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first, I thought I’d write a piece on Halloween.
Then I discovered that my birthday (October 8th) falls on National
“Kick Butt” Day
At the moment, I have no plans. Though I may find a reason by
National
Grudge Day the 15th.
If you’re looking for some butt-kicking action, contact Jesse
Jackson who shares my birthday. Or catch fellow celebrant Matt
Damon—in one of the Bourne movies).
Surfing the Internet, I find calendars are bulging with “special
days” for
EVERY month of the year.
October alone is jam-packed with 186 of them.
Crazy, silly, bizarre, useless, mostly unknown “Days,” not even a
blip on
Hallmark’s radar
That doesn’t count the separate categories for the month (78) and
the weeks (31). Nearly 300 all together, if not more by the time you
read this.
My eyes glazed over while doing the math
Fortunately many of them will pass away, unmourned, in a few years.
Surely, we have more than enough fixed religious and legal binding
national holidays, important dates in history, milestone events,
noted birthdays, anniversaries, a thousand photo-ops.
So who needs lower case observances?
Commercial promoters, sponsors who have nothing better to do, that’s
who!
If you’re still with me, I’ve compiled a small October sampling:
Name Your Car Day (lst) No wimpy names. Apparently, cars have
feelings, too
Bathtub Day (7th) Bathtub celebrates its 179th birthday.
Rub-a dub-dub. Bottoms up.
Loveable Lawyers Day (8th) Imagination at Work.
Moldy Cheese Day (9th) Rated by many as the WORST-ever choice
on most lists.
Honey Bee Day (14th) All the buzz
Grouch Day (15th) Possible 2-day celebration with
Bosses Day on the 16th.Make it a
trilogy with Cranky Co-Workers Day
on the 27th
Love Your Body Day (17th) Mirror, mirror, on wall,
Will nip and tuck help at all?
(87% of girls reportedly
dissatisfied with their appearance.)
Watch a Squirrel Day (18th) Spend it bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
Shampoo Day (20th) One of the easiest ways to turn a
a woman’s head.
Mother-in-Law’s Day (21st) Too much meddling-in-law?
Used Car Day (22nd) Is the engine smoking or non-smoking?
Nut Day (22nd) Honoring the nut of your choice.
Humans excluded.
TV host Day (23rd) “President Bush admits he has not seen
(Johnny Carson birthday). ‘Brokeback Mountain’ However, he
did express interest in drilling for oil
there . . .
Greasy Foods Day (25th) Living off the fat of the land…
Potato Day (27th) “Ok, ok, so I’ll take fries with that…”
Plush Animal Lover’s Day (28th) Stuff-ing happens…
Candy Corn Day (30th) Pay the dentist later.…
(5 and 1/2 billion pieces sold
yearly.)
Caramel Apple Day (31st) Sticky business
“Special Days” I’ve found,
Come in many guises
From grievous disappointments,
To ridiculous surprises,
Some convivial.
Mostly, all too trivial.
Whatever your bag in October, have a “great day.”
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Gene Farinet, an award winning veteran newsman, spent much of his long
career at NBC News as a writer and producer working with Frank McGee,
Ed Newman, John Chancellor and Tom Brokaw, covering space, politics
and special projects everywhere in the world.
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