On January 29, we celebrate the birthday of Thomas Paine. Most noted for scribing works encouraging freedom of thought and individuality, he is one of the most influential individuals in American history. Since the 1990s, this day has been dubbed Freethinkers Day. Freethinkers Day plants seeds for self-discovery as you embrace the right to question, […]
If It Is, It Really Isn’t
Love a good paradox? Get ready to celebrate. Be prepared to have your interpretation of ordinary things challenged and turned upside down. Before considering the entertaining ambivalence of contradictions, consider the name of this holiday. It’s called Opposite Day. We observe it each January 25, but do we really? This is a wonderfully whimsical holiday. […]
The Legacy Of A Dream
We still read the history, watch the films and listen to the voices. Some of us were children confused and frightened by what we witnessed. Some of us were born years afterwards and can only see those days through the lens of what we’ve been taught. The Civil Rights Movement was a dark, violent passage […]
Shades Of Gray … And Red And Black
They’re cute. They scurry, scamper and stuff their cheeks. When they can stuff no more, they bury. If you’re nuts about squirrels, you’ll be particularly observant on January 21, Squirrel Appreciation Day. The brainchild of this special day is wildlife rehabilitator, Christy Hargrove. Around the globe, there is roughly 300 different species clad in coats […]
Owning Inauguration Day
If we had lost the American Revolution, this entry would be very different. It might address the crowning of different monarchs and an overview of their reigns. Through fateful events, the application of great minds and blind luck, we won our independence. We forged a new republic, we established a democracy and we set in […]
