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- November 2, 2025
- Deviled Eggs Day 2025
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I have been known to consume a few deviled eggs in my day. They typically find themselves consumed most when they make it to the dinner table early — and are not brought out halfway through the main course of Thanksgiving dinner as we did one year. I recall that year having a whole tray of them untouched.
Deviled eggs are a popular food made from boiled eggs. Traditionally, the yolk is scooped out, mixed with mayo and seasonings then returned to the boiled egg white shells for consumption. Deviled eggs are served cold. The mark of a really good chef are those creative touches with the filling returned to the egg whites. I am also a fan of paprika sprinkled over the top of them.
Deviled eggs can be traced back to ancient Rome. It is believed that they began as the first course. Today deviled eggs are a very popular appetizer in European and American cuisine.
They are traditionally also prepared as part of the Easter meal in many parts of the world. In the United States, deviled eggs are served in a special platter with slots to fit the egg halves.
It is said that the term "deviled eggs" may be traced to the 18th century. During that time, deviled was a culinary term for the addition of extra spices to various foods. As in "hot hot hot".
Just try to remember to bring them out first. They are less savored as a surprise in the middle of the meal.
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- November 1, 2025
- Audobon Hummingbird Feeder Zero
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I took my hummingbird feeders down last Tuesday. What is usually a clean up and store for the season became a clean up and recycle for the trash that they are. What a rip off I will neither forgive nor forget.
So THIS year I thought I would be "smart" and purchase an Audobon hummingbird feeder thinking it would be a "smart" alternative to the crappy plastic and glass monstrosities I have become used to in stores the likes of Walmart and Lowes.
Well guess what. The Audobon Society didn't hurt themselves manufacturing the feeders I bought. They were as low quality and shoddy of construction as ANYTHING I thought might be a wise purchase.
The parts didn't fit well. The plastic bleached out in record time. The birds ate from them just fine — but the human who spent his hard earned retirement fundage to buy them was left in utter disgust for the absolutely dismal quality of that particular merchandise.
So much for thinking quality manufacture was available from a national organization which is supposedly dedicated to the support of birds and birding internationally .
These feeders are in the recycle bin headed for the big lump of plastics and glass they should have remained prior to being purchased by a sucker like me.
Boo Audobon Hummingbird Feeder. You are absolutely the WORST.
Don't buy these idiot's junk.
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- October 31, 2025
- Happy Halloween 2025
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The ancient November first festival called Samhain marked the beginnings of what we know as Halloween these days.
The Celts believed the times marked a blurring of those boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead allowing the ghosts of the dead to return to Earth. To ward off any threatening spirits, they would light bonfires and wear costumes.
The holiday became influenced by Christianity and the Eve of All Saints' Day (November 1st) aka All Hallows' Eve, or Halloween.
In my time it marked the end of summer and the harvest. When I was a child there were harvest festivals in rural Aiken County South Carolina and Bingham County, Idaho where I spent large chunks of my childhood in days gone by.
Over time, the holiday melded with other traditions evolving into a festival with parties, ghost stories, and the traditions of dressing up and going door-to-door for food or money — which eventually became our trick-or-treat tradition for candy and other goodies.
So in this my once favorite time of the year prior to my becoming an old man unsuitable for those antics including the collection of sweets and so forth I wish you and yours a happy Halloween ...
And don't let the spirits get you !
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- October 30, 2025
- Buy a Doughnut Day 2025
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We have an unofficial holiday called "Buy a Doughnut Day" observed each October 30 annually.
The day is meant to provide a vehicle by which you may go out and buy one or more doughnuts for your personal enjoyment.
Ideally you would go to your favorite doughnut shop, bakery, or grocery store.
Some of my most favorite doughnuts come from Duck Donuts over in the Five Points section of town.
Cross Hill Market 702 Cross Hill Rd Suite 100B, Columbia, SC 29205.
I used to be a big fan of Dunkin' Donuts until that fateful day I encountered the rude bitch in charge of the location at 549 Knox Abbott Dr in Cayce.
She thought she was going to 'dress me down' in front of a bunch of dullard educators from the high school who thought it all was quite funny — but that went over like a lead balloon when I started walking up into the faces of a couple of them all ready to clean their plows.
I controlled my urge to make anyone spit teeth all over the establishment and left never to return there or at any other stupid Dunkin Donuts location thereafter. I just thought she was the rudest whore on the planet and I lost all interest in doing business with a chain that would hire such a white trash hussy ...
The ironic tragedy was that I was such a tremendous fan of the Dunkin cruller at that time. I never had the desire for another after that day.
So happy Buy a Doughnut Day anyway. Try not to bitch slap any rude malicious female during the course of the day.
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- October 29, 2025
- Richard Dreyfuss Birthday 2025
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I remember shortly after graduation and just before I enlisted in the Navy watching the movie Jaws. It was a scary thing for me having been an ocean swimmer for the bulk of my life at that point.
In particular, I was haunted by the scene where the character Quint relates surviving the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the horrors of shark attacks in the water.
The grim memory was the stuff of my nightmares for a long time.
In the movie Richard Dreyfuss played Matt Hooper who was an oceanographer with a fascination for sharks hired by police chief Martin Brody during the infamous "Amity Incident" of July 1974 where some children were eaten in very graphic scenes of apex predator horror.
Since that time I have always paid attention to the career of Richard Dreyfuss because of the stunning portrayals of that movie.
Mr Dreyfuss was born October 29, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York. He is known for finely crafted character acting and has been featured in other various movies I've watched over the years such as American Graffiti.
So as he hits the big seven seven I wish him well in his future endeavors and thank him for a lifetime of excellent thespian performances.
Happy Birthday to you !
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- October 28, 2025
- National Chocolate Day 2025
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In the realm of chocolate there are two primary varieties and innumerable sub varieties:
You have your milk chocolates and your dark chocolates. I personally prefer the dark chocolate because I view it as being more beneficial to my health. My mother prefers the milk chocolate because she likes the flavor compared to the dark.
Today is National Chocolate Day.
It is observed each October 28 in recognition of one of the most favored tastes in the world, that of chocolate.
This day celebrates all things chocolate.
Chocolate has been around for over 3000 years and originates in central America with an ancient civilization known as the Olmecs. They introduced it to the Mayans who in turn passed it to the Aztecs where it became shared with European explorers who brought it to Florida sometime in the mid 1600s.
At that time it was consumed as an unsweetened drink and was not sweet nor solid bars or pieces.
So regardless of whether your tastes are the sweet "dutch process" (milk) chocolate or the dark varieties chocolate remains a health food full of flavonoids and other good things for living people.
A happy National Chocolate Day to you !
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- October 27, 2025
- Navy Day 2025
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I recall the somber mood and overt saddness my learning of the passing of Master Chief Wayne Mead placed on me recently.
I feel that dark funk continues to pervade my soul. It seems that my icons and heros are falling by the wayside continually as I proceed on my journey.
When I was in the Navy I was likely your worst nightmare.
I had to keep "showing my ass" to a bare minimum lest word get back to Master Chief Williamson (my daddy) and there be trouble on the homestead.
Today is Navy Day.
It is observed under the auspices of the Navy League of the United States each October 27 in honor of naval service members, both past and present since 1922.
It commemorates both the founding of the Navy in 1775 and the birthday of Theodore Roosevelt who was an advocate for sea power of our nation.
Armed Forces Day replaced it as a formal holiday in 1949 but Navy Day remains dear to the hearts of too many to be ignored.
While not a formal national holiday, many people and organizations still observe the day like me.
So that legacy of the Navy remains with me. I have tried to make amends for not being the exemplary sailor my dad was. The thoughts of my performance have followed me and caused me to participate in programs with which I might have avoided otherwise.
Happy Navy Day.
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- October 26, 2025
- National Pumpkin Day 2025
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Today is National Pumpkin Day.
The pumpkin has been both decoration and food for as long as I can remember.
The 26th of October brings all this to the fore with the gourd being the inspiration for competitions and festivals all over the fall season.
One of the oldest domesticated plants there is evidence for their cultivation back as far as 7500 to 5500 BC.
You can roast and eat the seeds, use the flesh for all manner of pies and pastries and such.
The blossoms are popular food items as well.
There is even a johnny come lately coffee drink which has gained autumn popularity with the faddish coffee outlets around.
Dried and hollowed out shells make highly practical bowls and storage containers.
So consider the pumpkin.
A versatile and highly useful plant species we have enjoyed for eons.
Happy National Pumpkin Day.
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- October 25, 2025
- International Artist Day 2025
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Back in the day when I thought I might live forever my personal last word in artists and the artistic was Eldon Dewitt Casey. Yes, my friend could wield a pen or pencil with authority and use any medium on the planet in pursuit of his creations and the day he left my presence for things beyond this Earth found me wanting more — but never to regain it .
Though he called himself a "sign writer" he was an illustrator and craftsman who forged new creations from his mind to the wood, paper, metal, and paints he would apply so diligently and with the utmost care.
Pen and ink, watercolors, oils, wood carving, intricate constructions, sculpting tree trunks, whatever he had going on you could tell it would be special.
Today International Artist Day.
The day celebrates those essential contributions of artists to society and culture. Contributions like those of the late Eldon Dewitt Casey.
Celebrated on October 25th, this day was created by Canadian artist Chris MacClure in 2004.
The day promotes art and artists and also encourages communities to support creative individuals and appreciate how artists shape experiences, challenge norms, and foster connection and emotional well-being through diverse artistic mediums.
Though he has been gone these many years, I still have examples of the fine art he created over the 30 some odd years we were best friends. I was lucky to have known such a talented individual and fine fellow as Eldon Dewitt Casey.
Rest in peace.
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- October 24, 2025
- Autumn Leaf Color Peakage
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We've reached the general time of peak coloration of the fall leaves round these here parts.
Shucks, y'all, I never make it up to the Blue Ridge Parkway anymore. There was a time where I could be found riding the Pigsah Range segment up through Craggy Gardens often and it was something quite close to what I construe heaven to be like.
So anyway, the autumn leaves peak around mid October through early November and we're rapidly approaching November.
I find myself being beckoned to return to yon Asheville way. Perhaps I'll stop at Fletcher and visit an old friend if she is around.
My main concern is perhaps catching a few leaves with vibrant fall color still in the trees.
Wish me luck !
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- October 23, 2025
- National Slap Your Annoying Coworker Day 2025
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During my career I was always one to joke about bitch slapping my co workers.
Primarily those I found exceedingly annoying — which was a fair number of them in retrospect and YES they found me offensive on occasion and were further annoyed by the fact that I did not take their offense to heart.
Today is National Slap Your Annoying Coworker Day.
It is an unofficial holiday on October 23rd that is meant to be "tongue in cheek" and is NOT a day for actual physical violence, regardless of the restraint you must exercise to keep from actually popping some evil bitch who richly deserves it upside his or her stupid head.
The day is about making a joke of workplace frustrations.
If you get carried away in your celebrations and actually slap another person you may suffer fairly serious consequences on the order of termination or even legal actions.
So as you curtail your violent impulses in the context of the day you otherwise observe this in the manner of your choosing. You can get a load of some slapstick humor — or other modality which does not feature actual physical assault.
Moe - Larry - Curly - Shemp - Joe.
Enjoy the day but maintain your decorum in the workplace, please. If I could do it, you can do it.
Happy National Slap Your Annoying Coworker Day and maintain the true spirit of the day !
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- October 22, 2025
- National Color Day 2025
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Today is National Color Day.
It is observed each October 22nd in an effort to acknowledge and appreciate the impact color have on our lives.
The focus of the day is noticing how colors influence our mood, productivity, and behavior. It is also in celebration of that creativity and esthetic appeal colors bring to the world.
So I would surmise that the day raises awareness about the psychological effects of colors, and acts as a vehicle of inspiration for the creativity and self-expression they make possible.
Reflecting on the colors around you, engaging color theory, wearing your favorite color, or participation in any activity that involves color, such as art or design is a suitable way to spend the day.
It is said that different colors can have specific associations and evoke different feelings. I'm not one to question the propriety of expertise but the color I personally experience is much more subjective and subdued.
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- October 21, 2025
- Reptile Awareness Day 2025
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When I was a child in the remote rural Aiken County South Carolina area in which I lived I was more "reptile oriented" than I am now ...
Or even was later in my late childhood.
After all, there were always a number of turtles and snakes around and I could toy with these to my heart's content and I did so until a paycheck became my prime focus in life.
Today is Reptile Awareness Day.
It goes down each October 21st and is meant to promote reptiles as a facet of learning in people — including their habitats and threats they face in an ever encroaching world which humans occupy and make all attempts to take from them.
It is said that the number of reptilian species is in excess of 10,000 and that they live worldwide except in Antarctica. I have often wondered if this count includes the Reptilian humanoids who consider themselves to be Native earthlings or the treacherous Draco reptilians who are untrustworthy manipulator mercenary agents from another extraterrestrial culture and like to dine on very young blonde blue eyed female humans.
These utilize what is said to be "mind control" to keep humans in place. I would like to state publicly that hypnosis and mind control does not work with me and never has. If I ever discover I have a terminal illness with inevitable and rapidly approaching death I intend to pick an alien base built by the US in conjunction with aliens in Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, Alaska and take them out with extreme prejudice. Dead is dead and I prefer to go down fighting the good fight. Stupid majestic 12 traitors.
So the terran reptiles are our focus during Reptile Awareness Day. I would like to bear witness to the day and apologize to those reptiles I abused before I knew better.
Observing this day involves little more than educating yourself and others regarding various reptile species and including the sharing of any facts you may have. Donations are a nice touch and zoos and sanctuaries may be visited if you want to learn even more.
The responsible pet ownership angle should be approached and if you go that route a reptile veterinarian is a good first contact. Practice ethical herpetoculture by learning the responsible care of reptiles kept as pets.
I dare say my interaction with reptiles ended a number of years back unless you're talking Draco Reptilians which I have been studying for years and may or may not consider to pursue in the name of showing just who is whom in the world domination game.
See Also:
National Iguana Awareness Day 2024
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- October 20, 2025
- National Day on Writing 2025
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I once fancied myself a writer. I had to settle for 'wordsmith' because I never had the ambition to sit down and work out any magnum opus though the thoughts were there and I was able.
Today is National Day on Writing, aka National Journalism Day. It is held under the auspices of the National Council of Teachers of English and was recognized in 2009 and 2010 by Senate resolutions. It is meant to bring the role of writing in everyday life.
However, when I noticed how the teachers stopped teaching hand writing altogether in the local school systems I knew that they only give mouth service to education and are in essence just a bunch of libtards out to indoctrinate rather than educate the children of the world.
I will likely never regain respect for another teacher in the public school system again. Those with whom I worked who didn't bother to check their facts before spouting off their ignorant mouths might do well to watch their dumb asses.
The NCTE says the holiday exists to:
1. highlight the remarkable variety of writing we engage in today;
2. provide a collection for research on whether writing today has risen to new highs or sunk to new lows; and
3. help us help others to write better.
Boo teachers.
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