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Category Archives: Recognition Day
Kool-Aid Day
It’s probably an exaggeration to say I never had this stuff growing up, but not by much. I am reasonably sure that my mother literally never bought that stuff; any flavored sugar drink money was reserved for something that would … Continue reading
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Tagged Beverage Musings, Family, Health, Kool-Aid, Recognition Day
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Navajo Code Talkers Day
Let’s face it, codes are fun. It’s fun to have a secret language, it’s fun (up to a point) to try to decipher someone else’s secret language. One of my favorite stories along these lines involves some good family friends—my … Continue reading
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Tagged Codes, History, Indigenous, Military, Navajo, Recognition Day
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Filet Mignon Day
Translated literally, this phrase means “delicate fillet” or “cute fillet.” I can’t say I’ve ever thought of a steak as cute, but I guess if you’re gonna use that label, this is the cut that deserves it. (I have a … Continue reading
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Tagged Beef Musings, Dinner Musings, Food Musings, Recognition Day
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Baseball Fans Day
As someone who got married at a baseball game, I feel like I can stake a small claim to this label. Only a small one, though. When I was a kid, the only sport anyone in my family watched was … Continue reading
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Tagged Baseball, Dodgers, Family, Rays, Recognition Day, Red Sox, Sports
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Kinetic Sand Day
I did not know until I began working on this post that Kinetic Sand is a brand name. Apparently it was developed by a Swedish arts and crafts company and has a proprietary formula. Other companies have developed knockoffs; I’m … Continue reading
Lazy Day
What a lovely excuse to sit around and do nothing! As if I needed an excuse these days. I spend a lot of time sitting around thinking about what I should be doing and then not doing it. That’s, what, … Continue reading
Book Lover’s Day
I say this a lot, but so many of these days I’ve written about feel to me like they are just “Saturday” (or whatever day it is). This is another one. One day to celebrate books and book lovers? Ridiculous! … Continue reading
Wear Your Mother’s Jewelry Day
I’ve already written the saga of my mother’s emerald ring (https://arwenbicknell.com/2025/03/14/write-down-your-story-day/), but I could never wear her rings. She has lovely, long, thin fingers, and her rings did not fit on my sausages even when I was in high school. … Continue reading
Lighthouse Day
I absolutely love these structures. When we drove from Virginia to Maine, I took photos of every one that I saw. Every time we went to Chincoteague, part of the Assateague party always involved a visit to that lighthouse. When … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach, History, Lghthouses, Photography, Recognition Day, Travel
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Engineer Day
Today celebrates licensed professional engineers, commemorating the anniversary of the first professional engineering license issued in the United States to Charles Bellamy on August 8, 1907. I don’t actually know how many licensed PEs I’ve known. I’m not even sure … Continue reading
Arwen Adams Bicknell 