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November 4, 2016

Today we celebrate:

National Skeptics Day - Last month we had International Skeptics Day so this month it’s just a national day, the rest of the world cannot be skeptical about anything today. Here in America, however, feel free to question everything, doubt all that you see and hear...especially if it’s on social media. Hmmm...is this even a real day? I’m skeptical.

National Candy Day – Funny how this comes so soon after Halloween. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that most people still have lots of candy left over.

National Chicken Lady Day – The Chicken Lady is Dr. M. Tina Dupree who works to train and certify professional speakers and authors. I haven't been able to determine why she is called The Chicken Lady, only that it is an endearment, not an insult.

National Waiting for the Barbarians Day - I can’t find much information on this aside from the fact that it is the title of a book by J. M. Coetzee who is a Nobel laureate from South Africa and was published in 1980. In the story the natives to the area the story is set in are considered to be barbarians by the people who have decided to colonize the area. That’s the extent of my knowledge on this subject.

King Tut Day – On this day in 1922, Howard Carter and his team of archaeologists found the entrance to King Tutankhamen's tomb in Egypt. It took many years to excavate the whole thing and find all of the gold treasure that had been buried with the King who was only 19 years old when he died.


National Medical Science Liaison Awareness & Appreciation Day – Celebrated on the first Friday in November, this is a day that was created for the purpose of educating the public about just what a medical science liaison is and what they do for the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries. I, for one, need a day like this because I had no idea what they do. If you are in the same boat, allow me to enlighten you because I do my research. A medical science liaison is a communication bridge between clinical medicine and various other areas of healthcare such as the pharmaceutical industry or the manufacturers that make medical equipment.

Use Your Common Sense Day – Created by Bud Bilanich, this is a day that encourages us to use applied common sense. Mr. Bilanich says that most people have common sense and know what to do in most situations, they just don't actually listen to their common sense. This is a day to listen and apply what our senses tell us in business and in life. Mr. Bilanich chose this day because it is Will Rogers' birthday. You may remember that Mr. Rogers once said, “common sense ain't all that common.”

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