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- April 13, 2026
- International Plant Appreciation Day 2026
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I never acquired the green thumb of both my grandmothers and my father in particular. It is amazing to realize the great masses of greenery they were able to cultivate with little to no apparent effort and I am left stupefied by my inherent lack of skill.
Dr Bill Robinson once told me to my face that I was of inferior genetics. Perhaps this is part of that manifestation.
Today is International Plant Appreciation Day.
It is observed each April 13 and is meant to be a vehicle to promote the beauty, diversity, and vital importance of plants. Particularly from a standpoint of providing oxygen, improving air quality, and supporting mental health.
International Plant Appreciation Day is NOT National Houseplant Appreciation Day, which occurs on January 10.
Happy International Plant Appreciation Day and I hope your thumb is as green as emeralds.
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- April 12, 2026
- National Walk on Your Wild Side Day 2026
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Today is a day to break out of daily routines, push boundaries, and try something unexpected or adventurous.
Known as National Walk on Your Wild Side Day it is one of those Thomas and Ruth Roy of Wellcat.com holidays held each April 12and encourages embracing uniqueness and overcoming the fear of the opinions of others.
At this stage of my game I am not entirely sure that I will ever participate. By this time in my life I feel my comfort zone is so very far and wide that unpredictable behavior has become predictable.
The crux of the day is live with a bit more excitement rather than just sticking to the ordinary.
"Walk on the wild side" refers to engaging in risky, adventurous, or unconventional behavior.
This may include the exploration of taboo subjects or lifestyles.
The notion was popularized by Lou Reed’s 1972 song, it specifically highlights the lives of 1970s New York subcultures, including transgender people, drag performers, and drug use.
As for me, the drugs and sexual perversion are out.
You go for what your personality requires.
See Also:
Walk On Your Wild Side Day 2025
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- April 11, 2026
- National Pet Day 2026
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I once fancied myself an alligator owner. Yes, I thought I was going to be a wrangler of the large reptiles and stick my thumb in their butt holes to piss them off if they tried to become unmanageable.
Luckily, my fantasy never evolved beyond South Park, Cartman's fool antics, and those things that might have been otherwise.
Today we have another National Pet Day.
It is observed on April 11 each year to honor the joy and companionship that pets bring to our lives and to promote pet adoption from shelters.
It encourages people to show extra love to their pets and raise awareness about the many animals in need of homes.
So get out there and rescue that alligator and take him home to be pampered the rest of his life.
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- April 10, 2026
- Safety Pin invented this day in 1849
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Ah, the humble safety pin. I've been known to utilize them in my various attempts at being fashionable at work. They provide for fastening when none is otherwise available.
They are versatile tools primarily used to temporarily fasten fabrics, mend clothing, and repair gear.
They are essential in sewing, quilting, and emergency situations, serving as quick fixes for broken buttons, zipper pulls, or torn items.
Their sharp, durable design also allows for practical uses like removing splinters.
In 1849, Walter Hunt received the first U.S. patent for a safety pin.
There is even an international safety pin day which, of course corresponds to today.
International Safety Pin Day 2023
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- April 9, 2026
- Bananas began being sold in London Markets in 1633
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On this day in the year 1633, people gathered outside a shop window in London to stare at something few of them had ever seen.
They was clusters of strange, curved fruits recently arrived from Bermuda.
This variety was a banana called "plantain" and were nothing like the sweet, familiar Cavendish variety many of us eat today. They likely were intended to be cooked and not eaten fresh.
I have a lot of experience with Caribbean variety bananas. They range from the fingerling appearing bunches to the gigantic "cut and fry” varieties common to tropical dinner tables in the southeast United States.
Over the years I have cultivated a taste for the various ways bananas are prepared and indeed, as they say the Cavendish variety is going away due to some fungal problem we may be relegated to the plantains once again in the future.
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- April 8, 2026
- Draw a Bird Day 2026
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We have yet another Draw a Bird Day (DABDay) for the encouragement of people to draw birds and place them on display.
Draw a Bird Day (April 8th) is an international informal event dedicated to creating simple bird art in the name of bringing a little joy.
It was inspired by one Dorie Cooper who was a young girl in 1943.
Anyone can participate by simply sketching, painting, or crafting any bird in any style, often sharing them to celebrate nature and creativity.
This is not a technical exercise in perfection. It is meant to be simple and fun.
Any manner of bird subject is appropriate.
Any media are likewise appropriate.
I have participated for a number of years now.
See Also:
Draw a Bird Day 2025
Draw A Bird Day 2023
Draw a Bird Day 2022
Draw a bird day 2019
Draw A Bird Day 2018
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- April 7, 2026
- John Prine passed in 2020
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You know, sometimes a man can't see something good when it stands before him and belts out a song. Such was my first encounter with John Prine. He was someone I had never considered for his music and therein lay my mistake.
Becoming a late bloomer in the fandom of John Prine is one of those things I regret very much in my own life. John Edward Prine was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He blended folk, blues, and country music into his own unique style.
The youngest of four sons, his brother Dave Prine taught him his first guitar chords.
Often times his music addressed social issues and marginalized lives, and were known for their poignant storytelling, wry humor, and rough vocals. Prine emerged from the Chicago folk scene in the 1970s, and his 1971 self-titled debut album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2014.
He won Grammys in 1992 and 2006.
John Prine was born October 10, 1946, Maywood, IL and died April 7, 2020 (at age 73) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
His wife was one Fiona Whelan whom he married 1996–2020). He has two children, Tommy Prine, Jack Prine. Previously he was married to Ann Carole (1966–1982) and Rachel Peer (1984–1988).
When all is said and done I hope I get to meet John Prine in the hereafter and possibly bestow some of the honor I failed to give him in the living years.
See Also:
The late John Prine's Birthday
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- April 6, 2026
- National Tartan Day 2026
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Today I observe my maternal Scottish culture and heritage with National Tartan Day.
Tartan Day was founded in Nova Scotia as an annual celebration of Scottish culture and heritage and has grown more popular every year.
We have a local gathering called "Tartan Day South" which recently transpired at the end of March.
It's all very exciting to realize that there is a contingent of people with similar backgrounds as my own.
In the US, it was declared 'Tartan Day' by the Senate in 1998 to celebrate the outstanding achievements and contributions made by Scottish Americans to the United States.
Slàinte Mhath !
Slàinte mhòr !
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- April 5, 2026
- Easter Sunday 2026
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- April 4, 2026
- MLK Assassination
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Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 pm CST.
He was shot while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, and was pronounced dead shortly after at a local hospital.
He was 39 years old and in the process of supporting a sanitation workers' strike.
Dr King was in Memphis to lead a peaceful march and support the Poor People's Campaign.
James Earl Ray later pleaded guilty to the assassination.
However there was public dispute over the notion that Ray could have acted alone.
Thusly, one of the great icons of my youth. The racial strife was palpable for a long time.
Now we have a bunch of people who already believe they are owed anything and everything ... but they still want more and more.
A man with whom I had imagined conversing many times over the course of my childhood — was snuffed out over a petty political disagreement.
Truly a sad day for democracy, humanity, and the United States of America.
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- April 2, 2026
- Buddy Ebsen was born 118 years ago
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Buddy Ebsen was born 118 years ago April 2
Buddy Ebsen was an all time favorite actor of mine because he played Jed Clampett in The Beverly Hillbillies, a staple of my television watching childhood.
He was born April 2, 1908 in Beleville, IL. He was born Christian Ludolf Ebsen and was also known as Frank "Buddy" Ebsen.
He began as a dancer in a Broadway chorus during 1920s.
He later embarked on a vaudeville act with his sister Vilma Ebsen, which also appeared on Broadway.
He was even offered the role of Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz in 1939.
After agreeing to exchange roles with Ray Bolger to the Tin Man he fell ill to constituents of the aluminum makeup and was replaced by Jack Haley.
He also starred in Barnaby Jones around 1973 but this was not a program with any attraction for me personally.
Regardless, I have enjoyed his career and miss that kinder gentler past of which he was a part.
Buddy Ebsen passed July 6, 2003 from pneumonia at age 95.
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- April 1, 2026
- April Fools Day 2026
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Another April Fools Day is upon us — a day for pranks and hoaxes.
It is an international tradition dedicated to the absurd and involving the phrase "April Fool" on those poor victims of your jokes.
I'm less fond of the day than I was in an earlier time, probably due to the excessive exuberance of my cohorts and those pranks they would play on me.
During a younger day all of this is fine.
Now that I'm older I may kick your ass.
Happy April Fools Day numb nuts.
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- March 31, 2026
- International Transgender Day of Visibility 2026
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Today is yet another freak fest for people who think they may choose their gender.
Yes, another International Transgender Day of Visibility where men may think they're women and women may think they're men.
Biological concepts are discarded and genetics declared a sham by people who only believe in "feelings" and science may not enter the picture.
Its a day for celebrating men who think they may declare themselves female then trounce biological females into the ground with those Y chromosome performance benefits the real ladies don't have. It's a day for noting those sicko would-be females who are actually male and go around with high powered rifles shooting up elementary schools killing innocent children and faculty.
Be ashamed freaks. Though you have an inability to control yourselves there are a number of us with the ability to take control and fix the situation.
So the day is yours and I hope your incorrect irrelevant asses are happy.
There have been too many transgender females (frustrated males) who attack and kill innocent elementary school children to date.
Normal people of the world — which transgenders are NOT — simply do not behave in this reckless murderous manner.
Transgenders are leftist inspired libtard errors of humanity. While they remain visible you should get them in your sights.
Don't call me 'cis' stupid because I will likely tear you apart. I'm a real biological man and demand to be treated as such. Keep your errant ideology and your equally abhorrent code words to your stupid selves.
Boo!
See Also:
Transgender Day of Visibility 2025
Transgender Day of Visibility 2023
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2020
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2018
Transgender Day of Rememberance 2017
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2016
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- March 30, 2026
- Tablet vs Capsule
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I have often debated the efficacy of tablet administration of substances compared to that of capsules.
Tableted substances consist of active ingredients and fillers pressed into solid, durable forms.
They are typically used in high-dosage or long-term medication for stability. They are typically cost-effective and allow for splitting doses. They are known to cause stomach irritation for some people.
Capsulated substances consist of active ingredients enclosed in a soluble shell, typically made from gelatin or vegetable-based substances.
They are designed for easy swallowing, quick dissolution, and to mask unpleasant tastes.
In the end I have always chosen the tablet as my preferred method of medicinal administration.
Something about the manufacture of the capsule and the dissolving of that capsule gelatin which impedes my perception of the uptake of that which is the "payload" containing the active ingredients I seek.
However, I have many respected dissenters out there and the bottom line is you choose the delivery method you prefer.
I will take a tablet over a capsule any day.
I prefer substances which dissolve entirely over a separate container which may have differing characteristics of dissolution.
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