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I was originally thrilled at the prospect of celebrating so many new holidays! Although the holidays go on, the thrill is gone. None-the-less, I must go on with the celebrating whether I like it or not!
Here is a practical thing to celebrate,...
Sunday! A day of R&R! Put aside your labors and give thanks to God for a day off. We are too close to this and so we forget that by the Decree of God, we are to celebrate and enjoy one out of seven!
Everyday we are a day closer to spring, and the proof is that today is finally,...
Daylight Saving Time! Celebrate with an extra hour of sunlight and say thanks to Ben Franklin for yet another of his inventions.
You are probably glad to finally have signs of spring in this long winter, but here is another thing to celebrate because of that cooped-up feeling and desire to go out without a heavy coat, and to places you don't need to worry about road conditions, and you can celebrate that because today is also,...
Cabin Fever Day! Yeah, I feel it too. When those walls start closing in you may just feel like celebrating what is also,...
Panic Day! But it won't last too long if you remember and celebrate what is also,...
Get Over It Day! (Again, who comes up with these?) So, yeah, it has been a long, cold, gray winter, but in just a few short months spring will come to the northern states and the snow will be over, the thermometer will climb up above freezing again, and you can complain about the heat while you cut the lawn in the blazing 60 and 70 degree weather. So, get over it. You just need something to do to take your mind off of the waning days of arctic chill, so celebrate this next one,...
Check Your Batteries Day! You may as well. What else do you have to do, chop wood for spring? Check the flashlights, the smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, plug-in the rechargeables, and you will be ready to go! Still have energy? Celebrate,...
Organize Your Home Office Day! Now that the batteries are well in hand, straighten that stack of papers, empty the waste basket, do some filing, and maybe even pay a bill or two. See, that doesn't make you feel better? You are probably in a good mood from all this celebrating, but good news! The party just goes on because it is also,...
Girl Scout Sunday! Let's hear it for the Girl Scouts!!! Buy a cookie! And, though we are almost done with the celebration, if you still have energy and time (and money), buy your Girl Scout a present because it is,...
Barbie Day! That would be one way to celebrate it. If you are delusional, you could celebrate it by going to the gym for several hours and try to duplicate the look, but it is probably less dangerous to simply buy one for a Girl Scout. Assuming you have one tiny squibb of energy left, there is still one final thing to celebrate,...
Joe Franklin Day! Who is Joe Franklin? Is he the same Franklin who started Daylight Savings Time? Nope! that was Ben (whose day is January 17). So who is Joe Franklin? He was a TV host and radio host, and still does interviews for NYC media. He holds a record for the longest tenured talk show, wrote books and cameoed in some movies. If not a world celebrity, he is at least a local one in NYC and popular enough they gave him his own day. True, he has to share it with all the others, but then, how many days do you have? So celebrate with the best of 'em. If this is your special day, anniversary, birthday, confirmation day, baptism day, whatever day, send up a thought for Joe, and all the people celebrating their own days.
Hey, almost forgot,
Saint Frances of Rome Day! She married and had three sons and many trials (not surprisingly, in Rome). In later life she was a mystic and contemplative, and died in a convent she founded. A tough woman in tough times.
Saint Frances of Rome, pray for us.
