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- February 23, 2026
- World Bartender Day 2026
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Bartenders were once the best of my friends. I remember nights on liberty at the local watering hole on Rivers Avenue in Charleston, SC. The white building with the overstuffed seating and Klipschhorn LaScalas playing soft and clear — and the strapping marine privates with their trying to pour drinks down some fugly older broad in an attempt to subsequently take her to a hotel.
Over the years my attentions turned away from the bar scene. After all my brother has this propensity for choosing his life partners at bars. This is his target rich environment. I preferred solitude to some barfly as my partner in life. When all you can do is hook up with someone stupid or bossy I ask you, "What is left?".
My candidate paramours have all been discovered in libraries and church with a couple of them or so also at work ...
But NEVER in drinking establishments.
Today is World Bartender Day.
It is observed each February 24th under the auspices of groups in Australia and New Zealand to honor the skill, creativity, and hospitality of bartenders worldwide. The day recognizes that artistry which is involved in mixology and the important role bartenders play in the hospitality industry and for sots everywhere.
So while their role in my personal life is most certainly diminished over earlier times, I can say they had their heyday in their own place and times in my life because I wasn't always a teetotaler and yes ...
I have been known to drink a little here and there despite being a "nondrinker".
Happy World Bartender Day to alkies everywhere.
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- February 22, 2026
- World Understanding and Peace Day 2026
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I have always displayed a modicum of empathy, cross-cultural understanding, and cooperation toward my fellow human beings in my interactions with them.
I don't always get any of it back.
Today is World Understanding and Peace Day.
One of the strongest selling points of the day is that it is not a formal United Nations designated day.
The United Nations is a criminal organization out to subvert the planet such that they may control the world and it's citizens or kill them as they see fit. Luckily the nationalists of the planet have seen through their subterfuge and universally decline their involvement in their affairs of state.
They do not truly support the peace initiatives they claim.
World Understanding and Peace Day is observed each February 23 to mark the anniversary of the first Rotary International meeting in 1905.
The thrust is that promotion of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through humanitarian service and dialogue.
I know a few Rotarians, but I have never sought to be one myself. Those initiatives which foster community and people have never escaped me however.
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- February 21, 2026
- Happy Birthday Rachel Dratch 2026
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Ah, Rachel Dratch.
She reminds me of that time when Saturday Night Live was truly funny and not this political hack failure it has become.
Rachel Susan Dratch was born February 22, 1966 and is an American actress, comedian, and writer.
She graduated from Dartmouth College then moved to Chicago to study improv at The Second City and ImprovOlympic.
She has done television, theater, and voice acting and is one of those truly funny lights shining among the masses of hacks in the world of comedy.
In 2012, she published her autobiographical book Girl Walks into a Bar... about hooking up with her baby daddy.
Rachel Dratch is an effervescent interlude in what would be the drabness of a world without her.
Here's to comedy at it's best and I hope she's around to share her talent for a long time to come.
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- February 20, 2026
- Malcolm X Assassinated in 1965
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One of those individuals I was interested in since childhood was el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, born Malcolm Little aka Malcolm X.
He was born on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska to Mr Earl Little and Mrs Louise Little. He died by multiple gunshot wounds on February 21, 1965, in the Audubon Ballroom at 3940 Broadway between West 165th and 166th Streets in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. His killer was never apprehended nor made to suffer any consequences for his murder.
His issue were Malikah Shabazz, Ilyasah Shabazz, Attallah Shabazz, Gamilah Lumumba Shabazz, Qubilah Shabazz, and Malaak Shabazz whom he fathered with Betty Shabazz, his wife and confidante.
Like Dr Martin Luther King, Malcolm X was always one of those people with whom I would have like to held a few conversations to get a feel for those persons they really were. It's a sad notion that they are both lost to posterity and all we have is what they said in public and what they wrote.
I liked his get in your face attitude and commitment to causes he felt were relevant to his time and place upon the Earth. He was prominent in the civil rights movement until he was killed by one of his own people — who by the way not only got away with the crime but lived a long and comfortable life afterward.
Racial justice not withstanding there is little to celebrate with the role of el-Shabazz in the history of the United States given the fact that he was murdered in cold blood with no one to successfully seek justice on his behalf.
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- February 19, 2026
- World Day of Social Justice 2026
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World Day of Social Justice is an annual international observance held on February 20 ostensibly formed to promote efforts tackling poverty, exclusion, gender inequality, unemployment, and human rights violations.
Declared by the UN in 2007, it emphasizes that social justice is essential for peace, security, and development while they gain control of you and your government surreptitiously. Their social justice consisting woke agendas forced on the populace by their leftist membership will never prevail in a free society.
Don't fall for the subterfuge which is their deviant spin on what they like to call "sustainability" but is instead a rather transparent ploy to either rule and control you and where you may live or kill you.
Make the UN leave you and yours alone.
The United Nations is an evil organization by which the leadership of third world nations seek to usurp and assume dominion over you and your property toward their own nefarious ends.
Don't fall for them or their misleading tactics like Agenda 2030, the World Health Organization and the other mechanism they employ to try and control how and where you live.
Keep what is yours. Get us OUT of the United Nations.
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- February 18, 2026
- National Drink Wine Day 2026
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I once drank a lot more wine than I do now. Well, seeing how I'm presently pretty much a teetotaler I don't drink any these days.
Suffice it to say I find the lifestyle satisfactory and I certainly will imbibe a little at the request of a host when an invited guest. Could a little snootful really hurt.
Today is National Drink Wine Day.
It is observed each year on February 18th under the auspices of one Todd McCalla who is obviously an exceptional sot.
It is one of those "unofficial" holidays which inspires us to try new varieties as a part of the human experience.
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- February 17, 2026
- Analog to Digital TV Day 2026
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I remember the old analog television days and that day the powers that be decided to switch over to digital broadcasts. The Digital Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 mandated the switch to improve signal quality and repurpose spectrum.
This involved purchasing an analog to digital converter for the existing television so that they could interoperate with the new system and I felt impending gloom and doom for a while before I realized that the mess was working fine.
Today is Analog to Digital TV Day.
It typically goes down around February 17th or June 12th and marks the historic US transition from analog to digital broadcasting.
It was originally scheduled for February 17, 2009 with the final switch happening that June 12. I must say that the picture quality and sound were improvements over the old stuff and my trepidations were totally unfounded.
Nowadays you buy digital televisions and there is no need for any type of converter box.
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- February 16, 2026
- Robert Duvall Passed Yesterday
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Robert Duvall
January 5, 1931 - February 15, 2026
One of my favorite actors passed yesterday. Robert Selden Duvall died at the age of 95 in Middleburg, Virginia. His was a long life and illustrious career of character acting which brought me much pleasure in the form of theatrical entertainment over the years.
He was born on January 5, 1931, in San Diego to Mildred Virginia (Hart) who was an amateur actress, and William Howard Duvall, a career military man who later became an admiral.
His was a life of steady work and many portrayals which I watched with great interest.
Some of my favorite portrayals from among his work include:
The Godfather franchise as Tom Hagen over many varying years
Deep Impact as Spurgeon Tanner in 1998
Sling Blade as Karl's father in 1996
A Family Thing as Earl in 1996 (he was also the producer)
Falling Down as Prendergast in 1993
Lonesome Dove as Augustus McCrae in 1989
Apocalypse Now as Lt Colonel Kilgore in 1979
To Kill A Mockingbird as Boo Radley in 1962
Aw gee, we've lost a wonderful actor known for a mannered presentation and we'll not see talent of his astounding range again soon.
Rest in Peace
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- February 16, 2026
- Presidents Day 2026
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It's another Presidents Day.
Though officially Washington's Birthday the feds have provisioned it as a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February.
It is typically celebrated to honor all those who served as president of the United States.
Since 1879, has been the federal holiday honoring Founding Father George Washington.
Washington led the Continental Army to victory in the American Revolutionary War.
He then presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
He served as the first US president from 1789 to 1797.
It has devolved into a day for sales and other such drivel associated with consumerism in the United States.
Happy President's Day anyway.
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- February 15, 2026
- Singles Awareness Day 2026
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I've had my share of those amorous interactions and seeking to pair off — yet never doing so. So while I have remained single, a number of other paramours such as those with whom I have interacted have likewise remained so.
Today is Singles Awareness Day.
Though not an official federal holiday, It is observed each February 15th — which is that day after Valentine's Day in the name of empowerment and a lighthearted alternative to celebrate singlehood and self appreciation.
It is held since 2001 under the auspices of one Dustin Barnes in the name of high school agers who may lack a complex world view celebrating the notion of being single and to dissuade some from those romantic pressures of Valentine's Day. The day seeks to dissipate any myths about single life celebrating independence rather than focusing on a lack of a partner. It reminds us that happiness and validation do not require a romantic relationship and expresses appreciating personal freedom, friendships, and self-care.
Me, I'm okay with remaining single given the pitfalls of seeking partnership as a lifestyle. I prefer this to a lifetime of whining and excuses for some poor choice otherwise.
Happy Singles Awareness Day.
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- February 14, 2026
- Valentines Day 2026
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Saint Valentine’s Day is celebrated today.
An annual February 14th observance, it is a global holiday dedicated to expressing love, affection, and friendship through greetings, gifts, flowers, and chocolates.
It's origins are a Christian feast day honoring St Valentine of Rome.
He was a 3rd century priest brutally executed on February 14th for secretly marrying couples against the orders of Emperor Claudius II.
The day evolved during the middle ages into a celebration of romance.
Those origins are the Roman festival of Lupercalia. It became a Christian feast day by Pope Gelasius I in the 5th century.
It later became associated with romantic love in the 14th century, linked to traditions of courtly love and the belief that mid February was the start of bird mating season.
During my career with the City of Columbia I became immersed in the tradition of chocolates for the ladies at work.
These were always consumed with great relish and I have seen 5 two pound Whitman's Samplers go down like so much fluff in a strong wind.
I have always wondered if somebody took my place after they ran me off. Probably not.
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- February 13, 2026
- National Self-Love Day 2026
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So this may appear rather self serving but today is National Self-Love Day.
The entire concept raises images of self indulgent sexual overtones and erotic auto stimulatory interludes here and there. Really, I do have better and more productive preoccupations with which to concern myself.
This day is observed each year on February 13 in the name of fostering self-compassion, care, and high regard for one's own well-being.
It is intentionally scheduled the day before Valentine's Day and serves as a reminder that self-love is foundational, encouraging individuals to practice self-care, set boundaries, and honor their own needs.
It is a day to remind yourself that you are worthy of love, specifically the love you give to yourself and the notion that you should stop putting yourself last.
Happy National Self-Love Day. Go ahead, give yourself a big hand.
I hope you're ready for Valentines Day tomorrow.
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- February 12, 2026
- Darwin Day 2026
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Charles Darwin's gave the world the theory of evolution. It explained that by natural selection species change over time through descent from common ancestors. Those advantageous traits become more prevalent as organisms adapt to their environment. It is a foundational concept in modern biology.
He proposed Natural Selection as the mechanism by which organisms better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive, reproduce, and pass beneficial traits to their offspring, leading to gradual changes in the species.
He established that all life shares a common ancestry, and shifted our understanding from supernatural process to natural processes as detailed in his book On the Origin of Species.
He introduced common descent as the idea that all living things are related and evolved from a single ancestral species.
He provided a scientific framework whereby evolution was transformed from philosophical speculation into a testable scientific theory, supported by evidence from geology, paleontology, and biology.
His work provided a unified explanation for the diversity and complexity of life, influencing genetics, ecology, anthropology, and even psychology.
Darwin provided a natural, scientific explanation for how life adapts and diversifies and this was a shift from a supernatural to a natural-laws-based understanding of the planet biosphere.
We mark another Darwin Day in commemoration of the birthday of Charles Darwin on February 12, 1809.
The day is used to highlight Darwin's contributions to science and to promote science in general.
Darwin Day is celebrated internationally.
I sometimes wonder if various individuals ever had the opportunity to participate in any form of evolution or natural selection. There are even awards for these types called hilariously 'The Darwin Awards'. It really is amazing how far others may go in pursuit of that utter lack of comportment and inane refinement they exhibit.
Happy Darwin Day.
See Also:
International Darwin Day 2022
Evolution Day 2019
I'm NOT a Transhumanist
Evolution Day
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- February 11, 2026
- National Make a Friend Day 2026
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I have had issues over the years making friends. It seems that I entrust those who are untrustworthy at times and the residual hard feelings have been a difficult matter to overcome.
Today is National Make a Friend Day.
It is observed each year on February 11th and promotes meeting new people, cultivating new relationships, and appreciating existing friends.
It highlights the importance of social connections for personal growth, health, and happiness, often by encouraging people to step out of their comfort zone.
I now have a lot of good friends with whom I interact as often as possible. We have get togethers at the sushi restaurant where they marvel at both my sushi connoisseur expertise ... and my appetite for sushi and sashimi.
I haven't always wanted to be the friend I should be. I have lived to regret some of those actions which resulted from this attitude. As the adage goes, "If you want a friend, be a friend". I now try to be as good a friend as you may acquire in your lifetime. I attribute this to trial and error; learning from my mistakes.
Happy National Make a Friend Day to you.
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