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2/13/26 - Galentine's Day, Friday the 13th, and Let's Do Laundry
Friday 2/13/26 This year features not one, not two, but THREE Friday the 13ths (the second is next month as March mimics February and then November), making it an especially unlucky (or lucky, depending on your superstition) year. Astrologers and conspiracy theorists are having a field day with this rare double occurrence these two months! Some origins The seating arrangement at the Last Supper is believed to have given rise to a longstanding Christian superstition that havin
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5 hours ago4 min read


2/12/26 - Bye Dawson, Valentine's For Everyone, and Lincoln's Birthday
Thursday 2/12/26 Celebrate: Fat Thursday - Think Fat Tuesday but the Thursday before. Why not a Fat Everyday!!! Giving Hearts Day Hug Day International Darwin Day Lincoln's Birthday NAACP Day National Freedom to Marry Day National Lost Penny Day National Plum Pudding Day Paul Bunyan Day Safety Pup Day – James Van Der Beek, the actor known best for embodying those formative, angsty teenage years in "Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues," has died following a diagnosis with color
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1 day ago3 min read


2/11/26 - Birthdays, Olympic Medals, and Bad Pronunciation
Wednesday 2/11/26 Celebrate: Be Electrific Day Get Out Your Guitar Day Grandmother Achievement Day International Day of Women and Girls in Science National Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day National Inventors' Day National Latte Day National Make a Friend Day National Peppermint Patty Day National Shut-in Visitation Day Promise Day Pro Sports Wives Day Satisfied Staying Single Day White Shirt Day -- Here's one way to deal with a robber. In Croatia, a robber who ran off after a
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2 days ago4 min read


2/10/26 - Embarrassing First Dates, DWI Wheelchair, and 4-Day Work Week
Tuesday 2/10/26 Celebrate: Extraterrestrial Culture Day International Cribbage Day National "Have a Brownie" Day National Cream Cheese Brownie Day National Flannel Day National Home Warranty Day Plimsoll Day - made the lives of sailors better Safer Internet Day Teddy Day Umbrella Day -- A German man was fined for driving a wheelchair under the influence of alcohol. Police say the man was driving his wheelchair in the road, weaving recklessly from one lane to another. He was s
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3 days ago3 min read


2/9/26 - Super Bowl, Recap and AdMeter
Monday 2/9/26 Celebrate: Chocolate Day Clean Out Your Computer Day International Epilepsy Day National Cut the Cord Day National Develop Alternative Vices Day National Football Hangover Day National Poop Day National Toothache Day Oatmeal Monday Pizza Pie Day Read in the Bathtub Day -- Variety says, "Football festivities and frigid temperatures across the East Coast and Midwest kept moviegoers on the couch and contributed to a glacial Super Bowl weekend at the box office." 1.
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4 days ago3 min read


2/7/26 - Super Bowl Weekend with Stats!!!! Dumb Driver and Juice
Saturday 2/7/26 Sunday 2/8/26 Celebrate: Saturday "e" Day - Math Nerds!!! The first two digits of the number e are 2 and 7. Ballet Day Ice Cream for Breakfast Day International Pisco Sour Day National Fettuccine Alfredo Day National Patty Melt Day National Periodic Table Day Rose Day Send a Card to a Friend Day Take Your Child to the Library Day Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbors Day Sunday Autism Sunday Boy Scouts Day Laugh and Get Rich Day Man Day National Kite Flying
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6 days ago3 min read


2/6/26 - Grammar Nerds, Sexy Walkers, and Monopoly
Friday 2/6/26 Celebrate: Bubble Gum Day Give Kids a Smile Day Lame Duck Day National Chopsticks Day National Frozen Yogurt Day National Wear Red Day Pay-a-Compliment Day Ronald Reagan Day -- Grammar Nerds are out in force on the internet! The Super Bowl is Sunday. Not the Superbowl, the Super Bowl. Going around social media, grammar nerds are reminding us that Super Bowl is two words, not one. And while we are at it..March 8th is the start of Daylight Saving Time. No s on Sa
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Feb 62 min read


2/5/26 - New Dating App, Valentine's Day & Super Bowl Stats, and Things Kids Say
Thursday 2/5/26 Celebrate: California Western Monarch Day Disaster Day National Chocolate Fondue Day National Fart Day National Shower with a Friend Day National Weatherperson's Day World Nutella Day -- Ran across some new slang in a crossword yesterday. A "fridge cigarette" is a term used to describe the act of enjoying a chilled Diet Coke as a break, similar to how one might take a smoke break. This trend has gained popularity among Gen Z, particularly on platforms like Tik
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Feb 54 min read


2/4/26 - The Perfect Month, TheFacebook, and What Was The Last Straw That Made You Quit
Wednesday 2/4/26 I Heart Horror Day Liberace Day National Create a Vacuum Day National Girls and Women in Sports Day National Hemp Day National Homemade Soup Day National Quacker Day - Quacker Factory, a women's clothing company founded by Jeanne Bice. National Signing Day National Stuffed Mushroom Day Rosa Parks Day Torture Abolition Day USO Day World Cancer Day World Read Aloud Day National Thank a Mailman Day Before the U.S. Postal Service officially banned it in 1915, it
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Feb 43 min read


2/3/26 - Asteroids, Snooker, and Money
Tuesday 2/3/26 Celebrate: African American Coaches Day American Painters Day Doggy Date Night Elmo's Birthday International Eggplant Day International Golden Retriever Day National Carrot Cake Day - Carrots have been used in sweet cakes since the Medieval period because sweeteners like sugar and honey were expensive, and carrots contained more sugar than almost any other vegetable. National Cordova Ice Worm Day National Missing Persons Day National Patient Recognition Day Nat
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Feb 33 min read


2/2/26 - Grammy Winners, Moaning Lakes, and Odd Food Combinations
Monday 2/2/26 Celebrate: 2FA Day - 2nd FActor Day California Kiwifruit Day Crepe Day Heavenly Hash Day Lung Leavin' Day National Change Your Windshield Wipers Day Self Renewal Day Sled Dog Day World Ukulele Day World Wetlands Day Tater Tot Day - A day to celebrate the "scraps." Tater Tots were invented in 1953 by the founders of Ore-Ida as a way to use up the leftover slivers of cut-up potatoes that didn't make it into their frozen French fries. Americans eat approximately 70
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Feb 25 min read


1/31/26 - Goodbye Catherine, Grammy Awards This Weekend, February, and It's Cold!
Saturday 1/31/26 Celebrate: Saturday Appreciate Your Social Security Check Day Backwards Day Brandy Alexander Day Eat Brussels Sprouts Day Hell is Freezing Over Day (pretty much) Hug and Economist Day Inspire Your Heart with Art Day National Hot Chocolate Day National Seed Swap Day - Maybe at your local Library! Scotch Tape Day Sunday - Happy February! Car Insurance Day Change Your Password Day Decorating With Candy Day Dump Your Significant Jerk Day G.I. Joe Day Hula in the
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Jan 311 min read


1/30/26 - Believe It For Years, Dishwashers, and Mumbling
Friday 1/30/26 Celebrate: Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day National Big Wig Day National Croissant Day National Escape Day National Fun at Work Day National Inane Answering Message Day National Preschool Health and Fitness Day Yodel for Your Neighbors Day – New in Theaters this weekend Iron Lung - Horror movie on space stations and starships. Send Help - Horror movie directed by Sam Raimi, with Rachel McAdams, Dennis Haysbert, Chris Pang, and Dylan O'Brien. Shelter - Ac
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Jan 303 min read


1/29/26 - Quoth Nevermore, Apps, Carscrolling, and
Thursday 1/29/26 Celebrate: Curmudgeons Day Freethinkers Day National Carnation Day National Corn Chip Day National Puzzle Day Seeing Eye Dog Day - the first guide dog school was founded in 1929. -- The British Talk Show host Graham Norton is trending after admitting on his podcast that he has "signed so many NDAs" regarding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's upcoming wedding. While he’s playing coy, rumors are flying that the date is set for June 13, 2026, in Rhode Island. He d
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Jan 293 min read


1/28/26- Legos, Jobs, Things To Do When It's Cold, and Things You Can Do - But You're A Jerk
Wednesday 1/28/26 Celebrate: Daisy Day Data Privacy Day Global Community Engagement Day International LEGO Day Library Shelfie Day National Blueberry Pancake Day National Gift of the Ladybug Day National Kazoo Day Pop Art Day Rattlesnake Roundup Day Thank a Plugin Developer Day -- Frigid nations have this all figured out. Let's steal their best ideas. In Norway, where winter sunlight only lasts about seven hours, some towns install large mirrors on mountainsides to reflect su
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Jan 284 min read


1991 - Into the Light - Gloria Estefan
35 Years Ago - 1991 Gloria Estefan released her second solo album Into the Light. This is the album that came out after her near-tragic bus accident. "Coming Out of the Dark" peaked at #1 Hot 100 and AC, #60 R&B, #4 Latin "Seal Our Fate" made #53 "Can't Forget You" made #42 and #2 AC "Live for Loving You" made #22 and #2 AC
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Jan 271 min read


1/27/26 - Hamsters, Cake, and Things You Used To Do That You Don't Today
Tuesday 1/27/26 Celebrate: International Port Wine Day National Chocolate Cake Day National Geographic Day National Plan for Vacation Day Punch the Clock Day Speak Up and Succeed Day Thomas Crapper Day - Thomas Crapper did not invent the toilet, but he did help perfect and popularize it. Vietnam Peace Day World Breast Pumping Day -- The flight landed safely, but chaos stayed behind. More than 130 hamsters escaped inside a TAP Air Portugal plane and turned the cargo hold into
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Jan 272 min read


1/27/26 - Razzies, Clean Out Your Car, and What's Your House Temp?
Monday 1/27/26 Celebrate: Better Business Communication Day Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day Community Manager Appreciation Day Dental Drill Appreciation Day International Customs Day Lotus 1-2-3 Day National Green Juice Day National Peanut Brittle Day Spouse's Day Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement -- The Super Bowl is set! Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots will play on February 8th. It's a repeat of 2015!! Seattle is hoping not, as the Patriots won that 28-24. -- Week
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Jan 263 min read


1/24/26 - Winter Weekend, and We Never Delete Anything
Saturday 1/24/26 Sunday 1/25/26 Celebrate: Saturday Beer Can Appreciation Day Global Belly Laugh Day Local Quilt Store Day Macintosh Computer Day National Just Do It Day National Compliment Day National Edy's Pie Patent Day National Lobster Thermidor Day National Peanut Butter Day Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day Sunday A Room of One's Own Day Burns Supper Child Labor Day Fluoride Day National Fish Taco Day National Irish Coffee Day National Opposite Day National Sanctity
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Jan 241 min read


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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Jan 233 min read

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