Fibonacci Day
Every November 23rd
Von Neumann probe programmed to multiplyClickin’ and tickin’ with the equation of phiStriving and climbing and bribing and lyingFor science, fudge the numbers so that everything fits”Doctor Steel Fibonacci Sequence There are sequences that appear in...
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Flossing Day
23rd November (Fourth Friday of November)
When was the last time that you flossed your teeth, honestly? Yeah, you probably have heard it from your dentist just about every time you have gone to have your teeth cleaned (or cavities filled...
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Day of Listening
23rd November (Day after Thanksgiving)
Were there ever people in your life that you wanted to know about but never got the chance to? Day of Listening is all about giving the time for other people to share stories about...
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Black Friday
23rd November (Day after Thanksgiving)
Black Friday has always been the epitome of American consumerism, but it did not start out that way. These days it’s all about shopping, where retailers make huge cuts in their prices and open their...
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You’re Welcome Giving Day
23rd November (The day after Thanksgiving)
Conventionally when someone thanks us for a kindness or service, we respond by saying, “You’re Welcome.” So, it was inevitable that someone would suggest the day after Thanksgiving we should begin to celebrate You’re Welomegiving...
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Sinkie Day
23rd November (Day after Thanksgiving)
Let’s face it, when you’re in a home after Thanksgiving the kitchen is all too often ‘No Plates, No Tables, No Service’. That’s why I always eat over the sink on Black Friday, why make...
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Cashew Day
Every November 23rd
In the case of the cashew, someone, somewhere, decided that it had to be roasted. It was once known as the blister nut, if you try to eat it from the tree your mouth will...
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Maize Day
23rd November (Day after Thanksgiving)
Maize Day is celebrated every year to mark the special role that maize has played in food history. Maize, which the Europeans came to call “corn,” has an ancient and interesting history and plays central roles...
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Espresso Day
Every November 23rd
The voodoo priest and all his powders were as nothing compared to espresso, cappuccino, and mocha, which are stronger than all the religions of the world combined, and perhaps stronger than the human soul itself.Mark...
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Buy Nothing Day
23rd November (Friday after Thanksgiving)
When was the last time you went a whole day without buying anything? In this day and age, is it actually possible to buy nothing for twenty four hours? Supporters of ‘Buy Nothing Day’ think...
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Eat A Cranberry Day
Every November 23rd
The Indians and English use them much, boyling them with Sugar for Sauce to eat with their Meat, and it is a delicious sauce.John Josselyn, Visiting New England in 1663 It just goes to show that...
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A Blue Christmas
22nd November - 31st December
“Understand, our police officers put their lives on the line for us every single day. They've got a tough job to do to maintain public safety and hold accountable those who break the law.”Barack Obama Christmas...
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World Vegan Month
Every November
“You have just dined, and however scrupulously the slaughterhouse is concealed in the graceful distance of miles, there is complicity.Ralph Waldo Emerson There is a rising movement in the world today, a movement that decries all...
Native American Heritage Month
Every November
In countries all over the world, new people have travelled from their points of origin the inhabit land that previously belonged to others. While we call the Americas the “New World”, the culture and history...
Manatee Awareness Month
Every November
As much as animals like elephants are currently under threat in Central Africa, whales, manatees and turtles, to name a few, are probably in far more dire peril -- and almost nobody knows.Peter Walsh The manatee...
Pomegranate Month
Every November
I felt like a seed in a pomegranate. Some say that the pomegranate was the real apple of Eve, fruit of the womb, I would eat my way into perdition to taste you.Jeanette Winterson They dangle...
Peanut Butter Lovers’ Month
Every November
Peanut Butter, that strange thick rich concoction of a humble legume. It appears in candy’s, in sandwiches, and even in rich savory dishes in the form of a sauce. There’s crunchy peanut butter and creamy...
Novel Writing Month
Every November
We’re all full of stories, each of us with our own tales to tell, but we never quite seem to find the time to make it happen, do we? There’s always too much to do...
Adoption Month
Every November
“I don't have children, but I have 17 nieces and nephews, and they more than makeup for anything that I can do. I have a stepdaughter, and I adore her to pieces, and I think...
Movember
Every November
"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your formal self (and growing a magnificent beard.)”~ Ernest Hemingway There is something truly magnificent about a wonderful mustache (and...
