Love Your Pet Day – Today is
an easy day to celebrate. I think most of us already love our pets,
but today give them a little extra. It doesn't matter if you have a
dog or cat or fish or hermit crab or snake or elephant or even
(shudder) a rat. Make sure they know how much you care about them
today.
World Day For Social Justice –
This is a new holiday established by the United Nations in 2007 and
begun in 2009. Social justice is all about eliminating gender, age,
culture, disability, race, religion and ethnic discrimination (along
with any other kind of discrimination that I neglected to name).
This is something that we can all work on in our own little worlds by
teaching our children tolerance for others and then practicing
ourselves what we just preached to our children.
National Handcuff Day – On
this day in 1912, the a patent was issued to George A. Carney for a
“swinging bow ratchet-type” adjustable handcuff. Before this
invention, handcuffs were heavy and bulky and awkward to use. This
new style was light and easy and always ready to be used in an
instant. Handcuffs used today have had some minor modifications but
they still use the same swing through design that Mr. Carney created.
Introduce A Girl To Engineering Day
– This is a day to introduce the girls in your life to the field of
Engineering. We need to teach our girls that men are not the only
ones who can be engineers. Women can be just as successful and
innovative. Here's some ideas on how to start.
http://www.discovere.org/our-programs/girl-day
National Cherry Pie Day – Grab
a piece of cherry pie today and enjoy that sweet cherry filling
surrounded by a flaky, tender, melt in your mouth crust.
The Great American Spit Out –
This is a day to quit chewing tobacco. Some people think that as
long as they don't smoke tobacco, they have less of a risk of cancer
and emphysema. But the fact is that the risk of cancer is just as
high with chewing tobacco and although you might not get emphysema,
you are likely to get gum disease, cancer of the mouth or throat and
heart disease among other things. Plus, it's just gross for those of
us who happen to see you spit even if you try to do it discretely
into a cup.
To celebrate today, stop spitting,
handcuff your prejudices and practice tolerance today by taking your
daughter(s) to an engineering event. When you get home, have some
cherry pie with your pets to show them some extra love.
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