Jolly Holidays!

Originally posted September 28/2007 on "Allison Wonderland"


I was just checking out the official "holidays" for September- not actually holidays, since I don't get the day off, but whatever. You know, National Cancer Awareness Month, that kind of thing. Oh, and of course they're American "holidays"... still, it's interesting to see what people are celebrating/ raising awareness of/ preventing at any given time.

Why does it strike me as really funny that Suicide Prevention Week (9-15)almost exactly coincides with Line Dance Week(10-15)? Is that really helping the former cause at all?

I guess it's good that National Singles Week (15-21) is the same as National Clean Hands Week (16-22), 'cause that's only gonna help your chances there, right? Unfortunately, that's also National Love Your Files week- yes, files- which might not be a great passion to reveal on your first date...

The Awareness weeks are fun... the celebration/ remembrance days are more fun, though:

Sept. 1: Chicken Boy's Day
Sept. 5: Be Late For Something Day
Sept. 9: Wonderful Weirdoes Day
Sept. 15: Wife Appreciation Day (How'd I miss that one?)
Sept. 19: Talk Like A Pirate Day; also the opening of the General Assembly the UN. YARR!
Sept. 22: Elephant Appreciation Day
'' Fish Amnesty Day... also National Hunting and Fishing Day. Huh?
Sept. 24: Punctuation day
Sept. 28: Fish Tank Floorshow Night (... no, I don't know what that means, either)


and finally, Sept: 29: National Attend Your Grandchild's Birthday Day. Which is great... if your grandchild's birthday is on September 29. All other grandchildren can just suck it up.