Thursday 2/3/22
Celebrate National American Painters, Doggy Date, International Golden Retriever, Patient Recognition, Sweater, Carrot Cake, Wedding Ring, Elmo's Birthday, Missing Persons, Women Physicians, Take a Cruise, and The Day the Music Died.
Rock and Roll musicians Buddy Holly, J.P. Richardson (known professionally as the Big Bopper), and Ritchie Valens, who died in a plane crash in the early hours of today. Don McLean famously wrote American Pie a year later.
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The Complete Maus, the first and second installments of the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, shot up to the top of the Amazon bestseller list.
Interest in Maus has soared since a Tennessee school board banned the book from its curriculum.
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2022 is looking up because mullets might be making a comeback again.
Pinterest is predicting style trends for 2022 based on internal search data, and mullets are on the list,
along with "nightdresses", bedazzled accessories, tooth gems, pearls, high puff hairstyles, checkboard patterns, vibrant, colorful outfits, luxury makeovers to non-traditional spaces, like basements, garages, and laundry rooms, "Hellenistic" jewelry and décor inspired by Ancient Greece, and "goth business casual." (whatever some of those mean)
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More people are embracing "mental health days." That's when you take a sick day because you're stressed or overworked, not necessarily "sick."
So which day of the week is the best day for a mental health break? The answer is whenever you need one. But if you can plan ahead, Wednesdays might not be the best day for it.
"Huffington Post" recently did a write-up on how Wednesdays are tempting because it breaks up the week but here are two reasons why it might not be the best choice.
1. Wednesdays usually aren't the most relaxing day to take off. You'll be coming down from work on Tuesday, and you'll end up stressing about having to be back at work on Thursday. So it won't end up feeling like a real, full day off.
2. People you work with are more likely to notice and ask questions. When you take a day off in the middle of the week, people want to know why. So you'll either have to deflect, or be honest and admit you're struggling a little bit right now.
According to the experts, Mondays and Fridays are usually better. That way, you get a three-day weekend to truly relax.
It's also more of a social norm to take a long weekend. So you're less likely to be fielding questions from coworkers, or your boss.
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Do you always have food in your mouth??? We're less likely to do the "three square meals" thing, and more likely to snack all day instead.
69% of Americans now prefer snacking throughout the day instead of eating full meals all at once. We know it's not good for us two-thirds of those people said they feel guilty about it.
We also constantly have snacks available now, 34% of us buy them in bulk.
Even with plenty of snacks on hand, we still don't want to share though. A third of people admit they sometimes hide their favorite snacks, so other people don't eat them. The most popular place to hide them is on top of the cupboards.
Here are the top five reasons people prefer snacks over meals.
1. 50% said You're just hungry, and it soothes a craving.
2. They taste better, 40%.
3. It's more convenient, 38%.
4. The variety, 37%.
5. You're too busy to make a full meal, 34%.
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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - So we told you we like to snack all day instead of the typical 3 square meals..but what are the favorite snacks of all time?
Varietyfun.com came up with a list of candy bars, chips, fruit snacks, gourmet and corner store favorites.
1. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
2. Milky Way
3. Butterfinger
4. 100 Grand
5. Whatchamacallit
6. Twix
7. 3 Musketeers
8. PayDay
9. Baby Ruth
10. Take5
The first non candy bar is at #25 Hostess Twinkies followed by #26 Doritos Cool Ranch, and #27 Pringles BBQ. Little Debbie first shows up at #34 with the Oatmeal Creme's
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