National Garlic Day – These
seasoning powerhouses do more than keep away the vampires. They have
been used to season food for over 6,000 years according to this
website: http://www.nationalgarlicday.com/
It
has well known and proven health benefits as well as being rich in
vitamins and minerals. It also has a great side benefit of helping
to get rid of unwanted boyfriends/girlfriends. All you have to do is
eat enough of it.
National Day Of Silence – This
is a day to take a vow of silence of some kind to take a stand and
make a statement against bullying, specifically against bullying the
GLBT community. Bullying anyone for any reason is just wrong. You
don't have to agree with the choices other people make, or the
lifestyles they live, you can even flat out disagree with them, but
no one has the right to bully, or persecute anyone for those choices
or lifestyles. On this day, if you are a student you are encouraged
to inform your teachers ahead of time about your vow of silence but
you must know that during classroom instruction time, if a teacher
requires you to vocally participate in any way, you must do so. Some
teachers, if they know ahead of time, might support your stand, but
not all will and so you need to be prepared to suspend your vow of
silence during classroom time.
http://www.dayofsilence.org/content/getinformation.html
John Parker Day – On this day
in 1775, John Parker, a farmer, mechanic, soldier and Captain of the
Massachusetts Militia, commanded his men at the famous Battle of
Lexington. Although, his men either didn't hear him or they ignored
his command to disperse and let the British go through, and someone,
either a Militiaman or a British soldier, ignored the command to hold
their fire and started the battle with a single gunshot. He is
credited with saying, “Stand your ground. Don't fire unless fired
upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.” It is
interesting to note that John Parker was sick with Consumption at
that time and died a few months later.
National Hanging Out Day –
Do you have a clothesline? Well, if not, you might want to hang one
up today because this is a day to focus on conserving energy and
saving money by hanging out your clothes to dry instead of using a
dryer. This day was created by a group called Project Laundry List
and they got together with lots of other organizations to promote
this day so I'm sure you'll hear about it from other sources as well.
http://www.laundrylist.org/programs/education/70-national-hanging-out-day
Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration
Day – On this day in 1995, a truck bomb exploded next to the
Alfred P. Murrah federal building killing 168 people, including 19
children, and injuring hundreds more. Two people were responsible, (
I will not name them because I don't want their names to be
remembered, it would be far better to remember the names of the
victims.) one was executed, and one is serving life in prison.
To celebrate today, make your vow of
silence and don't say anything to anyone all day (unless you have to
go to school and talk to your teachers). Then, wash your laundry and
hang it out to dry. Make sure you do this early so it has plenty of
time to dry. Next you can have a silent reenactment of the Battle of
Lexington in your backyard, you can be John Parker. For dinner have
something with lots of garlic in it.
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