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1/23/26 - One Leg, Oscar Fallout, and First Woman Doctor
Friday 1/23/26 Celebrate: International Sticky Toffee Pudding Day Measure Your Feet Day National Activity Professionals Day National Handwriting Day - the birthday of John Hancock who was a tad showy on the Declaration of Independence. National Pie Day - actual pie. National Rhubarb Pie Day Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day -- Since it's Friday, your "out of office" mental state will officially activate at 2:14 PM. You will spend the rest of the day looking at a spreadsheet while a
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19 hours ago3 min read


1/22/26 - Vote For CMOG, Exploding Trees, and Academy Awards
Thursday 1/22/26 Celebrate: Answer Your Cat's Questions Day Celebration of Life Day Clashing Clothes Day Come in From the Cold Day Dance of the Seven Veils Day National Blonde Brownie Day National Hot Sauce Day National Polka Dot Day National Southern Food Day Roe Vs. Wade Day Women's Healthy Weight Day -- Captain America, Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four are uniting for one common cause: cookies. Mondelēz and Disney have partnered to release Marvel Oreo Stuf of Legends Coo
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2 days ago5 min read


1/21/26 - Chief Intensity Officer and What’s a small social rule you refuse to follow?
Wednesday 1/21/26 Celebrate: International Playdate Day International Sweatpants Day Museum Selfie Day National Granola Bar Day National Hugging Day National Hyaluronic Acid Day National New England Clam Chowder Day One-Liners Day Own Your Own Home Day Squirrel Appreciation Day - Squirrels accidentally plant thousands of new trees each year simply by forgetting where they buried their acorns! (the black walnuts in my area won’t grow..they are on my porch under the rug..idiots
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3 days ago2 min read


1/20/26 - Stay On The Moon, Animated Movies, and Cheese!
Tuesday 1/20/26 Celebrate: Camcorder Day International Day of Acceptance National Buttercrunch Day National Cheese Lovers Day National Coffee Break Day National Disc Jockey Day Penguin Awareness Day Rid the World of Fad Diets and Gimmicks Day Take a Walk Outdoors Day - No Thank You!!!! I’ll do it in July! -- You Can Now Put Down a Deposit to Stay at a Hotel on the Moon. A startup called Galactic Resource Utilization Space (GRU Space) is now accepting $250,000 deposits from pe
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4 days ago3 min read


1/19/26 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Radical Simplicity, Tin Cans
Monday 1/19/26 Celebrate: Artist as Outlaw Day Blue Monday Brew a Potion Day Elementary School Teacher Day Good Memory Day Gun Appreciation Day National Day of Service National Popcorn Day New Friends Day Tenderness Toward Existence Day Tin Can Day World Quark Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - a Baptist minister and the founding president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference from 1957 until his assassination in 1968. In that role, he became the leading public strat
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5 days ago2 min read


1/17/26 - Bad Sounds, Aliens, and Damp Lifestyle (no, you're not wet)
Saturday 1/17/26 Sunday 1/18/26 Celebrate: Ben Franklin Day Cable Car Day Customer Service Day Ditch New Year's Resolutions Day Judgement Day Kid Inventors' Day National Bootlegger's Day National Classy Day National Hot Buttered Rum Day National Hot Heads Chili Day National Use Your Gift Card Day Popeye the Sailor Man Day Sunday Maintenance Day National Gourmet Coffee Day National Peking Duck Day Thesaurus Day Winnie the Pooh Day World Religion Day World Snow Day -- New at th
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6 days ago2 min read


1/16/26 - Cheez-Its, Move Over Kale, Comfort TV, and Rogue Vending Machine
Friday 1/16/26 Celebrate: Appreciate a Dragon Day Book Publishers Day International Hot and Spicy Food Day National Fig Newton Day National Good Teen Day National Nothing Day National Quinoa Day Prohibition Remembrance Day Psychiatric Technician's Day Religious Freedom Day -- Cheez-Its is joining a growing roster of gluten-free snacks, including Chips Ahoy! and Hippeas Chickpea Puffs. The brand announced the release of its gluten-free "Original" baked snack crackers. "We too
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Jan 163 min read


1/15/26 - Winter Blues, Comfort Food, and Nails That Change Color
Thursday 1/15/26 Celebrate: Celebrate: Get to Know Your Customers Day Humanitarian Day National Bagel Day National Booch Day - as in kombucha..I'll pass, thank you. National Fresh Squeezed Juice Day National Hat Day National Strawberry Ice Cream Day Wikipedia Day- launched in 2001 -- Winter blues are peaking right now — and experts say this week is the toughest. Mental health professionals say early-to-mid January is when seasonal affective disorder symptoms are most common,
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Jan 154 min read


1/14/26 - Stamps, Bouquets, AI and Clocks, and Highest Paid Actress
Wednesday 1/14/26 Celebrate: Caesarean Section Day Feast of the Ass International Kite Day National Dress Up Your Pet Day National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day Organize Your Home Day Ratification Day Take a Missionary to Lunch Day – Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created Dilbert, has died. He was 68. The humorist, who satirized office culture in his long-running comic strip, died Jan. 13 following a battle with prostate cancer. Dilbert was dropped from numerous publications in
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Jan 143 min read


1/13/26 - #, VMS, Mullets, and Rubber Duckies!
Tuesday 1/13/26 Celebrate: Make Your Dream Come True Day National Peach Melba Day National Poetry at Work Day National Rubber Ducky Day National Shop for Travel Day National Sticker Day Printing Ink Day Public Radio Broadcasting Day – We've all seen Variable Messaging Signs, or VMS. You know, like wear your seatbelt, or even traffic issues ahead. In Denver, Colorado, you sometimes get dad jokes. “Feast your eyes on the road for Thanksgiving.” “‘Tis the season to buckle up.” “
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Jan 133 min read


1/12/26 - Bob Weir, Resolutions, Smart Phones, and Numerical Songs
Monday 1/12/26 Celebrate: Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day International French Onion Soup Day International Kiss a Ginger Day National Clean Off Your Desk Day National Curried Chicken Day National Glazed Doughnut Day National Gluten-Free Day National Hot Tea Day National Marzipan Day National Pharmacist Day Stick to Your New Year's Resolution Day Work Harder Day – The Golden Globes were held last night. Check out all the details here. -- Weekend Box Office 1. Avatar: Fire and
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Jan 124 min read


1/10/26 - Sheep, End of the World (keep making plans), and Health Trends for 2026
Saturday 1/10/26 Sunday 1/11/26 Celebrate: Saturday Houseplant Appreciation Day Naitonal Bittersweet Chocolate Day National Cut Your Energy Costs Day National Oysters Rockefeller Day National Vision Board Day Peculiar People Day Save the Eagles Day Sunday Girl Hug Boy Day Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day - (-... .-. .. .- -.) https://morsecode.world/international/translator.html National Hot Toddy Day Naitonal Milk Day National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day Na
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Jan 102 min read


1/9/26 - Cozy Movies, Keep Your Pen Safe, and Bruno Mars!
Friday 1/9/26 Celebrate: Balloon Ascension Day International Choreographers Day National Apricot Day National Cassoulet Day National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day National Static Electricity Day - this is the peak month as the air in your house is at it’s driest National Word Nerd Day Play God Day -- Ranker.com is ranking The 20 Coziest Movies To Watch When The Temperatures Drop 1. While You Were Sleeping - Sandra Bullock and Peter Gallagher 2. You've Got Mail - Tom Hanks
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Jan 92 min read


1/8/26 - Resolutions by Sexes, Houseplants, and Laundry
Thursday 1/8/26 Celebrate: Argyle Day Bubble Bath Day Earth's Rotation Day Healthy Weight, Healthy Look Day National Career Coach Day National English Toffee Day National JoyGerm Day - "infect" others with happiness, kindness, and smiles rather than actual viruses. National Man Watcher's Day National Winter Skin Relief Day Show and Tell Day at Work Day War on Poverty Day World Typing Day – National Snuggle a Chicken Day. Yes, this is a real thing, and it's trending for those
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Jan 83 min read


1/7/26 - Save Money Like It's The Past, We Really Are Stupid, and Quicksand is Making A Comeback
Wednesday 1/7/26 Celebrate: Distaff Day Harlem Globetrotter's Day I'm Not Going to Take it Anymore Day International Programmers' Day National Bobblehead Day National Olf Rock Day National Pass Gas Day National Tempura Day -- Are we this stupid??? McDonald’s says a federal class-action lawsuit claiming it misled millions by marketing the McRib as real pork rib “distorts the facts.” The 45-page complaint, filed on December 23, 2025, takes issue with the product’s name and pre
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Jan 73 min read


1/6/26 - Football, Health Trend, and Big Fish
Tuesday 1/6/26 Celebrate: Apple Tree Day Cuddle Up Day National Bean Day National King Cake Day National Shortbread Day National Smith Day National Take a Poet to Lunch Day National Take Down the Christmas Tree Day National Technology Day Epiphany - some say today is the day that the Magi (three kings) visited Jesus. – The Critics' Choice Awards were on Sunday, and the big winners were. Best Picture - One Battle After Another Best Comedy - The Naked Gun Best Actor - Timothee
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Jan 63 min read


1/5/26 - Routine! and The Critics' Choice Award Winners.
Monday 1/5/26 Celebrate: George Washington Carver Day National "Thank God It's Monday" Day National Bird Day National Keto Day National Screenwriters Day National Weigh-In Day National Whipped Cream Day – Weekend Box Office 1. Avatar: Fire and Ash $40 million 2. Zootopia 2 $19 million 3. The Housemaid $15.2 million 4. Marty Supreme $12.5 million 5. Anaconda $10 million Horror Film Primate, Suspense film Greenland 2: Migration, and the 40th Anniversary re-release of Labyr
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Jan 53 min read


1/3/26 - Banished Words, What's Next After Stranger Things, and Resolutions
Saturday 1/3/26 Celebrate: Saturday Festival of Sleep Day Fruitcake Toss Day (in the garbage) Humiliation Day J.R.R. Tolkien Day National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day National Drinking Straw Day National Write to Congress Day (don't swear) Women Rock! Day Sunday Dimpled Chad Day Free Flower Basket Day National Spaghetti Day National Trivia Day Pop Music Chart Day Tom Thumb Day World Braille Day World Hypnotism Day -- Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overuse
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Jan 32 min read


1/2/26 - Public Domain, Chocolate, and Pound Cake
Friday 1/2/26 Celebrate: 55 MPH Speed Limit Day Happy Mew Year for Cats Day National Buffet Day National Cream Puff Day National Motivation and Inspiration Day National Personal Trainer Awareness Day National Run it Up the flagpole and See if Anybody Salutes it Day National Science Fiction Day - celebrated on this date to honor the birthday of the legendary Isaac Asimov. Swiss Cheese Day World Introvert Day -- A new consumer study found that 74% of people are refusing to star
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Jan 23 min read


1/1/2026 - Happy New Year with Traditions!
Thursday 1/1/2026 New Year's Day!!! Celebrate: Apple Gifting Day Commitment Day Copyright Law Day & Public Domain Day Ellis Island Day Euro Day Global Family Day National Black-eyed Pea Day National Bloody Mary Day National First-Foot Day National Hangover Day Polar Bear Swim Day World Day of Peace Z Day - was created "to give recognition on the first day of the year to all persons and places whose names begin with the letter Z and who are always listed or thought of last in
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Jan 12 min read

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