Almanac of Miscellaneous Merriment

blogging about the weather, but I must note that since it is currently snowing, in September, and since it did snow in May, it seems that th...

Sometimes, I think that I am such a nerd that all the cool kids are playing jokes on me, and they are just laughing and laughing. Saturday n...

Tolkien Week September 16th-22nd and Hobbit Day September 22nd If you need a new reason to celebrate Hobbit Day, do it because maybe there i...

International Talk Like a Pirate Day Shiver me timbers! Even when I'm not especially feelin' like blogging, I can't forget Talk...

National Cream Filled Donut Day The cream filling to my day of public records and open meeting law training, was the comment "if I had ...

Defy Superstition Day There is an old superstition about cutting your hair. Cut it on Monday, you cut it for health; cut it on Tuesday, you...

Chocolate Milkshake Day One of my favorite memories from my childhood is going to Yaw's with my great-grandmother for the thick chocola...

According to TreeHugger , the Moon of the Hungry Ghosts is quite a celebration in Taipei, Taiwan. The celebration is so big that it effects...

Self Improvement Month This morning I had high hopes for the day. I was all rested from my three day weekend and ready to tackle all the pro...

Moon of the Hungry Ghosts The full moon of the 7th lunar month of the Chinese year, is called the Moon of the Hungry Ghosts. According to Ch...

Just Because Day Just because it takes at least a week and a half to normalize from a week and a half of vacation. When I got home from airp...

The Feast Day of St. Philbert I was really glad to read about The Feast Day St. Philbert, because I learned why Oregonians call Hazelnuts Fi...

#2 Pencil Day On #2 Pencil Day, we should all stop for a moment to be glad that we aren't taking tests with #2 Pencils any more. And th...

If you have already read Edgy's post , you are aware that we are in the midst of planning a Harry Potter Non-Sleepover Party for tonight...

When is a post not a post? When it looks like a, well, when it looks phallic. Some Keizer residents are saying their city has installed post...

Sir Kenelm Digby, according to my Forgotten English Calendar, was a "colorful English writer" and was interested in the "six ...

For the last week, I have been dog-sitting Edgy's dog, Puppy. And now I want to take her home with me. My mom also want me to take her ...

Today I was tagged by Soccer Dad , which is kind of a good thing because I don't think I have ever really been tagged before, and I was ...

Today was First Day to Wear New Khaki Pants Day. Today was also, The Amazing Toner Explosion Day, and The Permanent Ink Fountain Pen Massiv...

Sometimes, when I listen to Green Day, I get tired. Because seriously, how long can people be expected to sustain that much anger? And do...