Almanac of Miscellaneous Merriment

Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day Whoot whoo! It's Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day again! That means we get to spend all day playing pop the bu...

Burns Night Burns Night is a very popular celebration to honor the birth of Robert Burns, (the Scottish poet-) on January 25, 1759. It is t...

National Pie Day I didn't make pie for national pie day. I made Cranberry-Pumpkin bread. And, I only made bread to fill my hours before ...

It's National Popcorn Day ! And what better way to keep your fingers warm during a Friday night movie, than in a bowl of freshly popped ...

For Winnie the Pooh Day, something to delight you, or if you are having a really bad day, something to delightfully annoy you. Happy Pooh Da...

Appreciate A Dragon Day I think that the best way to appreciate a dragon is marinated , or fried , or at least barbequed , or with dip , or...

Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day I am sure that I remember blogging about this last year. I didn't. I must have just talked about bloggi...

Wintertime Resolutions- To be reassessed in the Spring 1. I am going to brainwash my niece into thinking that I am the most amazing Auntie e...

Carmentalia Today we celebrate the the goddess Carmenta. She might be better known to you as Metis, the Titaness of Wisdom, and inventor the...

National Cut Your Energy Costs Day Did you know that the average PC uses two times the energy than the average Mac ? Today is National Cut ...

Someday We'll Laugh About This Week So, let's recap. Absent lost her cell phone on Christmas Day. Absent got a new phone. So we thin...

What Kind of Reader Are You? Your Result: Literate Good Citizen You read to inform or entertain yourself, but you're not nerdy about i...

You paid attention during 100% of high school! 85-100% You must be an autodidact, because American high schools don't get scores that...

Absent Parties with Her Scottish Cousins Hogmanay Hogmanay is the Scottish celebration of New Year's Eve. The most important way to cele...

Because I know that you all wanted to come with me to Oregon for Christmas, so I am going to share my experience in photos. After sleeping o...

It rains a lot in Oregon. A lot more than I remember. So much rain that the ocean has become polluted with lots of debris from the stream ...

Since I cannot get on a plane without being sleep deprived, I have delayed my packing until four hours before I need to leave for the airpor...

The Almanac will be on hiatus for a week. I will not have internet access for the next 126 hours. I will also be in the most beautiful place...

National Yarmulke Day Soccer Dad let me know about National Yarmulke Day last month, so I would be sure to remember... and I almost forgot ...