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- May 26, 2025
- Memorial Day 2025
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I have endured the suffering of many Memorial Days in recent memory. Both my biological and step fathers were career military and have passed this earth. Not to trivialize my stepfather at all — but my biological father in particular had a very painful passing to witness in all my helplessness. Though they did not die in combat I still observe and honor their service on this day. They were both military retirees, as 'gung-ho' as it gets, and my closest family.
Memorial Day is one of our federal holidays in the United States. It is observed on the last Monday of May. It honors and mourns our military personnel who died while serving in the US Armed Forces. It's orgins are in a holiday called Decoration Day in those years following the Civil War. It is marked by visiting cemeteries, decorating graves, and participating in memorial events.
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- May 25, 2025
- National Wine Day 2025
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I was more of a wine drinker while a younger man. Then I went through my liqueur phase where I drank a lot of Drambuie and Contreaux.
The wine was easier to down and more 'thirst quenching' than the liquors I also consumed were.
I would make fun of others with my 'A box of wine, a can of beans, and you" quips as I found myself more and more less preoccupied with socializing while drinking than I was with simply 'copping a buzz'.
I called it all "drinking for effect".
Today is National Wine Day.
The day is meant to promote the enjoyment of this fermented drink’s many types and is observed each May 25th.
Wine enthusiasts hold tastings and all those socials and fetes I used to avoid for all the mingling.
I don't mingle.
Regardless, I will partake of a snootful if one is being offered and I can engage conversation in my old age like I never could as the post-teenage sophomoric human being I was early on.
Happy National Wine Day. If you enjoy wine I hope you have a great day.
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- May 24, 2025
- National Wig Out Day 2025
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Wigs aren't really my thing. I have never been crazy about male pattern baldness either but the thought of applying a rug or worse is far less appealing.
Call me old fashioned.
Today is National Wig Out Day.
It happens 10 days prior to the first Monday of June which falls on May 24 this year.
It is held under the auspices of sisters Kate and Alice Clark who just wanted to inspire the people of Bellingham, Washington state to go to work wearing all manner of crazy wigs.
Crazy is right.
The festivities culimnate in a party that evening.
I try to accommodate a lot of things. I don't think the wig is something that I should engage on a regular basis ...
I mean, what do you think ?
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- May 23, 2025
- National Cooler Day 2025
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I had scheduled a trip to Northeast Florida recently. Then a white trash piece of shit driving a four cylinder wreck struck me in the rear of my brand new truck. The tard said he was sorry and that he didn't have insurance. My mom thinks I've been sucker. The truck had less than 1000 miles on it at the time.
I still have visions of enacting extreme violence toward this person dancing in my head. But I digress ...
My brother had spontaneously lent me a fine bar handled Lifetime Cooler in gray with blue and black trim. I still have it. It is quite the sturdy ice chest and I even used it as an additional seat recently.
Be all of this as it may my truck will be repaired on May 27. I am assured that the there will be no evidence for the past damage — which was a harsher situation on the white trash suck ass perpetrator's vehicle whereas mine suffered primarily scratches.
When it is returned to me I hope to resume my plans to travel to Florida and pay my respects to my beloved cousin John Michael Holladay whose final resting place is in Astor, Florida. I will attend to this with his son, John Michael Holladay Jr whom I will pick up enroute.
I will take the cooler with me full of ice and drinks and such. Of course all of this will be contingent on the availability of the schedules of those involved.
Today is National Cooler Day.
It is observed on the Friday before Memorial Day. I view this as appropriate since Memorial Day is one of those holidays to which a cooler adds enjoyment. My brother received a new go to hell Yeti cooler upon his retirement and therefore is in no hurry to get his back ...
All I know is I will enjoy the big gray box my brother allowed me to borrow.
Happy National Cooler Day to you and I hope nobody rams your brand new truck in the back.
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- May 22, 2025
- Buy a Musical Instrument Day 2025
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I once was going to play the piano.
Then I got the ass for the person from who I bought my instrument inspiring me to give it to my niece so I wouldn't have to look at it. She already knew how to play but did nothing with it either.
Maybe tommorrow ...
Today is Buy A Musical Instrument Day.
Observed each May 22nd, the day is to provide motivation for people to acquire brand new musical instruments to add melodic content to their lives.
I don't play the piano. I play tone poems which are often mistaken for actual playing; but are mostly spontaneous happenings which come and go but rarely repeat.
I have also delved into the Pan pipe and various drums as well.
So if Buy A Musical Instrument Day inspires you to purchase an instrument and truly learn to play it well then the day is a personal success for you.
Anything less is something else.
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- May 21, 2025
- Eat More Fruits and Vegetables Day 2025
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Nothing could be more true than the old adage "You are what you eat". Yes, the more high quality nutrients you place into your mix the better off you'll be in the long run.
Today is Eat More Fruits and Vegetables Day. It is observed annually on May 21st. It corresponds to the growing season and availability added fruit and vegetables for the diet in general.
I sometimes think back on all of the obesity I could have staved off in my past had I been vegan.Oh well, that was then and this is now. I gave up the fast food by and large long ago, but still can't resist a nice burger or fried chicken to this day.
I think my change from cottonseed and other bulk supply ' Navy Exchange commissary' oils to straight extra virgin olive oil to be one of the most profound nutrient changes I have ever made. I have also tried to include a variety of fruit and vegetables as the staples which hold everything together.
Happy Eat More Fruits and Vegetables Day.
Try not to live the entirety of your life as some big fat blivet.
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- May 20, 2025
- World Bee Day 2025
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Honey Bees are endangered. If we drive them to extinction food production will be adversely affected beyond our wildest dreams. Yet, there were no consequences for the Dorchester County lame brain employees who killed millions of honeybees after spraying for mosquitos. A bunch of self righeous whining made the rounds — but that was about it.
• Where were the prosecutions ?
• Where were the incarcerations ?
• Where were the summary executions with extreme prejudice ?
Today is World Bee Day.
It is held internationally each May 20 under the auspices of the Slovenian Beekeepers’ Association.
It would seem that Americans are way too selfish to institute any meaningful action themselves.
On this day, beekeeping events are held to educate the general public about the importance of bees and beekeeping. Pollinators and their protection is the gist of the observance.
Bees, are of the most important pollinators. Bees contribute to food and sustainable agriculture, biodiversity, and food security. Bees also play an important role in climate change mitigation and environmental conservation. Bees assist greatly in solving issues of hunger and poverty. They combat both poverty and hunger. Bees are critical to our survival. Scientific studies have proven that bees are becoming increasingly endangered.
With idiots like the Dorchester County employees spraying peticides without even bothering to consider collateral damage says it all in these days of morons being paid with tax dollars to screw over the rest of the population.
Protect bees and their habitats on World Bee Day and every other day as well.
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- May 19, 2025
- Malcolm X Day 2025
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el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz was a personality with whom I always wanted to have a conversation. His radical ideas appealed to me and his fearless confrontational style likewise was a personal draw.
Like his contemporary, James Baldwin he didn't hold his tongue for anybody anytime anywhere.
Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little and became el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz as a function of his evolution as a man. I have sometimes wondered if we would have gotten along, with him being of his time and me being of mine.
He was born May 19, 1925 and was murdered February 21, 1965.
I was nine about to turn ten years old in Aragona Village, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
His claim to fame was African American revolutionary, Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965. As a spokesman for the Nation of Islam until 1964 after which he left the movement, he was a vocal advocate for black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the African American community.
Immersed in controversy and accused of preaching violence, Malcolm X is also a widely celebrated figure within African American and Muslim communities and for his pursuit of racial justice.
See Also:
Malcolm X Day 2023
Happy Birthday Denzel Washington
I am James Baldwin
Malcolm X Day 2020
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- May 18, 2025
- National Visit Your Relatives Day 2025
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Thinking back I recall all of my relatives who have passed away and wistfully remember various vignettes of them. I recall the last reunion held by my cousin Fritz Jolly and the joy it brought to me personally and just how many of those who are there are no longer with us, including good ole Fritz himself ...
Today is National Visit Your Relatives Day.
It is held each May 18 and dedicates itself to spending time with family and attempting to cherish each and every moment.
In our busy workaday worlds we sometimes forget what is most important. Mingling with family is right up there at the top of those possibilities. It is how we stay rooted in our various cultures and remember our traditions.
Showing appreciation for those who stood by us no matter what, encountering and interacting with siblings, cousins, and others, and simply appreciating having a family with whom to visit are the impetus of this day.
Bringing the family together is an admirable pursuit. The quality and quantity of counters diminish over time as we all grow older and cultivate idiosyncratic aspects which may or may not mesh.
So happy National Visit Your Relatives Day and I hope you get out there and make the best of what you have in relative company while you still have them to enjoy.
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- May 17, 2025
- National Linda Day 2025
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My cousin Linda is slightly younger than I.
She is a lady of finance having done that work her entire career and finds herself at the pinnacle of that environment at a bank on the coast.
Today is National Linda Day.
It is observed on May 17 annually and is a day set aside to celebrate all the Lindas of the world. It is a name of German extraction which means soft or tender.
Linda is also derived from the feminine form of "Lindo" and means beautiful, pretty, or cute in Spanish and Portuguese. It means clean in Italian.
Regardless, my Linda is pretty, smart, urbane, and worldly.
I think of her every so often in these later days of my life in an effort to correlate my situation viz a vis the world at large.
Happy Linda Day to you and yours ... particularly if they too are named Linda.
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- May 16, 2025
- Shades Day 2025
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The Brits have a holiday whereby they take pictures of themselves wearing sunglasses.
The popularity of sunglasses here in the states gives rise to thoughts of wearing them myself.
I recall the old days in California where everyone had glasses and a separate set of shades. A popular model were the 'diamond shades' with multiangular lens borders. They were ususally seen on the 'tough girls' of the area who liked to flaunt such accessories. Shades Day happens in Great Britain under the asupices of the Family Holiday Association on the closest friday to International Day of the Family which happens on May 15th this year. That would put it on the following day, May 16th.
Protection of the eyes from the sun's rays can be dated back to prehistoric times with the use of flattened walrus ivory to shield the eyes from the sun. In 1752, an English optician one James Ayscough began designing spectacles with tinted lenses for the same reason. Protection from the sun was not a prime consideration at that point in time. In the very late 1800s the first company to produce sunglasses with UV protection was Rodenstock GmbH (LLC). Nowadays UV protection is the prime consideration and reason for donning sunglasses.
Ancient historical accounts indicate that some judges also wore them to hide their facial expressions while questioning witnesses in court. In Venice, glasses worn by women and children to protect their eyes from the glare reflected in the water of the canals were known as "Murano glasses".
So whip out those shades and style them around town so you may be that trendy type you always were.
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- May 15, 2025
- National Notebook Day 2025
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I have a friend who is a prodigious taker of notes.
She maintains large leather bound notebooks full of her various observations and comparative readings of indicators during her many projects.
For this reason, I have bestowed several fine notebooks upon her on occasion.
Somehow the plain paper and wire bound notebooks seem woefully insufficient.
Today is National Notebook Day.
Held under the auspices of a stationery company called May Design since 2016 it is observed on the third Thursday of May, and this year making it May 15 this year.
The day would have people record their thoughts, events, and information in a notebook.
Those of us who do a lot of thinking and project oriented works should be equipped with a notebook or journal so total recall is less problematic.
I take a lot of notes myself. However, being the child of the information age I am I use a desktop program called Notepad++ instead of a leather bound paper notebook.
In fact, people who call the notebook computer itself a "laptop" only make public their ignorance of technology — as well as the fact that they haven't been around sufficiently long enough to know better.
Be all this as it may I hope you'll take a moment to procure the notebook of your choice and use it when you need to record data for future retrieval.
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- May 14, 2025
- Om Day 2025
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I have read most of the works of T Lobsang Rampa.
His is quite a story which many find unbelievable.
I think the concept of taking over the body of another person to be quite the stretch myself.
However, I spurred my interest in Hindu mantra and thoughts of those things beyond the world we know.
One was Oṃ maṇi padme hūm̐ a sanskrit mantra which is profusely utilized in hindu religious practice named for the the Indian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera).
Today is Om Day.
It happens annually on May 14 and celebrates "creation" which is the meaning of Om such that it is a sacred syllable.
It is not a commonly used name in the United States but has a greater prevalence in Alaska.
Regardless, it is not a futile effort to engage the various mantra of the Hindu.
The Hindu are one of the oldest civilizations on Earth and likely were set here by those extraterrestrials we once called "The Elohim".
The entirety of the concept called religion is much more complicated that I had originally envisioned.
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- May 13, 2025
- Children of Fallen Patriots Day 2025
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There is nothing more tragic than to see a child who has lost his or her parent to armed conflict in the name of defending their country.
There are a number who are quite stoic and withstand those proceedings in the absence of a lot of emotion.
Then there are those like me who can't seem to curtail the tears ...
Even though my first personal loss came when I was 45 and didn't involve conflict; only lifestyle.
Regardless, when you lose a parent that age upon which the event occurs becomes telling on the personality of those left behind.
Some things simply cannot be comforted.
Today is Children of Fallen Patriots Day.
It is observed on each May 13 annually under the auspices of the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation since 2014.
The day is an attempt to honor the pain and sacrifice of children who have lost a parent to military martyrdom.
The objective is to appreciate the young individuals who live tragically altered lives due to a parent passing away in the line of duty.
May 13 was chosen as Children of Fallen Patriots Day because it was the day the Arlington National Cemetery was established in 1864.
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