Chick-Fil-A's Cow Appreciation Day – On this day, all over the country, Chick-fil-A restaurants are honoring the cow by giving a free meal to any customer who shows up to their restaurants in a cow costume. What you are not allowed to do, is ask me why a chicken restaurant is celebrating cows. This day used to be celebrated on a Friday, but they have moved it to a less busy Tuesday in order “to provide a better dining experience for those participating in our Cow Appreciation Day event…”
National Pecan Pie Day – Pecan Pie is a little too sweet for my taste, but it sure does look pretty so maybe I'll make it just so my family can look at it. I suspect that would only last until I turned my back for a moment.
Simplicity Day – This day honors Henry David Thoreau who was born on this day in 1817. He was a simple man who stressed the importance of a frugal lifestyle and ecological awareness. So today, tune into nature and keep your life simple.
Carver Day – This day has been around to celebrate George Washington Carver for the last 70 or so years. Mr. Carver was born into slavery somewhere around 1864, no one knows the exact date. He never even knew it himself. We do know that he had 10 sisters and one brother who all died very young. He encountered prejudice, segregation and rejection time and time again in his determined pursuit of an education but he did not let that deter him and he finally earned a high school diploma. He also became the first black student at the Iowa State Agricultural College in Ames and later became the first black teacher at that school. Additionally, he is known for encouraging poor farmers to grow crops other than cotton so that it would help feed their families healthy food and also become a useful and practical addition to their farms since he also invented 100 products that could be made from things like peanuts such as paint, plastic, and gasoline.
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