Which means I hope you’ve got everything figured out for tomorrow! I suppose you could get some last minute inspiration from Archie McPhee’s but unless you’re lucky enough to live in Seattle, I’m not sure what you would do about shipping. Then of course, there’s the centralized web location for April Fool’s day including the [...]

February 1 – National Baked Alaska Day February 8 – Kite Flying Day February 13 – Get a Different Name Day February 22 – National Margarita Day February 23 – International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day February 28 – National Chocolate Souffle Day The third week is International Flirting Week – note this is the week [...]

Without a doubt January is a quirky month: January 2nd – National Buffet Day January 10th – Peculiar People Day January 13th – National Peach Melba Day January 20th – Penguin Awareness Day January 23 – National Rhubarb Pie Day January also features some oddly sexist (not that we’re complaining) and unexplained holidays: January 8th [...]

Think you’re ready for Christmas?  Better read the FAQ at Norad’s official Santa Tracker site to be sure.  Did you know you can still call to get Santa’s location on Christmas Eve? And a little tune from the Muppets will help get you in the mood (and remind everyone that some things are better off [...]

December 5th – anniversary of the end of Prohibition in the U.S. – go ahead – spike that eggnog! December 6th – Put on Your Own Shoes Day – interesting proximity to the holiday directly above… December 6th – Woolseymas (for all the James Joyce fans out there) December 14th – National Bouillabaisse Day – [...]

Turkey Day is almost upon us. Now that the excitement of frying turkeys has mostly worn off – except for those that manage to burn their house down with this method – there doesn’t seem to be a new bizarre Thanksgiving custom on the horizon.  People seem to stick pretty close to tradition for this [...]

The month is pretty well dominated by Veterans’ Day and Thanksgiving, but if you’re in the mood for something less well known, these should get you started: November 2  – Look for circles day.  No evidence that it started with Sesame Street but I’m suspicious November 13 – Sadie Hawkins Day November 14 – National [...]

The prime holiday season is upon us and the less common holidays are in abundance: October 3rd- Techies Day – hug a geek! October 7th – Bald and Free Day (best do it now before it gets too cold) October 9th – Leif Erikson Day, eat lutefisk if you dare October 18th – National Chocolate [...]

The big day is almost here. If you don’t have everything picked out for International Talk Like a Pirate Day on Sept. 19th  by now, you’re running late! Here are a few online generators to help you catch up: Name your pirate ship – ahem, The Evil Eel is now taken. Name your parrot – [...]

September 13 – Fortune Cookie Day and Uncle Sam Day September 19 – International Talk Like a Pirate Day Third Saturday of September – Von Steuban Day – basically celebrating people that volunteer to fight in other nations’ wars. The entire month is dedicated to the following foods, although no one has yet suggested eating [...]