Peanut Butter Have you ever been to Costco or Sam’s Membership Club, optimistically sampled something, and then, after the first bite, you’re convinced the seemingly friendly sample lady is part of a larger plot to kill you? Why else would she be standing their luring you toward her with free samples of a product … Continue reading Peanut Butter: Sticky Review
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Sourest Day, Greasy Food Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ October 25, 2013 ★~Today’s Quote: “There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want.” ― Bill Watterson ★~ Sourest Day: To emphasize the balance of things in nature. A day for sour (Sauer) people. If you got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning, congratulations! You are … Continue reading Sourest Day, Greasy Food Day
Punk Day, Bologna, Good and Plenty Candy Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ October 24, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: We're not going to outgrow our need for information. Seth Godin ★~ Punk Day: Throw on a British/Irish punk accent, dress like a punk rocker, and go forth and punk. Being punk means being bold, unique, and original. Crank up the Sex Pistols, the Ramones, … Continue reading Punk Day, Bologna, Good and Plenty Candy Day
Affordable Care Act: Talk Does Not Cook Rice
No Thank you..... The Affordable Care Act (ACA) became a topic of conversation last night while I was chatting with friends. It’s a conversation that makes me antsy, as I wonder how we can trust a government with our health care system when it shuts down for 16 days because its members cannot work together. … Continue reading Affordable Care Act: Talk Does Not Cook Rice
Mole Day, Russian Chauvinist
Mole Day! If you are reading this before 6:02 p.m. in your time zone, you still have time to celebrate Mole Day. Mole Day commemorates Avogadro’s Number (6.02 x 10^23), which is a basic measuring unit in chemistry: For a given molecule, one mole is a mass (in grams) whose number is equal to the … Continue reading Mole Day, Russian Chauvinist
International Caps Lock Day, Nut Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ October 22, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous. I can be a … Continue reading International Caps Lock Day, Nut Day
Babbling Day, Count your Buttons Day, Day of the Nacho, Pumpkin Cheesecake
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ October 21, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: “Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” ― Benjamin Franklin ★~ Babbling Day: OK, all you motormouths. Let your mouth run free and babble to … Continue reading Babbling Day, Count your Buttons Day, Day of the Nacho, Pumpkin Cheesecake
National Mammogram Day, Sweetest Day, Seafood Bisque Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ October 19, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote: “Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves—slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future. Live the actual moment.” Thich Nhat Hanh: ★~ National Mammogram Day: There probably aren't many people who haven't had a close … Continue reading National Mammogram Day, Sweetest Day, Seafood Bisque Day
Chocolate Cupcake Day, No Beard Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ October 18, 2013 Updated: October 18, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: When you look at a cupcake, you just have to smile. ~ Anonymous. ★~ Chocolate Cupcake Day: Cupcakes! Chocolate Cupcakes! My Oh My What a beautiful day! Cupcakes first emerged during the 19th century in the United States. There are two … Continue reading Chocolate Cupcake Day, No Beard Day
Gaudy Day, Mulligan Day, National Pasta Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥~ October 17, 2013 ★~ Today’s Quote:“When I was little my dad had me convinced that the ice cream truck only played music when it was sold out.” El Morno Friend Carol’s Dad. (I use this quote to inspire me, creating parenting at it's best...) ★~ Wear Something Gaudy Day: The word … Continue reading Gaudy Day, Mulligan Day, National Pasta Day