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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 1, 20254 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 28, 20254 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 27, 20252 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 26, 20253 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 25, 20253 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 24, 20254 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 22, 20254 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 21, 20252 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 20, 20253 min read


11/19/25 - Turkey, Moisture Farming, The Mall World Dream
Wednesday 11/19/25 Celebrate: "Have a Bad Day" Day Equal Opportunity Day Geographic Information Systems Day International Men's Day National Blow Bagpipes Day National Camp Day National Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day Support Professionals Day National Macchiato Day National Zinfandel Day Play Monopoly Day Women's Entrepreneurship Day World Toilet Day -- Feeling thirsty? It may be possible to draw drinking water straight from the air. Even very dry places still hold sma
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Nov 19, 20253 min read


11/18/25 - 6-7 Is Out!, Time Zones, and Mail Deadlines
Tuesday 11/18/25 Apple Cider Day Married to a Scorpio Support Day Mickey Mouse Day - He made his official debut in Steamboat Willie in 1928 National Entrepreneurs' Day National Princess Day National Vichyssoise Day Occult Day William Tell Day Push-Button Phone Day - 1963 Bell Telephone introduced the first push-button telephones. Goodbye rotary dial… hello modern dialing. Well, sort of, it was still dialing like it used to. You just pushed a button, though. -- The USPS is out
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Nov 18, 20252 min read


11/17/25 - Mice, News, and Where's The Color On My Cheetos?
Monday 11/17/25 Celebrate: Electronic Greeting Card Day Homemade Bread Day International Students' Day National Baklava Day National Butter Day National Farm Joke Day National Take a Hike Day National Unfriend Day The Little Mermaid Day - 1989 saw the release of the Disney movie. World Peace Day -- Today in 1970 Douglas Engelbart received the patent for the computer mouse. A little wooden box with two wheels that changed everything. It was initially called an "X-Y Position In
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Nov 17, 20253 min read


11/15/25 - Advent Calendars, Board Game Cafes, and Neo-Medievalism
Saturday 11/15/25 Sunday 11/16/25 Celebrate: American Enterprise Day America Recycles Day Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day Day of the Imprisoned Writer I Love to Write Day Little Red Wagon Day National Bundt Day National Philanthropy Day National Raisin Bran Cereal Day National Spicy Hermit Cookie Day Pack Your Mom's Lunch Day Steve Irwin Day - Crickey!! Sunday Have a Party With Your Bear Day International Check Your Wipers Day International Day for Tolerance National Button D
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Nov 15, 20253 min read


11/14/25 - Bye Penny, Dangerous Celebrities, and Reverse Stuff
Friday 11/14/25 Celebrate: International Girls Day Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day National American Teddy Bear Day National Family PJ Day National Pickle Day National Seat Belt Day National Spicy Guacamole Day Operating Room Nurse Day Spirit of National Speakers Association Day World Diabetes Day -- The movie trailers are coming fast and furious. (not that one) The Devil Wears Prada 2 features the reunion of Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. Toy Story 5 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
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Nov 14, 20253 min read


11/13/25 - Hot Gifts, Latest (old) Fashion, and Sounds and Names
Thursday 11/13/25 Celebrate: Actor's Day Guinness World Records Day National Bread Pudding Day National Indian Pudding Day National Mom's and Dad's Day Start a Rumor Day Symphonic Metal Day World Kindness Day World Quality Day World Usability Day Sadie Hawkins Day originated in 1937 from Al Capp's comic strip, Li'l Abner, which ran from 1934 to 1977. In the comic strip, Sadie Hawkins was the homely looking daughter of Hekzebiah Hawkins, and at the age of 35 she had not yet ma
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Nov 13, 20254 min read


11/12/25 - Restaurant Trends, Comfort Movies, and Soft Living
Wednesday 11/12/25 Celebrate: Chicken Soup for the Soul Day Fancy Rat & Mouse Day Happy Hour Day National French Dip Day National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day -- Restaurant Trends coming in 2026 Freaky Caesar Salads - All sorts of strange additions, like smoked salmon and potato chips, nori, and a "showering of Goldfish straight from the bag.” The Hot Dog - The Sea Dog (yeah, a fish cake), Wagyu beef hot dogs. There's a steakhouse where you pick your steak knife
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Nov 12, 20253 min read


11/11/25 - Veteran's Day, Movies, I Don't Know, and Lemon Water (Don't)
Tuesday 11/11/25 Celebrate: Air Day Death/Duty Day National Metal Day National Sundae Day National Young Reader's Day Origami Day Pocky Day Singles' Day Holiday today, Veterans Day. Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 when the Armistice with Germany went into effect. It was 1954 when Armistice Day was renamed to Veterans Day. – FALLING IGUANA WARNING - Heads up, Falling Iguanas are possible on Tuesday
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Nov 11, 20253 min read


11/10/25 - Holiday Sides and Holiday Shopping
Monday 11/10/25 Celebrate: Area Code Day International Accounting Day National Civic Pride Day National forget-Me-Not Day National Vanilla Cupcake Day Sesame Street Day USMC Day World Orphans Day World Science Day for Peace and Development -- The sun flared again on Sunday. The Northern Lights might appear Monday Night. This is, as they call it, a G3 event, which is Strong – Weekend Box Office 1. Predator: Badlands $40 Million - the best opening weekend ever for a solo “Pred
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Nov 10, 20253 min read


Grammy Nominations
The Grammy nominations were announced Friday. Here’s a few of the biggest categories. We all have some work to do! Record Of The Year Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist. DtMF - Bad Bunny Manchild - Sabrina Carpenter Anxiety - Doechii WILDFLOWER - Billie Eilish Abracadabra - Lady Gaga luther - Kendrick Lamar With SZA The Subway - Chappell Roan APT. - ROSÉ, Bruno Mars Album Of The
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Nov 9, 20252 min read


11/8/25 - Salray, Gremlins, and Best TV Character
Saturday 11/8/25 Sunday 11/9/25 Celebrate: Saturday Abet and Aid Punsters Cook Something Bold Day Intersex Day of Solidarity National Ample Time Day National Cappuccino Day National Dunce Day National Harvey Wallbanger Day National Parents as Teachers Day National STEAM Day (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math.) Wine Tourism Day World Pianist Day World Town Planning Day X-Ray Day Sunday British Pudding Day Carl Sagan Day Go to an Art Museum Today Day International
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Nov 8, 20253 min read

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