Almanac of Miscellaneous Merriment

Hogmanay After reading Th's Search Engine Report , I decided to see what has been bringing people to my blog lately. In the last 30 day...

As Christmas Day approaches, I find myself in mortal terror for my cell phone. Not of my cell phone, mind you, for my cell phone. You see,...

Look for an Evergreen Day Look! I found mine! It sure is little, but I still like it. :)

Stress-Free Family Holiday Month Every year my grandma wants a Christmas list from each of her grandchildren. If we don't provide one fo...

St. Andrew's Eve St. Andrew's Eve is an exciting day, or night, actually, because vampires can walk freely. I haven't been able...

Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day Almonds and chocolate, you can't do much wrong with that combination. But, if it's not quite ...

I Love Nachos Day If you don't go to a movie just to sit back and eat some cheesy nachos today, at least check out this website which is...

On November 1st in 1913 Notre Dame introduced the first forward pass in a game against Army at West Point. Notre Dame scored 35 points to Ar...

Mischief Night Mischief Night sounds like an innocent enough holiday, because, at least to me, the word mischief conjures up child-like rev...

National Mole Day Remember how much fun it was to celebrate Pi Day? Now, take a deep breath and remember back to high school chemistry. Do...

According to The Perpetual Almanack of Folklore , a west wind on October 12th means that there will be a mild winter. Currently in Provo, ...

Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day! Quick! Before everyone goes home, send a memo out to all your coworkers, and have everyone bring a friend...

Oatmeal Monday According to my Forgotten English Calendar of Vanishing Vocabulary and Folklore , today is the traditional Monday, during the...

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...