National Milk Chocolate with Almonds
Day – According to the chocolate experts, almonds pair well
with milk chocolate because this kind of chocolate has less chocolate
liquor than other chocolates and is therefore a lighter taste. I
don't know about that, and I don't particularly like any kind of nuts
in my chocolate, but I also know that I am in the minority in this
regard.
Math 2.0 Day – Did you know
there was a Math 2.0 community? I didn't either but there is and it
was founded on this day in 2009 (I believe, but I could be wrong
about that year). This day is celebrated by playing with math
software in virtual math communities.
SCUD Day (Savor The Comic, Unplug
The Drama) – This is a day that is about enjoying comics and
spending less time with drama. It was created by Stephanie West
Allen somewhere around 2007. The idea is basically to relax and
laugh about life instead of focusing on the drama that life
inevitably brings along.
International Town Criers Day –
This day is celebrated on the second Monday in July. Town crying is
an old tradition. There are not too many of them around anymore in
this day of instant connections. A town crier is an officer of the
court who makes public announcements for the court. In the old days(
18th century), they had a dress code of a red and gold
robe, white breeches, black boots and a tricorne hat. They would
ring a bell and shout, “Oyez, Oyez, Oyez” (which means “hear
ye”) and then when they had everyone's attention, they would
announce the important news of the court. We don't use this method
anymore, I think most courts publish information in the newspaper.
However, their job was very important in their day and they deserve
recognition.
Video Games Day – This is a
somewhat redundant day, fans of video gaming are probably going to
pursue that activity today no matter what day it is and those who are
not fans of this type of activity are not going to engage in it even
if it is a special day. I could not determine why this is celebrated
today, but to fans, it really doesn't matter.
To celebrate today, start out by
reading the comics in the newspaper and playing some virtual math
games. Then tell the kids what town criers used to do in every town.
Then you can spend the rest of the day eating milk chocolate with
almonds and playing video games.
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