Kick Butts Day – Some of my karate
friends are going to see this and say, “YES!” But read on, my
friends because we are talking about a different kind of 'butts'.
Today is a day for fighting against the Tobacco industry, encouraging
kids to not pick up the tobacco habit, and raising awareness about
the health concerns related to tobacco. http://www.kickbuttsday.org/
Bed-In For Peace Day – John Lennon
and Yoko Ono were married on this day in 1969. Knowing that they
would get a lot of publicity because of it, they decided to use that
publicity to promote peace by having the first Bed-In For Peace event
which lasted for a week. It was modeled after the popular sit-in
protest style, but they sat in beds instead of the hard ground. It
was their intention that this be a humorous type of protest.
Great American Meat Out Day – Today
is a day to go without meat. Try a vegan diet today, you may decide
you like it better. You may encounter people at shopping
centers and other public locations attempting to get you to pledge to
do this today. Their goal of the organizers was to get 25,000 people
to pledge to try eating this way today. http://www.meatout.org/
International Earth Day – Founded by
John McConnell, this is a day to focus on the needs of the Earth.
http://www.earthsite.org/
Won't You Be My Neighbor Day – Who
doesn't remember Fred Rogers, everyone's neighbor? Today is a day to
wear a sweater and behave in neighborly manner with everyone.
http://www.fredrogers.org/e-newsletters/March-April-2012/neighbor.html
Extraterrestrial Abductions Day –
Today keep a wary eye on the skies. They could be coming for you
this time.
Proposal Day – Apparently the stars
are aligned today ( I don't quite get that. I would bet money that
they will be just as scattered across the sky as usual when the sun
sets.) and it is the perfect day for a proposal. So if you've been
thinking about popping that all important question, why not do it
today?
Atheist Pride Day – Although I'm not
an atheist, I have some friends who are. If you are one yourself,
today is a day to be proud of it. We do have freedom of religion
after all and I'm pretty sure that means you can be free FROM having
a religion if that is what you want.
International Astrology Day – Begun
in 1993 by the Association for Astrological Networking, the purpose
of this day is to expand networking among astrology minded
individuals, gain positive publicity, and raise funds for local
astrological organizations.
Maybe these people can explain to me how the stars can be aligned without actually moving into a line formation. http://ncgrsanfrancisco.org/IADSFHistory.html
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
– This is not just an African Continent problem, although that is
what we hear about the most on the news. This problem affects all
countries and all nationalities and cultures.
http://aids.gov/news-and-events/awareness-days/
National Ravioli Day – There are lots
of things that you can put in a ravioli, it's not just a cheese dish.
I had butternut squash raviolis that were out of this world. See if
you can make your own or find someone who makes more unusual raviolis
and expand your palate today.
Kiss Your Fiancee Day – Wedding
planning is stressful. There's no way around that unless you elope
or visit your friendly neighborhood Justice of the Peace or Sea
Captain. So take a break from the stresses of your upcoming wedding
day and just spend some time together and fall in love all over
again. Oh yeah, you can practice for your first kiss as a married
couple. That takes a lot of practice if you want to get it right.
Snowman Burning Day – Begun by the
Lake Superior State University Unicorn Hunters in 1971, this is a
tradition that says goodbye to winter and hello to spring. This
practice apparently comes from Germany where they would have a
festival and the Mayor of the town would ask tell the children that
if they promise to be good, he will order the straw snowman to be set
on fire and spring will arrive. The children yell out their promise,
the snowman is set aflame and it's bye-bye winter. In true college
form, the LSSU's snowmen have taken many forms over the years. You
can read about it here. http://www.lssu.edu/snowman/
National Jump Out! Day – Grab a jump
rope and start hopping. This is a day for children to be more
active, but there is no earthly reason why adults can't do it too.
Vernal Equinox – Also known as the
Spring Equinox, it is the point at which day and night are exactly the
same length. This marks the beginning of spring in the Northern
Hemisphere of the planet and the beginning of fall in the Southern
Hemisphere (therefore called the Autumnal Equinox).
This is a very busy day. To start, you
can wish my youngest daughter a Happy Birthday, read your horoscope
and then if you have a fiancee, give him/her a kiss. If you don't
have a fiancee yet, maybe that will change by the end of the day.
While you are waiting, grab your sweater and a jump rope and jump
your way to LSSU to watch the snowman burning. You could even gather
some Atheist friends and turn it into a jump roping parade. On the
way there you will see many people, be neighborly and stop and talk
to them about the HIV/AIDS problem for natives and encourage them to
stop smoking. After the snowman burning, say hello to spring and
then rush home for your bed-in portion of the day. It's a long way
so maybe you can grab a ride from your neighborhood extraterrestrial.
When you get home, drag your bed into the kitchen so you can make
your meatless ravioli dinner while participating in your very own
bed-in..
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