National Apricot Day –
Apricots are one of my daughter's favorite fruits. Full of Vitamin A
and beta-carotene, they are a delicious and nutritious option if you
get tired of peaches.
Play God Day – This is meant
to be a day where you are inspired to do something good for someone
else, but people seem to be wary of well meaning interference that
causes more problems than it solves so be cautious of your choice of
good deed.
Panama's Martyr Day – This
is a day for Panamanians to salute the martyrdom of soldiers who lost
their lives on this day in 1964, defending their nation. Many
countries celebrate a Martyr Day on different days of the year.
National Static Electricity Day
– We've all experienced static electricity. Well today you can
show your kids how static electricity will make balloons stick to
walls. This Bill Nye the Science Guy video will help.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-77IzaXGcg
Balloon Ascension Day – Dig
out that hot air balloon you've been keeping in the closet. Today is
the day to blow it up and take a ride. This day in 1793 was
apparently the first recorded trip in a hot air balloon by Jean
Pierre Blanchard and was witnessed by General George Washington.
To
celebrate today, have some apricots while you watch the static
electricity video. Then blow up your hot air balloon and take it for
a ride. Play God by throwing some money to the peasants below you as
you float by (not that God does this but since you can't do anything
that God can do, it was all I could come up with) and salute Panama's
martyred soldiers.
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