11/6/25 - Cassettes, Full Moon Water, and Monopoly

Thursday 11/6/25

Celebrate:

Basketball Day

International Project Management Day

International Stout Day

Marooned Without a Compass Day

National Men Make Dinner Day

National Nachos Day

National Saxophone Day

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The full moon was last night. 

One way you can celebrate is by jumping on the "moon water" trend.  During the last full moon, "How to make moon water" was the top-trending "how to make" search on Google.

"Moon water" is simply pure water . . . sealed in a container . . . and left outside to "charge with energy provided by the light of the full moon." 

The benefits are:  Hydration, of course.  But supposedly, it also makes you "feel closer to Mother Gaia" . . . gets you "in touch with the seasonal flow of nature" . . . and you could also "see noticeable changes in your life that are unexplainable."

Plus this and next months are Super Moons so even better! 

(add in a few tea bags and have yourself some moon tea!)

Not a new idea, but one that has gone viral this year.

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Guess what’s making a comeback — AARP reports it's......Cassette tapes!

Artists like Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, and The Weeknd are actually releasing new albums on cassette, and sales have jumped more than 400% in the past few years. People say they love the ‘click’ of the buttons, the hiss of the tape, and that old-school mixtape vibe.”

Millennials and Gen Z buy more cassettes than other groups. They are drawn to the bygone aesthetic and emotional, immersive experience — a cassette is designed to be heard from beginning to end, without skipping songs or jumping around. Nostalgic 50-plus music fans, many of whom never deserted physical media, are also returning to the humble cassette. 

(I hope they have the pencil ready for when it ends up getting caught and spilling out. ARGH it has a twist!!!!)

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The correct answer is you do you!

Some guy on TikTok said his wife wants him to put their Christmas decorations up this week.  But he thinks it's too early. 

The traditional rule is to wait until after Thanksgiving but we're obviously in a very non-traditional world these days.

A poll last Christmas found most people think putting them up before Thanksgiving is totally fine now.

55% said it's okay . . . 33% said unacceptable . . . and 12% don't know, or don't care.

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National Chinese Take-Out Day

The most popular Chinese foods in America:

General Tso's chicken

Orange chicken

Kung Pao chicken

Side Dishes

Beef and broccoli

Fried rice

Lo mein. 

Appetizers

Egg rolls

Crab rangoon

Sweet and sour pork 

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A new wellness trend called “Sleep Tourism” is taking off — resorts across Europe and Asia now offer packages dedicated solely to rest. Think sound-therapy beds, melatonin menus, and phone-free retreats. Travel experts say the movement exploded after remote work burnout hit a global peak. via CNN Travel

(the next season of the White Lotus sounds terrible)

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I read that Cyndi Lauper is done touring when she wraps up the one she is on now, but that doesn’t mean she’s done performing. She’s one of the names rumoured to be involved in

Madonna has just announced a global 80s-themed charity concert next summer, Like a Global Prayer, bringing together stars from four decades. All proceeds will support HIV/AIDS prevention. Also rumored to be involved are Lady Gaga and Sam Smith.

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In Florida, a parrot named Echo accidentally ordered pizza through his owner’s Alexa — not once, but three times! Turns out the bird picked up the command after overhearing its owner say it. So now the parrot’s grounded and the family’s freezer is full of pepperoni.

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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - Yesterday 1935 – Parker Brothers released the first edition of Monopoly. It went on to sell over 250 million copies worldwide.

Tokens: The first 10 tokens were an iron, purse, lantern, racecar, thimble, shoe, top hat, battleship, cannon, and rocking horse. Suggested by the nieces of Charles Darrow who is credited in selling a version in 1935.

Current tokens are 

Race Car (1935)

Top Hat (1935)

Thimble (1935-2017, 2022)

Scottish Terrier (1946)

Sack of Money (1998-2007, 2025)

Cat (2013)

Penguin (2017)

Rubber Duck (2017)

Longest game: The longest game on record lasted for 70 consecutive days. (and probably a few deaths)

Money in a standard game: A standard game comes with $20,580 in Monopoly money.

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