Almanac of Miscellaneous Merriment

John Milton's Quatercentenary Where have the years gone? It seems like just yesterday I was assigned a section of Paradise Lost in that ...

Although I am emotionally exhausted by all the political rhetoric over the last 20 months, I am thrilled that the candidates of this electio...

International Talk Like a Pirate Day Arrrgh! It's another International Talk Like a Pirate Day. I be a little late be lettin' everyo...

Constitution Day What? You haven't heard of Constitution Day? You probably missed the USA Today article; it's a little small. If...

A rooster haunts her apartment complex! And it won't leave! Apparently, I'm the only one who can see the rooster, because the mana...

Administrative Professional's Day You may have heard the rumor that Administrative Professionals Day is celebrated on the same day as Na...

It's Hans Christian Anderson's birthday! Which also means that it's International Children's Book Day! Now, I know that I sh...

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St. Patrick's Day!!! It's no secret that I love St. Patrick's Day . I love it because I get a little thrill every time I see my ...

Pi Day It's another Pi Day ! The day devoted to eating pie and celebrating pi! Because, really, if we didn't have pi, we wouldn'...

National Grammar Day Oh, my goodness, I almost forgot! Today is National Grammar Day! And I would not have known about National Grammar Day ...

The first three days of March are called "Sharp Days" in Greek tradition. When I first read about this, I thought it was in refer...

Leap Day Leap Day was always exciting to me when I was a kid. It just seemed cool that it was a day that only came around every four years, ...

Mr. Fob said "Wednesday is National Polar Bear Day. I expect a post." So, since I am feeling neither inspiration nor creativity, t...

Charles Dickens Day I am sure Charles Dickens would say to my coworkers, "if one were to try to sabotage a coworker, one should make su...

World Nutella Day Nutella. Day. I don't know how I have missed this day my entire life.

National Inane Answering Message Day Unlike last year , this year the U.S. Census Bureau does not have a message for National Inane Answerin...

Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day It is again the last Monday in January, and so it is Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day ! I know that everyone looks ...

Apparently, if you want your house to have a lingering scent, try one little burnt baked potato. The scent will linger for three days at le...

Kiss A Shark Day Okay, so for me realizing that Hanson's "MMMMBop" is #20 on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Songs of the 9...