Pick a Day, Any Day Special occasions from the obscure to the bizarre With 365 days, 52 weeks and 12 months in a year, it would seem that any cause could have the opportunity to highlight its concerns. But with so many things to worry about, odd reasons to celebrate and obscure notions to become aware of, the calendar offers a dizzying array of occasions. Here are some of our faves for spicing up 2008.
January
International Printing Week
Prune Breakfast Month
Handwriting Analysis Week
CB: Gonna run out and get some prunes so I´ll be ready!
February
Embroidery Month
Pay Your Bills Week
Responsible Pet Owner Month
CB: We´re not celebrating those irresponsible pet owners.
March
Noodle Month
Adopt a Rescued Guinea Pig Month
PTA Drug & Alcohol Awareness Week
CB: Maybe we ought to screen these PTA parents a little more carefully?
April
Counseling Awareness Month
Egg Salad Week (observed the week after Easter)
Stress Awareness Month
CB: Anyone who is not aware of their stress, please raise your hand.
May
Better Sleep Month
Arson Awareness Week
Alcohol & Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week
CB: What, no insomnia appreciation?
June
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Month
Headache Awareness Week
Hug Holiday Week
CB: Hug a GBLT person; it´s a nice alternative to ignorance and hatred.
July
Baked Bean Month
Purposeful Parenting Month
CB: And ¨purposeless parenting¨ month is when?
Third Week ¯ Coral Reef Awareness
August
Catfish Month
Elvis Week
Be Kind to Humankind Week
September
Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month
Library Card Sign-Up Month
Banned Books and Constitution Week
CB: These are two we can get behind!
October
Popcorn Poppin´ Month
Get Organized Week
Celiac Sprue Awareness
We gave you the spelling, go look it up.
Disarmament Week (the week beginning October 24)
CB: We´re taking votes on making this a 365-day ¨event¨ because it seems nobody´s going to do it until we have a clear majority.
November
Drum Month
Split Pea Soup Week
Peanut Butter Lover´s
Stamp Collecting
CB: Just one question: Why?
December
Stress-Free Family Holiday
Universal Human Rights
International Language Week
CB: You mean there are people who don´t speak English?
(Source: www.earthcalendar.net)
