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Tag Archives: Recognition Day
Librarian Day
I should probably diversify and write about other Librarians I Have Known (and who made me laugh and grow), but I feel like that might be overstepping for people who don’t like their stories splashed around or who might write … Continue reading
Take a Wild Guess Day
When I saw that this was a National Day, I chuckled. To me, this phrase is always sarcastic. But apparently this day is using the phrase in earnest. How many jellybeans in the jar? How many licks to the center … Continue reading
Gardening Day
I have a love-hate relationship with gardening. I love flowers and trees. I hate picking up sticks and weeding. I did read a thing once that compared pulling weeds up by the roots to ripping someone’s spine out of their … Continue reading
Borinqueneers Day
I have to admit, I only decided to blog about this day because Borinqueneers was such a weird word and I’d never heard it. Turns out the Borinqueneers are the 65th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army. It comes from … Continue reading
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Only Child Day
When I was a tot, I wanted a sibling. Partly because I wanted someone who had no choice but to hang out with me (I was unclear on the concept, obviously), and partly because I wanted my mom and dad … Continue reading
Eight-Track Day
As a child of the 70s and 80s, I remember exactly two eight-tracks in my family home, and they were not mine, so I have no idea what they were, only that there were two of them and we could … Continue reading
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Winston Churchill Day
Churchill is probably my favorite historical figure. I’ve mentioned before that one of my tattoos is “KBO”—that came from him. Because he was far more eloquent and a much better writer than I can ever hope to be, I’ll let … Continue reading
Library Workers Day
You guys already know about my love of libraries and librarians. There has to be some kind of irony in the fact that my husband’s first wife was a librarian—and it’s probably only the narrowest twist of fate that she … Continue reading
Schwa Day
Generally unsung and unremarked on, the schwa is misnamed, in my opinion. Although the word is fun to say, a more appropriate label would be “the uh.” For those of you who don’t remember third grade or grew up in … Continue reading
Plan Your Epitaph Day
Personally, I don’t anticipate being planted anywhere particularly, so no epitaph is necessary. (The plan is for the kid to chuck me and the hubs off a bluff in Yellowstone on a windy day—hopefully in such a way that he … Continue reading
Arwen Adams Bicknell 