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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


12/31/25 - Happy New Years Eve!
Wednesday 12/31/25 New Year's Eve (at least a 5 can be made into a 6 easily! and thank heaven's that we aren't going 2026 to 2027 this year (the 6-7 meme should be dead by next year!)) Celebrate: Hogmanay - the Scottish New Year celebration. Coinciding with New Year's Eve, it started during ancient pagan times, and may have stemmed from Norse and Gaelic observances—its roots may be in the Winter Solstice and Yule celebrations marked by the Norse, and it may have brought in c
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Dec 31, 20254 min read


12/30/25 - Vibe Coating and Phone Free Issue
Tuesday 12/30/25 Celebrate: Bacon Day Falling Needles Family Fest Day Festival of Enormous Changes at the Last Minute Naitonal Bicarbonate of Soda Day -- The internet is currently divided over Martha Stewart’s "bagel habit," and it is surprisingly fierce. A simple post about how she prepares her morning bagel has sparked a debate so intense that some commenters are jokingly saying she should "go back to jail" for her topping choices. It’s proof that nothing triggers people li
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Dec 30, 20253 min read


12/29/25- Chores, Renewable Energy Rules, and Relatable Live Event!
Monday 12/29/25 Celebrate: National "Get on the Scales" Day National Pepper Pot Day Still Need to Do Day Tick Tock Day -- Weekend Box Office: Avatar: Fire and Ash $64.0M Zootopia 2 $20.0M Marty Supreme $15.6M The Housemaid $15.4M Anaconda $14.6M -- According to a study that calculated the adult portion of the human race’s collective weight, humanity is 17 million tons overweight. -- In a world of high-octane entertainment, hundreds of people in Wellington, New Zealand, gat
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Dec 29, 20252 min read


12/27/25 - Kwanzaa Continues and The Weirdest Movies of 2025
Saturday 12/27/25 I’m at my Moms and today’s will be a short report! Kwanzaa continues. The annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually on the sixth day. It was created by activist Maulana Karenga based on African harvest festival traditions from various parts of West, East, as well as Southeast Africa. Kwanzaa was first celebrated in 1966. Kwanzaa celebrates what its founder called the s
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Dec 27, 20252 min read


12/26/25 - Boxing Day, Kwanzaa, and Foods to Avoid for Stress
Friday 12/26/25 Happy Kwanzaa! The annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually on the sixth day. It was created by activist Maulana Karenga based on African harvest festival traditions from various parts of West, East, as well as Southeast Africa. Kwanzaa was first celebrated in 1966. Today’s principle: Umoja (Unity): To strive for and to maintain unity in the family, community, nation,
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Dec 26, 20254 min read


12/25/25 - Merry Christmas!
Thursday 12/25/25 Merry Christmas!!! Enjoy with your family, friends, or however you like to spend the Holiday. Enjoy all the memories and traditions you and your family observe! Share them here if you like! Celebrate: National "Kiss the Cook" Day National Pumpkin Pie Day No "L" Day – See you for Boxing Day!
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Dec 25, 20251 min read

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