If you can afford the time off or get paid regardless of whether or not you go into the office, today is officially employee hook day. It’s National Stay at Home Because You Are Well Day! I love the commercial for Ocean City that harps on how we rarely spend our vacation days on vacation. Well, today spend it on a stay-cation. Sip tea by the fire, dance around naked, or finally go sky diving. If you can’t afford to celebrate for real, pretend this evening, chill like you mean it and…
Tag Archives: #holidayonmyfriends
Go To Mars
Look up in the sky beyond the birds, planes, and atmosphere, it’s Red Planet Day and we’re celebrating Mars. Actually, we’re celebrating the launch of the Spacecraft Mariner 4, which launched for its 228 day mission in 1964. It was the first successful flyby of Mars, coming withing 6,118 miles of our celestial neighbor. That sounds like a lot of mileage, but it’s a lot closer than a couple light years. The Mariner 4 returned the first photographs taken from deep space. Even though Mars can actually be seen with the naked eye, but our view falls short in comparison to the view a few thousand miles away.
Most of us aren’t going to celebrate by going to Mars, so you can spend time learning about Mars and the Mariner 4 mission or you can watch a really great movie involving Mars. My favorite is The Martian, but there are plenty Mars movies from which to choose. Enjoy the evening, go to Mars, and…
HOLIDAY ON MY FRIENDS!!!
Go to the Theatre
If you’re feeling a little anxious today, I’m certain it has nothing to do with the fact it’s Pins and Needles Day! Although this is a catchy phrase for those who stay a little nervous, today’s holiday has nothing to do with nerves. Pins and Needles Day commemorates the opening of the musical Pins & Needles, which opened today on Broadway in 1937. This pro-labor play was one of the first to comment on the controversial subject and was originally performed by actual factory workers. It became so popular, they quit their day job and joined the theatre full-time. It was a good call considering the musical ran for almost three years was performed 1,108 times. So, if you’re a nervous ninny, invest in faith and activate your prayer life, but take today to go to the theatre and…
HOLIDAY ON MY FRIENDS!!!
SHOP SMART
In case Gray Thursday, Black Friday, and Small Business Saturday missed your radar, today is Shopping Reminder Day! The holiday season is no longer approaching, it is here! If your holidays aren’t complete without a little gift exchange, now is the time to snag the sales. Cyber Monday shopping carts and all the brick & mortars are anxiously awaiting your charge. Tis the season to go into debt. Here is my reminder, go shopping, but don’t go dumb. Support businesses, the economy, and enjoy giving gifts, but remember you’ll need heat, electricity, gas, food, and water in January. So, shop smart, but shop smart, and…
HOLIDAY ON MY FRIENDS!!!
Get Fancy
In case you didn’t eat yourself into a coma on Thanksgiving and relapse on leftovers the day after, today is National Parfait Day! This sweet dessert that usually consists of layers of ice cream, whipped cream, fruit, and syrup is really just a fancy way of saying sundae. If you haven’t reached your maximum glucose level and always make room for dessert, get fancy, have a parfait, and…
HOLIDAY ON MY FRIENDS!!!
Go Nuts!
A word from all the turkeys out there, “It’s National Cashew Day!”
Pretty soon, most of you will be gathered around someone’s table enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with family, friends, and maybe a few people you don’t like. Well, while you’re stuffing your face and filling your belly, celebrate by giving a shout out to a little nut. Cashews enhance cuisines around the world and your Aunt, who can’t cook, probably put a few in her mystery stuffing. So, smile, swallow, go nuts and…
HOLIDAY ON MY FRIENDS!!!
There’s Always the Merry-Go-Round
Holidays can be exciting, fun, and a pain in the butt. If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed, today is the perfect day to recharge. It’s Go for a Ride Day! Sometimes we need a moment to get back in gear. The most important thing about the holiday season is fellowshipping with friends and family. It’s hard to focus on the fellowship when you’re worried about who’s cooking what, how early your auntie will start drinking, and which kid is going to throw up first. So, if you’re up to your neck in turkey, may blow up a supermarket if you have to go back to the store, are completely annoyed that Black Friday starts at 5pm Thursday evening, and may pass out if you see another Christmas light before December, gas up the car! Take a plane, train, hot air balloon, or bus going nowhere or anywhere so you can recharge. And, if you’re too broke for any of that, there’s always the merry-go-round. Have fun and…
HOLIDAY ON MY FRIENDS!!!
Hello Beautiful!
Clouds don’t always have a silver lining, but today is the day to look for the beauty in everything. Whether it’s your looks, spirit, or mindset, it’s Beautiful Day Day! If your toes look like you could claw your way through anything, the beauty is it’s too cold outside for sandals and you can keep that secret to yourself. If you’re too broke to buy groceries this month, the beauty is Thanksgiving is a couple days away and you can stock up on freezer-friendly items from the dinner table. If you’re still trying to lose that baby weight you gained when your 15 year old was born, the beauty is it’s sweater season, again. If you were too busy to post on your blog earlier today, the beauty is, it’s your John Brown blog and you can post whenever you feel like it. So, celebrate by enjoying your evening any beautiful way you feel like it and…
HOLIDAY ON MY FRIENDS!!!
Don’t S$@! in Public
Most of us don’t think of indoor plumbing as a luxury. Most of us think choosing between a bidet and toilet wipes is a high-end decision. If you’re most of us, you’d probably be as surprised I was to find out there are about 1 billion people in the world who still practice open defecation and not because they’re homeless. Happy World Toilet Day! If you’ve gone to the bathroom, today, in a room with a toilet and plumbing, you are amongst the privileged. The World Toilet Organization is working to solve public defecation and provide safe sanitation practices for those whose only alternative is to cop a squat. I’m going to assume I don’t have to explain why safe sanitation is important, but let’s just say it goes beyond offending your nostrils. This is one of those holidays where you either contribute to the cause or you don’t add to the problem. So, if you want to celebrate you can either visit the WTO website and send a couple duckets their way or don’t s$@! in public. Have fun and…
HOLIDAY ON MY FRIENDS!!!
Trim the Fat
While you’re trimming the fat from that bird, trim your friends. It’s National Unfriend Day! Today’s holiday was initiated in 2010 by Jimmy Kimmel who felt Facebook had cheapened the meaning of friendship. HE may be right, but if you didn’t have friends before Facebook, you’re probably excited about your sudden increase of 1,500 friends. If you spend most of your time in the real world, you’re probably not impressed by the number of online “friends” you have, you’re more concerned with the ones who know where you live, but don’t know your address. You understand Facebook friends are people you know of, not necessarily people you really know or in rare cases know at all. If no one is causing you stress, you’re fine and probably don’t need to celebrate today. But, if you have been in any of the following situations, you need start slicing, dicing, and celebrating all over your Facebook friends list.
- Your ex is stalking you through a fake account or a mutual friend.
- Your boss found out about your late night streaking because a loud mouth co-worker, who is your Facebook friend, outed you.
- Jesus told you to pull the weeds.
- You just feel like being petty.
- You’ve become a Facebook stalker and you’re one click away from a court record.
Unfriend with a callous vengeance, save yourself, and…
HOLIDAY ON MY FRIENDS!!!
Thees and Thous 