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12/13/2025 - Who's Not On Board For 6-7 and Conspiracy Theories.
Saturday 12/13/25 Celebrate: Gingerbread Decorating Day Ice Cream Day International Shareware Day National Cocoa Day National Cream Cheese Frosting Day National Day of the Horse National Popcorn String Day National Violin Day Pick a Pathologist Pal Day Sunday Free Shipping Day Monkey Day National Biscuits and Gravy Day National Bouillabaisse National Screwdriver Day (the drink) Roast Chestnuts Day World Choral Day Worldwide Candle Lighting Day -- In-N-Out Burger has officiall
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22 hours ago3 min read


12/12/25 - Time Person, Christmas Playlist, and It's A Billion!
Friday 12/12/25 Celebrate: Festival of Unmentionable Thoughts International Sound Check Day National 12-Hour Fresh Breath Day National Ambrosia Day National Ding-a-Ling Day National Poinsettia Day National Salesperson's Day Official Lost and Found Day -- Today is National Gingerbread House Day. While the tradition began in Germany, inspired by the Brothers Grimm story Hansel and Gretel, a modern survey shows that 65% of people admit their gingerbread houses collapse before th
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2 days ago4 min read


12/11/25 - Bagels, Apps, and Christmas Songs
Thursday 12/11/25 Celebrate: International Mountain Day National Noodle Ring Day National Stretching Day National Have a Bagel Day! Popular Toppings and Fillings Cream Cheese: The classic spread that goes with almost everything. Smoked Salmon: A fancy touch, especially with cream cheese, capers, and red onion. Butter and Jam: For a sweet twist, try butter with strawberry or raspberry jam. Peanut Butter and Jelly: A quick and tasty option for kids and adults alike. Egg and Che
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3 days ago3 min read


12/10/25 - Best Xmas Movies, Traffic Lights, and Wabi-Sabi
Wednesday 12/10/25 Celebrate: Dewey Decimal System Day Human Rights Day National Lager Day Nobel Prize Day -- No one won the Powerball Monday night, so tonight's drawing is $930 Million with a cash payout of $429 Million. Time to go get your ticket! – Genologyexplained.com has a list of Christmas traditions that once defined the American holiday season (60s & 70s)—and then disappeared completely. The Sears Christmas Wish book Arrival! 600 pages, five pounds of glossy dreams,
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4 days ago2 min read


12/9/25 - Golden Globe Noms, Box Demon, and Butter Dipped Ice Cream Cones
Tuesday 12/9/25 Celebrate: Christmas Card Day International Anti-Corruption Day International Day of Veterinary Medicine National Llama Day National Opal Apple Day National Pastry Day World Techno Day -- Genologyexplained.com has a list of Christmas traditions that once defined the American holiday season (60s & 70s)—and then disappeared completely. Door-to-Door Christmas Caroling In the 1960s and early 70s, you’d hear singing on your porch without warning. Scout troops bun
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5 days ago3 min read


12/8/25- Old and Gone Christmas Traditions, Advent Calendars, and Slow TV
Monday 12/8/25 Celebrate: Green Monday National Brownie Day National Christmas Tree Day National Crossword Solvers Day National Lard Day Pretend To Be a Time Traveler Day Take it in the Ear Day -- This weekend at the Box Office 1. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 $63.0M 2. Zootopia 2 $43.0M 3. Wicked: For Good $16.8M 4. Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution $10.2M 5. Now You See Me: Now You Don't $3.5M -- Planning ahead, and maybe rummaging around in the attic Save yourself some money by
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6 days ago3 min read


12/6/25 - Enjoy Your Weekend
Saturday 12/6/25 Sunday 12/7/25 Celebrate: Saturday Coats & Toys for Kids Day Earmuff Day Global Fat Bike Day International Spirit of the Game Day Miners' Day Mitten Tree Day National Cook for Christmas Day National Gazpacho Day National Microwave Oven Day National Pawnbrokers Day National Rhubarb Vodka Day Put on Your Own Shoes Day SKYWARN Recognition Day St. Nicholas Day Sunday International Civil Aviation Day Letter Writing Day National Cotton Candy Day National Pearl Harb
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Dec 61 min read


12/5/25 - Krampus, Year in Review, and Junk Drawers
Friday 12/5/25 Celebrate: AFL-CIO Day Bartender Appreciation Day Bathtub Party Day maybe because it's also Repeal Day - Prohibition!!!! Day of the Ninja Faux Fur Friday International Sweater Vestival International Volunteer Day National Blue Jeans Day National Comfort Food Day National Communicate With Your Kids Day National Commute With Your Baby Day National Sacher Torte Day Before Elf on the Shelf, there was Krampus. Today is Krampusnacht or Krampus Night. The day is based
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Dec 55 min read


12/4/25 - Full Moon, Holiday TV Specials, and Christmas Cookies
Thursday 12/4/25 Celebrate: Cabernet Franc Day Extradentary Work Team Recognition Day International Cheetah Day National Cookie Day National Dice Day National Sock Day Santa's List Day Wear Brown Shoes Day Wildlife Conservation Day -- It’s the Cold Supermoon! The final full moon of the year is at 6:14pm. Because it occurs just 12 hours after perigee (the point where the moon is closest to Earth), it will appear larger and brighter than usual in the sky tonight. Which is reall
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Dec 42 min read


12/3/25 - Fictional Gadgets, Christmas Smells, and Oxford's Word of the Year
Wednesday 12/3/25 Celebrate: International Day of Persons with Disabilities Let's Hug Day Make a Gift Day National Apple Pie Day National Green Bean Casserole Day National Package Protection Day National Peppermint Latte Day National Roof-Over-Your-Head Day Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Special Kids Day -- What are the most popular Christmas Smells? 1 Fresh Pine / Evergreen - The most nostalgic and "unmistakable" scent of the holiday. It evokes joy and a traditi
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Dec 33 min read


12/2/25 - Giving Tuesday, Holiday Food Tips, and Sourdough Starter
Tuesday 12/2/25 Today is Giving Tuesday. You've bought for friends and family (and yourself), now it's time to give to others. Business of Popping Corn Day National Fritters Day National Mutt Day Play Basketball Day Safety Razor Day Special Education Day World Trick Shot Day – Wait...there are superstitions to get a snow day?? Why am I just hearing of this? A friend posted last night on Facebook, Anyone else’s kids have their Jammies on backwards and inside out and a spoon un
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Dec 25 min read


12/1/25 - Happy December!! Beat the Stress and Rewatchable 80s Movies
Monday 12/1/25 Happy December Celebrate: Civil Air Patrol Day Day With(out) Art Ear a Red Apple Day National Christmas Lights Day National Cookie Cutter Day National Fried Pie Day National Peppermint Bark Day National Pie Day Rosa Parks Day - today is the day she refused to give up her seat on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Walt Disney Day Wear a Dress Day World AIDS Day (not that the government is going to recognize it) -- Weekend B
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Dec 14 min read


11/28/25 - Be Nice To The People Working In Stores Today!
Friday 11/28/25 Busy with retail and travelling, new briefing Monday Celebrate: Black Friday Buy Nothing Day National Leftovers Day Turkey Leftover Day Fur Free Friday International Systems Engineer Day Letter Writing Day Maize Day Make Your Own Head Day National Day of Listening National Flossing Day National French Toast Day National Native American Heritage Day Red Planet Day - to commemorate the launch of Mariner 4 by NASA on this day in 1964. Mariner 4 was the first spac
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Nov 284 min read


11/27/25- Happy Thanksgiving!
11/27/25 Happy Thanksgiving! Celebrate: Family Health History National Bavarian Cream Pie Day National Craft Jerky Day National Day of Mourning National Electric Guitar Day National Pins and Needles Day Pie in the Face Day Turtle Adoption Day -- Your Thanksgiving Forecast: Turkeys will thaw in the morning, then warm in the oven to an afternoon high near 190 degrees. The kitchen will turn hot and humid, and if you bother the cook, be ready for a severe squall or cold shoulder.
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Nov 272 min read


11/26/25 - Thanksgiving Stuff(ing), Books, and Dogs
Wednesday 11/26/25 Celebrate: Blackout Wednesday (big bar night) Good Grief Day - Charles Schulz's B-Day National Cake Day National Family Caregivers Day National Jukebox Day Tie One On Day (an apron) What Do You Love About America Day -- From People Magazine Serena the rescue turkey is a serious Swiftie, and she has a "Wi$h LiSt" of her own. The bird, who resides at Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, NY, stands out among the rescue's residents for her deep devotion to Taylor Sw
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Nov 263 min read


11/25/25 - Thaw That Turkey, Don't Wash Your Jeans, and Comedy Movies
Tuesday 11/25/25 Celebrate: Blasé Day National Eat with a Friend Day National Parfait Day Shopping Reminder Day -- Time to thaw the turkey!!! Fridge - 1-2 days. Allow about 24 hours for every 4 or 5 pounds. (the USDA recommended way) Microwave - defrost based on weight and cook immediately after thawing (how big is your microwave??) Cold water - Submerge in cold water and change it every 30 minutes (cook immediately) It is safe to cook a frozen turkey, although the cooking ti
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Nov 253 min read


11/24/25 - Wicked Is Good, Slow Weekends, and Cute(er) Raccoons
Monday 11/24/25 Celebrate: Brownielocks Day Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day National Sardines Day National Use Even If the Seal is Broken Day (maybe not) -- “Wicked: For Good” is flying high at the box office. The movie musical has collected $150 million in North America and $76 million overseas for a dazzling $226 million global tally. Biggest global opening for a Broadway musical adaptation of all-time ahead of “Wicked” ($164.2 million) Biggest domestic debut for a stage-t
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Nov 244 min read


11/22/25 - Doctor Who Day, Protein is out - Now It's XXXXX, and The Seal Cam
Saturday 11/22/25 Celebrate: Saturday Family Volunteer Day Go For a Ride Day Humane Society Anniversary Day International Aura Awareness Day National Adoption Day National Cranberry Relish Day National Stop the Violence Day National Survivors of Suicide Day Start Your Own Country Day Sunday Doctor Who Day - in 1963, the British science-fiction television show Doctor Who first premiered. Eat a Cranberry Day Mother Goose Parade Day National Cashew Day National Espresso Day Stir
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Nov 224 min read


11/21/25 - Let's Just Watch Thanksgiving Movies
Friday 11/21/25 Celebrate: False Confession Day International STAND UP to Bullying Day National Cranberry Day National Gingerbread Day National Stuffing Day Pumpkin Pie Day World Hello Day World Television Day -- Get ready for gridlock in NYC. Fifth Avenue in New York City is going car-free on specific dates in December for the holidays, offering a pedestrian-friendly experience. The car-free zone is along Fifth Avenue, between 47th and 57th Streets. It's on Wednesdays (?) D
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Nov 212 min read


11/20/25 - Least Fav T-Giving Food, Analog Renaissance, and A Word of the Day
Thursday 11/20/25 Beaujolais Nouveau Day Beautiful Day Future Teachers of America Day Globally Organized Hug a Runner Day Great American Smokeout Name Your PC Day National Absurdity Day National Peanut Butter Fudge Day National Rural Health Day Social Enterprise Day Transgender Day of Remembrance Use Less Stuff Day World Children's Day World Philosophy Day -- On this date in 1998, the first module (Zarya) of the International Space Station (ISS) was launched, making today the
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Nov 203 min read

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