Four Chaplains Memorial Day –
This day was declared by the United States Congress to be a holiday
honoring the 70th Anniversary of the sinking of the United
States Army Transport Dorchester. Four Army Chaplains from four
different religions went down with the ship that day when they gave
their life jackets to other passengers. They sacrificed their lives
for men of all faiths.
The Day The Music Died – A
line from Don McLean's song “American Pie” used to describe how
the music world felt after the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly,
Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson and their
pilot, Roger Peterson on this day in 1959.
National Cordova Ice Worm Day –
Cordova is a city in Alaska which explains a lot about this holiday.
The winter is so dark and cold and difficult to endure that the
people decided to have a celebration to lighten their spirits. They
have an ice worm parade (the ice worm, by the way, is a real worm
that lives in Alaskan glaciers.) with an ice worm King and Queen and
a whole winter carnival.
National Carrot Cake Day –
This is one of my favorite cakes since it carries with it the
illusion of healthiness in the form of vegetables. You can sneak
some pureed zucchini in it too and no one would ever know the
difference. It was created hundreds of years ago when sugar was hard
to come by so people learned to use sweet vegetables to sweeten their
baked goods. It became useful again during World War II when the
British government had to ration lots of things including sugar.
They spread around recipes like cake using carrots as sweeteners.
Dump Your Significant Jerk Day –
This day is traditionally the first day of Dump Your Significant Jerk
Week which is always the week before Valentine's Day. So if you have
a jerk of a girlfriend or boyfriend, this is your chance to get rid
of them, end that stressful, unhappy relationship and save yourself
some money since you now won't have to buy them a gift for
Valentine's Day. If you're a little wishy-washy about it, you do
have a whole week to use if you need it. But I think you'd be better
off getting it over with today and spending that week finding someone
else who will appreciate you.
To celebrate today, dump your
significant jerk and make some carrot cake to celebrate your new
freedom. Then head up to Alaska for the Ice Worm parade. Trust me,
you don't want to miss it. On the way there, play some music by
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper while listen to an
audio book about four of the bravest Chaplains in history. I
recommend the audio book since if you're traveling, you should
probably pay attention to what you're doing.
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