The First Friday in April is International Pillow Fighting Day. I last posted about this day during the pandemic. Now that we have active wars in Ukraine and Iran including conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon, I wonder if we could find a way to substitute pillow fights instead of shooting wars. Crazy dream, I know, … Continue reading International Pillow Fight Day as an Alternative to Real Fighting
Replays
National Shower with a Friend – Redux
This is a replay post from several years ago. Enjoy if you remember, or discover it new. The National Shower With A Friend Day is a National Day rooted in companionship, thrift and clean living. But, of course, co-showering images can easily drift to lurid and suggestive territory pretty quickly. Since this blog strives to … Continue reading National Shower with a Friend – Redux
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yadoT si lanoitaN drawkcaB yaD. A rehtar yllis lanoitan yad ni hcihw uoy era desoppus ot raew ruoy sehtolc drawkcab, klaw sdrawkcab, od gnihtyna uoy nac sdrawkcab tsuj rof yllis tceffe. oS I did ym trap htiw siht tsop yadot. epoH uoy nac daer ti.
National Thesaurus Day
A Thesaurus is a valuable tool for a writer. But look up the word Thesaurus in a Thesaurus and it is difficult to describe briefly. Yes it is an assembly of synonyms and antonyms but there is no other good single other word for the book. They toss around terms like "treasury of words" and … Continue reading National Thesaurus Day
National Trivia Day and a HyperLocal Question
Today is National Trivia Day and trivia suffuses our culture. From Jeopardy! on television to Trivia Nights at your local bar it is everywhere. I'll forego the observation that our society needs to focus more on the bigger issues and less on trivial memorization. Having said that, I will make this personal. Recently I told … Continue reading National Trivia Day and a HyperLocal Question
A New Year and a Return to Old Posts
Bet you can guess what my New Year's Resolution was! Yep, to revivify my dormant blog activity. Even though I've kept the account for years, it has been dormant the last few months. So I thought I'd give it a kick in 2026 and here we go again. Though I have been silent, the blog … Continue reading A New Year and a Return to Old Posts
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