… Read More »

A man and a woman are discussing some faulty equipment owned by the man.  For every suggestion the woman gives, the man counters with another problem.  With each solution, a new issue develops.  Eventually, the solutions take the couple back to the original problem.  With nothing solved, they could continue this discussion forever without resolving… Read More »

In Japan, you might wear zoris.  In New Zealand, they’re called jandals.  The Indians refer to them as chappals while Filipinos call them tsinelas, South Africans call them plakkies, and those from the Bahamas, Hawaii, Jamaica, and Trinidad call them slippers.  Americans named them according to their sound – flip flops. Other countries might use… Read More »

Today is a National Day Calendar celebration that we can all get behind.  This is National Beef Burger Day as well as National Hamburger Day.  If you are like me, you may ask, “What’s the difference?”  The answer surprised me. A beef burger is just that – 100% beef.  When Wendy’s spokesperson Clara Peller gruffly… Read More »

Have you ever heard of Richard Gurley Drew?  While his name is perhaps unknown, a product he created is very well known and might be something used daily, especially if you work in an office.  He was awarded U.S. Patent No. 1,760,820 and in 2007, he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.… Read More »

During the Revolutionary War, the bugle was introduced to the military, sounding commands to the soldiers.  The distinct sound was immediately recognized, and soldiers knew what those sounds meant, whether it was reveille, guard mounting, drill call, recall from drill, assembly, adjutant’s call, retreat (flag lowering), tattoo, or lights out (extinguish lights). As the Civil… Read More »